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1 escarbar
v.1 to scratch, to scrape.2 to dig, to dig out, to excavate, to poke.El pirata escarbó el sitio del tesoro The pirate dug the treasure site.3 to poke into, to quarry, to nose out, to pry into.Ella escarba los problemas nuestros She pokes into our problems.* * *1 (suelo) to scratch2 (dientes, orejas) to pick3 (fuego) to poke4 (bolsillo, papeles) to rummage in5 figurado (inquirir) to inquire into, delve into* * *1. VT1) (=remover) [+ tierra] to scratch; [+ fuego] to poke; [+ dientes] to pick2) (=investigar) to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into2. VI1) to scratch2)escarbar en — to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundb) ( buscando algo)escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something
c) ( fisgar)2.escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something
escarbar vt3.escarbar la tierra — ( hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; ( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick* * *= burrow, root.Ex. Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.Ex. We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundb) ( buscando algo)escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something
c) ( fisgar)2.escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something
escarbar vt3.escarbar la tierra — ( hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; ( superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick* * *= burrow, root.Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.* * *escarbar [A1 ]vi1 (hacer un hoyo) to dig; (superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch aroundlos niños escarbaban en la arena the children were scrabbling around in the sand2 (hurgar) to pokeescarbando en viejas heridas opening old wounds3 (fisgar, escudriñar) escarbar EN algo to pry INTO sth■ escarbarvt( refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pickdeja de escarbarte la nariz stop picking your nose* * *
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
* * *♦ vt1. [suelo] [por encima] to scratch;[haciendo hoyo] to dig2. [dientes] to pick3. [fuego] to rake, to poke4. [investigar] to investigate♦ vi1. [en suelo] [por encima] to scratch around;[haciendo hoyo] to dig2. [investigar] to delve;si uno escarba un poco más if you dig o delve a bit deeper;anduvieron escarbando en la vida del actor they were delving into the actor's life♦ See also the pronominal verb escarbarse* * *I v/i tb figdig around (en in)II v/t dig around in* * *escarbar vt1) : to dig, to scratch up2) : to poke, to pick3)escarbar en : to investigate, to pry into* * *
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