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■ look forv. i. + prep.1 cercare: to look for support, cercare aiuto; DIALOGO → - Enquiries- I'm looking for work, sono in cerca di lavoro; DIALOGO → - Asking about a house- It's not what I'm looking for, non è quello che sto cercando2 aspettarsi □ to be looking for a fight, voler fare a pugni □ to be looking for trouble, andare in cerca di guai □ ( sport) to look for a medal, cercare di prendere (o vincere) una medaglia □ ( sport) to look for points, cercare di fare punti NOTA D'USO: - to seek o to look for?-. -
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look for [sb., sth.] (search for) cercare; look for [sth.] (expect) aspettarsi [cooperation, guarantee, result, reward] ( from da)* * *(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) cercare* * *vi + prepto look for sb/sth — cercare qn/qc
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(look for a needle in a bottle (или bundle) of hay (тж. look for a needle in a haystack))искать иголку в стоге сена, терять время попусту, заниматься безнадёжным делом [этим. фр. chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin]; см. тж. a needle in a bottle of hayLarry: "...It's such a big place that looking for a man there is like looking for a needle in a bundle of hay." (B. Shaw. ‘John Bull's Other Island’, act III) — Ларри: "...Америка - большая страна. Искать там человека все равно что искать иголку в стоге сена."
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look for [somebody/something] ( search for) chercher quelqu'un/quelque chose; look for [something] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] ( from de) -
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• look for someone/something search for someone/something искать кого-то/что-тоI’m looking for Tom Brown. What are you looking for? I’m looking for my glasses.
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transitive verb1) (expect) erwarten2) (seek) suchen nach; auf der Suche sein nach [neuen Ideen]look for trouble — Streit suchen; (unintentionally) sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln
* * *(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) suchen nach* * *◆ look forvi▪ to \look for for sb/sth1. (seek) nach jdm/etw suchento \look for for a job Arbeit suchento \look for for trouble (consciously) Streit suchen; (not consciously) sich dat Ärger einhandeln fam2. (anticipate) jdn/etw erwarten* * *vi +prep obj1) (= seek) suchenhe's looking for trouble — er wird sich (dat) Ärger einhandeln; (actively) er sucht Streit
2) (= expect) erwarten* * *look for v/i1. suchen (nach): they ransacked the room, looking for drugs auf der Suche nach Drogen; → academic.ru/76796/trouble">trouble C 1 b2. a) erwartenb) hoffen auf (akk), erhoffen:look for success sich Erfolg erhoffen* * *transitive verb1) (expect) erwarten2) (seek) suchen nach; auf der Suche sein nach [neuen Ideen]look for trouble — Streit suchen; (unintentionally) sich (Dat.) Ärger einhandeln
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(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) buscar algolook for vb buscarv.• buscar v.v + prep + o (seek, search for) buscar*what do you look for in a secretary/friend? — ¿qué esperas de una secretaria/un amigo?
VI + PREP1) (=seek) buscar2) (=expect) [+ praise, reward] esperar* * *v + prep + o (seek, search for) buscar*what do you look for in a secretary/friend? — ¿qué esperas de una secretaria/un amigo?
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[luk fo:] v. a) kërkoj (të gjej), b) pres, jam në pritje të, parashikoj● look for a job [luk fo: ë xhob] kërkoj punë● we'll look for you tonight [wil luk fo: ju: të'nait] të presim sonte● go and look for somebody [gou ënd fo: 'sambadi] dal të kërkoj dikë● look for trouble [luk fo: ë xhob] lëshoj brezin; kërkoj sher● I never looked for such a good result [ai 'nevë:(r) lukt fo: saç ë gud ri'zalt] s'e prisja kurrë të më dilte kaq mirë -
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بَحَثَ \ look out for: to be ready to see; be on the watch for: We’re looking out for a flat which is nearer my work. search: to look carefully (for sth. that is lost or needed): I’ve searched everywhere for my keys. hunt: to search: I’m hunting for my pen. scout around: to search (not for sth. that is lost): I’ll scout around for a good place to camp. seek: old use (still used formally with a few nouns such as advice, shelter or one’s fortune). look for. \ See Also فَتَّشَ عن -
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vito \look for for sb/ sth1) ( seek) nach jdm/etw suchen;to \look for for a job Arbeit suchen;to \look for for trouble ( consciously) Streit suchen;2) ( anticipate) jdn/etw erwarten -
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Синонимический ряд:1. expect (verb) anticipate; attend; await; be ready for; expect; look; wait for; watch2. rummage (verb) explore; hunt; look around; rummage; search -
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(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) iskati* * *intransitive verb iskati, pričakovati, upati na kajto look high and low for — vse preiskati, vse pretakniti -
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1. искатьFred spent all day looking for a job.
2. рассчитывать, ожидатьThe police and the villagers are out in the woods, looking for the missing child.
The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price.
Bob wouldn’t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone call from Julia.
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look for — index delve, expect (anticipate), ferret, hunt, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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look for — verb 1. try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of (Freq. 50) The police are searching for clues They are searching for the missing man in the entire county • Syn: ↑search, ↑seek • Derivationally related forms: ↑s … Useful english dictionary
