Grammatical class

Noun

proie

prey

Details

Syllables

proie

Phonetics

pʁwa

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

1811

Freq. (movies)

4067

Freq. (news)

5848

Sentences

Le lion traque sa proie.

The lion is stalking its prey.

A1

Le tigre cherche une proie.

The tiger is looking for prey.

A1

Un faucon est un oiseau de proie.

A falcon is a bird of prey.

A1

Les oiseaux de proie ne chantent pas.

Birds of prey don't sing.

A1

Les faucons sont des oiseaux de proie.

Falcons are predatory birds.

A2

Tu n'es jamais en proie au doute, n'est-ce pas ?

You never have any doubts, do you?

A2

La mort cherche sa proie.

Death is seeking for his prey.

B1

L'aigle plongea sur sa proie.

The eagle dived at its prey.

B1

Les autours sont des oiseaux de proie.

Goshawks are birds of prey.

B1

Le chasseur ne peut exister sans la proie.

The hunter can not exist without the prey.

B1

[…]toute la rangée de sheds serait devenue une proie des flammes.

...the whole row of sheds would be consumed by flames.

B2

L'aigle fondit sur sa proie.

The eagle swooped on its prey.

B2