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digging

/ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/

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verb

Graben, ausheben

To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.

Examples :

"The construction workers were digging a foundation for the new house. "

Die Bauarbeiter hoben ein Fundament für das neue Haus aus.

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verb

Graben, ausgraben

To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.

Examples :

"to dig potatoes"

Kartoffeln ausgraben.

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verb

abbauen

To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.

Examples :

"The miners were digging iron ore from the exposed seam on the hillside. "

Die Bergleute bauten Eisenerz aus der freiliegenden Lagerstätte am Hang ab.

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verb

Graben, wühlen, sich abmühen

To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.

Examples :

"Maria was digging into her textbook, rereading each chapter several times, because she wanted to fully understand the difficult concepts. "

Maria mühte sich in ihrem Lehrbuch ab und las jedes Kapitel mehrmals, weil sie die schwierigen Konzepte vollständig verstehen wollte.

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verb

Untersuchen, recherchieren

To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.

Examples :

"to dig out the facts"

die Fakten untersuchen

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verb

Stechen, stoßen

To thrust; to poke.

Examples :

"He dug an elbow into my ribs and guffawed at his own joke."

Er stieß mir einen Ellbogen in die Rippen und lachte über seinen eigenen Witz.

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verb

Abwehren

To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball

Examples :

"Maria was excellent at digging the volleyball during the game, preventing the other team from scoring. "

Maria war während des Spiels hervorragend darin, den Volleyball abzuwehren und verhinderte so, dass die andere Mannschaft punkten konnte.

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verb

Sich interessieren für, verstehen

To understand or show interest in.

Examples :

"You dig?"

Verstehst du?

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verb

Mögen, schätzen

To appreciate, or like.

Examples :

"Baby, I dig you."

Baby, ich mag dich.

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noun

Graben

The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

Examples :

"The dog's digging in the garden is making a big mess. "

Das Graben des Hundes im Garten verursacht ein großes Durcheinander.

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noun

Abbau, Grube

A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.

Examples :

"During the Gold Rush, many people traveled west hoping to strike it rich at the California diggings. "

Während des Goldrauschs reisten viele Menschen nach Westen, in der Hoffnung, in den kalifornischen Abbaustätten reich zu werden.

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noun

Gegend, Gebiet

Region; locality

Examples :

"My grandmother loves to talk about her childhood digging, a rural area with lots of farms and woods. "

Meine Großmutter erzählt gerne von ihrer Kindheit in ihrer Gegend, einem ländlichen Gebiet mit vielen Bauernhöfen und Wäldern.