| ترجمات رئيسية |
| dig⇒ vi | (turn soil with a spade, etc.) | يحفر |
| | I can see Tom outside digging in the garden. |
| | أرى توم في الخارج يحفر في الحديقة. |
| dig [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove, turn up: soil) | يحرث، يفلح |
| | | ينكش |
| | The gardener is digging the vegetable plot. |
| | ينكش الجنائني الأرض المخصصة لزراعة الخضراوات. |
| dig [sth] vtr | (make a hole, trench, etc.) | يحفر شيئًا |
| | The puppy dug a hole and buried the bone. |
| | حفر الجرو حفرة وطمر العظمة فيها. |
| dig for [sth] vi + prep | (excavate, search) | ينقب عن شيء |
| | The pirate dug for the hidden treasure. |
| | نقّب القرصان عن الكنز الدفين. |
| dig for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (try to obtain, elicit [sth]) | يكشف عن شيء، يبحث عن شيء |
| | It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information. |
| | من واجب مراسل صحف الفضائح أن يبحث عن الأخبار المثيرة. |
| dig into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (eat heartily) | يلتهم |
| | The apple pie looks delicious; I can't wait to dig into it. |
| | تبدو فطيرة التفاح شهية جدًّا وأنا متلهف لالتهامها. |
| dig into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (investigate) | يحقق في شيء، ينبش في شيء |
| | The detective started digging into the suspect's past. |
| | بدأ المحقق ينبش في ماضي المشتبه به. |
| dig n | figurative, slang (critical remark) | ملاحظة ساخرة |
| | Janet didn't appreciate her boss's dig about her hairstyle. |
| | جانيت لم تعجبها ملاحظة مديرها الساخرة حول تصفيفة شعرها. |
| dig n | (excavation) | تنقيب |
| | The archeologists are all working on the dig. |
| | يعمل علماء الآثار جميعهم في موقع التنقيب. |
| ترجمات إضافية |
| dig n | informal (jab with elbow or finger) | وكزة، لكزة |
| | Robert was falling asleep, but my dig in the ribs woke him up. |
| digs npl | slang (dwelling) | مسكن |
| ملاحظة: قد تجد أقرب مرادف للتعبير الإنجليزي بالعامية نظرًا لاختلاف الأسلوب بين الفصحى والعامية |
| | Alison has digs just a few minutes' walk from her college. |
| dig [sth] vtr | dated, slang (enjoy) | يحب شيئًا، يستمتع بشيء |
| | I really dig disco music. |
| dig [sth] vtr | (mine: coal) | ينقب عن شيء |
| | Miners have been digging coal here for decades. |
| dig [sb]⇒ vtr | informal (jab with elbow or finger) | يلكز |
| | Jason grinned and dug me in the ribs as if to say that he knew what I'd been doing. |
| dig into [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (press into) | يضيِّق على شيء/شخص |
| | David's trousers were too tight and the waistband was digging into him. |
| dig [sth] into [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (press into) | يغرز شيئًا في شيء |
| | Sally dug her hands into the soil. |
أفعال مركّبيّة
dig | digging |
| dig in vi phrasal | informal (start a meal) | يبدأ الأكل |
| | My mouth watered when I smelled my mom's homemade apple pie and I was ready to dig in. |
| dig in vi phrasal | (establish defensive position) | يتخذ مواقع دفاعية |
| | The troops dug in and prepared themselves for the long battle ahead. |
| dig in vi phrasal | figurative (refuse to change opinion) | يثبت على موقفه |
| | He has always been stubborn, picking a side and digging in. |
| dig in vi phrasal | (press into [sth]) | ينغرز في شيء |
| | This seatbelt is uncomfortable around my stomach; it's digging in. |
dig [sth] out,
dig out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (rediscover, produce) | يكتشف، يجد |
| | (مجازي) | ينبش |
| | I dug out one of my old school reports. |
| dig [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (unearth, remove from the ground) | ينبش |
| | They dug up the body to get a DNA sample. |
| dig [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (uncover, reveal: a secret) | يكشف، ينبش |
| | The tabloids are constantly trying to dig up embarrassing facts about celebrities. |