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    Creusées (en. Dug)

    /kʁøze/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Which has been dug, which has a cavity.
    The ditches dug along the road served to drain water.
    Les fossés creusés le long de la route servaient à drainer l'eau.
    Devoid of material.
    Cars excavated for the transport of materials.
    Des wagons creusés pour le transport des matières.

    Etymology

    Derived from the verb 'creuser' which means to make a hole or excavate.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to carve one's furrow
    To make a way, establish one's reputation.
    creuser son sillon
    to dig a hole
    To make a deeper or wider hole.
    creuser un trou
    to dig the earth
    To form cavities in the ground.
    creuser la terre

    Related Words

    to dig
    To make a hole or an excavation.
    creuser
    hollow
    Which has a cavity, which is not full.
    creux
    excavation
    Action of digging, removing material to form a hole.
    excatation

    Slang Meanings

    In a figurative context, to mean to deepen an idea or a subject.
    He dug into the subject to extract all the details.
    Il a creusé le sujet jusqu'à en tirer tous les détails.
    To make a situation more difficult or more complex.
    By digging into the problem, he just made things worse.
    En creusant le problème, il a juste aggravé les choses.