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

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If you live to seek revenge, best dig a grave for two. Si vous vivez pour chercher vengeance, il est préférable de creuser une tombe pour deux.
They are digging a hole. Ils creusent un trou.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines, and the living rooms of Concord, and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. Je n'ai jamais été le candidat le plus probable pour ce poste. Nous n'avons pas démarré avec beaucoup d'argent et d'appuis. Notre campagne n'a pas éclos dans les couloirs de Washington. Elle a commencé dans les faubourgs de Des Moines, les salles de séjour de Concorde et les avant-porches de Charleston. Elle a été construite par des travailleurs et travailleuses qui ont pioché dans le peu d'économies dont ils disposaient pour donner 5, 10 ou 20$ à la cause.
He is digging his own grave. Il creuse sa propre tombe.
He's digging his own grave. Il creuse sa propre tombe.
The dog was digging a hole. Le chien était en train de creuser un trou.
He dug the hole bit by bit. Il a creusé le trou petit à petit.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. Si vous vous trouvez dans un trou, cessez de creuser.
A new tunnel has been dug through the mountain. Un nouveau tunnel a été creusé à travers la montagne.
They dug through the mountain and built a tunnel. Ils creusèrent à travers la montagne et construisirent un tunnel.
The boy dug a grave for his dog that had died. L'enfant creusa une tombe pour son chien qui venait de mourir.
After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy. Après que nous aurons fini de creuser la tranchée, planter les fleurs sera facile.
Pretty soon along came a steam shovel and dug a road through the hill covered with daisies. Une pelleteuse arriva peu de temps après et commença à creuser une route dans la colline pleine de pâquerettes.
When spring comes, they dig up the fields and plant seeds. À l'arrivée du printemps, ils labourent les champs et les sèment.
After countless burials of the hatchet, we always dig it up again. There doesn't seem to be any sign of an ever-lasting peace. Après avoir enterré d'innombrables fois la hache de guerre, nous l'avons toujours redéterrée. Il ne semble pas qu'il y ait quelque signe de paix durable.
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