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1 prey on
(to attack as prey: Hawks prey upon smaller birds.) medīt, ķert (laupījumu) -
2 prey
plural; see prey* * *laupījums; upuris; ķert, medīt; laupīt; tirdīt, mocīt -
3 beast of prey
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4 bird of prey
plēsīgs putns -
5 beast/bird of prey
(an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others.) plēsējs; plēsīgs zvērs/putns -
6 boa
['bəuə]((usually boa constrictor) a large snake that kills by winding itself round its prey.) žņaudzējčūska* * *žņaudzējčūska; boa -
7 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) pietupties; tupēt2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) pieplakt (pie zemes)* * *pieplakt pie zemes; verdziski zemoties -
8 eagle
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9 falcon
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10 hawk
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11 jaguar
(a South American beast of prey of the cat family, resembling the leopard.) jaguārs* * *jaguārs -
12 python
(a type of large non-poisonous snake that twists around its prey and crushes it.) pitons* * *pitons; mītisks pūķis, Pitons -
13 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) redze2) (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.) redzeslauks3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) ievērojama vieta4) (a view or glimpse.) skats; aina5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) izskats; paskats6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tēmēklis2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) ieraudzīt; samanīt2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) []mērķēt (uz kaut ko); []tēmēt•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of* * *redze; redzeslauks; skatiens; aina, skats; uzskats; mērķēklis, tēmēklis; daudzums, milzums; ieraudzīt, saskatīt; vērot; mērķēt, tēmēt -
14 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.)2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.)3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.)2. noun1) (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.) atspere2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) pavasaris3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) lēciens4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) atsperīgums5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) avots; strautiņš•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *pavasaris; lēciens; atspere; vingrums, elastīgums; enerģija, spars; avots; pirmsākums; iemesls, motīvs; sūce; lēkt, lēkāt; rasties, izcelties; pieplūst; sariesties, saskriet; negaidīti paziņot -
15 swoop
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16 talon
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17 vulture
(a type of large bird of prey feeding chiefly on dead bodies.) grifs; maitu lija* * *plēsoņa; maitu lija -
18 worry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) feel anxious: His dangerous driving worries me; His mother is worried about his education; There's no need to worry just because he's late.) uztraukt; uztraukties; baiļoties2) (to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) tirdīt; traucēt3) (to shake or tear with the teeth etc as a dog does its prey etc.) purināt; plēst; plosīt2. noun((a cause of) anxiety: That boy is a constant (source of) worry to his mother!; Try to forget your worries.) raizes; uztraukums; rūpesti- worried* * *raizes, rūpes; uztraukums, nepatikšanas; raizēties, rūpēties; baiļoties, uztraukties; nelikt mieru, tirdīt; plosīt -
19 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) mesties/lēkt virsū
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