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pry

/praɪ/

pry off

prynoun

pries

/praɪ/

Translations

indiscrétionAu sens d’intrusion dans la vie privée.

She considered his questions to be an unwelcome pry into her personal life.

Elle a considéré ses questions comme une indiscrétion importune dans sa vie privée.

pied-de-bicheOutil servant à faire levier.

He used a pry to open the stuck window.

Il a utilisé un pied-de-biche pour ouvrir la fenêtre bloquée.

Definitions

A tool used for prying or levering something open.

He used a pry to open the stuck window.

An act of inquiring too closely into a person's private affairs.

She considered his questions to be an unwelcome pry into her personal life.

Synonyms

pryverb

pried

Past Simple

pried

Past Participle

prying

ing-form

/praɪ/

Translations

fouinerSe dit surtout d’une curiosité indiscrète; registre courant.

I didn't mean to pry, but I was curious about her plans.

Je ne voulais pas fouiner, mais j’étais curieux de ses projets.

faire levierPour ouvrir ou déplacer quelque chose en s’aidant d’un levier.

He had to pry the lid off the box with a screwdriver.

Il a dû faire levier pour enlever le couvercle de la boîte avec un tournevis.

Additional translations

arracherQuand l’idée est d’obtenir quelque chose avec insistance, souvent des informations.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pryadjective

/praɪ/

Attributive use before another noun, e.g. "pry bar" meaning a tool intended for prying

Translations

de levierEmployé pour un outil ou un usage destiné à faire levier.

He reached for a pry bar from the toolbox.

Il a pris un outil de levier dans la boîte à outils.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for prying or levering.

He reached for a pry bar from the toolbox.