hunt

Traduções principais
Inglês		Português
hunt⇒ vi	(kill for sport or food)	caçar v int
	Susan always wanted to hunt, but she never had the time until this year.
	Susan sempre quis caçar, mas nunca teve tempo até este ano.
hunt for [sth] vi + prep	figurative (search for [sth])	procurar vt
	Dan was late for work because he had to hunt for his keys.
	Dan chegou atrasado no trabalho porque teve que procurar suas chaves.
hunt [sth]⇒ vtr	(kill for sport or food)	caçar vt
	Jon went to the mountains every year to hunt bears.
	Jon ia às montanhas todo ano para caçar ursos.
hunt [sth] vtr	(animal: chase prey)	caçar vt
	Wolves hunt prey in packs.
	Os lobos caçam suas presas em bandos.
hunt n	(killing for sport or food) (esporte)	caça sf
		caçada sf
	The farmer always takes his dogs out on the hunt with him.
	O fazendeiro sempre leva seus cachorros consigo para a caça.
the hunt n	(hunting party)	caçada sf
	The hunt crossed the stream in pursuit of the game.
	A caçada atravessou o riacho em perseguição à presa.
hunt for [sth] n	(animal: chasing prey)	caça sf
		busca sf
	The hunt for fish takes up most of a seal's day.
	A caça aos peixes ocupa a maior parte do dia de uma foca.
hunt for [sb/sth] n	(search)	busca sf
	(figurado)	caça, caçada sf
	The hunt for the killer took several years.
	A busca pelo assassino durou vários anos.

Traduções complementares
Inglês		Português
hunt n	(territory)	região de caça sf
	The cougar's hunt reached from the edge of the city to the river.
	A região de caça da puma ia da extremidade da cidade até o rio.
hunt [sth]⇒ vtr	dated (direct dogs)	caçar vt
	The nobleman went out to hunt his hounds.
	O nobre saiu para caçar.
hunt [sth] vtr	(patrol area for game)	patrulhar vt
	The wolves hunted their territory for centuries.
	Os lobos patrulhavam seu território durante séculos.

Locuções verbais
Inglês		Português
hunt [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep	(find criminal) (encontrar criminoso)	perseguir vt
	(figurado)	caçar vt
	The cop swore he would hunt down the murderer.
	O policial jurou que iria perseguir o criminoso.
hunt for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(seek, search for) (procurar)	caçar, buscar por vt
	I was hunting for the keys, but they won't appear.
	The detectives hunted for the clue that would finally solve the crime.
hunt for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(scavenge for, track down)	ir ao encalço de loc v
	My cat hunts for mice every night.
hunt [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(track down, locate) (localizar, achar)	descobrir vt
hunt through [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(search among)	procurar, buscar entre vt
	I hunted through all the dusty, discarded papers in the attic, hoping to find my grandfather's birth certificate.
hunt up [sb/sth], hunt [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep	informal (find [sb/sth])	procurar vt
	Steve hunted up some wood to put on the fire.

Formas compostas:
Inglês		Português
Easter egg hunt n	(search for chocolate or decorated eggs)	caça ao ovo de Páscoa
	Naomi organized an Easter egg hunt for the children.
headhunt, head-hunt vi	figurative (find job candidate) (encontrar candidato, emprego)	recrutar v int
headhunt [sb], head-hunt [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (identify as a job candidate) (figurado: identificar candidato, emprego)	recrutar vt
house-hunt⇒ vi	(search for house to buy)	buscar um imóvel loc v
hunt high and low vi	(search everywhere) (procurar, buscar em todo lugar)	procurar para cima e para baixo loc v
	I hunted high and low for my keys, but they were nowhere to be found.
job hunt n	(search for employment)	procura por emprego sf
	After she was made redundant, Alicia's job hunt was long and demoralizing.
go on the hunt for [sth/sb] v expr	(look for [sth], [sb])	a caça de expres
	When he turned 18, Ron went on the hunt for his biological parents.
be on the hunt for [sth/sb] v expr	(look for [sth], [sb])	a caça de expres
	My cat is always on the hunt for mice and birds.
scavenger hunt n	(searching game)	caça ao tesouro expres
		gincana sf
	Our team won the school's scavenger hunt.
treasure hunt n	(game: search for [sth] precious) (jogo: procurar por algo precioso)	caça ao tesouro sf
	The Scouts are taking part in a treasure hunt.
witch hunt, witch-hunt n	figurative (persecution) (figurado: perseguição)	caça às bruxas sf
	The investigation rapidly turned into a witch hunt.