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141 proie
proie [pʀwα]feminine noun• être en proie à [+ guerre, crise, violence, difficultés financières] to be plagued by ; [+ doute, émotion] to be prey to ; [+ douleur, désespoir] to be racked by* * *pʀwɑnom féminin lit, fig prey* * *pʀwɒ nfprey no plêtre en proie à [doutes, sentiment] — to be prey to, [douleur, mal] to be suffering from
* * *proie nf lit, fig prey; l'aigle s'est abattu sur sa proie the eagle swooped down on its prey; sa générosité en fait une proie facile pour les parasites his/her generosity makes him/her an easy prey for scroungers; il a été la proie des journaux à scandale quand il a divorcé he fell prey to ou was hounded by the gutter press when he got divorced; toute la région est la proie des promoteurs immobiliers the whole area has fallen prey to property salesmen GB ou real estate developers US; le bâtiment était la proie des flammes the building was in flames; être en proie au doute to be prey to doubt, to be beset by doubts; être en proie à l'angoisse/aux remords/au désespoir to be racked by anguish/remorse/despair; être en proie à la maladie to be stricken by illness; pays en proie à une grave crise économique/la guerre civile country in the grip of a serious economic crisis/civil war; entreprise en proie à des difficultés insurmontables company beset ou plagued by overwhelming difficulties.lâcher la proie pour l'ombre to give up what one has already got to go chasing after shadows.[prwa] nom féminin1. [animal] prey2. [victime] preyvu son grand âge, il est une proie facile pour les cambrioleurs being so old makes him an easy prey for burglarsen proie à locution prépositionnelleen proie au doute racked with ou beset by doubt
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