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1 chase
A n1 ( pursuit) poursuite f (after de) ; car/police chase poursuite f en voiture/par la police ; to give chase to sb se lancer à la poursuite de qn ;3 Equit = steeplechase ;4 Hunt chasse f ;B vtr1 ( also chase after) ( pursue) pourchasser [person, animal] ; courir après [contract, job, success] ; to chase sb/sth up ou down the street courir après qn/qch dans la rue ;C vi = chase about, chase around.to chase one's (own) tail tourner en rond.■ chase about, chase around:▶ chase about courir en tous sens ;▶ chase around ○ [sth] parcourir [qch] dans tous les sens [building, town] ; we chased all around the library looking for the book on a parcouru la bibliothèque dans tous les sens pour trouver le livre ;▶ chase [sb] around poursuivre qn.■ chase away:▶ chase [sb/sth] away, chase away [sb/sth] chasser [intruder, predator] ; fig chasser [anxiety, fear].■ chase off:▶ chase [sb/sth] off, chase off [sb/sth] chasser [animal, person].■ chase up GB:▶ chase [sth] up, chase up [sth] retrouver [details, statistics] ;▶ chase [sb] up, chase up [sb] activer [person]. -
2 chase
chase [t∫eɪs]1. noun( = action) poursuite f• they ran out and the police gave chase ils sont sortis en courant et la police s'est lancée à leur poursuitepoursuivre ; [+ success, women] courir après• 2,000 unemployed people chasing five jobs 2 000 chômeurs qui se disputent cinq emplois[+ person, animal] chasser[+ information] rechercher ; [+ sth already asked for] réclamer* * *[tʃeɪs] 1.2.car/police chase — poursuite f en voiture/par la police
transitive verb1) (also chase after) ( pursue) pourchasser [person, animal]; courir après [contract, job]to chase somebody/something up ou down the street — courir après quelqu'un/quelque chose dans la rue
2) (also chase after) ( make advances) courir après3) (colloq) (also chase after) ( try to win) viser [title]4) ( remove)to chase somebody/something from — chasser quelqu'un/quelque chose de [room]
5) ( engrave) ciseler•Phrasal Verbs:- chase up••
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