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1 picar

v.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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picar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

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FRASEOLOGÍA

picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

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verb

1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

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1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

me ha picado un bicho en el cuello — an insect has bitten me on the neck

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

he estado picando unos cacahuetes — I've been nibbling at some peanuts

he picado algo antes de comer — I had a little nibble before lunch

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

pica la cebolla muy picadita — chop the onion very finely

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

acabó sus días picando piedra en una cantera — he ended his days breaking up stone in a quarry

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

eso me picó la curiosidad — that aroused my curiosity

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

las polillas han picado la lana — the moths have made holes in the wool

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven
*
picar el ojo a algn — to wink at sb

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

hoy parece que no pican — it seems they aren't biting today

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

me pica la espalda — my back itches

me pica por todo el cuerpo — I'm itching all over

me pica la barba — I've got an itchy beard

un jersey que pica — an itchy jumper

¿le pica la garganta? — do you have a tickle in your throat?, do you have a tickly throat?

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

el alcohol te va a picar un poco — the alcohol is going to sting you a little

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

hoy sí que pica el sol — the sun is really burning today

7) (=probar)

picar en algo — to dabble in sth

ha picado en todos los géneros literarios — he has dabbled in all the literary genres

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

picarle — Méx * (=darse prisa) to hurry up

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

3.

See:

picarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos? — did you get bitten by the mosquitoes?

b) polilla

una manta picada por las polillas — a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho — the moths got at my poncho

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

saca algo para picar — put out some nibbles

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato
2.
picar vi

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

picar alto — to aim high

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? — are your eyes stinging?

c) (fam) ( quemar)

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)
3.
picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

picárselas — (RPl arg) ( irse) to split (sl)

* * *

= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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picar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

2

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

C

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

G

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

■ picar

vi

A

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

B

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

■ picarse

v pron

A

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

E

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

F

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rascar
- tabla
English:
bite
- chop
- clip
- crush
- grind
- itch
- mince
- nibble
- pick
- pick at
- pit
- prickle
- punch
- rise
- smart
- sting
- bounce
- chopping board
- eat
- finely
- prick
- rot
- tickle

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picar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;
[sujeto: avispa, escorpión] to sting;
me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;
Esp, RP [carne] to mince; [piedra, hielo] to break up; [pared] to chip the plaster off
4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]
picar unas aceitunas to have a few olives as an aperitif;

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;
[bola de billar] to screw
13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam
picarle to get a move on;

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;
[cebolla] to be strong
3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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picar

I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

6)

picar en : to dabble in

7)

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

me ha picado un mosquito I've been bitten by a mosquito

los peces no pican hoy the fish aren't biting today

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

le picó una abeja he was stung by a bee

3. (carne) to mince

el carnicero picó la carne the butcher minced the meat

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

pica la cebolla muy fino chop the onion very finely

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

ha picado antes de comer y ahora no tiene hambre she had something to eat before lunch and now she's not hungry

6. (billete) to punch

el revisor no me ha picado el billete the inspector hasn't punched my ticket

7. (comida) to be hot

las guindillas pican chilis are hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

le preparamos una broma y picó we played a trick on him and he fell for it

Spanish-English dictionary > picar
2 escocer

v.

1 to sting (herida, piel).

me escuecen los ojos my eyes are stinging o smarting

2 to smart, to burn.

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escocer

Conjugation model [ COCER], like link=cocer cocer

► verbo intransitivo

1 to smart, sting

■ le escuecen sus heridas his cuts sting

2 figurado to hurt

► verbo pronominal escocerse

1 (irritarse) to become sore, become chapped; (estar irritado) to be sore, be chapped

■ se le ha escocido el culito his bottom's chapped

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verb

to smart, sting

* * *

1.

VI to sting, smart

el alcohol te va a escocer un poco — the alcohol will sting o smart a little

me escuece el labio/la herida — my lip/the cut stings o is smarting

2.

VT (=irritar) to annoy, upset

3.

See:

escocerse

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verbo intransitivo

a) herida/ojos to sting, smart

b) ( moralmente) to irritate, irk

* * *

= smart, itch.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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verbo intransitivo

a) herida/ojos to sting, smart

b) ( moralmente) to irritate, irk

* * *

= smart, itch.

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

* que escuece = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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escocer [ E10 ]

vi

1 (Med) «herida/ojos» to sting, smart

2 (moralmente) to irritate, irk

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escocer ( conjugate escocer) verbo intransitivo [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
escocer verbo intransitivo to sting, smart: le escocían los ojos, her eyes were sore
su silencio escuece, her silence is irritating
' escocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
- arder
English:
burn
- chafe
- smart
- sting

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escocer

♦ vi

1. [herida, piel] to sting, to smart;

me escuecen los ojos my eyes are stinging o smarting;

dime si te escuece mucho tell me if it stings o smarts too much

2. [ofender] to hurt;

la derrota escoció mucho al equipo the defeat left the team smarting

♦ See also the pronominal verb escocerse

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escocer

v/i

1 sting, smart

2 fig

:

todavía le escuece la derrota he’s still smarting from the defeat

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escocer {14} vi

arder: to smart, to sting

♦ See also the reflexive verb escocerse

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escocer vb to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

me escuecen los ojos my eyes sting

Spanish-English dictionary > escocer
3 pico

m.

1 beak.

2 mouth (informal).

¡cierra el pico! shut your trap!

darle al pico to talk a lot, to rabbit on

irse del pico to shoot one's mouth off

ser o tener un pico de oro to be a smooth talker, to have the gift of the gab

3 corner (punta, saliente).

4 pick, pickax (tool).

5 peak (cumbre).

