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hunting: noun
hunt: I. intransitive or transitive verb II. noun
treasure hunt: noun
witch-hunt: noun

hunting N no pl

hunting

caça f

hunting expedition

caçada f

I . hunt [hʌnt] VB intr, trans

hunt

to hunt for sth

II . hunt [hʌnt] N (chase)

hunt

caça f

to be on the hunt (for sth)

estar à caça (de a. c.)

treasure hunt N

treasure hunt

caça f ao tesouro

witch-hunt N

caça f às bruxas

Usage examples with hunting

hunting expedition

the (fishing/hunting) season

a temporada de pesca/caça

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For the first time, these were used underwater to reveal the hunting behaviour of sailfish. en.wikipedia.org

By the 1900s, they lived by farming, fishing, hunting and working on the railway and in canneries. en.wikipedia.org

According to legend, a group of men who went hunting on this mountain always returned home hungry, having caught only one quail between them. en.wikipedia.org

Hunting was an important source of protein but the scarcity of game has all but extinguished this practice. en.wikipedia.org

Hunting and harvesting the surplus of animals is one tool utilized to control the population of some species of big game and waterfowl. en.wikipedia.org

Flying foxes are sometimes hunted for food, and the controls on hunting seem to be unenforceable. en.wikipedia.org

In recent years some makers of these dowsing devices have attempted to cross over from treasure hunting to the areas of contraband detection, search and rescue, and law enforcement. www.theregister.co.uk

She owned hunting dogs and had personal servants. en.wikipedia.org

The main purpose is to preserve the decreasing number of orangutan population due to hunting, trading and deforestation. en.wikipedia.org

Due to the ferocity and versatility of their hunting style, early authors nicknamed eastern screech owls feathered wildcats. en.wikipedia.org

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