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- From the verb chase: (⇒ conjugate)
- chasing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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| chasing n | (design engraved on metal) | gravure, ciselure nf |
| | The chasings on this gun barrel are very elaborate. |
| chasing n | (object decorated by chasing) | objet gravé, objet ciselé nm |
| | The detectorist discovered a cache of priceless gold chasings. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: | Principales traductions |
| chase [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (pursue) (chasser) | pourchasser⇒, poursuivre⇒, prendre en chasse vtr |
| | | se lancer à la poursuite de v pron |
| | | courir après vi + prép |
| | (familier) | courser⇒ vtr |
| | The dogs chased the rabbit. |
| | Les chiens ont pourchassé le lapin (or: ont pris le lapin en chasse). |
| | Les chiens se sont lancés à la poursuite du lapin. |
| | Les chiens ont couru après le lapin. |
| | Les chiens ont coursé le lapin. |
| chase [sb/sth] vtr | figurative (strive for) (figuré) | poursuivre [qch/qqn] vtr |
| | You should never give up chasing your dreams. |
| chase n | (literal pursuit) (figuré) | poursuite nf |
| | My cat never manages to catch a mouse, but she enjoys the chase. |
| chase n | figurative (pursuit) (de voiture,...) | poursuite nf |
| | The team is in a chase for the championship. |
| | L'équipe est à la poursuite du titre de champion. |
| chase [sth]⇒ vtr | (metal: engrave) | graver⇒ vtr |
| | | ciseler⇒ vtr |
| | | relever en bosse loc v |
| | Yvonne is chasing the beautiful silver ring she is making. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: Verbes à particule
chase | chasing |
| chase after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue [sb]) | poursuivre⇒ vtr |
| | The police chased after the burglar and caught him in my neighbour's garden. |
| | La police a poursuivi le cambrioleur et l'a attrapé dans le jardin de mon voisin. |
| chase after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (seek [sth] unrealistic) | courir après vi + prép |
| | John is rather homely, but he's always chasing after the pretty girls. |
| | John est plutôt ordinaire, mais il court toujours après les plus belles files. |
chase [sb/sth] down,
chase down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pursue [sb]) | poursuivre⇒ vtr |
chase [sb/sth] out,
chase out [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to leave) (figuré) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| | The wife's scoldings chased the husband out of the house. |
| | Elle a chassé son mari de la maison en le réprimandant. |
chase [sth] up,
chase up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (check, assist progress) | suivre⇒ vtr |
| | Those books should have arrived yesterday; could you please chase up the order? |
| chase [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (find [sb]) (un client) | relancer⇒ vtr |
| | Where's Billy? Can you chase him up and tell him I want to speak to him? |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025: Formes composées
chase | chasing |
| car chase n | (pursuit by vehicle) | course-poursuite nf |
| | Le conducteur a été blessé lors de la course-poursuite. |
| chase after girls v expr | informal (try to seduce young women) | courir les filles loc v |
| | (familier) | courir le jupon, courir les jupons loc v |
| | (familier, vieilli) | courir la gueuse loc v |
| | Ron seems to spend most of his time chasing after girls. |
| | Ron semble passer la plupart de son temps à courir les filles. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (shoo) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| | Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
| | Chasse ce chien avant qu'il ne mange ta viande. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (scare into running away) | chasser⇒ vtr |
| | The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and chased the poachers away. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | figurative (banish, get rid of) | chasser⇒, repousser⇒ vtr |
| | It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| | Il s'agissait d'un porte-bonheur qui chassait les cauchemars. |
| cut to the chase v expr | figurative, informal (get to the point) | aller droit au but loc v |
| | Cut to the chase: did Helen say yes or no? |
| give chase vtr + n | (pursue, run after [sb], [sth]) | partir en chasse loc v |
| | The dogs gave chase. |
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr | figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) (familier) | partir à la chasse au dahu loc v |
| | | courir après la lune loc v |
hare and hounds,
paper chase,
paperchase n | (game) | jeu de piste nm |
| | The children were playing hare and hounds in the playground. |
| | Les enfants faisaient un jeu de piste dans la cour. |
lead [sb] a chase,
lead [sb] a merry dance v expr | figurative (make [sb] do unnecessary things) | en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à [qqn] loc v |
| paper chase n | figurative (effort to earn diploma or degree) (figuré) | chasse au diplôme, course au diplôme nf |
| paper chase n | figurative (writing reports or assignments) | paperasserie nf |
| | | papiers nmpl |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) | quête futile nf |
| | | vaine recherche nf |
| | (familier) | chasse au dahu nf |
| | | quête dont le but est inaccessible nf |
| | The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive. | | | Trying to find the missing papers turned out to be a wild-goose chase. |
| | Le shérif l'a envoyé dans une quête futile pour trouver le fugitif. |
| | Essayer de trouver les papiers manquants s'est révélé être une chasse au dahu. |
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