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Computational Linguistics Group, 2008
University of Vigo

English-Portuguese CLUVI Dictionary

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



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- desk, desperate, detective, determined, devoted, die, different, difficult, difficulty, dig, digestion, dinner, diplomatic, direct, direction, directly, dirty, disappointed, distant


dig


- transitive or intransitive verb
- PAST: dug. PART: dug
- cavar

EN Buck confidently selected a spot, and with much fuss and waste effort proceeded to dig a hole for himself.
PT Buck, de novo confiante, escolheu o local e, com muita bulha e esforço desperdiçado, entregou-se à tarefa de cavar um buraco para si.
- Fonte: SEL (283)
- escavar

EN At last, after days of labour within, of cutting and digging without, dusters were flicked from the windows, the windows were shut to, keys were turned all over the house; the front door was banged; it was finished.
PT Finalmente, após dias e dias de trabalho dentro de casa, a cortar e a escavar lá fora, eis que os espanadores foram afastados das janelas, as janelas fechadas, as chaves rodadas em toda a casa; bateu-se com a porta de entrada; estava tudo acabado.
- Fonte: RUM (2171)
.....--- dig up
- desenterrar

EN He said, "You know the police are planning to dig up your body.
PT Sabes que a Polícia está a pensar desenterrar o teu corpo?
- Fonte: TRC (2096)