prying

UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

pryingadjektiv
more prying
Komp.
most prying
Super.
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
Her prying nature made her unpopular among her colleagues.
Ее назойливый характер сделал ее непопулярной среди коллег.
The prying neighbor always asks too many questions.
Любопытный сосед всегда задает слишком много вопросов.
pryingsubstantiv
pryings
Pl.
UK
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈpraɪ.ɪŋ/
pryverb

prying

Gerundium

pried
Präteritum
pried
Partizip Perfekt
prying
Gerundium
UK
/praɪ/
US
/praɪ/
He tried to pry open the locked door.
Он пытался взломать запертую дверь.
It's rude to pry into other people's business.
Невежливо подглядывать в дела других людей.
She managed to pry the information out of him.
Ей удалось вытянуть из него информацию.

Definitionen

pryingadjektiv
Excessively interested in a person's private affairs; intrusive.
The prying neighbor couldn't resist peeking through the curtains to see what was happening next door.
Used for or capable of forcing something open by leverage.
He grabbed a prying tool to lift the lid off the crate.
pryingsubstantiv
The act of intrusively inquiring into someone’s private matters.
She was fed up with her colleagues’ constant prying into her personal life.
pryverb
To inquire too closely into a person's private affairs.
She didn't want to pry, but she was curious about his sudden change in behavior.
To use force to move or open something.
He had to pry the lid off the paint can with a screwdriver.
To obtain (information or something) with effort or persistence, often against resistance.
Journalists finally pried the truth out of the official.