6 fix (informal) (inyección de heroína).

meterse un pico to give oneself a fix

7 cock, knob (vulgar) (penis). (Chilean Spanish)

8 spout, snout.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: picar.

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pico

► nombre masculino

1 (de ave) beak

2 (herramienta) pickaxe, pick

3 (de montaña) peak

4 (punta) corner

5 familiar (boca) mouth, gob, trap

■ cierra el pico shut your trap

■ en cuanto abre el pico, mete la pata as soon as he opens his trap, he puts his foot in it

6 argot (de heroína) fix

■ se dio un pico he gave himself a fix

► locución y pico

1 (cantidad)

■ tres mil y pico three thousand odd

■ llegaremos sobre las seis y pico we'll be there just after six

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FRASEOLOGÍA

callar el pico familiar to keep one's mouth shut

costar un pico familiar to cost an arm and a leg

irse de picos pardos familiar to go out on the town

tener un pico de oro familiar to have the gift of the gab

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pico

► nombre masculino

1 woodpecker

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FRASEOLOGÍA

pico menor lesser-spotted woodpecker

pico picapinos great-spotted woodpecker

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noun m.

1) peak

2) beak, bill

3) pick

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SM

1) [de ave] beak, bill; [de insecto] beak

2) (=punta) corner, sharp point

dobló el pico de la página — he folded back the corner of the page

el pico de la plancha — the sharp point of the iron

se sentó en el pico de la cama — he sat on the edge o corner of the bed

cuello de pico — V-neck

sombrero de tres picos — cocked hat, three-cornered hat

- irse de picos pardos

3) [de jarra] lip, spout

4) [de montaña] peak, summit; (fig) peak

5) (=herramienta) pick, pickaxe, pickax (EEUU)

6) [de una cantidad]

quédese con el pico — keep the change

son las tres y pico — it's just after three

tiene 50 libros y pico — he has 50-odd books o over 50 books

tiene cuarenta y pico años — she's forty-odd

veinte euros y pico — just over twenty euros

7) *

- costar un pico

8) * (=boca) trap *

¡cierra el pico! — shut your trap! *, shut up! *

- darle al pico

- darse el pico

- hincar el pico

- irse del pico

- ser un pico de oro

9) (=pájaro) woodpecker

10) * [de droga] fix *, shot *

11) (Naipes) spade

12) And, Cono Sur *** (=pene) prick ***

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masculino

1)

a) ( de pájaro) beak

b) (fam) ( boca) mouth

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

no abrió el pico — he didn't open his mouth

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

2)

a) (cima, montaña) peak

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

b) ( en gráfico) peak

c) (en diseños, costura) point

la chaqueta termina en un pico — the jacket tapers to a point

cuello de pico — V neck

d) (de mesa, libro) corner

e) (de jarra, tetera) spout

3) (fam) ( algo)

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

tres metros y pico — (just) over three meters

será unas 3.000 - y un pico largo — it'll be about 3,000 - and the rest!

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

4)

a) ( herramienta) pick

b) picos masculino plural (Méx) ( zapatillas) spikes (pl)

5) (Col, Ven fam) ( beso) kiss, peck

6) (Chi vulg) ( pene) cock (vulg), prick (vulg)

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masculino

1)

a) ( de pájaro) beak

b) (fam) ( boca) mouth

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

no abrió el pico — he didn't open his mouth

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

2)

a) (cima, montaña) peak

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

b) ( en gráfico) peak

c) (en diseños, costura) point

la chaqueta termina en un pico — the jacket tapers to a point

cuello de pico — V neck

d) (de mesa, libro) corner

e) (de jarra, tetera) spout

3) (fam) ( algo)

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

tres metros y pico — (just) over three meters

será unas 3.000 - y un pico largo — it'll be about 3,000 - and the rest!

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

4)

a) ( herramienta) pick

b) picos masculino plural (Méx) ( zapatillas) spikes (pl)

5) (Col, Ven fam) ( beso) kiss, peck

6) (Chi vulg) ( pene) cock (vulg), prick (vulg)

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pico¹

¹ = spike, icepick, peak.

Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.

Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.

Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.

* de picos pardos = out on the town, a (late) night out on the town.

* irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red, go out on + the town.

* Número + y pico = Número + odd.

* sábana de cuatro picos = fitted sheet.

pico²

² = bill, beak.

Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.

Ex: The beak of the crossbill is one of the most specialized of all bird beaks.

* pico de cuchara = spoonbill.

* sin pico = flat-topped.

pico³

³ = spout.

Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

pico⁴

⁴ = gob.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

* ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it!.

* ¡cierra el pico! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the.

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pico

masculine

A

1 (de un pájaro) beak

2 ( fam) (boca) mouth

¡y tú cierra el pico! and you can shut up o keep your trap shut! ( colloq)

no abrió el pico en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all night

hay que ver el pico que tiene the things she comes out with!

estar/irse de picos pardos ( fam); to be/go out on the town ( colloq)

tener el pico (muy) largo ( fam); to be a blabbermouth o bigmouth ( colloq), to have a big mouth ( colloq)

tener un pico de oro ( fam); to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab ( colloq)

Compuesto:

pico de gallo

( Méx) chili sauce (with tomatoes, onions and coriander)

ser puro pico de gallo to be all talk ( colloq)

B

1 (cima) peak; (montaña) peak

un precipicio a pico a sheer drop

el acantilado caía a pico the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

2 (en un gráfico) peak

3 (en diseños, costura) point

por detrás la chaqueta termina en un pico the jacket tapers to a point

esa falda te hace un pico your skirt is drooping on one side

4 (punta) corner

C (de una jarra, tetera) spout

D ( fam)

(algo, parte): tiene 50 y pico de años she's fifty odd o fifty something ( colloq)

son las tres y pico it's past o gone three, it's just after three

tres metros y pico (just) over three meters

costará alrededor de 3.000 — y un pico largo it'll cost about 3,000 — and the rest! ( colloq)

salir por/costar un pico ( fam); to cost a fortune ( colloq)

E

1 (herramienta) pick

2 picos mpl ( Méx) (zapatillas) spikes (pl)

F ( Col fam) (beso) kiss, peck

G ( Chi vulg) (pene) cock ( vulg), prick ( vulg)

H

( Méx fam) (de una moneda): ¿pico o mona? heads or tails?

