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buried

/ˈbɛrɪd/

Translations

buriedpast participle

/ˈbɛrɪd/

/ˈbɛriːd/

More precise labelling; adjective derives from past participle of the verb 'bury'.

enfouiSe dit surtout d’un objet ou d’un élément caché sous une couche de terre ou autrement dissimulé.

The buried treasure was hidden deep beneath the sand.

Le trésor enfoui était caché profondément sous le sable.

enterréSens funéraire : placé dans la terre après la mort.

The buried soldiers were laid to rest with full honors.

Les soldats enterrés ont été inhumés avec tous les honneurs.

Additional translations

cachéSens figuré : quelque chose d’obscurci, dissimulé ou peu visible.

Synonyms

buryverb

buried

Past Simple

buried

Past Simple

buried

Past Participle

burying

Gerund

/ˈbɛri/

enterrer

They decided to bury their grandfather in the family plot.

Ils ont décidé d’enterrer leur grand-père dans la tombe familiale.

enfouir

The dog likes to bury its bones in the backyard.

Le chien aime enfouir ses os dans le jardin.

ensevelir

The avalanche threatened to bury the entire village under snow.

L’avalanche menaçait d’ensevelir tout le village sous la neige.

refoulerSens figuré, pour des sentiments ou des souvenirs.

She tried to bury her feelings of guilt and move on.

Elle a essayé de refouler son sentiment de culpabilité et d’avancer.

s’immergerEmploi pronominal, au sens figuré.

He decided to bury himself in work to avoid thinking about his problems.

Il a décidé de s’immerger dans le travail pour éviter de penser à ses problèmes.

Additional translations

logerSport, familier selon le contexte.

Synonyms

Antonyms

dig up

Definitions

buriedpast participle

Completely covered or hidden from view.

The buried treasure was hidden deep beneath the sand.

Concealed or obscured by something else.

The buried emotions surfaced unexpectedly during the conversation.

Placed in the ground with a covering of earth, especially as part of a funeral rite; interred.

The buried soldiers were laid to rest with full honors.

buryverb

To place a dead body in the ground, typically with a ceremony.

They decided to bury their grandfather in the family plot.

To hide something in the ground or cover it with earth.

The dog likes to bury its bones in the backyard.

To cover something completely so that it is not visible.

The avalanche threatened to bury the entire village under snow.

To suppress or hide something, such as a feeling or memory.

She tried to bury her feelings of guilt and move on.

To immerse oneself in a task or activity to the exclusion of other concerns.

He decided to bury himself in work to avoid thinking about his problems.

To score decisively by putting a ball, puck, or shot into a goal, basket, etc.

He buried the puck in the top corner of the net.