What does preda in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word preda in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use preda in Italian.
The word preda in Italian means prey, quarry, plunder, loot, mercy, prey on, to be in the throes of, in the grip of, to be in the throes of something, point. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word preda
prey, quarrysostantivo femminile (animale, uomo cacciato) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il povero animale è stato preda della tigre. The tiger caught the poor animal as his prey. |
plunder, lootsostantivo femminile (bottino, spoglie) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La preda è stata trovata nell'appartamento del rapinatore. The loot was found in the burglar's apartment. |
mercysostantivo femminile (figurato (in balia di) (at the mercy of) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'edificio era in preda alle fiamme. The building was at the mercy of the flames. |
prey onverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (depredare, spogliare) (kill for food) I pirati hanno predato una nave mercantile. |
to be in the throes of
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in the grip of
(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") |
to be in the throes of somethingpreposizione o locuzione preposizionale (soggiogato da [qlcs]) In preda all'ansia, Claudio rimase bloccato nei movimenti. In the throes of anxiety, Claudio froze. |
point(dog, hunting) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
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