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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