he had a hunted look

[ˈhʌntıd] прил.

1. загнанный

2. преследуемый

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

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Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

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buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

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1) to look for, seek

2) search

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1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

- buscarla

- buscar la ruina a algn

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

VI to look

buscarse

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verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for

buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

2) < problemas>

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= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

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verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for

buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

2) < problemas>

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buscar [A2 ]

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

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a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

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♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;

busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;

ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

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v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

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buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

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buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

2. (consultar) to look up

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

hunt [hʌnt]

1 transitive verb

(a) (for food, sport → of person) chasser, faire la chasse à; (→ of animal) chasser;

∎ to hunt whales pêcher la baleine;

∎ they were hunted to extinction ils ont été chassés jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce

(b) British (area) chasser dans;

∎ to hunt the pack diriger la meute;

∎ he hunts his horse all winter il monte son cheval à la chasse tout l'hiver

(c) (pursue) pourchasser, poursuivre;

∎ he was being hunted by the police il était pourchassé ou recherché par la police

(d) (search) fouiller;

∎ I've hunted the whole office for it j'ai retourné tout le bureau pour le retrouver

(e) (drive out) chasser;

∎ people were hunted from their homes des gens étaient chassés de leurs foyers

(f) hunt the slipper or thimble (game) ≃ cache-tampon m

2 intransitive verb

(a) (for food, sport) chasser;

∎ they hunt by night/in packs ils chassent la nuit/en bande;

∎ to go hunting aller à la chasse;

∎ do you hunt? chassez-vous?;

∎ to hunt for sth (person) chasser ou faire la chasse à qch; (animal) chasser qch

(b) (search) chercher (partout);

∎ she hunted (around or about) in her bag for her keys elle a fouillé dans son sac à la recherche de ses clefs;

∎ you'll just have to hunt until you find it vous n'aurez qu'à chercher jusqu'à ce que vous le trouviez;

∎ figurative I've hunted high and low for it j'ai remué ciel et terre pour le retrouver;

∎ I've hunted all over town for a linen jacket j'ai parcouru ou fait toute la ville pour trouver une veste en lin

(c) Technology (gauge) osciller; (engine) pomper

3 noun

(a) (sporting activity) chasse f; (hunters) chasse f, chasseurs mpl; (area) chasse f; (fox-hunt) chasse f au renard;

∎ a tiger/bear hunt une chasse au tigre/à l'ours

(b) (search) chasse f, recherche f;

∎ the hunt is on for the terrorists la chasse aux terroristes est en cours;

∎ local people joined in the hunt for the child des gens de la région se sont joints aux recherches pour retrouver l'enfant;

∎ the hunt for the assassin continues la chasse à l'assassin se poursuit;

∎ I've had a hunt for your scarf j'ai cherché ton écharpe partout, j'ai tout retourné pour trouver ton écharpe

►► British hunt ball = bal réunissant les notables locaux amateurs de chasse;

British hunt saboteur = personne qui tente d'arrêter une chasse

➲ hunt down separable transitive verb

(animal) forcer, traquer; (person) traquer; (thing, facts) dénicher; (abuses, errors) faire la chasse à; (truth) débusquer

➲ hunt out separable transitive verb

British dénicher, découvrir;

∎ I've hunted out that book you wanted to borrow j'ai déniché le livre que vous vouliez emprunter

➲ hunt up separable transitive verb

British (look up) rechercher;

∎ I'm going to the library to hunt up that article she mentioned je vais à la bibliothèque rechercher cet article dont elle parlait

1. to search; 2. to look for; 3. to scour; 4. to ransack; 5. to comb; 6. to raid; 7. to go through; 8. to turn something upside down/inside out

Русское искать, как и его ближайший эквивалент to look for, дают общее понятие поиска. Степень интенсивности поиска и его характер передаются как в английском, так и в русском языках другими словами.

