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- From the verb chase: (⇒ conjugate)
- chased is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v past
- v past p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| chased adj | (metal: engraved) | grabado/a adj |
| | Ian bought the chased silver bowl in an antiques shop. |
| | Ian compró el tazón de plata grabado en una tienda de antigüedades. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| chase [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (pursue) (correr tras) | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | | cazar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | perseguir a vtr + prep |
| | (persona) | cazar a vtr + prep |
| | The dogs chased the rabbit. |
| | Los perros persiguieron el conejo. |
| | Los perros cazaron al conejo. |
| chase [sb/sth] vtr | figurative (strive for) | seguir⇒ vtr |
| | | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | You should never give up chasing your dreams. |
| | Nunca debes dejar de seguir tus sueños. |
| chase n | (literal pursuit) | persecución nf |
| | | cacería nf |
| | My cat never manages to catch a mouse, but she enjoys the chase. |
| | Mi gata nunca puede atrapar un ratón, peor disfruta de la persecución. |
| chase n | figurative (pursuit) | persecución nf |
| | | carrera nf |
| | The team is in a chase for the championship. |
| | El equipo salió en persecución del campeonato. |
| chase [sth]⇒ vtr | (metal: engrave) | grabar⇒ vtr |
| | Yvonne is chasing the beautiful silver ring she is making. |
| | Yvonne está grabando el precioso anillo de plata que está haciendo. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Locuciones verbales
chase | chased |
| chase after [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (pursue [sb]) | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | The police chased after the burglar and caught him in my neighbour's garden. |
| | La policía persiguió al ladrón y lo atrapó en el jardín del vecino. |
| chase after [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (seek [sth] unrealistic) (figurado) | andar detrás de loc verb |
| | John is rather homely, but he's always chasing after the pretty girls. |
| | John es bastante feo, pero siempre anda detrás de las chicas guapas. |
chase [sb/sth] down,
chase down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pursue [sb]) | dar con vtr + prep |
| | | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | perseguir a vtr + prep |
chase [sb/sth] out,
chase out [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (force to leave) | echar⇒, sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | correr⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». | | | The wife's scoldings chased the husband out of the house. |
| | Los reproches de la esposa sacaron al marido de la casa. |
chase [sth] up,
chase up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (check, assist progress) | hacer un seguimiento de loc verb + prep |
| | Those books should have arrived yesterday; could you please chase up the order? |
| | Esos libros deberían haber llegado ayer; ¿podrías hacer un seguimiento del pedido? |
| chase [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (find [sb]) | encontrar a vtr + prep |
| | Where's Billy? Can you chase him up and tell him I want to speak to him? |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Compound Forms:
chase | chased |
| car chase n | (pursuit by vehicle) | persecución automovilística nf+ adj |
| chase after girls v expr | informal (try to seduce young women) (figurado) | perseguir mujeres loc verb |
| | (AR) | salir de levante expr |
| | (ES) | salir a ligar expr |
| | Ron seems to spend most of his time chasing after girls. |
| | Ron parece pasar la mayor parte de su tiempo persiguiendo mujeres. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (shoo) | ahuyentar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
| | Ahuyenta ese perro antes de que se coma tu comida. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (scare into running away) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | | perseguir a vtr + prep |
| | | asustar a vtr + prep |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | figurative (banish, get rid of) | ahuyentar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | ahuyentar a vtr + prep |
| | It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| | Era un amuleto de la suerte para ahuyentar las pesadillas. |
| cut to the chase v expr | figurative, informal (get to the point) | ir al grano loc verb |
| give chase vtr + n | (pursue, run after [sb], [sth]) | perseguir⇒ vtr |
| | 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]) | buscar una aguja en un pajar expr |
hare and hounds,
paper chase,
paperchase n | (game) | policías y ladrones, policías y pillos loc nom mpl |
| | | vaqueros y apaches, vaqueros e indios loc nom mpl |
| | The children were playing hare and hounds in the playground. |
| | Los niños estaban jugando policías y ladrones en el patio. |
lead [sb] a chase,
lead [sb] a merry dance v expr | figurative (make [sb] do unnecessary things) | hacer perder el tiempo a loc verb + prep |
| paper chase n | figurative (effort to earn diploma or degree) | esfuerzo por conseguir un título nm + loc adj |
| paper chase n | figurative (writing reports or assignments) | papeleo nm |
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n | figurative, informal (pointless search) (figurado) | misión imposible nf + adj mf |
| | 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. |
| | Al alguacil lo mandaron en una misión imposible a encontrar al fugitivo. |
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