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41 retrieve
[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.) endurheimta2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) finna og sækja•- retriever -
42 rifle
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43 root
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.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
44 run to earth
(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) elta uppi og finna -
45 scavenge
['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) leita að fæði/nothæfum hlutum í sorpi -
46 scour
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47 sketchy
1) (incompletely done or carried out: a sketchy search.) lauslegur2) (slight or incomplete: a sketchy knowledge of French.) ófullkominn -
48 spread out
1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) teygja/breiða (út/úr)2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) dreifa (úr)3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) tvístra(st), dreifa(st) -
49 stray
[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.) flækjast, villast2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) flækingsdÿr, heimilislaust dÿr3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) flækings-2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) dreifður, strjáll -
50 strike oil
(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.) koma niður á olíu; komast í feitt -
51 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) reyna að krækja sér í -
52 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.) elta uppi, hafa uppi á -
53 wader
noun (any of several types of bird that wade in search of food.) vaðfugl
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Search — [sə:tʃ], das; s [engl. search = das Suchen, zu: to search = suchen, über afrz. cerchier (= frz. chercher) aus spätlat. circare = prüfend umhergehen] (Jargon): Suche nach Informationen (z. B. im Internet). * * * Search [engl.], suchen … Universal-Lexikon
Search — Search, v. i. To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration, or examination; to hunt. [1913 Webster] Once more search with me. Shak. [1913 Webster] It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the matter, and searched into all … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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search — ► VERB 1) try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly. 2) examine (a place, vehicle, or person) thoroughly in order to find something or someone. 3) (searching) investigating very deeply: searching questions. ►… … English terms dictionary
