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la presa

dam, socket, power outlet, imprisoned

ˈp ɾ e s a
noun · feminine Rare #31,656
dam
SP: La presa está llena después de las lluvias.
EN: The dam is full after the rains.
socket, power outlet Common in Spain; in much of Latin America, "enchufe" or "tomacorriente" is more common.
SP: No hay ninguna presa cerca de la cama para cargar el móvil.
EN: There isn’t any socket near the bed to charge the phone.
Declension of presa
presaspresa

Caí presa de un encantamiento.

I fell prey to a spell.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Los Yautja no son presa de nadie.

The Yautja are no one's prey.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

Trae tu presa a casa.

Bring your prey home.

— Predator: Badlands (2025)

El búho es un ave de presa.

The owl is a bird of prey.

Cuando muerde una presa no la suelta.

Once it bites its prey, it won't let go.

— Perdición (1944)

Dicen que se construirá una gran presa.

They say a large dam will be built.

Reventó una presa.

A dam burst.

El búho no logró cazar ni una sola presa en toda la noche.

The owl didn’t manage to catch a single prey animal all night.

adjective · feminine singular Rare #47,290
imprisoned
SP: La ladrona está presa desde ayer.
EN: The thief has been imprisoned since yesterday.
Forms of preso
MasculineFeminine
Singular — presa
Plural presos —

Estaba ebria, hubiese terminado presa.

I was drunk; I would have ended up in jail.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Ella se sintió presa de la melancolía.

She felt overcome by melancholy.

Ella estuvo presa aquí.

She was imprisoned here.

— Incendies (2010)

Que está presa, trabajando en el canal.

She's in prison, working at the canal.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Sounds similar to

prisa ˈp ɾ i s a preso ˈp ɾ e s o fresa ˈf ɾ e s a