| inglese > italiano | |
| dig | |
| 1. sost. spintone | |
| 2. sost. colpo | |
| 3. verb. scavare | |
| 4. verb. zappare | |
| 5. verb. cavare | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| dig | |
| 1. v. (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 m |  |
| They dug an eight-foot ditch along the side of the road. |  |
| In the wintertime, heavy truck tires dig into the road, forming potholes. |  |
| If the plane can't pull out of the dive it is in, it'll dig a hole in the ground. |  |
| My seven-year-old son always digs a hole in the middle of his mashed potatoes and fills it with gravy before he starts to eat them. |  |
| 2. v. To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up. |  |
| to dig potatoes; to dig up gold |  |
| 3. v. (mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore. |  |
| 4. v. (US, slang) To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously. |  |
| 5. v. (figurative) To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up. |  |
| to dig up evidence; to dig out the facts |  |
| 6. v. To thrust; to poke. |  |
| 7. v. (volleyball) To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball |  |
| 8. subst. An archeological or paleontological investigation, or the site where such an investigation is taking place. |  |
| 9. subst. (US, colloquial dated) A plodding and laborious student. |  |
| 10. subst. A thrust; a poke. |  |
| He guffawed and gave me a dig in the ribs after telling his latest joke. |  |
| 11. subst. (dialect) A tool for digging. |  |
| 12. subst. (volleyball) A defensive pass of the ball that has been attacked by the opposing team. |  |
| 13. v. (slang) To understand or show interest in. |  |
| You dig? |  |
| 14. v. (slang) To appreciate, or like. |  |
| Baby, I dig you. |  |
| 15. subst. (medicine, colloquial) Digoxin. |  |
| dig toxicity |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| scavare | |
| 1. v. to dig |  |
| 2. v. to excavate |  |
| 3. v. to bore |  |
| 4. v. to hollow out |  |