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1 rapacious
adjective(greedy) habgierig* * *[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) (raub)gierig- academic.ru/109078/rapaciously">rapaciously- rapaciousness
- rapacity* * *ra·pa·cious[rəˈpeɪʃəs]1. (grasping) habgierig\rapacious appetite Wolfshunger ma \rapacious landlord/businessman ein raffgieriger Vermieter/Geschäftsmann\rapacious soldiers plündernde Soldaten* * *1. adj rapaciously2. adv[rə'peIʃəs, -lɪ] habgierig* * *rapacious [rəˈpeıʃəs] adj (adv rapaciously)1. habgierig2. raubgierig, räuberisch3. Raub…:* * *adjective(greedy) habgierig* * *adj.raubgierig adj. -
2 rapacious
[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) grabežljiv- rapaciousness
- rapacity* * *[rəpéišəs]adjective ( rapaciously adverb)grabežljiv, roparski, razbojniški, lakomen, pohlepen, požrešen; ki izmozgava, odirarapacious animal, rapacious beast — zver -
3 rapacious
[rə'peɪʃəs]* * *[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) rapace, avido- rapaciousness
- rapacity* * *rapacious /rəˈpeɪʃəs/a.rapace; avidorapaciousness, rapacityn. [u]rapacità; aviditàrapaciouslyavv.rapacemente; avidamente.* * *[rə'peɪʃəs] -
4 rapace
1. m bird of prey2. adj fig predatory* * *rapace agg.2 ( avido) rapacious, greedy, grasping: uomo rapace, greedy (o rapacious) man; mani rapaci, grasping hands // sguardo rapace, greedy eyes.* * *[ra'patʃe]1. agg(animale) predatory, (fig : avido) rapacious, grasping2. sm* * *[ra'patʃe] 1.1) zool.2.uccello rapace — bird of prey, rapacious bird, raptor
sostantivo maschile (uccello) bird of prey, raptor* * *rapace/ra'pat∫e/1 zool. uccello rapace bird of prey, rapacious bird, raptor(uccello) bird of prey, raptor. -
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6 rapaz
adj.rapacious, greedy (que roba).f.bird of prey (zoology).m.brat, slip of a boy, young shaver.* * *(pl rapaces)► adjetivo1 ZOOLOGÍA predatory, of prey1 (ave) bird of prey————————► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 youngster (muchacho) lad; (muchacha) lass* * *I1. ADJ1) (Zool) predatory; (Orn) of prey2) (=avaricioso) rapacious, greedy; (=inclinado al robo) thieving2.SF (Zool) predatory animal; (Orn) bird of preyIIrapaz, -a†† SM / F Esp hum boy/girl, lad/lass* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex. Physical violence may be predatory or affective.Ex. Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *Ia) (Zool) predatoryb) ( ávido) greedy, rapaciousc) ( que roba) thieving (before n)II- paza masculino, femenino (fam) kid (colloq)* * *= predatory, rapacious.Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.* * *1 ( Zool) predatoryave rapaz bird of prey2 (ávido) greedy, rapacious3 (que roba) thieving ( before n)masculine, feminine( fam)kid ( colloq)* * *
rapaz adjetivo (Zool) predatory;
rapaz adjetivo predatory
ave rapaz, bird of prey
' rapaz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ave
English:
predatory
- bird
* * *♦ adj1. [que roba] rapacious, greedy2.ave rapaz bird of prey, raptor♦ nfbird of prey, raptorrapaz2, -aza nm,fFam [muchacho] lad, f lass* * *I adj predatory;ave rapaz bird of preyII m, rapaza f famkid fam* * *rapaces : youngster, child -
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8 хищник
beast/bird of prey, predatory animalпрен. rapacious/predatory person, plunderer, spoiler, vulture, cormorantхищна птица bird of prey* * *хѝщник,м., -ци, (два) хѝщника 1. зоол. beast/bird of prey, predatory animal, predator;2. прен. rapacious/predatory person, plunderer, spoiler, vulture, cormorant.* * *beast of prey -
9 drapieżny
adj* * *a.1. ( o zwierzęciu) predatory; ptak drapieżny bird of prey, predatory bird; ryba drapieżna predatory fish.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > drapieżny
