Sentence examples of "presa" in Spanish

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Translations: all9 prey5 dam3 other translations1
Los halcones son aves de presa. Hawks are birds of prey.
Dicen que se construirá una gran presa. They say that a large dam will be built.
El águila se lanzó sobre su presa. The eagle dived at its prey.
Aquí solía haber una villa antes de que construyeran la presa. There used to be a village here before the dam was made.
Ella se sintió presa de la melancolía. She fell prey to melancholy.
La construcción de la presa creó un lago artificial que destruyó todo un ecosistema. The construction of the dam created an artificial lake that destroyed a whole ecosystem.
La anciana se volvió una presa fácil para el impostor. The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.
Él número de presas que mataron era el mismo. The number of prey they killed was the same.
Si nos quedamos aquí, seremos una presa fácil. If we stay here, we'll be sitting ducks.
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