What does presa in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word presa in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use presa in Spanish.

The word presa in Spanish means dam, prey, jam, tailback, piece, piece, bit, prisoner, overcome, bird of prey, bird of prey, repeat offender, re-offender. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word presa

dam

nombre femenino (muro grueso, dique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Construyeron una presa en el río.
They built a dam on the river.

prey

nombre femenino (pieza a cazar, cazada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El tigre acechó a su presa.
The tiger stalked its prey.

jam, tailback

nombre femenino (CR (congestión de tránsito)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Había presa en la avenida y por eso no pude llegar a tiempo.
There was a jam (or: tailback) on the road and that's why I couldn't get here on time.

piece

nombre femenino (AR, CL, CO (parte de animal) (of meat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando mi abuela prepara pollo asado, mi presa favorita es el ala.
When my grandma makes roast chicken, my favourite piece is the wing.

piece, bit

nombre femenino (alimento: porción pequeña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

prisoner

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (reo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Está aislado porque es un preso muy conflictivo.
He's in confinement because he is a troubled prisoner.

overcome

adjetivo (dominado por)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La mató porque estaba preso de los celos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The investors committed fraud because they were overcome with greed.

bird of prey

(rapaz, de rapiña)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El águila es un ave de presa.
The eagle is a bird of prey.

bird of prey

locución nominal femenina (carnívora)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son aves de rapiña las águilas y los halcones, pero también los búhos y las lechuzas.
Eagles and falcons are birds of prey, but so are owls.

repeat offender, re-offender

(derecho: reincide en delinquir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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