Usage examples of "dig" in English with translation to Spanish

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Children love to dig in the sand. A los niños les encanta cavar en la arena.

It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth. Me llevó unas dos horas y media excavar un hoyo de un metro de diámetro y dos de profundidad.

I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole and crawl into it. Estoy tan avergonzado que podría cavar un agujero y arrastrarme a él.

Aardvarks are amazing! They can dig and hide in the dirt in less than one minute! ¡Los cerdos hormigueros son increíbles! ¡Pueden cavar y esconderse en la tierra en menos de un minuto!

Tom is digging a hole. Tom está cavando un agujero.

The prisoner dug a hole under the prison wall. El prisionero excavó un hoyo debajo del muro de la prisión.

He's digging his own grave. Está cavando su propia tumba.

On a nice spring day, when Jan was digging in the sandbox in the backyard, he found a small box. In the box was a shining switchblade with a mysterious inscription. En un buen día de primavera, cuando Jan estaba excavando en la caja de arena en el patio, encontró una pequeña caja. Dentro de la caja había una navaja brillante con una inscripción misteriosa.

The dog was digging a hole. El perro estaba cavando un pozo.

We dug a hole in the ground. Cavamos un agujero en el suelo.

We are digging a well in the backyard. Estamos cavando un pozo en el patio.

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Si te encuentras en un agujero, para de cavar.

Have you ever dug a hole as deep as this one? ¿Has cavado un hoyo tan profundo como este alguna vez?

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