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cava meaning in English

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cava noun
{f}

cellar [cellars](wine collection)
noun
[UK: ˈse.lə(r)] [US: ˈse.lər]

wine cellar(underground place for storing wine)
noun
[UK: waɪn ˈse.lə(r)] [US: ˈwaɪn ˈse.lər]

cavar verb

burrow [burrowed, burrowing, burrows](to dig a hole)
verb
[UK: ˈbʌ.rəʊ] [US: ˈbɝːo.ʊ]
Disturbed away from its burrow, the aardvark can escape its enemies by digging at incredible speed. = Intranquilo fuera de su madriguera, el cerdo hormiguero puede escapar de sus enemigos al cavar a increíble velocidad.

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

dig [dug, digging, digs](to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
verb
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]
I want you to dig a hole. = Quiero que caves un agujero.

hoe [hoed, hoeing, hoes](to use the gardening tool)
verb
[UK: həʊ] [US: ˈhoʊ]
I'm worn out from hoeing in the vegetable garden all day. = Después de todo el día cavando en la huerta estoy hecho polvo.

casa excavada noun
{f}

pithouse(primitive building)
noun

estar cavando su propia sepultura phrase

like turkeys voting for Christmas(of an action: self-defeating or serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the person performing the action)
phrase

estar cavando su sepultura phrase

like turkeys voting for Christmas(of an action: self-defeating or serving to bring about a situation detrimental to the person performing the action)
phrase

excavación noun

dig [digs](archeological investigation)
noun
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]

excavación noun
{f}

excavation [excavations](act of excavating, or of making hollow)
noun
[UK: ˌek.skə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌek.skə.ˈveɪʃ.n̩]
Human remains were found during the excavation. = Se encontraron restos humanos durante la excavación.

pit [pits](archaeology: excavation hole)
noun
[UK: pɪt] [US: ˈpɪt]

excavado y enterrado noun

cut and cover(method of building tunnels)
noun

excavador noun
{m}

excavator [excavators](person)
noun
[UK: ˈek.skə.veɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈek.skə.ˌve.tər]

scavenger [scavengers](Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things)
noun
[UK: ˈskæ.vɪn.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈskæ.vən.dʒər]

excavador de oro noun

gold digger(someone who digs or mines for gold)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊld ˈdɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ɡoʊld ˈdɪ.ɡər]

excavadora noun
{f}

excavator [excavators](vehicle)
noun
[UK: ˈek.skə.veɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈek.skə.ˌve.tər]

excavadora de oro noun
{f}

gold digger(someone who digs or mines for gold)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊld ˈdɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ɡoʊld ˈdɪ.ɡər]

excavadora mixta noun
{f}

backhoe [backhoes](a multi-purpose tractor)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌhəʊ] [US: ˈbækˌho.ʊ]

excavar verb

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

dig [dug, digging, digs](to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
verb
[UK: dɪɡ] [US: ˈdɪɡ]
It took me about two and a half hours to dig a hole one meter in diameter and two meters in depth. = Me llevó unas dos horas y media excavar un hoyo de un metro de diámetro y dos de profundidad.

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

pectus excavatum noun
{m}

pectus excavatum(deformity)
noun

portocaval adjective

portocaval(relating to the portal vein and the vena cava)
adjective

retroexcavadora noun
{f}

backhoe [backhoes](a multi-purpose tractor)
noun
[UK: ˈbæk.ˌhəʊ] [US: ˈbækˌho.ʊ]

socavar verb

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

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

undermine [undermined, undermining, undermines](hinder, sabotage)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈmaɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌmaɪn]
He's trying to undermine our authority. = Está intentando socavar nuestra autoridad.

vena cava noun
{f}

vena cava [venae cavae](large vein that returns blood into right atrium)
noun

vena cava inferior noun
{f}

inferior vena cava [inferior venae cavae](large vein)
noun

vena cava superior noun
{f}

superior vena cava [superior venae cavae](large vein)
noun