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Dictionary translations for "en proie à"

en proie à preposition

in the grip of (locution prépositive, rapport)

Les émeutiers étaient comme des animaux en proie à une frénésie primitive.

The rioters were like animals in the grip of a primitive frenzy.

Phrases with "en proie à" (1)

en proie à l'affolement - in a state of panic

Contexts with "en proie à"

Les émeutiers étaient comme des animaux en proie à une frénésie primitive. The rioters were like animals in the grip of a primitive frenzy.

Un analphabète était une proie toute désignée pour les malins alphabétisés qui participaient à sa domination. An illiterate man was fair game for the literate exploiters who contributed to his domination.

L'Homme qui est le prédateur à la fois des animaux et des plantes, n'est lui-même la proie d'aucun d'eux. Man who preys both on the vegetable and animal species, is himself a prey to neither.

Comment le serpent à sonnette peut-il localiser sa proie et la suivre à travers herbes et buissons, après qu'il l'a blessée, s'il est complètement sourd ? How can rattlesnakes localise their prey and track it through grass and bushes, after they wound it, if they're fully deaf?

L'aigle plongea sur sa proie. The eagle dived at its prey.

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