persecución

f.

persecution, chase, chevy, chivvy.

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persecución

► nombre femenino

1 pursuit

2 (represión) persecution

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noun f.

1) persecution

2) pursuit

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SF

1) (=acoso) pursuit

estar en plena persecución — to be in full cry

persecución individual — (Ciclismo) individual pursuit

persecución por equipos — team pursuit

persecución sexual — sexual harassment

2) (Pol, Rel) persecution

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femenino

a) (en sentido físico) pursuit

salir en persecución de alguien — to set off in pursuit of somebody

b) (por la ideología) persecution

ser objeto de or sufrir persecuciones — to be subjected to persecution, to be persecuted

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= chase, hunt, harassment, hunting, persecution, stalking.

Ex. Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.

Ex. If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.

Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.

Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.

Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.

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* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* persecución étnica = ethnic persecution.

* persecución racial = racial persecution.

* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.

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femenino

a) (en sentido físico) pursuit

salir en persecución de alguien — to set off in pursuit of somebody

b) (por la ideología) persecution

ser objeto de or sufrir persecuciones — to be subjected to persecution, to be persecuted

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= chase, hunt, harassment, hunting, persecution, stalking.

Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.

Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.

Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.

Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.

Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* persecución étnica = ethnic persecution.

* persecución racial = racial persecution.

* persecución religiosa = religious persecution.

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persecución

feminine

A

1 (en sentido físico) pursuit

salieron en persecución del fugitivo they set off in pursuit of the fugitive

2 (en ciclismo) pursuit

B (por la ideología) persecution

fueron objeto de persecución they were subjected to persecution, they were persecuted

sufrieron persecuciones por sus ideas religiosas they were persecuted for their religious ideas

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persecución sustantivo femenino

a) (en sentido físico) pursuit;

◊ salir en persecución de algn to set off in pursuit of sb

b) (por la ideología) persecution;

◊ sufrir persecuciones to be subjected to persecution, to be persecuted

persecución sustantivo femenino
1 pursuit
2 (por ideología, política) persecution
'persecución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caza
- manía
- sufrir
English:
chase
- escape
- intensify
- manhunt
- persecution
- pursuit
- victimization
- man

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persecución nf

1. [seguimiento] pursuit

2. [acoso] persecution;

los primeros cristianos sufrieron persecución the first Christians were persecuted

3. Dep pursuit

Comp

persecución por equipos team pursuit;

persecución individual individual pursuit

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persecución

f

1 (búsqueda) pursuit

2 (acoso) persecution

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persecución nf, pl -ciones

1) : pursuit, chase

2) : persecution

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persecución n

1. (en general) chase

salió en persecución del ladrón he chased after the thief

2. (política, ideológica) persecution

la persecución nazi en Alemania the Nazi persecution in Germany