poursuite in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for poursuite in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pursuit [Am pərˈsut, Brit pəˈsjuːt] N

1.1. pursuit U or C:

pursuit (chase)

persecución f

pursuit (in cycling)

carrera f de persecución

pursuit (in cycling)

persecución f

she set off in pursuit of the thief

salió en persecución or a la caza del ladrón

we saw him run past with two guards in hot pursuit

lo vimos pasar corriendo con dos guardias pisándole los talones

they crossed the border in hot pursuit of the insurgents

cruzaron la frontera tras or en pos de los insurgentes

1.2. pursuit U or C (search, striving):

the pursuit of sth the pursuit of happiness

la búsqueda de la felicidad

in the pursuit of her goals

en su lucha por alcanzar sus objetivos

2. pursuit C (pastime, activity):

pursuit

actividad f

her leisure pursuits

sus pasatiempos

ill-suited [ˌɪlˈsuːtəd, ˌɪlˈsuːtɪd] ADJ

ill-suited

poco indicado

he's clearly ill-suited to or for the job

es claramente una persona poco indicada para el puesto

they were ill-suited to or for each other

no estaban hechos el uno para el otro

suited [Am ˈsudəd, Brit ˈsuːtɪd] ADJ pred

suited to be suited to thing:

to be suited to

ser apropiado para

to be suited to

ser adecuado para

the building is suited to use as offices

el edificio es apropiado or es adecuado or se presta para oficinas

I'm not suited to this type of work

no sirvo para este tipo de trabajo

he's not suited to medicine

no tiene madera de médico

they are very well suited (to each other)

están hechos el uno para el otro

unsuited [Am ˌənˈsudəd, Brit ʌnˈsuːtɪd] ADJ pred

to be unsuited to/for her clothes are unsuited to the climate/occasion

su ropa no es la apropiada or la adecuada or la indicada para el clima/la ocasión

she is unsuited to this work/teaching children

no sirve para este trabajo/para enseñar a niños

they are completely unsuited (to each other)

son totalmente incompatibles

the tools were unsuited for the purpose

las herramientas no eran las adecuadas para el trabajo

poursuite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for poursuite in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pursuit [pəˈsju:t, Am pɚˈsu:t] N

1. pursuit (chase):

pursuit

persecución f

to be in pursuit of sth

ir tras algo

to be in pursuit of sth knowledge, happiness

ir en busca de algo

to be in pursuit of sth (hunt)

ir a la caza de algo

to be in hot pursuit of sb

pisar los talones a alguien fig

2. pursuit (activity):

pursuit

actividad f

leisure pursuits

pasatiempos m pl

outdoor pursuits

actividades al aire libre

unsuited [ʌnˈsu:tɪd, Am -ˈsu:t̬ɪd] ADJ

unsuited

inapropiado, -a

to be unsuited to [or for] sth

no ser apropiado para algo

to be unsuited to each other

ser incompatibles