la
feminine
/ˈpɾesa/
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Translation
dam, prey
Word origin
From Latin prensa, feminine past participle of prendere ('to seize, to grasp'). The sense of a caught animal and of a barrier that seizes water both derive from that idea of grasping.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prensa
- English cognates
- prison, prehensile
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpresas
Examples
contiene .
The dam holds back the water of the river.
persigue .
The lion chases its prey across the savannah.
Construyeron .
They built an enormous dam to produce electricity.
.
The eagle swooped down on its prey from the sky.
¡, !
Careful, the cat already has its prey!
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