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1 frugare
1. v/i ( rovistare) rummage2. v/t ( cercare con cura) search, rummage through* * *frugare v.tr. e intr. to search (sthg.), to search in (sthg.), to rummage (sthg.), to rummage in (sthg.); ( minuziosamente) to ransack (sthg.); ( col muso) to nose, to root, to nuzzle: frugare nelle proprie tasche, nelle tasche di qlcu., to search (o to go through) one's, s.o.'s pockets; ordinò di frugare tutti i passeggeri, he ordered all the passengers to be searched; frugherò finché lo troverò, I'll ferret it out; frugò nel suo cassetto, he rummaged in his drawer; frugare (in) una stanza, to ransack a room; frugare in tutti gli angoli, to search high and low (o in every nook and cranny); invece di frugare qua e là cercalo con metodo, why don't you look properly instead of rummaging about?; il cane frugava col muso tra i rifiuti, the dog was nosing around in the rubbish.* * *[fru'ɡare]1. vt2. vifrugare in — to search, rummage around in
* * *[fru'gare] 1.frugare in — to delve in(to), to ferret about, to go through [tasche, cassetto, armadio]
2.frugare per trovare qcs. — to rummage o fumble for sth
verbo transitivo (esaminare, perquisire) to search [casa, bagagli, tasche]; to search, to rummage through [ stanza]* * *frugare/fru'gare/ [1](aus. avere) (rovistare) frugare in to delve in(to), to ferret about, to go through [tasche, cassetto, armadio]; frugare per trovare qcs. to rummage o fumble for sth.(esaminare, perquisire) to search [casa, bagagli, tasche]; to search, to rummage through [ stanza]. -
2 rimuginare
1 ( frugare) to rummage; to rummage through2 ( agitare nella mente) to brood over (sthg.), to turn over in one's mind: che cosa stai rimuginando?, what are you turning over in your mind?; rimuginare il passato, to brood over the past; non stare a rimuginarci sopra, lascia perdere!, don't keep turning it over in your mind, forget it!* * *[rimudʒi'nare] 1. 2.* * *rimuginare/rimudʒi'nare/ [1](aus. avere) to brood (su over). -
3 rovistare
rovistare v.tr. e intr. to ransack (sthg.); to search (sthg.), to rummage in (sthg.): rovistare in un cassetto, to ransack a drawer; rovistare nella propria memoria, to search one's memory.* * *[rovis'tare]rovistare (in) — to rummage in, to go through [armadio, cassetto, tasche, borsa]; to ransack [ casa]
* * *rovistare/rovis'tare/ [1]verbo tr. e verbo intr.(aus. avere) rovistare (in) to rummage in, to go through [ armadio, cassetto, tasche, borsa]; to ransack [ casa]. -
4 rovistare (in)
rovistare (in)to rummage in, to go through [ armadio, cassetto, tasche, borsa]; to ransack [ casa].\ -
5 rovistare vt
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6 rifrugare
rifrugare v.tr. e intr. to search through (sthg.) again, to rummage again: rifrugò nella borsa per cercare le chiavi, she rummaged in her bag again for the keys. -
7 frugare
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8 rovistare
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rummage — 1 verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) also rummage around to search for something by moving things around in a careless way (+ in/through etc): Looks like someone s been rummaging around in my desk. 2 noun 1 have a rummage informal to rummage 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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rummage — verb search unsystematically and untidily for something. ↘make a thorough search of (a vessel). noun an act of rummaging. Derivatives rummager noun Word History Rummage came into English in the late 15th century, from the Old French word arrumage … English new terms dictionary
rummage — verb he rummaged through Stacey s bureau drawers Syn: search (through), hunt through, root about/around (in), ferret about/around (in), fish about/around (in), poke around (in), dig through, delve through, go through, explore, sift through, rifle … Thesaurus of popular words