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

pico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

picó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
picar
pico
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picoon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero pico algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picole (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
pico sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de pájaro) beak

b) (fam) ( boca) mouth;

◊ ¡cierra el pico! shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

2
a) (cima, montaña) peak

b) ( en gráfico) peak

c) (en diseños, costura) point;

◊ cuello de pico V neck

d) (de jarra, tetera) spout

3 (fam) ( algo):
◊ tiene 50 y pico de años she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq);

son las dos y pico it's past o gone two;
tres metros y pico (just) over three meters
4
◊ picos sustantivo masculino plural (Méx) ( zapatillas) spikes (pl)

5 (arg) shot
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
pico sustantivo masculino
1 (de ave) beak
2 fam (boca) mouth
3 Geography peak
4 (herramienta) pick
5 (de una jarra) spout
6 (de una mesa, etc) corner
7 fam (de droga) fix
♦ Locuciones: cerrar el pico, to shut one's trap
salir por un pico, to cost a fortune
tener un pico de oro, to have the gift of the gab
... y pico, over...: tiene treinta y pico años, he's thirty something
nos veremos a las tres y pico, we'll meet just after three
tiene ciento y pico discos, she has a hundred-odd records
' pico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- corva
- corvo
- flauta
- inflamarse
- picar
- bicho
- cincuenta
- cuello
- escote
- hora
- quinientos
English:
beak
- bill
- gift
- lip
- peak
- pick
- pickaxe
- something
- spout
- sting
- V-neck
- V-necked
- wasp
- off
- pointed
- preen
- rush
- wood

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pico nm

1. [de ave] beak;

Comp
Méx Fam
ser pico de gallo to be a loudmouth

2. Fam [boca] mouth, esp Br gob;

¡no se te ocurra abrir el pico! keep your mouth shut!;

¡cierra el pico! [calla] shut your trap!;

Comp

darle al pico to talk a lot, to yak;

Comp
Fam
irse del pico to shoot one's mouth off;

Comp

ser o [m5]tener un pico de oro, tener mucho pico to be a smooth talker, to have the gift of the gab

3. [punta, saliente] corner

4. [de vasija] lip, spout

5. [herramienta] pick, pickaxe

6. [cumbre] peak;
[montaña] peak, mountain
Comp
los Picos de Europa = mountain range in the northern Spanish provinces of Asturias, León and Cantabria
7. [cantidad indeterminada]
cincuenta y pico fifty-odd, fifty-something;

llegó a las cinco y pico he got there just after five;

pesa diez kilos y pico it weighs just over ten kilos;

Comp

le costó o [m5] le salió por un pico [cantidad elevada] it cost her a fortune

8. [ave] pico menor lesser spotted woodpecker;

pico picapinos great spotted woodpecker

9. Fam [inyección de heroína] fix;

meterse un pico to give oneself a fix

10. Arg, Col Fam [beso] kiss

11. Chile Vulg [pene] cock, knob

12. Comp
Esp Fam
andar/irse de picos pardos to be/go out on the town;
Fam
darse el pico [besarse] Br to snog, US to suck face;
RP
a pico seco [bebida] neat

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pico

m

1 ZO beak

2 fam ( boca) mouth;

cerrar el pico fam shut one’s mouth fam ;

abrir/no abrir el pico open/not open one’s mouth;

ser un pico de oro have the gift of the gab

3 de montaña peak

4 herramienta pickax, Br

pickaxe

5

:

a las tres y pico some time after three o’clock;

mil pesetas y pico just over a thousand pesetas;

irse de picos pardos fam paint the town red fam

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pico nm

1) : peak

2) : point, spike

3) : beak, bill

4) : pick, pickax

5)

y pico : and a little, and a bit

las siete y pico: a little after seven

dos metros y pico: a bit over two meters

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pico n

1. (de pájaro) beak

el mirlo tiene un gusano en el pico the blackbird has a worm in its beak

2. (de persona) mouth

¡cierra el pico! shut up!

3. (de montaña) peak

el pico más alto de Europa the highest peak in Europe

4. (herramienta) pick

el obrero hizo un agujero con el pico the workman made a hole with his pick

y pico (cifras, cantidades) just over (horas) just after

un año y pico just over a year

un kilómetro y pico just over a kilometre

tenía sesenta y pico años he was sixty odd

son las tres y pico it's just after three

dos mil y pico pesetas just over two thousand pesetas

Spanish-English dictionary > pico
4 pica

f.

1 pike (lanza).

poner una pica en Flandes (figurative) to do the impossible

2 goad, picador's spear (bullfighting).

3 ticket inspector (informal) (revisor de tren).

4 pick, pike.

5 pica, cissa, citta.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: picar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: picar.

