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Meanings of pry in inglês

português
pé de cabra
catalão
palanca

A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge.

pé de cabra
catalão
ficar el nas

To search or inquire intrusively.

Related terms
ficar el nas

To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.

Synonyms
Examples for "prize"
Examples for "prize"
1
It could, however, be used in breeding prize livestock or rare animals.
Wired
2
Mr Schulz said it was appropriate the EU citizens shared the prize.
The Irish Times
3
Read: What do the Tour de France winners earn in prize money?
The South African
4
The idea won second prize in the cement association competition in 2004.
Wired
5
Tonight's prize is City at The Centre: A History of Palmerston North.
Radio NZ
1
Don't you need something called a jimmy to pry doors open with?
Burglars can't be choosers
2
Let me be clear: Jimmy Wales is doing the right thing here.
The Guardian
3
Nothing at all; for, of course, Jimmy did not believe in ghosts.
Rendezvous with Rama
4
Jimmy said something to me and I couldn't process his words, either.
Don't blink
5
In case you haven't heard, Jimmy Carter has a new book out.
The Guardian
1
For the Rectilinear Harmonograph the form of lever pivot shown in Fig.
Things To Make
2
Man is the force, and the lever is the idea of Progress.
The Idea of Progress: An Inquiry into Its Origin and Growth
3
NHS England clearly sees such an intervention as a lever for reform.
The Guardian
4
Washington threw back the lever cams, and in rushed the fresh air.
Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the...
5
She slammed the trumpet lever forward as far as it would go.
Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
1
And yet you came to prise me free of the Harlan family.
Woken furies
2
Yet United are clear they could prise him from the Spanish club.
The Guardian
3
Can the new manager prise the 30-year-old away from the German champions?
The Guardian
4
It would cost around £15m to prise him from the German club.
The Guardian
5
Even now, in this window, other clubs sought to prise him away.
The Guardian
Usage of pry in inglês
1
Quynh Ha said nothing; it was obviously not her place to pry.
Reach for Infinity
2
He didn't understand her change of heart and didn't want to pry.
Extracurricular activities
3
Don't you need something called a jimmy to pry doors open with?
Burglars can't be choosers
4
Titus had one last thrash, one final attempt to pry himself free.
Heir of Fire
5
He used the knife blade to pry it out of the way.
Death angel
6
The daylight seemed to pry into the secrets of the past night.
Strange Visitors / A series of original papers, embracing philos...
7
Tony doesn't talk much about it, and I haven't wanted to pry.
To catch a thief
8
He knows he will have to pry the words out of her.
The new yorker
9
Key looked away from the passageway he was trying to pry open.
Samurai
10
It was no use trying to pry out what those plans were.
Arcanum Unbounded
11
How did he manage to pry himself away from his law firm?
Goodbye dolly
12
I used each interview to try to pry out a little more.
Obama's wars
13
He set to with both paws, trying to pry Gmork's teeth apart.
The Neverending Story
14
Except for the sound of me trying to pry open a window.
Naked pictures of famous people
15
It does not become man to pry into the mysteries of Allah.
Mohammed Ali and His House
16
I just had to go pry him away from his television set.
Hot six
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Translations for pry
Pry through the time
Pry across language varieties
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