root about

fouiller, farfouiller

Chercher quelque chose en déplaçant des objets, souvent en désordre.

En anglais simple : To search for something by moving things around, often without much order.

• I rooted about in the drawer.
• He was rooting about for his glasses.
• Have you been rooting about in my cupboard again?

Comment l'utiliser : root about in something (I rooted about in my bag for the ticket.); root about for something (She rooted about for a spare key.)

Synonymes : rummage, hunt around

Expressions courantes : root about for something, root about in something

fouiller du groin, chercher de la nourriture

Pour un animal, chercher de la nourriture en remuant la terre ou d’autres matières avec le museau.

En anglais simple : To search for food by pushing the nose around in soil or other material.

• The pigs root about in the mud.
• A boar rooted about beneath the trees.
• The animals were rooting about for food among the leaves.

Comment l'utiliser : root about in something (The pigs rooted about in the soft earth.); root about for something (Wild boars root about for roots and insects.)

Synonymes : forage

Expressions courantes : root about for food, root about in mud