desenterrar

desenterrar
v.
1 to disinter.
2 to recall, to revive.
3 to dig up, to dig out, to plough up, to plow up.
El perro desentierra huesos The dog digs up bones.
4 to exhume, to disentomb, to disinter, to unbury.
La policía desenterró el cadáver The police exhumed the corpse.
5 to bring to light, to uncover, to dig up, to rake up.
El periodista desenterró sus secretos The reporter raked up his secrets.
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desenterrar
Conjugation model [ACERTAR], like {{link=acertar}}acertar
► verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to unearth, dig up; (cadáver) to disinter, exhume
2 figurado (recuerdos) to recall, revive
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VT
1) [+ cadáver] to disinter; [+ tesoro] to unearth
2) [+ recuerdo, odio] to rake up
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verbo transitivo
a) <cadáver> to exhume, dig up; <hueso/tesoro> to unearth, dig up
b) <recuerdo/rencor> to rake up, dig up
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= excavate, unearth, disinter, dredge up, exhume, dig out.
Ex. The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.
Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
Ex. The learning situations must be so structured that the child will dredge up, so to speak, his or her own vocabulary.
Ex. This article describes a human rights investigation designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves in Bosnia.
Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
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* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.
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verbo transitivo
a) <cadáver> to exhume, dig up; <hueso/tesoro> to unearth, dig up
b) <recuerdo/rencor> to rake up, dig up
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= excavate, unearth, disinter, dredge up, exhume, dig out.

Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.

Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
Ex: The learning situations must be so structured that the child will dredge up, so to speak, his or her own vocabulary.
Ex: This article describes a human rights investigation designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves in Bosnia.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
* desenterrar el hacha de guerra = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe.

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desenterrar [A5 ]
vt
1 ‹cadáver› to exhume, dig up; ‹hueso/tesoro› to unearth, dig up
2 ‹recuerdo/rencor› to rake up, dig up
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desenterrar (conjugate desenterrar) verbo transitivo ‹cadáver› to exhume, dig up;
‹ruinas/tesoro› to unearth, dig up
desenterrar verbo transitivo
1 (un cadáver) to disinter, exhume
(un hueso, cofre, etc) to dig up
2 (un recuerdo) to revive
'desenterrar' also found in these entries:
English:
dig up
- disinter
- unearth
- dig
- dredge
- resurrect
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desenterrar vt
1. [cadáver] to disinter;
[tesoro, restos arqueológicos] to dig up;
Comp
desenterrar el hacha de guerra (contra) to declare war (on)
2. [recordar] to recall, to revive
3. [sacar a la luz]
desenterrar viejos rencores to rake up old quarrels;
un sello discográfico dedicado a desenterrar viejos éxitos a record label which specializes in reviving old hits
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desenterrar
v/t disinter, dig up; fig : viejo amor, odios resurrect; escándalo dig up
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desenterrar {55} vt
1) exhumar: to exhume
2) : to unearth, to dig up

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