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1 seek favor or protection
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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
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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[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 -
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5 seek
s.búsqueda.vt.1 buscar (look for) (thing lost, job); tratar de conseguir (friendship, promotion)to seek something from somebody pedir algo a alguiento seek somebody's help/advice pedir ayuda/consejo a alguiento seek to do something procurar hacer algo4 acudir, dirigirse, recurrir.5 explorar, registrar.vi.buscar, hacer preguntas o diligencias para hallar.(pt & pp sought) -
6 seek out
v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<person\>\> buscar*; \<\<opinion\>\> pedir*VT + ADV buscar* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<person\>\> buscar*; \<\<opinion\>\> pedir* -
7 seek area
nCOMP&DP zona de búsqueda f, área de búsqueda f -
8 seek arm
nCOMP&DP brazo de búsqueda m -
9 seek time
COMP&DP tiempo de búsqueda mOPT intervalo de posicionamiento m, tiempo de búsqueda m -
10 seek address
s.dirección de búsqueda. -
11 seek advice
v.1 buscar asesoría, asesorarse, consultar.2 buscar consejo, aconsejarse. -
12 seek after
v.estar en busca de. -
13 seek asylum
v.buscar asilo, pedir asilo, acogerse a las aras, solicitar asilo. -
14 seek cover
v.buscar refugio, atrincherarse, buscar abrigo. -
15 seek earnestly
v.buscar vehementemente, estar sediento de, estar hambriento de. -
16 seek for
v.buscar. -
17 seek information
v.buscar información, consultar, buscar asesoría. -
18 seek out
v.1 ir en búsqueda o (persona)busca de (España)2 salir a buscar, ponerse a buscar, buscar a fondo. -
19 seek safety
v.buscar refugio, ponerse en cobro, buscar abrigo. -
20 seek shelter
v.buscar abrigo, atrincherarse.
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