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pick 1  (pk)
v. picked, pick·ing, picks
v.tr.
1.
a. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked.
b. To select or cull.
2.
a. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton.
b. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day.
3.
a. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers.
b. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones.
4. To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth).
5. To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.
6. To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp pointed instrument.
7. To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp pointed instrument.
8. To take up (food) with the beak; peck: The parrot picked its seed.
9. To steal the contents of: My pocket was picked.
10. To open (a lock) without the use of a key.
11. To provoke: pick a fight.
12. Music
a. To pluck (an instrument's strings).
b. To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings.
c. To play (a tune) in this manner: picked a melody out on the guitar.
v.intr.
1. To decide with care or forethought.
2. To work with a pick.
3. To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp: He's always picking about something.
4. To be harvested or gathered: The ripe apples picked easily.
n.
1. The act of picking, especially with a sharp pointed instrument.
2. The act of selecting or choosing; choice: got first pick of the desserts.
3. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part: the pick of the crop.
4. The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.
5. Basketball A screen.
Phrasal Verbs:
pick apart
To refute or find flaws in by close examination: The lawyer picked the testimony apart.
pick at
1. To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.
2. To eat sparingly or without appetite: The child just picked at the food.
3. Informal To nag: Don't pick at me.
pick off
1. To shoot after singling out: The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.
2. Baseball To catch (a base runner) off base and put out with a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher, often to a specified base.
3. Sports To intercept, as a football pass.
pick on
To tease or bully.
pick out
1. To choose or select: picked out a nice watch.
2. To discern from the surroundings; distinguish: picked out their cousins from the crowd.
pick over
To sort out or examine item by item: picked over the grapes before buying them.
pick up
1.
a. To take up (something) by hand: pick up a book.
b. To collect or gather: picked up some pebbles.
c. To tidy up: picked up the bedroom.
2. To take on (passengers or freight, for example): The bus picks up commuters at five stops.
3. Informal
a. To acquire casually or by accident: picked up a new coat on sale.
b. To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience: picked up French quickly.
c. To claim: picked up her car at the repair shop.
d. To buy: picked up some milk at the store.
e. To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it: Let me pick up the tab.
f. To come down with (a disease): picked up a virus at school.
g. To gain: picked up five yards on that play.
4. Informal To take into custody: The agents picked up six smugglers.
5. Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.
6.
a. To come upon and follow: The dog picked up the scent.
b. To come upon and observe: picked up two submarines on sonar.
7. To continue after a break: Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.
8. Informal To improve in condition or activity: Sales picked up last fall.
9. Slang To prepare a sudden departure: She just picked up and left.
Idioms:
pick and choose
To select with great care.
pick holes in
To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in: picked holes in the argument.
pick (one's) way
To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope.
pick (someone) to pieces
To criticize sharply.
pick up on Informal
1. To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed: is quick to pick up on new computer skills.
2. To notice: picked up on my roommate's bad mood and left him alone.

[Middle English piken, to prick, from Old English *pcian, to prick, and from Old French piquer, to pierce (from Vulgar Latin *piccre; see pique).]

picker n.

pick 2  (pk)
n.
1. A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.
2.
a. Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking.
b. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.
c. A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.
3. Music A plectrum.

[Middle English pik, variant of pike, sharp point; see pike5.]

pick 3  (pk)
n.
1. A weft thread in weaving.
2. A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.
tr.v. picked, pick·ing, picks
1. To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.
2. Archaic To cast; pitch.

[Dialectal, from pick, to pitch, thrust, variant of pitch.]

pick1
vb
1. to choose (something) deliberately or carefully, from or as if from a group or number; select
2. to pluck or gather (fruit, berries, or crops) from (a tree, bush, field, etc.) to pick hops to pick a whole bush
3. (Cookery) (tr) to clean or prepare (fruit, poultry, etc.) by removing the indigestible parts
4. (tr) to remove loose particles from (the teeth, the nose, etc.)
5. (esp of birds) to nibble or gather (corn, etc.)
6. (when intr, foll by at) to nibble (at) fussily or without appetite
7. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) to separate (strands, fibres, etc.), as in weaving
8. (tr) to provoke (an argument, fight, etc.) deliberately
9. (tr) to steal (money or valuables) from (a person's pocket)
10. (tr) to open (a lock) with an instrument other than a key
11. (Music, other) to pluck the strings of (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
12. (tr) to make (one's way) carefully on foot they picked their way through the rubble
pick and choose to select fastidiously, fussily, etc.
pick someone's brains to obtain information or ideas from someone
n
1. freedom or right of selection (esp in the phrase take one's pick)
2. a person, thing, etc., that is chosen first or preferred the pick of the bunch
3. the act of picking
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the amount of a crop picked at one period or from one area
5. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing a speck of dirt or paper fibre or a blob of ink on the surface of set type or a printing plate See also pick at, pick off, pick on, pick out, pick-up
[from earlier piken to pick, influenced by French piquer to pierce; compare Middle Low German picken, Dutch pikken]
pickable  adj

pick2
n
1. (Engineering / Tools) a tool with a handle carrying a long steel head curved and tapering to a point at one or both ends, used for loosening soil, breaking rocks, etc.
2. (Engineering / Tools) any of various tools used for picking, such as an ice pick or toothpick
3. (Music, other) a plectrum
vb
1. (tr) to pierce, dig, or break up (a hard surface) with a pick
2. (tr) to form (a hole) in this way
[perhaps variant of pike2]

pick3 (in weaving)
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to cast (a shuttle)
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) one casting of a shuttle
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a weft or filling thread
[variant of pitch1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pickpick - the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"
deciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
pleasure - a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President"
favorite, favourite - something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"
way - doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"
2.pickpick - the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"
output, yield, production - the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
3.pick - the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"
elite, elite group - a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
4.pickpick - the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
5.pickpick - a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
guitar pick - a plectrum used to pluck a guitar
6.pick - a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
ice pick, icepick - pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice
toothpick - pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
7.pickpick - a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"
edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
mattock - a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle
8.pick - a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
basketball play - a play executed by a basketball team
9.pickpick - the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
casting - the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
coloration, colouration - choice and use of colors (as by an artist)
sampling - (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
willing, volition - the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition"
election - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession"
balloting, vote, voting, ballot - a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
Verb1.pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
hand-pick - pick personally and very carefully; "the director hand-picked his new team"
2.pick - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
mushroom - pick or gather mushrooms; "We went mushrooming in the Fall"
berry - pick or gather berries; "We went berrying in the summer"
get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, discover, find out, pick up, see - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
pick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"
pluck, pull off, tweak, pick off - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
pick up - give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"
receive, pick up - register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
catch, pick up - perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"
3.pick - harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"
criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
4.pick - provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
5.pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
6.pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
7.pick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
8.pick - pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
9.pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
10.pick - attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"
pierce - cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
11.pick - hit lightly with a picking motion
strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
12.pick - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

