German Conversation · Level 92
59 words
German word
Beute
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈbɔɪ̯tə/
Meaning
- feminine nounprey
Example
Der Fuchs trägt die Beute in sein Versteck.
The fox carries its prey to its den.
More examples
Die Katze versteckte die Beute unter dem Sofa.
The cat hid the prey under the sofa.
Core concept
A captured animal or taken object is carried away as the captor's gain.
Common phrases
zur Beute werden
become prey
auf Beute gehen
go hunting for prey
mit der Beute davonkommen
get away with the booty
Similar words
Beutetier: An animal seized by a predator as prey.
Diebesgut: Stolen property referred to in legal or official language.
Beutestück: One individual item seized as plunder.
Definition in German
Etwas, das durch Jagen, Fangen oder Erbeuten gewonnen wird; Lebewesen oder Sachgut, das als Gewinn oder Beutestück gilt.
Word origin
Beute goes back to Middle High German biute and Old High German biota, while its deeper origin is uncertain.
Usage tips
- Beute is feminine, with the article die, and it often functions as a mass or collective noun rather than a regular count noun.
Other meanings
- bootynoun
- plundernoun
Related words
- Beutezugplundering raidnoun
- beutegierigpredatoryadjective
- Beutejagdhunt for preynoun