pique

pique

offend; excite: Her curiosity was piqued.

Not to be confused with:

peak – pinnacle; acme; zenith: a mountain peak

peek – to look or glance quickly or furtively: peek at the presents

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pique

 (pēk)

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 *piccāre, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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pi·qué

 (pĭ-kā′, pē-)

n.

A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp.

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[French, past participle of piquer, to quilt, from Old French, to backstitch, prick; see pique.]

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pique

(piːk)

n

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

vb (tr) , piques, piquing or piqued

1. to cause to feel resentment or irritation

2. to excite or arouse

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

[C16: from French, from piquer to prick, sting; see pick¹]

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pique

(piːk) piquet

n

(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

(Card Games) to score a pique (against)

[C17: from French pic, of uncertain origin]

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piqué

(ˈpiːkeɪ)

n

(Textiles) a close-textured fabric of cotton, silk, or spun rayon woven with lengthwise ribs

[C19: from French piqué pricked, from piquer to prick]

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pique

(pik)

v. piqued, piqu•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride.

2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.).

3. to excite, arouse, or provoke: The remark piqued my curiosity.

4. Archaic. to pride (oneself) (usu. fol. by on or upon).

v.i.

5. to arouse pique in someone.

n.

6. a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride.

[1525–35; < Middle French pique (n.), piquer (v.) < Vulgar Latin *piccare to pick¹; compare pickax, pike², piqué ]

pi•qué

or pi•que

(pɪˈkeɪ, pi-)
n.

1. a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven with lengthwise cords or with an overall design, as bird's-eye.

adj.

2. Also, P.K. (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges.

[1830–40; < French, past participle of piquer to quilt, prick; see pique]

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pique

Past participle: piqued
Gerund: piquing

Imperative

pique

pique

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piqué

Stepping directly onto pointe without bending knee.

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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

1. 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.

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pique

noun

Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight:

dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage.

verb

1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:

affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage.

Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.

2. To stir to action or feeling:

egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

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Translations

غَضَب، إسْتِياء

uraženost

Groll

dépitpiquer

sértõdés

gremja

animositàstizzasuscitare la curiosit...urtare

apmaudasįžeista savimeilė

aizvainojums

såret forfengelighet

urazenosť

incinmekırılma

呕气

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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piqué

n → Pikee m, → Piqué m

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pique

[piːk]

1. n → dispetto, picca

2. vt → indispettire

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pique

(piːk) noun

anger caused by one's pride being hurt. She walked out of the room in a fit of pique. wrewe; غَضَب، إسْتِياء засягам raiva uraženost der Groll såret stolthed ενόχληση, θυμός από πείραγμα resentimiento, despecho (viha)vimm دلخوری närkästys dépitטינה खीज srdžba, ljutnja sértődés tersinggung gremja irritazione 立腹 화, 분개, 짜증 įžeista savimeilė, apmaudas aizvainojums perasaan tersinggung gepikeerdheid såret forfengeligheturaza, złość خپګان ( چه دسپكاوى يابۍ بروايى په نتيجه كښي پيداشوى وى 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

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