pick
verb
1. select, choose, identify, elect, nominate, sort out, specify, opt for, single out, mark out, plump for, hand-pick, decide upon, cherry-pick, fix upon, settle on or upon, sift out He had picked ten people to interview for the jobs.
select decline, reject, dismiss, turn down, discard, spurn, cast aside
2. gather, cut, pull, collect, take in, harvest, pluck, garner, cull He helped his mother pick fruit.
3. provoke, start, cause, stir up, incite, instigate, foment He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.
4. open, force, crack (informal), break into, break open, prise open, jemmy (informal) He picked the lock, and rifled the papers in each drawer.
noun
1. choice, decision, choosing, option, selection, preference We had the pick of winter coats from the shop.
2. best, prime, finest, tops (slang), choicest, flower, prize, elect, pride, elite, cream, jewel in the crown, crème de la crème (French) These boys are the pick of the under-15 cricketers in the country.
pick at something nibble, peck at, have no appetite for, play or toy with, push round the plate, eat listlessly She picked at her breakfast.
pick on someone
1. torment, bully, bait, tease, get at (informal), badger, persecute, hector, goad, victimize, have it in for (informal), tyrannize, have a down on (informal) Bullies pick on smaller children.
2. choose, select, prefer, elect, single out, fix on, settle upon He needed to confess to someone - he just happened to pick on me.
pick someone up (Informal)
1. arrest, nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), bust (informal), do (slang), lift (slang), run in (slang), nail (informal), collar (informal), pinch (informal), pull in (Brit. slang), nab (informal), apprehend, take someone into custody, feel your collar (slang) The police picked him up within the hour.
2. meet, pull (informal), take up with, get off with (informal), cop off with (informal), make advances to, strike up a casual acquaintance with He had picked her up at a nightclub.
pick something or someone off shoot, hit, kill, wound, take out, fire at, gun down, put a bullet in Snipers picked people off as they ran out of the church.
pick something or someone out
1. identify, notice, recognize, distinguish, perceive, discriminate, make someone or something out, tell someone or something apart, single someone or something out He wasn't difficult to pick out when the bus drew in.
2. select, choose, decide on, take, sort out, opt for, cull, plump for, hand-pick Pick out a painting you think she'd like.
pick something or someone up
1. lift, raise, gather, take up, grasp, uplift, hoist He picked his cap up from the floor. They had to pick him up and carry on.
2. collect, get, call for, go for, go to get, fetch, uplift (Scot.), go and get, give someone a lift or a ride We drove to the airport to pick her up. He went to Miami where he had arranged to pick up the money.
pick something over or pick over something inspect, examine, go through, look over, sift through, scrutinize Pick over the fruit and remove any damaged ones.
pick something up
1. learn, master, acquire, get the hang of (informal), become proficient in Where did you pick up your English?
2. catch, get, contract, come down with, become infected with, become ill with They've picked up a nasty infection.
3. receive, get, hear, detect The crew picked up a distress signal from the yacht.
4. learn, hear, find out, get to know, glean, be informed of a snippet of information I'd picked up from some magazine
5. develop, advance, expand on, comment on, remark on, dilate upon Can I just pick up that gentleman's point?
6. obtain, get, find, buy, score (slang), discover, purchase, acquire, locate, come across, come by, unearth, garner, stumble across, chance upon, happen upon Auctions can be great places to pick up a bargain.
7. continue, resume, begin, go on with, take something up, carry something on When she paused, her daughter picked up the story.
pick up
1. improve, recover, rally, get better, bounce back, make progress, make a comeback (informal), perk up, turn the corner, gain ground, take a turn for the better, be on the road to recovery Industrial production is beginning to pick up.
2. recover, improve, rally, get better, mend, perk up, turn the corner, be on the mend, take a turn for the better A good dose of tonic will help you to pick up.
3. get stronger, strengthen, blow stronger The sheltering trees round about rustled as the wind picked up.
pick your way tread carefully, work through, move cautiously, walk tentatively, find or make your way I picked my way among the rubble.
Translations
pick [pɪk]
A. N
1. (= choice)
to have one's pick of sthescoger or elegir lo que uno quiere de algo
take your pick!¡escoja or elija lo que quiera!
take your pick of or from ten luxury hotelsescoja or elija el que quiera de entre diez hoteles de lujo
2. (= best)
the pick of sthlo mejor de algo, la flor y nata de algo
the pick of the bunch or the crop (fig) → lo mejor de grupo
3. (also pickaxe) (= tool) → pico m, piqueta f
4. (US) (= plectrum) → púa f
see also toothpick
B. VT
1. (= choose) (gen) → escoger, elegir; [+ team, candidate] → seleccionar
pick a card, any cardescoge or elige una carta, cualquiera
to pick a fight (with sb) (lit) → buscar pelea or pleito(con algn) (fig) (= argue) → discutir(con algn)
to pick one's way through/across sthabrirse camino cuidadosamente a través de algo
to pick a winner (lit) → escoger or elegir un ganador (fig) → escoger bien
I think she picked a winner with her new boyfriendcreo que con su nuevo novio escogió bien
see also quarrel A
2. (= gather) [+ flowers, fruit, tea, cotton] → coger, recoger(LAm)
to go strawberry pickingir a coger fresas
3. (= lift, remove)
to pick sth off the groundrecoger algo del suelo
let me pick that bit of fluff off your collardeja que te quite esa pelusa del cuello
to pick o.s. off the floor or groundlevantarse del suelo
to pick names out of a hatsacar nombres de un sombrero
4. (= make) [+ hole] → hacer
see also hole A1
5. [+ scab, spot] → toquetear; [+ lock] → forzar or abrir con ganzúa; [+ guitar, banjo] → puntear
to pick sb's brainsexprimir el coco a algn
their bones had been picked clean by the birdslos pájaros habían dejado limpios los huesos
to pick one's nosehurgarse la nariz
to pick sb's pocketrobar algo a algn del bolsillo
to pick one's teethmondarse or escarbarse los dientes
see also bone A1
see also piece A1
C. VI
1. (= choose) → escoger, elegir
to pick and chooseponerse a escoger or elegir, ser muy exigente
you can't pick and chooseno puedes ponerte a escoger or elegir, no puedes ser muy exigente
2. (= examine)
dogs pick through the garbage on the streetslos perros hurgan en or por la basura de las calles
see also pick over
pick at VI + PREP
1. (= toy with) try not to pick at your spotsintenta no toquetearte las espinillas
to pick at one's foodcomer con poca gana, picar la comida
2. (= criticize) she used to pick at everythingsolía meterse con todo or ponerle faltas a todo
3. (US) = pick on 2
pick off VT + ADV
1. (= remove) [+ leaves, fluff, paint] → quitar; [+ scab] → arrancar
2. (= shoot) → cargarse, liquidar; (= eliminate) [+ opponents] → acabar uno a uno con
pick on VI + PREP
1. (= choose, single out) → escoger, elegir
I can't think why he picked on that wallpaperno logro entender por qué escogió or eligió ese papel para la pared
they picked on me to go and tell himme escogieron or eligieron a mí para que se lo dijera
why pick on me?¿por qué yo(y no otro)?
2. (= harass) → meterse con
stop picking on medeja de meterte conmigo
pick on someone your own size!¡métete con alguien de tu tamaño!
pick out VT + ADV
1. (= choose) → elegir, escoger
pick out two or three you would like to keepelige or escoge dos o tres con los que te gustaría quedarte
2. (= single out) → escoger
there are so many great pianists it's difficult to pick one outhay tantos grandes pianistas que es difícil escoger a uno
3. (= draw out) → sacar
I took the hat and picked out a raffle ticketcogí el sombrero y saqué uno de los boletos de la rifa
4. (= discern) → distinguir
I could just pick out the letters ALGsólo podía distinguir y con dificultad, las letras ALG
5. (= identify) → reconocer
can you pick me out in this photo?¿eres capaz de reconocerme en esta foto?
6. (= highlight) → resaltar
the name is picked out in gold lettersel nombre está resaltado en letras doradas
his headlights picked out the cyclist in frontlos faros de su coche iluminaron al ciclista que tenía delante
7. (= play) [+ tune] → tocar de oído
pick over VT + ADV pick over the raspberriesescoge las frambuesas que estén mejor
she was picking over the shirts in the saleestaba seleccionando las camisas en las rebajas
it's no good picking over the pastde nada sirve remover el pasado
pick up
A. VT + ADV
1. (= lift) [+ box, suitcase, cat] → levantar; [+ dropped object] → recoger, coger; (= take hold of) → tomar, coger, agarrar(LAm)
I saw her fall and ran to pick her upla vi caerse y corrí a levantarla
that child is always wanting to be picked upese niño siempre quiere que lo cojan or (LAm) levanten
she bent to pick up her glovese agachó para recoger or coger su guante
she picked up a pencil and fiddled with ittomó or cogió or (LAm) agarró un lápiz y se puso a enredar con él
you can't pick up a newspaper these days without reading about herúltimamente no puedes coger or (LAm) agarrar un periódico que no hable de ella
to pick up the bill or tab (for sth)pagar la cuenta(de algo)
to pick o.s. up (lit) → levantarse, ponerse de pie (fig) → recuperarse, reponerse
see also piece A1
2. (= collect) [+ person] → recoger, ir a buscar(esp LAm); (= give lift to) [+ hitch-hiker, passenger] → recoger, coger
did you pick up my laundry?¿recogiste mi colada?
3. (= learn) [+ language, skill] → aprender; [+ accent, habit] → coger, agarrar(LAm), adquirir(frm)
you'll soon pick it up againpronto lo volverás a aprender
I picked up a bit of news about him todayhoy me enteré de algunas cosas sobre él
4. (= buy) → comprar; (= find) [+ bargain] → encontrar; (= catch) [+ disease] → coger, agarrar(LAm), pillar
an old car he picked up for £250un coche viejo que compró por 250 libras
I'll pick up some beer on the way backcompraré unas cervezas a la vuelta
I may pick up some useful ideas for my bookpuede que encuentre algunas ideas útiles para mi libro
5. (= earn, gain) → ganar, sacarse
she picks up £400 a weekgana or se saca 400 libras a la semana
it picked up the best musical awardganó or se llevó el premio al mejor musical
to pick up speedacelerar, coger velocidad, tomar velocidad(LAm)
6. (sexually) → ligarse a
are you trying to pick me up?¿estás intentando ligar conmigo?
7. (Rad, TV) [+ station, channel] → captar, coger (Tech) [+ signal] → captar, registrar
we can pick up Italian televisionpodemos captar or coger la televisión italiana
8. (= notice, detect) he picked up ten misprintsencontró diez erratas
she picked up every mistakeno se le escapó ni un error
I had no difficulty picking up the signals he was sending me (fig) → no tuve problemas para captar las indirectas que me estaba mandando
see also scent A3
9. (= resume) [+ conversation, narrative] → continuar; [+ relationship] → reanudar
see also thread A1
10. (= focus on) I'd like to pick up the point David madequisiera volver al punto que planteó David
the papers picked up the storylos periódicos publicaron la historia
11. (= reprimand) → reñir, reprender
she picked him up for using bad languagele riñó or le reprendió por decir palabrotas
12. (= correct)
he picked me up on my grammarme señaló diversas faltas de gramática
if I may pick you up on that pointsi me permites corregirte en ese punto
13. (= rescue) → recoger, rescatar
14. (= arrest) → detener
15. (= revive) [+ person] → reanimar
this tonic will soon pick you upeste tónico te reanimará pronto
16. (US) (= tidy) [+ room, house] → recoger
B. VI + ADV
1. (= improve) [conditions, weather, sales] → mejorar; [market, economy] → reponerse; [business, trade] → ir mejor; [prices] → volver a subir
the game picked up in the second halfel partido mejoró en el segundo tiempo
2. (= increase) [wind] → levantarse
3. (= continue) to pick up where one left off [+ activity, conversation, relationship] → continuar donde se había dejado
4. (= notice, react to)
I was getting nervous and he picked up on thatme estaba poniendo nervioso y él lo captó or se dio cuenta
the press did not pick up on itla prensa no reaccionó ante la noticia
5. (= become involved with)
to pick up with sbjuntarse con algn
she's picked up with a bad crowdse ha juntado con una gente no muy recomendable
6. (= tidy up)
to pick up after sbir recogiendo detrás de algn
he expects me to pick up after himespera que vaya recogiendo detrás suyo

