English → Latin
“pounce upon” in Latin
cupiduseager, desirous, passionate, fond (+ genitive or + in ablative); greedy, covetous; wanton, lecherousavidusgreedy, avaricious, covetous; eager, enthusiastic, desiring, desirous; lustful, passionate; eager, hungry, voracious, gl
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pounce upon v.
involare in aliquid; impetum facere in aliquem; cupide, avide: arripere aliquid (to seize greedily).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pounce upon?
- The usual Latin words for “pounce upon” are cupidus, avidus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.