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1 scour about in search of food
Общая лексика: рыскать в поисках пищиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > scour about in search of food
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2 to scour about in search of food
English-Russian travelling dictionary > to scour about in search of food
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3 scour
̈ɪˈskauə I
1. сущ.
1) мытье, чистка;
промывание сильной струей воды Syn: washing, wash
2) а) размыв, промоина Syn: wash-out, erosion б) геол. эрозийное действие воды
3) спец. моющее или чистящее средство
4) мн., вет. понос у скота, дизентерия
2. гл.
1) а) чистить, отчищать;
оттирать, отдраивать;
отскабливать to scour off the dirt ≈ отчистить грязь б) перен. освобождать, очищать( что-л. от кого-л.) ;
устраивать чистку (рядов какой-л. организации), устранять неугодных Our army scoured the invaders from the land. ≈ Наша армия освободила землю от захватчиков. ∙ Syn: clean off, brush off
2) мыть;
омывать;
промывать, вымывать Milk bottles should be scoured out before being returned to the milkman. ≈ Прежде чем вернуть молочные бутылки молочнику, их следует хорошенько вымыть. Syn: wash, wash away, wash off
3) спец. мездрить кожу II гл.
1) рыскать, бегать (в поисках чего-л.) (тж. scour about) to scour about in search of food ≈ рыскать в поисках пищи
2) тщательно искать( что-л.), прочесывать (местность и т. п.) The police are scouring the woods for the missing child. ≈ Полиция прочесывает лес в поисках ребенка. Syn: hunt чистка, мытье - to give a saucepan a good * хорошо вычистить /отчистить/ кастрюлю промывание (сильным напором воды) - the * of the river has affected the foundations of the bridge сильный напор речной воды подмыл основание моста промоина, размыв - there is a deep * under the embankment под насыпью образовалась глубокая промоина (ветеринарное) дизентерия, понос (специальное) моющее средство чистить, отчищать, оттирать дочиста;
шабрить - to scrub and * скрести и чистить;
наводить чистоту - to * with sand отчищать /отскабливать/ песком - to * with soap отмывать мылом - to * clean дочиста отмыть - to * pots and pans чистить кастрюли и сковородки - to * down the steps тщательно вымыть лестницу - to * a horse чистить коня скребницей - to * away a stain оттирать пятно - to * the rust off отчистить от ржавчины - the boilers will have to be *ed out to remove the deposits котлы необходимо отчистить от накипи драить, тщательно мыть и чистить ( руки, лицо, зубы) очищать (зерно) (специальное) химически очищать, обезжиривать( материю, шерсть, шелк) - *ed wool обезжиренная шерсть освобождать, очищать - to * the sea of the enemy ships очищать море от судов противника - to * the invaders from the land изгонять захватчиков из страны;
очистить страну от захватчиков промывать (сильным напором воды;
тж. * out) - the river has *ed the mud from the estuary сильный напор речной воды очистил устье от грязи - to * (out) a ditch прочистить /промыть/ канаву вымывать, образовывать промоину (сильным напором воды) - the tide has *ed a channel through the sand прилив оставил в песке промоину (геология) размывать вымывать на поверхность, намывать( ветеринарное) давать слабительное - to * a horse давать слабительное лошади - food liable to * sheep корм, вызывающий понос у овец (ветеринарное) страдать от поноса (о животных) мездрить (кожу) (устаревшее) бичевать, сурово наказывать( устаревшее) обстреливать, сметать( оружейным огнем) > to * the pewter делать свою работу рыскать, бегать (в поисках чего-л.) - to * after smb. мчаться за кем-л.;
преследовать кого-л. - to * about in search of food рыскать в поисках пищи тщательно искать (что-л.) ;
прочесывать - to * a book for quotations тщательно просмотреть всю книгу в поисках цитаты - to * the country over for a lost child прочесывать местность в поисках заблудившегося ребенка - to * (through) the woods after /for/ game прочесывать лес в поисках дичи - we *ed the coast without finding anything мы обшарили все побережье, но ничего не нашли( редкое) стремительно бежать, мчаться - to * away, to * off убегать, исчезать scour мездрить (кожу) ~ моющее, чистящее средство или устройство ~ мыть, промывать;
смывать ~ (обыкн. pl) понос (у скота) ~ промоина, размыв ~ рыскать (тж. scour about) ;
to scour the woods рыскать по лесу ~ чистить, прочищать;
