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1 ferret
ferret ['ferɪt]1 nounZoology furet m(hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet(a) (hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet;∎ to go ferreting aller à la chasse au furet(in pocket, drawer) fouiller; (in room) fouiller, fureter;∎ to ferret about for information fureter dans le but de trouver des renseignements;∎ to ferret about in sb's past fureter dans le passé de qn;∎ he's been ferreting about il a fureté un peu partout(b) (information, truth) dénicher -
2 ferret
1 Hunt chasser au furet ;■ ferret about fureter, fouiller (in dans).■ ferret out ○:▶ ferret [sth] out, ferret out [sth] dégoter ○ [bargain] ; découvrir [truth, information] ;▶ ferret [sb] out dénicher [agent, thief]. -
3 ferret
1. nounFrettchen, das2. intransitive verbferret [about or around] — herumstöbern (ugs.); herumschnüffeln (abwertend)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/86982/ferret_out">ferret out* * *['ferit](a type of small, weasel-like animal used to chase rabbits out of their holes.) das Frettchen- ferret about- ferret* * *fer·ret[ˈferɪt]I. n Frettchen nt1. (search) wühlen2. (hunt with ferrets)to go \ferreting mit Frettchen auf die Jagd gehen* * *['ferɪt]1. nFrettchen nt2. vi2) herumstöbern or -schnüffeln (pej)she was ferreting ( about or around) among my books — sie schnüffelte in meinen Büchern (herum)
he was ferreting (around) for information — er schnüffelte nach Informationen (herum)
* * *ferret1 [ˈferıt]A s1. ZOOL Frettchen n2. fig Spürhund m (Person)B v/t1. JAGD mit Frettchen jagen2. meist ferret out etwas aufspüren, -stöbern, die Wahrheit herausfinden, hinter ein Geheimnis kommenC v/i1. JAGD mit Frettchen jagen, frettieren* * *1. nounFrettchen, das2. intransitive verbferret [about or around] — herumstöbern (ugs.); herumschnüffeln (abwertend)
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Frettchen n. v.aufspüren v. -
4 seek
1. v искать, разыскивать; пытаться найтиto seek safety in flight — искать спасения в бегстве, спасаться бегством
the reason is not far to seek — причина ясна, за объяснением далеко ходить не надо
2. v добиватьсяto seek for sleep is only to drive it away — стараться уснуть — это только разгонять сон
3. v просить, обращатьсяto seek advice — просить совета, обращаться за советом
4. v уст. посещать5. v уст. прибегать, искать спасенияСинонимический ряд:1. cast about (verb) cast about; ferret out; hunt; hunt up; look for; quest; search; search for; search out2. pursue (verb) aim; ask; aspire; delve; follow; inquire; obtain; pursue; query; request; solicit3. try (verb) assay; attempt; endeavor; endeavour; essay; offer; strive; struggle; try; undertake; venture
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