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Meaning of beast of prey | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
  2. A predatory person, savagely cruel and ruthless in their treatment of others.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية سبع
Bosanski peto Selma
Čeština dravec šelma
Deutsch Raubtier
Ελληνικά κτήνος
Esperanto rabobesto
Español fiera
Suomi herja peto petoeläin
Français bête de proie
हिन्दी दरिंदा
Hrvatski peto Selma
Magyar ragadozó
Հայերեն գիշատիչ
日本語 肉食動物
한국어 맹수 육식동물
Kurdî Selma
Nederlands roofdier
Português predador
Русский хищник
Shqip bishë
Српски peto Selma
Svenska rovdjur

Examples

“Much controversy has surrounded Nietzsche’s writings on the “higher” and “lower” types of man. Is he to be taken as glorifying the cruel tyrant, the “beast of prey”, or did he have⟳ some less repulsive ideal? The answer⟳ seems to be neither an unqualified yes nor an unqualified no.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

beast of venery beast with two backs beast-gate beastdom beastes beastfolk

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