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chase [tʃeɪs]∎ two police cars chased the van deux voitures de police ont pris la camionnette en chasse;∎ the dog chased the postman down the street le chien a poursuivi le facteur jusqu'en bas de la rue;∎ the reporters were chased from or out of the house les journalistes furent chassés de la maison(b) (amorously) courir (après);∎ he's always chasing young women il est toujours à courir (après) les filles(c) (try to obtain) courir après;∎ there are thousands of applicants chasing only a few jobs il y a des milliers de candidats qui courent après quelques postes seulement(d) (engrave → gold, silver) ciseler∎ (rush) she chased all around London to find a wedding dress elle a parcouru ou fait tout Londres pour trouver une robe de mariée3 noun∎ the hounds gave chase to the fox la meute a pris le renard en chasse;∎ the prisoner climbed over the wall and the guards gave chase le prisonnier escalada le mur et les gardiens se lancèrent à sa poursuite(d) Horseracing steeple m(f) Typography châssis mêtre à la poursuite de, poursuivre; (amorously) courir après;∎ we've been all over town chasing after that spare part nous avons dû faire tout le tour de la ville pour trouver cette pièce détachéechasser(runner, cyclist) poursuivre(a) (information) rechercher(b) (organization, person) relancer;∎ can you chase up the manager for me? pouvez-vous relancer le directeur à propos de ce que je lui ai demandé?;∎ I had to chase him up for the £50 he owed me j'ai dû lui réclamer les 50 livres qu'il me devait;∎ I'll chase the matter up for you je vais tenter d'activer les choses pour vous
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