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1 мъча
torment, torture(c примамливи представи) tantalize(преуморявам) overwork, overdrive(безпокоя, тормозя) vex, annoy, worry, bother, pester, molest, pick (on s.o.), tease, ( систематично) harass, harry, plagueмъчи ме съвестта be tormented with remorse, be tortured by remorse, s.th. lies on o.'s conscience, s.th. weighs heavy on o.'s conscience, be conscious-strickenмъчи ме ревматизъм be a martyr to rheumatismкакво те мъчи? what's your trouble? what's worrying you?мъчи ме жажда be tormented by thirstмъчи ме глад be tormented by hunger, have pangs of hungerмъча се 1. torment o.s. (over s.th.); be in torment(страдам) suffer; have a hard/bad/terrible time(изпитвам болка) suffer/feel/undergo great pain(агонизирам) agonize, suffer agony, writhe in anguish(тревожа се) worry (about)мъча се като грешен дявол have a hell of a timeубивам животно да не се мъчи put an animal out of its painубивам човек да не се мъчи (при сражение и пр.) give s.o. the coup de grace2. (опитвам се, правя усилия) try, endeavour, struggle, make efforts, do o.'s best (to do s.th.), take pains (over s.th.)мъча се напразно try in vainмъча се да прочета мислите на някого search s.o.'s faceмъча се да си спомня try to remember; rack o.'s brainsмъча се да заспя try to sleep, woo o.'s pillow* * *мъ̀ча,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. мъ̀чил torment, torture; ( изтезавам) torture, excruciate, (put on the) rack (и прен.); (с примамливи представи) tantalize; ( преуморявам) overwork, overdrive; ( безпокоя, тормозя) vex, annoy, worry, bother, pester, molest, pick (on s.o.), gnaw (at); ( систематично) harass, harry, plague; какво те мъчи? what’s your trouble? what’s worrying you? разг. what’s biting/eating you? мъчи ме жажда be tormented by thirst; мъчи ме съвестта be tortured by remorse, s.th. lies on o.’s conscience, s.th. weighs on o.’s conscience, be conscious-stricken;\мъча се 1. torment o.s. (over s.th.); be in torment; ( страдам) suffer; have a hard/bad/terrible time; be a martyr (to), be tormented/tortured (with); ( изпитвам болка) suffer/feel/undergo great pain; ( агонизирам) agonize, suffer agony, writhe in anguish; \мъча се като грешен дявол have a hell of a time; убивам животно да не се мъчи put an animal out of its pain; убивам човек да не се мъчи ( при сражение и пр.) give s.o. the coup de grace;2. ( опитвам се, правя усилия) try, endeavour, struggle, make efforts, do o.’s best (to do s.th.), take pains (over s.th.); \мъча се да прочета мислите на някого search s.o.’s face; \мъча се да проявя търпение fight to be patient; \мъча се да си спомня rack o.’s brains.* * *excruciate; harrow; macerate; martyrise; prick (за болка); rack; torment: I'm мъчаed by thirst. - Мъчи ме жажда.; torture; victimize* * *1. (c примамливи представи) tantalize 2. (агонизирам) agonize, suffer agony, writhe in anguish 3. (безпокоя, тормозя) vex, annoy, worry, bother, pester, molest, pick (on s.o.), tease, (систематично) harass, harry, plague 4. (изпитвам болка) suffer/feel/undergo great pain 5. (изтезавам) torture, excruciate, (put on the) rack (u прен.) 6. (опитвам се, правя усилия) try, endeavour, struggle, make efforts, do o.'s best (to do s.th.), take pains (over s.th.) 7. (от болест) suffer (от from);be a martyr (to), be martyred (with), be tormented/tortured (with) 8. (преуморявам) overwork, overdrive 9. (страдам) suffer;have a hard/bad/terrible time 10. (тревожа се) worry (about) 11. torment, torture 12. МЪЧА ce torment o.s. (over s. th.);be in torment 13. МЪЧА ce да си спомня try to remember;rack o.'s brains 14. МЪЧА се да заспя try to sleep, woo o.'s pillow 