pry

pry
intransitive verb
neugierig sein
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/120558/pry_about">pry about
- pry into
* * *
verb
(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) herumschnüffeln
* * *
pry1
<-ie->
[praɪ]
vi neugierig sein
I don't wish to \pry, but ... ich möchte ja nicht aufdringlich sein, aber ...
to \pry about [or around] herumschnüffeln fam
to \pry into sth sich akk in etw akk einmischen, seine Nase in etw akk stecken fam
pry2
<-ie->
[praɪ]
vt esp AM (prise)
to \pry sth open etw aufbrechen
to \pry a secret out of sb jdm ein Geheimnis entlocken
* * *
I [praɪ]
vi
neugierig sein; (in drawers etc) (herum)schnüffeln (in in +dat)

I don't mean to pry, but ... — es geht mich ja nichts an, aber ...

to pry into sb's affairs — seine Nase in jds Angelegenheiten (acc) stecken

to pry into sb's secrets — jds Geheimnisse ausspionieren wollen

to pry around — herumschnüffeln

II
vt (US)
See:
= prise
* * *
pry1 [praı]
A v/i (neugierig) spähen, neugierig gucken oder sein:
pry about (oder around) herumschnüffeln;
pry into sth
a) etwas zu erforschen suchen,
b) pej seine Nase in etwas stecken
B s neugierige Person
pry2 [praı] besonders US für prize3
* * *
intransitive verb
neugierig sein
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
v.
neugierig sein ausdr.

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