prey upon no Dicionário de Espanhol-Inglês da Oxford

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upon [americ əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP formal

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! antiq

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

prey [americ preɪ, Brit preɪ] SUBST U

1. prey (animal, bird):

prey

presa f

2. prey (victim):

prey

presa f

to fall prey to disease

caer enfermo

he fell prey to doubts

lo asaltaron las dudas

he fell prey to doubts

fue presa de la duda

prey upon no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para prey upon no dicionário inglês»Espanhol

upon [əˈpɒn, americ -ˈpɑ:n] PREP formal

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

prey [preɪ] SUBST sem pl

1. prey animal:

prey

presa f

bird of prey

ave f de presa

2. prey person:

prey

víctima f

to be easy prey for sb

ser presa [o blanco] fácil para alguien

to fall prey to animal

ser presa de

to fall prey to person

ser víctima de

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In each of these populations, the snakes exhibit resistance to the toxin and successfully prey upon the newts.

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Its population may be threatened by invasive raccoons, which prey upon it during the summer and autumn.

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Marine snails are known to prey upon this shark's eggs.

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Their habitat is in the cold lands of the north, usually near the water, where they can prey upon aquatic creatures.

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It also has been known to prey upon worms, larvae and larger creatures, such as spiders and snakes, and plants.

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Known predators are most likely larger piscivores though not many species prey upon the sickle darter due to its place in the water flow.

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Maybe we shouldn't be so freely broadcasting where we live to lifeforms that might prey upon us.

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The aardvark and the ant eater use long tongues to prey upon termite and ant nests.

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Dogs, cats, foxes, and coyotes prey upon the mole, and the species hosts a variety of parasites.

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The red fox, cats and dogs can prey upon the red squirrel when it is on the ground.

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