15. МЪЧА се да прочета мислите на някого search s. o.'s face 16. МЪЧА се като грешен дявол have a hell of a time 17. МЪЧА се напразно try in vain 18. какво те мъчи? what's your trouble?what's worrying you? 19. мъчи ме глад be tormented by hunger, have pangs of hunger 20. мъчи ме жажда be tormented by thirst 21. мъчи ме ревматизъм be a martyr to rheumatism 22. мъчи ме съвестта be tormented with remorse, be tortured by remorse, s.th. lies on o.'s conscience, s. th. weighs heavy on o.'s conscience, be conscious-stricken 23. убивам животно да не се мъчи put an animal out of its pain 24. убивам човек да не се мъчи (при сражение и пр.) give s. o. the coup de grace -
2 разкаяние
repentance, contrition; remorseизмъчван от разкаяние tormented with remorse* * *разкая̀ние,ср., -я repentance, contrition; contriteness, remorse; измъчван от \разкаяниее tormented with remorse.* * *regret; remorse; contrition; penitence; repentance* * *1. repentance, contrition;remorse 2. измъчван от РАЗКАЯНИЕ tormented with remorse -
3 мучиться угрызениями совести
1) General subject: be stung by remorse, to be stung by remorses, to be tormented with remorse2) Makarov: be tormented with remorseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > мучиться угрызениями совести
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4 угрызение совести
1. compunction2. pangs of conscience3. scruple4. scruples5. twinge6. remorseбез зазрения совести — without remorse; without shame
чувство раскаяния, угрызения совести — a feeling of remorse
7. feeling of guiltСинонимический ряд:раскаяние (сущ.) муки совести; раскаяние; сожаление; угрызениеРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > угрызение совести
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5 без зазрения совести
without remorse; without shameчувство раскаяния, угрызения совести — a feeling of remorse
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > без зазрения совести
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6 tenailler
tenailler [tenαje]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *tənɑje* * *tənɒje vt[faim, sentiment] to torment* * *tenailler verb table: aimer vtr il était tenaillé par le remords he was racked with remorse; elle était tenaillée par la faim hunger gnawed at her.[tənaje] verbe transitifêtre tenaillé par la faim/par le remords to be racked with hunger/tormented by remorse -
7 rodere
gnaw at* * *rodere v.tr.1 to gnaw: i topi hanno roso un pezzo di questo libro, the mice have gnawed away a piece of this book; rodere un osso, to gnaw a bone // un osso duro da rodere, a hard nut to crack // rodere il freno, to chafe under restraint (o to champ at the bit)3 ( corrodere) to corrode, to eat* into (sthg.), to bite* into (sthg.): gli acidi rodono i metalli, acids eat into metals; questa sbarra è stata rosa dalla ruggine, this bar has been corroded by rust; il mare rode la scogliera, the sea is eroding the cliffs4 (fig.) ( tormentare) to gnaw at (sthg.); to eat* into (sthg.): la gelosia le rodeva l'anima, she was consumed with jealousy; cosa ti rode tanto?, what's eating you?◘ rodersi v.rifl. to worry, to be worried; to wear* oneself out, to be consumed, to pine (away): si rode per niente, he is wearing himself out for nothing; se fossi in te non mi roderei tanto, if I were you I shouldn't worry so much (o I shouldn't be so worried); non ti rodere il fegato!, don't eat your heart out!; rodere d'invidia, di gelosia, to be consumed with envy, jealousy; rodere di rabbia, to chafe (o to be consumed) with rage.* * *1. ['rodere]vb irreg vt(rosicchiare) to gnaw (at), (corrodere) to corroderodersi il fegato fig — to torment o.s.
