en proie à

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃ pʁwa a/

Adjective

en proie à (invariable)

  1. in the grip of; prey to; affected by
    50,000 civils sont en proie aux combats.
    50,000 civilians are affected by the battles.
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 13, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 2:
      Il était en proie à une foule de sensations nouvelles.
      He was in the grip of a host of new sensations.
    • 2024 July 15, Guillaume Mollaret, “En proie au risque réputationnel, Perrier tente la diversification”, in La Provence, page 11:
      En proie au risque réputationnel, Perrier tente la diversification [title]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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