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pica

► nombre femenino

1 (lanza) pike

2 (de picador) goad

3 (de la baraja) spade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup

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I
SF (Orn) magpie
II
SF (Mil) pike; (Taur) goad; (=pene) *** prick ***

- poner una pica en Flandes
III
SF And (Agr) tapping ( of rubber trees)
IV
SF

1) And (=resentimiento) pique, resentment

2) Cono Sur (=mal humor) annoyance, irritation

sacar pica a algn — * to annoy sb
V
* SMF [de autobús] inspector
VI
SF And, CAm, Caribe (=camino) forest trail, narrow path

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femenino

1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*

2) (Jueg)

a) ( carta) spade

b) picas femenino plural ( palo) spades

3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentment

sacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves

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= em, pica, pike, spade.

Nota: Uno de los palos de los juegos de cartas.

Ex. The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.

Ex. In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.

Ex. In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.

Ex. If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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femenino

1) (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; ( para cavar) pick, pickax*

2) (Jueg)

a) ( carta) spade

b) picas femenino plural ( palo) spades

3) (CS fam) ( resentimiento) resentment

sacarle pica a alguien — (Chi fam) to get on somebody's nerves

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= em, pica, pike, spade.

Nota: Uno de los palos de los juegos de cartas.

Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.

Ex: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.

Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.

Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

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pica

feminine

A

1 ( Arm) pike

poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup

2 ( Taur) lance, goad

3 (para cavar) pick, pickax*

echar pica y pala ( Col fam); to work one's fingers to the bone ( colloq)

B ( Jueg)

1 (carta) spade

¿tienes alguna pica? do you have a spade o any spades?

2 picas fpl (palo) spades

C (CS fam) (resentimiento) resentment

hay mucha pica entre ellos there's a lot of resentment between them

sacarle pica a algn ( Chi fam); to get on sb's nerves

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

pica es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pica
picar
pica sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) pike;
(Taur) lance, goad;
( para cavar) pick, pickax^{( conjugate pickax)}
2 (Jueg)
a) ( carta) spade

b)

◊ picas sustantivo femenino plural ( palo) spades

picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picaon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero pica algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picale (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' pica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
picar
- se
English:
garlic
- itch
- itchy
- prickly
- spade

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pica nf

1. [lanza] pike;

Comp

poner una pica en Flandes to do the impossible

2. Taurom goad, picador's spear

3. [naipe] spade

4.
picas [palo] spades

5. Imprenta [medida] pica

6. Fam [revisor] ticket inspector

7. RP Fam [tensión] resentment;

hay pica entre los hinchas de estos dos cuadros there's a lot of needle o ill-feeling between the fans of these two teams

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pica

f

1 TAUR goad

2 palo de la baraja spade

3

:

poner una pica en Flandes fig pull off a coup

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pica nf

1) : pike, lance

2) : goad (in bullfighting)

3) : spade (in playing cards)

Spanish-English dictionary > pica
5 picado

adj.

piqued.

m.

diving, dive.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: picar.

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picado

► nombre masculino

1 (de avión) dive

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picado

► participio pasado

1→ link=picar picar

► adjetivo

1 COCINA (cortado - verdura) finely chopped; (- carne) minced

2 (vino) vinegary, sour, off

3 (metal) pitted

4 (piel, cara) pockmarked

5 (tabaco) cut

6 (mar) choppy

7 (diente) decayed

8 familiar (ofendido) offended

► nombre masculino picado

1 (de avión) dive

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en picado to plummet

estar picado,-a familiar to be upset, be miffed

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1. ADJ

1) (=podrido) [diente] rotten, decayed; [fruta] rotten; [metal] rusty, rusted

tengo tres muelas picadas — I have three cavities

2) (Culin) [ajo, cebolla, patata] chopped; Esp, Cono Sur [carne] minced, ground (EEUU)

3) (=triturado) [tabaco] cut; [hielo] crushed

4) [vino] pricked, sour

5) [mar] choppy

6)

picado de viruelas — pockmarked

7) * (=enfadado)

estar picado — to be in a huff *

están picados desde hace muchos años — they fell out years ago

8) * (=interesado)

estar picado con o por algo — to go for sth in a big way *

está muy picado con la lotería — he's really been bitten by the lottery bug *, he's gone for the lottery in a big way *

9) (=borracho) tipsy

10) (Mús) [nota] staccato

2. SM

1) (=acción)

a) (Culin) [de ajo, cebolla, patata] chopping; Esp, Cono Sur [de carne] mincing, grinding (EEUU)

b) [de billete, boleto] punching

c) (=triturado) [de tabaco, de piedra] cutting; [de hielo] crushing

2) (Aer, Orn) dive

caer en picado — Esp (Aer) to plummet, nose-dive; [precios, popularidad, producción] to plummet, fall sharply

3) (Mús) staccato

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I
- da adjetivo

a) < diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perished

tiene una muela picada — you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela — a pockmarked face

b) <ajo/perejil> chopped; < carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)

c) < manzana> rotten; < vino> sour

d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste — he's a bit put out that you didn't call him (colloq)

e) < mar> choppy
II
masculino (Esp) picada 1)

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= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.

Ex. So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.

Ex. Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

Ex. For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).

Ex. Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.

Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

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* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hielo picado = crushed ice.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* ternera picada = minced beef.

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I
- da adjetivo

a) < diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perished

tiene una muela picada — you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela — a pockmarked face

b) <ajo/perejil> chopped; < carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)

c) < manzana> rotten; < vino> sour

d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste — he's a bit put out that you didn't call him (colloq)

e) < mar> choppy
II
masculino (Esp) picada 1)

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= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.

Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.

Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).

Ex: Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.

Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hielo picado = crushed ice.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* ternera picada = minced beef.

