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presa

prey

noun PREH-sah Rare

Also means

dam, reservoir

Usage Note

Presa has two main meanings that learners must distinguish by context: in wildlife it means an animal caught by a predator ('prey'), while in civil engineering it refers to a water dam (una presa hidroeléctrica). The idiom ser presa de means 'to be seized by' an emotion: era presa del miedo ('was gripped by fear').

Examples

"El águila atrapó a su presa."

Natural Translation

The eagle caught its prey.

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