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cavar meaning in English

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cavar verb

bore [bored, boring, bores](to make a hole)
verb
[UK: bɔː(r)] [US: ˈbɔːr]

burrow [burrowed, burrowing, burrows](to dig a hole)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌ.rəʊ] [US: ˈbɝːo.ʊ]

delve [delved, delving, delves](to dig in the ground)
verb
[UK: delv] [US: ˈdelv]

dig [dug, dug, digging, digs](to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
verb
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]

cavar a própria cova verb

dig one's own grave(to act in a way expected to backfire)
verb

escavar verb

dig [dug, dug, digging, digs](to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
verb
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]

excavate [excavated, excavating, excavates](to make a hole in (something); to hollow)
verb
[UK: ˈek.skə.veɪt] [US: ˈek.skə.ˌvet]

mascavar verb

mispronounce [mispronounced, mispronouncing, mispronounces](to pronounce incorrectly)
verb
[UK: ˌmɪ.sprə.ˈnaʊns] [US: ˌmɪ.sprə.ˈnaʊns]

socavar verb

sap [sapped, sapping, saps](undermine)
verb
[UK: sæp] [US: ˈsæp]