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picado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ‹muela› decayed, bad; ‹manguera/llanta› perished

tenía todos los dientes picados all her teeth were bad o decayed

tiene una muela picada you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela a pockmarked face, a face marked by smallpox

2 ‹manzana› rotten; ‹vino› sour

B

1 (mar) choppy

2 ( fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out ( colloq), miffed ( colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste he's a bit put out that you didn't call him ( colloq)

3

( Méx fam) (interesado, intrigado): el asunto lo tiene picado he's really into the subject ( colloq)

estoy picado con el final del libro I'm on tenterhooks to see how the book ends

picado²

masculine

A (de carne) grinding ( AmE), mincing ( BrE); (de cebolla, ajo) chopping

B

( Esp) (descenso pronunciado): el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived

el pájaro cayó en picado al agua the bird plunged o dived into the water

las acciones descendieron en picado stocks plummeted o plunged

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

picado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
picado
picar
picado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹diente/muela› decayed, bad;

‹manguera/llanta› perished
b) ‹ajo/perejil› chopped;

‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)
c) ‹ manzana› rotten;

‹ vino› sour
d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

e) ‹ mar› choppy

picado 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→ picada 1
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me picadoon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picado algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ picadole (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
picado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (ajo, cebolla, etc) chopped
2 (carne) minced
3 (fruta) bad
manzana picada, rotten apple
4 (vino) sour
5 (diente) decayed
un diente picado, a bad tooth
6 (mar) choppy
7 fam (ofendido, enojado) offended, put out: está picado conmigo, he's in a huff with me
II m (de avión, ave) dive
caer en picado, to nose-dive, plummet
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
' picado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- picada
- bicho
- papel
English:
academic
- bite
- choppy
- crush
- dive
- eat
- finely
- ground
- nosedive
- plummet
- pockmarked
- slump
- some
- sour
- swoop
- tailspin
- wane
- chop
- confetti
- dip
- nose
- plunge
- rotten
- rough
- sore
- steep

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picado, -a

♦ adj

1. [marcado] [piel] pockmarked;
[fruta] bruised
2. [agujereado] perforated;

picado de polilla moth-eaten

3. [diente] decayed;

tengo una muela picada I've got a bad o rotten tooth

4. [triturado] [alimento] chopped;
[tabaco] cut; Esp, RP
carne picada Br mince, US ground beef

5. [vino] sour

6. [mar] choppy

7. Fam [enfadado] peeved, put out;

está picado porque no lo invitaron a la fiesta he's peeved o put out because he wasn't invited to the party

8. Am [achispado] tipsy

♦ nm

1. Esp [de avión] nose dive;

hacer un picado to dive;

caer en picado: el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived;

la caída en picado del régimen the collapse of the regime

2. Col, RP Fam [de fútbol] kickabout;

¿jugamos un picado? shall we have a kickabout?

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picado

I adj

1 diente decayed

2 mar rough, choppy

3 carne ground, Br

minced; verdura minced, Br

finely chopped

3 fig ( resentido) offended

II m L.Am.

dive;

caer en picado de precios nosedive, plummet

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picado, -da adj

1) : perforated

2) : minced, chopped

3) : decayed (of teeth)

4) : choppy, rough

5) fam : annoyed, miffed

Spanish-English dictionary > picado
6 pique

m.

1 grudge (enfado).

tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against somebody

2 rivalry.

3 bounce. ( Latin American Spanish)

4 resentment, pique.

5 smooth hound.

6 sand flea, harvest mite, harvest tick, chigger.

7 piqué, piqué fabric.

8 piquet, picquet.

9 accelerated motion.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: picar.

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pique

► nombre masculino

1 (resentimiento) pique, grudge

2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle

■ tiene un pique increíble con el vecino there's a lot of needle between him and his neighbour

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a pique de about to

irse a pique (barco) to sink 2 (plan, proyecto) to go under, fall through

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I
SM

1) (=resentimiento) resentment, pique; (=inquina) grudge; (=rivalidad) rivalry, competition

tener un pique con algn — to have a grudge against sb

tienen (un) pique sobre sus coches — they're always trying to outdo one another with their cars

estar de pique — to be at loggerheads

2)

echar a pique — [+ barco] to sink; [+ futuro, carrera] to wreck, ruin

irse a pique — [barco] to sink; [esperanza, familia] to be ruined

3)

estar a pique de hacer algo — (=a punto de) to be on the point of doing sth; (=en peligro de) to be in danger of doing sth

4) LAm (Min) (=galería) mine shaft; Méx (=pozo) drill, well

5) LAm (=rebote) bounce, rebound

6) CAm, Cono Sur (=sendero) trail, narrow path

7) And (=insecto) jigger flea
II
SM (Naipes) spades
III
** SM [de droga] fix **, shot *

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masculino

1)

a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

2) (fam)

a) (enfado, resentimiento)

tener un pique con alguien — to be at odds with somebody

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3)

a) ( carta) spade

b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)

5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

6) (AmL) ( rebote)

la pelota entró de pique — the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques — the ball bounced three times

7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft

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* a pique = sinking.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

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masculino

1)

a pique: el camino bajaba a or (Méx) en pique the road down was very steep; una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below; a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique barco to sink; negocio to go under, to founder; sus ilusiones se fueron a pique — her hopes were dashed

2) (fam)

a) (enfado, resentimiento)

tener un pique con alguien — to be at odds with somebody

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3)

a) ( carta) spade

b) piques femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

4) (arg) ( de droga) fix (sl)

5) (Auto) acceleration, pick-up (AmE)

pegarse un pique — (Chi fam)

me pegué el pique hasta allá y no estaba — I trailed o traipsed all that way and he wasn't there (colloq)

6) (AmL) ( rebote)

la pelota entró de pique — the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques — the ball bounced three times

7) (Chi) (Min) mine shaft

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* a pique = sinking.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* echar a pique = scuttle.

