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1 to be on the prowl / go on the prowl
to be on the prowl / go on the prowlmerodear, rondarEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be on the prowl / go on the prowl
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2 be on the prowl
(to be prowling: Pickpockets are always on the prowl.) merodear, rondar -
3 prowl
(to move about stealthily in order to steal, attack, catch etc: Tigers were prowling in the jungle.) merodear, rondar- prowler- be on the prowl
prowl vb rondar / merodeartr[praʊl]1 merodear, rondar1 merodear por, rondar por1 merodeo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the prowl / go on the prowl merodear, rondarprowl ['praʊl] vi: merodear, rondarprowl vt: rondar porn.• ronda en busca de presa s.f.• vagabundeo s.m.v.• rondar v.• rondar en busca de presa v.
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1. praʊlintransitive verb merodear, rondar
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vt merodear or rondar por
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noun ronda f[praʊl](to be) on the prowl (FOR something) — (estar*) al acecho (de algo)
1.to be on the prowl — merodear, rondar
2.VI (also: prowl about {or}3} around) rondar, merodearhe prowls round the house at night — (outside) ronda la casa de noche; (inside) se pasea por la casa de noche
3.VT4.CPDprowl car N — (US) (Police) coche-patrulla m
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1. [praʊl]intransitive verb merodear, rondar
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vt merodear or rondar por
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noun ronda f(to be) on the prowl (FOR something) — (estar*) al acecho (de algo)
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4 rondar
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivob) [ pensamiento]:d) ( acercarse a):verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml (a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu (una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around ' rondar' also found in these entries: Spanish: andar English: prowl - haunt - push -
5 ronda
Del verbo rondar: ( conjugate rondar) \ \
ronda es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: ronda rondar
ronda sustantivo femenino 1 (de soldado, guarda) patrol; ( de enfermera) round; ( de policía) patrol, beat; [soldado/guarda] to be on patrol; [ repartidor] to do one's round 2 (vuelta, etapa) round; ( de bebidas) round 3 (CS, Per) ( de niños): danzaban en ronda they were dancing around in a circle 4 (Esp, Méx) ( serenata) serenade
rondar ( conjugate rondar) verbo transitivob) [ pensamiento]:d) ( acercarse a):verbo intransitivo ( merodear) to hang around
ronda sustantivo femenino
1 (de muchachos, pretendientes) group of serenaders
2 (grupo de vigilancia nocturna) patrol
hacer la ronda, (una enfermera, un vigilante) to do one's rounds (una pareja de policías) to walk the beat (una patrulla del ejército) to patrol
3 (carretera) ring road (paseo) avenue
4 (de bebidas, negociaciones) round
rondar
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una mujer) to court frml (a alguien con algún fin) to be after sb
2 (vagar, pasear de noche con un fin poco claro) to loiter, prowl around: un extraño ronda la casa desde ayer, a stranger has been prowling around the house since yesterday
3 (vigilar) to patrol
4 (estar en torno a, aproximarse a) to be about: el precio ronda los dos millones, the price is about two million
5 (gripe, sueño, enfermedad) to approach: me está rondando la gripe, I think I'm coming down with flu (una idea) to think about: no sé qué le está rondando en la cabeza, I don't known what he has in his mind
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un vigilante, etc) to do the rounds
2 (un delicuente, alguien sospechoso) to loiter, prowl around ' ronda' also found in these entries: Spanish: rondar - tanda English: beat - round - same - shout - on -
6 skulk
(to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) escondersetr[skʌlk]1 (hide) esconderse, estar escondido,-a; (prowl) merodear, rondar; (lurk, lie in wait) estar al acechoskulk ['skʌlk] vi: merodearv.• acechar v.• ocultarse v.• remolonear v.skʌlkI saw him skulking in the background — lo vi al fondo, tratando de pasar desapercibido
what are you doing skulking around in here? — ¿qué haces merodeando por aquí?
[skʌlk]VI esconderse* * *[skʌlk]I saw him skulking in the background — lo vi al fondo, tratando de pasar desapercibido
what are you doing skulking around in here? — ¿qué haces merodeando por aquí?
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