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hunt meaning in French

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hunt [hunted, hunting, hunts] (to chase down prey)
verb
[UK: hʌnt]
[US: ˈhənt]

chasser◼◼◼verbeThey hunted foxes. = Ils chassaient les renards.

hunt [hunts] (the act of hunting, shooting)
noun
[UK: hʌnt]
[US: ˈhənt]

chasse◼◼◼nom {f}They had a good hunt. = Ils ont fait une bonne chasse.

hunt [hunted, hunting, hunts] (to search for something)
verb
[UK: hʌnt]
[US: ˈhənt]

chercher◼◼◻verbe

hunter [hunters] (person who hunts game)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhʌn.tər]

chasseur◼◼◼nom {m}My father's a hunter. = Mon père est chasseur.

hunter [hunters] (person who searches for something)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhʌn.tər]

chercheur◼◼◻nom {m}

chercheuse◼◻◻nom {f}

hunter [hunters] (hunting horse)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhʌn.tər]

cheval de chasse◼◻◻nom {m}

hunter [hunters] (hunting dog)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhʌn.tər]

chien de chassenom {m}

hunter-gatherer [hunter-gatherers] (person whose main food source is hunting and gathering)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.tə(r) ˈɡæ.ðə.rə(r)]
[US: ˈhʌn.tər ˈɡæ.ðə.rər]

chasseur-cueilleur◼◼◼nom {m}

hunting (chasing and killing animals for sport or to use its parts)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ]

chasse◼◼◼nom {f}Good hunting. = Bonne chasse !

vènerienom {f}

hunting (looking for something)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ]

chasse◼◼◼nom {f}Good hunting. = Bonne chasse !

hunting dog noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ dɒɡ]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈdɔːɡ]

chien de chasse◼◼◼nom {m}

hunting ground (area for hunting)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ɡraʊnd]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈɡraʊnd]

terrain de chasse◼◼◼nom {m}

hunting horn (bugle used during a hunt)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ hɔːn]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈhɔːrn]

cor de chasse◼◼◼nom {m}

trompe de chasse◼◼◻nom {f}

huchetnom {m}

hunting knife (knife)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ naɪf]
[US: ˈhʌnt.ɪŋ ˈnaɪf]

couteau de chasse◼◼◼nom {m}

hunting whip (whip with a hooked horn handle)
noun

le fouet de chassenom

Huntington's disease (the neurological disease)
noun

maladie de Huntington◼◼◼nom {f}

huntress [huntresses] (female who hunts)
noun
[UK: ˈhʌn.trɪs]
[US: ˈhʌn.trəs]

chasseresse◼◼◼nom {f}

chasseuse◼◼◼nom {f}

African hunting dog (Lycaon pictus)
noun

lycaon◼◼◼nom {m}

bounty hunter (person who catches criminals in return for a reward)
noun

chasseur de primes◼◼◼nom

chunter (grumble, complain)
verb

se plaindreverbe

Easter egg hunt (activity held at Easter where hidden Easter eggs have to be found)
noun

chasse aux œufs◼◼◼nom {f}

foxhunt (a hunt for foxes)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒks.hʌnt]
[US: ˈfɑːks.hʌnt]

chasse au renard◼◼◼nom {f}

ghosthunter (person who tries to track down ghosts)
noun

chasseur de fantômenom {m}

headhunter [headhunters] (practitioner of headhunting)
noun
[UK: ˈhed.hʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhed.ˌhən.tər]

chasseur de têtes◼◼◼nom {m}

headhunter [headhunters] (recruiter)
noun
[UK: ˈhed.hʌn.tə(r)]
[US: ˈhed.ˌhən.tər]

chasseur de têtes◼◼◼nom {m}

headhunting (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)
noun

chasse aux têtes◼◼◼nom {f}

manhunt (organized search)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn.hʌnt]
[US: ˈmæn.ˌhənt]

chasse à l'homme◼◼◼nom {f}

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (support both sides of an argument)
verb

manger à tous les râteliersverbe

ménager la chèvre et le chouverbe

scavenger hunt (game)
noun

chasse au trésor◼◼◼nom {f}

shunt [shunts] (electric connection)
noun
[UK: ʃʌnt]
[US: ˈʃənt]

dérivation◼◼◼nom {f}

shunt [shunts] (railway switch)
noun
[UK: ʃʌnt]
[US: ˈʃənt]

aiguillage◼◼◻nom {m}

shunt [shunted, shunting, shunts] (to divert electric current)
verb
[UK: ʃʌnt]
[US: ˈʃənt]

dériver◼◼◻verbe

détourner le courant électriqueverbe

shunt [shunts] (minor collision between vehicles)
noun
[UK: ʃʌnt]
[US: ˈʃənt]

accrochage◼◼◻nom {m}

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