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Detailed Translations for excavation from English to German

excavation:

excavation [the ~] nom

  1. the excavation (exhumation; digging up)
    die Ausgrabung; die Hebung; der Fund
  2. the excavation (digging up)
    die Ausgrabung

Translation Matrix for excavation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ausgrabung digging up; excavation; exhumation
Fund digging up; excavation; exhumation discovery; find; invention
Hebung digging up; excavation; exhumation lifting up; price list; raising; table of charges
- archeological site; dig; digging; mining
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- hollowing out

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Synonyms for "excavation":


Related Definitions for "excavation":

  1. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth1
  2. the act of digging1
    • there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton1
  3. a hole in the ground made by excavating1
  4. the site of an archeological exploration1

Wiktionary Translations for excavation:

excavation
noun
  1. archaeological excavation
  2. material dug out in making a channel or cavity
  3. uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel
  4. act of excavating, or of making hollow
excavation
noun
  1. die Entfernung von Boden oder Vergleichbares durch graben (auch zur weiteren Verwendung)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
excavation Ausgrabung opgraving — archeologische vindplaats
excavation Ausgrabung; Grabung fouille — Ouverture dans la terre

excavate:

to excavate verbe (excavates, excavated, excavating)

  1. to excavate (dig up; dig out; exhume; )
    ausgraben; graben; aufgraben
    • ausgraben verbe (grabe aus, gräbst aus, gräbt aus, grub aus, grubt aus, ausgegraben)
    • graben verbe (grabe, gräbst, gräbt, grub, grubt, gegraben)
    • aufgraben verbe
  2. to excavate (exhume)
    freilegen; ausgraben; graben; aushöhlen
    • freilegen verbe (lege frei, legst frei, legt frei, legte frei, legtet frei, freigelegt)
    • ausgraben verbe (grabe aus, gräbst aus, gräbt aus, grub aus, grubt aus, ausgegraben)
    • graben verbe (grabe, gräbst, gräbt, grub, grubt, gegraben)
    • aushöhlen verbe (höhle aus, höhlst aus, höhlt aus, höhlte aus, höhltet aus, ausgehöhlt)

Conjugations for excavate:

present
  1. excavate
  2. excavate
  3. excavates
  4. excavate
  5. excavate
  6. excavate
simple past
  1. excavated
  2. excavated
  3. excavated
  4. excavated
  5. excavated
  6. excavated
present perfect
  1. have excavated
  2. have excavated
  3. has excavated
  4. have excavated
  5. have excavated
  6. have excavated
past continuous
  1. was excavating
  2. were excavating
  3. was excavating
  4. were excavating
  5. were excavating
  6. were excavating
future
  1. shall excavate
  2. will excavate
  3. will excavate
  4. shall excavate
  5. will excavate
  6. will excavate
continuous present
  1. am excavating
  2. are excavating
  3. is excavating
  4. are excavating
  5. are excavating
  6. are excavating
subjunctive
  1. be excavated
  2. be excavated
  3. be excavated
  4. be excavated
  5. be excavated
  6. be excavated
diverse
  1. excavate!
  2. let's excavate!
  3. excavated
  4. excavating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for excavate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
aufgraben dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth
ausgraben dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth expose; lay bare; uncover
aushöhlen excavate; exhume deepen; explore in depth; hollow out; make more profound; sap; scoop out; study in depth
freilegen excavate; exhume bare; bring to the surface; decloak; dive for; expose; lay bare; strip; uncloak; uncover
graben dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth dig
- dig; dig up; hollow; turn up; unearth

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Related Definitions for "excavate":

  1. remove the inner part or the core of1
    • the mining company wants to excavate the hillside1
  2. form by hollowing1
    • Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team1
    • excavate a cavity1
  3. find by digging in the ground1
  4. recover through digging1
    • Schliemann excavated Troy1
    • excavate gold1

Wiktionary Translations for excavate:

excavate
verb
  1. etwas mit Hilfe eines Baggers herstellen
  2. (transitiv) insbesondere im Straßenbau: einen vertieften Raum durch Aushebung von Erdreich herstellen, der die tragende Packlage oder Steinschüttung [oder etwas Ähnliches] aufnimmt

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