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1 delve into
v.ahondar en, compenetrarse en, explorar, ahondar sobre. -
2 delve
tr[delv]1 (rummage, search) hurgar ( into, en)1) dig: escarbar2)to delve into probe: cavar en, ahondar env.• bucear v.• cavar v.delva) ( research) (liter)to delve into the past — hurgar* en el pasado
b) ( rummage) hurgar*, escarbar[delv]VIto delve into — [+ pocket, cupboard] hurgar en, rebuscar en; [+ subject] profundizar en, ahondar en; [+ past] hurgar en
we must delve deeper — tenemos que profundizar or ahondar todavía más
* * *[delv]a) ( research) (liter)to delve into the past — hurgar* en el pasado
b) ( rummage) hurgar*, escarbar -
3 hurgar
hurgar ( conjugate hurgar) verbo intransitivo hurgar en algo ‹ en basura› to rummage o rake through sth; hurgarse verbo pronominal ( refl): hurgarse la nariz to pick one's nose
hurgar
I vi (cotillear) to poke one's nose in
II vtr (revolver) to poke, rake ' hurgar' also found in these entries: English: delve - fumble - root about - root around - rummage - salt - scavenge - go -
4 escarbar
escarbar ( conjugate escarbar) verbo intransitivo (— superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around verbo transitivo: ( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil escarbarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pick
escarbar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (en la tierra) to scratch [en, around, in]
2 (en un asunto) to delve into
II verbo transitivo
1 (en una herida, nariz) to pick
2 (remover) to poke ' escarbar' also found in these entries: English: dig - scrabble - scavenge -
5 ahondar
ahondar
I verbo transitivo to deepen
II verbo intransitivo to go deep figurado ahondar en un tema, to go into a subject in depth ' ahondar' also found in these entries: English: deepen - deep - delve -
6 asunto
asunto sustantivo masculino asuntos exteriores (Esp) foreign affairs; un asunto muy delicado a very delicate matter o issue; está implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs; no es asunto mío/tuyo it's none of my/your business
asunto sustantivo masculino
1 subject: no es asunto tuyo, it's none of your business 2 Asuntos Exteriores, Foreign Affairs Locuciones: tomar cartas en el asunto, to intervene ' asunto' also found in these entries: Spanish: airear - aspecto - avispero - bagatela - calada - calado - carpetazo - carta - clara - claro - cogollo - comparecencia - competencia - cosa - cuestión - de - defraudar - delicada - delicado - desconocimiento - despachar - destapar - desviarse - directamente - dispar - dominar - eje - encasquetar - enfocar - enfoque - engorrosa - engorroso - enjuiciar - enredar - enredarse - enredo - entidad - enturbiar - escarbar - espantosa - espantoso - espina - estancar - estancarse - eurócrata - extrema - extremo - fleco - fondo - formarse English: about - affair - approach - bring up - broach - burning - business - circle - cloud - concern - conduct - crux - deal with - decide - delve - dispose of - dispute - drop - expedite - flip side - grey area - ground - heart - incumbent - intervention - involved - item - keep to - light - look into - luck - matter - messy - mishandle - open - personal - question - raise - rest - risky - sensitive - separate - show - sidestep - slug out - sore - stake - step in - stick to - switch -
7 profundizar
profundizar ( conjugate profundizar) verbo intransitivo profundizar EN algo ‹ en tema› to go into sth in depth
profundizar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (en un asunto) to study in depth: su libro no profundiza en el problema de la droga, her book doesn't deal with the drug problem in depth ' profundizar' also found in these entries: Spanish: adentrarse English: deepen - delve - deep
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