| Additional Translations |
| 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. |
Compound Forms:
prize | pry | prying |
| booby prize n | (prize for loser) | premio al peor grupo nom |
| | | premio de consolación loc nom m |
| | | premio consuelo loc nom m |
| cash prize n | (winner's money) | premio en metálico nm + loc adv |
| | He entered the contest for the cash prize. |
| consolation prize n | (given to loser) | premio consuelo loc nom m |
| | He didn't win the Grand Prize, and had to make do with one of the consolation prizes. |
| | No pudo ganar el gran premio y tuvo que conformarse con un premio consuelo. |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) | premio con el número de la entrada grupo nom |
| | En el bingo no gané, pero me saqué el premio en el sorteo con el número de la entrada. |
| first prize n | (first place, highest position) | primer premio, primer puesto nm |
| | She won first prize in the science competition. |
| | Obtuvo el primer premio en el concurso de Ciencias. |
| grand prize n | (first or top prize awarded) | primer premio, gran premio loc nom m |
| | | premio mayor loc nom m |
| | (de lotería) | premio gordo loc nom m |
Nobel Prize,
Nobel prize n | (prestigious international award) | Premio Nobel n propio m |
| | Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. |
| | Marie Curie fue la primera mujer en ganar un Premio Nobel. |
| prize draw n | UK (raffle in which [sth] is won) | sorteo nm |
| | No se lo compró; le tocó en un sorteo. |
| prize money n | (money received as prize) | premio nm |
| | | premio en efectivo nm + loc adj |
| | If I win the competition, I'll spend the prize money on a new car. |
| | Si gano la competición, voy a gastarme el premio en un auto nuevo. |
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 |
| prize possession n | (treasured personal belonging) (figurado) | mayor tesoro grupo nom |
| | The little girl traded her most prize possesion for a silver brush to give her mother. |
| | La niñita intercambió su mayor tesoro por un cepillo de plata para su madre. |
| prize-giving n | (award ceremony) | ceremonia de premiación nf + loc adj |
| | | ceremonia de entrega de premios nf + loc adj |
| prize-giving adj | (event: giving of awards) | de premiación loc adj |
| | | de entrega de premios loc adj |
| | The awards were given out at a prize-giving ceremony. |
prizefight,
prize fight,
prize-fight n | (boxing championship) | combate profesional de boxeo grupo nom |
| | | pelea profesional de box grupo nom |
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 |
| win the prize v expr | (sport: take first place) | ganar el premio loc verb |
| | She may not be the smartest, but she certainly wins the prize for most dedicated. |
| | Puede que no sea la más lista, pero ciertamente que gana el premio a la mayor dedicación. |