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1 seek
(a) (search for → job, person, solution) chercher, rechercher;∎ he constantly sought her approval il cherchait constamment à obtenir son approbation;∎ he sought revenge on them il a cherché à se venger d'eux;∎ they sought an answer to their problems ils ont cherché une réponse à leurs problèmes;∎ we'd better seek help il vaut mieux aller chercher de l'aide;∎ they sought shelter from the rain ils ont cherché à se mettre à l'abri de la pluie;∎ we sought shelter in a shop doorway nous avons cherché refuge ou à nous réfugier dans l'entrée d'un magasin;∎ to seek one's fortune chercher fortune;∎ to seek re-election chercher à se faire réélire;∎ gentleman, 50s, seeks mature woman… (in personal column) homme, la cinquantaine, recherche femme mûre…(b) (ask for → advice, help) demander, chercher;∎ I sought professional advice j'ai demandé conseil à un professionnel, j'ai cherché conseil auprès d'un professionnel;∎ he sought my help il m'a demandé de l'aide ou de l'aider∎ to seek to do sth chercher à faire qch, tenter de faire qch;∎ we are seeking to improve housing conditions nous nous efforçons d'améliorer ou nous cherchons à améliorer les conditions de logement(d) (move towards) chercher;∎ water seeks its own level l'eau atteint spontanément son niveauchercher;∎ to seek after sth rechercher qch;∎ Bible seek and ye shall find cherchez et vous trouverez►► Computing seek time temps m d'accèsrechercher(a) (go to see) aller voir -
2 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. -
3 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 -
4 seek
si:kpast 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.) buscar2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tratar de, intentar•seek vb buscartr[siːk]1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar■ they sought revenge querían vengarse, buscaban venganza2 (ask for) pedir, solicitar3 (attempt, try) tratar de, intentar1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar (after/for, -), ir en busca de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto seek one's fortune probar fortuna1) : buscarto seek an answer: buscar una solución2) request: solicitar, pedir3)to seek to : tratar de, intentar deseek visearch: buscarv.(§ p.,p.p.: sought) = ambicionar v.• buscar v.• dirigirse a v.• postular v.• pretender v.• recorrer buscando v.• solicitar v.siːk
1.
(past & past p sought) transitive verba) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna
c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista
d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograrto seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
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vi (frml) buscar*to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out[siːk] (pt, pp sought)1. VT1) (=look for) [+ work, refuge] buscar; [+ candidate] solicitar; [+ honour] ambicionar•
the reason is not far to seek — no es difícil indicar la causa•
to seek shelter (from) — buscar abrigo (de)2) (=ask for) pedir, solicitar•
to seek advice from sb — pedir consejo a algn3) frm (=attempt)to seek to do sth — tratar de or procurar hacer algo
2.VIfrmto seek after or for — buscar
- seek out* * *[siːk]
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(past & past p sought) transitive verba) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna
c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista
d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograrto seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf
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vi (frml) buscar*to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out -
5 seek
A vtr1 (try to obtain, wish to have) chercher [agreement, asylum, confrontation, means, promotion, refuge, solution] ; demander [advice, help, permission, public inquiry, backing, redress] ; to seek revenge chercher à se venger ; to seek sb's approval/a second term of office chercher à obtenir l'approbation de qn/un second mandat ; to seek to do chercher à faire, tenter de faire ; I do not seek to do je ne cherche pas à faire ; to seek one's fortune chercher fortune ;2 ( look for) [police, employer, person] rechercher [person, object] ; ‘sporty 45-year-old divorcee seeks similar’ Journ ‘femme divorcée, 45 ans, sportive, cherche âme sœur’.B - seeking (dans composés) en quête de (before n).■ seek out:▶ seek out [sth/sb], seek [sth/sb] out aller chercher, dénicher ; to seek out and destroy Mil repérer et détruire. -
6 seek out
seek out [sth., sb.], seek [sth., sb.] out scovare, reperire* * *vt + adv(person) andare a cercare* * *seek out [sth., sb.], seek [sth., sb.] out scovare, reperire -
