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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPrick
/prɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make a small puncture or hole in something with a sharp point.
"She used a needle to prick the surface of the balloon."
- 1
An annoying, unpleasant, or contemptible person (vulgar slang).
"He acted like a complete prick during the meeting."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'prician', meaning to puncture or pierce, sharing roots with Middle Dutch and Low German terms for a point or sting. Over centuries, the noun expanded from physical pointed tools and stings to metaphorical applications, including a vulgar slang term for an annoying person or the male anatomy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prick" is said worldwide
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piquer
Transliteration: /pi.ke/
"Il faut piquer le tissu avec une aiguille."
stechen
Transliteration: /ˈʃtɛçn̩/
"Eine Biene kann dich stechen."
pungere
Transliteration: /ˈpun.dʒe.re/
"Fai attenzione a non pungerti con le spine."
pinchar
Transliteration: /pinˈtʃaɾ/
"Tengo cuidado de no pincharme con el cactus."
picar
Transliteration: /piˈkaɾ/
"O mosquito pode picar você à noite."
चुभाना
Transliteration: chubhāna
"सुई को ध्यान से चुभाएं।"
刺
Transliteration: cì
"用针刺破这个气球。"
찌르다
Transliteration: jjireuda
"바늘로 손가락을 찌르지 않도록 조심하세요."
刺す
Transliteration: sasu
"蜂に刺されないように気をつけてください。"
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