hunt

hunt
hunt [{{t}}hʌnt]
1 transitive verb
(a) (for food, sport → of person) chasser, faire la chasse à; (→ of animal) chasser;
to hunt whales pêcher la baleine;
they were hunted to extinction ils ont été chassés jusqu'à extinction de l'espèce
(b) {{}}British{{}} (area) chasser dans;
to hunt the pack diriger la meute;
he hunts his horse all winter il monte son cheval à la chasse tout l'hiver
(c) (pursue) pourchasser, poursuivre;
he was being hunted by the police il était pourchassé ou recherché par la police
(d) (search) fouiller;
I've hunted the whole office for it j'ai retourné tout le bureau pour le retrouver
(e) (drive out) chasser;
people were hunted from their homes des gens étaient chassés de leurs foyers
(f) hunt the slipper or thimble (game) cache-tampon m
2 intransitive verb
(a) (for food, sport) chasser;
they hunt by night/in packs ils chassent la nuit/en bande;
to go hunting aller à la chasse;
do you hunt? chassez-vous?;
to hunt for sth (person) chasser ou faire la chasse à qch; (animal) chasser qch
(b) (search) chercher (partout);
she hunted (around or about) in her bag for her keys elle a fouillé dans son sac à la recherche de ses clefs;
you'll just have to hunt until you find it vous n'aurez qu'à chercher jusqu'à ce que vous le trouviez;
{{}}figurative{{}} I've hunted high and low for it j'ai remué ciel et terre pour le retrouver;
I've hunted all over town for a linen jacket j'ai parcouru ou fait toute la ville pour trouver une veste en lin
(c) {{}}Technology{{}} (gauge) osciller; (engine) pomper
3 noun
(a) (sporting activity) chasse f; (hunters) chasse f, chasseurs mpl; (area) chasse f; (fox-hunt) chasse f au renard;
a tiger/bear hunt une chasse au tigre/à l'ours
(b) (search) chasse f, recherche f;
the hunt is on for the terrorists la chasse aux terroristes est en cours;
local people joined in the hunt for the child des gens de la région se sont joints aux recherches pour retrouver l'enfant;
the hunt for the assassin continues la chasse à l'assassin se poursuit;
I've had a hunt for your scarf j'ai cherché ton écharpe partout, j'ai tout retourné pour trouver ton écharpe
►► {{}}British{{}} hunt ball = bal réunissant les notables locaux amateurs de chasse;
{{}}British{{}} hunt saboteur = personne qui tente d'arrêter une chasse
hunt down separable transitive verb
(animal) forcer, traquer; (person) traquer; (thing, facts) dénicher; (abuses, errors) faire la chasse à; (truth) débusquer
hunt out separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} dénicher, découvrir;
I've hunted out that book you wanted to borrow j'ai déniché le livre que vous vouliez emprunter
hunt up separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} (look up) rechercher;
I'm going to the library to hunt up that article she mentioned je vais à la bibliothèque rechercher cet article dont elle parlait

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