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Looking for French Phrases
The French verb chercher, “to look for,” is found in many essential and idiomatic expressions, including to be spoiling for a fight, complicate an issue, and fumble for something. Learn these and dozens of other French expressions featuring chercher.
Chercher translations
- to look for
- to search for
- to seek
Remember that chercher is never followed by the preposition "pour."
Expressions with chercher
| chercher à comprendre | to try to understand | ||
| chercher à faire | to attempt to do | ||
| chercher une aiguille dans une botte/meule de foin | to look for a needle in a haystack | ||
| chercher la bagarre | to be spoiling for a fight | ||
| chercher des crosses à quelqu’un | (informal) | to try to pick a fight with someone | |
| chercher le danger | to court danger | ||
| chercher des histoires à quelqu’un | to try to make trouble for someone | ||
| chercher des poux dans la tête | (informal) | to search for any reason to argue, to quibble | |
| chercher midi à quatorze heures | to complicate the issue | ||
| chercher noise à quelqu’un | to pick a fight | ||
| chercher partout quelqu’un/quelque chose | to look everywhere for someone/something | ||
| chercher la petite bête | to split hairs | ||
| chercher quelque chose à tâtons | to fumble for something | ||
| chercher quelqu’un des yeux | to look for someone | ||
| chercher quelqu’un du regard | to look for someone | ||
| chercher querelle à quelqu’un | to pick a fight | ||
| chercher sa voie | to search for one’s path in life | ||
| chercher ses mots | to look for words | ||
| chercher son salut dans la fuite | to seek refuge in flight | ||
| cherchez la femme | same problem as always | ||
| aller chercher | to fetch, to go and get, to pick up | ||
| venir chercher quelqu’un | to come get / pick someone up | ||
| Attends, je cherche | Hang on, I’m thinking | ||
| Tu l’auras cherché ! | You’ve been asking for it! | ||
| se chercher | to search for an identity | ||
| un chercheur, une chercheuse | seeker, scientific researcher | ||
| un chercheur / une chercheuse d’aventure(s) | adventure seeker | ||
| un chercheur / une chercheuse de trésor | treasure hunter | ||
| un chercheur / une chercheuse d’or | gold digger | ||
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