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verb

1. To place (a corpse) in or as if in a grave: entomb, inhume, inter, lay. Idioms: layputto rest. See show/hide.
2. To put or keep out of sight: cache, conceal, ensconce, hide, occult, secrete. Slang plant, stash. See show/hide.

v

Definition: conceal, cover
Antonyms: dig out, reveal, uncover

v

Definition: lay to rest after death
Antonyms: dig out, disinter, uncover

IN BRIEF: To place in the ground in a grave or a tomb.

Mia's dog liked to bury his bones in the backyard.

Tutor's tip: The "berry" (small fruit) is not "burry" (prickly), but it is something you could "bury" (cover with earth).

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• Secrecy and Concealment - bury: (vb) conceal by covering from view

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - begrave, nedgrave, grave ned

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    stikke hovedet i busken
• bury the hatchet    begrave stridsøksen

Nederlands (Dutch)
begraven, verbergen, bedekken, verwerpen (voorstel/idee etc.), verliezen door dood, zich verdiepen in

Français (French)
v. tr. - enterrer, inhumer, (fig) enterrer, oublier, plonger/se plonger dans, enfoncer dans

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    pratiquer la politique de l'autruche
• bury the hatchet    enterrer la hache de guerre

Deutsch (German)
v. - begraben, verscharren, vergraben

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    den Kopf in den Sand stecken
• bury the hatchet    das Kriegsbeil begraben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θάβω, ενταφιάζω, κηδεύω, παραχώνω, κρύβω, χώνω, μπήγω, βυθίζομαι, τρυπώνω

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    χώνω το κεφάλι μου στην άμμο, ακολουθώ πολιτική στρουθοκαμήλου
• bury the hatchet    (καθομ.) συμφιλιώνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
seppellire, sotterrare

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    fare lo struzzo
• bury the hatchet    fare la pace

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enterrar

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    recusar-se a encarar situação desagradável
• bury the hatchet    fazer as pazes (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
похоронить, зарыть

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    игнорировать явную опасность
• bury the hatchet    пойти на мировую

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar sepultura, inhumar, sepultar, enterrar, esconder, ocultar

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    esconder la cabeza debajo del ala
• bury the hatchet    enterrar el hacha de la guerra

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - begrava, gräva ner

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
埋葬, 隐藏, 掩埋

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    故意不看将临的危险
• bury the hatchet    和解, 停战

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 埋葬, 隱藏, 掩埋

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    故意不看將臨的危險
• bury the hatchet    和解, 停戰

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 묻다, ~을 숨기다, 망각하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 葬る, 埋葬する, 埋葬式を行なう, 埋める, 隠す, 没頭する, 忘れる, 沈める
n. - ベリー

idioms:

• bury one's head in the sand    現実を避ける
• bury the hatchet    和睦する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) دفن, وارى التراب, طمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטמין, קבר‬

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