prised

[US]/praɪz/
[UK]/praɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at tvinge åben eller fra hinanden; at lirke.
n. en lirker; et brydejern.

Phrases & Collocations

prise open

riv op

prise information

få information

prise out

rive ud

prise loose

løsne

prise apart

adskille

Example Sentences

We managed to prise off the lid with a tyre lever.

Vi formåede at lirke låget af med en dækspartler.

You’ll be lucky to prise any money out of him!

Du vil være heldig at få penge ud af ham!

using a screwdriver, he prised open the window.

Med en skruetrækker åbnede han vinduet.

I got the loan, though I had to prise it out of him.

Jeg fik lånet, selvom jeg var nødt til at lirke det ud af ham.

I finally managed to prise his new address out of her.

Jeg formåede endelig at lirke hans nye adresse ud af hende.

to prise open a door

at lirke en dør op

she managed to prise the secret out of him

Hun formåede at lirke hemmeligheden ud af ham.

he tried to prise the lid off the jar

Han forsøgte at lirke låget af krukken.

the detective managed to prise the truth from the suspect

Detektiven formåede at lirke sandheden ud af den mistænkte.

to prise information from someone

at lirke information ud af nogen

Real-world Examples

They prised the box open with a lever.

De priede kassen op med en løftestang.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

He prised open the back of the camera.

Han priede bagsiden af kameraet op.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The thief prised the casket in less than a second.

Tyven priede kisten op på mindre end et sekund.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.

Frank bad ham om at gøre det, og forhandleren priede modvilligt kassen op.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Prising a boar off a sow or taking the piglets from their mother.

At fjerne en orne fra en sø eller tage killingerne fra deres mor.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

" Oh, speak English, can't you? " Ron said, prising a fish out from between his teeth.

" Åh, tal engelsk, kan du ikke? " sagde Ron og priede en fisk ud mellem tænderne.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Prising a child from Lego's vast shop near People's Square can be like unsticking two stubborn bits of Lego.

At få et barn ud af Lego's store butik nær People's Square kan være som at få to stædige Lego-stykker fra hinanden.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The meat has to be prised from the bones.

Kødet skal pilles af knoglerne.

Source: The Economist Culture

He took a screwdriver and prised off the lid.

Han tog en skruetrækker og priede låget af.

Source: Roddar

There's no pain would prise his need from him.

Der er ingen smerte, der kan fjerne hans behov.

Source: The Avengers

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