prey

proie

Animal qu’un autre animal chasse pour le manger.

En anglais simple : An animal that another animal hunts and eats.

• The owl caught its prey.
• Small fish are prey for larger fish.
• A lion watches its prey before attacking.

Contraires : predator

Expressions courantes : catch prey, birds of prey, prey animal, prey for someone

victime

Personne qui souffre d’une maladie, comme si celle-ci l’avait prise pour cible.

En anglais simple : A person who suffers from a disease, described as if the disease were hunting them.

• He became prey to a fever.
• The illness found easy prey among the weakened villagers.
• She was prey to repeated infections throughout the winter.

Comment l'utiliser : become prey to a disease (The exhausted travelers became prey to malaria.)

Synonymes : victim

Expressions courantes : prey to disease, prey of something, become prey to something

chasser

Chasser d’autres animaux pour les manger.

En anglais simple : To hunt and eat other animals.

• Owls prey on mice.
• The larger fish preyed on smaller ones.
• Which animals prey on these insects?

Comment l'utiliser : prey on/upon something (These spiders prey on small insects.)

Synonymes : hunt

Expressions courantes : prey on something, prey upon something