dig

creuser

Faire un trou en retirant de la terre ou une autre matière avec un outil ou les mains.

En anglais simple : To make a hole by removing earth or other material with a tool or your hands.

• Let us dig a hole.
• They dug a trench behind the house.
• The dog is digging in the garden.

Comment l'utiliser : dig something in something (We dug a hole in the sand.)

Synonymes : excavate

Contraires : fill

Expressions courantes : dig a hole, dig a trench, dig in soil

déterrer

Sortir quelque chose du sol en retirant la terre autour.

En anglais simple : To remove something from the ground by moving the earth around it.

• We dig potatoes in autumn.
• They dug up a box of coins.
• She is digging onions for dinner.

Comment l'utiliser : dig something up (We dug the old roots up yesterday.)

Synonymes : unearth

Contraires : bury

Expressions courantes : dig up potatoes, dig up something, dig for gold

fouiller

Chercher dans quelque chose, souvent en déplaçant son contenu avec les mains.

En anglais simple : To search inside something, often by moving things around with your hands.

• I dug in my bag for a pen.
• She was digging through a pile of papers.
• Can you dig through that drawer for the receipt?

Comment l'utiliser : dig through something for something (She dug through her bag for her keys.); dig in something for something (He dug in his pocket for a coin.)

Synonymes : rummage, search

Expressions courantes : dig through something, dig for something, dig in something

déterrer, mettre au jour

Découvrir des faits cachés sur quelqu’un qui peuvent nuire à sa réputation.

En anglais simple : To discover hidden facts about someone that may damage their reputation.

• They tried to dig up dirt on her.
• Reporters dug up embarrassing details about his past.
• Will the investigation dig up more secrets?

Comment l'utiliser : dig up dirt on someone (The reporter dug up dirt on the mayor.)

Synonymes : uncover, unearth

Expressions courantes : dig up dirt, dig up secrets, dig into something

se mettre dans le pétrin

Se créer par ses propres actes des problèmes dont il est difficile de sortir.

En anglais simple : If you make a hole for yourself with your actions, you create problems that are hard to escape.

• Do not dig yourself into a hole.
• She dug herself a deeper hole with another excuse.
• He keeps digging himself into trouble by making promises.

Comment l'utiliser : dig yourself a hole (He dug himself a hole by lying to his boss.); dig yourself into a hole (Every excuse digs you further into a hole.)

Expressions courantes : dig a hole, dig yourself deeper

aimer, apprécier

Aimer quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou y prendre plaisir.

En anglais simple : To like or enjoy someone or something.

• I dig your new jacket.
• She really digs this band.
• Do you dig the new sound?

Synonymes : like, enjoy

Contraires : dislike

Expressions courantes : dig your style, dig this music, really dig something

pique

Petite remarque qui critique quelqu’un, souvent de manière détournée ou moqueuse.

En anglais simple : A short comment that criticizes someone, often in an indirect or teasing way.

• That was a dig at me.
• She could not resist a sly dig at his cooking.
• His speech included several digs at his rivals.

Comment l'utiliser : a dig at someone/something (His joke was a dig at the management.)

Synonymes : jibe, barb

Expressions courantes : dig at someone, a sly dig, a personal dig

site de fouilles

Lieu où l’on creuse la terre, souvent pour trouver des objets anciens ou des os.

En anglais simple : A place where people remove earth, often to find old objects or bones.

• They found pottery at the dig.
• Students are working on a dig near the river.
• The dig uncovered the walls of an ancient house.

Synonymes : excavation site

Expressions courantes : archaeological dig, a dig site, work on a dig