noun🔗SharePoursuiteThe act of one who chases another; a pursuit."The dog's playful chases after the ball always make the children laugh. "Les poursuites ludiques du chien après la balle font toujours rire les enfants.actionsportpolicemilitarygameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChasseA hunt."The detective's job often involves long chases after criminals. "Le travail du détective implique souvent de longues chasses aux criminels.actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeu du chat et de la sourisA children's game where one player chases another."The children played chases in the park all afternoon. "Les enfants ont joué au jeu du chat et de la souris dans le parc tout l'après-midi.gameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChasse, domaine de chasseA large country estate where game may be shot or hunted."The wealthy family spent their weekends at one of their chases, enjoying the privacy and opportunities for hunting. "La famille fortunée passait ses week-ends dans l'un de ses domaines de chasse, profitant de l'intimité et des possibilités de chasse.propertygameplaceenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProie, poursuiviAnything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war."During the naval war game, the larger cruiser focused on one of the slower sailboats, marking it clearly as one of its chases. "Pendant le jeu de guerre naval, le plus grand croiseur s'est concentré sur l'un des voiliers les plus lents, le marquant clairement comme l'une de ses proies.nauticalmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGibierA wild animal that is hunted."The park ranger tracks chases like deer and elk to understand their migration patterns. "Le garde forestier suit le gibier comme les cerfs et les élans pour comprendre leurs schémas de migration.animalnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChasseAny of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase."During the naval battle, the captain ordered the bow chases to fire on the fleeing enemy ship. "Pendant la bataille navale, le capitaine ordonna aux canons de chasse de tirer sur le navire ennemi en fuite.nauticalmilitaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChase(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point."The chase in the match gave the server a good opportunity to return to the receiving player's side and win the point. "Le chase dans le match a donné au serveur une bonne occasion de retourner du côté du relanceur et de gagner le point.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChasse(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point."The lines on the real tennis court marked the chases, each a specific target the players aimed to hit. "Les lignes sur le court de real tennis marquaient les chasses, chacune étant une cible spécifique que les joueurs visaient à frapper.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoursuivantsOne or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders."The commentators excitedly tracked the chases as they gained ground on the breakaway group in the final kilometers of the race. "Les commentateurs ont suivi avec enthousiasme les poursuivants alors qu'ils gagnaient du terrain sur le groupe d'échappés dans les derniers kilomètres de la course.sportracegrouppositionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePoursuit, chasseTo pursue."The dog chases squirrels in the park. "Le chien poursuit les écureuils dans le parc.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChasser, faire suivreTo consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser"I need something to chase this shot with."J'ai besoin de quelque chose pour faire suivre ce shot.drinkfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTenter de gagner en marquant le nombre de points requis dans la dernière mancheTo attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings."Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day."L'Australie tentera de marquer 217 points pour la victoire lors de la dernière journée.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharechasser une balle, poursuivre une balleTo swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch"The baseball player chased the wide, outside pitch. "Le joueur de baseball a chassé la balle large et extérieure.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProvoquer le remplacement du lanceurTo produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed"The rally chased the starter."Le rallye a provoqué le remplacement du lanceur partant.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChâssisA rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making."The printer used the chases to hold the type for the school newspaper. "L'imprimeur a utilisé le châssis pour maintenir les caractères du journal scolaire.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRainure, gorgeA groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow."The carpenter carefully carved the chases into the wooden frame to hold the glass panels securely. "Le menuisier a soigneusement sculpté les rainures dans le cadre en bois pour maintenir les panneaux de verre en place.technicalpartmachineweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGaine, conduitA trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing."The building inspector checked the chases in the new office building to ensure the ventilation ducts were properly installed. "L'inspecteur du bâtiment a vérifié les gaines du nouvel immeuble de bureaux pour s'assurer que les conduits de ventilation étaient correctement installés.architectureutilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDevant de la culasseThe part of a gun in front of the trunnions."The historical cannon's chases, the parts ahead of the trunnions, showed significant wear from years of firing. "Les devants de la culasse du canon historique, les parties situées en avant des tourillons, présentaient une usure importante due aux années de tir.weaponpartmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCavité d'un mouleThe cavity of a mold."The intricate design of the toy car was formed by the chases inside the plastic injection mold. "La conception complexe de la voiture jouet a été formée par la cavité du moule à l'intérieur du moule à injection plastique.technicalstructurepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmboîtureA kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats."The carpenter used chases to create a flush finish on the wooden boat's hull. "Le charpentier a utilisé des emboîtures pour créer une finition affleurante sur la coque du bateau en bois.nauticalarchitecturetechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRainurer, creuserTo groove; indent."The carpenter chases a decorative line into the wood panel with a fine chisel. "Le charpentier rainure une ligne décorative dans le panneau de bois avec un ciseau fin.arttechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncastrer des tuyaux ou des câbles dans une rainure dans un mur ou un solTo place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall."chase the pipe"Encastrez le tuyau.buildingtechnicalarchitectureutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFileterTo cut (the thread of a screw)."The machinist carefully chases the threads on the bolt to ensure a perfect fit for the nut. "L'opérateur filete soigneusement les filets sur le boulon pour assurer un ajustement parfait de l'écrou.technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCiseler, graverTo decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing."The jeweler carefully chases the silver locket with a delicate floral design. "Le bijoutier cisele soigneusement le médaillon en argent avec un motif floral délicat.artactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading