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1 pick-up
1) (a type of small lorry or van.) furgoneta, camioneta2) (the part of a record-player that holds the stylus.) brazo (del tocadiscos), fonocaptortr['pɪkʌp]1 (on record player) brazo (del tocadiscos), fonocaptor nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpick-up point punto de recogidapick-up truck furgoneta, camioneta['pɪkʌp]1. N1) (Mus)b) (also: pick-up arm) brazo m (del tocadiscos)3) (=collection)to make a pick-up — [truck driver, drug runner] recoger algo
5) * (=pick-me-up) estimulante m6) * (sexual)7) (Aut) (=acceleration) facilidad f de aceleración2.CPDpick-up joint * N — bar m de ligoteo *
pick-up point N — (for people) parada f ; (for goods) punto m de recogida
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2 baton
1) (a short, heavy stick, carried by a policeman as a weapon.) bastón2) (a light, slender stick used when conducting an orchestra or choir: The conductor raised his baton.) batutabaton n1. batuta2. testigo3. porra / bastóntr['bætən, 'bætɒn]1 (truncheon) porra2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL batuta3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL testigobaton [bə'tɑn] n: batuta f, bastón mn.• bastón s.m.• batuta s.f.bə'tɑːn, 'bætəna) ( Mus) batuta fb) ( truncheon) (BrE) bastón mc) ( in relay race) testigo me) ( drum major's) bastón m['bætǝn]1.N (Mus) batuta f ; (Mil) bastón m ; [of policeman] porra f ; (in race) testigo m- hand on or pass the baton to sb- pick up the baton2.CPDbaton charge N — carga f con bastones
baton round N — bala f de goma
* * *[bə'tɑːn, 'bætən]a) ( Mus) batuta fb) ( truncheon) (BrE) bastón mc) ( in relay race) testigo me) ( drum major's) bastón m
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pick off — {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. * /He picked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat./ 2. To shoot, one at a time; knock down one by one. * /The sniper picked off the slower soldiers as they came out into the road./ 3. To catch… … Dictionary of American idioms
pick off — {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. * /He picked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat./ 2. To shoot, one at a time; knock down one by one. * /The sniper picked off the slower soldiers as they came out into the road./ 3. To catch… … Dictionary of American idioms
pick\ off — v 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. He picked off the burs that had stuck to his overcoat. 2. To shoot, one at a time; knock down one by one. The sniper picked off the slower soldiers as they came out into the road. 3. To catch a base… … Словарь американских идиом
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pick-off — pick′ off n. spo a baseball play in which a base runner, caught off base, is tagged out by an infielder on a quick throw • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
pick|off — «PIHK F, OF», noun. 1. a baseball play in which a runner is caught off base by a sudden throw from the pitcher or catcher: »They proved that a perfect pickoff at first could be foozled not once but again (New York Times). 2. an offensive play in… … Useful english dictionary
pick off — verb 1. shoot one by one (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑shoot, ↑pip • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody 2. pull or pull out sharply (Freq. 1) pluck the flowers off the bush … Useful english dictionary
pick off — 1. verb a) An attempt to throw out a runner leading off a base. The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe. b) Successfully picking off a runner. The pitcher picked off the runner to get an out … Wiktionary
pick — 1 /pIk/ verb (T) 1 CHOOSE STH to choose someone or something good or suitable from a group or range of people or things: Students have to pick three courses from a list of 15. | Let me pick a few examples at random. | pick your words (=be careful … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pick — pick1 pickable, adj. /pik/, v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience. 2. to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight. 3. to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument. 4. to… … Universalium
pick — I [[t]pɪk[/t]] v. t. 1) to choose or select, esp. with care 2) to seek and find occasion for; provoke: to pick a fight[/ex] 3) to attempt to find; seek out: to pick flaws in an argument[/ex] 4) to steal the contents of: to pick a pocket[/ex] 5)… … From formal English to slang