Hurgar in english
Rummage
pronunciation: rʌmɪdʒ part of speech: verb, noun
pronunciation: rʌmɪdʒ part of speech: verb, noun
In gestures
hurgar = rummage (among/through) ; forage ; root around (for).
Example: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Example: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Example: Thieves do not like to root around for valuables, so they typically strike places where they know there are goods to be had.more:
» hurgar en la herida = add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound ; twist + the knife (in the wound) ; turn + the knife (in the wound) ; pile + misery upon misery ; pile on + the misery ; pile on + the agony .
Example: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years. Example: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more. Example: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Example: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes. Example: My ex twisted the knife by attempting to marry his girlfriend on our wedding anniversary date only three days after our divorce was final. Example: Three years after ending Australia's golden age, the Kiwis turned the knife by taking the World Cup off the Australians. Example: The continuing poor weather has piled misery upon misery for flood-hit towns and villages across the UK. Example: The recent elections, frequent strikes and airport and aircraft safety issues are some of the problems that have helped pile on the misery on the tourism sector. Example: I am trying to avoid anything sad in this book, for surely the world is sad enough at present without my pen piling on the agony.» hurgar en + Posesivo + pasado = delve into + Posesivo + past ; dig into + Posesivo + past ; dig up + Posesivo + past .
Example: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns. Example: Disgusted with her behavior, he did a little digging into her past and discovered she may have killed her former lover. Example: No one here knew her history so someone had to have dug up her past.» hurgar en + Posesivo + vida personal = dig into + Posesivo + personal life .
Example: Now they will start digging into her personal life looking for any reason to smear her.» hurgar en una antigua herida = open up + an old wound .
Example: For many blacks, this opened up an old wound; Jewish issues taking precedence over African American concerns.» hurgarse la nariz = pick + Posesivo + nose .
Example: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.» no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie .
Example: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.