отчищать, оттирать ~ чистка, мытье ~ эрозийное действие (воды) ~ рыскать (тж. scour about) ;
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1. n чистка, мытьё2. n промываниеthe scour of the river has affected the foundations of the bridge — сильный напор речной воды подмыл основание моста
3. n промоина, размывbed scour — размыв русла, русловая эрозия
4. n вет. дизентерия, понос5. n спец. моющее средство6. v чистить, отчищать, оттирать дочиста; шабритьto scrub and scour — скрести и чистить; наводить чистоту
7. v шутл. драить, тщательно мыть и чистить8. v очищать9. v спец. химически очищать, обезжиривать10. v освобождать, очищать11. v промывать12. v вымывать, образовывать промоину13. v геол. размывать14. v вымывать на поверхность, намывать15. v вет. давать слабительное16. v вет. страдать от поноса17. v вет. мездрить18. v вет. уст. бичевать, сурово наказывать19. v вет. арт. обстреливать, сметать20. v рыскать, бегать21. v тщательно искать; прочёсывать22. v редк. стремительно бежать, мчатьсяto scour away, to scour off — убегать, исчезать
Синонимический ряд:1. cleanse (verb) cleanse; purge; purify2. eat (verb) bite; corrode; eat; eat away; erode; gnaw; wear away3. hurry (verb) barrel; barrelhouse; beeline; bucket; bullet; bustle; fleet; flit; fly; haste; hasten; highball; hotfoot; hurry; hustle; pelt; rock; rocket; run; rush; scoot; skin; smoke; speed; stave; whirl; whish; whisk; whiz; zip4. scrub (verb) abrade; brush; buff; clean; pumice; rub; sandpaper; scrape; scrub; wash5. search (verb) beat; comb; examine; finecomb; fine-tooth-comb; forage; grub; hunt; rake; ransack; rummage; search; seekАнтонимический ряд: -
5 scour
I1. [ʹskaʋə] n1. 1) чистка, мытьёto give a saucepan [a pan] a good scour - хорошо вычистить /отчистить/ кастрюлю [сковороду]
2) промывание ( сильным напором воды)the scour of the river has affected the foundations of the bridge - сильный напор речной воды подмыл основание моста
2. промоина, размывthere is a deep scour under the embankment - под насыпью образовалась глубокая промоина
3. вет. дизентерия, понос4. спец. моющее средство2. [ʹskaʋə] v1. 1) чистить, отчищать, оттирать дочиста; шабритьto scrub and scour - скрести и чистить; наводить чистоту
to scour with sand - отчищать /отскабливать/ песком
the boilers will have to be scoured out to remove the deposits - котлы необходимо отчистить от накипи
2) шутл. драить, тщательно мыть и чистить (руки, лицо, зубы)3) очищать ( зерно)4) спец. химически очищать, обезжиривать (материю, шерсть, шёлк)2. освобождать, очищатьto scour the sea of the enemy ships [of pirates] - очищать море от судов противника [от пиратов]
to scour the invaders from the land - изгонять захватчиков из страны; очистить страну от захватчиков
3. 1) промывать ( сильным напором воды; тж. scour out)the river has scoured the mud from the estuary - сильный напор речной воды очистил устье от грязи
to scour (out) a ditch [a drain-pipe] - прочистить /промыть/ канаву [канализационную трубу]
2) вымывать, образовывать промоину ( сильным напором воды)the tide has scoured a channel through the sand - прилив оставил в песке промоину
3) геол. размывать4) вымывать на поверхность, намывать4. вет.1) давать слабительноеto scour a horse [a cow] - давать слабительное лошади [корове]
food liable to scour sheep - корм, вызывающий понос у овец
2) страдать от поноса ( о животных)5. мездрить ( кожу)6. уст. бичевать, сурово наказывать7. арт. обстреливать, сметать ( оружейным огнём)II [ʹskaʋə] v♢
to scour the pewter - делать свою работу1. 1) рыскать, бегать (в поисках чего-л.)to scour after smb. - мчаться за кем-л.; преследовать кого-л.
2) тщательно искать (что-л.); прочёсыватьto scour a book for quotations - тщательно просмотреть всю книгу в поисках цитаты
to scour the country over for a lost child - прочёсывать местность в поисках заблудившегося ребёнка
to scour (through) the woods after /for/ game - прочёсывать лес в поисках дичи
we scoured the coast without finding anything - мы обшарили всё побережье, но ничего не нашли
2. редк. стремительно бежать, мчатьсяto scour away, to scour off - убегать, исчезать
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I ['skauə] 1. гл.1)а) = scour off / away / out / down чистить, отчищать; оттирать, отдраивать; отскабливатьThis stone is largely used for scouring paint. — Этот камень широко используется для отскабливания краски.
