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digging

/ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/

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verb

Cavar

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. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción estaban cavando los cimientos de la nueva casa.

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verb

Cavar, desenterrar

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

Examples :

"to dig potatoes"

Cavar patatas.

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verb

extraer

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. "

Los mineros estaban extrayendo mineral de hierro del filón expuesto en la ladera.

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verb

Cavar, escarbar, estudiar con ahínco

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. "

María estaba estudiando con ahínco su libro de texto, releyendo cada capítulo varias veces, porque quería entender completamente los conceptos difíciles.

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verb

Investigar, indagar

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

Examples :

"to dig out the facts"

investigar los hechos

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verb

Clavar, hincar

To thrust; to poke.

Examples :

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

Me clavó un codo en las costillas y se echó a reír de su propia broma.

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verb

Defender

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. "

María fue excelente defendiendo el voleibol durante el juego, evitando que el otro equipo anotara.

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verb

Entender, interesarse en

To understand or show interest in.

Examples :

"You dig?"

¿Entiendes?

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verb

Apreciar, gustar

To appreciate, or like.

Examples :

"Baby, I dig you."

Cariño, me gustas.

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noun

Excavación

The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

Examples :

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

La excavación del perro en el jardín está causando un gran desorden.

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noun

Excavación, mina

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. "

Durante la fiebre del oro, mucha gente viajó al oeste con la esperanza de hacerse rica en las excavaciones de California.

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noun

Región, localidad

Region; locality

Examples :

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

A mi abuela le encanta hablar de su localidad de la infancia, una zona rural con muchas granjas y bosques.