Scavenge

/ˈskævɪndʒ/ verb

Definition

To search through trash or leftover materials for useful items; to feed on dead animals or waste.

Etymology

From 'scavenger' (originally a tax collector in medieval England who inspected goods, from Middle English 'scavager'), which came to mean someone who cleaned streets and collected waste. The verb form developed later.

Kelly Says

Scavenger birds like vultures actually provide an essential public health service—they prevent disease spread by cleaning up dead animals that would otherwise decompose dangerously in urban and rural areas!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አብሮ ማፍረስ
abro mah-freh-s
ARالعربية
ينشّ
yinsh
BNবাংলা
খুঁজে বের করা
khunje bero kora
CACatalà
cercar menjar
sehr-kah mehn-jahr
CSČeština
hledat jídlo
hleh-dah yeed-loh
DADansk
lede efter mad
leh-deh eh-fehr mahd
DEDeutsch
herumsuchen
heh-roo-m-zoo-chen
ELΕλληνικά
ψάχνω φαγητό
psáchno faygitó
ESEspañol
buscar comida
boo-skah kom-ee-dah
FAفارسی
جستن غذا
jostan ghazā
FISuomi
etsiä ruokaa
eh-tsee-ah roo-kah
FRFrançais
fouiner
foo-nee-ay
GUGU
ભોળું શોધવું
bhōluṁ shōdhavuṁ
HAHA
nema abinci
neh-mah ah-been-chee
HEעברית
לחפש מזון
lekhafesh mazon
HIहिन्दी
खोजना
khōj-nā
HUMagyar
kajtat enni
kah-ytah ehn-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencari makanan
mehn-chah-ree mah-kah-nahn
IGIG
ịkpọ nkụ
ee-kpoh n-koo
ITItaliano
cercare cibo
chehr-kah-reh chee-boh
KKKK
тамақ іздеу
tamak izdeu
KMKM
រកអាហារ
rok aha
MRMR
अन्न शोधणे
anna shodhane
MSBahasa Melayu
mencari makanan
mehn-chah-ree mah-kah-nahn
MYမြန်မာ
စားစရာ ရှာဖွေ
zar za ra shah pway
NLNederlands
zoeken naar eten
zoh-ken nah ehten
NONorsk
letere etter mat
leh-teh-reh eh-tehr mah-t
PAPA
ਖਾਣਾ ਲੱਭਣਾ
khaana labhna
PLPolski
szukać jedzenia
shoo-kah yehd-zheh-nyah
PTPortuguês
revistar
reh-vee-stahr
RORomână
a căuta mâncare
ah kah-oo-tah mahn-kah-reh
RUРусский
рыться
rytʹsya
SVSvenska
letar efter mat
leh-tar eh-fehr mah-t
SWKiswahili
kutafuta chakula
koo-tah-foo-tah chah-koo-lah
TAதமிழ்
உணவு தேடு
uṇavu tēṭu
TEతెలుగు
ఆహారం వెతకడం
āhāraṁ vetakaḍaṁ
THไทย
ค้นหา
khn ha
TLTL
maghanap ng pagkain
mah-gah-nap ng pahg-kah-in
TRTürkçe
çöpçülük yapmak
chohp-choo-lek yah-mak
UKУкраїнська
шукати їжу
shukaty yizhu
URاردو
کھانا تلاش کرنا
khana talash karna
VITiếng Việt
tìm kiếm thức ăn
teem keem thuc an
YOYO
wá ọjà
wah oh-jah
ZUZU
thola ukudla
thoh-lah oo-koo-dlah

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