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1 excavate
excavate ['ekskəveɪt](a) (hole, trench) creuser, excaver∎ to excavate a site faire des fouillesArcheology faire des fouilles; Building industry procéder à une/des excavation(s) -
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excavate [ˈekskəveɪt]* * *['ekskəveɪt] 1.transitive verb fouiller [site]; creuser [tunnel]2.intransitive verb faire des fouilles -
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4 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) creuser2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) faire des fouilles (dans)•- excavator -
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7 dig
dig [dɪg](verb: preterite, past participle dug)1. nouna. (with hand/elbow) coup m de poing/de coudeb. ( = sly comment) pique f• was that a dig at me? c'est à moi que ça s'adresse ?b. [+ fork, pencil] enfoncer• you dig? tu piges ? (inf)• I dig that! ( = enjoy) ça me botte ! (inf)a. [dog] fouiller ; [person] creuser• to dig into one's purse ( = spend money) (for oneself) piocher dans ses économies ; (to help other people) mettre la main au portemonnaie► dig in• dig in! allez-y, n'attendez pas !( = push in) [+ blade, knife] enfoncer• where did he dig out that old jacket? (inf) où a-t-il été dénicher ce vieux blouson ?[+ weeds, vegetables] arracher ; [+ treasure, body] déterrer ; [+ earth] retourner ; [+ garden] bêcher ; [+ fact, solution] dénicher* * *[dɪg] 1.1) ( with elbow) coup m de coude (in dans)2) (colloq) ( jibe) pique (colloq) f (at à)to get in a dig at somebody — lancer une pique (colloq) à quelqu'un
3) ( in archaeology) fouilles fpl4) ( when gardening) coup m de bêche2.digs plural noun GB chambre f (meublée) ( chez des particuliers)3.1) ( excavate) creuser (in dans)2) bêcher [garden, plot]; fouiller [site]5) (colloq) ( like)4.1) ( excavate) gen creuser ( into dans; for pour trouver); ( in garden) bêcher; ( in archaeology) fouiller2) ( search)3)to dig into — [springs, thorns] s'enfoncer dans
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A n1 ( poke) ( with elbow) coup m de coude (in dans) ; ( with fist) coup m de poing (in dans) ; to give sb a dig in the ribs donner à qn un coup de coude dans les côtes ;2 ○ ( jibe) pique ○ f (at à) ; to take ou get in a dig at sb lancer une pique ○ à qn ; that was a dig at you tu étais visé par cette remarque ;B digs npl GB ( lodgings) chambre f (meublée) (chez des particuliers) ; to live in digs habiter dans une chambre (meublée).1 ( excavate) creuser [ditch, tunnel, grave, trench] (in dans) ; to dig a path through the snow creuser un chemin dans la neige ; to dig one's way ou oneself out of sth se creuser un chemin pour sortir de qch ;4 ( embed) enfoncer, planter [knife, needle etc] (into dans) ; you're digging your nails into my arm! tu m'enfonces tes ongles dans le bras! ;5 ○ surtout US ( like) she really digs that guy ce mec la botte ○ ; I don 't dig westerns je n'adore pas les westerns ;1 ( excavate) gen creuser (into dans) ; Hort bêcher ; [animal, bird] fouir (for pour trouver) ; Archeol fouiller, faire des fouilles (into dans) ; to dig for creuser pour trouver [ore, treasure, remains] ; to dig into one's reserves piocher ○ dans ses réserves ;2 ( search) to dig in ou into fouiller dans [pockets, bag, records] ; she dug into her bag for the ticket elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver le billet ; to dig into sb's past fouiller dans le passé de qn ;■ dig in▶ dig in [sth], dig [sth] in Hort enterrer [compost etc] ; ( embed) enfoncer [teeth, weapon, stake] ; to dig oneself in Mil, fig se retrancher.■ dig into:▶ dig into [sth]1 fouiller dans [bag, pockets] ;2 fig fouiller dans [sb's past] ;3 ○ ( eat) attaquer ○ [meal, cake].■ dig out:▶ dig out [sth], dig [sth] out lit déterrer [animal] (of de) ; arracher [root, weed] (of de) ; enlever [splinter, nail] (of de) ; dégager [body] (of de) ; fig dénicher ○ [book, facts, information] (of dans).■ dig up: -
9 TEMETZTLALTATACA
temêtztlâltataca > temâtztlâltataca-,*\TEMETZTLALTATACA v.i., déterrer du minerai de plomb." nitemêtztlâltataca ", je déterre du minerai de plomb - I excavate temetztlâlli. Sah11,237.Form: sur tataca, morph.incorp. temêtztlâl-li.Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > TEMETZTLALTATACA
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10 TEOCUITLATATACA
teôcuitlatataca > teôcuitlatataca.*\TEOCUITLATATACA v.i., creuser pour trouver de l'or." niteôcuitlatataca ", je creuse pour trouver de l'or - I excavate gold. Sah11,234.Form: sur tataca morph.incorp. teôcuitla-tl.Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > TEOCUITLATATACA
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