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1 hunt
hunt [hʌnt]∎ to hunt whales pêcher la baleine;∎ they were hunted to extinction ils ont été chassés jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce∎ to hunt the pack diriger la meute;∎ he hunts his horse all winter il monte son cheval à la chasse tout l'hiver∎ he was being hunted by the police il était pourchassé ou recherché par la police∎ 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(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?;∎ 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 lin3 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∎ 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(animal) forcer, traquer; (person) traquer; (thing, facts) dénicher; (abuses, errors) faire la chasse à; (truth) débusquerBritish dénicher, découvrir;∎ I've hunted out that book you wanted to borrow j'ai déniché le livre que vous vouliez emprunter∎ I'm going to the library to hunt up that article she mentioned je vais à la bibliothèque rechercher cet article dont elle parlait -
2 hunt
hunt [hʌnt]1. nounchasse f• elephant/tiger hunt chasse f à l'éléphant/au tigre• the hunt is on for... on cherche...a. ( = seek) chercher ; ( = pursue) poursuivreb. [+ fox, deer] chasser• hunt around until you find what you need fouillez jusqu'à ce que vous trouviez ce dont vous avez besoin4. compounds► hunt saboteur, hunt sab (inf) noun (British) militant qui participe à des actions directes contre les chasses à courre* * *[hʌnt] 1.2) ( activity) chasse f3) (fox-hunting group, area) chasse f à courre2.transitive verb1) (seek, pursue) rechercherto hunt somebody out of ou off — faire sortir quelqu'un de
2) ( pursue) chasser [game, fox]3.1) ( for prey) chasser2) ( search)to hunt for something — chercher [quelque chose] partout [object, person, address]; être à la recherche de [truth, cure]
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3 cover
cover [ˈkʌvər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. (for protection) (over furniture) housse f ; (over merchandise, vehicle) bâche f ; [of lens] bouchon m ; [of book] couverture f ; ( = lid) couvercle mb. ( = bedcover) dessus-de-lit m invc. ( = shelter) abri m• his critics are already running for cover c'est déjà le sauve-qui-peut général parmi ses détracteurs• to take cover ( = shelter) s'abritere. ( = means of concealing) couverture f• the conference was a cover for an illegal political gathering la conférence servait de couverture à un rassemblement politique illégal► to cover for or against sth (Insurance)it doesn't cover you for or against flood damage vous n'êtes pas couvert contre les dégâts des eaux• what does your travel insurance cover you for? que couvre votre assurance voyage ?b. ( = point gun at) braquer un revolver sur• I've got you covered! ne bougez pas ou je tire !c. [+ opposing player] marquerd. [+ distance] parcourir• to cover a lot of ground (travelling) faire beaucoup de chemin ; ( = deal with many subjects) traiter un large éventail de questionse. ( = be sufficient for) couvrir• $50 will cover everything 50 dollars suffiront (à couvrir toutes les dépenses)f. ( = deal with) traiter• the course covers nutrition and exercise le stage traite de la nutrition et de l'exercice physique3. compoundsa. ( = protect) [+ person] protéger ; (Insurance)[+ risk] couvrir• why would she cover for him if he's trying to kill her? pourquoi le protégerait-elle s'il veut la tuer ?a. se couvrira. [+ object] recouvrir ; [+ child] couvrirb. ( = hide) dissimuler ; [+ affair] étouffer* * *['kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (protective lid, sheath) couverture f; (for duvet, typewriter, cushion) housse f; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fourreau m2) ( blanket) couverture f3) (of book, magazine) couverture f; ( of record) pochette fon the cover — ( of book) sur la couverture; ( of magazine) en couverture
4) ( shelter) abri m5) (for spy, crime) couverture f ( for pour)to blow somebody's cover — (colloq) griller (colloq) quelqu'un
6) Military couverture f7) ( replacement) (for teacher, doctor) remplacement m2.to give or provide cover against — garantir contre
transitive verb1) ( conceal or protect) couvrir ( with avec); recouvrir [cushion, sofa, corpse] ( with de)3) ( be all over) [litter, graffiti, bruises] couvrircovered in spots/litter — couvert de boutons/papiers
4) ( travel over) parcourir [distance, area]; ( extend over) s'étendre sur [area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] traiter; [term] englober; [teacher] faire; [rule, law] s'appliquer à; [department] s'occuper de; [rep] couvrir6) ( report on) [journalist] couvrir7) ( pay for) couvrir [costs]; combler [loss]£20 should cover it — 20 livres sterling devraient suffire
9) Military, Sport couvrirI've got you covered! — ( threat) ne bougez pas ou je tire!
to cover one's back — fig se couvrir
10) ( conceal) cacher [ignorance]; masquer [smell]3.4.to cover oneself — se protéger ( against contre)
- covered5.covered past participle adjective [market, porch] couvert; [dish] à couverclePhrasal Verbs:- cover up -
4 corner
corner [ˈkɔ:nər]1. noun• it's just round the corner ( = very near) c'est à deux pas d'ici• the domestic robot is just around the corner le robot domestique, c'est pour demain• to turn the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; (figurative) passer le moment critique ; [patient] passer le capc. ( = position) to fight one's corner défendre sa position4. compounds* * *['kɔːnə(r)] 1.1) lit ( in geometry) angle m; (of street, building) angle m, coin m; (of table, field, room) coin m; Automobile ( bend) virage mto turn ou go round the corner — tourner au coin de la rue
just around the corner — ( nearby) tout près; ( around the bend) juste après le coin
2) (of eye, mouth) coin m3) ( place) coin m2.transitive verb1) ( trap) lit acculer [animal, enemy]; fig coincer (colloq) [person]2) ( monopolize) accaparer [market]3.intransitive verb Automobile [car] prendre un virage••to cut corners — ( financially) faire des économies; ( in a procedure) simplifier les choses
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5 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) carrière2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) extraireII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) gibier2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) proie -
6 head-hunt
['hedhʌnt]transitive verb ( seek to recruit) (chercher à) recruter -
7 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) chasser2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) pourchasser2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) chasse2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) recherche•- hunter- hunting - huntsman - hunt down - hunt for - hunt high and low - hunt out
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