hunt

hunt
1. verb
1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) cazar
2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) buscar; perseguir

2. noun
1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caza
2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) busca, búsqueda, rastreo; exploración
•
- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out
hunt vb
1. cazar
owls hunt at night los búhos cazan de noche
2. buscar
I've hunted everywhere, but I can't find my scarf he buscado en todas partes, pero no encuentro mi bufanda
hunt
tr[hʌnt]
noun
1 (gen) caza, cacería
2 (search) búsqueda
transitive verb
1 cazar
intransitive verb
1 (for game) cazar; (search) buscar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be on the hunt for ir en busca de, ir a la búsqueda de
to hunt for buscar
to hunt high and low for buscar por todas partes
hunt ['hʌnt] vt
1) pursue: cazar
2)
to hunt for : buscar
hunt n
1) pursuit: caza f, cacería f
2) search: búsqueda f, busca f
hunt
n.
• busca s.f.
• cacería s.f.
• caza s.f.
• montería s.f.
• seguimiento s.m.
v.
• buscar v.
• cazar v.
• perseguir v.

I
1. hʌnt
transitive verb
1) \<\<game/fox\>\> cazar*

they were hunted out of existence — fueron exterminados

2)
a) (search for) buscar*
b) (drive away)

to hunt somebody/something FROM/OFF/OUT OF something — echar or expulsar a alguien/algo de algo


2.
vi
a) (pursue game)

to hunt (FOR something) — cazar* (algo)

to go hunting — ir* de caza or de cacería

b) (search) buscar*

to hunt (FOR something) — buscar* (algo)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) (chase) caza f, cacería f
b) (hunters) partida f de caza, cacería f
2) (search) búsqueda f

I'll have a hunt for the book at home — (colloq) voy a buscar en casa a ver si encuentro el libro

to be on the hunt for something — (colloq) andar* a la caza de algo

[hʌnt]
1. N
1) (for animals) caza f , cacería f (for de); (=huntsmen) partida f de caza, (grupo m de) cazadores mpl
2) (=search) busca f , búsqueda f (for de); (=pursuit) persecución f

the hunt for the murderer — la busca or búsqueda del asesino

to be on the hunt for — estar or andar a la caza de

the hunt is on — ha comenzado la búsqueda

we joined in the hunt for the missing key — ayudamos a buscar la llave perdida

2. VT
1) [+ animal] cazar; [+ hounds] emplear en la caza; [+ area of country] recorrer de caza, cazar en
2) (=search for) buscar; (=pursue) perseguir
3. VI
1) (Sport) cazar, ir de cacería

to go hunting — ir de caza

2) (=search) buscar por todas partes

to hunt for — buscar

he hunted for it in his pocket — lo buscó en el bolsillo

to hunt about or around for — buscar por todas partes

4.
CPD

hunt ball N — baile organizado tras una cacería

hunt saboteur N — militante mf que ejecuta acciones directas contra la caza

* * *

I
1. [hʌnt]
transitive verb
1) \<\<game/fox\>\> cazar*

they were hunted out of existence — fueron exterminados

2)
a) (search for) buscar*
b) (drive away)

to hunt somebody/something FROM/OFF/OUT OF something — echar or expulsar a alguien/algo de algo


2.
vi
a) (pursue game)

to hunt (FOR something) — cazar* (algo)

to go hunting — ir* de caza or de cacería

b) (search) buscar*

to hunt (FOR something) — buscar* (algo)

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) (chase) caza f, cacería f
b) (hunters) partida f de caza, cacería f
2) (search) búsqueda f

I'll have a hunt for the book at home — (colloq) voy a buscar en casa a ver si encuentro el libro

to be on the hunt for something — (colloq) andar* a la caza de algo


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