2. vr (rodersi)rodersi dal rimorso/dall'invidia — to be consumed with remorse/with envy
* * *['rodere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rosicchiare) to gnaw2) (corrodere) to corrode, to eat* into3) fig. to eat*, to gnaw, to nag2.verbo pronominale rodersi1)2) fig. (tormentarsi) to worry, to be* troubled- rsi dall'invidia — to be consumed by o with envy
* * *rodere/'rodere/ [80]1 (rosicchiare) to gnaw2 (corrodere) to corrode, to eat* into3 fig. to eat*, to gnaw, to nag; avevo ancora un dubbio che mi rodeva I still had a nagging doubt; essere roso dalla gelosia to be tormented by jealousy; che cosa ti rode? what's eating you?II rodersi verbo pronominale1 - rsi le unghie to bite one's nails2 fig. (tormentarsi) to worry, to be* troubled; - rsi dall'invidia to be consumed by o with envy; - rsi il fegato to eat one's heart out. -
8 travailler
travailler [tʀavaje]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. to work• faire travailler sa tête or sa matière grise to set one's mind to work• fais travailler ta tête ! use your head!• travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home• dans ce pays on fait travailler les enfants à huit ans in this country they put children to work at the age of eightb. ( = s'exercer) [artiste, acrobate, musicien] to practise ; [boxeur] to trainc. [métal, bois] to warp2. transitive verba. ( = façonner) [+ matière, verre, fer] to work• travailler la pâte ( = pétrir) to knead the doughb. ( = potasser, améliorer) to work on• travailler le chant/piano to practise singing/the piano► travailler à [+ livre, projet] to work on ; [+ cause, but] to work for ; ( = s'efforcer d'obtenir) to work towardsc. [doutes, faits] to worry ; [douleur] to torment• cette idée/ce projet le travaille this idea/this plan is very much on his mind* * *tʀavaje
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1) ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, voix, muscles]; to practise [BrE] [sport, instrument, chant]2) ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culinaire to knead [pâte]; Agriculture to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne]3) ( préoccuper)travailler quelqu'un — [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on somebody's mind, to bother somebody; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague somebody
ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent — ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething
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travailler à verbe transitif indirecttravailler à — to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work toward(s) [objectif]
travailler à rétablir la paix — to endeavour [BrE] to restore peace
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verbe intransitif1) ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work2) ( exercer un métier) to worktravailler en équipes/de nuit — to work shifts/nights
travailler au noir — gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight
3) Commerce ( faire des affaires) [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do businesstravailler à perte — [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss
4) ( produire un revenu)5) ( œuvrer)nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons — we want peace and we are working toward(s) it
6) ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, to work out; [musicien, danseur] to practise [BrE]7) ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment8) ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress* * *tʀavaje1. vi1) [personne] to work2) [bois] to warp2. vt1) (= façonner) [bois, métal] to work, [pâte] to knead, [objet d'art] to work on2) [discipline]travailler son piano — to do one's piano practice Grande-Bretagne to do one's piano practise USA
3) (= préoccuper)4) (= influencer) to work ontravailler à — to work on, (= contribuer à) to work towards
travailler à faire — to endeavour to do Grande-Bretagne to endeavor to do USA
* * *travailler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, mouvement, voix, muscles]; to practiseGB [sport, instrument, chant, sonate]; travailler son latin to work on one's Latin; travailler le saut en longueur to practiseGB the long jump;2 ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culin to knead [pâte]; to stir [sth] until smooth [sauce]; Agric to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne];4 ( préoccuper) travailler qn [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on sb's mind, to bother sb; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague sb; je ne sais pas ce qui le travaille I don't know what's bothering him; un doute me travaillait I had a nagging doubt; c'est la jalousie qui le travaille he's plagued ou tormented by jealousy; ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething.B