Usage examples of "cercato" in Italian with translation to English

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La polizia lo ha cercato. He has been looked for by the police.
Perché hai cercato di scappare? Why did you try to run away?
Abbiamo cercato per mari e monti questo libro. We've searched high and low for this book.
Lui ha cercato la chiave. He looked for the key.
Ha cercato di togliersi la vita la scorsa notte. She tried to kill herself last night.
È questo quello che hai cercato per tutto questo tempo? Is this what you've been searching for all this time?
Ho cercato un posto in cui dormire. I looked for a place in which to sleep.
Ho cercato di raggiungerlo ma la linea era occupata. I tried to reach him but the line was engaged.
Abbiamo cercato i documenti mancanti per mari e monti, però non sono mai stati trovati. We all searched high and low for the missing documents, but they were never found.
Lo abbiamo cercato per mari e monti. We looked for it high and low.
Ho cercato per mari e monti i miei occhiali ma non sono riuscito a trovarli. I searched high and low for my glasses but couldn't find them.
Ho cercato il libro per un'ora. I looked for the book for an hour.
Ho cercato il mio accendino per mari e monti ma non sono riuscito a trovarlo. I searched high and low for my lighter but couldn't find it.
Io ho cercato il libro per un'ora. I looked for the book for an hour.
Ho cercato il mio accendino per mari e monti ma non sono riuscita a trovarlo. I searched high and low for my lighter but couldn't find it.
L'altro giorno mi sono fermato in un negozio di libri di seconda mano mentre tornavo a casa da scuola e m'è capitato di trovare un libro che avevo cercato a lungo. The other day I stopped at a secondhand bookstore on my way home from school and happened to find a book I had been looking for for a long time.
Cerca queste parole nel dizionario. Look up these words in the dictionary.
Cerca di bere con moderazione. Try to be moderate in drinking.
Stavo cercando qualcosa che non esisteva. I was searching for something that didn't exist.
La morte sta cercando la sua preda. Death is seeking for his prey.
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