* irse a pique = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, come + unstuck, go + pear-shaped, go + kaput, be kaput, go + haywire, go down + the tube, go down + the drain, be up the spout.

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pique

masculine

A

a pique: el camino bajaba a pique the road down was very steep

el barco se fue a pique the boat sank

una caída a pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below

trató de impedir que el negocio se fuera a pique he tried to stop the business from going under

sus ilusiones se fueron a pique her hopes were dashed

echó a pique el matrimonio it ruined o wrecked their marriage

a pique de on the point of, about to

las correas estaban a pique de romperse the straps were on the point of snapping o were about to snap

B ( fam)

1

(enfado, resentimiento): son piques entre amigos, sin importancia they're just petty quarrels between friends

tuvieron un pique por lo de la herencia they fell out over the inheritance

no es nada más que un pique de los suyos, ya se le pasará it's just one of his fits of pique, he'll get over it

2 (rivalidad) rivalry, needle

C (en naipes)

1 (carta) spade

2 piques fpl (palo) spades (pl)

D ( arg) (de droga) fix (sl)

E ( Auto) acceleration, pick-up ( AmE)

a los piques ( RPl fam); at full throttle ( colloq), at breakneck speed ( colloq)

salió a los piques he shot out at top speed o at breakneck speed ( colloq)

darse or pegarse un pique ( Chi fam): ¿por qué no se da un pique por aquí? why don't you come around o pop over? ( colloq)

me pegué el pique hasta su oficina y no estaba I trailed o traipsed all the way over to his office and he wasn't there ( colloq)

echar un pique ( Col fam); to race up the strip o drag

F

( AmL) (rebote): la pelota entró de pique the ball went in on the rebound

la pelota dio tres piques the ball bounced three times

G ( Chi) ( Min) mine shaft

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Del verbo picar: ( conjugate picar)

piqué es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

pique es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
picar
pique
piqué
picar ( conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1
a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;
◊ me piqueon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket
b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

‹ enemigo› to peck
c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero pique algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2
a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)
b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

‹ pared› to chip;
‹ piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2
a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [ pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);
◊ piquele (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ ropa] to get moth-eaten
b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

[ vino] to go sour
2 [ mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed;
( ofenderse) to take offense
pique sustantivo masculino
1
◊ a pique: una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below;

a pique de on the point of, about to;
irse a pique [ barco] to sink;

[ negocio] to go under
2 (fam)
a) (enfado, resentimiento):

◊ tener un pique con algn to be at odds with sb

b) ( rivalidad) rivalry, needle

3
a) ( carta) spade

b)

◊ piques sustantivo femenino plural ( palo) spades (pl)

picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
pique sustantivo masculino
1 fam (rivalidad) rivalry, needle: hay un pique entre ellos por ver quién nada mejor, there's rivalry among them as to who is the best swimmer
2 fam (resentimiento, enfado) resentment, grudge: tuve un pique con él y ya no me saluda, we had a falling out and now he doesn't speak to me
♦ Locuciones: irse a pique (un barco) to sink
(un plan) to fall through
(un negocio) to go under
' pique' also found in these entries:
English:
boat
- chop up
- dog
- founder
- wall
- bounce
- crash
- fall
- jab
- sheer
- sink

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pique

♦ ver picar

♦ nm

1. Fam [enfado] grudge;

tener un pique con alguien to have a grudge against sb;

su pique dura ya un año it's already a year since they fell out

2. Fam [rivalidad]
hay mucho pique entre ellas there's a lot of rivalry o needle between them

3.
irse a pique [barco] to sink;
[negocio] to go under; [plan] to fail
4. Am [rebote] bounce;

después de dos piques, la pelota se salió de la cancha the ball bounced twice before going out

5. RP Fam [aceleración] acceleration;

este auto no tiene nada de pique this car's got no acceleration

6. Chile Fam [visita]
dar un pique por casa de alguien to go round to sb's house

♦ a los piques loc adv
RP Fam [muy rápido] in a hurry
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pique

m

1 ( disgusto) resentment

2 ( rivalidad) rivalry

3

:

irse a pique MAR sink; fig go under, go to the wall;

echar a pique MAR sink; fig ruin, wreck

4 L.Am.

de pelota bounce

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pique, etc. picar

pique nm

1) : pique, resentment

2) : rivalry, competition

3)

a pique de : about to, on the verge of

4)

irse a pique : to sink, to founder

Spanish-English dictionary > pique
7 arder

v.

1 to burn.

la iglesia está ardiendo the church is burning o on fire

con eso va que arde (informal figurative) that's more than enough

El legajo ardió ante sus ojos The dossier burned before his very eyes.

Mis ojos arden My eyes burn=itch.

Me arden los ojos My eyes burn.

2 to be boiling hot (estar caliente) (café, sopa).

¡está que arde! (figurative) he's fuming; (persona) it's getting pretty heated (reunión)

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arder

► verbo intransitivo

1 to burn (completamente) to burn down; (sin llama) to smoulder

■ el edificio está ardiendo the building is in flames

2 (resplandecer) to glow

3 figurado to burn

► verbo transitivo

1 to burn

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

arder de pasión figurado to burn with passion

arder en guerras figurado to be ravaged by war

la cosa está que arde familiar things are getting pretty hot

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verb

1) to burn

2) smart, sting

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1. VT

1) (=quemar) to burn

2) esp LAm * [herida] to sting, make smart

2. VI

1) (=quemarse) to burn

arder sin llama — to smoulder, smolder (EEUU)

2) [abono] to ferment; [trigo etc] to heat up

3) poét (=resplandecer) to glow, shine, blaze; (=relampaguear) to flash

4) (fig) (=consumirse) to burn, seethe

arder de o en amor — to burn with love

arder de o en ira — to seethe with anger

arder en guerra — to be ablaze with war

- la cosa está que arde

3.

