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f preyin preda alla disperazione in despair* * *preda s.f.1 prey (anche fig.); ( animale cacciato) prey, quarry: animale, uccello da preda, animal, bird of prey; i cani incalzavano la preda, the hounds were after the prey (o quarry); preda di caccia, game // cadere in preda a..., to fall a prey to... (anche fig.): la città cadde in preda al nemico, the town fell a prey to the enemy; cadere in preda alle tentazioni, to fall a prey to temptations // essere in preda a..., to be a prey to...: la casa era in preda alle fiamme, the house was engulfed in flames (o was ravaged by fire); era in preda alla disperazione, al rimorso, he was a prey to despair, remorse; essere in preda al dolore, to be grief-stricken; in preda alla follia si lanciò dal ponte, in a fit of madness she threw herself from the bridge2 ( bottino, spoliazione) booty, plunder: preda di guerra, booty of war; diritto di preda, right to plunder; i rapinatori abbandonarono la preda, the robbers abandoned their booty; dare in preda, to give over to plunder.* * *['prɛda]sostantivo femminile1) prey (anche fig.); (animale cacciato) quarryanimale, uccello da preda — beast, bird of prey
in preda alla disperazione, al panico — in despair, in a panic, panic-stricken
2) (bottino) booty, plunder* * *preda/'prεda/sostantivo f.1 prey (anche fig.); (animale cacciato) quarry; animale, uccello da preda beast, bird of prey; cadere preda di to fall prey to; in preda alle fiamme in flames; in preda alla disperazione, al panico in despair, in a panic, panic-stricken; essere in preda al dubbio to be prey to doubt2 (bottino) booty, plunder; preda di guerra booty of war. -
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