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1 cat burglar
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2 cat burglar
'cat bur·glar nFassadenkletterer, -kletterin m, f -
3 second-story man
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4 prowl
1. intransitive verb2. transitive verb 3. nounprowl about/around something — etwas durchstreifen
Streifzug, der* * *(to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc: Tigers were prowling in the jungle.) umherstreichen- academic.ru/58649/prowler">prowler- be on the prowl* * *[praʊl]to be on the \prowl auf einem Streifzug sein, umherstreifen; ( fig)after the severe famine, death is now on the \prowl nach der schweren Hungersnot geht jetzt der Tod umII. vt▪ to \prowl sth etw durchstreifenIII. vi* * *[praʊl]1. nStreifzug mto be on the prowl (cat, lion, burglar) — auf Streifzug sein; (headmaster, boss) herumschleichen; (police car) auf Streife sein; ( inf : for pick-up ) auf Frauen-/Männerjagd sein
2. vtdurchstreifen3. viherumstreichen; (boss, headmaster) herumschleichenhe prowled round the house — er schlich im Haus
* * *prowl [praʊl]C s Herumschleichen n, -streifen n:a) → A,b) auf Raub aus sein (Raubtier etc):the cat is on the prowl for mice die Katze ist auf Mäusejagdc) umg jemanden zum Abschleppen suchen;* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verb 3. nounprowl about/around something — etwas durchstreifen
Streifzug, der* * *v.herumtreiben v.
См. также в других словарях:
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