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dug

/dʌɡ/

Meanings
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 dog dug a hole in the backyard to bury his bone. "
El perro cavó un hoyo en el patio trasero para enterrar su hueso.
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Related Words

Illustration pendulous

pendulous adjective

/ˈpendʒələs/ /ˈpendjələs/

Péndulo, colgante

"The old tree had a pendulous branch that almost touched the ground. "

El viejo árbol tenía una rama péndula que casi tocaba el suelo.

Illustration successfully

successfully adverb

/səkˈsɛsfəli/

Con éxito, exitosamente

"He successfully climbed the mountain."

Escaló la montaña con éxito.

Illustration understand

understand verb

/ˌɞndəɹˈstand/ /(ˌ)ʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndɚˈstænd/

Entender, comprender

"My teacher explained the new math concept, and I understood it perfectly. "

Mi profesor explicó el nuevo concepto matemático y lo entendí perfectamente.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

Prevenir, impedir

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Me cepillo los dientes regularmente para evitar que se pongan amarillos.

Illustration excavations

excavations noun

/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃənz/ /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃnz/

Excavaciones, excavación

""The archeologists' excavations revealed ancient pottery and tools buried deep underground." "

Las excavaciones de los arqueólogos revelaron cerámica y herramientas antiguas enterradas en las profundidades del subsuelo.

Illustration distinction

distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

Distinción, diferencia, separación

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

El profesor enfatizó la distinción entre un sustantivo y un verbo.

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Generalmente, comúnmente

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Generalmente se sabe que la Tierra es redonda.

Illustration investigate

investigate verb

[ɪn.ˈves.tɪ.ɡeɪ̯t]

Investigar, indagar

"to investigate the causes of natural phenomena"

investigar las causas de los fenómenos naturales

Illustration appreciate

appreciate verb

/əˈpɹiː.si.eɪt/

Agradecer, apreciar

"I appreciate your efforts"

Agradezco tus esfuerzos.

Illustration laboriously

laboriously adverb

/ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/ /ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/

Laboriosamente, con esfuerzo

"The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch."

El hombre corpulento subió laboriosamente la empinada montaña, tirando de sí mismo centímetro a centímetro.

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

Dificultar, impedir, perplejizar

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Las instrucciones complicadas del nuevo software me dificultan completar el proyecto a tiempo.