prize

prix, récompense

Chose offerte à quelqu’un pour avoir gagné une compétition ou obtenu d’excellents résultats.

En anglais simple : Something given to someone for winning a competition or doing very well.

• She won a prize.
• First prize is a new bicycle.
• What prizes did the winners receive?

Comment l'utiliser : a prize for something (She received a prize for her painting.)

Synonymes : award, reward

Expressions courantes : win a prize, first prize, cash prize, prize money

de premier choix, exceptionnel

Devant un nom, indique qu’une chose est assez bonne pour gagner une compétition.

En anglais simple : Used before a noun to describe something so good that it could win a competition.

• The farmer showed us his prize bull.
• She grew a prize pumpkin in her garden.
• His prize roses attracted visitors from nearby villages.

Expressions courantes : prize horse, prize fish, prize pumpkin

prise, butin

Chose prise à un ennemi ou à quelqu’un d’autre par la force ou grâce à un plan habile.

En anglais simple : Something taken from an enemy or another person by force or clever planning.

• The captured ship became their prize.
• The soldiers divided the prizes taken during the battle.
• The fleet returned with several valuable prizes.

Synonymes : booty, spoils, capture

Expressions courantes : take a prize, a captured prize, war prize

estimer, apprécier

Considérer une chose comme très importante ou précieuse.

En anglais simple : To consider something very important or valuable.

• I prize your friendship.
• The artist’s early paintings are highly prized.
• They prize these old books for their beautiful illustrations.

Comment l'utiliser : prize something for something (Collectors prize this pottery for its delicate patterns.); prize something above something (She prizes honesty above success.)

Synonymes : value, treasure, cherish

Expressions courantes : prize something highly, prize something above something, prize someone’s friendship

forcer, ouvrir de force

Ouvrir ou détacher quelque chose en forçant, souvent à l’aide d’un outil.

En anglais simple : To force something open or away from something else, often using a tool.

• She prized the lid open.
• They prized the metal cover off with a crowbar.
• Can you prize these two boards apart?

Comment l'utiliser : prize something open (We used a screwdriver to prize the lid open.); prize something off something (He prized the board off the wall.)

Synonymes : prise, pry, lever

Expressions courantes : prize something open, prize something off, prize something apart

primé

Qui a remporté un prix dans une compétition.

En anglais simple : Having won an award in a competition.

• The prize bull wore a blue ribbon.
• Her prize vegetables were displayed at the fair.
• Visitors admired the prize roses after the judges announced the winners.

Synonymes : award-winning

Expressions courantes : prize vegetable, prize bull, prize exhibit

exceptionnel, fieffé

Remarquable dans son genre ; sert parfois à souligner à quel point quelqu’un est idiot.

En anglais simple : Extremely good or outstanding of its kind; sometimes used to emphasize how foolish someone is.

• What a prize fool I was!
• The collection includes a prize specimen of this rare butterfly.
• He made himself look like a prize idiot at the meeting.

Synonymes : outstanding, exceptional

Expressions courantes : prize fool, prize idiot, prize specimen