Betydelse av predatory på svenska

• 0 A predatory animal kills and eats other animals:

  • The owl is a predatory bird that kills its prey with its claws.

  • The company spent much effort in avoiding takeover bids from predatory competitors.

  • I hate going to bars on my own because men look at you in such a predatory way.

• 1 People or organizations who are predatory tend to use others for their own advantage:

  • Larger companies, which played a predatory role, swooped down to cash in on the new fad.

• 2 used to describe a situation where a company is looking to buy another company that is in a weak financial position:

  • Trading was heavy, sparking speculation that the group, clearly vulnerable to a bid, was attracting predatory attention.

  • The chances of a predatory takeover bid from its US rival receded.