Syn:б) освобождать, очищать; избавлятьсяOur army scoured the invaders from the land. — Наша армия освободила землю от захватчиков.
в) устраивать чистку, устранять неугодных2) мыть; промывать, вымыватьMilk bottles should be scoured out before being returned to the milkman. — Прежде чем вернуть молочные бутылки молочнику, их следует хорошенько вымыть.
Syn:wash 3.3) уст. бить; наказывать2. сущ.1) мытьё, чистка; промывание сильной струёй водыGive the floor a good scour. — Вымой как следует пол.
Syn:2)а) размыв, промоинаSyn:б) геол. эрозийное действие водыII ['skauə] гл.1) тщательно искать (что-л.), прочёсывать (местность и т. п.)The police are scouring the woods for the missing child. — Полиция прочёсывает лес в поисках пропавшего ребёнка.
Patrols scoured the streets, all that night. — Патрули всю ту ночь прочёсывали улицы.
He spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire. — Он целых полчаса просматривал газету, чтобы найти хоть одно упоминание о пожаре.
Syn:2) = scour about рыскать, бегать (в поисках чего-л.)3) уст. бежать, нестись, мчатьсяThrough the red sky terrific meteors scour. — По красному небу мчатся огромные метеоры.
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junk food — неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция
aversion to food — отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище
Синонимический ряд:meat (noun) flesh; food; lean; meal; meat; nourishment; rations; sustenance -
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junk food — неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция
aversion to food — отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище
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9 bulk of food
junk food — неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция
aversion to food — отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище
The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > bulk of food
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10 запасание пищи
[lang name="Russian"]неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция — junk food
[lang name="Russian"]отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище — aversion to food
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General subject: scour about in search of food, scout about for food, scout around for foodУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > рыскать в поисках пищи
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13 воздержание в пище
неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция — junk food
отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище — aversion to food
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > воздержание в пище
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14 раздача пищи
неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция — junk food
отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище — aversion to food
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15 животная пища
[lang name="Russian"]неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция — junk food
[lang name="Russian"]отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище — aversion to food
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16 электроподогреватель пищи
неполноценная пища; готовая кулинарная продукция — junk food
отказ от приёма пищи, отвращение к пище — aversion to food
Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > электроподогреватель пищи
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17 forage
1. n фураж, грубые кормаforage resources — кормовые ресурсы; ресурсы грубых кормов
2. n кормовые растенияforage crop — фуражная культура, кормовая культура; подножный корм
3. n воен. фуражировка4. v фуражировать5. v разыскиватьto forage for a meal — разыскивать место, где можно было бы поесть
6. v искать, рыться7. v с. -х. кормить грубыми кормами8. v арх. опустошатьСинонимический ряд:1. feed (noun) feed; fodder; provender2. foray (noun) foray; incursion; invasion; raid3. feed (verb) feed; fodder; food; grain; hay; nourishment; pasture4. scour (verb) beat; comb; finecomb; fine-tooth-comb; grub; rake; ransack; rummage; scour; search5. search for food (verb) foray; hunt; overrun; plunder; raid; scavenge; scrounge; search for food; seek -
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v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
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buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
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ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
19 grub
1. n энт. личинка; червь; детка; черва2. n литературный подёнщик; компилятор3. n неряха; неопрятный, скверно одетый человек4. n амер. корень, оставленный в земле после расчистки5. n мяч, брошенный, посланный по земле6. n разг. еда, харч, жратваgrubs up! — за еду!, подкрепимся!, порубаем!
7. v копать; рыться8. v копаться, рыться, искать9. v разг. много работать, надрываться; корпеть, трудиться, вкалывать10. v жрать11. v редк. кормитьСинонимический ряд:1. food (noun) bread; chow; comestibles; edibles; feed; food; foodstuff; meal; meat; nurture; provender; provisions; scoff; spread; viands; victuals; vittles; vivres2. hack (noun) drudge; grubber; hack; hireling; mercenary; slavey3. larva (noun) caterpillar; larva; maggot; worm4. dig (verb) burrow; delve; dig; dig out; dig up; excavate; probe the dirt; shovel; spade; till; uproot5. scour (verb) beat; comb; finecomb; fine-tooth-comb; forage; rake; ransack; rummage; scour; search6. slave (verb) drudge; grind; plod; slave; slog; toil
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