7 seek
seek [si:k](preterite, past participle sought)a. ( = look for) [+ object, person, solution, happiness, peace] chercher ; [+ fame] rechercher• candidates are urgently sought for the post of chef (in advertisements) on recherche de toute urgence un chef de cuisine• to seek advice/help from sb demander conseil/de l'aide à qn[+ person] aller voir ; [+ trouble] chercher* * *[siːk] 1.(prét, pp sought) transitive verb1) ( try to obtain) chercher [agreement, means, refuge, solution]; demander [advice, help, backing, redress]2) ( look for) [police, employer, person] rechercher2.- seeking combining form en quête de3.to seek for ou after something — rechercher quelque chose
Phrasal Verbs:- seek out -
8 seek
[siːk] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [ revenge]2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs
- 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.) cercare; chiedere2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) cercare•* * *seek /si:k/n.● seek area, area di ricerca □ seek time, tempo di ricerca; tempo di posizionamento ( ai dati, della testina).♦ (to) seek /si:k/(pass. e p. p. sought), v. t. e i.1 cercare; andare in cerca (o alla ricerca) di; ricercare; tentare: He sought shelter from the snowstorm, ha cercato riparo dalla bufera di neve; to seek employment, cercare impiego; to seek one's fortune, andare in cerca di fortuna; They sought to climb Mont Blanc, hanno tentato la scalata del Monte Bianco; Two suspects are sought for murder, sono ricercate due persone sospettate dell'omicidio2 chiedere; richiedere: to seek help from sb., chiedere aiuto a q., cercare l'aiuto di q.; I'll seek advice from my lawyer, chiederò un parere al (o consulterò il) mio legale; to seek pollution damages, chiedere i danni per l'inquinamento3 andare a; darsi a: to seek one's bed, andare a letto; He sought the woods for safety, si diede alla macchia per salvarsi4 ( d'elemento naturale, di strumento) rivolgersi; tendere a: Liquids seek their own level, i liquidi tendono a livellarsi; The compass needle seeks the magnetic north, l'ago della bussola si rivolge al nord magnetico● (lett.) to seek sb. 's life, voler la morte di q. □ to seek a quarrel, cercare d'attaccare lite □ ( Bibbia) Seek, and ye shall find, chi cerca trova (prov.).* * *[siːk] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)1) (try to obtain) cercare [agreement, help, means, refuge, solution]; chiedere [backing, permission, redress]; cercare [ revenge]2) (look for) [police, employer] cercare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. sought)to seek for o after sth. — cercare qcs
- seek out -
9 seek ***
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10 seek out
transitive verbausfindig machen [Sache, Ort]; aufsuchen, kommen zu [Personen]* * *◆ seek outvtto \seek out out new talent auf Talentsuche sein* * *vt sepausfindig machen; opinion herausfindenseek him out, discover what he thinks (liter) — erforschen Sie ihn, finden Sie heraus, was er denkt (geh)
* * *transitive verbausfindig machen [Sache, Ort]; aufsuchen, kommen zu [Personen] -
11 seek out
vtto \seek out out new talent auf Talentsuche sein -
12 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. -
13 sponsorship
['spɒnsəʃɪp]1) econ. sponsorizzazione f., finanziamento m. ( from di)to seek sponsorship for sth. — cercare dei finanziatori per qcs
2) (backing) (financial) finanziamento m., sponsorizzazione f.; (cultural) patronato m., patrocinio m.; (moral, political) sostegno m.3) С (anche sponsorship deal) contratto m. di sponsorizzazione4) pol. (of bill, motion) sostegno m.* * *noun ((the money given as) the act of sponsoring.) sponsorizzazione, patrocinio* * *sponsorship /ˈspɒnsəʃɪp/n. [u]1 (leg.) garanzia; malleveria● to seek sponsorship, cercare uno sponsor.* * *['spɒnsəʃɪp]1) econ. sponsorizzazione f., finanziamento m. ( from di)to seek sponsorship for sth. — cercare dei finanziatori per qcs
2) (backing) (financial) finanziamento m., sponsorizzazione f.; (cultural) patronato m., patrocinio m.; (moral, political) sostegno m.3) С (anche sponsorship deal) contratto m. di sponsorizzazione4) pol. (of bill, motion) sostegno m. -
14 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; -
15 association
nounarticles or deeds of association — Satzung, die
2) (mental connection) Assoziation, dieassociation of ideas — Gedankenassoziation, die
3)Association football — (Brit.) Fußball, der
