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prize

USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "prise" in the sense shown in 6).
prize(
prayz
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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