1. to search — искать, разыскивать, шарить, обшарить, обыскивать (тщательно осматривать что-либо, кого-либо, пытаться обнаружить что-либо важное, вредное или спрятанное): The guard searched the prisoner. — Надзиратель обыскал заключенного. The police searched the house for drugs. — Полиция обыскала весь дом в поисках наркотиков. The child searched his pockets for some sweets. — Ребенок обшарил все карманы, нет ли где конфет./Ребенок шарил по карманам в поисках конфет. Глагол to search вызывает представление об охоте за чем-либо; розыски каких-либо фактов, сведений подобно раскапыванию чего-либо в земле; эта образность присутствует в нижеследующих словосочетаниях: I have been hunting for that book all day. — Я разыскивал эту книгу весь день./Я весь день провел в поисках этой книги./Я охотился за этой книгой целый день. The detectives were on their trail at once. — Сыщики сразу напали на их след. They managed to track down his childhood friends. — Им удалось разыскать друзей его детства. We ran her to earth/ground in a London hotel. — Мы разыскали ее в лондонской гостинице./Мы обнаружили ее в лондонской гостинице. She was being hunted by photographers. — Фотографы преследовали ее. The police swooped as soon as the gang appeared. — Полиция нагрянула, как только эта банда появилась. She was ferreting around in the desk. — Она рылась в своем ящике в столе. She fished inside her bag for her wallet. — Она рылась в своей сумке в поисках кошелька. I trawled through the documents at the library. — Я просматривала документы в библиотеке. We had been completely thrown off the scent. — Мы были совершенно сбиты со следа. There is no point in sniffing around here, you won't find anything. — Тут разнюхивать бесполезно, вы ничего не найдете. Let me know if you dig up/turn up anything about him. — Сообщите мне, если вы раскопаете что-либо о нем. I unearthed some useful facts and figures. — Я раскопал кое-какие полезные факты и цифры. The facts came to light only after a long investigation. — Эти факты увидели светтолько после длительных исследований./Эти факты были обнародованы только после длительных исследований. We left no stone unturned in our search for the truth. — В поисках истины мы не оставили камня на камне. The book is a gold mine of information. — Книга — кладезь сведений. I think that this will prove a rich seam to mine for your research. — Я думаю, что это будет очень полезно для вашего исследования./Я думаю, что это окажется для вас золотой жилой. It took me a long time to find it, but I finally struck gold/oil. — Я потратила много времени на поиски, но в конце концов добилась успеха. You need to put in a lot of spadework. — Вам надо приложить много усилий./Вам надо проделать много черновой работы. The journalists we grubbing around for something to print. — Журналисты разыскивали что-нибудь достойное печати. They raked up a lot of scandal. — Они откопали/разворошили кучу сплетен.

2. to look for — искать, разыскивать (пытаться найти кого- либо/что-либо, кого/чего нет на месте): I'm looking for Sam, have you seen him? — Я ищу Сэма, вы его не видели? The kids were told to go to the back yard and look for the lost ball. —Детям велели пойти во двор и поискать там потерянный мяч. 1 have been looking everywhere for that key and you had it all the lime! — Я всюду разыскивал этот ключ, а он все это время был у тебя!

3. to scour — искать, разыскивать, прочесывать (очень тщательно искать то, что очень важно и то, что трудно найти: документ, рукопись и т. п.): A team of detectives is scouring the area for the murder weapon. — Бригада сыщиков обыскивает всю территорию в поисках орудия убийства./Бригада сыщиков прочесывает весь район, разыскивая орудие убийства. Не spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire. — Он потратил полчаса на поиски в газете хотя бы одного упоминания об этом пожаре.

4. to ransack — искать, рыться, обшаривать (перерыть все в комнате, в доме и т. п. в поисках чего-либо; перевернуть все вверх дном): The house had been ransacked by robbers — clothes lay everywhere, and all my jewels had gone. —Дом был перерыт грабителями сверху донизу, одежда разбросана, а мои драгоценности украдены/исчезли. The demonstrators had ransacked the secret police's files. — Демонстранты перевернули все секретные папки тайной полиции.

5. to comb — прочесывать местность (в поисках чего-либо/ кого-либо, в условиях определенного города, района): Police are combing the countryside in the hope of finding the missing boy. — Полиция прочесывает все окрестности, надеясь найти пропавшего мальчика. We have combed the whole area but found no trace of the wallet. — Мы тщательно прочесали весь район, но не нашли и следа бумажника.

