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1 dig
[diɡ] 1. present participle - digging; verb1) (to turn up (earth) with a spade etc: to dig the garden.) prekopati2) (to make (a hole) in this way: The child dug a tunnel in the sand.) (iz)kopati3) (to poke: He dug his brother in the ribs with his elbow.) suniti2. 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).) sunek; zbadljivka- digger- dig out
- dig up* * *I [dig]transitive verb & intransitive verbkopati, izkopati, (iz)dolbsti; riti; suniti; raziskovati, preučevati; American slang vneto delati, guliti seto dig at s.o — zbadati kogato dig a pit for s.o. — kopati komu jamo, grobII [dig]nounkopanje; arheološko izkopavanje; American slang garanje, guljenje; sunek; figuratively zbadanje, posmeh; American slang guležto have a dig at — nekaj poskusiti; zbadljivo o kom pisati ali govoriti -
2 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) trd2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) težek3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) trd4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) oster5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) težek6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) trd2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hudo, trdo, dobro2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) močno3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) nepremično4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) popolnoma•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *I [ha:d]adjectivetrd; trden; težak, težaven, naporen; žilav, zdržljiv, odporen; močan, silen; priden, delaven, zmožen; strog, nepopustljiv, neusmiljen; trd, mrzel, oster (podnebje); economy pod težkimi pogoji, oster, visok (cena); težko razumljiv, težko izvedljiv; preudaren, trd (gospodarstvenik); rezek, močen (pijača); grammar trd (glas, soglasnik)to be hard on s.o. — biti prestrog s komto be hard upon s.o. — biti komu za petamia hard blow — težak udarec, silen udarecsport in hard condition — v dobri formihard lines — težko življenje, težko delo, zla usodahard luck — nesreča, "smola"figuratively a hard nut to crack — trd orehas hard as nails — žilav, trd kakor drenov les, trd kakor kamena hard saying — težko razumljive besede; predpis, ki ga je težko izpolnjevatihard work — trdo, naporno deloII [ha:d]adverbtrdo, trdno; težko, hudo, naporno; pridno, hitro; čisto zraven, tikto be hard hit — biti hudo udarjen, prizadetto look hard at — nepremično koga gledati, z očmi meritihard set — v stiski; trmast; negibenit will go hard with him — slabo mu kaže, trda mu predeIII [ha:d]nounBritish English trda obrežna tla; slang prisilno delo; težava; vulgar tudi hard on — erekcija; plural skrbi -
3 anchor
['æŋkə] 1. noun1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) sidro2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) (pri)vez2. verb(to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) zasidrati; utrditi- at anchor* * *I [aeŋkə]nounsidro, maček; technical kotva; figuratively pribežališče, rešitev, nadaII [aeŋkə]transitive verb & intransitive verbzasidrati (se) -
4 hire
1. verb1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) najeti2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) dati v najem3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.) zaposliti2. noun((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) najem- hirer- hire-purchase* * *I [háiə]nounnajemnina, zakup, najem; mezda; figuratively nagradaII [háiə]transitive verbnajeti, dati v najem, vzeti v služboto hire o.s. (out) to — stopiti v službo priAmerican to hire in ( —ali on) — sprejeti neko delo, stopiti v službo
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dig down — {v.}, {slang} To spend your own money. * /The school let the club use the bus and driver free for their trip, but they had to dig down to pay for gas and meals./ * / So you broke Mrs. Brown s window? Tom s father said, You ll have to dig down and … Dictionary of American idioms
dig down — {v.}, {slang} To spend your own money. * /The school let the club use the bus and driver free for their trip, but they had to dig down to pay for gas and meals./ * / So you broke Mrs. Brown s window? Tom s father said, You ll have to dig down and … Dictionary of American idioms
dig into your pocket — dig/dip into (your) pocket to use your own money to pay for something. Parents of young children have to dig deep into their pockets at Christmas time … New idioms dictionary
dig into pocket — dig/dip into (your) pocket to use your own money to pay for something. Parents of young children have to dig deep into their pockets at Christmas time … New idioms dictionary
dig — dig1 S3 [dıg] v past tense and past participle dug [dʌg] present participle digging [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Old English dic ditch ] 1.) [I and T] to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground, using a ↑spade or your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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dig — 1 verb past tense and past participle dug, present participle digging 1 (I, T) to move earth or make a hole in it using a spade or your hands: They escaped by digging an underground tunnel. | dig for sth (=dig in order to find something): They re … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dig — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) small push ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp VERB + DIG ▪ give ▪ She gave him a sharp dig in the ribs. ▪ feel … Collocations dictionary
dig up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dig up something, you remove it from the ground where it has been buried or planted. [V P n (not pron)] You would have to dig up the plant yourself... [V P n (not pron)] More bodies have been dug up at the site... [V n P]… … English dictionary
dig up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dig up : present tense I/you/we/they dig up he/she/it digs up present participle digging up past tense dug up past participle dug up 1) to remove something from under the ground by digging We will have to dig… … English dictionary