pricked

prɪkt
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Translation of pricked into German

Adjective

1.

sensations

feeling a sharp pain or discomfort
  • Her conscience pricked her after she told the lie.Ihr Gewissen stach sie, nachdem sie die Lüge erzählt hatte.
2.

damaged

punctured by small holes
  • The balloon was pricked and deflated quickly.Der Ballon war durchstochen und entleerte sich schnell.
3.

attentive

listening carefully as if perked up
  • Her pricked ears caught every whisper in the room.Ihre aufmerksamen Ohren fingen jedes Flüstern im Raum auf.
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Expressions with pricked: examples in English and translations in German

When he saw her tears, it pricked his conscience.

Synonyms and analogies of pricked in English

Examples of pricked in a sentence

  • She felt pricked by the cold wind.
  • The pricked tire caused the bike to wobble.
  • His pricked finger bled slightly after the accident.
  • His pricked senses detected the faintest sound.
  • With pricked attention, she followed the lecture.
prick
prɪk
Noun
1.

tool

small pointed object
  • The thorn was a tiny prick on the stem.Der Dorn war ein kleiner Stachel am Stiel.
2.

medical

Slang
man's penis
Slang
  • He made a crude joke about his prick.Er machte einen derben Witz über seinen Schwanz.
3.

insult

Slang
contemptible or annoying person
Slang
Idiot mArschloch nArsch
  • He's such a prick when he's angry..Er ist so ein Idiot, wenn er wütend ist
4.

sensation

Rare
sharp, stinging sensation
Rare
Stich mStechen nPiks mNadelstich m
  • He felt a prick of pain in his arm.Er fühlte einen Stich im Arm.
Verb
tr.
1.

pierce

make a small hole with a sharp object
  • She pricked her finger with a needle.Sie stach sich mit einer Nadel in den Finger.
2.

sting

cause a sharp physical pain
stechen piksen einstechen
  • The thorn pricked his skin painfully.Der Dorn hat schmerzhaft seine Haut gestochen.
3.

goad

stimulate or incite someone
  • His words pricked her into action.Seine Worte stachelten sie zum Handeln an.

Expressions with prick: examples in English and translations in German

jemanden zum Nachdenken bringen
The documentary pricked their conscience about environmental issues.
spitzen
The dog pricked up its ears at the sound..
die Ohren spitzen
aufhorchen
He pricked up his ears when he heard his name.
die Ohren spitzen
When she mentioned the prize, everyone pricked up their ears.
hellhörig werden
aufhorchen
Her ears prick up when she hears her name.
die Blase platzen lassen
die Illusion zerstören
The harsh feedback pricked the bubble of his dreams.

Translations of "pricked" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
gestochenadj.

I myself have been pricked by potentially infectious needles and instruments.

Ich selbst habe mich mit möglicherweise ansteckenden Nadeln und Instrumenten gestochen.

gespitztadj.

The owls differ slightly, one's ears are pricked the others not.

Eins hat die Ohren gespitzt, das andere nicht.

gepikstadj./pp.

And to those pricked in their hearts,

Und für Jene, die in ihrem Herzen gepikst sind,

gepiekstpp.

So I pricked the holes closer than normally and I think the result looks like real stitching.

Ich habe die Löcher einfach dichter zusammen gepiekst als sonst und ich finde, das Ergebnis sieht fast wie echt aus.

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Other translations for pricked:

  • durchstochenadj.
  • stach

pricked: Examples and translations in context

It's been a while since someone pricked my finger.

Ist eine Weile her, seit jemand in meinen Finger gestochen hat.

I carefully touched the needled edge to avoid getting pricked.

Ich berührte die stachelige Kante vorsichtig, um nicht gestochen zu werden.

My entire body felt like it was being pricked with needles.

Mein ganzer Körper fühlte sich an, als würde er mit Nadeln gestochen.

Get up, the needle has pricked a little finger.

Übersetzung Steh auf, hat die Nadel eine kleine Finger gestochen.

His gloves were pricked by a thorn-tipped vine while he landscaped the yard.

Seine Handschuhe wurden von einer dornspitzigen Ranke gestochen, während er im Garten arbeitete.

His finger was pricked by a thorned branch while climbing the tree.

Sein Finger wurde von einem dornenbewehrten Ast gestochen, als er auf den Baum kletterte.

In severe cases, the remedy can be pricked daily.

In schweren Fällen kann das Mittel täglich gestochen werden.

I pricked my thumb with a needle.

Ich habe mich mit der Nadel in den Daumen gestochen.

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