English–Esperanto dictionary
Esperanto translation of the English word dig
| English | Esperanto |
|---|---|
| (dig up; lift; pull up; unearth; exhume; disinter) | elterigi |
| (grub; spade) | |
🔗 There it stood still on the night that I dug in Jan Martense’s grave. | |
🔗 People still dug in the ruins of their homes, but even in the short time he had been there more of them had begun to move with a sense of purpose. | |
dig off (level) | forfosi |
| (be obstinate; be stubborn; maintain; persist) | |
🔗 The school dug its heels in initially, saying it wanted to protect its Muslim students and make them feel heard. | |
dig up (excavate; grub; exhume) | |
| (dig; lift; pull up; unearth; exhume; disinter) | elterigi |
🔗 He tells Conan that if he will help him dig up the treasure while his men are asleep, he will share half of what they find, to which Conan, although suspicious, agrees. | |
🔗 Furthermore, the hindlimbs were adapted for fast running rather than digging. | |