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chercher [∫εʀ∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. to look for ; [+ ombre, lumière, tranquillité, gloire, succès, faveur] to seek ; [+ danger, mort] to court ; [+ citation, heure de train] to look up ; [+ nom, terme] to try to remember• attends, je cherche wait a minute, I'm trying to think• chercher partout qch/qn to search everywhere for sth/sb• chercher une aiguille dans une botte or meule de foin to look for a needle in a haystack• tu me cherches ? (inf) are you looking for trouble?b. ( = prendre, acheter) aller chercher qch to go for sth• qu'est-ce que tu vas chercher là ? how do you make that out?• ça va chercher dans les 300 € it'll come to around 300 eurosc. ( = essayer) chercher à faire qch to try to do sth2. reflexive verb► se chercher ( = chercher sa voie) to search for an identity* * *ʃɛʀʃe
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1) ( essayer de trouver) to look for‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’
2) ( s'efforcer)3) ( prendre)aller chercher quelqu'un/qch — gén to go and get somebody/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick somebody/sth up
aller chercher quelque chose — [chien] to fetch something
4) ( r éfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it
5) ( imaginer)6) ( atteindre)ça va chercher dans les 500 euros — it must fetch GB ou get US about 500 euros
7) ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications]
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se chercher verbe pronominal1)un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way
2)3) (colloq) ( se provoquer) to be out to get each other (colloq)* * *ʃɛʀʃe vt1) [chose, solution, recette] to look forJe cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.
2) [un mot dans un dictionnaire] to look upIl cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.
3)aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up
Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.
Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.
Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.
J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.
4) [gloire, succès] to seek5) (= tenter, essayer)chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do
* * *chercher verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( essayer de trouver) to look for [personne, objet, vérité]; to look for, to try to find [emploi, repos, appartement]; cela fait une heure que je vous cherche I've been looking for you for the past hour; chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire to look up a word in the dictionary; chercher qn du regard dans la foule to look (about) for sb in the crowd; ‘cherchons vendeuses’ ‘sales assistants wanted’; son regard cherchait celui de sa femme he sought his wife's eye; il cherche son chemin he's trying to find his way; elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche she felt for some coins in her pocket; cherche mieux look harder ou more carefully; tu n'as pas bien cherché you didn't look hard enough; chercher le sommeil to try to get some sleep; chercher l'aventure to look for ou seek adventure; chercher fortune to seek one's fortune; ne cherchez plus! look no further!; cherche mon chien, cherche! fetch, boy, fetch!; ⇒ aiguille, bête, pou;2 ( s'efforcer) chercher à faire to try to do; je cherche à vous joindre depuis ce matin I've been trying to contact you since this morning; il cherchait à les impressionner he was trying to impress them; je ne cherche plus à comprendre I've given up trying to understand; ⇒ quatorze;3 ( quérir) aller chercher qn/qch gén to go and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; aller chercher qch [chien] to fetch sth; allez me chercher le patron! go and get the boss for me!; aller chercher la balle/les balles ( au tennis) to go for a shot/for the difficult shots (au filet at the net); venir chercher qn/qch gén to come and get sb/sth; ( passer prendre) to pick sb/sth up; il est venu me chercher à l'aéroport he came to meet me at the airport; envoyer qn chercher qch to send sb to get sth;4 ( réfléchir à) to try to find [réponse, idées, mot, solution]; to look for [prétexte, excuse]; ( se souvenir de) to try to remember [nom]; je cherche mes mots I'm groping for words; chercher un moyen de faire qch to try to think of a way to do sth; il ne cherche pas assez he doesn't think hard enough about it; j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir I've thought and thought and still can't remember it; pas la peine de chercher bien loin, c'est lui le coupable you don't have to look too far, he's the guilty one;5 ( imaginer) qu'allez-vous chercher! what are you thinking of!; où est-il allé chercher cela? what made him think that?; où va-t-il chercher tout cela? how does he come up with all that?; je me demande où il est allé chercher tous ces mensonges I wonder how he thought up all these lies;6 ( atteindre) une maison dans ce quartier, ça va chercher dans les 300 000 euros a house in this area must fetch GB ou get US about 300,000 euros; un vol à main armée, ça doit/va chercher dans les cinq ans de prison armed robbery would/could get you about five years in prison; ‘combien ça va me coûter?’-‘ça ne devrait pas aller chercher loin’ ‘how much will that cost me?’-‘it shouldn't come to much’;7 ( aller à la rencontre de) to look for [complications, problèmes]; elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché she slapped you but you asked for it; il a été renvoyé mais il l'a quand même bien cherché he was fired but he was asking for it; si tu me cherches, tu vas me trouver○ if you're looking for trouble, you'll get it.B se chercher vpr1 ( être en quête de soi-même) to try to find oneself; un écrivain qui se cherche ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way;2 ( se donner) se chercher des excuses/un alibi to try to find excuses/an alibi for oneself;3 ○( se provoquer) to be out to get each other○.[ʃɛrʃe] verbe transitif1. [dans l'espace] to look ou to search for (inseparable)chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose à tâtons to fumble ou to grope for somebody/somethingtu donnes ta langue au chat? — attends, je cherche give up? — wait, I'm still thinking ou trying to thinkchercher des crosses (familier) ou des ennuis ou des histoires à quelqu'un to try and cause trouble for somebodychercher chicane ou querelle à quelqu'un to try and pick a quarrel with somebody3. [essayer de se procurer] to look ou to hunt for (inseparable)chercher du travail to look for work, to be job-huntingtoujours à chercher la bagarre! always looking ou spoiling for a fight!quand ou si on me cherche, on me trouve if anybody asks for trouble, he'll get it6. [avec des verbes de mouvement]aller chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose to fetch somebody/somethingallez me chercher le directeur [client mécontent] I'd like to speak to the manageraller chercher dans les (familier) , aller chercher jusqu'à (familier) : ça va bien chercher dans les 200 euros it's worth at least 200 euros————————chercher à verbe plus prépositionto try ou to attempt ou to seek to————————chercher après verbe plus préposition————————se chercher verbe pronominal————————se chercher verbe pronominal intransitif
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