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afgraven

English translation: to dig off, to level (by digging)

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Dutch term or phrase:afgraven
English translation:to dig off, to level (by digging)
Entered by: Evert DELOOF-SYS

12:40 Dec 9, 2001
Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science
Dutch term or phrase: afgraven
een weiland afgraven
Lars Dam
to dig off, to level (by digging)
Explanation:
pasture(-land), grass-, grazing-land etc


Ref.:
One of my dictionaries (Wolters' Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels)

HTH
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 15:57
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2to dig off, to level (by digging)
Evert DELOOF-SYS
5to dig off, to level (by digging)
5Excavate
Dave Greatrix
4to dig down
Sandra Nortje
4To be clear..
Dave Greatrix


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to dig off, to level (by digging)


Explanation:
pasture(-land), grass-, grazing-land etc


Ref.:
One of my dictionaries (Wolters' Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels)

HTH


Native speaker of:

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to dig off, to level (by digging)


Explanation:
pasture(-land), grass-, grazing-land etc


Ref.:
One of my dictionaries (Wolters' Woordenboek Nederlands-Engels)

HTH

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
PRO pts in pair: 1278
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agree  Dave Greatrix
4 hrs
agree  blomguib (X): yes; for example: shallow cut digging = in dunne lagen afgraven
2 days 4 hrs
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to dig down


Explanation:
to dig down a meadow or a pasture


    van Dale; Bosman, Hiemstra , vd Merwe
Sandra Nortje
South Africa
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 46
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Excavate


Explanation:
This would be the correct English word.

If you excavate, you have excavated, and you then have an excavation.

Ref: I am an English excavator sometimes.

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1747
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To be clear..


Explanation:
Evert is right about the levelling bit.

Excavation is a broad term pertaining to earth removal. It all depends on what you feel would fit better within the text.

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1747
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