Hunt

I [hʌnt]

nome

1) (activity) caccia f.

lion hunt — caccia al leone

2) (search) ricerca f. (for di)

the hunt is on for the terrorists — è aperta la caccia ai terroristi

3) venat. (fox-hunting group) società f. di caccia alla volpe; (fox-hunting area) zona f. di caccia

II 1. [hʌnt]

verbo transitivo

1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]

2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [murderer]

to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (for prey) cacciare

2) (search)

to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]

to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo

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- hunt down

- hunt up

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1. verb

1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) cacciare

2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) inseguire; scacciare

2. noun

1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caccia

2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) ricerca

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- hunter

- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out

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(Surnames) Hunt /hʌnt/

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I [hʌnt]

nome

1) (activity) caccia f.

lion hunt — caccia al leone

2) (search) ricerca f. (for di)

the hunt is on for the terrorists — è aperta la caccia ai terroristi

3) venat. (fox-hunting group) società f. di caccia alla volpe; (fox-hunting area) zona f. di caccia

II 1. [hʌnt]

verbo transitivo

1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]

2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [murderer]

to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (for prey) cacciare

2) (search)

to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]

to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo

•

- hunt down

- hunt up