German-English translation for "nachjagen"

"nachjagen" English translation

nachjagen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; sein; (Dativ | dative (case)dat)>

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hunt for, pursue hunt) after, give chase chase after, give chase, be in pursuit, run, pursue
  • chase (oder | orod hunt) (after), give chase (to)
    nachjagen Jagd | huntingJAGD nachhetzen
    nachjagen Jagd | huntingJAGD nachhetzen
examples
examples
  • die Polizei jagte den Verbrechern nach
    the police followed the criminals in hot pursuit
    die Polizei jagte den Verbrechern nach
  • hunt (for), pursue (Akkusativ | accusative (case)akk)
    nachjagen zu erreichen suchen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    nachjagen zu erreichen suchen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
nachjagen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t

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send after, send in pursuit of
examples
  • jemandem Hunde nachjagen
    to send dogs afterjemand | somebody sb
    jemandem Hunde nachjagen
  • send after
    nachjagen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    send in pursuit of
    nachjagen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    nachjagen figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
einem Schatten nachjagen
to chase shadows
einem Schatten nachjagen
einem Abenteuer nachjagen
einem Abenteuer nachjagen
How boring to run around chasing you.
Wie langweilig, herum zu rennen und euch zu nachzujagen.
Source: TED
This is why pursuing Assange is futile and absurd.
Aus diesem Grund ist es zwecklos und absurd Assange nachzujagen.
Source: News-Commentary
Mrs Morgan told us a moment ago that we do not want witch-hunts.
Frau Morgan hat vorhin gesagt, wir sollten keinem Phantom nachjagen.
Source: Europarl
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