pick [ˈpɪk]
n
(= choice) take your pick → faites votre choix
Take your pick from ten luxury hotels → Faites votre choix parmi dix hôtels de luxe.
to have one's pick of ... (= be able to have whichever one likes) → pouvoir choisir n'importe quel ...
She could have her pick of any part → Elle pourrait choisir n'importe quel rôle.
to have one's pick of sth [+ limited alternatives] → pouvoir choisir entre qch
He had his pick of two Ferraris and an Aston Martin → Il pouvait choisir entre deux Ferrari et une Aston Martin.
the pick of (= best)
the pick of the students → les meilleurs étudiants
The company gets the pick of Japan's best students → La compagnie peut choisir parmi la crème de la crème des étudiants japonais.
the pick of the jobs → les meilleurs postes
The best students get the pick of the jobs → Les meilleurs étudiants peuvent choisir les meilleurs postes.
(= tool) (also pick-axe) → pioche f
vt
(= choose) → choisir
I picked the biggest piece → J'ai choisi le plus gros morceau.
I've been picked for the team → J'ai été choisi pour faire partie de l'équipe.
to pick and choose → choisir en toute liberté
(= gather) → cueillir
to be ready to pick [fruit] → être prêt à être cueilli
The apples are ready to pick → Les pommes sont prêtes à être cueillies.
(= take) → prendre
to pick sth off sth → prendre qch sur qch, prendre qch de sur qch
He picked the book off the shelf → Il a pris le livre sur or de sur l'étagère.
to pick sth from sth → prendre qch sur qch
He picked the napkin from his lap and put it on the table → Il a pris la serviette sur ses genoux et l'a mise sur la table
to pick sth out of sth → prendre qch dans qch
He picked a toy out of the box → Il a pris un jouet dans la boîte.
[+ scab, spot] → tripoter
She started picking a spot on her chin → Elle commença à tripoter un bouton qu'elle avait sur le menton.
to pick a bone → ronger un os
to pick one's nose → se mettre le doigt dans le nez
to pick one's teeth → se curer les dents
to pick pockets → pratiquer le vol à la tire
to pick sb's pocket → faire les poches à qn
to have one's pocket picked → se faire faire les poches
to pick a lock → crocheter une serrure
to pick a quarrel with sb → chercher querelle à qn
to pick a fight with sb → chercher la bagarre avec qn
(= walk carefully) to pick one's way through sth → se frayer un chemin parmi qch
to pick one's way across sth → se frayer un chemin parmi qch
pick at
vt fus [+ food] → grignoter
to pick at one's food → manger du bout des dents, chipoter
pick off
vt sep (= shoot) → abattre
pick on
vt fus [+ person] → s'en prendre à
She's always picking on me → Elle s'en prend toujours à moi.
Jane was repeatedly picked on by the manageress → La responsable ne cessait de s'en prendre à Jane.
pick out
vt sep
(= choose) → choisir
I like them all - it's difficult to pick one out → Ils me plaisent tous - c'est difficile d'en choisir un.
(= distinguish) → reconnaître
pick up
vi
(= improve) [trade, economy] → reprendre
to pick up where one left off → reprendre là où l'on s'est arrêté
vt sep
(= take) → prendre
(from the ground, floor)ramasser
Could you help me pick up the toys? → Tu peux m'aider à ramasser les jouets?
to pick o.s. up → se relever
to pick o.s up from the floor → se relever
[+ telephone] → décrocher
(= collect) → passer prendrevenir chercher
We'll come to the airport to pick you up → Nous irons vous chercher à l'aéroport.
[+ hitchhiker] → prendre
(= arrest) → ramasser
The police picked him up within the hour → La police l'a ramassé dans l'heure.
to be picked up → être ramassé(e)
He was picked up for drink driving → Il a été ramassé pour conduite en état d'ivresse.
[+ man, woman] → lever >
He'd picked her up in a nightclub → Il l'avait levée dans une boîte de nuit.
(= learn) [+ language] → apprendre
I picked up some Spanish during my holiday → J'ai appris quelque mots d'espagnol pendant mes vacances.
[+ idea] → assimiler
to pick up the idea of sth → assimiler l'idée de qch
[+ infection] → attraper
[+ station] → capter; [+ signal] → capter
vt fus
to pick up speed → prendre de la vitesse

