Perseguir in english
Chase
pronunciation: tʃeɪs part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: tʃeɪs part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
perseguir = chase ; hunt ; seek (after) ; track ; haunt ; be after ; woo ; dog ; persecute ; track down ; hound ; gun for ; hunt down ; chase down ; follow + Posesivo + shadow ; chase after ; go after ; chase up ; run after ; be on + Posesivo + tail ; keep on + Posesivo + tail ; stay on + Posesivo + tail.
Example: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Example: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Example: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Example: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Example: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Example: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.Example: Clearly, both political parties are making an all-out effort to woo young and first-time voters in the state which goes to polls later this year.Example: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.Example: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.Example: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Example: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.Example: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.Example: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Example: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.Example: She is a naive, misunderstood sweetheart who only wants love, happiness, respect and understanding but trouble seems to follow her shadow.Example: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.Example: Every goal you go after is sabotaged by this unrelenting defeatist inside.Example: I would have thought my solicitor would have been aware of this and should have taken action to chase it up before it became obsolete.Example: The other day when I flounced out of the living room after a bicker with my father, she ran after me and hugged me tightly.Example: Kat was disturbed with the presence of the stalker who was on her tail for the second time and had stalked her earlier too.Example: She tried to escape them by dodging into a church but the cops kept on her tail.Example: She tried to shake the car following her, but they tenaciously stayed on her tail.more:
» la mala suerte + perseguir = the odds + be + against ; the odds + be + stacked against ; have + the odds stacked against ; have + the cards stacked against ; luck + be against ; have + a run of bad luck .
Example: If the odds are against you and you believe you have lost a piece of baggage, have your luggage claim chits handy; they are usually stapled into your ticket. Example: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals. Example: She had had the odds stacked against her since the day she was born. Example: She has had the cards stacked against her since birth -- she was born with cerebral palsy, syphilis, gonorrhea and other diseases. Example: Luck was against him and he fell deeper and deeper into debt. Example: I've had a run of bad luck recently and I'm totally skint.» perseguir a las mujeres = chase + skirt(s) .
Example: He is a layabout, and on top of that he is chasing skirts.» perseguir de cerca = be on + Posesivo + tail ; follow + Posesivo + shadow ; keep on + Posesivo + tail ; stay on + Posesivo + tail .
Example: Kat was disturbed with the presence of the stalker who was on her tail for the second time and had stalked her earlier too. Example: She is a naive, misunderstood sweetheart who only wants love, happiness, respect and understanding but trouble seems to follow her shadow. Example: She tried to escape them by dodging into a church but the cops kept on her tail. Example: She tried to shake the car following her, but they tenaciously stayed on her tail.» perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows .
Example: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?. Example: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.» perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines .
Example: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.» perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines .
Example: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.» perseguir + Posesivo + sueños = follow + Posesivo + dreams ; claim + Posesivo + dreams ; pursue + Posesivo + dreams .
Example: I'm planning to leave everything behind me and follow my dreams, but I'm still underage. Example: While claiming your dreams takes discipline and tenacity you need to downshift so you can persevere and enjoy the journey. Example: This a documentary telling the story of a teenage girl in Iran pursuing her dreams against the odds.» perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows .
Example: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?. Example: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.» perseguir un fin = pursue + an end .
Example: I would say that the general end of objectivity in the headings that Ms. Marshall talked about is a very laudable end and should be pursued.» perseguir un objetivo = pursue + an objective ; pursue + a goal .
Example: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Example: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).