pry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpraɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/praɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prī)

Inflections of 'pry' (n): npl: pries
Inflections of 'pry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pries
v 3rd person singular
prying
v pres p
pried
v past
pried
v past p
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En esta página: pry, prize
'pry' tiene referencia cruzada con 'prize'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'pry' is cross-referenced with 'prize'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pry vi (ask personal questions)curiosear vi
  husmear vi
 Tim's boss always wanted to know everything Tim got up to outside of work; he was always prying and Tim hated it.
 El jefe de Tim siempre quería saber lo que hacía después del trabajo, siempre estaba curioseando y Tim lo odiaba.
pry into [sth] vi + prep (ask personal questions)fisgonear en vi + prep
  husmear en vi + prep
  curiosear en vi + prep
 Wendy hated the way her mother was always prying into her love life.
 It's rude to pry into others' business.
 Wendy odiaba el modo en que su madre fisgoneaba en su vida amorosa.
pry [sth] vtr US (open by levering)abrir algo haciendo palanca vtr + loc adv
 The robbers pried the door with a crowbar.
 Los ladrones abrieron la puerta haciendo palanca con una barra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prize n (award to be won)premio nm
 The winner of this competition will receive a prize of £500.
 El ganador de esta competencia recibirá un premio de £500.
prize [sth] vtr (find [sth] important)valorar vtr
  apreciar vtr
 Maggie prized her friendship with Lydia.
 Maggie valoraba su amistad con Lydia.
prize [sth] (US),
pry [sth] (US),
prise [sth] (UK)
vtr
(pry: raise, open by levering)abrir haciendo palanca loc verb
 The robbers prized the door with a crowbar.
 Los ladrones abrieron la puerta haciendo palanca con una barra.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
prize adj (excellent, award-winning)de primera loc adj
  de competición loc adj
  excelente adj mf
 Tom was very proud of his prize marrow, which had taken top place at the village show.
 Tom estaba muy orgulloso con su calabacín de primera, que había sacado el primer lugar en la feria del pueblo.
prize adj (very good)de concurso loc adj
 There were some prize specimens at the cattle show.
 Había ejemplares de concurso en la feria de ganado.
prize adj (complete, utter)de campeonato loc adj
  de marca mayor loc adj
 You really are a prize idiot!
 ¡Realmente eres un idiota de campeonato!
prize n (reward)recompensa nf
  premio nm
 Her mum wanted to give her some money for all her hard work, but getting into her first choice of university is all the prize Ann needs.
 Su madre quería darle algo de dinero por todo su esfuerzo, pero ser aceptada por su universidad preferida era toda la recompensa que Ann quería.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
pry | prize
InglésEspañol
pry [sth] away,
prize [sth] away (US),
prise [sth] away (UK)
vtr phrasal sep
(draw away with difficulty)separar vtr
  sacar vtr
 Once my son got his own laptop, I could scarcely pry him away from it.
 Cuando mi hijo tuvo su primer ordenador portátil, se hizo difícil separarlo del aparato.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
pry | prize
InglésEspañol
prize [sth] open,
pry [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK)
vtr + adj
(open by levering)abrir con palanca loc verb
prize [sth] from [sth],
pry [sth] from [sth] (US),
prise [sth] from [sth] (UK)
vtr + prep
(extract with difficulty)arrebatar vtr
  sacar vtr
  arrancar vtr
 The thieves prized Bill's wallet from his grasp.
 Los ladrones arrebataron la billetera de Bill.
prize [sth] out of [sb],
pry [sth] out of [sb] (US),
prise [sth] out of [sb] (UK)
v expr
figurative (information: extract from [sb])sacar algo de loc verb
  arrancar algo de loc verb
 Paisley didn't want to give away Imogen's secret, but her colleagues prized it out of her.
 Praisey no quería decir el secreto de Imogen pero sus colegas se lo sacaron de la boca.
prize [sth] out of [sth],
pry [sth] out of [sth] (US),
prise [sth] out of [sth] (UK)
v expr
(extract with difficulty)arrancar algo de loc verb
  extraer algo de algo haciendo palanca loc verb
  sacar algo con dificultad de loc verb
pry [sth] loose (US),
prize [sth] loose,
also UK: prise [sth] loose
vtr + adj
(loosen [sth] by pulling)desencajar vtr
  sacar a los tirones loc verb
pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK)
vtr + adj
(open [sth] by levering)apalancar vtr
  abrir con palanca loc verb
  (para abrir)forzar vtr
  abrir a la fuerza loc verb
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Spanish:

Collocations: pry into [other people's business, her affairs, his life], don't pry, stop prying into my [life], more...

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