pick
n
(= pickaxe)Spitzhacke f, → Picke f, → Pickel m; (Mountaineering) → Eispickel m; (= toothpick)Zahnstocher m
(esp US: = plectrum) → Plektron nt, → Plektrum nt
(= choice) she could have her pick of any man in the roomsie könnte jeden Mann im Raum haben; to have first pickdie erste Wahl haben; take your pick!such dir etwas/einen etc aus!
(= best)Beste(s) nt ? bunch
vt
(= choose)(aus)wählen; to pick a teameine Mannschaft aufstellen; to pick somebody to do somethingjdn auswählen, etw zu tun; he has been picked for Englander ist für England aufgestellt worden; to pick sideswählen; to pick a winner (lit)den Sieger erraten; (fig)das große Los ziehen; a handful of picked men (Mil) → ein paar ausgewählte Soldaten; to pick one’s wordsseine Worte mit Bedacht wählen; to pick one’s timeden richtigen Zeitpunkt wählen; you really pick your times, don’t you? (iro)du suchst dir aber auch immer den günstigsten Augenblick aus! (iro); to pick one’s wayseinen Weg suchen; to pick one’s way through somethingseinen Weg durch etw finden; he knows how to pick ’em (inf)er hat den richtigen Riecher (inf); you do pick ’em (iro)du gerätst auch immer an den Falschen
(= pull bits off, make holes in) jumper, blanket etczupfen an (+dat); spot, scabkratzen an (+dat); hole (with fingers, instrument) → bohren; (with beak) → picken, hacken; to pick one’s nosesich (+dat)in der Nase bohren; to pick one’s teethsich (dat)in den Zähnen herumstochern; to pick a lockein Schloss knacken; to pick a bone (with fingers) → einen Knochen abzupfen; (with teeth, beak) → einen Knochen abnagen; to pick something to pieces (lit)etw zerzupfen; (fig)kein gutes Haar an etw (dat)lassen, etw verreißen; to pick holes in something (fig)etw bemäkeln; in argument, theoryetw in ein paar Punkten widerlegen; to pick a fight or quarrel (with somebody)(mit jdm) einen Streit vom Zaun brechen; to pick pocketssich als Taschendieb betätigen; he’s very good at picking pocketser ist ein sehr geschickter Taschendieb; to pick somebody’s pocketjdn bestehlen; to pick somebody’s brains (about something)jdn (nach etw) ausfragen ? bone N a
(= pluck) flowers, fruitpflücken; (= pick out and remove) fleas, splinter etcentfernen (from von)
(US: = pluck) chicken etcrupfen
(esp US) stringszupfen, anreißen; banjozupfen
(= peck up) corn etcpicken
vi
(= choose)wählen, aussuchen; to pick and choosewählerisch sein
(esp US: on guitar etc) → zupfen

pick:
picklock
n (= tool)Dietrich m; (= thief)Einbrecher(in) m(f)
pick-me-up
n (= drink)Muntermacher m, → Stärkung f; (= holiday etc)Erholung f; we stopped off at the pub for a pickwir sind auf ein Gläschen or einen Schluck in die Kneipe gegangen; hearing that was a real pickdas hat mir richtig Auftrieb gegeben

pick [pɪk]
1. n
a. (also pickaxe) → piccone m
b. (choice, right to choose) → scelta
take your pick! → scegli quello che vuoi!, prendi quello che ti pare!
it's the pick of the bunch → è il migliore di tutti
2. vt
a. (choose) → scegliere
to pick a winner → puntare sul vincente (fig) → fare un ottimo affare, imbroccarla giusta
to pick one's way through → attraversare stando ben attento/a a dove mettere i piedi
to pick a fight/quarrel with sb → attaccar rissa/briga con qn
b. (flowers) → cogliere; (fruit) → raccogliere
c. (scab, spot) → grattarsi
to pick one's nose → mettersi le dita nel naso
to pick one's teeth → pulirsi i denti con uno stuzzicadenti, stuzzicarsi i denti
to pick a lock → far scattare una serratura
to pick a bone → spolpare un osso
I've got a bone to pick with you! → devo fare i conti con te
to pick holes in sth (fig) → trovare i punti deboli in qc
to pick sb's pocket → alleggerire qn del portafoglio
to pick sb's brains → farsi dare dei suggerimenti da qn
3. vi to pick and choosescegliere con cura
pick at vi + prep (food, meal) → mangiare contro voglia; (scab) → grattarsi
pick off vt + adv
a. (remove, fluff) → togliere; (flower, leaf) → cogliere
b. (shoot) → abbattere (uno/a dopo l'altro/a)
pick on vi + prep
a. (fam) (harass) → avercela con, prendersela con
b. (single out) → beccare
they always pick on him to do it → lo fanno sempre fare a lui
pick out vt + adv
a. (choose) → scegliere
b. (place, on map) → trovare; (person, in crowd, photo) → individuare; (in identification parade) → identificare
c. (Mus) to pick out a tune on the pianotrovare gli accordi di un motivo al piano
pick over vt + adv (fruit, vegetables) → selezionare, scegliere; (rice, lentils) → mondare
pick up
1. vt + adv
a. (lift, sth dropped) → raccogliere, raccattare; (sb fallen) → tirar su
to pick o.s. up → rialzarsi
to pick up a child → prendere in braccio un bambino
to pick up the phone → alzare il ricevitore
to pick up the bill (fig) → pagare (il conto)
to pick sb up for having made a mistake → riprendere qn per aver fatto uno sbaglio
b. (collect, goods, person) → passare a prendere; (subj, bus) → far salire, caricare; (rescue) → raccogliere; (from sea) → ripescare; (arrest) → arrestare
the car picked up speed → la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
c. (acquire, sale bargain) → trovare; (information, points in exam, germ) → prendere; (learn, habit, ideas) → prendere; (skill, language, tricks) → imparare
can you pick up some information while you're there? → puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
he picked up a girl at the disco (fam) → ha rimorchiato una ragazza in discoteca
d. (Radio, TV, Telec) → captare
2. vi + adv
a. (improve, gen) → migliorare; (wages) → aumentare; (invalid, business) → riprendersi; (weather) → rimettersi
b. (continue) → continuare, riprendere
to pick up where one left off → riprendere dal punto in cui ci si era fermati

