Meaning of grava | Babel Free
Definitioner
- to dry-cure with a mix of salt, sugar, and spices (commonly salmon, herring, or common whitefish, but also used for red meat)
- to dig (make a hole in the ground, along with similar sense extensions to English)
- to dig into, to dig (do research)
- to investigate
Exempel
“Nisse grävde ett hål i marken med en spade”
Nisse dug a hole in the ground with a shovel
“gräva ner en skattkista”
bury ("dig down") a treasure chest
“gräva upp en skattkista”
dig up a treasure chest
“gräva ut ruiner”
excavate ("dig out") ruins – usually implies archaeology
“en utgrävning”
an excavation ("out-digging") – usually implies archaeology
“gräva fram en överlevande ur en raserad byggnad”
dig a survivor out of a collapsed building ("dig forth a survivor")
“Hennes naglar grävde sig in i hans arm”
Her nails dug into his arm
“Groffuo ock Jsaacs tienare j dalenom, och funno ther en brunn medh leffuandes watn. (pre-1906 spelling) Grofvo ock Isaacs tjenare i dalenom, och funno der en brunn med lefvandes vatten.”
And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
“gräva i någons förflutna”
dig into ("dig in") someone's past
“gräva fram information”
dig up information
“grävande journalistik”
investigative ("digging") journalism
CEFR-nivå
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.