à cata

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Portuguese

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Adverb

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à cata (not comparable)

  1. (usually with de) searching, in search
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      As ruas estão cheias de cegos que andam à cata de comida.
      The roads were full of blind people searching for food.