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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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1. Igo out hunting отправиться на охоту; he is out hunting он на охоте; do you like to hunt? вы любите охотиться?2. IIhunt in some place I hunted high and low /everywhere/ and couldn't find it я искал везде и войду, но не мог этого найти3. III1) hunt animals hunt antelope (the fox, the stag, the ostrich, big game, the tiger, deer, wolves, bears, whales, etc.) охотиться на антилоп и т. д.; hunt witches (heretics, smugglers, thieves, etc.) преследовать /травить, "охотиться" на/ ведьм и т. д.2) hunt smth. hunt the woods (the region, the country, etc.) прочесывать лес и т. д.4. IVhunt smb. in some manner hunt smb. mercilessly (fruitlessly, passionately, daringly, etc.) безжалостно и т. д. преследовать кого-л.5. XI1) be hunted out of smth. be hunted out of society быть изгнанным из общества2) || the game is being hunted to [the verge of] extinction дичь почти извели охотой6. XVI1) hunt for animals hunt for wolves (for boars, for bears, for mountain cocks, etc.) охотиться на волков и т. д., hunt in smth. wolves hunt in packs (in couples, etc.) волки охотятся стаями и т. д.2) hunt for smth. hunt for a lost book (for a document one has mislaid, for the missing will, for an old engraving, for a rare stamp, for a house to let, for something to eat, etc.) искать /разыскивать/ потерянную книгу и т. д.; go about hunting for a job рыскать в поисках работы; hunt through smth. hunt through the shops (through drawers, through a book, etc.) искать по магазинам и т. д.; hunt after smb. hunt after fugitives (after burglars, after deserters, etc.) разыскивать /преследовать/ беглецов и т. д., hunt after snath. hunt after fortune (after glory, etc.) искать /добиваться/ богатства и т. д.7. XXI1hunt smth. for smth. hunt the whole house for the will (the desk for papers, half London for a book, etc.) обыскать /перерыть/ весь дом в поисках завещания и т. д.; hunt smb. out of smth. hunt the neighbours' cats out of the garden выгонять соседских кошек из сада -
3 whale
whale [weɪl]1 noun∎ we had a whale of a time on s'est drôlement bien amusés;∎ a whale of a difference une différence énorme□(a) (hunt whales) pêcher la baleine∎ to whale away at sth s'en prendre à qch□∎ I'll whale the living daylights out of you! je vais te mettre une de ces raclées!►► whale calf baleineau m;whale hunter baleinier m;whale oil huile f de baleine;whale shark requin-baleine m
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