hunt

cacciare

Cercare e seguire animali per catturarli o ucciderli.

In inglese semplice: To look for and follow animals in order to catch or kill them.

• Lions hunt at night.
• My uncle used to hunt rabbits.
• Some birds hunt small animals for food.

Sinonimi: pursue

Espressioni comuni: hunt rabbits, hunt for food, hunt wild animals, hunt deer

cercare

Cercare qualcuno o qualcosa con attenzione, spesso a lungo.

In inglese semplice: To look carefully for something or someone, often for a long time.

• I am hunting for my glasses.
• They hunted for a cheaper apartment.
• Have you hunted everywhere for the missing letter?

Come si usa: hunt for someone/something (We hunted for the missing keys all morning.)

Sinonimi: search, look, seek

Espressioni comuni: hunt for something, hunt for someone, bargain hunt

inseguire, dare la caccia

Inseguire qualcuno o qualcosa, spesso per catturarlo o mandarlo via.

In inglese semplice: To chase someone or something, often to catch them or force them away.

• Police are hunting the escaped prisoner.
• They hunted the thieves down within a week.
• The villagers hunted the wolves away.

Come si usa: hunt someone/something down (The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.); hunt someone/something from somewhere (They hunted the wolves from the village.)

Sinonimi: chase, pursue

Espressioni comuni: hunt someone down, hunt someone away, hunt someone out

ricerca

Tentativo di trovare qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: An attempt to find someone or something.

• The hunt for my keys began.
• Our treasure hunt ended at the old bridge.
• The police have started a hunt for the suspect.

Come si usa: hunt for someone/something (The hunt for the missing child continued all night.); on the hunt for something (We are on the hunt for a new house.)

Sinonimi: search

Espressioni comuni: hunt for something, on the hunt, treasure hunt, job hunt

caccia, battuta di caccia

Attività che consiste nel cercare animali per catturarli o ucciderli.

In inglese semplice: An activity in which people search for animals to catch or kill them.

• They went on a deer hunt.
• The fox hunt started early in the morning.
• Several hunts were cancelled because of heavy snow.

Espressioni comuni: fox hunt, deer hunt, on a hunt, successful hunt