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search [sɜːtʃ] vb 1. to look through (a place, records, etc.) thoroughly in order to find someone or something 2. (tr) to examine (a person) for concealed objects by running one's hands over the clothing 3. to look at or examine (something) closely to search one's conscience 4. (tr; foll by out) to discover by investigation 5. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery a. to explore (a bodily cavity) during a surgical procedure b. to probe (a wound) 6. (Military) (tr) Military to fire all over (an area) 7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing to review (a file) to locate specific information 8. Archaic to penetrate search me Informal I don't know n 1. the act or an instance of searching 2. (Law) the examination of a vessel by the right of search 3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a. a review of a file to locate specific information b. (as modifier) a search routine (Law) right of search International law the right possessed by the warships of a belligerent state in time of war to board and search merchant vessels to ascertain whether ship or cargo is liable to seizure [from Old French cerchier, from Late Latin circāre to go around, from Latin circus circle] searchable adj searcher n 1. An operation to locate an enemy force known or believed to be at sea. 2. A systematic reconnaissance of a defined area, so that all parts of the area have passed within visibility. 3. To distribute gunfire over an area in depth by successive changes in gun elevation. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
search verb 1. examine, check, investigate, explore, probe, inspect, comb, inquire, sift, scour, ferret, pry, ransack, forage, scrutinize, turn upside down, rummage through, frisk (informal), cast around, rifle through, leave no stone unturned, turn inside out, fossick (Austral. & N.Z.), go over with a fine-tooth comb Armed troops searched the hospital yesterday. noun hunt, look, inquiry, investigation, examination, pursuit, quest, going-over (informal), inspection, exploration, scrutiny, rummage There was no chance of him being found alive and the search was abandoned. in search of seeking, looking for, hunting for, in pursuit of, on the lookout for, chasing after, on the track of, making inquiries concerning She went in search of Jean-Paul. search for something or someone look for, seek, hunt for, pursue, go in search of, cast around for, go in pursuit of, go in quest of, ferret around for, look high and low for The Turkish security forces have started searching for the missing men. search me! I don't know, beats me, I've no idea, I haven't got a clue, how should I know?, I haven't got the faintest or foggiest idea He shrugged and chuckled: 'Search me!' Translations search [sɜːtʃ] A. N 1. (= hunt) → búsqueda f (for de) after a long search I found the key → después de mucho buscar, encontré la llave police launched a massive search for the killer → la policía ha emprendido una enorme operación de búsqueda para encontrar al asesino the search for peace → la búsqueda de la paz to conduct a search = to make a search in search of → en busca de they come to the city in search of work → vienen a la ciudad en busca de trabajo we went in search of a restaurant → fuimos a buscar un restaurante to make a search → llevar a cabo una búsqueda search and rescue → búsqueda y rescate 2. (= inspection) [of building, place] → registro m; [of records] → inspección f she had to submit to a body search → tuvo que dejar que la registraran or cachearan police made a thorough search of the premises → la policía registró todo el local 3. (Comput) → búsqueda f B. VT 1. [+ building, luggage, pockets] → registrar, catear(Mex); [+ person] → registrar, cachear, catear(Mex) to search sth/sb (for sth/sb) he searched his pockets for change → se miró los bolsillos en busca de monedas she searched the kitchen drawers for her keys → buscó las llaves en los cajones de la cocina I searched the whole house for food → he revuelto toda la casa en busca de comida we searched the entire office but the file didn't turn up → registramos la