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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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rechercher [ʀ(ə)ʃɛʀʃe] VB trans

1. rechercher (tâcher de trouver):

rechercher objet convoité
to search out
rechercher objet égaré
to look for
rechercher logement, emploi, explication
to look for
rechercher COMPUT donnée
to search for
collectionneur qui recherche un livre rare
collector searching out ou trying to track down a rare book
rechercher un terme dans une banque de données
to search a data bank for a term
rechercher les causes d'un accident/d'un phénomène
to look into the causes of an accident/of a phenomenon
il est recherché pour meurtre/par la police/dans le monde entier
he's wanted for murder/by the police/the world over
‘recherchons vendeuse qualifiée’
‘qualified sales assistant required’

2. rechercher (tâcher d'obtenir):

rechercher sécurité, bonheur, paix
to seek (auprès de qn with sb)
rechercher alliances, alliés, soutien
to seek, to look for
rechercher compliments
to fish for
‘recherchons personnes expérimentées pour gérer un restaurant’
‘we're looking for experienced people to run a restaurant’
‘recherchons vendeurs expérimentés’
‘experienced salespersons wanted’
‘recherchons vendeurs expérimentés’
‘experienced shop assistants wanted’ Brit
English
English
French
French
‘we require a native speaker of English’
‘recherchons personne de langue maternelle anglaise’
solicit business, investment, orders
rechercher
to solicit for COMM orders
rechercher
to scout around for sth
rechercher qc
depolarize
rechercher un compromis
to strive for or after sth
rechercher qc
pursue excellence
rechercher
to be on the lookout for stolen vehicle, escaped prisoner
rechercher
to be on the lookout for new recruits, promising actors
être à l'affût de, rechercher

in the PONS Dictionary

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rechercher [ʀ(ə)ʃɛʀʃe] VB trans

1. rechercher (chercher à trouver):

rechercher un nom/une amie
to look for a name/a friend
rechercher un terroriste
to hunt for a terrorist
rechercher l'albumine dans les urines
to look for the presence of albumin in the urine
rechercher où/quand/comment/si c'est arrivé
to try to determine where/when/how/if it happened
être recherché pour meurtre/vol
to be wanted for murder/theft

2. rechercher (reprendre):

aller rechercher qn/qc
to go and fetch sb/sth
English
English
French
French
to investigate how/whether/why ...
rechercher comment/si/pourquoi ...
hunt
rechercher
hunt
rechercher
to be on the hunt for sb
rechercher qn
to search after sth
rechercher qc
search
rechercher
search directory, file
rechercher dans
seek happiness, revenge
rechercher
to look out for sb/sth
rechercher qn/qc
pursue dreams, happiness
rechercher
to probe for sth
rechercher qc
trace
rechercher
court
rechercher
in the PONS Dictionary
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rechercher [ʀ(ə)ʃɛʀʃe] VB trans

1. rechercher (chercher à trouver):

rechercher un nom/une amie
to look for a name/a friend
rechercher un terroriste
to hunt for a terrorist
rechercher l'albumine dans les urines
to look for the presence of albumin in the urine
rechercher où/quand/comment/si c'est arrivé
to try to determine where/when/how/if it happened
être recherché pour meurtre/vol
to be wanted for murder/theft

2. rechercher (reprendre):

aller rechercher qn/qc
to go and get sb/sth
English
English
French
French
to investigate how/whether/why ...
rechercher comment/si/pourquoi ...
hunt
rechercher
hunt
rechercher
to be on the hunt for sb
rechercher qn
to search after sth
rechercher qc
search
rechercher
search directory, file
rechercher dans
pursue dreams, happiness
rechercher
seek happiness, revenge
rechercher
to look out for sb/sth
rechercher qn/qc
to probe for sth
rechercher qc
court
rechercher
trace
rechercher
Présent
jerecherche
turecherches
il/elle/onrecherche
nousrecherchons
vousrecherchez
ils/ellesrecherchent
Imparfait
jerecherchais
turecherchais
il/elle/onrecherchait
nousrecherchions
vousrecherchiez
ils/ellesrecherchaient
Passé simple
jerecherchai
turecherchas
il/elle/onrechercha
nousrecherchâmes
vousrecherchâtes
ils/ellesrecherchèrent
Futur simple
jerechercherai
turechercheras
il/elle/onrecherchera
nousrechercherons
vousrechercherez
ils/ellesrechercheront
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