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1 cats prey upon mice
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I [preɪ]nome preda f. (anche fig.)II [preɪ]to fall prey to sth., sb. — cadere preda di qcs., di qcn
- prey on* * *plural; see prey* * *prey /preɪ/n. [u]1 preda; (fig.) vittima: The lion was eating up its prey, il leone stava divorando la sua preda; to fall prey to, cadere in preda a ( un nemico, un sentimento, ecc.)● (zool.) prey animal, animale soggetto a predazione □ (zool.) a beast of prey, un predatore □ (zool.) a bird of prey, un uccello rapace; un rapace.(to) prey /preɪ/v. i. – to prey on (o upon)1 predare; depredare; far preda di; saccheggiare: Cats prey on mice, i gatti fan preda dei topi; The enemy preyed upon the village, il nemico ha saccheggiato il villaggio2 approfittare di; sfruttare (q.); vivere alle spalle di: He preys on his old uncle, vive alle spalle del (o succhia i soldi al) suo vecchio zio* * *I [preɪ]nome preda f. (anche fig.)II [preɪ]to fall prey to sth., sb. — cadere preda di qcs., di qcn
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1. n жертва2. n добыча3. n редк. награбленное, добыча4. v охотиться, ловить5. v грабить6. v вымогать, жить на чужой счёт7. v обманывать8. v терзать, мучить, угнетатьСинонимический ряд:1. quarry (noun) chase; dupe; easy mark; game; kill; mark; objective; patsy; quarry; raven; target2. victim (noun) bottom dog; casualty; underdog; victim3. consume (verb) consume; devour; feed upon4. prey upon (verb) capitalize on; exploit; prey upon; victimizeАнтонимический ряд: -
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1. [preı] n1. жертваprey to fear [to disease, to passion, to circumstances] - жертва страха [болезни, страсти, обстоятельств]
to be [to become /to fall/] a prey to smth. - быть [сделаться] жертвой чего-л.
she is a prey to anxiety - её терзает /мучает, одолевает/ беспокойство
2. 1) добычаbird [beast] of prey - хищная птица [-ое животное]
2) редк. награбленное, добыча2. [preı] v (обыкн. on, upon)1. охотиться, ловить2. 1) грабить2) вымогать, жить на чужой счётhe lives by preying on his relations - он сидит на шее у своих родственников
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§ ნადავლი; მსხვერპლი; ძარცვა; წვალება§1 მსხვერპლიshe become a prey to circumstances გარემოების / მდგომარეობის მსხვერპლი გახდა2 ნადავლი●●birds / beasts of prey მტაცებელი ფრინველები / ცხოველები3 ნადირობა (ინადირებს) -
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1. мыши2. мышьwe could hear mice pattering about in the attic — мы слышали, как на чердаке шуршали мыши
Синонимический ряд:girl friends (noun) best girls; gals; girl friends; girls; lady friends; lasses -
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phr.v.1.(животното) се храни со, лови: Cats prey on mice and birds мачките ловат глувци и птици2. мами, измамува, искористува; плачкосува; напаѓа: The thieves preyed upon old women Крадците напаѓаа стари жени; Жртви на крадците беа стари жени3. prey on sb's mind измачува/гризе некого: Something is preying on her mind Нешто ја измачува -
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preɪ
1. сущ.
1) добывание, добыча;
преследование beast of prey ≈ хищное животное, хищник
2) прям. и перен. жертва;
добыча to be (to become, to fall) a prey to smth. ≈ быть( сделаться) жертвой чего-л. Empty houses are prey to squatters. ≈ Пустые дома могут стать добычей людей, незаконно вселяющихся в дома. Homeless young people are easy prey for drug-dealers. ≈ Бездомные молодые люди - легкая добыча торговцев наркотиками. Syn: quarry
2. гл.;
обыкн. prey on, prey upon
1) ловить, охотиться The lions in this area prey on deer and other wild animals. ≈ В этом районе львы охотятся на оленей и других диких животных. Syn: catch
2) а) вымогать, обманывать He lives by preying on his relations. ≈ Он живет своими родственными связями. б) грабить Bands of robbers living in the hills would prey on any traveller. ≈ Банды грабителей в этих холмах нападают на всех. Syn: pillage, plunder
3) оказывать пагубное влияние His health was bad, and this had no doubt preyed very much upon his mind. ≈ У него было плохое здоровье, и это, без сомнение, пагубно сказалось на его рассудке. ∙ prey on one's mind ≈ мучить, терзать жертва - * to fear жертва страха - to be a * to smth. быть жертвой чего-л. - she is a * to anxiety ее терзает /мучает, одолевает/ беспокойство добыча - bird of * хищная птица( редкое) награбленное, добыча ( обыкн. on, upon) охотиться, ловить - cats * upon mice кошки ловят мышей грабить - the village was *ed upon деревня была разграблена вымогать, жить на чужой счет - he lives by *ing on his relations он сидит на шее у своих родственников обманывать - to * upon the credulous обманывать доверчивых людей терзать, мучить, угнетать - remorse *ed upon his mind его мучали угрызения совести ~ жертва;
