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pounce
UK
/paʊnts/
US
/paʊns/
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pounce
noun
pounces
pl
UK
/paʊnts/
US
/paʊns/
прыжок
The cat made a pounce on the mouse.
Кошка сделала прыжок на мышь.
Synonymes
spring
leap
strike
attack
jump
pounce
verb
pounced
Past Simple
pounced
Past Participle
pouncing
Gerund
UK
/paʊns/
US
/paʊns/
атаковать
The boxer pounced on his opponent with a series of punches.
Боксер атаковал своего противника серией ударов.
внезапно нападать
The lion pounced on the unsuspecting prey.
Лев внезапно напал на ничего не подозревающую добычу.
набрасываться
The cat pounced on the mouse.
Кошка набросилась на мышь.
Traductions supplémentaires
налетать
Synonymes
bound
jump
dive
spring
lunge
attack
strike
leap
pounce
adjective
UK
/paʊns/
US
/paʊns/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., pounce powder, pounce wheel).
Définitions
pounce
noun
A sudden swoop or spring, as in attacking prey.
The cat made a swift pounce on the unsuspecting mouse.
A fine powder used to prevent ink from spreading on paper.
The scribe used pounce to ensure the ink dried quickly on the parchment.
A claw or talon of a bird of prey.
The falcon’s pounces clutched the handler’s glove tightly.
pounce
verb
To spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.
The cat pounced on the mouse as soon as it came into view.
To seize or take advantage of something eagerly or suddenly.
The reporter pounced on the opportunity to interview the celebrity.
To sprinkle or dust (a surface or sheet of paper) with pounce powder to fix ink or prepare it for writing.
Before beginning the manuscript, the calligrapher carefully pounced the vellum to ensure the ink would not bleed.
pounce
adjective
Relating to or used for pouncing or pounce powder.
She replaced the worn pounce wheel with a new one.
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