adj. précieux; parfait; exceptionnel; nécessité de le publier; primé

v. priser; estimer

n. prix; butin; récompense; bien

prize1 [praNz] n
(a)(award) prix m (remporté); (what is at stake, to be won) enjeu m;
F no prizes for guessing, pas difficile de deviner;
consolation prize, prix de consolation;
the Nobel prize, le prix Nobel;
to win or carry off the prize, remporter le prix;
prize bull, taureau primé;
Sch prize day, jour m de la distribution des prix;
prize list, palmarès m;
prize money, prix en espèces;
Boxing prize ring, ring m des professionnels;
my prize tulips/sheep/etc, mes tulipes/moutons/etc primé(e)s;
(b)(in a lottery) lot m;
to win first prize, gagner le gros lot.

prize2 vt (value) évaluer, estimer, priser;
to prize something highly, faire grand cas de quelque chose;
her most prized possession, l'objet qu'elle prise au-dessus de tout.

prize3 n Nau (ship) prise f, capture f; Mil (spoils) butin m de guerre.

prize4 vt (force) to prize something up, soulever quelque chose à l'aide d'un levier;
to prize a lid open, forcer un couvercle avec un levier;
she prized the fighting boys apart, elle a séparé les garçons qui se battaient.

latin compensare, de com, et pensare, peser

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pâ(s)dâš(t)
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l'argent, la nourriture ou le sexe sont des récompenses, de nature différente, mais qui activent les mêmes régions cérébrales, appelées système de récompense.

(Le cerveau a le goût du jeu)
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"La récompense d'une bonne action, c'est de l'avoir faite."

(Séneque, Épîtres, LXXXI, dans MONTAIGNE, Les Essais, Œuvres complètes dans La Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Éditions Gallimard, 1962, p. 1587)

adj. valuable, of great worth; unique, outstanding; award-winning, worthy of a reward; given as an award

v. appreciate, esteem, respect, hold in high regard; estimate value, appraise, assess worth

n. award, reward, trophy, item won in a competition; booty, loot, plunder; acquisition, property that has been obtained from others

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Noun
1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe"
(synonym) award
(hypernym) gift
(hyponym) scholarship
2. goods or money obtained illegally
(synonym) loot, booty, pillage, plunder, swag, dirty money
(hypernym) stolen property
(part-meronym) cut
3. something given as a token of victory
(synonym) trophy
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) apple of discord

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Verb
1. hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
(synonym) value, treasure, appreciate
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) do justice
2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
(synonym) pry, prise, lever, jimmy
(hypernym) open, open up
(entail) loosen, loose
3. regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
(synonym) respect, esteem, value, prise
(hypernym) see, consider, reckon, view, regard
(hyponym) think the world of

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Adjective
1. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"
(synonym) choice, prime(a), quality, select
(similar) superior

n. socket, plug, plug socket, wall plug, switch plug, Jack, outlet, power outlet, power point, receptacle

příd.jm. vyznamenaný cenou; prvotřídní

v. cenit (si); vážit si

n. cena