to be (to become, to fall) a prey (to smth.) быть (сделаться) жертвой (чего-л.) bird of ~ хищная птица ~ терзать, мучить;
his misfortune preys on his mind несчастье гнетет его prey грабить ~ добыча;
beast (bird) of prey хищное животное( хищная птица) ~ жертва;
to be (to become, to fall) a prey (to smth.) быть (сделаться) жертвой (чего-л.) ~ обманывать, вымогать ~ (обыкн. prey on, prey upon) охотиться, ловить ~ терзать, мучить;
his misfortune preys on his mind несчастье гнетет его -
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(pl. mice) თაგვი*mice are very prolific თაგვები ძალიან სწრაფად მრავლდებიანthis drug kills mice ეს წამალი თაგვებს ხოცავს / სპობს -
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კატაhe stroked a cat / his beard კატას მოეფერა // წვერზე ხელი ჩამოისვაshe gave the cat a stroke კატას ხელი გადაუსვა // კატას მოეფერაa stray cat / dog უპატრონო კატა / ძაღლიthe dog flew at the cat ძაღლი კატას ეძგერა / ეცაhe drew a cat / plan კატა დახატა // გეგმა დახაზაa cruel boy tied a string to the cat's tail and dragged it about გულქვა ბიჭმა კატას კუდზე ბაწარი მოაბა და აქეთ-იქით დაათრევდაto let the cat out of the bag საიდუმლოების გახმაურება / გაცემაit’ll make a cat laugh სასაცილოდაც არ კმარაI can`t abide cats კატებს ვერ ვიტან -
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бездомная, бродячая кошка — alley cat
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17 FÓTR
(gen. fótar, dat. fœti, pl. fœtr), m.1) foot, foot and leg;spretta (støkkva) á fœtr, to start to one’s feet;vera á fótum, to be out of bed, be up;skjóta fótum undir sik, taka til fóta, to take to one’s heels;eiga fótum fjör at launa, to save one’s life by running away;hlaupa sem fœtr toga, to run as fast as feet can carry;kominn af fótum fram, off one’s feet, decrepit;hverr á fœtr öðrum, one after the other;2) foot (as a measure).* * *m., gen. fótar, dat. fæti; pl. fætr, gen. fóta, dat. fótum; in mod. conversation and even in writing the acc. pl. is used as fem., thus ‘allar fætr,’ not ‘alla fætr,’ and with the article ‘fætrnar,’ which form was already used by poets of the 17th century, Pass. 33. 4, Snót 156: [Goth. fôtus; A. S. fôt; Engl. foot; Germ. fuss; Swed. fot; Dan. fod; Gr. πόδ-, Lat. pĕd-, with a short vowel; but with a long vowel in all Teutonic languages; fit, q. v., also seems to be a kindred word]I. a foot; and as in some other languages either the foot only or the foot and leg. Icel. distinguish between various animals, and use fótr ( foot) of men, horses, cattle, sheep, etc.; hrammr ( paw) of beasts of prey, as bears, lions; löpp (also paw) of cats, dogs, mice; klær ( claws) of birds of prey, as the raven, eagle; hreifi ( fins) of a seal: Edda 110, Fms. i. 182, xi. 145, Anecd. 6, Nj. 219, 264, Landn. 180: the allit. phrase, fótr ok lit (q. v.); þá var uppi f. og fit, i. e. all ( men and beast) were about or all was bustle; standa báðum fótum, einum fæti, öllum fótum, to stand ( rest) on both … feet, Fms. viii. 41, Gísl. 46; spretta (stökkva) á fætr, to start to one’s feet, Eg. 495; vera á fótum, to be a-foot, to be out of bed, Fms. vi. 201, x. 147, Glúm. 368, Eg. 586; vera snemma á fótum, to be early a-foot, Valla L. 223: metaph. to be alive, Ld. 230; fara á fætr, to rise; skjóta (kasta) fótum undir sik, to take to his heels, Fms. viii. 358, Þórð. 43 new Ed.; hlaupa sem fætr toga, to run as fast as feet can go, Gísl. 61. Fas. i. 434; taka til fóta, to take to one’s heels, Grett. 101, Bs. i. 804; eiga fótum fjör at launa, to owe one’s life to the feet, i. e. to run for one’s life, O. H. L. 8; leggja land undir fót, to take a long stride, Bs. ii. 124, Fkv. ii. 2: phrases denoting the delight of getting on shore, hafa land undir fæti, to feel the ground wider one’s feet, ‘O quam securum, quamque jucundum in solo,’ fastr er á foldu fótr, Profectio in Terr. Sanct. 159; falla til fóta e-m, to fall at another’s feet, 623. 27.2. phrases, kominn af fotum fram, off one’s feet, bedridden, Fms. xi. 155, Fb. i. 201; þótt ek bera þaðan hvárigan fót heilan þá skal ek þó fara, Fs. 9; hverr á fætr öðrum, one on the heels of another, Eg. 132; Hákon drepr yðr á fætr oss, H. slays you on your feet, Fms. x. 386; miklu er fyrir fætr þér kastað, many things are cast before thy feet, many obstacles, Korm. 176.β. metaph. phrases, standa á mörgum fótum, to rest on many feet, have many resources; stóð á mörgum fótum fjárarli Skallagríms, Eg. 137, Fms. xi. 423; standa á tré-fótum, to stand on wooden legs, be in a tottering state: það er enginn fótr fyrir því, ‘it has not a foot to stand on,’ i. e. is not true: tún-fótr, the outskirt of a home-field, metaphor from a skin stretched out.II. a measure, Al. 163, Karl. 438, 481, 509, 525. Ísl. ii. 402, Landn. 335, Fs. 26; fet is more usual.COMPDS: fótaafl, fótabrík, fótaburðr, fótabúnaðr, fótaferð, fótaferðartími, fótafesti, fótafjöl, fótagangr, fótagrýta, fótahlutr, fótakefli, fótaklæði, fótalæti, fótarbragð, fótarmein, fótarsár, fótarverkr, fótasaurr, fótaskinn, fótaskortr, fótaspyrning, fótastapp, fótastokkr, fótaþil, fótaþváttr. -