See:

arderse

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verbo intransitivo

1) ( quemarse) to burn

ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he burned with desire to see her (liter)

2) ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)

arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swing; estar que arde persona to be fuming; la cosa está que arde — things have reached boiling point

3) ( escocer) <herida/ojos> to sting, smart

le ardían los hombros — her shoulders were burning

me arde el estómago — I've got heartburn

* * *

= burn, go up in + flames, ignite, blaze, catch + fire, catch on + fire.

Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex. The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex. An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.

Ex. An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.

Ex. Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.

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* arder completamente = burn out.

* arder lentamente = smoulder [smolder, -USA].

* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].

* comenzar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

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verbo intransitivo

1) ( quemarse) to burn

ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he burned with desire to see her (liter)

2) ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)

arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swing; estar que arde persona to be fuming; la cosa está que arde — things have reached boiling point

3) ( escocer) <herida/ojos> to sting, smart

le ardían los hombros — her shoulders were burning

me arde el estómago — I've got heartburn

* * *

= burn, go up in + flames, ignite, blaze, catch + fire, catch on + fire.

Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

Ex: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.

Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.

Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.

Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.

Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.

* arder completamente = burn out.

* arder lentamente = smoulder [smolder, -USA].

* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].

* comenzar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* que arde lentamente = smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

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arder [E1 ]

vi

A «madera/bosque/casa» (quemarse) to burn

ardía en deseos de volver a verla ( liter); he burned with desire to see her again ( liter)

B (estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot)

arder en fiestas: Zaragoza arde en fiestas the festivities in Zaragoza are in full swing

estar algn/algo que arde: tu padre está que arde your father's fuming o seething

la sopa está que arde the soup's boiling (hot)

la cosa está que arde things have reached boiling point

la fiesta estaba que ardía ( Chi); the party was in full swing

va que arde ( Esp fam): te pagaré 1.000 euros y vas que ardes I'll pay you 1,000 euros and that's all you're getting o and you can count yourself lucky you're getting that much

C

1 (escocer) «herida/ojos» to sting, smart

le ardían los ojos con el humo the smoke was making her eyes smart, the smoke was irritating her eyes

le hizo arder la herida (CS); it made the cut sting

después de tanto sol le ardían los hombros her shoulders were burning o sore after so long in the sun

2

«estómago»: me arde el estómago I've got heartburn

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arder ( conjugate arder) verbo intransitivo
1 ( quemarse) to burn
2 ( estar muy caliente) to be boiling (hot);
◊ estar que arde [ persona] to be fuming;

la cosa está que arde things have reached boiling point
3 ( escocer) [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
arder verbo intransitivo to burn: familiar el jefe está que arde, the boss is really fuming
la cosa está que arde, things are hotting up
' arder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcinar
- deseo
- incendiar
English:
blaze
- burn
- flare up
- glow
- inflamed
- rage
- smoulder
- ablaze
- smolder
- sting

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arder vi

1. [quemarse] [bosque, casa] to burn;

la iglesia está ardiendo the church is burning o on fire;

ha ardido el granero the barn has burnt down;

una antorcha que arde permanentemente a torch that is always burning;

todavía arden los rescoldos de la hoguera the bonfire is still smouldering;

Comp
Fam
con eso va que arde that's more than enough

2. [estar caliente] [café, sopa] to be boiling hot;

Comp

¡está que arde! [persona] he's fuming;
[reunión] it's getting pretty heated
3. [sentir ardor]
le arde la cara her face is burning;

me arde el estómago I've got heartburn;

tanto dinero le arde en sus manos all that money is burning a hole in his pocket

4. [por deseos]
arder de rabia to burn with rage;

arder en deseos de hacer algo to be dying to do sth

5. [por agitación]
la ciudad ardía en fiestas the city was one great party;

todavía arde la revuelta de mayo the spirit of the May uprising is still alive

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arder

v/i

1 burn;

arder de o

en be burning with

2 estar muy caliente be exceedingly hot;

la reunión está que arde fam the meeting is about to erupt fam

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arder vi

1) : to burn

el bosque está ardiendo: the forest is in flames

arder de ira: to burn with anger, to be seething

2) : to smart, to sting, to burn

le ardía el estómago: he had heartburn

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arder vb

1. (quemarse) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt] / to be on fire

los bosques ardieron durante dos días the woods burnt for two days

2. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be boiling hot

la sopa está ardiendo the soup is boiling hot

Spanish-English dictionary > arder
8 clavar

v.

1 to drive (clavo, estaca).

2 to nail, to fix (letrero, placa).

clavó la suela de la bota he nailed on the sole of the boot

3 to fix, to rivet.

clavar los ojos o la mirada en algo/alguien en to stare at something/somebody

4 to nail down, to nail in, to nail, to fix with nails.

5 to hammer, to knock in, to hammer in, to hammer down.

El carpintero clavó las tablas The carpenter hammered the boards.

6 to perplex.

7 to screw, to shaft, to poke.

El chico clavó a su novia The boy screwed his girlfriend.

