hound

segugio, cane da caccia

Cane allevato per la caccia, spesso dotato di un olfatto molto sviluppato.

In inglese semplice: A dog bred for hunting, often with a strong sense of smell.

• The hound followed the smell.
• A pack of hounds ran across the field.
• Their old hound slept beside the fire.

Sinonimi: hunting dog

Espressioni comuni: pack of hounds, hunting hound

assillare, perseguitare

Disturbare o seguire continuamente qualcuno, rendendogli la vita difficile.

In inglese semplice: To keep bothering or following someone, making their life difficult.

• Reporters hounded her all week.
• He keeps hounding me for an answer.
• The family was hounded by photographers outside their home.

Come si usa: hound someone for something (The children hounded him for money.); hound someone into doing something (They hounded her into signing the agreement.); hound someone out of something (The repeated threats hounded him out of his home.)

Sinonimi: harass, pester, badger

Espressioni comuni: hound someone for something, hound someone out