What does proie in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word proie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use proie in French.
The word proie in French means prey, victim, pounce on its prey, leap on its prey, be prey to, fall victim to, bird of prey. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word proie
preynom féminin (animal victime d'un autre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le renard saisit sa proie et la dévore. The fox seizes its prey and devours it. |
victimnom féminin (figuré (cible) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les personnes âgées sont des proies faciles pour les voleurs. Older people are easy victims for thieves. |
pounce on its prey, leap on its preylocution verbale (jaillir et attraper) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
be prey tolocution verbale (atteint, touché par [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Elle aurait de quoi être en proie au découragement, pourtant elle ne baisse pas les bras. |
fall victim tolocution verbale (être ravagé par [qch]) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Cet immeuble a été la proie des flammes pendant 5 heures. |
bird of preynom masculin (rapace) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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