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scavare

to dig

verb skah-VAH-reh Less Common

Origin: From Latin excavare (to hollow out).

Also means

to excavate

Usage Note

Scavare means to dig or excavate, used for archaeological work (scavare rovine) as well as everyday digging (scavare una buca). The related noun is scavo (excavation). It takes avere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Gli archeologi hanno scavato per mesi."

Natural Translation

The archaeologists dug for months.

Literal Translation

The archaeologists have dug for months.

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