hunt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hunt in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hunt [Brit hʌnt, Am hənt] N

1. hunt HUNT (activity):

hunt

caccia f

lion hunt

caccia al leone

2. hunt (search):

hunt

ricerca f (for di)

to join the hunt for sb, sth

partecipare alla ricerca di qn, qc

the hunt is on for the terrorists, for the best cook in Britain

è aperta la caccia ai terroristi, al miglior cuoco in Gran Bretagna

3. hunt HUNT:

hunt (fox-hunting group)

società f di caccia alla volpe

hunt (fox-hunting area)

zona f di caccia

to be a member of the hunt

fare parte della società di caccia alla volpe

II.hunt [Brit hʌnt, Am hənt] VB trans

1. hunt HUNT:

hunt (pursue) game, fox, bear

cacciare

hunt (pursue over) area, estate

battere

2. hunt (seek, pursue):

hunt murderer, prisoner, suspect, witness

ricercare

to hunt sb out of or off sth

cacciare qn da qc

3. hunt HUNT (use for hunting):

hunt horse

= montare, cavalcare per la caccia

to hunt (a pack of) hounds

cacciare con i cani or usare i cani per la caccia

III.hunt [Brit hʌnt, Am hənt] VB intr

1. hunt (for prey):

hunt animal:

cacciare

2. hunt (search):

to hunt for object, person, address

cercare ovunque

to hunt for truth, cure

essere alla ricerca di

to hunt for sth in, among sth

cercare qc in, tra qc

to hunt around or about for sth

cercare qc ovunque

to hunt high and low for sth

cercare qc in lungo e in largo or per mare e per terra

3. hunt (oscillate):

hunt gauge, indicator:

oscillare (around intorno a)

hunt device, aircraft:

oscillare

hunt saboteur [ˈhʌntˌsæbəˌtə(r)], hunt sab [ˈhʌntˌsæb] N Brit inf

hunt saboteur

= chi disturba la caccia per salvare gli animali

hunt down VB [hʌnt -] (hunt down [sth, sb], hunt [sth, sb] down)

1. hunt down HUNT:

hunt down animal

dare la caccia a

2. hunt down (find):

hunt down lost object, address

cercare

hunt down war criminal, terrorist

dare la caccia a, braccare

hunt down victim, minority

perseguitare

witch-hunt [Brit ˈwtʃhʌnt, Am ˈwɪtʃ ˌhənt] N

witch-hunt

caccia f alle streghe also fig

hunt up VB [hʌnt -] (hunt up [sb, sth], hunt [sb, sth] up)

hunt up old friend, person

cercare

hunt up lost object

scovare

drag hunt [ˈdræɡˌhʌnt] N HUNT

drag hunt

drag m

drag hunt

caccia f con preda simulata

treasure hunt [Brit, Am ˈtrɛʒər hənt] N

treasure hunt

caccia f al tesoro

stag hunt [ˈstæɡˌhʌnt] N (battue)

stag hunt

caccia f al cervo

I.job hunt [Brit ˈdʒɒb hʌnt, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌhənt] N

job hunt

ricerca di (un) lavoro

she was not having any luck with her job hunt

fino a quel momento non era stata fortunata con la ricerca di un lavoro

II.job-hunt VB intr

job-hunt

cercare lavoro

she was given advice on job-hunting

le hanno dato dei consigli su come cercare lavoro

scavenger hunt [Brit, Am ˈskævəndʒər hənt] N

scavenger hunt

caccia f al tesoro

hunt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hunt in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hunt [hʌnt] VB trans

1. hunt (chase to kill):

hunt

cacciare

2. hunt (search for):

hunt

dare la caccia a

II.hunt [hʌnt] VB intr

1. hunt (chase to kill):

hunt

cacciare

to go hunting

andare a caccia

2. hunt (search):

to hunt for

cercare

III.hunt [hʌnt] N

1. hunt (chase):

hunt

caccia f

to go on a hunt

andare a caccia

2. hunt (search):

hunt

ricerca f

witch-hunt N, witch hunt [ˈwɪtʃ·hʌnt] N pej

witch-hunt

caccia f alle streghe

house-hunt VB intr inf

house-hunt

cercare casa

treasure hunt N

treasure hunt

caccia f al tesoro

Translations for hunt in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

braccare

to hunt

braccare

to hunt down

caccia alle -ghe

witch-hunt

linciaggio morale

moral witch-hunt

rincorsa

hunt for success

caccia

hunt

dare la caccia a qu

to hunt sb

tenere il piede in due -e fig

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

hunt Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hunt for

cercare

to go on a hunt

andare a caccia

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

tenere il piede in due -e fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This film is based on a treasure hunt.

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They traveled in the area seasonally to pick berries and hunt birds.

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This owl prefers to hunt along the edges of woods or in rough grass strips adjoining pasture.

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They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipes do.

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Eagles sometimes hunt by standing in or near shallow water on a sandbank, spit, or ice-flow, grabbing passing fish.

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The olive baboon will also hunt prey, from small rodents and hares to foxes and other primates.

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Four years ago she started thinking about an outlet for maternity wear when she had to hunt for maternity dresses for her sister-in-law.

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The day involved a treasure hunt, morris dancing, and an award for the person who spent the most money in the village throughout the day.

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These errant owls mainly hunt chickens, though will also take domestic guineafowl, turkeys and anything else available.

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At night, they creep out of the flower and down the stem to hunt for insects.

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