seek
transitive verb
PAST: sought; PART: sought |
procurar
EN "I will fly from this palace," said he, "which has become an odious prison, and, a pilgrim of love, will seek this unknown princess throughout the world".
GL Fuxirei deste palacio --dixo para si-- que virou para min en prisión noxenta e, peregrino de amor, hei procurar polo mundo esta princesa descoñecida.
Fonte: ALH (529)
buscar
EN She remembered the day she sat on the floor, turning the pages of his letter, seeking the reason which was left untold.
GL Edna lembrou o día en que, sentada no chan, percorría de arriba a abaixo as follas da súa carta buscando o motivo non expresado.
Fonte: ESP (2737)
tentar
EN The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul's slavery for the rest of her days.
GL Os nenos aparecían ante ela coma antagonistas que a derrotaran, que puideran coas súas forzas e que tentaban arrastrala cara á escravitude da alma para o resto dos seus días.
Fonte: ESP (3287)
intentar
EN His mental endowments were the peculiar care of Eben Bonabben, who sought to initiate him into the abstruse lore of Egypt.
GL Os seus dotes mentais eran o coidado especial de Eben Bonabben, que intentaba inicialo no abstruso saber do Exipto.
Fonte: ALH (349)
tratar
EN "When shall I see you?" asked Arobin, seeking to detain her, the maid having left the room.
GL Cándo a volverei ver? --preguntou Arobin, tratando de detela, unha vez que a doncela xa saíra da estancia.
Fonte: ESP (2426)
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