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prey  (pr)

n.

1. An animal hunted or caught for food; quarry.

2. One that is defenseless, especially in the face of attack; a victim.

3. The act or practice of preying.

intr.v. preyed, prey·ing, preys

1. To hunt, catch, or eat as prey: Owls prey on mice.

2. To victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense.

3. To plunder or pillage.

4. To exert a baneful or injurious effect: Remorse preyed on his mind.

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[Middle English preie, from Old French, from Latin praeda, booty, prey; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]

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preyer n.

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prey [preɪ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal hunted or captured by another for food

2. a person or thing that becomes the victim of a hostile person, influence, etc.

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

bird or beast of prey a bird or animal that preys on others for food

4. an archaic word for booty

vb (intr; often foll by on or upon)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to hunt or seize food by killing other animals

2. to make a victim (of others), as by profiting at their expense

3. to exert a depressing or obsessive effect (on the mind, spirits, etc.); weigh heavily (upon)

[from Old French preie, from Latin praeda booty; see predatory]

preyer  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prey - a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" fair game, quarry, target victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
	2.	prey - animal hunted or caught for food quarry animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Verb	1.	prey - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" feed exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
	2.	prey - prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs" raven, predate forage - wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods"

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prey

noun

1. quarry, game, kill These animals were the prey of hyenas.

2. victim, target, mark, mug (Brit. slang), dupe, fall guy (informal) Old people are easy prey for con men.

prey on something or someone

1. hunt, live off, eat, seize, devour, feed upon The larvae prey on small aphids.

2. victimize, bully, intimidate, exploit, take advantage of, bleed (informal), blackmail, terrorize unscrupulous men who preyed on young runaways

3. worry, trouble, burden, distress, haunt, hang over, oppress, weigh down, weigh heavily This was the question that preyed on his mind.

Birds of prey

accipiter, bald eagle, barn owl, bateleur eagle, boobook, brown owl, buzzard, caracara, condor, Cooper's hawk, duck hawk, eagle, eagle-hawk or wedge-tailed eagle, falcon, falconet, golden eagle, goshawk, gyrfalcon or gerfalcon, harrier, hawk, hawk owl, hobby, honey buzzard, hoot owl, horned owl, kestrel, kite, lammergeier, lammergeyer, bearded vulture, or (archaic) ossifrage, lanner, little owl, long-eared owl, merlin, Montagu's harrier, mopoke or (N.Z.) ruru, osprey, fish eagle, or (archaic) ossifrage, owl, peregrine falcon, red kite or (archaic) gled(e), rough-legged buzzard, saker, screech owl, sea eagle, erne, or ern, secretary bird, snowy owl, sparrowhawk, tawny owl, turkey buzzard or vulture, vulture

Translations

prey [preɪ]

A. N (lit, fig) → presa f, víctima f
beast of prey → animal m de rapiña
bird of prey → ave f de rapiña
to be (a) prey to → ser víctima de
she is prey to irrational fears (fig) → es presa de temores irracionales
he fell (a) prey to the disease → fue víctima de la enfermedad

B. VI to prey on [+ animals] (= attack) → cazar; (= feed on) → alimentarse de; [+ person] → vivir a costa de
rabbits are preyed on by foxes → los conejos son presa de los zorros
to prey on sb's mind → traer preocupado or obsesionar a algn
doubts preyed on him → le obsesionaban las dudas
the tragedy so preyed on his mind that → la tragedia le obsesionó de tal modo que ...

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prey [ˈpreɪ]

n

(= animal) → proie f
a bird of prey → un oiseau de proie

(= person) → proie f
to fall prey to sth → devenir la proie de qch
to be prey to sth [+ illness, feeling] → être en proie à qch
He was prey to a growing despair → Il était en proie à un désespoir grandissant.

prey on

vt fus

[+ animal] → s'attaquer à
the effect was to starve many animals and those that preyed on them → cela a eu pour effet d'affamer de nombreux animaux ainsi que leurs prédateurs

[+ person] → s'attaquer à
to prey on sb's mind → ronger qn
It was preying on his mind → Ça le rongeait.

