pounce in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pounce in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pounce [Am paʊns, Brit paʊns] VB intr

pounce

saltar

to pounce on/upon sb/sth the tiger pounced on its prey

el tigre se abalanzó or se lanzó sobre su presa

he immediately pounced on my mistake

inmediatamente saltó para señalar mi error

II.pounce [Am paʊns, Brit paʊns] N

pounce

salto m

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the cat crouched, ready to pounce

el gato se agazapó, listo para saltar

Translations for pounce in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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acechaba, presto a abalanzarse sobre su víctima

it lay in wait, poised o ready to pounce on its victim

echarle la zarpa a alg. animal:

to pounce on sb

caerle encima a alg. inf

to pounce o leap on sb

pounce in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pounce in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pounce [paʊns] N (spring)

pounce

salto m

II.pounce [paʊns] VB intr

1. pounce (jump):

pounce

saltar

to pounce on sth

abalanzarse sobre algo

to pounce on sth bird of prey

precipitarse sobre algo

2. pounce fig:

to pounce on an opportunity

no dejar escapar una oportunidad

Translations for pounce in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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abalanzarse sobre [o contra] algo

to pounce on sth

abatirse sobre algo

to pounce on sth

pounce Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pounce on sth

abalanzarse sobre algo

to pounce on sth bird of prey

precipitarse sobre algo

to pounce on an opportunity

no dejar escapar una oportunidad

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He spots several other soldiers in the crowd disguised as civilians, all ready to pounce should their fellow legionary be sentenced to death.

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It was probably an ambush predator that would pounce on unsuspecting prey with its crushing talons.

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The school's mascot is a cougar, which appears on its logo pouncing in front of a wave.

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When prey approaches or falls in, the spider pounces on it.

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Most hunting starts with the owl perched on a branch and scanning the area, then dropping with a quick pounce when prey is located.

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When it finds prey, it pounces and punches through the snow to catch its victim.

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The red-capped robin mostly pounces on prey on the ground, although it can swoop and catch creatures while airborne.

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The bobcat hunts by stalking its prey and then ambushing it with a short chase or pounce.

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They pounce on their victims and land on them with their two front paws.

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If the fallen bat doesn't fly away in time, the monkey pounces on it on the ground and eats it.

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