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dig

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cavar

∗ verb

dig
[dɪg]
sustantivo
1. excavación (f) (in archeology)
2. golpe (m) (poke)
  • a dig in the ribs -> un codazo en las costillas (with elbow)
3. pulla (f) (remark)
  • to get a dig in at somebody, to have a dig at somebody -> lanzar una pulla a alguien
verbo transitivo (pt & pp dug [dʌg])
4. cavar (hole, grave); cavar en (garden); excavar (well)
  • the dog dug a hole by the tree -> el perro escarbó or hizo un agujero junto al árbol
  • she is digging her own grave (sentido figurado) -> está cavando su propia tumba
5. (thrust)
  • to dig something into something -> clavar algo en algo
6. (familiar) (like)
  • she really digs that kind of music -> ese tipo de música le gusta un montón
verbo intransitivo
7. cavar (person)(for en búsqueda or busca de); escarbar (español de España); excavar (animal)(in archeology)
8. (familiar) (understand)
  • you dig? (animal)(in archeology) -> ¿lo pillas?

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dig [dig]
participio pasivo
1. DUG o DIGGED).
2. Cavar o ahondar (ground); cavar (by hand/hole, trench); excavar (by machine).
  • To dig the garden -> cavar en el jardín
3. Cultivar la tierra; sacar (potatoes).
4. Extraer, sacar de la tierra; beneficiar una mina.
5. Penetrar con una punta.
6. Buscar y extraer por medio del trabajo. (Figurado)
  • To dig again -> binar
  • To dig deeper -> profundizar
  • To dig out/up -> desenterrar
  • He dug his way out -> escapó cavándose una salida
  • To dig somebody in the ribs -> darle o pegarle un codazo en las costillas a alguien (jab, thrust)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7. Trabajar con azadón o azada; cavar (by hand/excavate); excavar (by machine); escarbar (dog). (n)
  • To dig for oil -> hacer prospecciones petrolíferas
8. Buscar (search).
  • She dug in her pockets for the key -> buscó la llave en los bolsillos
(Archeol.) Excavar.(Arheol.) Hacer excavaciones, excavar.
sustantivo
1. (Archeol.) Excavación.
2. Codazo (jab/with elbow); pinchazo (with pin).
  • To give somebody a dig in the ribs -> darle un codazo en las costillas a alguien
3. Pulla (critical remark); indirecta (hint). (Coloquial)
  • To have a dig at somebody/something -> meterse con alguien/algo
(GB) To live in digs, vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión, etc. (lodgings).

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dig [dɪɡ] dug (past)
noun
1 (Archeol) excavación (f)
2 (prod) (gen) empujón (m); (with elbow) codazo (m)
3 (taunt) indirecta (f); pulla (f)
to have a dig at sb lanzar una indirecta or una pulla a algn
verb:transitive
1 [+hole] [+person] cavar; excavar; [+machine] excavar; [+animal] cavar; escarbar
to dig one's own grave cavar su propia tumba
Law enforcement officials were more than happy to let Pollard dig his own grave If you go ahead with what you seem to imagine can be a private investigation, you'll be digging your own grave professionally
2 (break up) [+ground] remover
3 (cultivate) [+garden] cultivar; cavar en
He engaged the services of two young men to dig the garden What he would really have liked to do was dig his garden
4 (add) [+fertilizer, compost] meter;into en; añadir;into a
dig the fertilizer into the soil
5 (extract) [+coal] extraer; sacar
6 (thrust)
to dig sth into sth clavar algo en algo; hundir algo en algo
I dug my fingernails into the palms of my hands he dug his umbrella into my ribs I dug my toes into the sand she dug the spoon into the sugar
7 (prod) empujar; (with elbow) dar un codazo a
to dig sb in the ribs dar a algn un codazo en las costillas
8 especially (US) (enjoy)
I don't dig jazz no me gusta el jazz; el jazz no me dice nada; I really dig that eso me chifla (informal); dig this! ¡mira esto!
verb:intransitive
1 [+person] (gen) cavar; (Archeol) (Téc) excavar; [+dog, pig] escarbar
to dig for gold excavar en busca de oro
to dig for minerals
2 (search) ahondar
to dig deeper into a subject ahondar or profundizar en un tema
I've been digging in the archives as I dug deeper into her past I discovered some alarming facts
he dug into his pockets for a coin hurgó en los bolsillos para buscar una moneda
to dig deep into one's pocket rascarse el bolsillo
Adrian dug deep into his own pocket and published the book himself The other countries are hoping that the West will dig deeper into its pockets than it has already promised I went home to dig around in my closets for some old tapes he dug around in a side pocket until he found the envelope The other woman dug around in her handbag `I checked with the agents," she said. `Digging around again, as you'd put it they've been digging around to see what they can find out about him

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Verb Conjugation for "dig" (go to cavar)

Imperative
  • dig
  • you dig
  • he/she digs
  • we dig
  • you dig
  • they dig
Preterite
  • I dug
  • you dug
  • he/she dug
  • we dug
  • you dug
  • they dug
Present Continuous
  • I am digging
  • you are digging
  • he/she is digging
  • we are digging
  • you are digging
  • they are digging
Present Perfect
  • I have dug
  • you have dug
  • he/she has dug
  • we have dug
  • you have dug
  • they have dug
Past Continuous
  • I was digging
  • you were digging
  • he/she was digging
  • we were digging
  • you were digging
  • they were digging
Past Perfect
  • I had dug
  • you had dug
  • he/she had dug
  • we had dug
  • you had dug
  • they had dug
Future
  • I will dig
  • you will dig
  • he/she will dig
  • we will dig
  • you will dig
  • they will dig
Future Perfect
  • I will have dug
  • you will have dug
  • he/she will have dug
  • we will have dug
  • you will have dug
  • they will have dug
Future Continuous
  • I will be digging
  • you will be digging
  • he/she will be digging
  • we will be digging
  • you will be digging
  • they will be digging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been digging
  • you have been digging
  • he/she has been digging
  • we have been digging
  • you have been digging
  • they have been digging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been digging
  • you will have been digging
  • he/she will have been digging
  • we will have been digging
  • you will have been digging
  • they will have been digging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been digging
  • you had been digging
  • he/she had been digging
  • we had been digging
  • you had been digging
  • they had been digging
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