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prey

n (lit, fig) → Beute f; (= animal also) → Beutetier nt; beast of prey → Raubtier nt; bird of prey → Raubvogel m; to be/fall prey to somebody/something (lit) → eine Beute von jdm/etw werden; (fig) → ein Opfer von jdm/etw werden; she was (a) prey to anxiety → sie war leicht in Angst zu versetzen; she was (a) prey to illness → sie wurde leicht krank

vi to prey (up)on (animals) → Beute machen auf (+acc); (pirates, thieves) → (aus)plündern; (swindler etc) → als Opfer aussuchen; (doubts) → nagen an (+dat); (anxiety) → quälen; it preyed (up)on his mind → es ließ ihn nicht los, der Gedanke daran quälte ihn

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prey [preɪ] n (also) (fig) → preda
to be prey to (fig) → essere in preda a

prey on vi + prep (subj, animals) → predare, far preda di; (person) → depredare
to prey on sb's mind → ossessionare qn
it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente

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prey [preɪ] n (also) (fig) → preda
to be prey to (fig) → essere in preda a

prey on vi + prep (subj, animals) → predare, far preda di; (person) → depredare
to prey on sb's mind → ossessionare qn
it was preying on his mind → gli rodeva la mente

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prey

n prey [prei]

a bird or animal, birds or animals, that is/are hunted by other birds or animals for food The lion tore at its prey. prooi فَريسَه плячка kořist bytte die Beute λεία presa saak طعمه saalis proie טֶרֶף शिकार plijen zsákmány mangsa bráð preda えじき 먹이 grobis, auka laupījums; medījums; upuris mangsa prooi bytte zdobycz presa pradă жертва, добыча korisť plen plen rov, byte เหยื่อ av 被捕食的動物(犧牲品) здобич شکار کيا جانے والا جانور يا پرندہ con mồi 被捕食的动物（牺牲品）

beast/bird of prey

an animal, eg the lion, or a bird, eg the eagle, that kills and eats others. roofdier حيوان كاسِر أو طَيْر جارِح грабливо/хищно животно/птица dravec rovdyr das Raubtier, der Raubvogel αρπακτικό (ζώο, πουλί) animal/ave de rapiña röövloom, röövlind حیوانات شکاری petoeläin/petolintu prédateur/oiseau de proie טוֹרֵף गोश्तख़ोर जानवर žrtva ragadozó (madár) pemangsa rándÿr/-fugl animale/uccello predatore 猛獣 짐승/맹금 plėšrūnas plēsējs; plēsīgs zvērs/putns binatang / burung pemangsa roofdier rovdyr/-fugl zwierz/ptak drapieżny animal/ave de rapina ani­mal/pasăre de pradă хищное животное/хищная птица dravec roparica grabljivica rovdjur/rovfågel จับกิน yırtıcı hayvan 食肉獸(或鳥) хижак شکاري جانور يا پرندہ thú/ chim săn mồi 食肉兽（或鸟）

prey on, upon

to attack as prey Hawks prey upon smaller birds. roof يَفْتَرِس ловя lovit, živit se jage Jagd machen auf κυνηγώ, λυμαίνομαι, βασανίζω cazar una presa (röövsaagist) elatuma شکار کردن saalistaa faire sa proie de לִטרוֹף शिकार करना hvatati plijen zsákmányul ejt vmit menyerang lifa á, hafa að bráð fare preda di 捕えて食べる (~을) 먹고 살다 medžioti, persekioti medīt, ķert (laupījumu) menjadi mangsa azen op jakte på polować na atacar a ataca охотиться, ловить loviť, živiť sa prežati napasti jaga, leva på ล่าเป็นอาหาร avlamak, avlayarak beslenmek 捕食 полювати شکار پر حملہ کرنا săn mồi 捕食

prey is a noun or a verb: a bird of prey (not pray ); to prey on (not pray on ) smaller creatures.

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prey → فريسة kořist bytte Beute λεία presa saaliseläin proie plijen preda 餌食 먹이 prooi bytte zdobycz presa добыча byte การฆ่าสัตว์เพื่ออาหาร ev mồi 猎物