grub in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for grub in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grub [Am ɡrəb, Brit ɡrʌb] N

1. grub C ZOOL:

grub

larva f

2. grub U (food):

grub sl

comida f

grub sl

manduca f Spain sl

grub sl

morfe m CSur sl

grub's up! Brit

¡el rancho está servido! inf

grub's up! Brit

¡a comer!

II.grub <pres part grubbing; pt, pp grubbed> [Am ɡrəb, Brit ɡrʌb] VB intr

grub

escarbar

to grub for sth

escarbar en busca de algo

grub up VB [Am ɡrəb -, Brit ɡrʌb -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

grub up potatoes

sacar (de la tierra)

grub up vines

desarraigar

the dog had grubbed up a bone

el perro había desenterrado un hueso

grub out VB [Am ɡrəb -, Brit ɡrʌb -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

grub out

arrancar (de raíz)

Grub Street N no art esp Brit inf

Grub Street

el mundo de los escritores de poca monta

a Grub Street hack

un escritor de pacotilla inf

Translations for grub in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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morfe

grub inf

larva

grub

manduca

grub inf

comistrajo

grub

papeo

grub inf

merco

grub inf

grub in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grub in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.grub [grʌb] -bb- N

1. grub (larva):

grub

larva f

2. grub no pl inf FOOD:

grub

rancho m

grub up!

¡la comida está servida!

II.grub [grʌb] -bb- VB intr

grub

cavar

to grub about (for sth)

remover la tierra (buscando algo)

III.grub [grʌb] -bb- VB trans

to grub up

arrancar

Translations for grub in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pitanza (alimentos)

grub

coco

grub

puchero

grub

grub Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grub up!

¡la comida está servida!

to grub about (for sth)

remover la tierra (buscando algo)

to grub up

arrancar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Skunks commonly dig holes in lawns in search of grubs and worms.

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Many species use their sharp claws to dig for food, such as grubs, and to dig dens.

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The larva is a small, plump white grub with a dark head and visible body segments.

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Heat stimulates the grubs to crawl off, pupate, and hatch, and a great deal of light and heat seem to be required for breeding.

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Other foods widely consumed included bogong moths, witchetty grubs, lizards and snakes.

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Birds can damage a roof while they are foraging for grubs, and rodents are attracted by residual grain in straw.

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They overwinter as grubs that may become active on warm winter days.

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Its leaves placed as a mulch layer around vulnerable plants effectively repels snails, slugs, and grubs.

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Chuck and grub are both cowboy terms for food.

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Examples include the maggots of flies or grubs of weevils.

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