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 Translation for 'to pursue sb sth' from English to French
poursuivre qn./qc.to pursue sb./sth.
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pourchasser qn./qc.to pursue sb./sth.
2 Words
poursuivre qn./qc. sans relâcheto pursue sb./sth. relentlessly
Partial Matches
pol.
mener qc. [politique]
to pursue sth.
pousser qc. [recherches, études]to pursue sth.
donner suite à qc. [projet]to pursue sth. [follow up]
se livrer à qc. [hobby]to pursue sth. [engage in]
qn. a hâte que qn./qc. fasse qc.sb. can't wait for sb./sth. to do sth.
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.to move sb/sth. away from sb./sth.
placer qn. sous la protection de qn./qc.to place sb. under the protection of sb./sth.
poursuivre son rêveto pursue one's dream
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. back from sb./sth.
soustraire qn./qc. à la vue de qn.to hide sb./sth. from sb.'s view
enlever qn./qc. à qn./qc.to take sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
confondre qn./qc. avec qn./qc. (d'autre)to mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. (else)
tenir qn./qc. hors de portée de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
habituer qn./qc. à qn./qc.to get sb./sth. used to sb./sth.
assimiler qn./qc. à qn./qc.to bracket sb./sth. with sb./sth. [equate]
couper qn. de qn./qc.to cut sb. off from sb./sth.
faire passer qn./qc. avant qn./qc.to put sb./sth. before sb./sth.
dissocier qn./qc. de qn./qc. [séparer]to separate sb./sth. from sb./sth.
séparer qn./qc. de qn./qc.to separate sb./sth. from sb./sth.
arracher qn./qc. de qn./qc.to snatch sb./sth. from sb./sth.
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Usage Examples English
  • He credited his method with allowing him to pursue his passion for performing Shakespearean recitations.
  • The national organization prohibited local branches from representing the renunciants, forcing Collins to pursue the case independently, although Besig and the Northern California office provided some support.
  • Smith was close to his mother, who probably encouraged him to pursue his scholarly ambitions.
  • In 1143, he wrote to Pope Innocent II to declare himself and the kingdom servants of the church, swearing to pursue driving the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula.
  • In 1982, Lionel Richie left to pursue a solo career, and Skyler Jett replaced him as co-lead singer. Also in 1982, their manager Benjamin Ashburn died of a heart attack at the age of 54.

  • Basel had gained its de facto independence from both the bishop and from the Habsburgs and was free to pursue its own policy of territorial expansion, beginning around 1400.
  • He therefore determined to pursue a policy in line with its "narrower and more prudent rather than the wider interpretation".
  • Campbell attended Western Michigan University and continued to pursue an acting career.
  • Barnard students are able to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in about 50 areas of study.
  • Cost is another big factor in a person's decision to pursue the bassoon.

  • It also inspired other companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Meta Platforms to pursue a similar path.
  • A co-operation agreement exists between the British Virgin Islands and the US Coast Guard allowing American forces to pursue suspected drug traffickers through the territorial waters of the British Virgin Islands.
  • In January 2006, Botswana announced the reintroduction of school fees after two decades of free state education though the government still provides full scholarships with living expenses to any Botswana citizen in university, either at the University of Botswana or if the student wishes to pursue an education in any field not offered locally, they are provided with a full scholarship to study abroad.
  • The use of abeyance in such instances can allow such an organization to 'settle' with the party without officially binding its actions in the future, should a new group of decision makers within the organization choose to pursue taking the dispute to court.
  • Around 1935 he gave up on his Surrealist influences to pursue a more deepened analysis of figurative compositions.

  • By contrast, 24% of gay or bisexual men stated that they always experienced some degree of pain during anal sex, and about 12% of gay men find it too painful to pursue receptive anal sex; it was concluded that the perception of anal sex as painful is as likely to be psychologically or emotionally based as it is to be physically based.
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