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extinction [ɪk'stɪŋkʃən](of species, race) extinction f, disparition f; (of fire, candle) extinction f;∎ to be threatened with extinction être menacé d'extinction, être en voie de disparition;∎ to threaten sth with extinction menacer qch d'extinction;∎ to hunt an animal to extinction chasser un animal jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce -
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hunt [hʌnt]∎ to hunt whales pêcher la baleine;∎ they were hunted to extinction ils ont été chassés jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce∎ to hunt the pack diriger la meute;∎ he hunts his horse all winter il monte son cheval à la chasse tout l'hiver∎ he was being hunted by the police il était pourchassé ou recherché par la police∎ I've hunted the whole office for it j'ai retourné tout le bureau pour le retrouver(e) (drive out) chasser;∎ people were hunted from their homes des gens étaient chassés de leurs foyers(a) (for food, sport) chasser;∎ they hunt by night/in packs ils chassent la nuit/en bande;∎ to go hunting aller à la chasse;∎ do you hunt? chassez-vous?;∎ she hunted (around or about) in her bag for her keys elle a fouillé dans son sac à la recherche de ses clefs;∎ you'll just have to hunt until you find it vous n'aurez qu'à chercher jusqu'à ce que vous le trouviez;∎ figurative I've hunted high and low for it j'ai remué ciel et terre pour le retrouver;∎ I've hunted all over town for a linen jacket j'ai parcouru ou fait toute la ville pour trouver une veste en lin3 noun(a) (sporting activity) chasse f; (hunters) chasse f, chasseurs mpl; (area) chasse f; (fox-hunt) chasse f au renard;∎ a tiger/bear hunt une chasse au tigre/à l'ours∎ the hunt is on for the terrorists la chasse aux terroristes est en cours;∎ local people joined in the hunt for the child des gens de la région se sont joints aux recherches pour retrouver l'enfant;∎ the hunt for the assassin continues la chasse à l'assassin se poursuit;∎ I've had a hunt for your scarf j'ai cherché ton écharpe partout, j'ai tout retourné pour trouver ton écharpe►► British hunt ball = bal réunissant les notables locaux amateurs de chasse;British hunt saboteur = personne qui tente d'arrêter une chasse(animal) forcer, traquer; (person) traquer; (thing, facts) dénicher; (abuses, errors) faire la chasse à; (truth) débusquerBritish dénicher, découvrir;∎ I've hunted out that book you wanted to borrow j'ai déniché le livre que vous vouliez emprunter∎ I'm going to the library to hunt up that article she mentioned je vais à la bibliothèque rechercher cet article dont elle parlait
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