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1 sought-after
sought-after adj [expert, type of employee, guest, skill] demandé, recherché ; [job, role, brand, garment, village, area] prisé ; thatched cottages are much sought-after les chaumières sont très recherchées ; the most sought-after item was the portrait of Napoleon l'article le plus convoité était le portrait de Napoléon. -
2 premium
premium ['pri:mɪəm](a) (insurance payment) prime f (d'assurance);∎ to pay an additional premium payer une surprime∎ Stock Exchange to pay a premium verser ou acquitter un premium;∎ to issue shares at a premium émettre des actions au-dessus du pair ou de leur valeur nominale;∎ to sell sth at a premium vendre qch à prime ou à bénéfice;∎ antiques are at a premium (are sought after) les antiquités sont très recherchées; (sell at high prices) les antiquités se vendent à prix d'or;∎ time is at a premium le temps presse;∎ her time is at a premium son temps est précieux;∎ good translators are at a premium les bons traducteurs ne courent pas les rues ou sont rares;∎ figurative to put or place a premium on sth (of people, government etc) accorder beaucoup d'importance à qch; (of circumstances, nature of work etc) mettre l'accent sur qch►► premium bonds obligations fpl à lots;Commerce premium discount ristourne f de prime;Commerce premium price prix m de prestige;Marketing premium product produit m de prestige;premium quality qualité f extra;Commerce premium rebate ristourne f de prime;Finance premium on redemption prime f de remboursement;Marketing premium selling vente f avec prime;Marketing premium service service m premier -
3 MOXTI
moxti > moxti-.*\MOXTI v.i., être recherché, prisé, compliqué." moxti ", ils sont recherchés - they are sought after.Décrit les papillons xôchipâpalotl. Sah11,95. -
4 seek
seek [si:k](preterite, past participle sought)a. ( = look for) [+ object, person, solution, happiness, peace] chercher ; [+ fame] rechercher• candidates are urgently sought for the post of chef (in advertisements) on recherche de toute urgence un chef de cuisine• to seek advice/help from sb demander conseil/de l'aide à qn[+ person] aller voir ; [+ trouble] chercher* * *[siːk] 1.(prét, pp sought) transitive verb1) ( try to obtain) chercher [agreement, means, refuge, solution]; demander [advice, help, backing, redress]2) ( look for) [police, employer, person] rechercher2.- seeking combining form en quête de3.to seek for ou after something — rechercher quelque chose
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out -
5 seek
[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) tâcher de2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) chercher à• -
6 seek
(a) (search for → job, person, solution) chercher, rechercher;∎ he constantly sought her approval il cherchait constamment à obtenir son approbation;∎ he sought revenge on them il a cherché à se venger d'eux;∎ they sought an answer to their problems ils ont cherché une réponse à leurs problèmes;∎ we'd better seek help il vaut mieux aller chercher de l'aide;∎ they sought shelter from the rain ils ont cherché à se mettre à l'abri de la pluie;∎ we sought shelter in a shop doorway nous avons cherché refuge ou à nous réfugier dans l'entrée d'un magasin;∎ to seek one's fortune chercher fortune;∎ to seek re-election chercher à se faire réélire;∎ gentleman, 50s, seeks mature woman… (in personal column) homme, la cinquantaine, recherche femme mûre…(b) (ask for → advice, help) demander, chercher;∎ I sought professional advice j'ai demandé conseil à un professionnel, j'ai cherché conseil auprès d'un professionnel;∎ he sought my help il m'a demandé de l'aide ou de l'aider∎ to seek to do sth chercher à faire qch, tenter de faire qch;∎ we are seeking to improve housing conditions nous nous efforçons d'améliorer ou nous cherchons à améliorer les conditions de logement(d) (move towards) chercher;∎ water seeks its own level l'eau atteint spontanément son niveauchercher;∎ to seek after sth rechercher qch;∎ Bible seek and ye shall find cherchez et vous trouverez►► Computing seek time temps m d'accèsrechercher(a) (go to see) aller voir
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