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1 dig
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: -
2 trench
A n tranchée f ; to dig/fill in a trench creuser/combler une tranchée ; in the trenches Mil dans les tranchées.B vi creuser des tranchées.
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