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1 refuge
nounZuflucht, dietake refuge in — Schutz od. Zuflucht suchen in (+ Dat.) ( from vor + Dat.)
women's refuge — Frauenhaus, das
* * *['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) die Zuflucht- academic.ru/61141/refugee">refugee* * *ref·uge[ˈrefju:ʤ]ngame \refuge Wildreservat ntmountain \refuge Unterstand m in den Bergenwomen's \refuge Frauenhaus nt2. (from reality)to seek \refuge in sth in etw dat Zuflucht suchento take \refuge in drink/drugs/religion Zuflucht im Trinken [o ÖSTERR Alkohol] /in Drogen/in der Religion nehmen* * *['refjuːdZ]nto take refuge — Zuflucht nehmen (in in (+dat )), sich flüchten (in in (+acc ))
he took refuge in drink and drugs — er nahm Zuflucht zu Alkohol und Drogen
2) (for climbers, pedestrians) Unterstand m* * *refuge [ˈrefjuːdʒ]A sfrom vor):take refuge in lying sich in Lügen flüchten;seek refuge in flight sein Heil in der Flucht suchen2. Zufluchtsstätte f, -ort m4. Br Verkehrsinsel fB v/t obs jemandem Zuflucht gewährenC v/i obs Schutz suchen* * *nounZuflucht, dietake refuge in — Schutz od. Zuflucht suchen in (+ Dat.) ( from vor + Dat.)
women's refuge — Frauenhaus, das
* * *n.Schutzhütte f.Schutzort m.Zuflucht -en f. -
2 refuge
ref·uge [ʼrefju:ʤ] ngame \refuge Wildreservat nt;mountain \refuge Unterstand m in den Bergen;women's \refuge Frauenhaus nt;2) ( from reality)to seek \refuge in sth in etw dat Zuflucht suchen; -
3 seek
1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchenseek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91368/seek_after">seek after- seek for- seek out* * *[si:k]past tense, past participle - sought; verb1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) suchen2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) trachten•* * *<sought, sought>[si:k]I. vt▪ to \seek sb/sth jdn/etw suchen2. (try to obtain or achieve)▪ to \seek sth etw erstrebento \seek asylum/refuge/shelter Asyl/Zuflucht/Schutz suchento \seek damages/redress Schadenersatz/Entschädigung beantragento \seek election sich akk zur Wahl stellento \seek employment [or a job] eine Stelle suchento \seek one's fortune sein Glück suchento \seek justice/revenge nach Gerechtigkeit/Rache streben3. (ask for)to \seek advice from sb bei jdm Rat suchen, jdn um Rat bittento \seek approval from sb jds Zustimmung einholento \seek permission from sb jdn um Erlaubnis bittenII. vi* * *[siːk] pret, ptp soughtvt1) (= look for) suchen; fame, wealth erlangen wollen, streben nachthe prosecutors are seeking the death penalty — die Staatsanwaltschaft will die Todesstrafe
the reason is not far to seek —
the quarrel is not of my seeking — ich habe den Streit nicht gesucht
2) (liter: attempt) suchen (geh)to seek to do sth — sich bemühen, etw zu tun
those who sought his downfall — die(jenigen), die ihn zu Fall bringen wollten
* * *seek [siːk] prät und pperf sought [sɔːt]A v/t1. suchen:the reasons are not far to seek nach den Gründen muss man nicht (erst) lange suchen2. den Schatten, eine Wahrsagerin etc aufsuchen3. erbitten:seek sb’s advice, seek advice from sb jemanden um Rat bitten, Rat bei jemandem suchen4. begehren, erstreben, trachten oder streben nach:5. JUR etc beantragen, begehren:seek a divorce auf Scheidung klagen;I am seeking a divorce ich habe die Scheidung eingereicht7. zu ergründen suchen:seek through durchforscheneducation is much to seek ( oder is much to be sought) with him die Erziehung fehlt bei ihm in hohem Maße;a solution is yet to seek eine Lösung muss (erst) noch gefunden werden10. seek outa) herausfinden, ausfindig machen,b) fig aufs Korn nehmen umgfor, after nach):(much) sought-after (sehr) gefragt, (sehr) begehrt* * *1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchenseek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)
Phrasal Verbs:- seek for- seek out* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: sought)= positionieren v.suchen v.suchen nach v. -
4 seek
<sought, sought> [si:k] vtto \seek sb/ sth jdn/etw suchen2) ( try to obtain or achieve)to \seek sth etw erstreben;to \seek damages/ redress Schadenersatz/Entschädigung beantragen;to \seek election sich akk zur Wahl stellen;to \seek one's fortune sein Glück suchen;to \seek justice/ revenge nach Gerechtigkeit/Rache streben3) ( ask for)to \seek sth etw erbitten ( geh)to \seek advice from sb bei jdm Rat suchen, jdn um Rat bitten;to \seek approval from sb jds Zustimmung einholen;to \seek permission from sb jdn um Erlaubnis bitten vi -
5 sanctuary
noun1) (holy place) Heiligtum, das2) (part of church) Altarraum, der4) (for animals or plants) Naturschutzgebiet, das5)* * *['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) das Heiligtum2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) die Zuflucht3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) das Schutzgebiet* * *sanc·tu·ary[ˈsæŋ(k)tʃʊəri, AM -tʃueri]nto find/seek \sanctuary Zuflucht finden/suchen* * *['sŋktjUərI]n1) (= holy place) Heiligtum nt; (= altar sanctuary) Altarraum m2) (= refuge) Zuflucht f3) (for animals) Schutzgebiet nt* * *1. Heiligtum n (auch fig)2. REL Heiligtum n, heilige Stätte4. Sanktuarium n, Freistätte f, Asyl n:5. Asylrecht n:break the sanctuary das Asylrecht verletzen6. a) JAGD Schonzeit f* * *noun1) (holy place) Heiligtum, das2) (part of church) Altarraum, der3) (place of refuge) Zufluchtsort, der4) (for animals or plants) Naturschutzgebiet, das5)* * *n.Heiligtum n. -
6 sanctuary
sanc·tu·ary [ʼsæŋ(k)tʃʊəri, Am -tʃueri] nto find/seek \sanctuary Zuflucht finden/suchen
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