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1 forage
['fɔrɪdʒ] 1. npasza f2. vi( for food) szukać pożywienia; ( for interesting objects) szperać* * *['fori‹] 1. verb((often with about) to search thoroughly: He foraged about in the cupboard; He foraged for food in the cupboard.) szperać, plądrować2. noun(food for horses and cattle.) obrok, pasza -
2 root
[ruːt] 1. n(of plant, tooth) korzeń m; ( MATH) pierwiastek m; ( of hair) cebulka f; (of problem, belief) źródło nt- roots2. viukorzeniać się (ukorzenić się perf), wypuszczać (wypuścić perf) korzenie3. vtPhrasal Verbs:- root for- root out* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) korzeń2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) nasada, korzeń3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) źródło4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) korzenie2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) zakorzenić sie, zasadzić- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) ryć2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) grzebać -
3 hunt
[hʌnt] 1. vt 2. vito hunt for — ( right word etc) szukać +gen
Phrasal Verbs:3. n( for animals) polowanie nt; ( search) poszukiwanie nt; (SPORT) klub myśliwych polujących na lisa* * *1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) polować2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) tropić, poszukiwać2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) polowanie2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) poszukiwanie•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
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4 grub
[grʌb] 1. n 2. vito grub about/around (for) — grzebać (w poszukiwaniu +gen)
* * *1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) larwa2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) żarcie2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) ryć -
5 scavenge
['skævəndʒ]vi* * *['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) szukać czegoś (np. pożywienia) w śmieciach -
6 browse
[brauz] 1. vi 2. vt ( COMPUT) 3. n* * *1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) wertować2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) skubać3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.) wyszukiwać2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.) wertowanie, skubanie2) (an act of browsing.)
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