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1 excavation
noun excavacióntr[ekskə'veɪʃən]1 excavación nombre femeninoexcavation [.ɛkskə'veɪʃən] n: excavación fn.• desmonte s.m.• excavación s.f.• labor s.f.• vaciado s.m.'ekskə'veɪʃənmass & count noun excavación f[ˌekskǝ'veɪʃǝn]N excavación f* * *['ekskə'veɪʃən]mass & count noun excavación f -
2 quarry
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1. 'kwori plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) cantera
2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) sacar, extraer
II 'kwori plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.)2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) cazaquarry n canteratr['kwɒrɪ]1 cantera2 (in hunting) presa1 extraer1) extract: extraer, sacarto quarry marble: extraer mármol2) excavate: excavarto quarry a hill: excavar un cerro1) prey: presa fn.• cantera s.f.• caza s.f.• mina s.f.• pedrera s.f.• presa s.f.v.• extraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• sacar v.
I 'kwɔːri, 'kwɒri1) ( excavation) cantera f2) ( prey) presa f
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transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* ( de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en
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['kwɒrɪ]N (Hunting) presa f ; (fig) presa f, víctima f
II ['kwɒrɪ]1.N (=mine) cantera f2.VT sacar, extraer3.VI explotar una cantera, extraer piedra de una cantera4.CPDquarry tile N — baldosa f (no vidriada)
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I ['kwɔːri, 'kwɒri]1) ( excavation) cantera f2) ( prey) presa f
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transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* ( de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en -
3 dig
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1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) cavar2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) cavar3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) golpear
2. noun(a poke: a dig in the ribs; I knew that his remarks about women drivers were a dig at me (= a joke directed at me).) puñetazo, codazo, golpe- digger- dig out
- dig up
dig vb cavartr[dɪg]1 (poke, prod) codazo3 (by archaeologists) excavación nombre femenino1 (ground, garden) cavar (en); (by machine - tunnel, trench) excavar; (by hand - hole) hacer, cavar; (potatoes etc) sacar; (site) excavar2 (thrust, jab, press) clavar, hincar1 (person - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; (animal) escarbar; (on site) hacer excavaciones, excavar2 (cut) clavarse3 (mine - for oil) hacer prospecciones de; (- for minerals) extraer1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (lodgings) alojamiento m sing, pensión f sing; (room) habitación f sing alquilada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be dug in (settled) estar instalado,-ato dig deep into one's pockets (willingly) contribuir generosamente 2 (reluctantly) rascarse el bolsilloto dig oneself in SMALLMILITARY/SMALL atrincherarseto dig oneself into a hole meterse en un apuroto dig one's heels in mantenerse en sus treceto dig one's own grave cavarse su propia tumbato dig somebody in the ribs darle un codazo a alguiento dig (up) (the) dirt on somebody sacarle los trapos sucios a relucir a alguiento have/take/make a dig at somebody meterse con alguien1) : cavar, excavarto dig a hole: cavar un hoyo2) extract: sacarto dig up potatoes: sacar papas del suelo3) poke, thrust: clavar, hincarhe dug me in the ribs: me dio un codazo en las costillas4)to dig up discover: descubrir, sacar a luzdig vi: cavar, excavardig n1) poke: codazo m2) gibe: pulla f3) excavation: excavación fn.• empujón s.m.• excavación s.f.• pulla s.f.• rehilete s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: dug) = cavar v.• empujar v.• excavar v.
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1. dɪg1)a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<holeench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavarb) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*c) ( Archeol) excavar2) (jab, thrust)to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
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vi1)a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbarto dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas
b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar2) ( search) buscar*•Phrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig up
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1) ( Archeol) excavación f2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo mto give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta fto have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo
[dɪɡ] (vb: pt, pp dug)to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc
1. N1) (Archeol) excavación f3) * (=taunt) indirecta f, pulla fto have a dig at sb — lanzar una indirecta or una pulla a algn
2. VT1) [+ hole] [person] cavar, excavar; [machine] excavar; [animal] cavar, escarbar- dig one's own grave2) (=break up) [+ ground] remover3) (=cultivate) [+ garden] cultivar, cavar en5) (=extract) [+ coal] extraer, sacar6) (=thrust)to dig sth into sth — clavar algo en algo, hundir algo en algo
7) (=prod) empujar; (with elbow) dar un codazo a8) (esp US)† * (=enjoy)I don't dig jazz — no me gusta el jazz, el jazz no me dice nada
dig this! — ¡mira esto!
3. VI2) (=search) ahondarto dig deeper into a subject — ahondar or profundizar en un tema
- dig deep into one's pocket- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig over- dig up* * *
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1. [dɪg]1)a) \<\<ground\>\> cavar; \<\<hole/trench\>\> ( by hand) cavar; ( by machine) excavarb) \<\<potatoes\>\> sacar*c) ( Archeol) excavar2) (jab, thrust)to dig somebody in the ribs — darle* or (fam) pegarle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
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vi1)a) ( excavate - by hand) cavar; (- by machine) excavar; \<\<dog\>\> escarbarto dig for oil — hacer* prospecciones petrolíferas
b) ( Archeol) hacer* excavaciones, excavar2) ( search) buscar*•Phrasal Verbs:- dig in- dig into- dig out- dig up
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1) ( Archeol) excavación f2) ( jab - with elbow) codazo m; (- with pin) pinchazo mto give somebody a dig in the ribs — darle* un codazo en las costillas a alguien
3) ( critical remark) (colloq) pulla f; ( hint) indirecta fto have a dig at somebody/something — meterse con alguien/algo
to live in digs — vivir en una habitación alquilada, una pensión etc
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