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peaked

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peaked 1  (pkt, pkd)
adj.
Ending in a peak; pointed: a peaked cap.

peak·ed 2  (pkd)
adj.
Having a sickly appearance: You're looking a little peaked today.

peaked [piːkt]
adj
having a peak; pointed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.peaked - somewhat ill or prone to illnesspeaked - somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
2.peaked - having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"
pointed - having a point
Translations
peaked1 [piːkt] ADJ peaked capgorra f de visera
peaked [ˈpiːkt] adj [cap] → à visière
peak-hour [ˈpiːkˈaʊər] adj [traffic] → de pointe
peak hours npl (= rush hour) → heures fpl d'affluence
peak period npériode f de pointe
peak rate nplein tarif m
You pay the peak rate for calls at this time of day → On paie le plein tarif quand on appelle à cette heure-ci.
to be charged at peak rate [phone call] → être facturé(e) au plein tarif
peak season nhaute saison f
in peak season → en haute saison
peak time n
(British) (on TV)heures fpl de grande écoute
(for traffic, train services)heures fpl de pointe
peak-time [ˌpiːkˈtaɪm] adj
(British) [programme] → diffusé(e) à des heures de grande écoute
[traffic, train services] → des périodes de pointe
peaked
adj
cap, helmet etcspitz
personverhärmt, abgehärmt
peaked [piːkt] adj
a. (cap) → con visiera
b. = peaky


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In all the devious tracings the course of a sailing-ship leaves upon the white paper of a chart she is always aiming for that one little spot - maybe a small island in the ocean, a single headland upon the long coast of a continent, a lighthouse on a bluff, or simply the peaked form of a mountain like an ant-heap afloat upon the waters.
His soul palpitating with love of art, he painted the models who hung about the stairway of Bernini in the Piazza de Spagna, undaunted by their obvious picturesqueness; and his studio was full of canvases on which were portrayed moustachioed, large-eyed peasants in peaked hats, urchins in becoming rags, and women in bright petticoats.
Standing at the mast-head of my ship during a sunrise that crimsoned sky and sea, I once saw a large herd of whales in the east, all heading towards the sun, and for a moment vibrating in concert with peaked flukes.
 
 
 
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