prise

prise

 (prīz)

v. & n.

Variant of prize³.

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prise

(praɪz) or

prize

vb (tr)

1. to force open by levering

2. to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to prise the news out of him.

n

(Tools) rare or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed

US and Canadian equivalent: pry

[C17: from Old French prise a taking, from prendre to take, from Latin prehendere; see prize¹]

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prize¹

(praɪz)

n.

1. a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.

2. something won in a lottery or the like.

3. anything striven for, worth striving for, or much valued.

4. something seized or captured, esp. an enemy's ship and cargo captured at sea in wartime.

5. the act of taking or capturing, esp. a ship at sea.

6. Archaic. a contest or match.

adj.

7. having won a prize: a prize play.

8. worthy of a prize.

9. given or awarded as a prize.

[1250–1300; in part continuing Middle English prise something captured, a seizing < Middle French < Latin pre(hē)nsa, n. use of feminine past participle of pre(he)ndere to take]

prize²

(praɪz)

v.t. prized, priz•ing.

1. to value or esteem highly.

2. to estimate the worth or value of.

[1325–75; Middle English prisen < Middle French prisier, variant of preisier to praise]

syn: See appreciate.

prize³

or prise

(praɪz)

v. prized, priz•ing,
n. v.t.

1. pry ².

n.

2. leverage.

3. lever (def. 1).

[1350–1400; Middle English prise < Middle French: a hold, grasp < Latin pre(hē)nsa. See prize¹]

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prise

Past participle: prised
Gerund: prising

Imperative

prise

prise

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prise - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" jimmy, lever, pry, prize open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
	2.	prise - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him" pry wring from, extort - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
	3.	prise - regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" esteem, respect, value, prize consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" think the world of - esteem very highly; "She thinks the world of her adviser" reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" admire, look up to - feel admiration for

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prise

see prize

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Translations

يَفْتَح بالقُوَّه

páčit

brækkebryde

aufbrechen

forcer

losa, òvinga, brjóta upp

far saltaresollevare con una leva

atlauztuzlauzt

lirke opp

zorlayarak açmak

撬

prise

[praɪz] VT to prise sth off → levantar algo haciendo palanca
to prise sth open → abrir algo haciendo palanca
we had to prise the secret out of him → tuvimos que sacarle el secreto a la fuerza
to prise sb out of his post → lograr que algn renuncie a su puesto, desahuciar a algn
to prise a lid up → levantar una tapa haciendo palanca

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prise

prize [ˈpraɪz] vt
to prise sth from sb's hand → arracher qch des mains de qn
to prise sth open → forcer qch
to prise sth off → arracher qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

prise

, (US) prize

vt to prise something open → etw aufbrechen; to prise the lid up/off → den Deckel auf-/abbekommen; to prise something out (of something) → etw aus etw herausbekommen; to prise a secret out of somebody → jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

prise

prize (Am) [praɪz] vt to prise sth open → aprire qc (forzando il coperchio)
to prise a lid up/off → aprire/togliere un coperchio facendo leva

prise out prize out (Am) vt + adv to prise sth out (of sb) (secret) → tirar fuori qc (da qn)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

prise

(especially American) prize (praiz) verb

to use force to dislodge (something) from its position usually through leverage. He prised open the lid with a knife. oopbreek يَفْتَح بالقُوَّه къртя abrir à força (vy)páčit aufbrechen bryde; brække ανοίγω με λοστό, μοχλό κτλ. abrir/levantar con palanca, forzar (lahti) kangutama باز کردن؛ درآوردن vääntää forcer, ouvrir de force לְהִרים בְּכּוֹחַ बल से अलग करना feltör mencongkel losa, þvinga, brjóta upp fare leva su, forzare こじあける 지레로 열다 atidaryti, išlaužti uzlauzt; atlauzt mengumpil lichten bryte/lirke opp podważyć خلاصول،خلاص كول abrir à força a forţa; a utiliza forţa передвигать с помощью рычага vypáčiť na silo odpreti nasilno otvoriti bända, baxa, bryta งัดให้เปิดออก zorlayarak açmak 撬 піднімати за допомогою важеля ہٹانا bẩy lên 撬

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