18 cazar
v.1 to hunt (animales).Pedro cazaba conejos en su pueblo Peter hunted rabbits in his hometown.2 to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar).me has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word3 to pursue, to track down, to chase after, to chase.María caza sueños imposibles Mary pursues impossible dreams.4 to land oneself, to snare.María cazó un buen marido Mary got herself a good husband.* * *1 to hunt2 familiar (conseguir) to catch, land3 familiar (descubrir) to find out, discover4 familiar (entender) to understand, catch\cazar furtivamente to poachcazarlas al vuelo familiar to be quick on the uptake* * *verb1) to hunt2) catch3) land* * *1. VT1) [+ animales] to hunt; [con fusil] to shoot2) [+ ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down3) [+ corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)4) [+ votos] to capture; [+ electores, votantes] to win (over)5) * (=atrapar) to land *6) * (=sorprender) to catch7) * (=comprender) to understandvuelo II, 1)es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida — he's the best pupil, he understands o gets * everything at once
2.VI to huntsalir a cazar — to go (out) hunting; [con fusil] to go (out) shooting
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex. In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.----* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( para subsistir) to hunt; ( como deporte) (- caza mayor) to hunt; (- caza menor) to shootb) < mariposas> to catch2) (fam)a) (conseguir, atrapar)ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo — she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
b) (entender, oír) <palabra/frase> to catch; < indirecta> to takec) ( atrapar) to catch2.salimos a cazar — we went out hunting/shooting
* * *= hunt, hunt down, ensnare, snare.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.* cazar fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.* cazar furtivamente = poach.* * *cazar [A4 ]vtA2 ‹mariposas› to catchB ( fam)1(conseguir, atrapar): ha cazado un buen empleo he's landed himself o got himself a good jobpretende cazar a un millonario she hopes to net herself o land herself a millionaire ( colloq)2(percatarse de): ya le he cazado varios errores I've heard him make several mistakes already3 (entender, oír) to catchsólo cacé algunas palabras sueltas I only caught the odd word■ cazarvito hunt; (con fusil) to shootsalimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting* * *
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo
( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt;
(— caza menor) to shoot
c) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good job
verbo intransitivo
to hunt;
( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a cazar we went out hunting/shooting
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand
♦ Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake
' cazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacería
- caza
- ratonera
- lazo
English:
chase
- head-hunt
- hunt
- poach
- shoot
- net
- prey
- trap
* * *cazar vt1. [animales] to hunt[en matrimonio] to trap;cazó a una rica heredera he landed himself a rich heiress;he conseguido cazar dos entradas para el concierto I managed to get hold of two tickets for the concert;cazó un buen trabajo she landed herself a good job;cazarlas al vuelo to be quick on the uptakeme has cazado despistado you've caught me on the hopcuando me hablan rápido en inglés, no cazo una when people speak quickly to me in English, I can't understand a wordel portero cazó al delantero the goalkeeper brought down the forward* * *I v/t1 animal hunt; fig: información track downcazar un buen trabajo get o.s. a good jobII v/i hunt;ir a cazar go hunting* * *cazar {21} vt1) : to hunt2) : to catch, to bagcazar vi: to go hunting* * *cazar vb1. (en general) to hunt
См. также в других словарях:
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