hunt down in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hunt down in the English»French Dictionary

I.hunt [Brit hʌnt, Am hənt] N

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc.).
When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à Brighton.
For examples and further usages, see the entry below.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

See also put, keep, go, get, fall

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put FIN → put option

II.put <pres part putting, pret, pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

III.to put oneself in VB refl

I.keep [Brit kiːp, Am kip] N

II.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB trans

III.keep <pret, pp kept> [Brit kiːp, Am kip] VB intr

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

II.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] VB trans see usage note

III.go <pl goes> [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] N

IV.go [Brit ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] ADJ

he's all go inf!
it's all the go inf!
that was a near go inf!
to go off on one Brit inf
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus inf event:
there you go inf!

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

III.fall <pret fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N (all contexts)

hunt down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hunt down in the English»French Dictionary

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American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible.
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Before the enactment of these regulations, most of the burden was on the government to hunt down and establish the safety of the new additives.
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When they are supposed to hunt down some top-secret escaped robot they do so with their eyes shut, as seeing secrets is forbidden.
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Destroyers and teamed to hunt down the attacker.
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But this is the real thing -- a lightweight craft which travels at high speed in rough seas to hunt down drug runners.
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This, combined with its regenerative abilities, means that the creature can hunt down even a determined and powerful mutant and come out victorious.
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Well-equipped, he vowed to hunt down and fight off the warriors that had terrorized his village for so long.
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Nix appointed one hundred marshals to the task, insisting they hunt down all outlaws, but with a priority on this gang.
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First he has a little unfinished business to take care of: hunt down every last man responsible for taking out his dad.
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In a time before Internet shopping prevailed, fashion addicts would travel all over the world to hunt down those one off pieces and lesser-known designers.
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