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I 1. [dɪg]1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn
3) archeol. scavi m.pl.2. II 1. [dɪg]1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)5) AE colloq. (like)2.1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi3) (penetrate)to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi
•- dig in- dig out- dig up* * *[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) scavare2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) scavare3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) colpire2. 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).) colpo; frecciata- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *dig /dɪg/n.1 (archeol.) scavo3 (fig. fam.) frecciatina; battutina: He can never resist a dig at her parents, non può mai trattenersi dal lanciare una frecciatina ai suoi genitori; to have a dig at sb. [st.], fare una battutina su q. [qc.]4 (pl.) (fam. antiq. GB) camera d'affitto; alloggio♦ (to) dig /dɪg/(pass. e p. p. dug)A v. t.1 scavare; estrarre ( dal suolo): He dug a hole in the ground, ha scavato una buca in terra; to dig a trench [a grave, a tunnel, a ditch], scavare una trincea [una tomba, una galleria, un fosso]; to dig coal, estrarre carbone; to dig potatoes, cavare le patate ( scavando)3 conficcare; piantare: He dug his elbow into my ribs, mi ha piantato il gomito nelle costole; He dug the spurs into the horse's sides, ha piantato gli speroni nei fianchi del cavallo4 (pop. antiq.) apprezzare; capire: to dig girls, apprezzare le donne; I can dig that, lo capisco; You dig?, capisci?B v. i.1 fare uno scavo; vangare2 ( anche fig.) scavare: to dig for gold, scavare in cerca d'oro; cercare l'oro; They dug down several metres and found water, hanno scavato per alcuni metri e hanno trovato l'acqua; They dug through 6 feet of solid rock, hanno fatto un buco di 6 piedi nella roccia solida; They spent months digging through the archives, hanno passato mesi a scavare negli archivi● to dig deep, far prova di generosità, elargire con generosità; (fig.) fare ricerche approfondite □ (fig.) to dig one's own grave, scavarsi la fossa con le proprie mani □ to dig sb. in the ribs, dare una gomitata (o una ditata) nelle costole a q. □ (fig.) to dig a hole for oneself, darsi la zappa sui piedi (fig.) □ to dig (up) the dirt (on sb.), cercare di scoprire informazioni compromettenti (su q.).* * *I 1. [dɪg]1) (poke) spintone m., colpo m.; (with elbow) gomitata f.; (with fist) pugno m.to get in a dig at sb. — lanciare una frecciata a qcn
3) archeol. scavi m.pl.2. II 1. [dɪg]1) (excavate) scavare [trench, tunnel]2) agr. zappare [garden, plot]; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi in [ site]3) (extract) cavare [ potatoes]; raccogliere [ root crops]; estrarre [coal, turf] ( out of da)5) AE colloq. (like)2.1) (excavate) scavare ( into in; for alla ricerca di, per cercare); agr. zappare; archeol. scavare, fare degli scavi3) (penetrate)to dig into — [springs, thorns] piantarsi, conficcarsi
•- dig in- dig out- dig up
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