| Forme compuse: |
| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| comb sth vtr | figurative (search) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a cerceta amănunțit expr. |
| | They combed the beach for interesting shells. |
| | Au scotocit plaja pentru a găsi scoici interesante. |
| dig for sth vi + prep | figurative (try to obtain, elicit sth) | a scormoni după, a scotoci după vb.intranz. |
| | | a scoate la iveală expr.vb. |
| | It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information. |
| | Este munca reporterului de tabloide să scormonească după informații scandaloase. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) | a scotoci prin, a cotrobăi prin vb.intranz. |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| ferret vtr | (find by searching) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| fish vi | figurative (search, rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | Looking for her lipstick, she fished in her bag. |
| | Își scotocea prin geantă, căutându-și rujul. |
| forage for sth vi + prep | (search for: food) (în căutarea hranei) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | A squirrel rummaged below the tree, foraging for nuts. |
| forage vi | figurative (rummage around) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a coteli vb.intranz. |
| | | a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | Leah foraged in her bag for her keys. |
| fumble for sth vi + prep | (rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | I fumbled in my bag for my car keys. |
| | Am scotocit în geantă după cheile de la mașină. |
| fumble to do sth v expr | (rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | She fumbled to find a pen among all the junk in her handbag. |
| | Și-a scotocit geanta pentru a găsi un pix printre toate porcăriile din ea. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | The security guard at the museum poked around in my rucksack. |
| ransack vtr | (search through) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| rifle through sth vi + prep | (rummage in) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | I rifled through my papers but couldn't find the document my boss wanted. |
| rout vi | (rummage) | a scormoni, a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | Jane was in the garage routing for the right tool. |
| rout in sth vi + prep | (rummage in sth) | a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | The homeless man was routing in bins for something to eat. |
| rummage vi | (search using hands) | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | He rummaged in the drawer in search of a tin opener. |
| rummage n | (search using hands) | a frunzări vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | | a scormoni vb.tranz. |
| | Have a rummage through these magazines to see whether there are any good articles. |
| scour sth for sth/sb vtr + prep | figurative (search all over) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a scormoni vb.tranz. |
| | | a percheziționa vb.tranz. |
| | The police scoured the forest for the suspect, but they could not find him. |
| search vi | (look for sth) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | The detectives searched for days, but they could not find any evidence. |
| | Detectivii au căutat zile întregi, dar nu au găsit nicio dovadă. |
| search sth for sth/sb vtr + prep | (examine for) | a scotoci, a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | Jessica searched her office for her keys. |
| | Jessica a scotocit (or: a scormonit) prin birou după chei. |
| search through sth vi + prep | (look or rummage among) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | I searched through my luggage but couldn't find my passport. |
| sort through sth vtr phrasal insep | (examine while searching) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a căuta prin expr.vb. |
| | Justin was sorting through a pile of papers, trying to find the electricity bill. |
| trawl sth vtr | figurative (sift through) (prin) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi în căutarea expr.vb. |
| | | a scotoci prin vb.intranz. |
| | The detectives are trawling the recovered items for evidence. |
| trawl for sth vtr phrasal insep | (search for sth) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a umbla după loc.vb. |
| | | a cerceta vb.tranz. |
| | The police trawled for clues as to the woman's whereabouts, but they couldn't find anything. |
turn sth upside down,
turn sth upside-down v expr | figurative (rummage through roughly) | a întoarce cu susul în jos loc.vb. |
| | | a scotoci peste tot vb.intranz. |
| | | a răvăși vb.tranz. |
| | The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items. |
| Forme compuse: |
| cast about vi phrasal | (search) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | As time wore on and Audrey still hadn't found her glasses, she began to cast about desperately. |
| comb sth vtr | figurative (search) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a cerceta amănunțit expr. |
| | They combed the beach for interesting shells. |
| | Au scotocit plaja pentru a găsi scoici interesante. |
| dig for sth vi + prep | figurative (try to obtain, elicit sth) | a scormoni după, a scotoci după vb.intranz. |
| | | a scoate la iveală expr.vb. |
| | It's a tabloid reporter's job to dig for scandalous information. |
| | Este munca reporterului de tabloide să scormonească după informații scandaloase. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) | a scotoci prin, a cotrobăi prin vb.intranz. |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| ferret vtr | (find by searching) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| fish vi | figurative (search, rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | Looking for her lipstick, she fished in her bag. |
| | Își scotocea prin geantă, căutându-și rujul. |
| forage for sth vi + prep | (search for: food) (în căutarea hranei) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | A squirrel rummaged below the tree, foraging for nuts. |
| forage vi | figurative (rummage around) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a coteli vb.intranz. |
| | | a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | Leah foraged in her bag for her keys. |
| fumble for sth vi + prep | (rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | I fumbled in my bag for my car keys. |
| | Am scotocit în geantă după cheile de la mașină. |
| fumble to do sth v expr | (rummage) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | She fumbled to find a pen among all the junk in her handbag. |
| | Și-a scotocit geanta pentru a găsi un pix printre toate porcăriile din ea. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | The security guard at the museum poked around in my rucksack. |
| ransack vtr | (search through) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| rifle through sth vi + prep | (rummage in) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | I rifled through my papers but couldn't find the document my boss wanted. |
| rout vi | (rummage) | a scormoni, a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | Jane was in the garage routing for the right tool. |
| rout in sth vi + prep | (rummage in sth) | a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | The homeless man was routing in bins for something to eat. |
| rummage vi | (search using hands) | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | He rummaged in the drawer in search of a tin opener. |
| rummage n | (search using hands) | a frunzări vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | | a scormoni vb.tranz. |
| | Have a rummage through these magazines to see whether there are any good articles. |
| scour sth for sth/sb vtr + prep | figurative (search all over) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | | a scormoni vb.tranz. |
| | | a percheziționa vb.tranz. |
| | The police scoured the forest for the suspect, but they could not find him. |
| search vi | (look for sth) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | The detectives searched for days, but they could not find any evidence. |
| | Detectivii au căutat zile întregi, dar nu au găsit nicio dovadă. |
| search sth for sth/sb vtr + prep | (examine for) | a scotoci, a scormoni vb.intranz. |
| | | a răscoli vb.tranz. |
| | Jessica searched her office for her keys. |
| | Jessica a scotocit (or: a scormonit) prin birou după chei. |
| search through sth vi + prep | (look or rummage among) | a scotoci vb.tranz. |
| | I searched through my luggage but couldn't find my passport. |
| sort through sth vtr phrasal insep | (examine while searching) | a scotoci vb.intranz. |
| | | a căuta prin expr.vb. |
| | Justin was sorting through a pile of papers, trying to find the electricity bill. |
| trawl sth vtr | figurative (sift through) (prin) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi în căutarea expr.vb. |
| | | a scotoci prin vb.intranz. |
| | The detectives are trawling the recovered items for evidence. |
| trawl for sth vtr phrasal insep | (search for sth) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scotoci, a cotrobăi vb.intranz. |
| | | a umbla după loc.vb. |
| | | a cerceta vb.tranz. |
| | The police trawled for clues as to the woman's whereabouts, but they couldn't find anything. |
turn sth upside down,
turn sth upside-down v expr | figurative (rummage through roughly) | a întoarce cu susul în jos loc.vb. |
| | | a scotoci peste tot vb.intranz. |
| | | a răvăși vb.tranz. |
| | The house was turned upside down as the burglars searched for valuable items. |