Similar words
mettre son nez dans
Close, figuratively — "to dig into" something means to poke one's nose into it, investigating.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
cavar
cavar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."
Portuguese
escavar
escavar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."
Practice
1 What does creuser mean?
to dig
2 Fill the gap: Il ___ un trou dans le jardin.
Full sentence: Il creuse un trou dans le jardin. (He digs a hole in the garden.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches creuser?
creuser: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.