chasser

Definitions of chasser
  1. verb
    pursue or chase relentlessly
    synonyms: pourchasser
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    type of:
    suivre
    go after with the intent to catch
  2. verb
    kill gently, as with an injection
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    type of:
    tuer
    cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
  3. verb
    force or drive out
    synonyms: refouler
    faire fuir
    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
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    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  4. verb
    throw or cast away
    synonyms: jeter
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    balancer, jeter au rebut, mettre à la poubelle, se débarrasser de
    dispose of (something useless or old)
    jeter
    get rid of
    décharger
    throw away as refuse
    mettre au rebut
    dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
    abandonner, laisser
    forsake, leave behind
    abandonner, renoncer à
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    type of:
    se débarrasser, se défaire
    dispose of
  5. verb
    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
    synonyms: faire fuir
    refouler
    force or drive out
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    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  6. verb
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    synonyms:
    courir
    cause an animal to move fast
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    types:
    braconner
    hunt illegally
    type of:
    abattre, attraper, capturer
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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