♦ (to) pursue

♦ (to) pursue
♦ (to) pursue /pəˈsju:/
v. t. e i.
1 inseguire; incalzare; perseguitare; dare la caccia a: to pursue the enemy, inseguire il nemico; Bad luck pursued him all the time, la sfortuna lo perseguitava di continuo; to pursue a prey, dare la caccia a una preda; to pursue sb. hotly, inseguire rabbiosamente q.
2 seguire; cercare; andare in cerca di; perseguire: to pursue pleasure, andare in cerca del piacere; to pursue one's aim (o end) perseguire il proprio scopo
3 continuare; proseguire; portare avanti; attendere a: to pursue one's studies, proseguire gli studi; to pursue the matter, approfondire la questione; to pursue a path, proseguire per una strada; to pursue one's task, attendere al proprio compito
4 (leg., scozz.) fare causa a (q.)
● Don't ask, don't tell, (don't pursue) ► to ask.

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