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English Translation of pick_1

pick1


tr.
  1. (to choose) escoger, elegir
  2. (to decide on) seleccionar
  3. (to gather) coger, recoger
    to pick flowers coger flores
  4. (to strip clean) limpiar, mondar
    to pick the bones limpiar los huesos
  5. (to pluck) desplumar
  6. (to tear off) sacar, arrancar
  7. (to probe) escarbar (con los dedos, utensilio)
  8. (to break up) cavar (tierra)
  9. (a hole) abrir (agujero)
  10. (to peck) picar, picotear
  11. música puntear, pulsar

Idioms:

to have a bone to pick with
figurado, familiar tener que pedir cuenta a
to pick a fight
buscar bronca
to pick a lock
abrir un candado con una ganzúa
to pick apart
  1. (to tear) destrozar, despedazar
  2. (to refute) echar por tierra (argumento, testimonio)
to pick holes in
buscar las fallas de (argumento)
to pick off
  1. (to kill) matar de un solo tiro
  2. deportes (in football) cortar, interceptar (pase)
to pick oneself up
levantarse
to pick one's nose
hurgarse la nariz
to pick one's teeth
mondarse los dientes
to pick one's way
abrirse paso con cuidado
to pick out
  1. (to choose) escoger, seleccionar
  2. (to distinguish) distinguir (persona, edificio)
  3. música (a tune) teclear de oído
to pick over
inspeccionar
to pick someone's brains
figurado explotar los conocimientos de alguien
to pick someone's pocket
robar algo del bolsillo de alguien
to pick up
  1. (to lift) coger
    to pick up the phone coger el teléfono
  2. (fallen object) recoger (del piso)
  3. (to tidy) recoger (habitación)
  4. (to stop for) recoger (a un amigo)
  5. familiar (to buy) comprar
  6. (to learn) aprender
  7. (to notice) encontrar
  8. (a habit) coger, adquirir
  9. pagar (cuenta)
  10. (a disease) coger, pescar (enfermedad)
  11. radio, televisión (to receive) coger, captar (estación)
  12. (speed) coger, cobrar (velocidad)
  13. jerga (to arrest) pescar, coger
  14. (to meet casually) ligar con (persona)
  15. (a scent, trail) descubrir, encontrar
  16. (to continue) reanudar, proseguir
to pick up on
darse cuenta de
intr.
  1. (with a tool) picar
  2. (to decide) decidir cuidadosamente

Idioms:

to pick and choose
andar con miramientos al escoger
to pick at
  1. (a scab) escarbarse
  2. (food) picar, picotear
  3. familiar (to nag) cogerla con
to pick on
  1. (to tease) atormentar
    they are always picking on him siempre le atormentan
  2. (to bully) abusar de (una persona)
to pick up
  1. (to resume) continuar
  2. familiar (to improve) mejorar
  3. (to pack) recoger los bártulos
    to just pick up and leave recoger los bártulos e irse
s.
  1. (comb) peineta
  2. (choice) elección f., selección f.
  3. (of produce) recogida, cosecha

Idioms:

the pick of the crop o of the litter
la flor y nata
to have the pick of
poder escoger entre
to take one's pick
elegir lo que uno quiera




 




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