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dug

/dʌɡ/

dug around

dug back

Translations

dugpast participle

Used attributively to describe something that has been excavated or cut into the ground.

creusé

They inspected the freshly dug trench for structural integrity.

Ils ont inspecté la tranchée fraîchement creusée pour vérifier sa solidité.

Additional translations

excavéPlus soutenu, surtout en contexte technique ou archéologique.

Synonyms

excavated

hollowed out

scooped out

dugnoun

dugs

/dʌɡ/

trayonPour la mamelle d’un animal.

The farmer saw that the cow's dug was swollen and ready for milking.

Le fermier vit que le trayon de la vache était enflé et prêt à être trait.

Additional translations

seinSens archaïque ou familier pour une femme.

Synonyms

digverb

dug

Past Simple

dug

Past Simple

dug

Past Participle

digging

Gerund

/dɪɡ/

creuser

The dog loves to dig in the garden.

Le chien adore creuser dans le jardin.

fouillerAu sens de chercher méthodiquement ou en profondeur.

She had to dig through old records to find the information she needed.

Elle a dû fouiller dans de vieux dossiers pour trouver l’information dont elle avait besoin.

Additional translations

adorerSens familier, surtout dans l’argot américain des années 1960 et dans un usage ludique ou rétro.

piquerPousser ou toucher légèrement avec un doigt, un coude ou un objet pointu.

comprendreArgot.

Synonyms

hollow out

Definitions

dugpast participle

Excavated or formed by digging.

They inspected the freshly dug trench for structural integrity.

dugnoun

(archaic, dialect, slang) The udder or teat of a female mammal; a woman's breast.

The farmer saw that the cow's dug was swollen and ready for milking.

digverb

To break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

The dog loves to dig in the garden.

To form a hole, cavity, or tunnel by removing material.

The workers will dig a tunnel through the mountain.

To search deeply and laboriously for information or an object.

She had to dig through old records to find the information she needed.

To like or appreciate something.

I really dig this new band; their music is amazing.

To poke or prod (someone or something) with a finger, elbow, or pointed object.

He dug his brother in the ribs to make him laugh.

Slang. To understand or grasp what someone is saying.

"Do you dig what I'm talking about?" she asked.