oficina de arriba abajo pero no encontramos el archivo they were searched for weapons as they left → los registraron or cachearon or (Mex) catearon a la salida para ver si llevaban armas to search high and low (for sth/sb) → remover el cielo y la tierra(en busca de algo/algn) search me! → ¡yo qué sé!, ¡ni idea! 2. (= scan) [+ documents, records] → examinar his eyes searched the sky for the approaching helicopter → escudriñó el cielo en busca del helicóptero que se acercaba his eyes searched my face for any sign of guilt → sus ojos escudriñaban mi rostro en busca de algún rastro de culpabilidad to search one's conscience → examinar(uno)su conciencia to search one's memory → hacer memoria 3. (Comput) → buscar en C. VI → buscar to search after truth/happiness → buscar la verdad/la felicidad to search for sth/sb → buscar algo/a algn we searched everywhere for the missing keys → buscamos las llaves que faltaban en todas partes they are searching for a solution to the crisis → están buscando una solución a la crisis to search through sth (for sth) rescuers searched through the rubble for survivors → los del equipo de rescate buscaron supervivientes entre los escombros he searched through our passports → examinó nuestros pasaportes D. CPD search engine N (Internet) → buscador m, motor m de búsqueda search party N → pelotón m de búsqueda search warrant N → orden f de registro search about search around VI + ADV → buscar por todas partes search [ˈsɜːrtʃ] n (for person, thing) → recherches fpl, recherche f We eventually found the keys after a long search → Nous avons fini par trouver les clés après de longues recherches. the search for sth [+ clues, evidence, survivors] → la recherche de qch; [+ work] → la recherche de qch; [+ peace, solution, truth] → la recherche de qch in search of → à la recherche de [drawer, pockets, room] → fouille f vt [+ room, drawer, house] → fouiller to search sth for sb They searched the woods for her → Ils ont fouillé les bois pour la trouver. [police, customs] [+ area, house, bags] → fouiller; [+ person] → fouiller Police searched the building for clues → La police a fouillé le bâtiment à la recherche d'indices. search me! → je n'en sais fichtre rien! > (= consult) [+ records, archives] → compulser to search one's memory → fouiller dans sa mémoire to search one's mind for sth → chercher qch dans son esprit She searched her mind for some words of comfort → Elle chercha dans son esprit quelques mots de réconfort. to search sb's face → scruter le visage de qn vi (for person, thing) → mener des recherches [+ clues, evidence, survivors] → rechercher; [+ work] → rechercher; [+ peace, solution, truth] → rechercher He searched for evidence → Il recherchait des preuves. (COMPUTING) [+ data, file, word] → rechercher search through vt fus → fouillersearch engine n (COMPUTING) → moteur m de recherche search n (= hunt: for lost object, missing person etc) → Suche f → (for nach); (= examination: of cupboard, luggage, suspect etc) → Durchsuchung f (→ of +gen); (esp Jur: of documents) → Nachforschungen pl (→ of über +acc); (Comput) → Suchlauf m, → Suchvorgang m; right of search → Durchsuchungsrecht nt; to go in search of somebody/something → auf die Suche nach jdm/etw gehen; to carry out a search of a house → eine Haus(durch)suchung machen; I found an interesting book in my search → bei meiner Suche or beim Suchen habe ich ein interessantes Buch gefunden; to do a search for something → nach etw suchen; they arranged a search for the missing child → sie veranlassten eine Suchaktion nach dem vermissten Kind; to do a search (and replace) for something (Comput) → etw suchen (und ersetzen) vt (→ nach) → durchsuchen; archives, records → suchen in (+dat), → durchforschen; conscience → erforschen; memory, sb’s face → durchforschen; to search a place for somebody/something → einen Ort nach jdm absuchen/nach etw durch- or absuchen; search me! (inf) → was weiß ich? (inf); if you search your heart … → wenn Sie Ihr Herz fragen … vi (also Comput) → suchen (for nach) search: search-and-destroy search engine n (Comput) → Suchmaschine f search: search item n (Comput) → Suchbegriff m searchlight n → Suchscheinwerfer m search mode n (Comput) → Suchmodus m search party n → Suchmannschaft f search program n (Comput) → Suchprogramm nt search time n (Comput) → Suchdauer f search tuning n (Rad) → Sendersuchlauf m search warrant n → Durchsuchungsbefehl m search word n (Comput) → Suchwort nt, → Suchbegriff m search [sɜːtʃ] 1. n a. (for sth lost) → ricerca in search of → alla ricerca di to make a search for sb/sth → fare delle ricerche per trovare qn/qc b. (of person, building) → perquisizione f to carry out a search of sth (subj, police, customs official) → eseguire una perquisizione di qc (thief) → frugare in qc 2. vt a. to search (for) (subj, police) → perquisire (alla ricerca di); (thief) → frugare (alla ricerca di); (area, woods) → perlustrare or setacciare (alla ricerca di) the police searched him for drugs → la polizia l'ha perquisito alla ricerca di droga search me! (fig) (fam) → e che ne so io? b. (scan, records, documents, photograph) → esaminare minuziosamente; (notice-board, newspaper) → leggere attentamente (Comput) → ricercare; (one's conscience) → interrogare; (one's memory) → frugare in he searched her face for some sign of affection → scrutava il suo viso in cerca di un segno di affetto 3. vi a. (gen) → cercare to search after or for sb/sth → cercare qn/qc to search through or in sth for sth → frugare or rovistare qc alla ricerca di qc b. (Comput) to search for → ricercare search out vt + adv → scovare the library eventually searched out the book I wanted → la biblioteca alla fine ha rintracciato il libro che cercavo v search [səːtʃ] 1 (often withfor) to look for something by careful examination Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks. soek, deursoek يَبْحَث претърсвам hledat lede suchen ψάχνω να βρω κτ. buscar otsima جستجو كردن etsiä chercher לְחַפֵּש तलाश करना tražiti, tragati kutat mencari leita cercare 探す 탐색하다 (ap)ieškoti []meklēt cari zoeken lete/søke etter badać, szukać, przetrząsać procurar a căuta искать; разыскивать hľadať iskati tražiti söka, leta ค้นหา aramak 仔細搜尋 шукати; розшукувати تلاش کرنا tìm kiếm 细查 2 (of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned. deursoek يَفْحَص، يَسْتَجْوِب обискирам pátrat kropsvisitere; undersøge untersuchen ψάχνω κπ., κάνω σωματική έρευνα cachear, registrar läbi otsima تجسس كردن tutkia fouiller לְחַפֵּש pretražiti, pretresti nyomoz; átkutat; megmotoz memeriksa leita á (e-m) perquisire 調べる 조사하다 apieškoti, iškratyti pārmeklēt; izkratīt memeriksa fouilleren gjennomsøke, foreta husundersøkelse rewidować revistar a examina обыскивать pátrať preiskovati pretražiti söka igenom, kroppsvisitera ค้นตัว üstünü aramak, arama yapmak 搜查 обшукувати تلاشی لینا lục soát 搜查 n an act of searching His search did not take long. soektog تَفْتيش търсене pátrání eftersøgning die Suche έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ψάξιμο búsqueda, registro, cacheo otsimine, kontroll بازرسي etsintä, tarkastus recherche חִיפּוּש traženje, istraživanje keresés, kutatás pencarian leit ricerca 捜査 탐색 ieškojimas, krata meklēšana pencarian gezoek leting, saumfaring; husundersøkelse rewizja, szukanie busca cercetare; căutare поиск(и) pátranie iskanje potraga sökande, letande การค้นหา; การค้นตัว arama 搜尋(查) пошуки, розшук تلاشی sự lục soát 搜查 n searcher soeker باحِث търсач pátrač eftersøgningsmandskab der/die Sucher(in) ερευνητής buscador uurija جوينده etsijä chercheur/-euse מְחַפֵּש खोजने वाला tražilac, tragalac kereső, kutató, vizsgáló pencari rannsakandi; leitarmaður ricercatore, ricercatrice, investigatore, investigatrice 探す人 조사자[] ieškotojas meklētājs pencari (onder)zoeker en som leter/ransaker badacz, szperacz investigador cercetător лицо, производящее обыск pátrač raziskovalec tragač sökare ผู้ค้นหา araştırıcı 搜查者 шукач مفتش dụng cụ dò tìm 搜查者 adj searching trying to find out the truth by careful examination He gave me a searching look. ondersoekend فاحِص изпитателен zkoumavý undersøgende forschend (δι)ερευνητικός penetrante uuriv جستجوگر tutkiva scrutateur חָקִירָה प्रचण्ड, खोज के लिए उत्सुक koji traži, pronicav, temeljit fürkésző menyelidik rannsakandi indagatore 探るような 수사하는 tiriantis pētījošs mencari onderzoekend undersøkende badawczy