escarbar

v.

1 to scratch, to scrape.

2 to dig, to dig out, to excavate, to poke.

El pirata escarbó el sitio del tesoro The pirate dug the treasure site.

3 to poke into, to quarry, to nose out, to pry into.

Ella escarba los problemas nuestros She pokes into our problems.

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escarbar

► verbo transitivo

1 (suelo) to scratch

2 (dientes, orejas) to pick

3 (fuego) to poke

4 (bolsillo, papeles) to rummage in

5 figurado (inquirir) to inquire into, delve into

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1. VT

1) (=remover) [+ tierra] to scratch; [+ fuego] to poke; [+ dientes] to pick

2) (=investigar) to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into

2. VI

1) to scratch

2)

escarbar en — to investigate, delve into; (=curiosear) to pry into

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around

b) (buscando algo)

escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something

lo encontré escarbando en mi bolso — I caught him rummaging in my handbag

perros escarbando en la basura — dogs rummaging through the garbage

c) (fisgar)

escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something

2.

escarbar vt

escarbar la tierra — (hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; (superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil

3.

escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick

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= burrow, root.

Ex. Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.

Ex. We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (en la tierra - haciendo un hoyo) to dig; (- superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around

b) (buscando algo)

escarbar en algo — en cajón/armario to rummage (about o around) in something

lo encontré escarbando en mi bolso — I caught him rummaging in my handbag

perros escarbando en la basura — dogs rummaging through the garbage

c) (fisgar)

escarbar en algo — en asunto to pry into something

2.

escarbar vt

escarbar la tierra — (hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; (superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil

3.

escarbarse v pron (refl) <nariz/dientes> to pick

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= burrow, root.

Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.

Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.

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escarbar [A1 ]

vi

1 (hacer un hoyo) to dig; (superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around

los niños escarbaban en la arena the children were scrabbling around in the sand

2 (hurgar) to poke

escarbando en viejas heridas opening old wounds

3 (fisgar, escudriñar) escarbar EN algo to pry INTO sth

■ escarbar

vt

escarbar la tierra (hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole; (superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil

■ escarbarse

v pron

(refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pick

deja de escarbarte la nariz stop picking your nose

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escarbar (conjugate escarbar) verbo intransitivo

a) (en la tierra — haciendo un hoyo) to dig;

(— superficialmente) to scrabble o scratch around

b) (buscando algo) escarbar en algo ‹en cajón/armario› to rummage (about o around) in sth;

◊ perros escarbando en la basura dogs rummaging through the garbage

verbo transitivo:

◊ escarbar la tierra (hacer un hoyo) to dig a hole;

(superficialmente) to scratch around in the soil
escarbarse verbo pronominal (refl) ‹nariz/dientes› to pick
escarbar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (en la tierra) to scratch [en, around, in]
2 (en un asunto) to delve into
II verbo transitivo
1 (en una herida, nariz) to pick
2 (remover) to poke
'escarbar' also found in these entries:
English:
dig
- scrabble
- scavenge

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escarbar

♦ vt

1. [suelo] [por encima] to scratch;

[haciendo hoyo] to dig

2. [dientes] to pick

3. [fuego] to rake, to poke

4. [investigar] to investigate

♦ vi

1. [en suelo] [por encima] to scratch around;

[haciendo hoyo] to dig

2. [investigar] to delve;

si uno escarba un poco más if you dig o delve a bit deeper;

anduvieron escarbando en la vida del actor they were delving into the actor's life

♦ See also the pronominal verb escarbarse

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escarbar

I v/i tb fig

dig around (en in)

II v/t dig around in

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escarbar vt

1) : to dig, to scratch up

2) : to poke, to pick

3)

escarbar en : to investigate, to pry into

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escarbar vb to dig [pt. & pp. dug]