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10 harrapari
iz. pillager, plunderer io.1. hegazti \harrapari bird of prey2. (irud.) rapacious, marauding, predatory; espainiar \harraparien mendean bizi zirenean when they lived under the rapacious Spaniards -
11 Harpyiae
Harpyiae (trisyl.;I.scanned as a quadrisyl. Hārpyĭās,
Rutil. Itin. 1, 608), ārum, f., = Harpuiai (qs. the spoilers).Mythical rapacious monsters, half bird and half woman, the Harpies, Verg. A. 3, 212 sq.; 6, 289; Hor. S. 2, 2, 40; Val. Fl. 4, 428; Hyg. Fab. 14.—In sing.:B.Harpyia Celaeno,
Verg. A. 3, 365.—Transf., in sing., a rapacious person, a harpy, Sid. Ep. 5, 7.—II.Also in sing., the name of one of Actœon's hounds, Ov. M. 3, 215. -
12 grifagno
grifagno agg.1 (rapace) rapacious, predatory: uccello grifagno, predatory bird (o bird of prey)2 (fig.) (minaccioso) fierce: occhi grifagni, fierce eyes. -
13 grabežljivica
f rapacious/grasping woman; (ptica) bird of prey, predatory bird I ornith (hist) grabežljivicae birds of prey -
14 хишник
1. beast/bird of prey, predatory animal 2. прен. rapacious/predatory person, plunderer, spoiler, vulture, cormorant -
15 Harpȳia
Harpȳia (trisyl.), ae, f a Harpy: Celaeno, V. —Usu. plur., *(/arpuiai, the Harpies, rapacious monsters, half bird and half woman, V., H. -
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18 miluus
I.Lit.:II.pulmentum ei deripuit miluos... postulare ut sibi liceret miluom vadarier,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 37; 40; id. Rud. 4, 4, 80; Plin. 10, 10, 12, § 28:miluo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,
Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:adulteretur et columba miluo, of something impossible,
Hor. Epod. 16, 32.—Of rapacious men, a kite:male ego metuo miluos,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 13.—Prov.:dives arat Curibus, quantum non milvus oberret,
so large that a kite could not fly across it, Pers. 4, 26; Juv 9, 55; Petr. 37, 8—Transf.A.A fish of prey, a gurnard:B.(metuit) opertum miluus hamum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51; Ov. Hal. 95.—A constellation:stella Lycaoniam vergit proclivis ad Arcton Miluus,
Ov. F. 3, 794; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 237. -
19 milvus
I.Lit.:II.pulmentum ei deripuit miluos... postulare ut sibi liceret miluom vadarier,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 37; 40; id. Rud. 4, 4, 80; Plin. 10, 10, 12, § 28:miluo est quoddam bellum quasi naturale cum corvo,
Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 125:adulteretur et columba miluo, of something impossible,
Hor. Epod. 16, 32.—Of rapacious men, a kite:male ego metuo miluos,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 13.—Prov.:dives arat Curibus, quantum non milvus oberret,
so large that a kite could not fly across it, Pers. 4, 26; Juv 9, 55; Petr. 37, 8—Transf.A.A fish of prey, a gurnard:B.(metuit) opertum miluus hamum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 51; Ov. Hal. 95.—A constellation:stella Lycaoniam vergit proclivis ad Arcton Miluus,
Ov. F. 3, 794; Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 237. -
20 volturius
I.Lit., Plaut. Truc. 2, 3, 16; id. Most. 3, 2, 146 sqq.; Lucr. 4, 680; Liv. 27, 23, 3; 27, 11, 4; 41, 21, 7.—II.Transf.A.A vulture; a designation for a rapacious or covetous person, an extortioner, and the like:B.sunt alii qui te volturium vocant,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 64:vulturius illius provinciae imperator,
Cic. Pis. 16, 38; Cat. 68, 124.—An unlucky throw at dice:jacit vulturios quattuor. Talos arripio: jacto basilicum,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 78.
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