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pə'sju:t1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) persecución2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) actividadtr[pə'sjʊːt]2 (search) búsqueda, busca; (striving) lucha3 (activity) actividad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin hot pursuit (of) pisando los talones (a)leisure pursuit pasatiempopursuit [pər'su:t] n1) chase: persecución f2) search: búsqueda f, busca f3) activity: actividad f, pasatiempo mn.• busca s.f.• buscada s.f.• búsqueda s.f.• caza s.f.• empeño s.m.• ocupación s.f.• pasatiempo s.m.• persecución s.f.• pretensión s.f.• prosecución s.f.• seguimiento s.m.pər'suːt, pə'sjuːt1) u ca) ( chase) persecución fshe set off in pursuit of the thief — salió en persecución or a la caza del ladrón
b) (search, striving)2) c (pastime, activity) actividad f[pǝ'sjuːt]1. N1) (=chase) caza f, persecución f ; (fig) [of pleasure, happiness, knowledge] busca f, búsqueda fin (the) pursuit of sth/sb — en busca de algo/algn
2) (=occupation)outdoor pursuits — actividades fpl al aire libre
literary pursuits — intereses mpl literarios, actividades fpl literarias
2.CPDpursuit plane N — avión m de caza
* * *[pər'suːt, pə'sjuːt]1) u ca) ( chase) persecución fshe set off in pursuit of the thief — salió en persecución or a la caza del ladrón
b) (search, striving)2) c (pastime, activity) actividad f
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