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(search) ricerca f. (for di); the ~ is on for the terrorists è aperta la caccia ai terroristi
venat. (fox-hunting group) società f. di caccia alla volpe; (fox-hunting area) zona f. di caccia.
2.hunt /hʌnt/
tr.
venat. cacciare [game, fox]
(seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [murderer]; to ~ sb. out of o off sth. cacciare qcn. da qcs.
intr.
(for prey) cacciare
(search) to ~ for cercare ovunque [object, person, address];
essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]; to ~ high and low for sth. cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo.
Phrasal verbs: hunt down: ~ down [sth., sb.], ~ [sth., sb.] down dare la caccia a [animal, criminal];
cercare [lost object];
perseguitare [victim, minority]. hunt up: ~ up [sb., sth.], ~ [sb., sth.] up cercare [person];
scovare [lost object].