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prodding

/ˈprɒdɪŋ/

/ˈprɑdɪŋ/

proddingnoun

proddings

Translations

incitationSens figuré : action d’encourager ou d’inciter quelqu’un à agir.

With a little prodding from her friends, she finally decided to apply for the job.

Avec un peu d’incitation de la part de ses amis, elle a finalement décidé de postuler à ce poste.

piqûreSens concret : action de piquer ou de pousser avec un objet pointu.

The prodding of the stick was enough to wake the sleeping dog.

La piqûre du bâton a suffi à réveiller le chien qui dormait.

Definitions

The act of poking or jabbing someone or something with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

The prodding of the stick was enough to wake the sleeping dog.

The action of encouraging or urging someone to do something.

With a little prodding from her friends, she finally decided to apply for the job.

Synonyms

proddinggerund / present participle

/ˈprɒdɪŋ/

/ˈprɑːdɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that pokes or urges.

Translations

insistantSe dit d’une attitude ou de questions pressantes, insistantes, qui poussent à réagir.

His prodding questions made the witness uneasy.

Ses questions insistantes ont rendu le témoin mal à l’aise.

Definitions

Poking, thrusting, or urging; characterized by a poking or encouraging action.

His prodding questions made the witness uneasy.

prodverb

prodding

ing-form

prodded

Past Simple

prodded

Past Participle

prodding

ing-form

/prɒd/

/prɑd/

Translations

piquer

She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.

Elle l'a piqué dans les côtes pour attirer son attention.

aiguillonner

He prodded his team to finish the project on time.

Il a aiguillonné son équipe pour terminer le projet à temps.

Additional translations

inciter

Definitions

To poke or jab with a finger, foot, or pointed object.

She prodded him in the ribs to get his attention.

To stimulate or incite someone to take action.

He prodded his team to finish the project on time.

Synonyms

prodnoun

Definitions

A pointed object used to poke or jab.

The farmer used a prod to guide the cattle into the pen.

An act of poking or jabbing with a pointed object.

She gave him a gentle prod to wake him up.

A stimulus or encouragement to prompt someone to take action.

The manager's email served as a prod to complete the project on time.

A production environment or version of software, short for "production."

The team will deploy the new release to prod tonight.

(Informal, sometimes offensive) A Protestant, especially in Northern Ireland.

The neighborhood is largely home to Prods.

prodadjective

Definitions

Relating to a software production environment.

We had to roll back the prod database after the incident.

Relating to Protestants.

The parade had a distinctly prod atmosphere.