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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* * * -
2 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 -
3 hurgar
v.1 to rummage around.2 to poke around, to fumble for, to poke about, to pry into.* * *1 (remover) to poke, rake2 (bolsillo, bolso, etc) to rummage in, go through1 to pick\hurgar en el pasado to dig up the pasthurgar en la herida figurado to turn the knife (in the wound), rub salt in the woundhurgarse las narices to pick one's nose* * *1. VT1) [+ herida] to poke, poke at, jab; [+ fuego] to poke, rake3) † (=incitar) to stir up, provoke2.VI (=curiosear)hurgar en el bolsillo — to feel in one's pocket, rummage in one's pocket
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivohurgar en algo — en basura to rummage o rake through something
hurgar en una antigua herida — to open an old wound
2.hurgar en el pasado — to delve into the past, to dig up the past
hurgarse v pron (refl) hurguetearse* * *= rummage (among/through), forage.Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.----* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.* * *1.verbo intransitivohurgar en algo — en basura to rummage o rake through something
hurgar en una antigua herida — to open an old wound
2.hurgar en el pasado — to delve into the past, to dig up the past
hurgarse v pron (refl) hurguetearse* * *= rummage (among/through), forage.Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.
Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien = delve into + Posesivo + past.* hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.* hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose.* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.* * *hurgar [A3 ]vihurgar EN algo:¿qué haces hurgando en mi bolso? what are you doing rummaging o ( colloq) ferreting around in my bag?hurgar en una antigua herida to open an old woundhurgar en el pasado to delve into the past, to dig up the past■ hurgarse( refl):hurgarse la nariz or las narices to pick one's nose* * *
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
* * *♦ vi[rebuscar] to rummage around (en in); [con dedo, palo] to poke around (en in)* * *v/i rummage (en in)* * *hurgar {52} vt: to poke, to jab, to rake (a fire)hurgar vihurgar en : to rummage in, to poke through* * *hurgar vb -
4 rebuscar
v.1 to search (around in).2 to search painstakingly for, to beat about for, to cast about for, to beat around for.3 to rummage, to forage.* * *1 to search carefully for* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto] to search carefully for; (Agr) to glean2) [+ lugar] to search carefully; [+ montón] to search through, rummage in2.VI (=buscar minuciosamente) to search carefully; (Agr) to gleanestuve rebuscando en los armarios y no lo encontré — I was looking in the cupboards and I couldn't find it
3.See:* * *verbo intransitivorebusqué en sus bolsillos — I went through o searched his pockets
* * *= comb trough, fumble through, rummage (among/through), grub around, root through, forage, comb, root, rifle through.Ex. By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.Ex. Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex. They are often looking for a call number so that they can go into the stacks and grub around in the materials near that call number.Ex. The library would send out squads of trained personnel to root through the piles looking for worthwhile items to be catalogued and shelved.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.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.Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.----* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* rebuscar en = sift through.* rebuscar en la memoria = comb + Posesivo + memory.* * *verbo intransitivorebusqué en sus bolsillos — I went through o searched his pockets
* * *= comb trough, fumble through, rummage (among/through), grub around, root through, forage, comb, root, rifle through.Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
Ex: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex: They are often looking for a call number so that they can go into the stacks and grub around in the materials near that call number.Ex: The library would send out squads of trained personnel to root through the piles looking for worthwhile items to be catalogued and shelved.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.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.Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* rebuscar en = sift through.* rebuscar en la memoria = comb + Posesivo + memory.* * *rebuscar [A2 ]virebuscó entre los papeles de la mesa he searched through the papers on the deskrebusqué en sus bolsillos I went through o searched his pocketslos perros rebuscaban en la basura the dogs were rummaging about in the garbage* * *
rebuscar ( conjugate rebuscar) verbo intransitivo:
rebuscaba en la basura he was rummaging about in the garbage
rebuscar verbo intransitivo & vt to search throroughly: rebuscó entre las carpetas, she went through the files with a fine-tooth comb
el gato rebuscaba en la basura, the cat rummaged through the rubbish
' rebuscar' also found in these entries:
English:
forage
- fish
* * *♦ vito search (around);no me gusta que rebusques en mis cajones I don't like you poking around in o going through my drawers;rebusqué por todas partes pero no lo encontré I searched everywhere but I couldn't find it* * *v/t AGR glean; figsearch for* * *rebuscar {72} vi: to search thoroughly
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