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prod

UK: /prɒd/ US: /prɑːd/ [prodded, prodding]

Translation

v [t, i]
› (con el dedo)
⇨ pinchar
›
⇨ empujar [con el dedo o con un objeto punzante]
The child prodded at the vegetables on his plate with a fork
El niño empujaba las verduras en su plato con un tenedor
v [t]
›
⇨ persuadir
⇨ dar un empujón col.
He needs to be prodded
Necesita que le den un empujón
(Definition of prod vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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