buscaʼ in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for buscaʼ in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.buscar VB trans

1.1. buscar (intentar encontrar):

buscar persona/objeto

to look for

buscar fama/fortuna

to seek

buscar trabajo/apartamento

to look for

buscar trabajo/apartamento

to try to find

buscar solución

to look for

buscar solución

to try to find

lo he buscado en o por todas partes

I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas

don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando

the police are looking for him

la policía lo está buscando

he's wanted by the police

“se busca”

“wanted”

los hombres como él solo buscan una cosa

men like him are only after one thing inf

te buscan en la portería

someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz

flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada o los ojos

he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse

he's looking for a chance to get his own back inf

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo

try and find an easier way of doing it

1.2. buscar (intentar encontrar):

buscar (en un libro, una lista)

to look up

busca el número en la guía

look up the number in the directory

2.1. buscar (recoger):

buscar

to collect

buscar

to pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto

we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas

I've come to collect o pick up my things

2.2. buscar (conseguir y traer):

buscar

to get

fue a buscar un médico

he went to get a doctor

fue a buscar un médico

he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan

he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras

go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

3.1. buscar (intentar conseguir):

una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos

a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso?

what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón inf

she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + infinit.

to try to +  infinit.

buscar + infinit.

to set out to +  infinit.

el libro busca destruir ese mito

the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

3.2. buscar (provocar):

buscar bronca/camorra

to look for

siempre están buscando pelea

they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar

he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

II.buscar VB intr

buscar

to look

busca en el cajón

look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien?

have you looked properly?

¿has buscado bien?

have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro)

fetch!

el que busca encuentra o busca y encontrarás prov

seek and ye shall find

III.buscarse VB vpr

1. buscarse (intentar encontrar):

buscarse

to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños

she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2. buscarse complicaciones/problemas:

no quiero buscarme complicaciones

I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado

you've brought it on yourself

tú te lo has buscado

it serves you right

se está buscando problemas

she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) inf te la estás buscando

you're asking for trouble

buscársela(s) inf te la estás buscando

you're asking for it inf

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste

don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself inf

buscapiés <pl buscapiés> N m

buscapiés

jumping jack

buscable ADJ COMPUT

buscable

searchable

I.buscador (buscadora) N m (f)

buscador de oro

gold prospector

buscador de tesoros

treasure hunter

II.buscador N m COMPUT

buscador

search engine

busca¹ N f

1. busca (búsqueda):

busca

search

enviaron a un grupo en busca de ayuda

they sent a group in search of help o to look for help

emigraron en busca de nuevos horizontes

they emigrated in pursuit o search of new horizons liter

todos salieron en su busca

they all set out to look for him o search for him o to try to find him

varios periodistas llegaron en busca de una exclusiva

several reporters arrived in search of o hoping to get a scoop

anda en busca de marido

she's husband-hunting inf

anda en busca de marido

she's looking for a husband

andar a la busca de algo/alg. Chil inf

to be after sth/sb inf

2. busca Mex inf (trabajillo):

si no fuera porque tengo mis buscas no podría pagar el departamento

if it weren't for my other jobs I couldn't pay the rent inf

hacen buscas fuera de sus trabajos

they do a bit of moonlighting inf

busca² N m Spain inf

busca

pager

busca

beeper

busca

bleeper Brit

rebusca N f

rebusca

gleanings pl

rebuscado (rebuscada) ADJ

rebuscado (rebuscada) lenguaje/expresiones

recherché

rebuscado (rebuscada) lenguaje/expresiones

over-elaborate

rebuscado (rebuscada) persona

affected

I.rebuscar VB intr

rebuscó entre los papeles de la mesa

he searched through the papers on the desk

rebusqué en sus bolsillos

I went through o searched his pockets

los perros rebuscaban en la basura

the dogs were rummaging about in the garbage

II.rebuscarse VB vpr

rebuscarse AmS inf:

rebuscárselas

to get by

I.buscón (buscona) N m (f) dated (rufián)

buscón (buscona)

rogue dated

buscón (buscona)

scoundrel dated

II.buscona N f

buscona pej (prostituta):

buscona

whore pej

buscaʼ in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buscaʼ in the Spanish»English Dictionary

buscar VB intr, trans c → qu

buscar

to look for

enviar a alguien a buscar algo

to send sb to fetch sth

ir a buscar algo

to go and look for sth

me viene a buscar a las 7

he/she is picking me up at 7

él se lo ha buscado

he brought it on himself

buscar tres pies al gato

to complicate matters

‘se busca’

‘wanted’

I.rebuscar VB intr c → qu

rebuscar

to search thoroughly

II.rebuscar VB trans (buscar)

rebuscar

to search for

III.rebuscar VB refl

rebuscárselas CSur (defenderse)

to get by

buscador N m COMPUT

buscador

searcher

buscapié N m

buscapié

hint

busca¹ N f

busca

search

en busca de alguien

in search of sb

busca² N m

busca

bleeper Brit

busca

beeper Am

rebuscado (-a) ADJ

rebuscado (-a)

pedantic

rebuscado (-a) (palabras)

obscure

rebuscado (-a) (estilo)

contrived

buscona N f

buscona

whore

I.ofuscar VB trans c → qu

1. ofuscar (cegar):

ofuscar

to blind

2. ofuscar (la mente):

ofuscar

to confuse

ofuscar (la mente) a alguien

to confuse sb

II.ofuscar VB refl

ofuscarse en algo

to insist on sth

ofuscarse con una idea

to be obsessed by an idea

buscador N

User Entry

buscador m COMPUT

search engine