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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFRA DIG

From Latin phrase infrā dignitātem.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INFRA DIG

infra dig  [ˈɪnfrə ˈdɪɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFRA DIG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infra dig is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INFRA DIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of infra dig in the English dictionary

The definition of infra dig in the dictionary is beneath one's dignity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFRA DIG


dig
dɪɡ
shindig
ˈʃɪnˌdɪɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFRA DIG

infra
infracostal
infract
infraction
infractor
infragrant
infrahuman
infralapsarian
infralapsarianism
inframaxillary
infrangibility
infrangible
infrangibleness
infrangibly
infraorbital
infraposed
infraposition
infrared
infrared astronomy
infrared photography

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFRA DIG

big
Braunschweig
brig
cig
craig
fig
gig
grim dig
guinea pig
jig
Leipzig
lig
pig
rig
Schleswig
tig
trig
twig
vig
wig

Synonyms and antonyms of infra dig in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infra dig» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFRA DIG

Find out the translation of infra dig to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infra dig from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infra dig» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有失身份
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dig infra
570 millions of speakers

English

infra dig
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंफ्रा खुदाई
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حفر بالأشعة تحت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инфра раскопки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dig infra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইনফ্রা খনন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dig infra
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Infra digali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

infra dig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤外線掘る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인프라 발굴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infra dig
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ sở hạ tầng đào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகச்சிவப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इन्फ्रा खणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Infra kaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poco dignitoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infra dig
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інфра розкопки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dig infra
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

infra dig
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infrastruktuur grawe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infra pik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infra dig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infra dig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFRA DIG»

The term «infra dig» is used very little and occupies the 162.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFRA DIG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infra dig» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infra dig» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infra dig

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFRA DIG»

Discover the use of infra dig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infra dig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infra Dig
Consumed by guilt after backing her car over her burdensome father-in-law, widowed Susan Nebens panics and hides the body in a bag full of grass clippings, thus beginning a bizarre adventure involving two hoods on the lam. 12,500 first ...
Ralph McInerny, 1992
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William of Ockham's Early Theory of Property Rights in Context
Sed ille rigor mitigatur, cum est immensa deceptio: sicut et quando inest dolus.61 Naturaliter licere: id est de iure gentium: ut infra Dig. 19.2.22.3. Tenet enim contractus nihilominus: sed deceptus, si quidem re ipsa, minor restituitur: pro leui  ...
Jonathan William Robinson, 2012
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Who Are You Calling a Clown?
Deborah Bennison. This means being caught red‐handed in the middle of committing a crime. For example: The police arrested him in flagrante delicto. Infra dig This is short for 'infra dignitatem' and means 'beneath one's dignity' or ...
Deborah Bennison, 2006
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
(infra, inferior; below) in flagrante delicto (red handed) Caught in the very act of committing a crime. in folio "Once-folded sheet of printed matter." infra (inf., inferior, below) infra dig. (infra dignitatem, beneath [one's] dignity) infra dignitatem (infra ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
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A Turn with the Muse
102 NOT FINDING IT INFRA DIG Christos et sui discipuli Weren't finding it infra dig to be eating with publicans and sinners, Whom he was supposed to Be snubbing. And one of the Supercilious Pharisees kept To the disciples repeating:  ...
Martin Dec Haynes F. R. C. S., 2009
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From Bonbon to Cha-cha: Oxford Dictionary of Foreign Words ...
(In a written document) below; further on: see note, infra. infra dig /,Infre 'drg/ adjective phrase E19 Latin (abbreviation of Latin infra dignitatem beneath (one's) dignity). Beneath the dignity of one's position; demeaning, undignified. Colloquial .
Andrew Delahunty, 2008
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Medical Terminology by the Mnemonic Story System
ELEMENT MNEMONIC ASSOCIATION-IMAGE MEANING DEVICE Examples: inferior (infer/ior)—situated below or located downward inferolateral (infer/o/later/ al)—situated below and to one side infra- infra dig An infra dig is not beneath the  ...
William J. Russell, 2006
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
(in a book or writing) below; further on. Infra- /infra/ comb form below (opp. SUPRA-). in*frac«tion /infrakshan/ n. esp. Law violation or infringement. DD in* fract /-frakt/ v.tr. in. frac'tor n. infra dig /infra dig/ predic. adj. colloq. beneath one's dignity.
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
OED lists 68 such compounds, mainly anatomical; its 1976 supplement adds 15. infra dig is separately discussed, as a colloquial form of L infra dignitatem: beneath one's dignity, "unbecoming one's position." infra is still a live prefix; see en.
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
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Concise English Dictionary
infra dignitatem (dig-ni- td'tam,-td'tem) below one's dignity (colloquially sometimes infra dig.). infraction in-frak'shan, n. violation, esp. of law: breach. — v.t. infract1 to infringe. — adjs. infracted broken: interrupted: bent in. — n. infractor one who ...
G. (Ed ). Davidson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFRA DIG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infra dig is used in the context of the following news items.
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St Tropez? Nyet. I'm going deerstalking with my corgski
Frightfully infra dig to go shooting with corgis, for all their royal connections. Their legs are too short to retrieve birds. Alternatively, an oligarch ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
2
Time to stop the degree snobbery?
There is a reason why the diploma is considered infra dig. Most diploma courses in India used to be in the engineering stream. Several premier ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Tapioca in the Junction
... fellow rider Maurice Gordon of music fame, considers it infra dig to drive back from our treks, no matter the distance. So his custom is to recruit ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
4
Bewildering Search For Honest, Educated Moralists
... he may feel somewhat infra dig and needs it as a political ladder, even though walauwe's are ridiculed and lambasted on political platforms. «Sunday Leader, Jul 15»
5
Ghosts Of War Give Way to Development in Sri Lanka
You do not want to help your own people because of this, it is infra dig to you, but you still speak of injustice. injustice to whom? Your velupillai ... «Inter Press Service, Jun 15»
6
Sex in the sanctuary
... murmuring a little malevolently under their breath — and to be taken down by 50-odd commando ballerinas would be infra dig in extremis. «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
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AAP's 'sexist' ad: Wife has to take care of house, son while husband …
How utterly sexist of them! This is where I beg to differ. Since when did it become infra dig to be a housewife? Many women do it, out of choice. «Firstpost, Jun 15»
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Judith Woods: Would you wear a 'smart bikini' that stops you getting …
It all sounds very modern, but my fear is that helpful alerts about infra red could soon evolve into warnings about being infra dig. Perhaps the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
New car road test: Volvo XC90
Clearly Volvo's punt is that for every existing XC90 buyer who finds the latest car infra dig, there will be countless more attracted to the marque, ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
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The return of Granite Beauty, Cherokee Purple — not to mention the …
... for example, seem to resonate with shopper's imaginations while our ancestral leeks and turnips remain resolutely infra dig. Perhaps they will ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»

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