pursuit

pursuit
pə'sju:t
noun
1) (the act of pursuing: The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.) persecución
2) (an occupation or hobby: holiday pursuits.) actividad
pursuit
tr[pə'sjʊːt]
noun
1 (chase) persecución nombre femenino; (hunt) caza
2 (search) búsqueda, busca; (striving) lucha
3 (activity) actividad nombre femenino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in hot pursuit (of) pisando los talones (a)
leisure pursuit pasatiempo
pursuit [pər'su:t] n
1) chase: persecución f
2) search: búsqueda f, busca f
3) activity: actividad f, pasatiempo m
pursuit
n.
• busca s.f.
• buscada s.f.
• búsqueda s.f.
• caza s.f.
• empeño s.m.
• ocupación s.f.
• pasatiempo s.m.
• persecución s.f.
• pretensión s.f.
• prosecución s.f.
• seguimiento s.m.
pər'suːt, pə'sjuːt
noun
1) u c
a) (chase) persecución f

she set off in pursuit of the thief — salió en persecución or a la caza del ladrón

with two guards in hot pursuit — con dos guardias pisándole los talones

b) (search, striving)

the pursuit of happiness — la búsqueda de la felicidad

in the pursuit of her goals — en su lucha por alcanzar sus objetivos

2) c (pastime, activity) actividad f

her leisure pursuits — sus pasatiempos

[pǝ'sjuːt]
1. N
1) (=chase) caza f , persecución f ; (fig) [of pleasure, happiness, knowledge] busca f , búsqueda f

the pursuit of wealth — el afán de riqueza

in (the) pursuit of sth/sb — en busca de algo/algn

to set out in pursuit of sb — salir en busca de algn

with two policemen in hot pursuit — con dos policías pisándole los talones

2) (=occupation)

outdoor pursuits — actividades fpl al aire libre

literary pursuits — intereses mpl literarios, actividades fpl literarias

leisure pursuits — pasatiempos mpl

2.
CPD

pursuit plane N — avión m de caza

* * *
[pər'suːt, pə'sjuːt]
noun
1) u c
a) (chase) persecución f

she set off in pursuit of the thief — salió en persecución or a la caza del ladrón

with two guards in hot pursuit — con dos guardias pisándole los talones

b) (search, striving)

the pursuit of happiness — la búsqueda de la felicidad

in the pursuit of her goals — en su lucha por alcanzar sus objetivos

2) c (pastime, activity) actividad f

her leisure pursuits — sus pasatiempos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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