-
1 prowl
prowl [praʊl]rôder(street, jungle) rôder dans;∎ cats prowled the rooftops des chats rôdaient sur les toits3 noun∎ to be on the prowl rôder;∎ to be on the prowl for sth être en quête ou à la recherche de qch;∎ also figurative to go on the prowl partir en chasse►► American prowl car voiture f de police en patrouillerôderrôder dans;∎ to prowl about the streets rôder dans les rues -
2 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:
prowl — prowl1 [praul] v [I and T] 1.) if an animal prowls, it moves around an area quietly, especially because it is hunting another animal 2.) if someone prowls, they move around an area slowly and quietly, especially because they are involved in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
(be) on the prowl — (be/go) on the ˈprowl idiom (of an animal or a person) moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth • There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens. • an intruder on the prowl Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(go) on the prowl — (be/go) on the ˈprowl idiom (of an animal or a person) moving quietly and carefully, hunting or looking for sth • There was a fox on the prowl near the chickens. • an intruder on the prowl Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
street — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, wide ▪ narrow ▪ bustling, busy, congested, crowded ▪ pedestrian … Collocations dictionary
room — noun 1 in a house/building ADJECTIVE ▪ big, cavernous, enormous, high, high ceilinged, huge, large, spacious, vast ▪ … Collocations dictionary
