busca

la busca, el busca(

)

A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).

Los niños fueron en busca del perro que salió de su corral.The children went in search of the dog that got out of his pen.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

Regionalism used in Spain

¿De dónde sacaste ese busca? ¿Del museo?Where did you get that pager? A museum?

¡Oye, tío! Te llaman los 90 y quieren que les devuelvas el busca.Hey, dude! The 90s are calling and they want their beeper back.

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

Le acabo de preguntar a un niño diabético si su bomba de insulina era un busca.I just asked a diabetic lad if his insulin pump was a bleeper.

Examples

Phrases

que busca	seeking
en busca de	in search of
porque no encuentra el libro que busca	because he can't find the book he's looking for
Carlos busca el libro de arte	Carlos is looking for the art book
busca una mesa libre	look for a free table
el empleado busca la reservación	the employee looks for the reservation
¿Qué busca?	What is he looking for? What are you looking for?
qué busca	what he's looking for
busca palabras	look up words
se busca	wanted
busca estos verbos en el texto	find these verbs in the text
por qué me busca	why are you looking for me
Sara busca zapatos baratos en la zapatería	Sara is looking for cheap shoes at the shoe store
en busca de la felicidad	in search of happiness
Marcos busca la llave	Marcos is looking for the key
¿Qué busca la organización Patagonia Sin Represas?	What is the organization Patagonia Without Dams hoping to achieve?
que busca allí	he's looking for there she's looking for there
busca el intruso	find the odd one out
Sebastián busca un peluquero que	Sebastian is trying to find a hairstylist that
en busca	in search