digging in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for digging in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.dig [dɪg] N

1. dig archeol:

dig

iskopina f

2. dig (thrust):

dig

laktanje nt

dig in the ribs

udarac u rebra

dig in the ribs fig (cutting remark)

zajedljiva primedba at - na

to have [or take] a dig at sb

pecnuti

to have [or take] a dig at sb

ubosti fig

3. dig esp Brit inf:

digs pl

iznajmljena soba

digs pl

garsonjera

II.dig <-gg-, dug, dug> [dɪg] VB intr

dig

pretražiti // pretraživati

dig

prekopati // prekopavati

to dig through sth

pretraživati po nečemu

dig deep

učiniti izuzetan napor

her nails dug into his palm

zarila je nokte u njegov dlan

the stone in my shoe is digging into my foot

kamenčić u cipeli mi žulja stopalo

to dig in one's pocket

tražiti po džepu

dig in one's heels

zauzeti čvrst stav

dig one's own grave

kopati sopstveni grob

III.dig <-gg-, dug, dug> [dɪg] VB trans

1. dig (with a shovel):

dig ditch

iskopati // kopati

2. dig archeol:

dig

iskopati // iskopavati

3. dig (thrust):

to dig sb in the ribs

munuti nekoga u rebra

4. dig sl (like):

dig

zgotiviti // gotiviti

5. dig sl (understand):

dig

ukapirati // kapirati

dig up VB trans

1. dig up (turn over):

dig up

prekopati // prekopavati

2. dig up (remove):

dig up

otkopati // otkopavati

dig up archeol

iskopati // iskopavati

3. dig up fig (find out):

dig up

otkriti // otkrivati

dig out VB trans

dig out

iskopati // iskopavati

dig out

iščeprkati // čeprkati inf

in·fra dig [ˌɪnfrə'dɪg] ADJ pred

to be infra dig [for sb]

biti (nekome) ispod časti

I.dig in VB intr

1. dig in inf (begin eating):

dig in

navaliti na jelo perf

2. dig in MIL:

dig in

ušančiti se perf

II.dig in VB trans

dig in fertilizer:

dig in

ukopati // ukopavati

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archaeological dig

arheološka iskopina

archaeological dig

arheološko nalazište

to dig for dirt

iskopavati nečiji prljav veš

to dig one's own grave

kopati sopstveni grob

to dig a hole

iskopati rupu

to dig one's heels in

zainatiti se

digging Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

dig in the ribs

udarac u rebra

dig in the ribs fig (cutting remark)

zajedljiva primedba at - na

to have [or take] a dig at sb

pecnuti

to have [or take] a dig at sb

ubosti fig

the stone in my shoe is digging into my foot

kamenčić u cipeli mi žulja stopalo

to dig in one's pocket

tražiti po džepu

to dig sb in the ribs

munuti nekoga u rebra

to dig one's own grave

kopati sopstveni grob

to be infra dig [for sb]

biti (nekome) ispod časti

to dig one's heels in

zainatiti se

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All of the men in the community work the surrounding land with only a steel machete and a digging stick.

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Door shafts may double as ventilation shafts to reduce the digging, although this is unadvisable.

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Its digging activity comprises six stages, repeated cyclically.

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A number of desert-dwelling larks have evolved long bills, apparently to aid digging for food in a sandy environment.

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You may be digging yourself into one of those uncollectible holes, where you are working even harder, for free.

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Rush and her team use their wits to take on aging evidence and witnesses with buried secrets, uncovering fresh clues, digging into old wounds and doggedly pursuing the truth.

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He was an early adopter of starting blocks rather than digging footholds in the cinder tracks.

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Our location was a dried-up river bed; digging trenches and bunkers was tough as there were white boulders everywhere.

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A cathole trowel is similar to a gardening trowel, but it was specifically designed for digging catholes in the backcountry.

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During construction of the high school, workers digging a trench behind the bleachers unearthed seven coffins along with personal items such as cuff links and jewelry.

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