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prise  (prz)

v. & n.

Variant of prize³.

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prise, prize [praɪz]

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

(Engineering / Tools) Rare or dialect a tool involving leverage in its use or the leverage so employed US and Canadian equivalent pry

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

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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prise

v prise [praiz]

to use force to dislodge (something) from its position usually through leverage He prised open the lid with a knife. oopbreek يَفْتَح بالقُوَّه къртя (vy)páčit bryde; brække aufbrechen 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 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