prey, dam, imprisoned, trapped, overcome by
Los Yautja no son presa de nadie.
The Yautja are no one's prey.
— Depredador: Tierras salvajes (2025)
Cuando muerde una presa no la suelta.
Once it bites its prey, it won't let go.
— Pacto de sangre (1944)
Es siniestro, está jugando con su presa.
It's sinister; it's toying with its prey.
— Acantilado Rojo (2008)
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | — | presa |
| Plural | presos | — |
¿Y a su madre, por qué la metieron presa?
And why did they put her mother in prison?
— Nazarín (1959)
Ella se sintió presa de la melancolía.
She felt overcome by melancholy.
Estaba ebria, hubiese terminado presa.
I was drunk; I would have ended up in jail.
— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)
Que está presa, trabajando en el canal.
She's in prison, working at the canal.
— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)