| Principal Translations |
| hunt⇒ vi | (kill for sport or food) | cazar⇒ vi |
| | Susan always wanted to hunt, but she never had the time until this year. |
| | Susan siempre quiso cazar pero nunca tuvo tiempo, hasta ahora. |
| hunt for [sth] vi + prep | figurative (search for [sth]) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | Dan was late for work because he had to hunt for his keys. |
| | Dan llegó tarde al trabajo porque tuvo que buscar sus llaves. |
| hunt [sth]⇒ vtr | (kill for sport or food) | cazar⇒ vtr |
| | Jon went to the mountains every year to hunt bears. |
| | Juan iba a las montañas todos los años a cazar osos. |
| hunt [sth] vtr | (animal: chase prey) | cazar⇒ vtr |
| | Wolves hunt prey in packs. |
| | Los lobos cazan a sus presas en manada. |
| hunt n | (killing for sport or food) | caza nf |
| | The farmer always takes his dogs out on the hunt with him. |
| | El granjero siempre lleva a su perro a la caza. |
| the hunt n | (hunting party) | cacería nf |
| | | partida de caza grupo nom |
| | The hunt crossed the stream in pursuit of the game. |
| | La cacería cruzó el arroyo persiguiendo a su presa. |
| hunt for [sth] n | (animal: chasing prey) | caza de nf + prep |
| | The hunt for fish takes up most of a seal's day. |
| | Las focas dedican la mayor parte de su día a la caza de pescado. |
| hunt for [sb/sth] n | (search) | búsqueda de nf + prep |
| | | caza de nf + prep |
| | The hunt for the killer took several years. |
| | La búsqueda del asesino llevó varios años. |
Locuciones verbales
hunt | hunting |
| hunt [sb/sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (find criminal) | encontrar⇒ vtr |
| | | capturar⇒ vtr |
| | | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | | cazar⇒ vtr |
| | The cop swore he would hunt down the murderer. |
| | El policía juró que encontraría al asesino. |
| hunt for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (seek, search for) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | | buscar a vtr + prep |
| | I was hunting for the keys, but they won't appear. |
| | The detectives hunted for the clue that would finally solve the crime. |
| | Estaba buscando las llaves, pero no aparecen. |
| hunt for [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (scavenge for, track down) | cazar⇒ vtr |
| | | cazar a vtr + prep |
| | My cat hunts for mice every night. |
| | Mi gato caza ratones todas las noches. |
| hunt [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (track down, locate) | encontrar⇒, ubicar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Después de mucho buscar terminó encontrándola caída atrás del aparador. |
| hunt through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (search among) | revolver⇒ vtr |
| | | rebuscar⇒ vtr |
| | I hunted through all the dusty, discarded papers in the attic, hoping to find my grandfather's birth certificate. |
| | Estuve revolviendo viejos papeles guardados en el altillo, tratando de encontrar la partida de nacimiento del abuelo. |
hunt up [sb/sth],
hunt [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (find [sb/sth]) | encontrar⇒ vtr |
| | | encontrar a vtr + prep |
| | Steve hunted up some wood to put on the fire. |
| | Steve encontró algo de madera para poner en el fuego. |
Compound Forms:
hunting | hunt |
fox hunting,
fox-hunting,
foxhunting n | (blood sport: pursuing fox) (deporte) | cacería del zorro grupo nom |
| | Animal rights activists believe that fox hunting is barbaric. |
| | Los defensores de los derechos de los animales creen que la cacería del zorro es una barbaridad. |
| | (deporte) | caza del zorro grupo nom |
| | Los defensores de los derechos de los animales creen que la caza del zorro es una barbaridad. |
| game hunting n | (tracking and shooting wild animals) | caza deportiva nf + adj |
| | Highland Perthshire offers great opportunities for game hunting. |
| | Highland Perthshire ofrece grandes oportunidades para la caza deportiva. |
| go hunting v expr | (chase and kill animals) | ir de caza loc verb |
| | They like to go hunting at weekends. |
| | Les gusta ir de caza los fines de semana. |
| | | ir de cacería loc verb |
| | Les gusta ir de cacería los fines de semana. |
| | | salir a cazar loc verb |
| | Les gusta salir a caza los fines de semana. |
headhunting,
head-hunting n | figurative (recruiting of new employees) | caza de talentos loc nom f |
| | | captación nf |
headhunting,
head-hunting n | (anthropology) | caza de cabezas nf + loc adj |
house hunting,
house-hunting n | (search for accommodation) | búsqueda de casa para comprar loc nom f |
| hunting dog n | (retriever, gun dog) | perro de caza nm |
| | When you go out to shoot rabbits, you need to take a hunting dog to retrieve them. |
| hunting expedition n | (group outing to hunt animals) | partida de caza nf |
| | The hunting expedition set off early to look for wild boar. |
| | En mi pueblo se organizan partidas de caza en otoño. |
| | | expedición de caza nf |
| hunting ground n | (game-tracking area) | coto de caza nm + loc adj |
| | Officials are trying to balance conservation with access to hunting grounds. |
| | Los oficiales están tratando de equilibrar la conservación con el acceso a cotos de caza. |
| hunting horn n | (horn-shaped calling device) | cuerno de caza nm + loc adj |
| hunting knife n | (cutting tool used in hunting) | cuchillo de caza nm |
| | He used his hunting knife to gut the rabbit. |
| | Usó el cuchillo de caza para destripar el conejo. |
hunting license (US),
hunting licence (UK) n | (permit to hunt) | licencia de caza nf + loc adj |
| | It is forbidden to shoot deer without a hunting license. |
| hunting lodge n | (building used by hunters) | cabaña de cazadores nf + loc adj |
| hunting party n | (group chasing animals for sport) | grupo de cazadores nm + loc adj |
| | | partida de caza nf + loc adj |
| hunting rifle n | (shotgun used to kill game) | rifle de caza loc nom m |
| hunting season n | (annual period when hunting is permitted) | temporada de caza grupo nom |
| | The hunting season for wild boar lasts from October to February. |
| | La temporada de caza del jabalí salvaje va de octubre a febrero. |
| hunting trip n | (expedition to hunt animals) | cacería nf |
| | My brother is going on a hunting trip this weekend, but I hope he doesn't manage to kill any animals. |
| | Mi hermano se va de cacería este fin de semana pero espero que se las arregle para no matar ningún animal. |
| hunting watch | (type of watch) | reloj deportivo nm + adj |
| job hunting n | (searching for employment) | búsqueda de empleo nf + loc adj |
| | Job hunting is a time-consuming business. |
| job-hunting n as adj | (related to job hunting) | de la búsqueda de empleo loc adj |
| | | de la búsqueda de trabajo loc adj |
| | Writing a concise resume is an essential job-hunting skill. |
| | Escribir un CV conciso es una parte esencial de la búsqueda de empleo. |