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| Principal Translations |
| ferret n | (animal) | hurón nm |
| | Erin had a pet ferret that she kept in her bedroom. |
| | Erin tenía en su habitación un hurón de mascota. |
| ferret for [sth] vi + prep | informal (search) | husmear⇒ vtr |
| | | hurgar⇒ vtr |
| | | fisgonear⇒ vtr |
| | The reporter went to the courthouse to ferret for some information for a story. |
| | El periodista fue al juzgado para husmear algo de información para una historia. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) | husmear⇒ vtr |
| | | fisgonear⇒ vtr |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| | Jim husmeó en los registros. |
| ferret around for [sth] v expr | informal (search) | husmear⇒ vtr |
| | | fisgonear⇒ vtr |
| | The lawyer ferreted around for any evidence that the police might have missed. |
| | El abogado husmeó para encontrar cualquier evidencia que la policía pudiera haber pasado por alto. |
| Additional Translations |
| ferret for [sth] vi + prep | (hunt with ferrets) | cazar con hurón loc verb |
| | Brian took his spade and went out to ferret for some rabbits. |
| | Brian cogió su pala y se fue a cazar conejos con el hurón. |
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Locuciones verbales
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ferret [sth] out,
ferret out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (find by searching) | averiguar⇒ vtr |
| | | lograr descubrir loc verb |
| | | lograr encontrar loc verb |
| | (figurado) | traer a la luz, sacar a la luz loc verb |
| | The reporter was known for her uncanny ability to ferret out a story. |
| | Ese periodista era conocido por su extraordinaria habilidad para averiguar los pormenores de una historia. |
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