| Principales traductions |
| prize n | (award to be won) | prix nm |
| | The winner of this competition will receive a prize of £500. |
| | Le gagnant du concours recevra un prix de 500£. |
| prize [sth]⇒ vtr | (find [sth] important) | attacher beaucoup de valeur à [qch] loc v + prép |
| | Maggie prized her friendship with Lydia. |
| | Maggie attachait beaucoup de valeur à son amitié avec Lydia. |
prize [sth] (US),
pry [sth] (US),
prise [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (pry: raise, open by levering) | ouvrir [qch] en faisant levier loc v |
| | (une porte,...) | forcer⇒ vtr |
| | The robbers prized the door with a crowbar. |
| | Les cambrioleurs ont forcé la porte avec un pied-de-biche. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| prize adj | (excellent, award-winning) (ayant reçu un prix) | primé adj |
| | Tom was very proud of his prize marrow, which had taken top place at the village show. |
| | Tom était très fier de sa courge primée, qui avait remporté le premier prix à la foire du village. |
| prize adj | (very good) | de choix loc adj |
| | | excellent adj |
| | There were some prize specimens at the cattle show. |
| prize adj | (complete, utter) (exemple, idiot,...) | parfait adj |
| | You really are a prize idiot! |
| | Tu es vraiment un parfait idiot ! |
| prize n | (reward) | récompense nf |
| | 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. |
| | Sa mère voulait donner un peu d'argent à Ann parce qu'elle avait travaillé dur, mais la seule récompense dont celle-ci avait besoin était d'entrer à l'université de son choix. |
Formes composées
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| booby prize n | (prize for loser) | lot de consolation nm |
| cash prize n | (winner's money) | prix (en espèces) nm |
| | He entered the contest for the cash prize. |
| | Il a fait ce concours dans le but de gagner le prix en espèces. |
| consolation prize n | (given to loser) | lot de consolation, prix de consolation nm |
| | He didn't win the Grand Prize, and had to make do with one of the consolation prizes. |
| door prize n | US ([sth] won in raffle) (dans une loterie) | prix nm |
| | | récompense nf |
| first prize n | (first place, highest position) | premier prix nm |
| | She won first prize in the science competition. |
| | Elle a eu le premier prix au concours de science. |
| grand prize n | (first or top prize awarded) | premier prix nm |
| Nobel Peace Prize n | (prestigious international award) | prix Nobel de la Paix nm |
| | En 2009, le prix Nobel de la paix a été attribué au président Obama. |
Nobel Prize,
Nobel prize n | (prestigious international award) | prix Nobel nm |
| | Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. |
| | Marie Curie fut la première femme à recevoir un prix Nobel. |
| prize draw n | UK (raffle in which [sth] is won) | tombola nf |
| prize money n | (money received as prize) (lot : argent) | prix nm |
| | If I win the competition, I'll spend the prize money on a new car. |
prize [sth] open,
pry [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open by levering) | ouvrir [qch] en faisant levier vtr + loc adv + nm |
| | (une porte,...) | forcer⇒ vtr |
prize [sth] from [sth],
pry [sth] from [sth] (US),
prise [sth] from [sth] (UK) vtr + prep | (extract with difficulty) | arracher [qch] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The thieves prized Bill's wallet from his grasp. |
| | Les voleurs arrachèrent le portefeuille des mains 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]) (figuré : un secret) | soutirer [qch] de [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | Paisley didn't want to give away Imogen's secret, but her colleagues prized it out of her. |
| | Paisley ne voulait pas révéler le secret d'Imogen, mais ses collègues finirent par le lui soutirer. |
prize [sth] out of [sth],
pry [sth] out of [sth] (US),
prise [sth] out of [sth] (UK) v expr | (extract with difficulty) | arracher [qch] à [qch] vtr + prép |
| prize possession n | (treasured personal belonging) | bien le plus précieux nm |
| | The little girl traded her most prize possesion for a silver brush to give her mother. |
| | La petite fille a échangé son bien le plus précieux contre une brosse en argent à offrir à sa mère. |
| | | bien le plus cher nm |
| | La petite fille a échangé son bien le plus cher contre une brosse en argent à offrir à sa mère. |
| prize-giving n | (award ceremony) | remise de prix, cérémonie de remise des prix nf |
| prize-giving adj | (event: giving of awards) | de remise des prix loc adj |
| | The awards were given out at a prize-giving ceremony. |
prizefight,
prize fight,
prize-fight n | (boxing championship) | championnat de boxe nm |
pry [sth] loose (US),
prize [sth] loose,
also UK: prise [sth] loose vtr + adj | (loosen [sth] by pulling) | arracher⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Après une courte lutte, je lui ai arraché l'arme des mains. |
pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open [sth] by levering) | ouvrir [qch] à l'aide d'un levier vtr + loc adv + nm |
| | (une porte, fenêtre) | forcer⇒ vtr |
| win the prize v expr | (sport: take first place) | remporter la médaille d'or loc v |
| | | décrocher le trophée loc v |
| | She may not be the smartest, but she certainly wins the prize for most dedicated. |
| | | décrocher la première place loc v |
| | (figuré) | remporter la palme loc v |