prime

1. (transitive)To fill or prepare the chamber of a mechanism for its main work.

   You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump.

2. (transitive)To apply a coat of primer paint to.

   I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat.

   grundieren

   грунтова́тьgruntovátʹ

   cover with a primer; apply a primer to

3. (intransitive)To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

   insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

4. (intransitive)To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

5. To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

6. To prepare; to make ready.

   The boys are primed for mischief.

   vorbereiten, scharf machen, ansaugen lassen

   гото́вить к рабо́теgotóvitʹ k rabóte

7. To mark with a prime mark.

8. (intransitive, obsolete)To be renewed.

9. (archaic)To instruct beforehand, as for an examination; to coach.

   to prime a witness

10. (UK, dialectal, obsolete)To trim or prune.

    to prime trees

1. Tom is no longer our prime suspect.

   Том більше не є нашим головним підозрюваним. — deniko

   deTom ist nicht mehr unser Hauptverdächtiger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. There are only two prime numbers between 10 and 14.

   У проміжку між 10 та 14 є лише два прості числа. — deniko

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3. Is 1 a prime number?

   Одиниця — просте число? — deniko

   ruЕдиница – простое число? — Ooneykcall

   deIst 1 eine Primzahl? — manese

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4. Is 1 considered a prime number?

   Чи вважається одиниця простим числом? — deniko

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5. He was forced to resign as prime minister.

   Його примусили залишити посаду прем'єр-міністра. — hectorvk

   ruЕго вынудили оставить пост премьер-министра. — shanghainese

   deEr wurde gezwungen, als Ministerpräsident zurückzutreten. — Manfredo

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