- busca
- f.1 search.(ir) en busca de (to go) in search oforden de busca y captura arrest warranten busca y captura on the run (from the police)2 pager, bleeper, bleep.3 extra job, moonlighting.m.pager (buscapersonas). (peninsular Spanish)pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: buscar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: buscar.* * *busca► nombre femenino1 search, hunt► nombre masculino1 familiar bleeper, pager\FRASEOLOGÍAir en busca de to search for, hunt for* * *noun f.1) search2) quest* * *1.SF search
la niebla dificultaba la busca — the search was hampered by fog
están analizando la muestra a la busca de impurezas — they are analysing the sample in search of impurities o to search for impurities
en busca de — in search of
salieron en busca del niño desaparecido — they set off in search of the missing child
empezó a llamar por teléfono a todas partes en mi busca — he began phoning around everywhere to try and find me
se marcharon en busca de fortuna — they went off to seek their fortune
busca y captura, el juez dictó orden de busca y captura del fugitivo — the judge ordered the fugitive's (immediate) capture
estar en busca y captura — to be wanted, be on the run *
2.SM Esp (=mensáfono) bleeper *, pager* * *Ifemenino (búsqueda) searchen busca de algo — in search of something
salieron en su busca — they set out to look for him
anda en busca de marido — she's looking for a husband
IIandar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)* * *= bleeper, pager.Ex. By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.Ex. The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.----* llamar por el busca = bleep.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* * *Ifemenino (búsqueda) searchen busca de algo — in search of something
salieron en su busca — they set out to look for him
anda en busca de marido — she's looking for a husband
IIandar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)* * *= bleeper, pager.Ex: By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* * *busca1feminineA (búsqueda) searchenviaron a un grupo en busca de ayuda they sent a group in search of help o to look for helpemigraron en busca de nuevos horizontes they emigrated in pursuit o search of new horizons (liter)todos salieron en su busca they all set out to look for him o search for him o to try to find himvarios periodistas llegaron en busca de una exclusiva several reporters arrived in search of o hoping to get a scoopanda en busca de marido she's husband-hunting (colloq), she's looking for a husbandandar a la busca de algo/algn (Chi fam); to be after sth/sb (colloq)B(Méx fam) (trabajillo): si no fuera porque tengo mis buscas no podría pagar el departamento if it weren't for my other jobs I couldn't pay the rent (colloq)hacen buscas fuera de sus trabajos they do a bit of moonlighting (colloq)busca2masculine(Esp fam)pager, beeper, bleeper (BrE)* * *
Del verbo buscar: (conjugate buscar)
busca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
busca
buscar
busca sustantivo femenino (búsqueda) search;◊ en busca de algo in search of sth;
salieron en su busca they set out to look for him
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar (conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1a) (intentar encontrar) to look for;
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionb) (en libro, lista) to look up;◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory
2a) (recoger) to collect, pick up;◊ fui a buscalo al aeropuerto (para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsb) (conseguir) to get;◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;
fue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 (intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
'busca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batir
- batida
- confín
- nacional
- tras
- buscar
- interesado
- orden
- por
English:
after
- bleeper
- extortion
- feel
- fish
- kerb-crawler
- pasture
- pursuit
- root about
- root around
- scan
- scavenge
- scour
- search
- shake down
- want
- drill
- scavenger
* * *busca♦ nfsearch;(ir) en busca de (to go) in search of;a la busca de algo in search of sth;orden de busca y captura arrest warrant;en busca y captura on the run (from the police)♦ nmEsp [buscapersonas] pager* * *buscaI f search;en busca de in search of;encontrarse en busca y captura have a warrant out for one’s arrestII m fampager* * *busca nf: search* * *busca n (búsqueda) searchabandonaron la busca al anochecer they called off the search when it got darken busca de in search of / to look forha salido en busca de su hermana he's gone out to look for his sister
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.