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"Prize" is a noun which is often translated as "el premio", and "price" is a noun which is often translated as "el precio". Learn more about the difference between "prize" and "price" below.

prize(

prayz

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (award)

a. el premio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The prize in the children's race was an ice cream cone.El premio de la carrera de niños fue un cono de helado.

2. (nautical)

a. la presa

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The United States Navy took a German submarine as a prize during World War II.La Marina de Estados Unidos tomó un submarino alemán como presa durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

3. (winning)

a. premiado

He hopes to win the Kentucky Derby with his prize racehorse.Espera ganar el Derby de Kentucky con su premiado caballo de carreras.

4. (outstanding)

a. de primera

This farm raises prize chickens. Our clients are gourmet restaurants.Esta granja cría pollos de primera. Nuestros clientes son restaurantes gourmet.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to value highly)

a. apreciar

Celia prizes her collection of rare 15th-century coins.Celia aprecia su colección de monedas excepcionales del siglo XV.

b. valorar

Heidi prizes her husband's ability to cook.Heidi valora la habilidad para la cocina de su esposo.

6. (to remove with difficulty)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. arrancar

Melissa prized the lid off with her teeth.Melissa arrancó la tapa con los dientes.

b. sacar

The dentist prized the molar from the patient's mouth.El dentista sacó la muela de la boca del paciente.

price(

prays

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (value)

a. el precio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The price of gas keeps rising.El precio de la gasolina sigue aumentando.

2. (unwelcome consequence)

a. el precio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

That is the price you pay for saying nothing.Ese es el precio que pagas por no decir nada.

3. (bounty)

a. el precio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The sheriff put a price on the bandit's head.El sheriff le puso precio a la cabeza del bandido.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to fix the price of)

a. ponerle un precio a

We decided to price the books below our main competitor.Decidimos ponerle un precio a los libros por debajo del de nuestro competidor principal.

b. etiquetear

The tickets are not correctly priced.Los boletos no están bien etiqueteados.

c. etiquetar

I need to price all of these grapefruits.Necesito etiquetar todas estas toronjas.

5. (to place value on)