prey

prey

1. saalis

Synonyymisanakirja

prey

eläin, elollinen olento, elukka, järjetön luontokappale, olento, eläimistö, fauna, otus, olio, saalis, kohde, vapaa riista, uhri, käyttää hyväkseen, hyötyä jstk, saalistaa, laiduntaa, rosvota, riistää.

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Englannin sanakirja

prey (englanti > suomi)

1. saalis

prey englanniksi

1. puhekieltä Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.

2. Bible, Numbers xxxi. 12

And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest.

3. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.

4. Dryden

Already sees herself the monster's prey.

5. Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

The helmsman steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk (..)

6. A living thing that is eaten by another living thing.

7. Bible, Job iv. ii

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey.

8. {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=May-June|author=http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/william-e-conner-1 William E. Conner

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9. The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.

10. Shakespeare

Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, (..) lion in prey.

11. The victim of a disease.

12. puhekieltä To act as a predator.

13. 2001, Karen Harden McCracken, The Life History of a Texas Birdwatcher (page 278)

The ridge had been a haven for birds and small earth creatures, creeping, crawling, and hopping in a little world of balanced ecology where wild things preyed and were preyed upon (..)

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