dig up

desenterrar, extraer

Sacar algo del suelo apartando la tierra que lo rodea.

En inglés sencillo: To remove something from the ground by moving the earth around it.

• We dug up the potatoes.
• The dog has dug up my flowers.
• Workers dug up an old pipe beneath the garden.

Cómo se usa: dig something up (We dug the old tree roots up.)

Sinónimos: unearth, excavate

Antónimos: bury

Expresiones frecuentes: dig up potatoes, dig something up, dig up roots

descubrir, sacar a la luz

Encontrar algo oculto excavando o buscando con atención.

En inglés sencillo: To discover something hidden by digging or searching carefully.

• I dug up some useful information.
• Researchers dug up evidence of an earlier village.
• What have you dug up about her family history?

Cómo se usa: dig up something about someone/something (The reporter dug up information about the company's owner.)

Sinónimos: discover, uncover, unearth, find out

Expresiones frecuentes: dig up information, dig up evidence, dig something up

conseguir, reunir

Conseguir dinero u otra cosa que se necesita pero resulta difícil de obtener.

En inglés sencillo: To find or get money or something else that is needed but difficult to obtain.

• Can you dig up some cash?
• I dug up enough money to pay the bill.
• We'll have to dig up a spare cable before the show.

Cómo se usa: dig up something for something (We need to dig up some money for the deposit.)

Sinónimos: find, come up with, scrape together

Expresiones frecuentes: dig up money, dig up cash, dig something up