peckish

peck·ish

 (pĕk′ĭsh)

adj.

1. Ill-tempered; irritable.

2. Chiefly British Somewhat hungry.

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[From peck, to eat.]

peckish

(ˈpɛkɪʃ)

adj

informal chiefly Brit feeling slightly hungry; having an appetite

[C18: from peck²]

peck•ish

(ˈpɛk ɪʃ)

adj. Chiefly Brit.

somewhat hungry.

[1775–85]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	peckish - somewhat hungry Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom hungry - feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food; "a world full of hungry people"
	2.	peckish - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" irritable, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, nettlesome, cranky, fractious ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition

Translations

ذو شَهِـيَّة شَديدَه

vyhládlý

småsulten

hungrig

svangur

affamato

småsulten

голодныйраздражительный

çok açkarnı zil çalan

饥饿的

peckish

[ˈpekɪʃ] ADJ → con ganas de comer algo
I'm or I feel a bit peckish → tengo ganas de comer algo

peckish

[ˈpɛkɪʃ] adj (British) (= hungry) to be peckish → avoir un creux
to feel a bit peckish → avoir un petit creux

peckish

adj (Brit inf: = hungry) I’m (feeling) a bit peckish → ich könnte was zwischen die Zähne gebrauchen (inf)

peckish

[ˈpɛkɪʃ] adj (Brit) (fam) to feel a bit peckish → avere un languorino

peck

(pek) verb

1. (of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat. The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand. pik يَلْتَقِط بِمِنقارِه кълва bicar zobat, klovat picken pikke ραμφίζω, τσιμπώpicotear nokkima نوک زدن nokkia picorer לְנַקֵר चोंच मारना kljucati csipked mematuk gogga/kroppa í beccare, colpire con il becco ついばむ 부리로 쪼다 lesti, kapoti snapu knābāt mematuk pikkenhakke dziobać په مښوكه وهل، په مښوكه سورى كول په مشوكه سورى كيدل، په ټونګه وهل، په ټونګره سورى كول bicar a ciuguli клевать zobať, ďobať kljuvati kljucnuti picka, hacka จิก gagalamak 啄 клювати, дзьобати چڑيوں کا چونچ مارنا mổ 啄

2. to eat very little. She just pecks (at) her food. met lang tande eet يَلَتَقِط طَعامَه ، يأكُل قليلا ям малко petiscar zobnout si herumstochern stikke til τσιμπολογώ picar, comer como un pajarito näksima کم خوردن syödä vähän chipoter לְנַקֵר चुगना samo prčkati po jelu, jesti izbirljivo(malo) csipeget makan sedikit narta í sbocconcellare, mangiucchiare ちょっとだけ食べる 금 먹다 (pa)knaibyti ēst ļoti maz, knibināt makan sedikit met lange tanden etenpirke iskubać تیته خورل petiscar a ciuguli мало есть zobnúť si zobati kljucati peta i เล็ม çok az yemek 吃一點點 дзьобати تھوڑا کھانا nhấm nháp 吃一点点

3. to kiss quickly and briefly. She pecked her mother on the cheek. soen, piksoentjie gee يُقَبِّل بِسُرْعَه целувам леко beijar letmo políbit Küßchen geben kysse let φιλώ πεταχτά dar un pico musi andma بوسیدن suukottaa bécoter לְנַשֵק קַלוֹת चुंबन लेना brz(lagan) poljubac megpuszil mengecup kyssa létt dare un bacio 軽くキスする 급하게 키스하다 pakštelėti (viegli) noskūpstīt mencium sekilas vluchtig zoenen kysse lett musnąć wargami مچول beijar a pupa чмокнуть letmo pobozkať cmokniti poljubiti u obraz kyssa lätt, pussa จูบเบา ๆ öpücük kondurmak 匆忙地吻 цмокнти آہستہ سے بوسہ لينا hôn nhẹ 匆忙地吻

noun

1. a tap or bite with the beak. The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand. pik نَقْرَه клъвване bicada klovnutí der Schnabelhieb pik ράμφισμα picotazo nokahoop ضربه نوک nokkaisu coup de becניקור चोंच से खाना kljucaj csípés (csőrrel) patukan gogg, pikk beccata つつくこと 쪼기 kirtis snapu knābiens patukan pikhakk dziobnięcie د نوك ضربه bicada lovitură cu ciocul клевок ďobnutie udarec s kljunom kljucanje hackande การจิก gagalama 啄 клювок ٹھونگ cú mổ 啄

2. a brief kiss. a peck on the cheek. piksoen قُبْلَة سَريعَه целувчица beijo polibek flüchtiger Kuß let kys πεταχτό φιλί pico, besito musi بوس suukko bécot נְשִיקָה קְטָנָה हल्का सा चुंबन poljubac puszi kecupan léttur koss bacetto 軽いキス 급하게 하는 키스 pakštelėjimas (viegls) skūpsts ciuman sekilas vluchtige zoen lett kyss przelotny pocałunek ماچ beijinho pupătură лёгкий поцелуй bozk poljubček poljubac u obraz lätt kyss, puss การจูบเบา ๆ öpücük 匆匆一吻 квапливий поцілунок مختصر بوسہ cái hôn nhẹ 匆匆一吻

ˈpeckish adjective

rather hungry. I feel a bit peckish. honger ذو شَهِـيَّة شَديدَه гладен com fome vyhládlý hungrig småsulten λίγο πεινασμένος algo hambriento näljane گرسنه nälkäinen qui a le ventre creux רעב भूखा gladan éhes lapar svangur affamato 空腹の 배고픈 praalkęs izsalcis rasa agak lapar hongerigsmåsultengłodny وږى com fome flămând голодный vyhladnutý lačen gladnjikav sugen, småhungrig หิว çok aç, karnı zil çalan 飢餓的 голодний بھوکا đói bụng 饥饿的