WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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dredge [sth] up,
dredge up [sth] vtr + adv | (remove: from water) | dragar⇒ vtr |
| | The body was dredged up by local fishermen. |
| | El cuerpo fue dragado por los pescadores locales. |
dredge [sth] up,
dredge up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (uncover: facts, information) | sacar a la luz loc verb |
| | Try to dredge up something from his past that we can use against him. |
| | Intenta sacar a la luz algo de su pasado que podamos usar en su contra. |
| | (figurado) | desenterrar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | ventilar⇒ vtr |
| | Intenta desenterrar algún trapo sucio de su pasado que podamos usar contra él. |
dredge [sth] up,
dredge up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (mention: [sth] unpleasant) (coloquial, figurado) | sacar los trapos sucios, sacar los trapos al sol expr |
| | I wish you wouldn't dredge up the past every time we have an argument. |
| | Ojalá que no sacaras los trapos sucios a relucir cada vez que discutimos. |