travailler à vtr ind travailler à to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work towards [objectif]; travailler quatre ans à sa thèse to work on one's thesis for four years; travailler à rétablir la paix to endeavourGB to restore peace; travailler à la perte de qn to try to engineer sb's downfall.C vi1 ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work; travailler de ses mains to work with one's hands; travailler sur un texte/projet to work on a text/project; faire travailler un élève to make a pupil work; faire travailler ses biceps to use one's biceps; faire travailler son cerveau to apply one's mind; ton imagination travaille trop you have an overactive imagination;2 ( exercer un métier) to work; travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home; travailler dans l'édition/le textile to work in publishing/textiles; travailler comme secrétaire to work as a secretary; travailler en équipes/de nuit to work shifts/nights; travailler en indépendant to work freelance, to be self-employed; ta mère travaille? does your mother work?; il a hâte de travailler he can't wait to start work; faire travailler les enfants to put children to work; travailler au noir gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight;3 ( faire des affaires) Comm [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do business; bien travailler to do good business; l'épicier/restaurant ne travaille pas beaucoup the grocer/restaurant isn't doing much business; travailler avec l'étranger to do business abroad; travailler pour l'exportation to work in exports; nous travaillons surtout l'été/avec les touristes most of our trade is in the summer/with tourists; travailler à perte [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss;4 ( produire un revenu) [argent] to work; faire travailler son argent to make one's money work for one;5 ( œuvrer) travailler pour/contre qn to work for/against sb; nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons we want peace and we are working toward(s) it; travailler pour/contre ses intérêts to act in/against one's own interests;6 ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, work out; [musicien, danseur] to practiseGB; travailler aux barres parallèles to work on the parallel bars;7 ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment; [pâte] to prove, to rise;8 ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress.[travaje] verbe intransitif1. [être actif] to worktu as le temps de travailler avant dîner you've got time to do some work ou to get some work done before dinnertravailler à ou sur une chanson to work at ou on a songtravailler comme un bœuf ou forçat to slave away, to work like a Trojan2. [avoir une profession] to workvous travaillez? do you work?, do you have a job?j'ai arrêté de travailler à 55 ans I stopped work ou retired at 55travailler pour payer ses études to work one's way through college/universitytravailler en free-lance to do freelance work, to be a freelancer3. [faire des affaires] to do (good) businessentreprise qui travaille bien/mal/à perte thriving/stagnating/lossmaking firm4. [pratiquer son activité - artiste, athlète] to practise, to train ; [ - boxeur] to work out, to trainfaire travailler ses jambes to make one's legs work, to exercise one's legsc'est ton imagination qui travaille your imagination's working overtime, you're imagining things6. [suivi d'une préposition]travailler à [succès] to work ou to strive fortravailler contre/pour to work against/forle temps travaille contre/pour nous time is working against us/is on our side————————[travaje] verbe transitif1. [façonner - bois, bronze, glaise] to work[CUISINE - mélange, sauce] to stirb. [peintre] to work the paste2. [perfectionner - discours, style] to work on (inseparable), to polish up (separable), to hone ; [ - matière scolaire] to work at ou on (inseparable), to go over (inseparable) ; [ - concerto, scène] to work on, to rehearse3. [obséder] to worryêtre travaillé par le remords/l'angoisse to be tormented by remorse/anxiety4. [tenter d'influencer] to work on (inseparable) -
9 мучиться
св - заму́читься, изму́читьсяto be tormented, to be torturedму́читься угрызе́ниями со́вести — to be overcome/filled with remorse
му́читься от бо́ли — to be racked with pain
му́читься сомне́ниями — to be racked/tormented by doubts
му́читься над зада́чей — to rack one's brains over a problem
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10 travaillé
travaillé, e [tʀavaje]a. [style, phrases] polishedb. ( = tourmenté) travaillé par le remords/la jalousie tormented by remorse/jealousyc. ( = ouvré) heures travaillées hours worked* * *
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travaillée tʀavaje participe passé travailler
