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1 to seek a second term
Pol. se représenter [aux élections] ; briguer un second mandatEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to seek a second term
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2 seek
A vtr1 (try to obtain, wish to have) chercher [agreement, asylum, confrontation, means, promotion, refuge, solution] ; demander [advice, help, permission, public inquiry, backing, redress] ; to seek revenge chercher à se venger ; to seek sb's approval/a second term of office chercher à obtenir l'approbation de qn/un second mandat ; to seek to do chercher à faire, tenter de faire ; I do not seek to do je ne cherche pas à faire ; to seek one's fortune chercher fortune ;2 ( look for) [police, employer, person] rechercher [person, object] ; ‘sporty 45-year-old divorcee seeks similar’ Journ ‘femme divorcée, 45 ans, sportive, cherche âme sœur’.B - seeking (dans composés) en quête de (before n).■ seek out:▶ seek out [sth/sb], seek [sth/sb] out aller chercher, dénicher ; to seek out and destroy Mil repérer et détruire.
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