hunt

hunt
hunt [hʌnt]
1. noun
chasse f
• elephant/tiger hunt chasse f à l'éléphant/au tigre
• the hunt for the missing child la battue pour retrouver l'enfant disparu
• the hunt for the murderer la chasse au meurtrier
• to be on the hunt for a cheap house être à la recherche d'une maison bon marché
• the hunt is on for ... on cherche ...
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = seek) chercher ; ( = pursue) poursuivre
   b. [+ fox, deer] chasser
3. intransitive verb
chasser
• to go hunting aller à la chasse
• to hunt for [+ animal] chasser ; [+ object, facts, missing person] être à la recherche de
• he is hunting for a job il est à la recherche d'un travail
• he hunted in his pocket for his pen il a fouillé dans sa poche pour trouver son stylo
• we hunted around for cardboard and glue nous avons cherché partout du carton et de la colle
• hunt around until you find what you need fouillez jusqu'à ce que vous trouviez ce dont vous avez besoin
4. compounds
► hunt saboteur, hunt sab (inf) noun (British) militant qui participe à des actions directes contre les chasses à courre
► hunt down separable transitive verb
[+ animal] pourchasser ; [+ person] traquer ; [+ object, facts, details, quotation] dénicher
► hunt out separable transitive verb dénicher
* * *
[hʌnt] 1.
noun
1) (search) recherche f (for de)

the hunt is on for the terrorists — on recherche les terroristes

2) (activity) chasse f

lion hunt — chasse au lion

3) (fox-hunting group, area) chasse f à courre
2.
transitive verb
1) (seek, pursue) rechercher

to hunt somebody out of ou off — faire sortir quelqu'un de

2) (pursue) chasser [game, fox]
3.
intransitive verb
1) (for prey) chasser
2) (search)

to hunt for something — chercher [quelque chose] partout [object, person, address]; être à la recherche de [truth, cure]

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