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1 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 -
2 delve
bache; trinchera; zanja -
3 delve
s.foso, hoyo, barranco, hondón; zanja; madriguera.v.1 explorar, ahondar, ir a fondo.2 excavar en el suelo.vi.rebuscar. (pt & pp delved) -
4 delve deeply
v.abismarse, cavar. -
5 delve into
v.ahondar en, compenetrarse en, explorar, ahondar sobre. -
6 delve shaft
s.árbol motor. -
7 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 -
8 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 -
9 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 -
10 bolsillo
bolsillo sustantivo masculino pocket; meterse a algn en el bolsillo to get sb eating out of one's hand
bolsillo sustantivo masculino
1 (en prenda) pocket
2 (dinero propio) lo pagaré de mi bolsillo, I'll pay for it out of my own pocket Locuciones: (tamaño) de bolsillo, pocket, pocket-size: libro de bolsillo, paperback ' bolsillo' also found in these entries: Spanish: calendario - el - guardarse - navaja - reloj - agenda - alcance - bolsa - dinero - edición - exterior - guardar - interior - libro - llenar - meter - palpar - solapa - tamaño - tapa - vaciar English: bulge - delve - draw out - flap - palm - pocket - produce - take out - wad - fob - notice - phrse - pick - pop - watch -
11 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 -
12 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
См. также в других словарях:
Delve — Delve, n. [See {Delve}, v. t., and cf. {Delf} a mine.] A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave. [1913 Webster] Which to that shady delve him brought at last. Spenser. [1913 Webster] The very tigers from their delves Look out. Moore. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delve — Delvev. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delving}.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury, D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf. {Delf} a mine.] 1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Delve — Delve, v. i. To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge. [1913 Webster] Delve may I not: I shame to beg. Wyclif (Luke xvi. 3). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delve — [delv] v [: Old English; Origin: delfan [i] to dig ] 1.) to try to find more information about someone or something delve into ▪ research that delves deeply into this issue 2.) [always + adverb/preposition] to search for something by putting your … Dictionary of contemporary English
delve — I verb ask for, burrow, carry on intensive research, conduct an inquiry, dig down into, dig into, examine, explore, fathom, ferret out, fodere, follow the trail, go deep into, go in pursuit of, go in search of, go through, hold an inquiry, hunt… … Law dictionary
delve — [ delv ] verb intransitive 1. ) to look for information by searching through something thoroughly: This biography delves deep into the artist s private life. 2. ) to search for something in a bag, pocket, etc.: Frank delved into his pocket and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delve — O.E. delfan to dig (class III strong verb; past tense dealf, pp. dolfen), common W.Gmc. verb (Cf. O.S. delban, Du. delven, M.H.G. telben to dig ), from PIE root *dhelbh (Cf. Lith. delba crowbar, Rus. dolbit , Czech dlabati, Pol … Etymology dictionary
delve — *dig, spade, grub, excavate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
delve — [v] dig into task, action burrow, dig, dredge, examine, excavate, explore, ferret out*, go into, gouge out, inquire, investigate, jump into, leave no stone unturned*, look into, probe, prospect, ransack, really get into*, research, rummage, scoop … New thesaurus
delve — ► VERB 1) reach inside a receptacle and search for something. 2) research intensively into something. 3) literary dig or excavate. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
delve — [delv] vi. delved, delving [ME delven < OE delfan, to dig, akin to OHG (bi)telban, Du delven < IE base * dhelbh , to dig out > Czech dlubu, to hollow out] 1. [Now Dial., Chiefly Brit.] to dig with a spade 2. to investigate for… … English World dictionary