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A n1 lit ( poke) petit coup m ; to give sth/sb a prod ( with implement) donner un petit coup à qch/qn ; ( with finger) toucher qn/qch ;2 ○ fig (encouragement, reminder) to give sb a prod secouer ○ qn ; he/she needs a prod to do il faut le/la pousser pour qu'il/elle fasse ; he needs a gentle prod to do il faut lui rappeler gentiment de faire ;1 ( poke) (with foot, instrument, stick) donner des petits coups à, pousser [qch] doucement ; ( with finger) toucher ; ( with fork) piquer ; stop prodding me! arrête de me bousculer! ; to prod sb in the stomach ( hard) enfoncer les doigts dans l'estomac de qn ; to prod sb's stomach ( gently) [doctor] tâter le ventre de qn ;2 ○ (remind, encourage) pousser, secouer ○ ; to prod sb into doing pousser qn à faire ; the government will have to be prodded into acting il faudra pousser le gouvernement pour qu'il agisse ; he needs to be proded occasionally il a besoin d'être secoué de temps en temps ○ ;3 ( interrogate) interroger. -
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prod [prɒd]1. nounpique f* * *[prɒd] 1.to give something/somebody a prod — ( with implement) donner un petit coup à quelque chose/quelqu'un; ( with finger) toucher quelque chose/quelqu'un
2) (colloq) fig ( reminder)to give somebody a prod — secouer (colloq) quelqu'un
2.he/she needs a prod to do — il faut le/la pousser pour qu'il/elle fasse
1) ( poke) (with foot, instrument, stick) donner des petits coups à; ( with finger) toucher; ( with fork) piquer2) (colloq) ( remind) pousser3) ( interrogate) interroger -
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1 noun∎ I gave him a prod with my walking stick je lui ai donné un petit coup avec ma canne;∎ he gave the sausages a prod with his fork il a piqué les saucisses avec sa fourchette∎ to give sb a prod pousser qn;∎ he needs an occasional prod il a besoin qu'on le pousse de temps en temps(a) (with finger) donner un coup avec le doigt à, pousser (du doigt); (with stick) pousser avec la pointe d'un bâton;∎ he prodded me in the back with his pen il m'a donné un (petit) coup dans le dos avec son stylo;∎ he prodded the sausages with a fork il a piqué les saucisses avec une fourchette∎ to prod sb into doing sth pousser ou inciter qn à faire qch;∎ to prod sb into action pousser qn à agir;∎ she prodded me in the right direction elle m'a mis sur la voiepousser, piquer;∎ she prodded at her food distractedly elle piquait dans son assiette d'un air distrait -
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[prod] 1. past tense, past participle - prodded; verb1) (to push with something pointed; to poke: He prodded her arm with his finger.) pousser2) (to urge or encourage: He prodded her into action.) pousser (qqn à faire qqch.)2. noun(an act of prodding: She gave him a prod.) petit coup (de doigt, etc.) -
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[Torture] aiguillon électrique [servant à piquer le bétail mais utilisé dans certains pays comme instrument de torture]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > cattle-prod
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2) [Torture] magnéto; arg. la gégèneEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > electric prod
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1) aiguillonner2) Terr., Mil. torturer à l'électricité [infliger des décharges à l'aide d'un aiguillon électrique]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to prod
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10 poke
poke [pəʊk]∎ somebody poked me in the back quelqu'un m'a donné un coup dans le dos(b) (stick, insert) enfoncer;∎ she poked her finger/knife into the tart elle enfonça son doigt/son couteau dans la tarte;∎ to poke a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch;∎ he poked his finger at the map il a pointé le doigt vers la carte;∎ he poked his stick at me il fit un mouvement avec son bâton dans ma direction;∎ she opened the door and poked her head in/out elle ouvrit la porte et passa sa tête à l'intérieur/à l'extérieur;∎ he's always poking his nose in other people's business il se mêle toujours de ce qui ne le regarde pas∎ I poked him in the nose je lui ai flanqué un coup de poing sur le nez∎ to poke fun at sb/sth se moquer de qn/qch∎ (prod) to poke at sth (with finger) toucher qch du doigt; (with stick) donner un petit coup dans qch3 noun(a) (push, prod) poussée f, (petit) coup m;∎ he gave me a poke in the back il m'a donné un (petit) coup dans le dos;∎ give the fire a poke donne un coup de tisonnier dans le feu;∎ he's asking for a poke in the nose! il va prendre un marron s'il continue!