Sentence examples of "chercher" in French with translation "look for"

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Je dois chercher mon stylo. I have to look for my pen.
Il commença à chercher du travail. He began to look for work.
Il commença à chercher un travail. He began to look for a job.
Elles sont en train de vous chercher. They're looking for you.
Ils sont en train de vous chercher. They're looking for you.
Il nous reste à chercher l'hameçon. We still have to look for the hook.
Ils sont en train de te chercher. They're looking for you.
Elle est sortie pour chercher un taxi. She went out to look for a taxi.
Je suis en train de te chercher. I'm looking for you.
Elles sont en train de te chercher. They're looking for you.
Pourriez-vous m'aider à chercher mes clefs ? Would you help me look for my keys?
Fred passa toute la journée à chercher un travail. Fred spent all day looking for a job.
Autant chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
J'ai bougé toute la journée pour chercher un prêt. I was on the go all day today looking for a loan.
C'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin. It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Je préfère chercher une solution aux problèmes, pas seulement les dénoncer. I prefer to look for a solution to problems, not only to report them.
J'ai eu beau chercher, je ne l'ai pas trouvé. Even though I looked for it, I did not find it.
Une fois tout l'argent dépensé, on commença à chercher du travail. All the money spent, we started looking for work.
Ça ne sert à rien de chercher le gâteau; je l'ai déjà mangé. It is no use looking for the cake; I already ate it.
« C'est ce que j'étais en train de chercher », s'exclama-t-il. "This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.
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