Caván in english
Cavan
pronunciation: keɪvən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: keɪvən part of speech: noun
In gestures
cavar = dig ; dig + deep ; burrow.
Example: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.Example: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.Example: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.more:
» cavar con azada = hoe .
Example: The sowing of turnips, which required hoeing two or three times, would destroy any remaining couch grass.» cavar con azadón = hoe .
Example: The sowing of turnips, which required hoeing two or three times, would destroy any remaining couch grass.» cavar los cimientos = dig + the foundations .
Example: Donors, library staff, children and members of the local community dug symbolic foundations for the new library.» cavar + Posesivo + propia tumba = dig + Posesivo + own grave .
Example: The message was unmistakable: by blowing the whistle on union corruption she was digging her own grave.» cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin .
Example: In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.» cavar un agüjero = burrow + a hole .
Example: They burrow a hole on a live coral and live their for the rest of their lives, occasionally emerging from their home to catch passing plankton.» cavar una zanja = dig + a ditch .
Example: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.» cavar un hoyo = burrow + a hole .
Example: They burrow a hole on a live coral and live their for the rest of their lives, occasionally emerging from their home to catch passing plankton.» cavar un túnel = tunnel .
Example: I first used the remedy when I had a problem with a pesky rat who kept tunnelling into the chickenshed.