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61 rake through
(to make a thorough search: I'm raking through these boxes of old clothes.) leta (gå) igenom -
62 ransack
v. råna, plundra; söka, leta* * *['rænsæk, ]( American[) ræn'sæk]1) (to search thoroughly in: She ransacked the whole house for her keys.) söka igenom2) (loot, plunder: The army ransacked the conquered city.) plundra -
63 retrieve
v. återställa; återupprätta; återvinna; återfinna; rädda* * *[rə'tri:v]1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) återfå, få tillbaka2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) apportera•- retriever -
64 rifle
n. gevär--------v. råna, plundra; räffla; tömma* * *1. noun(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) gevär, bössa2. verb1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) rota2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) stjäla, plundra• -
65 root
n. rot, upphov; grund--------v. rotfästa; slå rot: dra upp med rötterna; böka, rota; bli etablerad (angående företag etc.); utrota* * *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.) rot2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rot3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rot4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) rötter2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) [] slå rot- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) böka, rota2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rota -
66 run to earth
(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) äntligen finna, spåra upp -
67 scavenge
v. rengöra; sopa gator; leta efter mat, rota i sopor* * *['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) rota (söka) i -
68 scour
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69 sketchy
adj. skissartad, grov; hafsig; ytlig* * *1) (incompletely done or carried out: a sketchy search.) skissartad, hastig, hafsig2) (slight or incomplete: a sketchy knowledge of French.) ytlig -
70 spread out
utspridd* * *1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) breda ut sig2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) sprida ut3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) sprida ut sig -
71 stray
adj. vilsekommen; tillfällig--------n. vilsekommen (människa el. djur)--------v. irra; göra ett misstag* * *[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) förirra sig, gå vilse, sväva ut2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) kringströvande (bortsprunget) övergivet djur3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) kringströvande, bortsprungen, herrelös2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) enstaka, spridd -
72 strike oil
hitta olja; plötsligt bli rik* * *(to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) påträffa (hitta) olja -
73 tout
n. agent; tipsgivare--------v. spionera på, förfölja* * *(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) försöka skaffa, fiska efter -
74 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.) spåra upp -
75 wader
n. vadare, en som vadar; vadare (fågel); sjöstövlar* * *noun (any of several types of bird that wade in search of food.) vadare, vadarfågel
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