4) (connection) Verbindung, die5) (cooperation) Zusammenarbeit, die* * *1) (a club, society etc.) die Vereinigung2) (a friendship or partnership.) die Freundschaft3) (a connection in the mind: The house had associations with her dead husband.) die Assoziationen* * *as·so·cia·tion[əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃən, AM -ˌsoʊ-]nour \association with the feminist movement began at university wir engagieren uns seit unserer Studienzeit in der feministischen Bewegungin \association with sb/sth in Verbindung mit jdm/etwto seek \association with sth Assoziierung f mit etw dat beantragen, in etw dat assoziierte Mitgliedschaft beantragen* * *[\@"səUsI'eISən]nhe has benefited from his association with us — er hat von seiner Beziehung zu uns profitiert
2) (= organization) Verband mpublished in association with... —
to be guilty/tainted by association — indirekt schuldig/betroffen sein
* * *association [əˌsəʊsıˈeıʃn; -ʃıˈeıʃn] s1. Vereinigung f, Verbindung f, Zusammenschluss m, Anschluss m:in association with zusammen mit, in Verbindung oder Zusammenarbeit mit2. Bund m4. WIRTSCH Genossenschaft f, (Handels)Gesellschaft f, Verband m5. Freundschaft f, Kameradschaft f6. Umgang m, Verkehr m7. PSYCH (Ideen-, Gedanken) Assoziation f:free associations freie Assoziationen8. Beziehung f, Verknüpfung f, Zusammenhang m9. BIOL Vergesellschaftung f:association type Gesellschaftseinheit f10. Assoziation f:a) BOT Pflanzengesellschaft fass. abk1. assistant2. association3. assortedassoc. abk1. associate2. associated3. association* * *nounarticles or deeds of association — Satzung, die
2) (mental connection) Assoziation, dieassociation of ideas — Gedankenassoziation, die
3)Association football — (Brit.) Fußball, der
4) (connection) Verbindung, die5) (cooperation) Zusammenarbeit, die* * *n.Assoziation f.Bund -e m.Gesellschaft f.Interessengemeinschaft (IG) f.Interessenverband m.Sammlung -en f.Verband -¨e m.Verbindung f.Verein -e m.Vereinigung f.Vorstellung f. -
16 amparar
amparar ( conjugate amparar) verbo transitivo◊ ¡que Dios nos ampare! may the Lord help us!ampararse verbo pronominala) ampararse en algo ‹ en la ley› to seek protection in sth;
amparar verbo transitivo to protect, support, abet ' amparar' also found in these entries: Spanish: resguardar -
17 amparo
Del verbo amparar: ( conjugate amparar) \ \
amparo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amparó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: amparar amparo
amparar ( conjugate amparar) verbo transitivo◊ ¡que Dios nos ampare! may the Lord help us!ampararse verbo pronominala) amparose en algo ‹ en la ley› to seek protection in sth;
amparo sustantivo masculino dar amparo a algn to give sb refuge
amparar verbo transitivo to protect, support, abet
amparo sustantivo masculino
1 protection, shelter Locuciones: al amparo de, under the protection of Jur recurso de amparo, appeal for legal protection ' amparo' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrigo - cobijo - sombra - amparar English: cover -
18 vengeance
vengeance ['vendʒəns]∎ to take or to wreak vengeance on or upon sb (for sth) se venger de qn (pour qch);∎ to seek vengeance for sth vouloir tirer vengeance de qch, chercher à se venger de qch∎ with a vengeance très fort;∎ by then it was raining with a vengeance à ce moment-là, la pluie tombait à torrents;∎ to work with a vengeance travailler d'arrache-pied ou à un rythme d'enfer;∎ she's back with a vengeance elle fait un retour en force -
19 accession
nounAmtsantritt, der* * *[ək'seʃən]1) (a coming to the position of king or queen: in the year of the Queen's accession (to the throne).) die Thronbesteigung2) (an addition: There are several new accessions to the library.) die Neuzugang* * *ac·ces·sion[əkˈseʃən]\accession to a post Amtsantritt m\accession to power Machtübernahme f\accession to the throne Thronbesteigung ftreaty of \accession EU Beitrittsabkommen nt, EG-Beitrittsvertrag mapplication for \accession Beitrittsgesuch nt4. COMPUT* * *[k'seSən]n1) (to an office) Antritt m (to +gen); (also accession to the throne) Thronbesteigung f; (to estate, power) Übernahme f ( to +gen)2) (= consent to treaty, demand) Zustimmung f (to zu), Annahme f (to +gen)* * *1. Annäherung f, Näherkommen n2. Zustimmung f (to zu)3. Beitritt m (to zu einem Vertrag etc):accession criteria Beitrittskriterien (zur EU etc)accession to the throne Thronbesteigung f7. Wertzuwachs m* * *nounAmtsantritt, deraccession to the throne — Thronbesteigung, die
* * *n.Akzession f.Antritt -e m.Zuwachs m. (s) list n.Neuerwerbungsliste f.Neuerwerbungsverzeichnis n. v.akzessionieren v. -
20 diversion
diversion [daɪ'vɜ:ʃən](b) (distraction) diversion f;∎ it was a welcome diversion cela a été une diversion agréable;(c) (amusement) distraction f;∎ to seek diversion from sth chercher à se distraire de qch
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