pick [pɪk]
1. n
a. (also pickaxe) → piccone m
b. (choice, right to choose) → scelta
take your pick! → scegli quello che vuoi!, prendi quello che ti pare!
it's the pick of the bunch → è il migliore di tutti
2. vt
a. (choose) → scegliere
to pick a winner → puntare sul vincente (fig) → fare un ottimo affare, imbroccarla giusta
to pick one's way through → attraversare stando ben attento/a a dove mettere i piedi
to pick a fight/quarrel with sb → attaccar rissa/briga con qn
b. (flowers) → cogliere; (fruit) → raccogliere
c. (scab, spot) → grattarsi
to pick one's nose → mettersi le dita nel naso
to pick one's teeth → pulirsi i denti con uno stuzzicadenti, stuzzicarsi i denti
to pick a lock → far scattare una serratura
to pick a bone → spolpare un osso
I've got a bone to pick with you! → devo fare i conti con te
to pick holes in sth (fig) → trovare i punti deboli in qc
to pick sb's pocket → alleggerire qn del portafoglio
to pick sb's brains → farsi dare dei suggerimenti da qn
3. vi to pick and choosescegliere con cura
pick at vi + prep (food, meal) → mangiare contro voglia; (scab) → grattarsi
pick off vt + adv
a. (remove, fluff) → togliere; (flower, leaf) → cogliere
b. (shoot) → abbattere (uno/a dopo l'altro/a)
pick on vi + prep
a. (fam) (harass) → avercela con, prendersela con
b. (single out) → beccare
they always pick on him to do it → lo fanno sempre fare a lui
pick out vt + adv
a. (choose) → scegliere
b. (place, on map) → trovare; (person, in crowd, photo) → individuare; (in identification parade) → identificare
c. (Mus) to pick out a tune on the pianotrovare gli accordi di un motivo al piano
pick over vt + adv (fruit, vegetables) → selezionare, scegliere; (rice, lentils) → mondare
pick up
1. vt + adv
a. (lift, sth dropped) → raccogliere, raccattare; (sb fallen) → tirar su
to pick o.s. up → rialzarsi
to pick up a child → prendere in braccio un bambino
to pick up the phone → alzare il ricevitore
to pick up the bill (fig) → pagare (il conto)
to pick sb up for having made a mistake → riprendere qn per aver fatto uno sbaglio
b. (collect, goods, person) → passare a prendere; (subj, bus) → far salire, caricare; (rescue) → raccogliere; (from sea) → ripescare; (arrest) → arrestare
the car picked up speed → la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
c. (acquire, sale bargain) → trovare; (information, points in exam, germ) → prendere; (learn, habit, ideas) → prendere; (skill, language, tricks) → imparare
can you pick up some information while you're there? → puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
he picked up a girl at the disco (fam) → ha rimorchiato una ragazza in discoteca
d. (Radio, TV, Telec) → captare
2. vi + adv
a. (improve, gen) → migliorare; (wages) → aumentare; (invalid, business) → riprendersi; (weather) → rimettersi
b. (continue) → continuare, riprendere
to pick up where one left off → riprendere dal punto in cui ci si era fermati

