chase

chase

A n

1 (pursuit) poursuite f (after de) ; car/police chase poursuite f en voiture/par la police ; to give chase to sb se lancer à la poursuite de qn ;

2 fig (race) course f (for à) ; the chase for the prize/jobs la course au prix/aux emplois ;

3 Equit = steeplechase ;

4 Hunt chasse f ;

5 GB (deer park) chasse f.

B vtr

1 (also chase after) (pursue) pourchasser [person, animal] ; courir après [contract, job, success] ; to chase sb/sth up ou down the street courir après qn/qch dans la rue ;

2 (also chase after) (make advances) courir après [man, girl] ;

3 ○ (also chase after) (try to win) viser [target, title] ;

4 (remove) to chase sb/sth from chasser qn/qch de [room, field etc] ;

5 (engrave) ciseler [metal] ; chaseed silver dish plat en argent ciselé.

C vi = chase about, chase around.

Idiom

to chase one's (own) tail tourner en rond.

Phrasal verbs

■ chase about, chase around :

▶ chase about courir en tous sens ;

▶ chase around ○ [sth] parcourir [qch] dans tous les sens [building, town] ; we chased all around the library looking for the book on a parcouru la bibliothèque dans tous les sens pour trouver le livre ;

▶ chase [sb] around poursuivre qn.

■ chase away :

▶ chase [sb/sth] away, chase away [sb/sth] chasser [intruder, predator] ; fig chasser [anxiety, fear].

■ chase down US = chase up.

■ chase off :

▶ chase [sb/sth] off, chase off [sb/sth] chasser [animal, person].

■ chase up GB :

▶ chase [sth] up, chase up [sth] retrouver [details, statistics] ;

▶ chase [sb] up, chase up [sb] activer [person].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.