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digging

/ˈdɪɡɪŋ(ɡ)/

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verb

Creuser

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. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment creusaient les fondations de la nouvelle maison.

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verb

Creuser, déterrer

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

Examples :

"to dig potatoes"

Creuser pour trouver des pommes de terre.

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verb

extraire

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. "

Les mineurs extrayaient du minerai de fer du filon exposé sur le flanc de la colline.

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verb

Creuser, fouiller, bûcher

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 bûchait son manuel, relisant chaque chapitre plusieurs fois, car elle voulait parfaitement comprendre les concepts difficiles.

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verb

Enquêter, rechercher

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

Examples :

"to dig out the facts"

enquêter sur les faits

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verb

Enfoncer, piquer

To thrust; to poke.

Examples :

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

Il m'a enfoncé un coude dans les côtes et a éclaté de rire à sa propre blague.

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verb

Défendre

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 était excellente pour défendre le ballon de volley-ball pendant le match, empêchant ainsi l'autre équipe de marquer.

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verb

Comprendre, s'intéresser à

To understand or show interest in.

Examples :

"You dig?"

Tu comprends ?

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verb

Apprécier, aimer

To appreciate, or like.

Examples :

"Baby, I dig you."

Bébé, je t'apprécie.

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noun

Fouille

The action performed by a person or thing that digs.

Examples :

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

La fouille du chien dans le jardin fait un grand désordre.

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noun

Exploitation minière, mine

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. "

Pendant la ruée vers l'or, de nombreuses personnes se sont rendues vers l'ouest dans l'espoir de s'enrichir dans les mines de Californie.

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noun

Région, localité

Region; locality

Examples :

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

Ma grand-mère adore parler de sa localité d'enfance, une région rurale avec beaucoup de fermes et de bois.