dredge
To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredgeTo make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
» I don't want to dredge up the past.
Ich will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen. — alik_farber
Я не хочу ворошить прошлое. — alik_farber
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4 sensesTo make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.
углубля́тьuglubljátʹ, углуби́тьuglubítʹ
драгуватиdrahuvaty, поглиблюватиpohlybljuvaty
To bring something to the surface with a dredge.
herausholen
вычёрпыватьvyčórpyvatʹ, вы́черпатьvýčerpatʹ
вичерпуватиvyčerpuvaty
(transitive, usually)To unearth.
to dredge up someone's unsavoury past
выу́живатьvyúživatʹ, вспомина́тьvspominátʹ, выка́пыватьvykápyvatʹ
(transitive)To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.
Dredge the meat with the flour mixture you prepared earlier.
посыпатьposypatʹ
- remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
- cover before cooking
Examples
4 sentencesI don't want to dredge up the past.
ruЯ не хочу ворошить прошлое. — alik_farber
deIch will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen. — alik_farber
Dredge the fish in cornmeal before frying.
Dredging, pollution and overharvesting led to the disappearance of the oysters decades ago.
Dredging is a fishing method in which a dredge is dragged across the sea floor, either scraping or penetrating the bottom.
Translations
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Origin
From Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle DutFrom Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot (from Old English *dreċġ); or alternatively from Middle Dutch dregghe (“drag-net”), probably ultimately from the same root as drag.
From Middle English dragge, from Old French dragee, dragie, from Latin tragēmata, from Ancient Greek τραγήματα (tragḗmata, “spices”), plural of τράγημα (trágēma, “dried fruit”).
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Forms
dredges, dredging, dredged, dredgedSynonyms
1 synonyms- search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost:drag
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle