prod

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprɒd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɑd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prod)

Inflections of 'prod' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
prods
v 3rd person singular
prodding
v pres p
prodded
v past
prodded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
prod [sb/sth] vtr(poke)picar a, pinchar a, punzar a vtr + prep
  picar, pinchar, punzar vtr
 (codo)dar un codazo a loc verb
  dar un codazo loc verb
 Prod him with your elbow and he'll wake up.
 Pícalo con el codo y se despertará.
prod [sb] to do [sth],
prod [sb] into doing [sth]
v expr
figurative (prompt to do [sth])empujar a alguien a, empujar a alguien para loc verb
 Mary resents having to prod her son to finish his homework.
 A María le molesta tener que empujar a su hijo para que haga la tarea.
prod [sb] into [sth] vtr + prepfigurative (prompt, incite)incitar a alguien a loc verb
  espolear a alguien a loc verb
 It's going to take more than that to prod them into action.
 Se va a necesitar más que eso para incitarlos a la acción.
prod n(act of poking)pinchazo nm
 (codo)codazo nm
 He felt the prod of her finger in his back and stopped slouching.
 Sintió el pinchazo de su dedo en la espalda y se puso derecho.
prod n(cattle prod: pointed implement)aguijada nf
 When the cow stopped to graze, he used a prod to get her moving again.
 Cuando la vaca se detuvo a pastar, él usó una aguijada para que volviera a moverse.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
prod nfigurative (stimulus)empuje nm
 The teacher's reappearance acted as a prod, and all the students began to concentrate on their schoolwork.
 La reaparición de la maestra funcionó como un empuje y todos los estudiantes empezaron a concentrarse en sus tareas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
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cattle prod n(pointed implement for prodding cattle)picana nf
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'prod' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
goose - jab - poke
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