∎ to have a poke tirer un coup∎ a dog was poking about in the bushes un chien fouinait ou furetait dans les buissons;∎ she was poking about in the wardrobe for something to wear elle fouillait dans l'armoire pour trouver quelque chose à mettre(b) (make unwanted enquiries) fourrer son nez partout, fouiner;∎ that social worker is always poking about cette assistante sociale est toujours en train de fourrer son nez partout(search in) fouiller dans;∎ she loves poking about antique shops elle adore fouiner ou farfouiller dans les magasins d'antiquitésAmerican avancer lentement➲ poke out(stick out) dépasser;∎ the new shoots were just poking out of the ground les nouvelles pousses commençaient tout juste à sortir de terre;∎ her umbrella was poking out of her bag son parapluie sortait ou dépassait de son sac(remove) déloger;∎ to poke sb's eye out crever un œil à qn -
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poke [pəʊk]1. noun( = jab) (petit) coup m (de canne, avec le doigt)( = jab with finger, stick) donner un coup à ; ( = thrust) [+ stick, finger] enfoncer• to poke a hole in sth (with one's finger/stick etc) faire un trou dans qch (avec le doigt/sa canne etc)• to poke through/up dépasser• I spent the morning poking about in antique shops j'ai passé la matinée à farfouiller (inf) dans les magasins d'antiquités► poke at inseparable transitive verb• she poked at her food with a fork elle jouait avec sa nourriture du bout de sa fourchette► poke in separable transitive verb( = stick out) dépassera. ( = stick out) sortirb. ( = dislodge) déloger* * *[pəʊk] 1. 2.transitive verb1) (jab, prod) pousser [quelqu'un] du bout du doigt [person]; donner un coup dans [pile, substance]; tisonner [fire]2) (push, put)to poke something into — enfoncer quelque chose dans [hole, pot]
to poke one's finger into a hole/pot — mettre le doigt dans un trou/pot
to poke one's head round the door/out of the window — passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre
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[‹æb] 1. past tense, past participle - jabbed; verb(to poke or prod: He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.) enfoncer, planter2. noun(a sudden hard poke or prod: He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.) coup -
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[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) enfoncer (dans)2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) faire un trou dans3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) dépasser (de)2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) coup- poker- poky - pokey - poke about/around - poke fun at - poke one's nose into -
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A n1 ( prod) coup m ; a poke in the eye lit un coup dans l'œil ; fig un camouflet ; to give the fire a poke tisonner le feu ;2 ( punch) coup m de poing ; to take a poke at sb lit envoyer un coup de poing à qn ; fig envoyer une pierre dans le jardin de qn ;B vtr1 (jab, prod) pousser [person] ; donner un coup dans [pile, substance] ; tisonner [fire] to poke sb in the ribs/the eye donner un coup dans les côtes/l'œil de qn ; to poke oneself in the eye with a pencil se mettre un crayon dans l'œil ; he poked his food with his fork il inspecta le contenu de son assiette avec sa fourchette ;2 (push, put) to poke sth into enfoncer qch dans [hole, pot] ; to poke one's finger into a hole/pot mettre le doigt dans un trou/pot ; to poke one's finger up one's nose se mettre le doigt dans le nez ; to poke one's head round the door/out of the window passer la tête par la porte/par la fenêtre ; to poke food through the bars passer de la nourriture à travers les barreaux ;3 ( pierce) to poke a hole in sth percer qch, faire un trou dans qch (with avec).it's better than a poke in the eye (with a sharp stick) c'est mieux que rien.■ poke around, poke about GB fouiner, farfouiller (in dans ; for pour trouver).■ poke at:▶ poke at [sth] chipoter devant [food, plate].■ poke out:▶ poke out [elbow, toe, blade, spring] dépasser ; [flower] poindre ; to poke out through [spring, stuffing] dépasser [hole, old mattress] ; [flower] poindre à travers [snow, rubble] ; to poke out from under dépasser de dessous [bed, covers] ;▶ to poke out [sth], to poke [sth] out sortir [head, nose, tongue] ; to poke sb's eye out crever l'œil de qn.■ poke up [flower, shoot] poindre (through à travers). -
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goose [gu:s](plural geese)1. nounoie f( = prod inf!) to goose sb donner un petit coup sur les fesses de qn3. compounds* * *[guːs] 1.2.you silly goose! — (colloq) idiot/-e!
(colloq) transitive verb pincer les fesses de••to cook somebody's goose — (colloq) couler (colloq) quelqu'un
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['prodəkt]1) (a result: The plan was the product of hours of thought.) produit, résultat2) (something manufactured: The firm manufactures metal products.) produit3) (the result of multiplying one number by another: The product of 9 and 2 is 18.) produit -
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B vtr1 ( prod) aiguillonner [animal] ;2 fig ( provoke) provoquer [person] ; to goad sb into doing sth pousser qn à faire qch ; to goad sb to violence pousser qn à la violence.
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prod — prod·der; prod·dle; prod·e·li·sion; prod·i·gal·i·ty; prod·i·gal·ize; prod·i·gal·ly; prod·i·gus; prod·i·gy; prod·i·to·ri·ous; prod·ro·ma; prod·ro·mal; prod·ro·mus; prod; prod·i·gal; … English syllables
Prod — Prod, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prodded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prodding}.] To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prod|i|gy — «PROD uh jee», noun, plural gies. 1. a marvel; wonder; surprise. A child prodigy is a child remarkably brilliant in some respect. 2. a marvelous example: »The warriors performed prodigies of valor. Samson performed prodigies of strength. 3. a… … Useful english dictionary
Prod — Prod, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. brod goad, prickle, sting, and E. brad, also W. procio to poke, thrust.] [1913 Webster] 1. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a goad, an awl, a skewer, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. A prick or stab which a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prod — can refer to: *Cattle prod, a device (often electric) used to goad livestock into moving *An offensive term common to Ireland referring to someone of the Protestant faith … Wikipedia
prod# — prod vb 1 *poke, nudge, jog Analogous words: prick, punch, bore (see PERFORATE): goad, spur (see corresponding nouns at MOTIVE): pierce, penetrate (see ENTER) 2 *urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prick, sic Analogous words: *incite, instigate:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prod — [v1] poke at crowd, dig, drive, elbow, goose, jab, jog, nudge, press, prick, punch, push, shove; concept 208 prod [v2] urge, incite crowd*, egg on*, excite, exhort, goad, goose*, impel, instigate, jog memory, motivate, move, pique, prick, prompt … New thesaurus
prod — ► VERB (prodded, prodding) 1) poke with a finger or pointed object. 2) stimulate or persuade to do something. ► NOUN 1) a poke. 2) a stimulus or reminder. 3) a pointed implement, typically used as a … English terms dictionary
Prod — /prod/, n. Chiefly Ulster Slang (often disparaging and offensive). a Protestant, esp. an Anglo Irish Protestant. [by shortening; d prob. reflects the voicing or flap characteristic of some Ulster accents] * * * … Universalium
prod — index coax, coerce, constrain (compel), impel, jostle (bump into), press (goad) … Law dictionary
prod — (v.) 1530s, to poke with a stick, possibly a variant of brod, from M.E. brodden to goad, from O.N. broddr shaft, spike (see BRAD (Cf. brad)), or perhaps onomatopoeic. Figurative sense is recorded from 1871. Related: Prodded; prodding. The noun is … Etymology dictionary