6. to raid — устроить облаву, проводить рейд (неожиданно нагрянуть с полицией в поисках преступников или нелегальных товаров): The nightclub has been closed since it was raided last month following an anonymous phone call about drug dealing. — Ночной клуб был закрыт после того, как в прошлом месяце полиция по анонимному звонку провела облаву в поисках наркотиков. Police raided the casino. — Полиция нагрянула в казино и провела там обыск.

7. to go through — тщательно пересмотреть (в поисках чего-либо или чтобы удостовериться, что нет ошибки): I have gone through all the drawers in the desk but the letters are not there. — Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем так и не нашел./ Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем там не оказалось./ Я тщательно просмотрел все ящики стола, но писем там нет. I'm sure we haven't lost your document, you wait just a minute while I go through the file. — Я уверена, что ваш документ мы не потеряли, подождите минутку, я просмотрю это дело/досье/этот файл. Не went through the insurance policy with a fine tooth comb and confirmed there were no hidden loopholes. — Он очень тщательно перечитал страховой полис и подтвердил, что в нем не было никаких пунктов, допускающих разночтения./Он скрупулезно изучил страховой полис и подтвердил, что в нем нет пунктов, допускающих ложное толкование.

8. to turn something upside down/inside out — искать, вывернуть все наизнанку, перевернуть все вверх дном: Jenny turned the cupboard inside out, but could find no sign of any hidden letters. — Дженни перевернула все в буфете вверхдном, но не нашла никаких следов спрятанных писем. J turned ibe house upside down looking for my wedding ring. — Я все в доме перевернула вверх дном в поисках своего обручального кольца.

1 to pursue.

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

Ella persigue el éxito She pursues success.

2 to persecute.

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs

le persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad luck

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.

3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.

Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.

4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.

Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.

5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.

La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.

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Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir

► verbo transitivo

1 to pursue, chase

■ nos persiguió un coche de policía a police car chased us

2 figurado (seguir) to follow

■ este perro me persigue this dog follows me everywhere

3 (reprimir) to persecute

4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for

■ lo que persigue es que la invite a la fiesta she's after an invite to the party

5 DERECHO to prosecute

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1) to persecute

2) pursue

3) worry, torment

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1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out

2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursue

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

b) ( acosar)

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= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

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* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.

* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

b) ( acosar)

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perseguir [ I30 ]

A ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, hunt

B (por la ideología) to persecute

el gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regime

1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue

jóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking fame

la finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figure

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)

me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck

la suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his side

parece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness

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a) ‹fugitivo/delincuente/presa› to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

◊ perseguir la fama to be in pursuit of fame;

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perseguir vt

1. [ir tras de] to pursue;

2. [acosar] to persecute;

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;

lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

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1 objetivo pursue

2 delincuente look for

3 ( molestar) pester

4 ( acosar) persecute

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perseguir {75} vt

1) : to pursue, to chase

2) : to persecute

3) : to pester, to annoy

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perseguir vb

1. (en general) to chase / to pursue

2. (objetivo, fin) to seek [pt. & pp. sought]

adv. [æva answers to Engl. - ever in wherever, whenever, whatever, but in Icel. only remains in the adverb denoting the place from which]:— from whencesoever, Fms. vii. 75 (in a verse); drífa h., to throng together from every side, Hkr. i. 54; þustu þá borgarmenn h. at þeim, Fms. i. 104; þar drósk saman mikit lið ok kom h. til, viii. 411; þá gaf þeim glámskygni, sýndisk þeim sem menn færi h. at þeim, Sturl. i. 179; úvina er h. herja á oss, Stj. 398, 444:—phrases, þótti konungi sem h. væri augu á honum, of a wild, fugitive look, Fms. ii. 180; ok hvaðan-æfa augun á sem á hrakdýri, with a look as wild as a hunted deer (as if he had eyes all over him), Korm. 60; hann vann svá at h. vóru á honum hendrnar, he worked as if be had hands all over him, Grett. 101 new Ed.