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1 ferret out
(colloq)ferret [something] out, ferret out [something] dégoter (colloq) [bargain]; découvrir [truth, information]; ferret [somebody] out dénicher [agent, thief] -
2 ferret
1 Hunt chasser au furet ;■ ferret about fureter, fouiller (in dans).■ ferret out ○:▶ ferret [sth] out, ferret out [sth] dégoter ○ [bargain] ; découvrir [truth, information] ;▶ ferret [sb] out dénicher [agent, thief]. -
3 ferret
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4 ferret
ferret ['ferɪt]1 nounZoology furet m(hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet(a) (hunt with ferrets) chasser au furet;∎ to go ferreting aller à la chasse au furet(in pocket, drawer) fouiller; (in room) fouiller, fureter;∎ to ferret about for information fureter dans le but de trouver des renseignements;∎ to ferret about in sb's past fureter dans le passé de qn;∎ he's been ferreting about il a fureté un peu partout(b) (information, truth) dénicher -
5 ferret
['ferit](a type of small, weasel-like animal used to chase rabbits out of their holes.) furet- ferret about- ferret -
6 tag
A n1 ( label) ( on goods) étiquette f ; ( on luggage) étiquette f ; (on cat, dog) plaque f ; ( on file) onglet m ; luggage tag étiquette à bagages ; name tag étiquette ; price tag étiquette ; to put a tag on sth attacher une étiquette à [suitcase] ; mettre une étiquette sur [coat] ;4 Ling tag m ;9 ( name) étiquette f also pej ; his work earned him the tag ‘subversive’ son œuvre lui a valu l'étiquette d'auteur subversif ;10 ( on shoelace) ferret m ;2 Jur marquer [criminal] ;3 ( name) étiqueter ; the film/novel was tagged ‘surreal’ le film a été qualifié de ‘surréaliste’ ;4 ○ US Aut coller un papillon ○ or une contravention sur [car] ; he was tagged for speeding il a eu une contravention pour excés de vitesse ;5 Comput baliser, étiqueter [data item] ;6 Games crier ‘chat’ en touchant [player] ;■ tag along venir aussi ; to tag along behind ou after sb suivre qn.■ tag on:▶ tag on [person] venir aussi ; whenever I go out, he tags on chaque fois que je sors il vient aussi ;■ tag out US:▶ tag [sb] out ( in baseball) mettre qn hors jeu. -
7 tab
A n1 ( on garment) ( decorative) patte f ; ( loop) attache f ; GB ( on military uniform) écusson m ; GB ( on shoelace) ferret m ;2 ( on can) languette f ;3 ( on files) onglet m ;4 ( for identification) étiquette f ;7 ○ ( tablet) comprimé m ;9 (of word processor, typewriter) ( device) tabulateur m ; ( setting) marque f de tabulation ; to set tabs placer des marques de tabulation ;10 Theat rideau m à l'italienne ;11 ○ ( cigarette) clope ○ mf.1 ( label) marquer [garment, file] ;2 US ( single out) désigner.to keep tabs on sb ○ tenir qn à l'œil ○ ; to keep tabs on sth ○ avoir l'œil sur qch.
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ferret out something — ferret out (something) to discover something after careful searching. Officials say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you re looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret them out … New idioms dictionary
ferret out — (something) to discover something after careful searching. Officials say they will ferret out abuses in the welfare program. If you re looking for owners of abandoned property, it can take years to ferret them out … New idioms dictionary
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ferret\ out — • ferret out literary • sniff out • smell out v To hunt or drive from hiding; to bring out into the open; search for and find. Jane smelled out the boys secret hiding place in the woods. John ferreted out the answer to the question in the library … Словарь американских идиом
ferret out — index ascertain, cross examine, delve, detect, discover, disinter, educe, find (discover) … Law dictionary
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ferret out — Synonyms and related words: ascertain, bring to light, cast about, chase, determine, dig out, dig up, disclose, discover, disinter, elicit, excavate, exhume, expose, extract, fish out, fish up, follow, grub up, hunt, hunt out, learn, nose out,… … Moby Thesaurus
ferret out — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. spy, fish, search, or hunt out. See inquiry. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unearth, search out, track down; see discover , hunt 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. search out, sniff out, root out, dig… … English dictionary for students