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dig verb

  /dɪɡ/
  • (transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
 creuser
  • (transitive) To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
 excaver

dig verb

  /dɪɡ/
  • (dated, _, slang, transitive) To appreciate, or like.
 kiffer, piger
  • (dated, _, slang) To understand.
 piger

dig noun

  /dɪɡ/
  • An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place.
 fouille
dig up
dégoter, dénicher, mettre la main, déplanter, déraciner, déterrer, exhumer, mettre à jour, piocher
dig out
dénicher
dig in one's heels
freiner des quatre fers
dig in
engloutir
dig one's heels in
freiner des quatre fers
dig deep
racler les fonds de tiroirs
dig one's own grave
creuser sa propre tombe, creuser sa tombe
dig into
s'attaquer, se plonger
dig a hole for oneself
aggraver son cas
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