Pry
//pɹaɪ//
Translations of "pry" (20 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | лост(tool for levering — see also crowbar), любопитко(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), надничане(act of prying; close and curious look), извлека(to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort), извличам(to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort), любопитствам(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), надничам(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), полюбопитствам(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), пъхам си носа(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), разбивам с лост(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen) | lost, ljubopitko, nadničane, izvleka, izvličam, ljubopitstvam, nadničam, poljubopitstvam, pǎham si nosa, razbivam s lost | |
| Catalan | dotorejar(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 窺探 /窥探(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | kuītàn | |
| Dutch | hefboom(tool for levering — see also crowbar), hendel(tool for levering — see also crowbar), priem(tool for levering — see also crowbar), boren(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), gluren(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), loeren(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), openwrikken(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), priemen(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), snuffelen(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), steken(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), wrikken(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen) | — | |
| Finnish | kanki(tool for levering — see also crowbar), urkinta(act of prying; close and curious look), urkkija(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), urkkiminen(act of prying; close and curious look), uteleminen(act of prying; close and curious look), utelija(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), utelu(act of prying; close and curious look), vipu(tool for levering — see also crowbar), kammeta(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), kangeta(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), kurkistaa(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), nuuskia(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), penkoa(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), tiedustella(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), tirkistää(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), töllistellä(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), udella(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), urkkia(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), vivuta(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen) | — | |
| French | fouiller(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), fureter(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), s'immiscer(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), scruter(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public) | — | |
| German | Hebel(tool for levering — see also crowbar), aufhebeln(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), genau hinsehen(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), genau nachsehen(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), schnüffeln(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — | |
| Hebrew | מנוף(tool for levering — see also crowbar), חִטֵּט(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), רִחְרֵחַ(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | manof, khitét, rikhréakh | |
| Italian | intrudere(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), sbirciare(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public) | — | |
| Japanese | 詮索する(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), 首を突っ込む(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | sensaku-suru, kubi-o tsukkomu | |
| Latin | inquīrō(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public) | — | |
| Latvian | svira(tool for levering — see also crowbar) | — | |
| Māori | whawhewhawhe(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), mahira(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), whakatiriwhana(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), whawhewhawhe(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — | |
| Persian | فضول(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), کنجکاو(person who is very inquisitive or nosy — see also busybody, nosey parker), سر و گوش آب دادن(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | fozul, konjkâv, sar o guš âb dâdan | |
| Polish | podpatrywać(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), podpatrzyć(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), wścibiać się(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), wścibić się(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), wściubiać się(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), wściubić się(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — | |
| Portuguese | bisbilhotar(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), xeretar(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — | |
| Russian | рыча́г(tool for levering — see also crowbar), выве́дывать(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), подсма́тривать(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), следи́ть(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), шпио́нить(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | ryčág, vyvédyvatʹ, podsmátrivatʹ, sledítʹ, špiónitʹ | |
| Sicilian | curtigghiari(act of prying; close and curious look) | — | |
| Slovak | vylámať(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), vypáčiť(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen) | — | |
| Spanish | abrir apalacando(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), abrir palanqueando(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), curiosear(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), curiosear(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), entremeter(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), fisgar(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), fisgonear(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), hacer palanca(to use leverage to open, raise, or widen), hurgar(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), husmear(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), sapear(to peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public), vidajenear(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy), vinear(to inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy) | — |
лост, любопитко, надничане, извлека, извличам, любопитствам, надничам, полюбопитствам, пъхам си носа, разбивам с лост
lost, ljubopitko, nadničane, izvleka, izvličam, ljubopitstvam, nadničam, poljubopitstvam, pǎham si nosa, razbivam s lost
dotorejar
hefboom, hendel, priem, boren, gluren, loeren, openwrikken, priemen, snuffelen, steken, wrikken
kanki, urkinta, urkkija, urkkiminen, uteleminen, utelija, utelu, vipu, kammeta, kangeta, kurkistaa, nuuskia, penkoa, tiedustella, tirkistää, töllistellä, udella, urkkia, vivuta
fouiller, fureter, s'immiscer, scruter
Hebel, aufhebeln, genau hinsehen, genau nachsehen, schnüffeln
intrudere, sbirciare
inquīrō
svira
whawhewhawhe, mahira, whakatiriwhana, whawhewhawhe
podpatrywać, podpatrzyć, wścibiać się, wścibić się, wściubiać się, wściubić się
bisbilhotar, xeretar
рыча́г, выве́дывать, подсма́тривать, следи́ть, шпио́нить
ryčág, vyvédyvatʹ, podsmátrivatʹ, sledítʹ, špiónitʹ
curtigghiari
vylámať, vypáčiť
abrir apalacando, abrir palanqueando, curiosear, curiosear, entremeter, fisgar, fisgonear, hacer palanca, hurgar, husmear, sapear, vidajenear, vinear
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