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cavar [n][pt-PT]
 
1)the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
    Synonyms :dig jab   оак 발굴 掘る ジャブ  
    See Also: touch  dig 
 
2)the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
    Synonyms :dig digging excavation escavação excavación рытье  挖掘 Раскопки d'excavation scavo creuser graben ausgrabung 발굴 掘る 掘り 掘削 
    See Also: creating_by_removal  dig  dig  cut_into  excavate  dig_up 
 
3)a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
    Synonyms :dig  발굴 掘る 
    See Also: dent 
 
4)an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
    Synonyms :barb dig gibe jibe shaft shot slam veio eje  колючий 倒钩 嘲笑  pulla колкость 嘲弄 вал 满贯 widerhaken 미늘 辛らつな言葉 발굴  掘る ジャイブ シャフト スラム albero welle quolibet arbre 비웃음 샤프트 슬램 
    See Also: comment  barrack  cheap_shot 
 
5)the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
    Synonyms :archeological_site dig excavation sítio_arqueológico escavação sitio_arqueológico археологических_раскопок 考古遗址 excavación  Раскопки site_archéologique parco_archeologico archäologische_stätte 고고학_사이트 考古学サイト d'excavation ausgrabung 발굴 掘る 掘削 
    See Also: land_site  archaeology  excavate  dig_up  dig  dig  cut_into  byblos 
 
cavar [v][pt-PT]
 
1)get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
    Synonyms :apprehend compass comprehend dig get_the_picture grasp savvy apreender bússola compreender obter_a_imagem agarrar aprehender задержать 逮捕 brújula comprender осмыслить 指南针 理解  obtener_la_imagen captar получить_картинку понять 得到图片 把握 inteligente подкованных 精明 精通 appréhender arrestare erfassen 체포 afferrare bussola comprendere boussole comprendre kompass begreifen 나침반 이해 理解する 발굴 掘る ottenere_l'immagine 画像を得る を把握する avoir_l'image saisir 사진_좀_찍어 파악 정통한 
    See Also: understand  apprehension  apprehender  appreciation  grasping  comprehension  figure  catch_on  intuit  digest 
 
2)eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"
    Synonyms :dig_in pitch_in passo_no копать 挖掘 campo_en шаг_в 在球场 creuser_dans 발굴에 土を掘る ピッチ passo_in tonhöhe 음조 
    See Also: eat 
 
3)examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
    Synonyms :dig_into poke_into probe profundizar_en копать_в 挖成 meter_en разузнавать зонд 探针 creuser 캐다 掘り下げる せんさくする プローブ curiosare_in sack_in sonde fouinent 찌를로 프로브 
    See Also: penetrate  probe  probe  gutter 
 
4)poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
    Synonyms :dig jab poke prod stab facada  оак puñalada совать  督促 발굴 掘る ジャブ つつく  구멍은 찌르다 
    See Also: thrust  dig  jab  horn_in  goad 
 
5)turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
    Synonyms :cut_into delve dig turn_over cortado_em virar cortado_en profundizar нарезают углубляться 切成 钻研  перевернуться  ひっくり返す tagliato_in coupé_en plonger schnitt_in vertiefen 썰다 탐구 발굴 に切る 掘り下げる 掘る retourner 넘기다 
    See Also: remove  archeological_site  dig  digger  dig_up  dig_in  dig_out  furrow  root  spade  shovel  trowel  burrow 
 
6)remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
    Synonyms :dig excavate hollow escavar excavar  挖掘 раскопать 발굴 excaver 掘る 発掘 
    See Also: remove  hole  archeological_site  dig  excavation  excavation  drive  ditch 
 
7)create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
    Synonyms :dig dig_out откопать  挖出 scavare creuser ausgraben 발굴 파내다 掘る 掘り出す 
    See Also: core_out  remove  dig  archeological_site  digger  digger  lift  trench  dibble 
 
8)occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night"
    Synonyms :dig_in entrench entrincheirar 巩固 afianzar копать 挖掘 закрепить creuser_dans trincerarsi enchâsser 발굴에 verschanzen 참호로_에워_싸다 土を掘る 塹壕を掘る 
    See Also: entrenchment 
 
9)work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
    Synonyms :dig drudge fag grind labor labour moil toil travail trabalho mohel 研磨  德拉吉 法格 trabajo mano_de_obra молоть труда Труда 劳动 劳工 кирка 费劲 труд 辛劳 schuften 발굴 왔다갔다 掘る 호모 こつこつと たばこを吸う 挽く 労働 激務 労苦 苦労 lavoro del_lavoro mahlen arbeit du_travail labeur 갈기 노동 일하다 수고 
    See Also: do_work  drudge  drudge  donkeywork  dweeb  effort  toiler  labor  jack  labor 
 




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