burrow

madriguera

Agujero o túnel que un animal excava en la tierra para vivir en él.

En inglés sencillo: A hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs and lives in.

• The rabbit disappeared into its burrow.
• Foxes sometimes use old badger burrows.
• We found a burrow beneath the tree roots.

Sinónimos: den, hole

Expresiones frecuentes: a rabbit burrow, a deep burrow, a burrow entrance

montón de basura

Montón de residuos o materiales que ya no se quieren.

En inglés sencillo: A pile of waste or unwanted material.

• A burrow of rubbish lay behind the shed.
• They dumped broken pots onto the burrow.
• The workers cleared the burrow from the yard.

Sinónimos: rubbish heap, refuse heap

Expresiones frecuentes: a rubbish burrow, a large burrow

excavar

Hacer un agujero o túnel cavando, normalmente en la tierra.

En inglés sencillo: To dig a hole or tunnel, usually in the ground.

• Moles burrow underground.
• The rabbit burrowed into the bank.
• Small insects are burrowing through the wood.

Cómo se usa: burrow into something (The rabbit burrowed into the soft earth.); burrow through something (Worms burrow through the soil.)

Sinónimos: tunnel, dig

Expresiones frecuentes: burrow underground, burrow into something, burrow through something

acurrucarse, arroparse

Meterse debajo de algo o apretarse contra ello para sentirse seguro o cómodo.

En inglés sencillo: To push yourself under or close against something to feel safe or comfortable.

• I burrowed under the blanket.
• The baby burrowed against her mother’s shoulder.
• He burrowed deeper into his pillow and went back to sleep.

Cómo se usa: burrow into something (She burrowed into the warm blankets.); burrow under something (The child burrowed under the covers.)

Sinónimos: snuggle, nestle

Expresiones frecuentes: burrow under blankets, burrow into something, burrow against someone

investigar a fondo, indagar

Examinar información con cuidado para descubrir hechos o comprender algo por completo.

En inglés sencillo: To search carefully through information to discover facts or understand something fully.

• She burrowed into the old records.
• The reporter burrowed through documents for weeks.
• He kept burrowing into the case until he found the truth.

Cómo se usa: burrow into something (The journalist burrowed into the company’s financial history.); burrow through something (She burrowed through the files for evidence.)

Sinónimos: probe, investigate, dig into

Expresiones frecuentes: burrow into something, burrow through records