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ferret ['ferɪt]1 nounZoology furet m(hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet(a) (hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet;∎ to go ferreting aller à la chasse au furet(in pocket, drawer) fouiller; (in room) fouiller, fureter;∎ to ferret about for information fureter dans le but de trouver des renseignements;∎ to ferret about in sb's past fureter dans le passé de qn;∎ he's been ferreting about il a fureté un peu partout(b) (information, truth) dénicher -
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1 Hunt chasser au furet ;■ ferret about fureter, fouiller (in dans).■ ferret out ○:▶ ferret [sth] out, ferret out [sth] dégoter ○ [bargain] ; découvrir [truth, information] ;▶ ferret [sb] out dénicher [agent, thief].
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