Breakdown of Malgrado gli stivali, sprofondavamo nel fango.
lo stivale
the boot
nel
in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)
il fango
mud
malgrado
despite (in spite of)
sprofondare
to sink (collapse, cave in, sink into)
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