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v pick [pik]
1 to choose or select Pick the one you like best. kies يَخْتار избирам vybrat si vælge auswählen διαλέγω elegir, escoger valima انتخاب کردن valitaå choisir לִבחוֹר चुन लेना odabrati (ki)szed memilih velja (úr) scegliere 選ぶ 선택하다 rinkti(s), pasirinkti izvēlēties; izmeklēt memilih kiezen velge/plukke ut wybierać escolher a alege выбирать vybrať si izbrati izabrati välja [], plocka ut เลือก seçmek 挑選 вибирати, відбирати منتخب کرنا chọn
2 to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers. pluk يَلْتَقِط бера trhat, sbírat plukke pflücken μαζεύω (π.χ. λουλούδια) coger, recoger noppima چیدن poimia cueillir לִקטוֹף इकट्ठा करना otkidati (brati) cvijeće szed memetik tína cogliere, raccogliere 摘む 따다, 꺾다 (nu)skinti lasīt (ogas); plūkt (puķes) memetik plukken plukke; sanke, høste zbierać, zrywać apanhar a culege собирать, снимать trhať nabirati brati plocka เด็ด koparmak, toplamak 採摘 збирати; зривати توڑنا nhặt
3 to lift (someone or something) He picked up the child. tel op يَرْفَع، يَحْمِل вдигам zvednout, vzít løfte hochheben σηκώνω κπ. ή κτ. από κάτω levantar, recoger, coger üles tõstma برداشتن nostaa soulever, prendre לְהָרִים खुरचना, कुरेदना podići,pokupiti felemel mengangkat taka upp sollevare 取り上げる 들어올리다 pakelti pacelt mengangkat optillen løfte/ta opp podnosić levantar a ridica; a lua поднимать zdvihnúť dvigniti podići lyfta ยก tutup kaldırmak, eğilip almak 撿起 піднімати, підхопити اٹھانا nâng lên
4 to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin. ontsluit يَفْتَح، يَفُك отварям vypáčit, otevřít åbne knacken παραβιάζω κλειδαριά forzar (lukku) lahti murdma از جا کندن tiirikoida crocheter (une serrure) לִפתוֹחַ מַנעוּל לְלא מַפתֵחַ बिना चाभी के किसी और चीज से ताला खोलना obiti bravu álkulccsal kinyit mengorek gembok opna, dírka/stinga upp (lás) forzare こじ開ける 자물쇠를 열다 atrakinti, (at)krapštyti atmūķēt membuka kunci menggunakan openpeuteren dirke opp (en lås) otworzyć (np. wytrychem), sforsować forçar a deschide/a sparge (o broască) открывать (не ключом) otvoriť odpreti otključati dyrka (peta) upp แงะ kurcalayıp açmak 撬鎖 відмикати چابي کے علاوہ چيز سے کھولنا mở
n
1 whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses Take your pick of these prizes. keuse ما يُريد أو يَخْتار избор výběr, volba valg die Auswahl ό,τι επιθυμώ elección, selección valik انتخاب valinta choix בְּחִירָה चुना हुआ odabirati válogatás pilihan val scelta 選択 선택 pasirinkimas izvēle; izraudzītais priekšmets membuat pilihan keuze valg wybór escolha ale­gere выбор výber, voľba izbira izbor val สิ่งที่เลือก seçim, tercih 選擇 вибір اپني پسند کا lựa chọn
2 the best one(s) from or the best part of something These grapes are the pick of the bunch. keur خيرَة، نُخْبَة елит to nejlepší de bedste der/die/das Beste το καλύτερο lo mejor paremik گل سرسبد paras le meilleur הַטוֹב מִכּוּלָם चुनिंदा, बेहतरीन obrati,najbolje od nečega vminek a java yang terbaik úrval meglio 最良品 가장 좋은 것 kas geriausias, rinktinis vislabākais yang terbaik puikje kremen, det beste, toppen najlepsza część, wyselekcjonowana część nata cel mai bun что-л. отборное to najlepšie najboljši del najbolji det bästa, eliten, gräddan ส่วนที่ดีที่สุด en iyisi 精華 щось добірне, найкраща частина چيدہ cái tốt nhất
n pickpocket
a person who steals from people's pockets He kept his wallet in his hand because he knew there would be pickpockets in the crowd. sakkeroller نَشّال، سارِق джебчия kapesní zloděj lommetyv der/die Taschendieb(in) πορτοφολάς carterista, ratero taskuvaras جیب بر taskuvaras voleur/-euse à la tire כַּיָס जेबकतरा džeparanje,potkradanje zsebtolvaj pencopet vasaþjófur borseggiatore, borseggiatrice すり 소매치기 kišenvagis kabatzaglis penyeluk saku zakkenroller lommetyv kieszonkowiec carteirista hoţ de buzunare вор-карманник vreckový zlodej žepar džeparoš ficktjuv นักล้วงกระเป๋า yankesici 扒手 кишеньковий злодій جيب کترا kẻ móc túi
n pick-up
1 a type of small lorry or van. bakkie شاحِنَة صَغيرَه пикап dodávkové auto pick-up kleiner Lieferwagen ημιφορτηγό furgoneta, camioneta pikap کامیون کوچک؛ وانت avolava-auto camion-plateau טֶנדֵר वैन kombi kisteherautó mobil pick-up pallbíll camioncino 小型トラック 픽업트럭 pikapas pikaps lori pikap pick{#169}up liten (åpen) lastebil, pickup półciężarówka carrinha пикап dodávkové auto majhen dostavni tovornjak pikap pickup รถบรรทุกเล็ก pikap 小噸位運貨汽車 пікап چھوٹي لاري xe tải nhỏ không mui
2 the part of a record-player that holds the stylus. stilus لاقِط صَوتي، حامِل الإبْرَه мембрана přenoska pick-up der Tonabnehmer βραχίονας πικάπ brazo (del tocadiscos), fonocaptor helipea بازو؛ ورچین äänivarsi tourne-disque ראש שֶׁל פָטֶפוֹן रिकार्ड प्लेयर का एक हिस्सा igla gramofona lejátszófej pikep hljóðdós pick-up, fonorivelatore ピックアップ (레코드 플레이어의) 픽업 garso ėmiklis, adapteris (atskaņotāja) adapteris pikap pick{#169}up pickup, lydhode wkładka gramofonowa gira-discos dispozitiv de citire звукосниматель prenoska gramofonska glava držač gramofonske igle pickup ชิ้นส่วนของเครื่องบันทึกเสียง gramafonun çalan kısmı (電唱機的)唱頭,拾音器 тонарм ٹيپ ريکارڈر کا ايک جز bộ phận giữ kim đĩa hát của máy quay đĩa
pick and choose
to select or choose very carefully When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want). kies en keur يَخْتار ، يَنْتَقي بِعِنايَه подбирам vybírat si vælge og vrage sorgfältig aussuchen διαλέγω προσεκτικά, ψιλοκοσκινίζω ser exigente, tardar en decidirse hoolikalt valima با دقت انتخاب کردن valita sélectionner לִבחוֹר בִּזהירוּת सोच विचार करके चुनना izabrati,uzeti aprólékos gonddal (ki)válogat memilih dengan teliti velja og hafna (scegliere con cura) よく選ぶ 신중하게 고르다 rūpestingai pasirinkti/atsirinkti rūpīgi izvēlēties; būt izvēlīgam memilih zorgvuldig kiezen velge og vrake przebierać, grymasić escolher a alege cu grijă тщательно выбирать vyberať si odbrati birati välja och vraka บรรจงคัดเลือกมาอย่างดี dikkatle seçmek 挑挑揀揀 ретельно добирати چھانٹنا chọn lựa kỹ 拣拣
pick at
to eat very little of (something) He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate. onwillig weet يأكُل قَليلا بدون شَهِيَّه хапвам zobnout si stikke til herumstochern τσιμπώ, τρώω πολύ λίγο comer sin ganas näkitsema کم خوردن syödä hyvin vähän chipoter לְנַקֵר बहुत थोड़ा सा खाना prčati,jesti bez volje csipeget (az ételből) makan sedikit narta í mangiucchiare, piluccare ~をちょっと食べる (음식을)께질거리며 먹다 knebenti knibināties (ap ēdienu) menjamah-jamah kieskauwen aan pirke/pille i jeść od niechcenia, skubać esgravatar a ciuguli (din) есть маленькими кусочками zobnúť si pojesti nekaj malega prebirati peta i เล็ม didikleyerek yemek 少量地吃 дзьобати بہت کم کھانا nhấm nháp
pick someone's brains
