dig up

déterrer

Retirer quelque chose du sol en creusant la terre autour.

En anglais simple : 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.

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

Synonymes : unearth, excavate

Contraires : bury

Expressions courantes : dig up potatoes, dig something up, dig up roots

découvrir, dénicher

Trouver quelque chose de caché en creusant ou en cherchant attentivement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : dig up something about someone/something (The reporter dug up information about the company's owner.)

Synonymes : discover, uncover, unearth, find out

Expressions courantes : dig up information, dig up evidence, dig something up

dénicher, réunir

Trouver ou réunir de l’argent ou autre chose dont on a besoin et qui est difficile à obtenir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : dig up something for something (We need to dig up some money for the deposit.)

Synonymes : find, come up with, scrape together

Expressions courantes : dig up money, dig up cash, dig something up