pry

pry
verb
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) fisgonear, curiosear
pry
tr[praɪ]
intransitive verb (pt & pp pried, ger prying)
1 curiosear, husmear, fisgonear
transitive verb
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to pry into something entrometerse en algo
pry ['praɪ] v, pried ; prying vi
: curiosear, huronear
to pry into other people's business: meterse uno en lo que no le importa
pry vt or to pry open : abrir (con una palanca), apalancar
pry
n.
• palanca s.f.
v.
• alzaprimar v.
• apalancar v.
• conseguir con gran dificultad v.
• entremeterse v.
• fisgar v.
• huronear v.
• mangonear v.
praɪ
1.
pries, prying, pried intransitive verb curiosear, husmear

to pry INTO something — entrometerse en algo

keep it away from prying eyes — escóndelo de miradas indiscretas


2.
vt (esp AmE) (+ adv compl)

she pried the lid off — levantó la tapa (haciendo palanca)


I
[praɪ]
VI (=snoop) fisgonear, curiosear; (=spy) atisbar

to pry into sb's affairs — (entro)meterse en los asuntos de algn

to pry into sb's secrets — curiosear en los secretos de algn


II
[praɪ]
VT (US) = prise
* * *
[praɪ]
1.
pries, prying, pried intransitive verb curiosear, husmear

to pry INTO something — entrometerse en algo

keep it away from prying eyes — escóndelo de miradas indiscretas


2.
vt (esp AmE) (+ adv compl)

she pried the lid off — levantó la tapa (haciendo palanca)


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