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prodding n1 ( reminding) after a bit of prodding he agreed il a fallu insister pour qu'il donne son accord ; she needs a bit of prodding elle a besoin d'être poussée ;2 ( interrogation) questions fpl. -
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['prɒdɪŋ]1) ( reminding)2) [U] ( interrogation) questions fpl -
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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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[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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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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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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