pry

pry
I [praɪ]
nome AE leva f., palanchino m.
II [praɪ]
verbo transitivo AE
1)

to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino

to pry the lid off a jar — togliere il coperchio a un barattolo facendo leva

2)

to pry sth. out of sb. — carpire qcs. a qcn. [secret]; sottrarre qcs. a qcn. [money]

III [praɪ]
verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiare

to pry into — ficcare il naso in [business]

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verb
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) curiosare, spiare
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I [praɪ] vi
essere troppo curioso (-a)

to pry into sb's affairs — cacciare il naso negli affari di qn

he's always prying into other people's affairs — s'impiccia sempre degli affari altrui

II [praɪ] vt Am
See:
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pry (1) /praɪ/
n.
1 [uc] atto di curiosare
2 ficcanaso; curiosone, curiosona
a Paul Pry, un ficcanaso.
pry (2) /praɪ/
n.
(USA) leva; palanchino; piede di porco (arnese) (cfr. ingl. prise).
(to) pry (1) /praɪ/
v. i.
curiosare; indagare; rovistare; scrutare; spiare
to pry about, ficcare il naso dappertutto □ to pry into, frugare in; rovistare □ to pry into sb.'s affairs, ficcare il naso negli affari di q.
(to) pry (2) /praɪ/
v. t.
(USA) aprire (o forzare, sollevare) con una leva
● (fig.) to pry a secret out of sb., carpire a forza un segreto a q.
* * *
I [praɪ]
nome AE leva f., palanchino m.
II [praɪ]
verbo transitivo AE
1)

to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino

to pry the lid off a jar — togliere il coperchio a un barattolo facendo leva

2)

to pry sth. out of sb. — carpire qcs. a qcn. [secret]; sottrarre qcs. a qcn. [money]

III [praɪ]
verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiare

to pry into — ficcare il naso in [business]


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