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1 pursue
[pə'sju:]1) (to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase: They pursued the thief through the town.) perseguir2) (to occupy oneself with (studies, enquiries etc); to continue: He is pursuing his studies at the University.) seguir•- pursuer- pursuit* * *pur.sue[pəsj'u:] vt+vi 1 procurar, diligenciar. 2 perseguir, ir no encalço de. 3 seguir, adotar. 4 desempenhar, exercer. 5 prosseguir, continuar. 6 importunar, amolar. to pursue a course seguir um caminho. -
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4 to pursue a course
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5 Hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
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[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) perseguir2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) afugentar2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) perseguição2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) caça•* * *chase1[tʃeis] n 1 caça, caçada, ato de caçar. 2 esporte da caça. 3 animal caçado, caça. 4 navio perseguido. 5 perseguição. 6 Brit reservado para caça. • vt+vi 1 perseguir, dar caça a. 2 afugentar, tocar, acossar. 3 caçar, ir à caça. 4 coll correr velozmente. chase gun Naut peça da proa ou da popa. go chase yourself! Amer coll vá plantar batatas! they gave him chase perseguiram-no. to be in chase of, to have in chase perseguir. to chase away afugentar.————————chase2[tʃeis] n 1 ranhura, fenda, chanfradura. 2 Typogr rama. 3 bolada de canhão. • vt gravar, cinzelar, esculpir, entalhar. to chase a screw thread aprofundar filete de rosca. -
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1. noun(a hunting-dog: The fox threw the hounds off the scent and escaped.) galgo2. verb(to pursue or hunt (someone): The film star was constantly hounded by newspaper reporters.) perseguir* * *[haund] n 1 cão de caça. 2 qualquer cão. 3 fig pessoa ruim, desprezível. 4 pessoa apaixonada por qualquer coisa. 5 hounds matilha. • vt 1 caçar. 2 perseguir. 3 açular (at, on contra). to follow (ride) the hounds caçar a cavalo, com cães. -
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1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caçada2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *[h∧nt] n 1 caça, caçada. 2 animais que se caçam. 3 busca, procura. 4 região de caça. 5 grupo de caçadores. • vt+vi 1 caçar. 2 bater, percorrer em caça. 3 usar cães, cavalos, etc. na caça. 4 enxotar, expulsar, afugentar. 5 perseguir. 6 procurar, buscar (after, for por). she was hunting for her gloves / ela estava procurando suas luvas. the hunt is up começou a caça. to go out hunting sair para caçar. to hunt down perseguir até capturar ou matar. to hunt out descobrir. to hunt up caçar, procurar, encontrar após longa busca. -
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(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) descobrir -
10 chase
[ eis] 1. verb1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) perseguir2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) enxotar2. noun1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) perseguição2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) caça• -
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12 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) caçar2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) caçar2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caça2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca•- hunter- hunting - huntsman - hunt down - hunt for - hunt high and low - hunt out -
13 track down
(to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found: I managed to track down an old copy of the book.) localizar
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pursue — pur‧sue [pəˈsjuː ǁ pərˈsuː] verb [transitive] 1. to do something or try to achieve something over a long period of time: • She plans to pursue a career in politics. • Aptech intends to pursue its goal of becoming the market leader. 2. pursue the… … Financial and business terms
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