Pronúncia: dɪg
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noun
- [archaeological, etc.] excavació
- we are working on a dig in Egypt estem fent excavacions a Egipte.
- [prod] empenta.
- [with elbow] cop de colze.
- to give someone a dig in the ribs donar a algú un cop de colze.
- [remark] burla, ironia, sarcasme.
- to have a dig at someone (burlar-se \ fúmer-se) d'algú.
- I've been having a dig (in \ at) the garden he estat feinejant una estona al jardí. transitive verb [-gg-] [preterite & past participle drug]
- cavar, excavar.
- [of animals] esgarrapar.
- [garden] conrear, cultivar.
- [patch of earth] palejar, remoure.
- [coal] extreure.
- [teeth, nails] clavar (into a).
- he digs in the garden treballa el jardí.
- to dig a hole cavar un forat.
- to dig a grave cavar un fossat.
- to dig (up) potatoes arrencar patates.
- to dig in manure abonar la terra.
- to dig one's spurs into one's horse esperonar el cavall.
- to dig (into \ through) something aprofundir alguna cosa, estudiar alguna cosa a fons.
- [prod] empentar, donar un cop de colze a.
- to dig someone in the ribs donar a algú un cop de colze a les costelles.
- I don't dig jazz slang el jazz no em diu res, el jazz no m'agrada. intransitive verb
- cavar tr, excavar tr.
- [archaeological, etc.] fer excavacions
- to dig for gold excavar a la recerca d'or.
- to dig in Military atrinxerar-se.
- (idem) colloquial començar a menjar.
- to dig into [reserves, etc.] consumir, devorar.
- he dug into his pocket va furgar la seva butxaca.
- to dig into a meal començar a devorar el menjar.
- colloquial [lodge] hostatjar-se, allotjar-se.