PAUL PRY

Meaning of PAUL PRY in English

ˈpȯlˈprī noun

( plural paul prys )

Usage: usually capitalized both Ps

Etymology: after Paul Pry meddlesome hero of the comedy Paul Pry (1825) by John Poole died 1872 English playwright

: an excessively inquisitive person

we don't want any Paul Prys in this country at present — John Buchan

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PAUL PRY — an inquisitive, meddlesome person. [ from name of title character of Paul Pry (1853) by John Poole (1786-1872), English dramatist …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL PRY — n. nosy prying and meddlesome person
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAUL PRY — Function: noun Synonyms: BUSYBODY , butt-in, ||buttinsky, intermeddler, meddler, pragmatist, prier ( or pryer), quidnunc, rubberneck, snoop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PAUL PRY — noun Synonyms: busybody , butt-in, ||buttinsky, intermeddler, meddler, pragmatist, prier ( or pryer), quidnunc, rubberneck, snoop
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAUL PRY — (книжное) чрезмерно любопытный человек - her * tricks ее любопытство, ее вечный интерес к чужим делам
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL PRY — (книжное) чрезмерно любопытный человек - her * tricks ее любопытство, ее вечный интерес к чужим делам
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL PRY — книжн. чрезмерно любопытный человек her Paul Pry tricks - её любопытство, её вечный интерес к чужим делам
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PAUL PRY — книжн. чрезмерно любопытный человек her ~ tricks - её любопытство, её вечный интерес к чужим делам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PAUL PRY — книжн. чрезмерно любопытный человек her Paul Pry tricks - её любопытство, её вечный интерес к чужим делам
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL PRY — чрезмерно любопытный человек (сл.)
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PAUL PRY — чрезмерно любопытный человек (сл.)
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PAUL PRY — (книжное) чрезмерно любопытный человек - her * tricks ее любопытство, ее вечный интерес к чужим делам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL PRY — (книжное) чрезмерно любопытный человек - her * tricks ее любопытство, ее вечный интерес к чужим делам
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL — County: Cornwall Post Code: TR19
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
PAUL — Paul Tillich (18861965), German-born U.S. theologian and philosopher. Paul Tillich says: Islam...means surrender, devotion, subjection to the divine order, and …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
PRY — curiosar, spiar
English interlingue dictionary
PRY — panuup
English-Visayan vocabulary
PRY — I. intransitive verb (pried; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English prien Date: 14th century to look closely or inquisitively, II. transitive verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAUL — I. noun Etymology: Latin ~us, from Greek ~os Date: before 12th century an early Christian apostle and missionary and author …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAUL — I Russian Pavel Petrovich born Oct. 1, 1754, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 23, 1801, St. Petersburg Tsar of Russia …
Английский словарь Британика
PRY — I. ˈprī intransitive verb ( pried ; pried ; prying ; pries ) Etymology: Middle English prien : to look …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAUL — I. variant of pawl II. ˈpȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian paolo : paolo
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRY — (v. t.) To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize.
Английский словарь Webster
PAUL — (n.) An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
Английский словарь Webster
PAUL — (n.) See Pawl.
Английский словарь Webster
PRY — ( v. t. ) To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — ( n. ) See Pawl.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — ( n. ) An Italian silver coin. See Paolo.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRY — pry 1 /pruy/ , v. , pried, prying , n. , pl. pries . v.i. 1. to inquire impertinently or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — /pawl/ for 1-3, 5; /powl/ for 4 , n. 1. Saint , died A.D. c67, a missionary and apostle to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAUL — n. first name; family name; one of the apostles of Jesus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAUL — I. ˈpȯl noun Etymology: Latin Paulus, from Greek Paulos Date: before 12th century : an early Christian apostle and missionary …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRY — noun a lever; also, leverage. 2. pry ·noun curious inspection; impertinent peeping. 3. pry ·vt to raise or move, or …
Webster English vocab
PAUL — noun ·see pawl. 2. paul ·noun an italian silver coin. ·see paolo.
Webster English vocab
PRY — [pry] vi pried ; pry.ing [ME prien] (14c): to look closely or inquisitively; also: to make a nosy or presumptuous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAUL — [Paul] n [L Paulus, fr. Gk Paulos]: an early Christian apostle and missionary and author of several New Testament epistles
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAUL — born Dec. 14, 1901, Athens died March 6, 1964, Athens king of Greece (194764) who helped his country overcome Communist …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRY — pry, Pry BrE AmE praɪ ▷ pried praɪd (= pride) ▷ pries praɪz (= prize) ▷ prying/ly ˈpraɪ ɪŋ /li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAUL — Paul BrE AmE pɔːl pɑːl ▷ Paul's pɔːlz pɑːlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRY — / praɪ; NAmE / verb ( pries , pry·ing , pried , pried / praɪd; NAmE /) 1. [ v …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRY — pry /praɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle pried , present participle prying , third person singular …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAUL — I. Paul, Saint /pɔːl/ BrE AmE (?3AD-?68AD) a Christian ↑ apostle (=someone chosen by Jesus to teach and spread the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PRY — ( pries, prying, pried) 1. If someone pries , they try to find out about someone else’s private affairs, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PRY — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB off ▪ He pried off his shoes; loosened his collar; slumped in his seat …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAUL — n. Barras Paul François Jean Nicolas viscount de Belmondo Jean Paul Berg Paul Bert Paul Birtwistle Sir Harrison Paul Borduas …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PAUL — n. Russian Pavel Petrovich born Oct. 1, 1754, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 23, 1801, St. Petersburg Tsar of Russia …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PAUL — n. orig. Giovanni Battista Montini born Sept. 26, 1897, Concesio, near Brescia, Italy died Aug. 6, 1978, Castel Gandolfo Pope …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PAUL — n. orig. Alessandro Farnese born Feb. 29, 1468, Canino, Papal States died Nov. 10, 1549, Rome Pope (153449). The son …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRY — Synonyms and related words : Paul Pry, Paul-Pry, Peeping Tom, backseat driver, bar, beam, beat the bushes, bend the eyes, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAUL — Synonyms and related words : Ambrose of Milan, Athanasius, Barnabas, Basil, Clement of Alexandria, Clement of Rome, Cyprian of Carthage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRY — Probably or pretty. Example: That girl is pry cute. I'll pry see you in a few hours. That car is …
Slang English vocab
PAUL — See: ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.
Slang English vocab
PAUL — Classification: City Located in: Idaho (ID) Total Population (2000): 998 Total Housing Units (2000): 430 Land Area (square meters): 1657565 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
PRY — v. Function: verb to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a pry FF1C; pry up a …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PAUL — n. See pawl .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PRY — I. verb Synonyms: snoop , busybody, mouse, nose, ||piroot, poke, ||snook Idioms: nose into II. verb to raise, move, or …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PRY — v. 1 investigate, ferret about, examine, peer, peek, be inquisitive, inquire or enquire They pried into her past but found …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAUL — See: ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.
Словарь английских идиом
PAUL — [Other] "Small". In Hebrew, Saul. He was born at Tarsus in Cilicia, of Benjamite parents, about the beginning of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PAUL — (small, little). Nearly all the original materials for the life St. Paul are contained in the Acts of the Apostles …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PAUL — small; little
Bible Names English vocab
PRY — I 1. сущ. 1) любопытный человек (шутл. тж. Paul Pry) He is an insatiable pry who revels in all the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL — сущ. Пол(ь); библ. Павел Пауль
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAUL — сущ. Пол(ь); библ. Павел Пауль
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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