Usage examples of "prey upon" in English with translation to Spanish

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The eagle dived at its prey. El águila se lanzó sobre su presa.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Alexei Dudarev upon his birthday. El presidente bielorruso Alexander Lukashenko felicitó a Alexei Dudarev en su cumpleaños.
The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud. La anciana se volvió una presa fácil para el impostor.
She hit upon a good idea. Ella dio con una buena idea.
She fell prey to melancholy. Ella se sintió presa de la melancolía.
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake. Durante un viaje a las montañas, masticaba un trozo de pan duro y rancio, cuando me encontré con una enorme serpiente.
The number of prey they killed was the same. Él número de presas que mataron era el mismo.
Killing your spouse is one way to end a marriage. However, it's frowned upon. Matar a tu esposo es una manera de terminar un matrimonio. Sin embargo, es mal visto.
Hawks are birds of prey. Los halcones son aves de presa.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. Había una vez una hermosa princesa.
A tiger is a beast of prey. El tigre es un animal depredador.
The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather. El padre del padre es el abuelo, el padre del abuelo es el bisabuelo, el padre del bisabuelo es el tatarabuelo, pero no se ha definido una palabra para las generaciones anteriores al tatarabuelo.
I came upon an old friend of mine on the train. Me encontré con un viejo amigo mío en el tren.
I came upon a friend of mine. Me encontré con un amigo mío.
Once upon a time lived a king who had three daughters. Había una vez un rey que tenía tres hijas.
You must not look down upon parents' advice. No debes menospreciar un consejo de tus padres.
If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me. Si le debo dinero a una persona, no puedo pagarle, y él me amenaza con meterme a prisión, otra persona puede cargarse la deuda a si mismo y pagarla por mí.
What would happen if two powerful nations with different languages - such as United States and China - would agree upon the experimental teaching of Esperanto in elementary schools? ¿Qué pasaría si dos países poderosos con diferentes idiomas - tal como los Estados Unidos y China - aceptaran la enseñanza experimental del esperanto en las escuelas primarias?
May the firmament not fall upon him. Que el firmamento no caiga sobre él.
Today, separation and divorce are not as frowned upon. Hoy en día, la separación y el divorcio no están tan mal vistos.
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