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1 be on the prowl
(to be prowling: Pickpockets are always on the prowl.) rôder -
2 prowl
prowl [praʊl]2. noun3. compounds* * *[praʊl] 1.to be on the prowl — rôder ( for en quête de)
2.to go on the prowl — [animal] partir en quête d'une proie; fig faire une virée
transitive verb3.intransitive verb (also prowl around, prowl about GB) [animal, person] gen rôder; ( restlessly) [person] faire les cent pas; [animal] ( in cage) tourner -
3 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 -
4 prowl
A n to be on the prowl rôder (for en quête de) ; to go on the prowl [animal] partir en quête d'une proie ; fig [person] faire une virée.C vi ( also prowl around, prowl about GB) [animal, person] gen rôder ; ( restlessly) [person] faire les cent pas ; [animal] ( in cage) tourner. -
5 prowl
(to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc: Tigers were prowling in the jungle.) rôder- prowler- be on the prowl -
6 stalk
stalk [stɔ:k]1 noun(a) Botany (of flower, plant) tige f; (of cabbage, cauliflower) trognon m; (of fruit) queue f; (of wheat, corn) chaume m; (of bunch of grapes) rafle f, râpe f∎ familiar his eyes stood out on stalks il avait les yeux qui lui sortaient de la tête(c) (gen → long object) tige f(a) (game, fugitive etc) traquer; (of private detective) filer; (of obsessive fan etc) suivre en permanence (de façon obsessionnelle)(b) (prowl about in) rôder dans;∎ to stalk the woods/the bush on foot (gen) battre les bois/la brousse à pied; Hunting faire une battue dans les bois/la brousse;∎ enemy patrols stalked the hills des patrouilles ennemies rôdaient dans les collines∎ hunger stalked the countryside la faim régnait dans les campagnes;∎ evil stalks the night les forces du mal rôdent dans la nuit∎ she stalked out angrily/in disgust elle sortit d'un air furieux/dégoûté;∎ he was stalking up and down the deck il arpentait le pont∎ a stalking lion un lion en chasse;∎ literary famine stalked through the land la famine régnait dans le pays -
7 rove
B vi ( also rove around, rove about) [person] ( aimlessly) vagabonder ; ( prowl) rôder ; his eye roved around the room son regard balayait la pièce. -
8 stalk
A n1 Bot, Culin (of grass, rose, broccoli) tige f ; (of leaf, apple, pepper) queue f ; ( of mushroom) pied m ; ( of cabbage) trognon m ;B vtr2 (affect, haunt) [fear, danger] régner sur ; [disease, famine] sévir ; [killer] rôder dans [place] ;4 ( harass) harceler [qn] (en le suivant et parfois en le menaçant), se livrer à des violences psychologiques en harcelant [person].C vi1 ( walk) to stalk up/down the corridor ( stiffly) marcher avec raideur dans le couloir ; to stalk out of the room ( angry) quitter la pièce d'un air digne ;my eyes were out on stalks ○ j'avais les yeux qui sortaient des orbites. -
9 stalk
stalk [stɔ:k]1. noun[+ game, prey, victim] traquer ; [+ suspect] filer• to stalk out/off sortir/partir d'un air digne* * *[stɔːk] 1.1) Botany, Culinary (of grass, rose, broccoli) tige f; (of leaf, apple, pepper) queue f; ( of mushroom) pied m; ( of cabbage) trognon m2.transitive verb1) ( hunt) [hunter] chasser [quelque chose] à l'approche; [animal] chasser; [murderer] suivre2) fig [fear, danger] régner sur; [disease] sévir; [killer] rôder dans [place]3.1) ( walk)to stalk out of the room — ( angry) quitter la pièce d'un air furieux
2) ( prowl)to stalk through — rôder dans [countryside, streets]
••my eyes were out on stalks — (colloq) j'avais les yeux qui me sortaient des orbites
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