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pique  (pk)

n.

A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.

tr.v. piqued, piqu·ing, piques

1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.

3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.

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[French, a prick, irritation, from Old French, from piquer, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccre, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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pique¹

n

a feeling of resentment or irritation, as from having one's pride wounded

vb piques, piquing, piqued (tr)

1. to cause to feel resentment or irritation

2. to excite or arouse

3. (foll by on or upon) to pride or congratulate (oneself)

[from French, from piquer to prick, sting; see pick¹]

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pique² Piquet

n

(Group Games / Card Games) a score of 30 points made by a player from a combination of cards held before play begins and from play while his opponent's score is nil

vb

(Group Games / Card Games) to score a pique (against)

[from French pic, of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pique - tightly woven fabric with raised cords 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"
	2.	pique - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" temper, irritation vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
Verb	1.	pique - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" offend anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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pique

noun

resentment, offence, irritation, annoyance, huff, displeasure, umbrage, hurt feelings, vexation, wounded pride In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.

verb

1. arouse, excite, stir, spur, stimulate, provoke, rouse, goad, whet, kindle, galvanize This phenomenon piqued Dr. Morris' interest.

2. displease, wound, provoke, annoy, get (informal), sting, offend, irritate, put out, incense, gall, nettle, vex, affront, mortify, irk, rile, peeve (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), put someone's nose out of joint (informal), miff (informal) She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm.

Translations

pique [piːk]

A. N → resentimiento m
to be in a pique → estar resentido
to do sth in a fit of pique → hacer algo por resentimiento or por despecho

B. VT

1. (= offend) I was piqued at his refusal to acknowledge me → me ofendió que se negara a saludarme

2. (= arouse) [+ interest, appetite] → despertar; [+ curiosity] → picar

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pique [ˈpiːk]

n → dépit m
to do sth in a fit of pique → faire qch dans un accès de mauvaise humeur

vt [+ curiosity, interest] → piquer

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pique

n → Groll m, → Vergrämtheit f; he resigned in a fit of pique → er kündigte, weil er vergrämt war; you needn’t have a fit of pique just because … → du brauchst nicht gleich pikiert or beleidigt zu sein, nur weil …; to do something out of pique → etw aus Groll (dat) → tun; to be in a pique with somebody (old) → gegen jdn einen Groll hegen

vt (= offend, wound) → kränken, verletzen; to be piqued at or by something → über jdn/etw (acc) → ungehalten or pikiert sein

vr to pique oneself on something → sich (dat) → viel auf etw (acc) → einbilden

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pique [piːk]

1. n → dispetto, picca

2. vt → indispettire

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pique [piːk]

1. n → dispetto, picca

2. vt → indispettire

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pique

n pique [piːk]

anger caused by one's pride being hurt She walked out of the room in a fit of pique. wrewe; غَضَب، إسْتِياء засягам uraženost såret stolthed der Groll ενόχληση, θυμός από πείραγμα resentimiento, despecho (viha)vimm دلخوری närkästys dépit טִינָה खीज srdžba,ljutnja sértődés tersinggung gremja irritazione 立腹 화, 분개, 짜증 įžeista savimeilė, apmaudas aizvainojums perasaan tersinggung gepikeerdheid såret forfengelighet uraza, złość raiva ciudă досада urazenosť užaljenost gnev förtrytelse, sårad stolthet ความฉุนเฉียว kırılma, incinme 嘔氣 вражене самолюбство فخر کو لگنے والي ٹھيس sự hờn giận 呕气