to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself You might be able to help me with this problem – can I come and pick your brains for a minute! iemand se mening vra يَلْتَقِط أفكار الشَّخْص بالأسئِلَه мисля vyptávat se pumpe nogen for oplysninger Löcher in den Bauch fragen καταφεύγω στα φώτα κπ. explotar los conocimientos de alguien (teateid) välja pigistama کمک فکری از کسی گرفتن penkoa toisen ajatuksia faire appel aux lumières de qqn לִלמוֹד וּלנָצֵל רַעֲיוֹנוֹתַיו किसी से विचार जानना potaknuti na razmišljanje kiszedi vkiből a jó ötleteket bertanya-tanya leita ráða hjá e-m (farsi aiutare da qualcuno) 知恵をかりる 남의 지혜를 빌리다 išklaus(inė)ti (ką) lūgt padomu; izmantot kāda idejas tanya-tanya sedikit zijn licht bij iemand opsteken pumpe (noen) for opplysninger podpytywać sondar os conhecimentos de alguém a fura ideile cuiva использовать чьи-л. идеи/познания vypytovať sa sposoditi si pamet posavetovati se utnyttja ngns vetande ถามความเห็น fikir almak 竊取某人腦力勞動的成果 вивуджувати ідеї سوال کر کے معلومات حاصل کرنا khai thác thông tin
pick holes in
to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc) He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said. uitmekaar trek يَنْتَقِد نُقْطَة الضَّعْف في جِدال الشَّخْص критикувам najít gennemhulle zerpflücken ασκώ κριτική, βρίσκω τρωτά σημεία encontar defectos vigu leidma نقص چیزی را نمایان کردن löytää virheitä jstk trouver à redire לְהָטִיל דוֹפִי מ- दोष खोजना vaditi iz rupice hibát keres vmiben mengritik gagnrÿna, finna galla á (trovare i punti deboli), criticare あらを探す 흠을 찾다 ieškoti/rasti trūkumų, kritikuoti atrast trūkumus; piekasīties mencari kesalahan aanmerkingen maken op plukke fra hverandre; kritisere szukać słabych punktów encontrar falhas a critica; a găsi cusururi выискивать недостатки hľadať / nájsť chyby najti šibke točke kritikovati slå hål på, hitta fel hos วิจารณ์ kusur bulmak, eksiğini yakalamak 找漏洞,找碴子 причепитися, прискіпуватися عيب جوئي کرنا tìm ra kẽ hở 碴子
pick off
to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one He picked off the enemy soldiers. een vir een يَقْتُل أعداءَه واحِدا واحِدا разстрелвам odstřelovat skyde ned enkeltvis einzeln abschießen σημαδεύω και χτυπώ τον ένα μετά τον άλλο matar uno a uno ükshaaval maha kõmmutama تیر زدن ampua yksitellen abattre (successivement) לִירוֹת בִּקבוּצָה छांटकर दागना oboriti iz puške egyenként lelő menembak mati skjóta niður einn af öðrum abbattere ねらい撃つ 하나씩 겨누어 쏘다 iššaudyti (vieną po kito) apšaut; nokniebt (vienu pēc otra) menembak seorang demi seorang {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n voor {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n neerschieten plaffe ned powystrzelać apontar a împuşca unul după altul/pe rând перестрелять odstreliť postreliti drugega za drugim upucati utse ยิงทีละคน teker teker vurmak/avlamak 逐個瞄準射擊 перестріляти گولي مارنا lần lượt bắn gục
pick on
1 to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up? pik يُضايِق، يَخْتار له عَمَلا صَعْبا избирам за трудна работа vybrat udse sig; udvælge aussuchen διαλέγω για τις δύσκολες δουλειές escoger, elegir, designar (välja) valima برگزیدن sälyttää choisir לְהִיטַפֵּל אֶל- किसी को मुश्किल या अप्रिय काम के लिए चुनना odabrati kiszemel vkit memilih leggja í einelti, velja til skítverka scegliere ~にやらせる (누군가를) 지명하여 시키다 pa(si)rinkti izvēlēties (nepatīkama darba veikšanai) memilih sso uitkiezen slå ned wybierać escolher a alege выбирать vybrať izbrati okomiti se utse เลือก seçmek 挑選某人去做不愉快的事 досаждати مشکل کام کے ليے منتخب کرنا chọn lựa
2 to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically Don't pick on me – it wasn't my fault. pik يَنْتَقِد، يَلوم заяждам се dorážet na, útočit hakke på herumhacken auf βάζω κπ. στο μάτι, επιπλήττω meterse con, criticar mucho norima پیله کردن kiusata harceler לְהִיטַפֵּל ב- किसी से गुस्से से बर्ताव करना uzeti na zub pikkel vkire mencela ráðast á, skamma dare addosso a, prendersela con 非難する 나무라다 užsipulti uzbrukt (ar vārdiem) mencari salah afgeven op hakke på czepiać się atormentar a se lua de придираться nenechať na pokoji, útočiť gnjaviti kritikovati tråka, hacka (anmärka) på ตำหนิ uğraşmak, sataşmak 責怪某人 звинувачувати غصہ سے پيش آنا chỉ trích
pick out
1 to choose or select She picked out one dress that she particularly liked. uitkies يَخْتار، يَنْتَقي избирам vybrat si udvælge auswählen διαλέγω, ξεχωρίζω elegir, escoger välja valima انتخاب کردن valita choisir לִבחוֹר छांटकर निकालना napraviti odabir,izbor kiválaszt,„kiszúr” memilih velja scegliere 選ぶ 선택하다 iš(si)rinkti izvēlēties; izmeklēt memilih uitzoeken velge seg/ut, plukke ut wybierać escolher a alege выбирать vybrať si izbrati izabrati se ut, välja ut เลือก seçmek 選出 вибрати منتخب کرنا chọn
2 to see or recognize (a person, thing etc) He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out. herken يَسْتَطيع أن يُمَيِّز، يَرى، يَتَعَرَّف على разпознавам rozeznat genkende ausmachen διακρίνω identificar, distinguir eraldama تشخیص دادن؛ دیدن tunnistaa identifier לְהַבחִין ב- किसी चीज या व्यक्ति को देखना और पहचानना razabrati felismer mengenali koma auga á; bera kennsl á riconoscere 見分ける 식별하다 atpažinti, atskirti ieraudzīt; atšķirt mengecamkan sso ontdekken peke ut, få øye på wypatrzeć, dostrzegać reconhecer a recunoaşte различать; узнавать rozoznať prepoznati prepoznati peka ut, urskilja จำได้ tanımak, görmek 辨認出 висмикувати; розгледіти پہچاننا nhận ra/ tìm thấy
3 to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger. tokkel يَعْزِف بِبُطء свиря по слух vyťukat klemte sig igennem sich eine Melodie zusammensuchen παίζω με το αφτί tocar de oído kuulmise järgi mängima نواختن tapailla retrouver (un air) לִפרוֹט בְּ- पियानो या कोई और वाद्य बजाना svirati polako po sluhu kipötyögtet main musik sedikit-sedikit fikra sig áfram suonare (a orecchio) ぽつりぽつり弾く 악보 없이 기억대로 연주하다 (iš)barbenti, skambinti iš klausos spēlēt pēc dzirdes mencuba-cuba memainkan sst op het gehoor spelen spille etter gehør; leke seg fram til en melodi wystukać, wygrać tocar a cânta (după ureche) подбирать vyťukať zadeti odsvirati plocka (ta) ut เล่นเพลง ağır ağır notalarını çıkarmak 憑聽覺一個音一個音彈奏鋼琴 підбирати на слух آہستہ آہستہ موسيقي بجانا gõ pianô
pick someone's pocket
to steal something from a person's pocket My wallet has gone – someone has picked my pocket! beursie steel يَنْشِلُ جَيْبَ فُلان пребърквам vyfouknout (z) stjæle fra nogens lomme bestehlen βουτώ το πορτοφόλι κπ. robar algo del bolsillo de alguien (kellegi) taskut tühjendama جیب کسی را زدن varastaa pratiquer le vol à la tire לְכַּיֵיס जेब कतरना potkradati kilop vmit vki zsebéből mencopet stela úr vasa borseggiare する 소매치기하다 (pa)vogti iš kieno kišenės izzagt no kabatas; ielīst kādam kabatā menyeluk saku iemand bestelen stjele (fra lomma til noen) obrobić komuś kieszeń, okraść roubar a fura din buzunarele cuiva залезть кому-л. в карман ukradnúť (z) izprazniti komu žep odžepariti stjäla ur ngns ficka ขโมยของจากกระเป๋า birinin cebini çarpmak 扒竊 залізти в кишеню جيب کاٹنا móc túi
pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)
to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards. 'n bakleiery uitlok يَتَحَرَّش بِفُلان скарвам се с vyvolat hádku begynde at skændes Streit suchen mit στήνω καβγά buscar camorra, armar bronca (kellegagi) tüli norima دعوا راه انداختن haastaa riitaa chercher querelle/la bagarre לְחַפֵּש לַרִיב झगड़ा या तकरार करना započeti (svađu) beleköt vkibe memulai pertengkaran stofna til illdeilna attaccare lite con けんかをしかける 싸움을 걸다 ieškoti priekabių meklēt strīdu/kautiņu (ar kādu) mencari gaduh ruzie zoeken met provosere, yppe til slagsmål szukać zwady procurar briga a căuta (motiv de) ceartă затеять ссору/драку с (кем-л.) vyvolať hádku izzvati prepir izazvati svađu mucka gräl (börja slåss) med ngn เริ่มโต้เถียง kavga çıkarmak 故意與某人吵架或打架 шукати привід для сварки لڑائي شروع کرنا gây gổ/ cãi nhau
