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1 bird of prey
bird of prey[bə:d əv pr'ei] n ave de rapina.————————bird of preyave de rapina. -
2 bird\ of\ prey
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3 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) animal/ave de rapina -
4 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) animal/ave de rapina -
5 prey
plural; see prey* * *[prei] n 1 rapina. 2 vítima. 3 depredação, pilhagem. • vi 1 rapinar, fazer presas. 2 depredar, pilhar. 3 afligir, remoer. 4 consumir, desgastar. bird of prey ave de rapina. disease preyed upon her a doença a consumia. it preyed on her mind aquilo a oprimia, a perturbava. to prey on ou upon 1 matar para servir de alimento. 2 irritar. 3 roubar, saquear, pilhar. we fell a prey to tornamo-nos vítimas de. -
6 eagle
['i:ɡl](a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) águia* * *ea.gle['i:g2l] n 1 águia. 2 insígnia, emblema militar. 3 Amer antiga moeda de ouro no valor de 10 dólares. 4 Astr Águia: constelação boreal. -
7 falcon
(a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) falcão* * *fal.con[f'ɔ:lkən] n 1 Ornith falcão. 2 Mil falcão: antiga peça de calibre três. -
8 hawk
I [ho:k] noun(a type of bird of prey.) falcãoII [ho:k] verb(to carry goods round for sale.) apregoar- hawker* * *hawk1[hɔ:k] n 1 falcão. 2 fig embusteiro, chantagista. 3 pessoa que defende o uso da força militar. • vt 1 falcoar, caçar com falcão. 2 atacar como um falcão.————————hawk2[hɔ:k] n pigarro, escarro. • vi pigarrear, tossir ruidosamente. to hawk up pigarrear, expectorar.————————hawk3[hɔ:k] vt vender mercadorias pelas ruas falando em voz alta. -
9 talon
['tælən](the claw of a bird of prey.) garra* * *tal.on[t'ælən] n 1 garra. 2 as cartas que ficam de lado no jogo de paciência. -
10 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) abutre* * *vul.ture[v'∧ltʃə] n 1 Zool abutre; urubu. 2 fig pessoa voraz ou predatória. -
11 eagle
['i:ɡl](a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) águia -
12 falcon
(a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) falcão -
13 hawk
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14 talon
['tælən](the claw of a bird of prey.) garra -
15 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) abutre
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