digs

dɪgz
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Translation of digs into German

Noun, plural

1.

housing

UK
informal term for living quarters or accommodation
UK
  • She found some cozy digs near the university campus..Sie fand eine gemütliche Unterkunft in der Nähe des Universitätscampus
2.

fashion

US
clothes or attire, often stylish
US
  • She always wears the latest digs to parties.Sie trägt immer die neuesten Outfits auf Partys.
3.

archaeology

TECH.
site for excavation of minerals or artifacts
TECH.
Ausgrabungen Grabungen
  • The archaeologists set up their digs near the ancient ruins.Die Archäologen richteten ihre Grabungen in der Nähe der antiken Ruinen ein.
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Expressions with digs: examples in English and translations in German

Studentenbude
She invited us to her student digs for dinner.
in einer Studentenbude wohnen
zur Untermiete wohnen
When I was at university, I used to live in digs.
in einer Studentenbude
zur Untermiete
He spent his first year in digs while studying.
zur Untermiete wohnen
in einer Pension wohnen
When I was at university, I used to be in digs.

Synonyms and analogies of digs in English

Examples of digs in a sentence

  • They moved into their digs last weekend.
  • His digs were the talk of the event.
  • Everyone admired his vintage digs.
  • The team discovered ancient tools at the digs.
  • Students visited the digs to learn about history.
dig
dɪɡ
diggingdug
Verb
1.

excavation

tr./intr.
move earth to make a hole
tr./intr.
  • They dig a hole for the new tree.Sie graben ein Loch für den neuen Baum.
2.

earth removal

tr.
remove something from the ground
tr.
  • Farmers dig potatoes from the soil.Bauern graben Kartoffeln aus dem Boden.
3.

action

tr.
poke or thrust into something
tr.
in etwas stechen in etwas bohren in etwas stoßen
  • He digs his fork into the steak.Er sticht seine Gabel in das Steak.
Noun
1.

ground excavation

act of digging into the ground
Ausgrabung fGrabung
  • The dig for ancient artifacts started early in the morning..Die Ausgrabung nach antiken Artefakten begann früh am Morgen
2.

poke

thrust or poke, especially in the ribs
  • He gave me a dig in the ribs to get my attention.Er gab mir einen Stupser in die Rippen, um meine Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen.

Expressions with dig: examples in English and translations in German

herumwühlen
suchen
She dug around in her bag for the keys.
graben
ausheben
He decided to dig at the garden for new plants.
graben
They had to dig down to find the pipes.
reinhauen
loslegen
As soon as the food arrived, they all dug in.
sich begeistert auf das Essen stürzen
mit Begeisterung essen
He couldn't wait to dig into his steak..
hervorkramen
heraussuchen
She managed to dig out her old college photos from the box..

Translations of "digs" in Context ordered by category and frequency

gräbt

It digs holes in mudflats or sand and lives inside them.

Er gräbt Löcher im Watt oder Sand und versteckt sich darin.

Ausgrabungen

They have decided to move to new digs, as well.

Sie haben beschlossen, sich zu neuen Ausgrabungen auch zu bewegen.

Grabungen

The children are obviously accompanied on their digs by trained experts.

Die Kinder wurden nämlich bei ihren Grabungen von fachkundigem Personal begleitet.

Bude

He invited us over to his digs for a movie night last weekend.

Er hat uns letztes Wochenende in seine Bude zu einem Filmabend eingeladen.

Sticheleien

His digs about my past were unnecessary and crossed a line.

Seine Sticheleien über meine Vergangenheit waren unnötig und gingen zu weit.

wühlt

He does not yet give up and digs again in the saddlebag.

Er gibt aber noch nicht auf und wühlt erneut in der Satteltasche.

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Other translations for digs:

  • steht auf
  • Ausgrabungsstätten
  • graben
  • buddelt

digs: Examples and translations in context

Marschner digs and suddenly holds a gold pot in his hand.

Marschner gräbt und hält plötzlich eine goldene Kanne in der Hand.

I always chide my dog when he digs in the backyard.

Ich tadle meinen Hund immer, wenn er im Garten gräbt.

Someone shoots the chef, then digs the bullet out.

Jemand erschießt den Koch, gräbt dann die Kugel aus.

It's either that or he digs shallow graves in the desert.

Es ist entweder das oder er gräbt flache Gräber in der Wüste.

First it digs itself into the ground and creates space.

Zuerst gräbt es sich in den Boden ein und schafft Raum.

The buck digs a rutting-bowl and waits for the does there.

Der Hirsch gräbt ein Brunftbett, und wartet da auf die Tiere.

The soldier does as he's told and digs that hole deeper.

Der Soldat tut, wie ihm geraten, und gräbt das Loch tiefer.

Occasionally, also the badger digs out quite young animals from the throw-nests.

Mitunter gräbt auch der Dachs ganz junge Tiere aus den Wurfnestern aus.

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