What is the Spanish word for "search"?

Learn how to say "search" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

search

Spanish

búsqueda

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Alternative translations of "search"

buscar
registro
inspección
exploración

Examples of how to use "search" in Spanish

English
The police started a search for the missing child.
Spanish
La policía inició una búsqueda del niño desaparecido.
English
The police began a search at dawn.
Spanish
La policía comenzó una búsqueda al amanecer.
English
Our search for parking took hours.
Spanish
Nuestra búsqueda de estacionamiento tomó horas.
English
I joined the search for the dog.
Spanish
Me uní a la búsqueda del perro.
English
Their search ended with good news.
Spanish
Su búsqueda terminó con buenas noticias.

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