Translation of "Fouilla" in English

Tom fouilla dans ses poches.

Tom fumbled in his pockets.

Le service des douanes fouilla les caisses.

The customs officials examined the boxes.

- Tom fouilla la pièce.
- Tom inspecta la pièce.

Tom searched the room.

Il fouilla dans ses poches à la recherche de la clé.

He searched his pockets for the key.

Il fouilla sa chambre à la recherche de la clé perdue.

He fumbled in his room in the search for the lost key.

- Tom farfouilla dans le tiroir, à la recherche d'un crayon.
- Tom fouilla dans le tiroir, à la recherche d'un crayon.

Tom rummaged through the drawer, looking for a pencil.

Laban fouilla toute la tente, et ne trouva rien. Elle dit à son père : Que mon seigneur ne se fâche point, si je ne puis me lever devant toi, car j’ai ce qui est ordinaire aux femmes. Il chercha, et ne trouva point les théraphim.

And when he had searched all the tent, and founding nothing, she said: Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee, because it has now happened to me according to the custom of women. So his careful search was in vain.