prying

• Describe a una persona que muestra curiosidad excesiva o entrometida por los asuntos privados de los demás.

Describes someone who is excessively curious about the private affairs of others.

1. Inquisitive or nosyB2informal

   Showing an offensively curious or overly inquisitive interest in other people's private matters.

   entrometido, curioso

   • She ignored the prying questions from the journalist.
   • He had a prying nature that made others uncomfortable.
   • The neighbors were prying into their personal affairs.

   Sinónimosbusybodycuriousinquisitiveintrusivemeddlesomeofficious

   Antónimosdisinterestedincuriousindifferentunconcerneduninterested

• Sustantivo que designa la acción de entrometerse o mostrar un interés excesivo en los asuntos privados de otras personas, generalmente de manera indiscreta o insistente.

A noun referring to the act of being overly curious or intrusively inquisitive about the private affairs of others.

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1. Offensive InquisitivenessB2formal

   The act of excessively or intrusively seeking information about others' private matters.

   Curiosidad intrusiva

   • His constant prying into her personal life made her uncomfortable.
   • The journalist's prying was seen as an invasion of privacy.
   • She resented the prying of her nosy neighbors.

   Sinónimoscuriosityinquisitivenessintrusionintrusivenessmeddlingnosiness

   Antónimosdisinterestindifferenceunconcern

• Verbo que designa la acción de indagar o curiosear de manera impertinente o intrusiva en asuntos ajenos, o bien de abrir algo haciendo palanca.

A verb used to indicate the act of inquiring impertinently or intrusively into private matters, or to lever something open.

1. Force openB2formal

   To move or force something, especially in an effort to get it open.

   Hacer palanca para abrir

   • He used a crowbar to pry open the locked chest.
   • She pried the lid off the jar with a knife.
   • The firefighters pried the door open to rescue the trapped people.

   Sinónimosleverpriseprizewrench

2. Inquire nosilyB2informal

   To ask questions in a way that is too curious or intrusive about someone's private life.

   curiosear indiscretamente

   • Stop prying into my personal affairs!
   • She pried into his past relationships without permission.
   • The journalist pried for details about the celebrity's divorce.

   Sinónimosinterfereintrudemeddlenosepokesnoop

   Antónimosrespect

3. Search meddlesomelyB2informal

   To search or inquire in a meddlesome or presumptuous way.

   Hurgar con curiosidad impertinente

   • He pried through her desk drawers looking for evidence.
   • They pried into the company's financial records without authorization.
   • The detective pried into every corner of the suspect's life.

   Sinónimosintrudemeddlenosepeekpokesnoop

   Antónimosignoreneglectrespect