pick up
1 to learn gradually, without formal teaching I never studied Italian – I just picked it up when I was in Italy. geleer يَلْتَقِط المَعرِفَه، يَتَعَلَّم تدريجيا научавам pochytit tilegne sig aufschnappen μαθαίνω εμπειρικά aprender ise õppima کسب کردن oppia itsenäisesti apprendre לְהַשִׂיג धीरे-धीरे सीखना pomalo naučiti (gyorsan) elsajátít (vmit) belajar sendiri læra (án formlegrar kennslu) imparare 覚える 우연히 익히게 되다 išmokti, pramokti iemācīties (pēc dzirdes, vērojuma) belajar sendiri oppikken lære, tilegne seg, plukke opp podłapać, nauczyć się aprender de ouvido a prinde (din zbor) научиться, нахвататься pochytiť naučiti se mimogrede naučiti usput snappa upp, lära sig เรียนรู้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการ pratikten öğrenmek (未經正規授課而)自然學會 навчитися دھيرے دھيرے سيکھنا tự học
2 to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere I picked him up at the station and drove him home. ophaal يأخُذُ مَعَه فُلانا بالسَّيّاره взимам naložit, přibrat hente auflesen παίρνω κπ. με το αυτοκίνητό μου recoger, pasar a buscar peale võtma سوار کردن ottaa kyytiin prendre לֶאֱסוֹף किसी को कार में बैठाना uzeti na vozilo (vlak putnike i sl.) felvesz menjemput taka upp í, sækja prendere su 乗せる 차로 태워주다 paimti (pavežėti) uzņemt (kā pasažieri); aizvest mengambil ophalen hente, plukke/ta opp zabierać apanhar a lua în подхватить naložiť, vziať pobrati pokupiti hämta, plocka upp ขับรถไปส่ง arabaya almak 讓某人搭車 підбирати کسي کو گاڑي ميں لے کر کہيں پہنچانا đón
3 to get (something) by chance I picked up a bargain at the shops today. gekry يَحْصَل بالصُّدْفَه уцелвам objevit, padnout na gøre en god handel erstehen βρίσκω κπ. τυχαία conseguir, encontrar juhuslikult saama بدست آوردن ottaa sattumalta dénicher לִמצוֹא कोई चीज संयोगवश पाना podići kifog vmit mendapatkan næla sér í trovare たまたま得る 우연히 손에 넣다 sumedžioti, gauti nejauši dabūt ternampak op de kop tikken finne, komme over zdobyć, upolować apanhar a găsi (din întâmplare) приобретать по случаю objaviť, natrafiť na naleteti na naleteti na komma över ได้ tesadüfen almak/bulmak/öğrenmek 偶然獲得 придбати اتفاقاً پاجانا vớ được
4 to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up He fell over and picked himself up again. opstaan يَقومُ بعْدَ سُقوطٍ عَلى الأرض، يَرْفَعُ نفسَه вдигам се vstát komme på benene; rejse sig op sich erheben σηκώνομαι όρθιος ponerse de pie, levantarse (end) püsti ajama بلند شدن nousta se relever לַחֲזוֹר לְאֵיתָנוֹ गिरने के बाद उठ खड़ा होना oporaviti se,podići feláll (esés után) bangkit berdiri rísa á fætur rialzarsi 立ち上がる 넘어졌다가 일어서다 atsistoti, pasitaisyti atgūties; atžirgt bangun overeind krabbelen komme seg beina pozbierać się levantar-se a se ridica подниматься vstať pobrati se ustati resa sig, komma på benen ลุกขึ้น (ayağa) kalkmak 爬起 підхопитися گرنے بعد اٹھ جانا đứng lên
5 to collect (something) from somewhere I ordered some meat from the butcher – I'll pick it up on my way home tonight. ophaal يَجْلِب، يَذْهَب ليجيء بِ събирам vyzvednout si hente mitnehmen περνώ να πάρω coger, recoger kaasa võtma برداشتن noutaa (passer) prendre לֶאֱסוֹף कोई चीज कहीं से उठाना skupiti felcsíp mengambil sækja, ná í prendere 取りに行く 가져오다 užsukti paimti paņemt mengambil afhalen hente odbierać pegar a trece să ia забирать vyzdvihnúť si dvigniti pokupiti hämta รับ gidip uğrayıp almak 收集 забирати اٹھانا، لے جانا lấy
6 (of radio, radar etc) to receive signals We picked up a foreign broadcast last night. ontvang يَتَلَقّى، يَلْتَقِط إشارات راديو получавам (za)chytit modtage reinkriegen πιάνω σήματα (π.χ. για ραδιόφωνο) captar, recibir, sintonizar välja peilima گرفتن vastaanottaa capter לִקלוֹט रेडियो इत्यादि में सिग्नल पकड़ना uhvatiti zvuk, signal,radioporuku fog menangkap siaran ricevere とらえる 듣다 pagauti uztvert menerima opvangen fange opp, ta inn łapać receber a re­cep­ţiona принимать, ловить (za)chytiť uloviti uhvatiti signal fånga upp, uppfatta รับสัญญาณ almak 收聽到,探測到 отримали سگنل کا آنا bắt sóng
7 to find; to catch We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal. vang يُلْقي القبْضَ على، يَجِد хващам najít; zadržet, zatknout finde; fange auf-, hochnehmen βρίσκω, πιάνω encontrar, coger üles leidma بازداشت کردن؛ یافتن löytää retrouver; arrêter לְהָשִׂיג सुराग या कोई चीज पाना uhvatiti nyomára bukkan menemukan finna, handsama ritrovare; prendere 捕える 찾아내다 surasti, pagauti tikt uz pēdām; saņemt ciet menjumpai vinden, oppakken finne igjen; fange trafić na, złapać apanhar a regăsi; a prinde найти (снова); поймать nájsť; zadržať odkriti; prijeti ubrzati [] hitta, fånga พบหรือจับ bulmak, yakalamak 找到 спіймати پکڑ لينا bắt được
pick up speed
to go faster; to accelerate The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill. versnel يُسْرِع، يَنْدَفِعُ بِسُرْعَه ускорявам nabrat rychlost sætte farten op; accelerere in Fahrt kommen αυξάνω ταχύτητα acelerar, ir cobrando velocidad kiirust lisama سرعت گرفتن kiihdyttää prendre de la vitesse לְהָאִיץ गति बढ़ना dobivati na brzini felgyorsul makin cepat auka hraðann accelerare 加速する 속력을 높이다 padidinti greitį palielināt ātrumu memecut vaart krijgen øke/ opp farten nabrać szybkości ganhar a prinde viteză набирать скорость nabrať rýchlosť pospešiti ubrzati öka farten เริ่มทำงานหรือวิ่งเร็ว hızlanmak 加速 набирати швидкість رفتار بڑھانا tăng tốc
pick one's way
to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc) She picked her way between the puddles. versigtig loop يَسير ببُطءٍ вървя внимателно vybírat si cestu, kličkovat gå forsigtigt sich einen Weg suchen περπατώ προσεκτικά andar con mucho tiento põiklema با احتیاط رفتن kulkea varovasti avancer avec précaution parmi לְדָלֶג एहतियात से चलना bauljati óvatosan lépked berjalan hati-hati feta sig gætilega (procedere con cautela) 注意して進む 발 밑을 조심하며 걷다 rinktis kelią iet uzmanīgi berjalan berhati-hati zich voorzichtig een weg banen trå/ forsiktig posuwać się ostrożnie escolher o caminho a înainta cu grijă выбирать дорогу opatrne ísť previdno stopati birati mesta za gaženje prilikom hoda gå försiktigt เดินอย่างระวัง dikkatle yürümek 行路謹慎 обережно іти احيتاط سے چلنا đi thận trọng

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n pick [pik]
(also (British) ˈpickaxe, (American) ˈpickax – pluralˈpickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc. pik مِعْوَل، مِنْكاش кирка krumpáč hakke die Spitzhacke αξίνα pico, piqueta kirka کلنگ hakku pic מַכּוֹשׁ गैंती trnokop,kramp csákány tembilang haki piccone つるはし 곡괭이 kirstuvas kaplis; cērte beliung houweel hakke kilof picareta târnăcop кирка krompáč kramp pijuk hacka พลั่ว kazma кирка; кайло کدال cuốc chim

pick انتقاء, يَنتَقي výběr, vybrat hakke, vælge auswählen, Spitzhacke διαλέγω, επιλογή escoger, pico hakku, valita choisir, choix izbor, odabrati cogliere, scelta 選ぶ, 選択 ...을 선택하다, 곡괭이 kiezen, pikhouweel valg, velge kilof, wybrać escolha, escolher выбирать, выбор plocka, val เลือก, การเลือก kazma, toplamak cuốc chim, nhặt 挑选


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