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Prey

  • 1 Prey

    subs.
    Booty: P. and V. λεία, ἡ, ἁρπαγή, ἡ.
    Quarry: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ, (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.), θήρα, ἡ (Xen.), V. θήραμα, τό.
    A prey for ( generally of persons): V. σκῦλον, τό (dat.), ἕλωρ, τό (dat.), ἁρπαγή, ἡ (gen. or dat.), ἕλκημα, τό (gen.), διαφθορά, ἡ (dat.).
    Victim to be devoured: Ar. and V. φορβή, ἡ (dat.), V. θοίνη, ἡ (dat.), θοινατήριον, τό (dat.); see under Food.
    Be a prey to, be haunted by, met.: P. and V. συνεῖναι (dat.). συνέχεσθαι (dat.), ἐνέχεσθαι (dat.).
    Be troubled by: P. and V. νοσεῖν (dat.).
    A prey to: use adj., P. and V. σύνοικος (dat.) (Plat.).
    They were ruined by falling a prey to personal quarrels: P. ἐν σφίσι κατὰ τὰς ἰδίας διαφορὰς περιπεσόντες ἐσφάλησαν (Thuc. 2, 65).
    They thought that the Athenians being engaged in double war both against them and the Sicilian Greeks would fall an easier prey: P. τοὺς Ἀθηναίους ἐνόμιζον διπλοῦν τὸν πόλεμον ἔχοντας πρός τε σφᾶς καὶ Σικελιώτας εὐκαθαιρετωτέρους ἔσεσθαι (Thuc. 7, 18).

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  • 2 prey on

    (to attack as prey: Hawks prey upon smaller birds.) κυνηγώ, πιάνω και τρώω/ λυμαίνομαι/ βασανίζω

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  • 3 prey

    plural; see prey

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  • 4 prey

    1) βορά
    2) λεία

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  • 5 Prey upon

    v. trans.
    Trouble: P. and V. λυπεῖν, δάκνειν, πιέζειν, Ar. and V. τείρειν, πημαίνειν (also Plat. but rare P.), V. ὀχλεῖν.
    Pillage: P. and V. πορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, διαρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν.

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  • 6 beast/bird of prey

    (an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) αρπακτικό(ζώο,πουλί)

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  • 7 Spoil

    v. trans.
    Plunder: P. and V. πορθεῖν, διαπορθεῖν, ἐκπορθεῖν, ἁρπάζειν, ἀναρπάζειν, διαρπάζειν, συλᾶν, λῄζεσθαι, φέρειν, P. ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν, διαφορεῖν, λῃστεύειν, V. πέρθειν, ἐκπέρθειν (also Plat. but rare P.); see plunder.
    Strip the dead of arms: P. and V. σκυλεύειν.
    Ravage: P. and V. δῃοῦν, τέμνειν, P. κείρειν, κακουργεῖν, ἀδικεῖν.
    Deprive: P. and V. ἀποστερεῖν. V. ἀποστερίσκειν; see Deprive.
    Ruin, injure: P. and V. διαφθείρειν, λυμαίνεσθαι (acc. or dat.); see Injure.
    We will entreat him not to spoil the meeting: P. δεησόμεθα αὐτοῦ... μὴ διαφθείρειν τὴν συνουσίαν (Plat., Prot. 338D).
    Pamper: P. διαθρύπτειν, V. ἁβρύνειν.
    Be spoiled, pampered: P. and V. τρυφᾶν.
    Disgrace: P. and V. αἰσχύνειν, καταισχύνειν, μιαίνειν.
    V. intrans.
    Be injured: P. and V. διαφθείρεσθαι.
    Be spoiling ( be eager) for a fight: P. πολεμησείειν; at sea, P. ναυμαχησείειν.
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    subs.
    Plunder: P. and V. λεία, ἡ, ἁρπαγή, ἡ.
    Arms taken from the dead: P. and V. σκῦλα, τά, σκύλευμα, τά, V. λάφυρα, τά.
    Booty, prey: P. and V. ἄγρα, ἡ (Plat. but rare P.), ἄγρευμα, τό (Xen.); see Prey.

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  • 8 boa

    ['bəuə]
    ((usually boa constrictor) a large snake that kills by winding itself round its prey.) βόας

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  • 9 crouch

    1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) ανακουρκουδίζω
    2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) συσπειρώνομαι για να επιτεθώ

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  • 10 eagle

    ['i:ɡl]
    (a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) αετός

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  • 11 falcon

    (a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) γεράκι

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  • 12 hawk

    I [ho:k] noun
    (a type of bird of prey.) γεράκι
    II [ho:k] verb
    (to carry goods round for sale.) γυρίζω και πουλώ

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  • 13 jaguar

    (a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.) ιαγουάρος

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  • 14 pounce on

    (to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) επιτίθεμαι,εφορμώ,αρπάζω

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  • 15 python

    (a type of large non-poisonous snake that twists around its prey and crushes it.) πύθωνας

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  • 16 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) όραση
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) οπτικό πεδίο
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) αξιοθέατο
    4) (a view or glimpse.) άποψη,θέα
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) θέαμα
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) στόχαστρο
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) βλέπω,διακρίνω
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) στοχεύω
    •
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of

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  • 17 spring

    [spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb
    1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) πηδώ/(ξε)πετάγομαι,τινάζομαι
    2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) πηγάζω
    3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) κλείνω απότομα
    2. noun
    1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.)
    2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.)
    3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.)
    4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.)
    5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.)
    •
    - springiness
    - sprung
    - springboard
    - spring cleaning
    - springtime
    - spring up

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  • 18 swoop

    [swu:p] 1. verb
    (to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) χιμώ, βουτώ
    2. noun
    (an act of swooping.) εφόρμηση

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  • 19 talon

    ['tælən]
    (the claw of a bird of prey.) νύχι αρπαχτικού

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  • 20 vulture

    (a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.)

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