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gräva meaning in English

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gräva [grävde grävt] verb

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]
Dig them out. = Gräv ut dem.

unearth [unearthed, unearthing, unearths](to dig up)
verb
[UK: ʌn.ˈɜːθ] [US: ʌ.ˈnɝːθ]

gräva ner stridsyxan verb

bury the hatchet(to stop fighting or arguing)
verb
[UK: ˈbe.ri ðə ˈhæ.tʃɪt] [US: ˈbe.ri ðə ˈhæ.tʃət]

gräva ner/gräva ned verb

bury [buried, burying, buries](place in the ground)
verb
[UK: ˈbe.ri] [US: ˈbe.ri]

gräva upp verb

exhume [exhumed, exhuming, exhumes](To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter)
verb
[UK: eks.ˈhjuːm] [US: eks.ˈhjuːm]

grävande adjektiv

investigative(pertaining to investigation)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈve.stɪ.ɡə.tɪv] [US: ˌɪn.ˈve.stə.ˌɡe.tɪv]

grävande journalistik substantiv
{c}

investigative journalism(journalism in which the reporter deeply investigates a single topic)
noun

grävare [~n ~, grävarna] substantiv
{c}

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

dödgrävare [~n ~, ~grävarna] substantiv
{c}

gravedigger [gravediggers](a person employed to dig graves)
noun
[UK: ˈɡreɪv.dɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈɡreɪv.dɪ.ɡər]

guldgrävare [~n ~, ~grävarna] substantiv
{c}

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

prospector [prospectors](person)
noun
[UK: prə.ˈspek.tə(r)] [US: ˈprɒ.ˌspek.tər]

traktorgrävare substantiv

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

undergräva [~grävde ~grävt] verb

undermine [undermined, undermining, undermines](hinder, sabotage)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈmaɪn] [US: ˈʌn.dər.ˌmaɪn]