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chasser

to hunt

verb shah-SEH Less Common
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

to chase away, to expel

Usage Note

Chasser covers hunting animals and figuratively driving someone or something away. Chasser de chez soi means to throw someone out of one's home. The noun chasse means hunting, and chasseur means hunter — also the French word for a bellhop (hotel porter) in formal hotel contexts.

Examples

"Mon père chasse le cerf en automne."

Natural Translation

My father hunts deer in autumn.

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