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1 prying
['praɪɪŋ]aggettivo ficcanaso* * *prying /ˈpraɪɪŋ/a.curioso; indagatore; indiscreto; inquisitivo: a prying look, uno sguardo indiscretopryingly avv.* * *['praɪɪŋ]aggettivo ficcanaso -
2 prying pry·ing adj
['praɪɪŋ]curioso (-a), indiscreto (-a) -
3 inquisitive
[ɪn'kwɪzətɪv]1) (inquiring) [ person] indagatore; [ mind] curioso, avido di sapere* * *[in'kwizətiv](eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) curioso- inquisitiveness* * *inquisitive /ɪnˈkwɪzətɪv/a.1 che indaga; curioso; avido di sapere2 curioso; indiscreto; che ficca il naso nelle faccende altrui (fam.)inquisitively avv. inquisitiveness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: inquisitive non significa inquisitivo.* * *[ɪn'kwɪzətɪv]1) (inquiring) [ person] indagatore; [ mind] curioso, avido di sapere -
4 pry
I [praɪ]nome AE leva f., palanchino m.II [praɪ]1)to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino
2)III [praɪ]verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiareto pry into — ficcare il naso in [ business]
* * *(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) curiosare, spiare* * *I [praɪ] vi II [praɪ] vt AmSee:* * *pry (1) /praɪ/n.1 [uc] atto di curiosare2 ficcanaso; curiosone, curiosona● a Paul Pry, un ficcanaso.pry (2) /praɪ/n.(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.● (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]1)to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino
2)III [praɪ]verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiareto pry into — ficcare il naso in [ business]
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5 pryingly
См. также в других словарях:
Prying — Pry ing, a. Inspecting closely or impertinently. [1913 Webster] Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prying — index encroachment, interest (concern), interrogative, obtrusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prying — *curious, inquisitive, snoopy, nosy Analogous words: meddlesome, officious, *impertinent, intrusive, obtrusive … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prying — [prī′iŋ] adj. [prp. of PRY2] improperly curious or inquisitive SYN. CURIOUS pryingly adv … English World dictionary
Prying — Pry Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prying}.] To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prying — adj. Prying is used with these nouns: ↑eye … Collocations dictionary
prying — pry [1] ► VERB (pries, pried) ▪ enquire too intrusively into a person s private affairs. DERIVATIVES prying adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
prying — I noun offensive inquisitiveness • Syn: ↑nosiness, ↑snoopiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑snoopy (for: ↑snoopiness), ↑pry, ↑no … Useful english dictionary
prying — adjective Date: 1552 inquisitive in an annoying, officious, or meddlesome way Synonyms: see curious • pryingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
prying — pryingly, adv. pryingness, n. /pruy ing/, adj. 1. that pries; looking or searching curiously. 2. impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive. [1950 55; PRY1 + ING2] Syn. 1. peeping, peering, peeking. 2. nosy. See curious. * * * … Universalium
prying — Synonyms and related words: busy, busybody, curious, delving, digging, fishing, forward, impertinent, in search of, inquisitive, inquisitorial, loaded for bear, looking for, meddlesome, meddling, nosy, obtrusive, officious, out for, out for bear … Moby Thesaurus
