ferret

• Petit mammifère carnivore domestiqué de la famille des mustélidés, souvent élevé comme animal de compagnie ou utilisé pour la chasse aux lapins et aux rongeurs.

A small, domesticated carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, often kept as a pet or used for hunting rabbits and rodents.

1. Domesticated animalB1formal

   A small, domesticated mammal of the weasel family, often kept as a pet or used for hunting rabbits.

   Furet (animal domestiqué)

   • She has a pet ferret that sleeps in a cage.
   • Ferret owners need to provide plenty of exercise for their animals.
   • The ferret was trained to chase rabbits out of their burrows.

• Verbe signifiant chercher ou découvrir quelque chose avec insistance, souvent en fouillant minutieusement ou en menant une enquête.

A verb meaning to search or discover something persistently, often by rummaging or investigating thoroughly.

1. Search persistentlyB2informal

   To search for something in a determined and thorough way, often by looking in hidden or difficult places.

   Fouiller

   • She ferreted through the old boxes in the attic looking for the photographs.
   • The detective ferreted out the truth from the witness's conflicting statements.
   • He spent hours ferreting around in the library for the rare book.

   Synonymescombdelveforagehuntproberansackrootrummagescoursearch

2. Discover or uncoverB2informal

   To find or reveal something, especially information, by persistent searching.

   dénicher, découvrir

   • The journalist ferreted out the details of the secret deal.
   • They managed to ferret the answer from the complex data.
   • The committee ferreted out the cause of the system failure.

   Synonymesdig outdiscoverelicitextractfindnose outroot outtrack downuncoverunearth

Variantes phrasalferret out