dig out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action d'extraire quelque chose d'un endroit en creusant, ou de retrouver quelque chose qui était caché ou rangé.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something from a place by digging, or finding something that was hidden or stored away.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove by diggingformal

   To remove something from the ground or a surface by digging.

   déterrer en creusant

   • They dug out the old tree stump from the garden.
   • The archaeologists dug out ancient artifacts from the site.
   • He dug out a large rock from the soil.

   Synonymesdig updisinterexcavategouge outgrub outscoop outunearth

   Antonymesburycoverentombinter

2. informal

   To find or retrieve something that was stored, hidden, or forgotten.

   dénicher, retrouver

   • I dug out my old photo album from the attic.
   • She dug out the recipe from a dusty cookbook.
   • He dug out his winter coat from the back of the closet.

   Synonymesdredge upferret outfindlocateproduceretrieveroot outuncoverunearth

3. Uncover informationinformal

   To discover or reveal information, especially something hidden or secret.

   déterrer des informations

   • The journalist dug out the truth about the scandal.
   • They dug out evidence that proved his innocence.
   • She dug out some interesting facts from the archives.

   Synonymesdiscoverexposeextractferret outroot outuncoverunearth

   Antonymesburyconcealhidesuppress

Verbe de basedig