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1) ( fignolé) [bijou] finely-worked; [sculpture, dessin] elaborate; [or, argent] wrought; [métal] chased; [style, article] polished2) ( tourmenté) [personne]3) ( non chômé)heures travaillées — ( à faire) hours of work; ( faites) hours worked
* * *tʀavaje adj travaillé, -e1) (heures, jours) worked2) (style) polished* * *A pp ⇒ travailler.B pp adj1 ( fignolé) [bijou] finely-worked; [sculpture] elaborate; [or, argent] wrought; [métal] chased; [dessin] elaborate, detailed; [langue, style, article] polished; l'éclairage a été longuement travaillé the lighting has been carefully thought out;3 ( non chômé) heures travaillées ( à faire) hours of work; ( faites) hours worked; on exige un minimum de 45 heures travaillées par mois they require a minimum of 45 hours of work per month; le nombre d'heures travaillées a diminué the number of hours worked has decreased.( féminin travaillée) [travaje] adjectif -
11 грызть
нсв vt1) (св разгры́зть) to gnaw (at)грызть оре́хи — to crack nuts
грызть я́блоко — to bite into an apple
ребёнок грыз пече́нье — the child was nibbling (on) a biscuit
соба́ка грызла кость — the dog was gnawing at a bone
переста́нь грызть но́гти — stop gnawing/biting your nails
2) ругать to nag, to gnaw (at)3) мучить to gnaw (at); to tormentеё грызли сомне́ния — she was filled with gnawing doubts, she was tormented by doubts
его́ грызла со́весть — he was remorseful/overcome with remorse
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12 torturer
torturer [tɔʀtyʀe]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ prisonnier, animal] to torture• le doute/le remords le torturait he was racked with doubt/remorse• sa poésie torturée, déchirante his tormented, heartrending poetry2. reflexive verb• se torturer le cerveau or l'esprit to rack one's brains* * *tɔʀtyʀe
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1) [bourreau] to torture [personne]2) ( faire souffrir) [pensée, sentiment] to torment3) ( forcer le sens de) to distort [texte]
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se torturer verbe pronominal fig to torment oneselfse torturer l'esprit — ( cherchant une solution) to rack one's brains
* * *tɔʀtyʀe vt1) (physiquement) to torture2) (moralement) to torment* * *torturer verb table: aimerA vtr2 fig [pensée, sentiment] to torment; visage/air torturé tormented face/look; vision du monde/poésie torturée tormented vision of the world/poetry; être torturé [personne] to have a tormented nature; être torturé par to be tormented by [jalousie, doute, remords];B se torturer vpr fig to torment oneself; se torturer l'esprit ( cherchant solution) to rack one's brains.[tɔrtyre] verbe transitif1. [supplicier - suj: bourreau] to torture3. [style, texte] to labour————————se torturer verbe pronominal -
13 perseguir
v.1 to pursue.con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflationElla persigue el éxito She pursues success.2 to persecute.lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefsle persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad lucklos fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhoodEl policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.* * *1 to pursue, chase3 (reprimir) to persecute4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for5 DERECHO to prosecute* * *verb1) to persecute2) pursue3) worry, torment* * *VT1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursuela persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.----* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chaseb) ( por la ideología) to persecute2)a) <objetivo/fin> to pursuela finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...
b) ( acosar)la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them
* * *= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* * *vtA ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, huntB (por la ideología) to persecuteel gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regimeC1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursuejóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking famela finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figureno sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude2(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luckla suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his sideparece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness* * *
perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run
* * *perseguir vt1. [ir tras de] to pursue;[corredor, ciclista] to chase down2. [acosar] to persecute;lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation* * *v/t1 objetivo pursue2 delincuente look for3 ( molestar) pester4 ( acosar) persecute* * *perseguir {75} vt1) : to pursue, to chase2) : to persecute3) : to pester, to annoy* * *perseguir vb1. (en general) to chase / to pursue
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