penetrante iscoditor тщательный; изучающий skúmavý preiskujoč prodoran forskande ที่พินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırıcı, meraklı (目光)銳利的 допитливий تفتیش tinh tế (目光)锐利的 adv searchingly ondersoekend بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه изпитателно pátravě undersøgende forschend (δι)ερευνητικά de manera penetrante uurivalt جستجوگرانه tutkivasti d'un œil scrutateur בְּמַבַּט בּוֹחֵן प्रचण्डता से, उत्सुक्तापूर्वक, भेदकता से pronicavo, temeljito fürkészően dengan menyelidik með rannsakandi augnaráði con aria indagatrice 探るように 면밀히 tiriamai pētījoši; meklējot dengan mencari onderzoekend undersøkende, forskende badawczo penetrantemente iscoditor; amănunţit тщательно pátravo preiskujoče prodorno på ett forskande sätt อย่างพินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırarak 徹底地 допитливо مفتشانہ انداز میں tinh tế 彻底地 n searchlight a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky. soeklig نور كَشّاف прожектор světlomet søgelys der Suchscheinwerfer δυνατός προβολέας για τον εντοπισμό εχθρικών αεροσκαφών reflector, proyector helgiheitja نورافكن valonheitin projecteur זְרַקוֹר खोज-बत्ती reflektor keresőlámpa lampu sorot leitarljós; kastljós proiettore, riflettore サーチライト 탐조등 prožektorius prožektors lampu cari zoeklicht søkelys, lyskaster reflektor szperacz holofote proiector прожектор svetlomet žaromet reflektor strålkastare, sökarljus ไฟฉาย ışıldak, projektör 探照燈 прожектор تیز برقی روشنی đèn pha rọi 探照灯(光) search party a group of people looking for a missing person When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out. soekgeselskap فِرقَة التَّفْتيش عن شَخْص ضائِع спасителен отряд pátrací skupina eftersøgningshold der Suchtrupp ομάδα αναζήτησης αγνοούμενων equipo de rescate otsingusalk گروه تجسس etsintäpartio expédition de secours צֶווֶת חִיפּוּש अन्वेषक दल tragalačka ekipa, potraga mentőosztag regu pencari leitarflokkur (squadra di soccorso) 捜索隊 수색대 paieškos grupė meklēšanas/glābšanas grupa kumpulan pencari reddingsploeg letemannskaper, manngard ekipa ratunkowa expedição de socorro echipă de salvare поисковая группа pátracia skupina reševalna ekipa spasilačka ekipa spaningspatrull, skallgångsfolk กลุ่มคนที่ค้นหาผู้สูญหาย arama ekibi 搜索隊 пошукова група تفتیشی ٹولی đội tìm kiếm 搜索救援队(组) search warrant a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc. soeklasbrief أمْر رَسْمي بالتَّفْتيش заповед за обиск povolení k domovní prohlídce ransagningskendelse der Hausdurchsuchungsbefehl ένταλμα έρευνας orden de registro läbiotsimisluba حكم بازرسي kotietsintälupa mandat de perquisition צַו חִיפּוּש तलाशी अधि-पत्र nalog za premetačinu házkutatási engedély perintah penggeledahan húsleitarheimild mandato di perquisizione 捜査令状 수색영장 kratos orderis kratīšanas orderis waran geledah machtiging tot huiszoeking ransakingsordre nakaz rewizji mandado de busca mandat de percheziţie ордер на обыск povolenie na domovú prehliadku nalog za preiskavo nalog za pretres husrannsakningsorder หมายอนุญาตให้ตำรวจเข้าค้นบ้าน arama emri 搜索票 ордер на обшук تلاشی کا سرکاری حکمنامہ lệnh khám nhà 搜查证 in search of searching for We went in search of a restaurant. in die soeke na, op soek na بَحْثا عَن в търсене hledat ud for at lede efter; på jagt efter auf der Suche nach σε αναζήτηση en busca de otsima در جستجويپ etsimään, etsimässä à la recherche de חִיפוּש אַחֲרֵי की तलाश में u potrazi za (vminek/vkinek a) keresésére (indul stb.) mencari í leit að alla ricerca di ~を探して (~을) 찾아서 ieškodamas meklējumos; meklējot mencari op zoek naar på jakt etter w poszukiwaniu à procura de în căutarea... в поисках hľadať iskati (kaj) u potrazi på jakt efter การค้นหา ...-in peşinde, aramaya 尋找 у пошуках تلاش میں để tìm kiếm ai/cái gì 寻找 search → بَحْثْ, يُفَتِش pátrání, pátrat eftersøgning, søge Suche, suchen αναζήτηση, ψάχνω buscar, búsqueda etsiä, etsintä fouille, fouiller potraga, potražiti cercare, ricerca 捜索, 捜索する 검색, 검색하다 zoeken, zoektocht ransake, ransaking poszukać, poszukiwanie busca, procurar искать, поиск söka, sökning การค้นหา, ค้นหา arama, aramak lục soát, sự tìm kiếm 搜索 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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