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clavar

► verbo transitivo

1 (con clavos) to nail

2 (un clavo) to bang, hammer in; (estaca) to drive

■ la víctima tenía una navaja clavada en el pecho the victim had a knife stuck in his chest

3 figurado (atención) to fix; (ojos) to rivet

4 familiar (cobrar caro) to sting, fleece

■ me clavaron trescientos euros I got stung for three hundred euros

► verbo pronominal clavarse

1 (gen) to stick

■ se clavó un cuchillo en el pie she stuck a knife in her foot

■ me clavé una astilla en el dedo I got a splinter in my finger

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verb

1) to hammer

2) nail

3) plunge

4) fix

* * *

1. VT

1) (=hincar) [+ clavo] to hammer in

le clavó un cuchillo en el cuello — he stuck a knife in his throat

me clavé un alfiler mientras cosía — I stuck a needle in(to) my finger while I was sewing

le clavó las uñas en la cara — she dug her nails into his face

clavar banderillas — (Taur) to thrust banderillas into the bull's neck

2) (=fijar) [con clavos] to nail

ha clavado unas tablas en la puerta — he has nailed some panels onto the door

clavó con chinchetas un póster de su equipo — he pinned up a poster of his team

- clavar la mirada o los ojos en algn/algo

3) [+ joya] to set, mount

4) (Ftbl) [+ pelota] to hammer, drive

el delantero clavó el balón en la red — the forward hammered o drove the ball into the net

5) ** (=cobrar de más) to rip off *

me clavaron 350 euros por una cena — I got ripped off to the tune of 350 euros for a meal

-pagué cuarenta euros -pues, te han clavado — "I paid forty euros" - "you were ripped off"

6) * (=hacer perfecto)

-¿cómo has hecho el examen? -lo he clavado — "how did the exam go?" - "it was spot on" *

7) Méx ** (=robar) to swipe *, nick *, pinch *

2.

See:

clavarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a)

clavar algo en algo — < clavo> to hammer something into something; <puñal/cuchillo> to stick something in something; < estaca> to drive something into something

me clavó los dientes/las uñas — he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) <cartel/estante> to put up (with nails, etc)

c) <ojos/vista> to fix... on

2) (fam)

a) ( cobrar caro) to rip... off (colloq)

nos clavaron $10,000 — they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS fam) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

3) (RPl fam) ( dejar plantado) to stand... up (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) < estudiante> to fail, to flunk (AmE colloq)

lo clavaron en física — he was flunked in physics (colloq)
2.
clavarse v pron

1)

a) <aguja/espina>

me clavé la aguja — I stuck the needle into my finger (o thumb etc)

se clavó una espina en el dedo — she got a thorn in her finger

b) (refl) <cuchillo/puñal>

se clavó el puñal en el pecho — he plunged the dagger into his chest

2) (CS fam)

clavarse con algo — ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with something (colloq); ( por ser mala compra)

se clavó con el auto que compró — the car turned out to be a bad buy

3) (Per fam) ( colarse)

se clavó en la cola — he jumped the line (AmE) o (BrE) the queue

siempre se clava en las fiestas — he's always gatecrashing parties (colloq)

4) (Col arg)

clavarse estudiando or a estudiar — to study like crazy (colloq)

5) (Méx) (Dep) to dive

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= pin, knock in, stick, nail.

Ex. One example is the circulation of notices which may previously have been pinned on a noticeboard.

Ex. The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

Ex. Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex. This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.

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* clavar con chinchetas = pin.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a)

clavar algo en algo — < clavo> to hammer something into something; <puñal/cuchillo> to stick something in something; < estaca> to drive something into something

me clavó los dientes/las uñas — he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) <cartel/estante> to put up (with nails, etc)

c) <ojos/vista> to fix... on

2) (fam)

a) ( cobrar caro) to rip... off (colloq)

nos clavaron $10,000 — they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS fam) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx fam) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

3) (RPl fam) ( dejar plantado) to stand... up (colloq)

4) (Ven fam) < estudiante> to fail, to flunk (AmE colloq)

lo clavaron en física — he was flunked in physics (colloq)
2.
clavarse v pron

1)

a) <aguja/espina>

me clavé la aguja — I stuck the needle into my finger (o thumb etc)

se clavó una espina en el dedo — she got a thorn in her finger

b) (refl) <cuchillo/puñal>

se clavó el puñal en el pecho — he plunged the dagger into his chest

2) (CS fam)

clavarse con algo — ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with something (colloq); ( por ser mala compra)

se clavó con el auto que compró — the car turned out to be a bad buy

3) (Per fam) ( colarse)

se clavó en la cola — he jumped the line (AmE) o (BrE) the queue

siempre se clava en las fiestas — he's always gatecrashing parties (colloq)

4) (Col arg)

clavarse estudiando or a estudiar — to study like crazy (colloq)

5) (Méx) (Dep) to dive

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= pin, knock in, stick, nail.

Ex: One example is the circulation of notices which may previously have been pinned on a noticeboard.

Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.

Ex: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.

* clavar con chinchetas = pin.

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clavar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 clavar algo EN algo ‹clavo› to hammer sth INTO sth; ‹palo/estaca› to drive sth INTO sth

le clavó el puñal en el pecho she drove o plunged the dagger into his chest

una estaca clavada en el suelo a stake driven into the ground

me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

2 ‹cartel/estante› to put up ( with nails etc)

3 ‹ojos› to fix … on

clavó en ella una mirada de odio he fixed her with a look of hate

B ( fam)

1 (cobrar caro) to rip … off ( colloq)

2 (CS fam) (engañar) to cheat

3 ( Méx fam) (robar) to swipe ( colloq), to filch ( colloq)

C ( RPl fam) (dejar plantado) to stand … up ( colloq)

D

( Ven arg) ‹golpe› le clavaron sus buenos coñazos en la cara he got whacked in the face ( colloq)

E

( Ven fam) ‹estudiante› lo clavaron en física he failed (in) physics, he flunked physics ( colloq)

F ( Ven vulg) ‹mujer› to screw ( vulg), to poke ( vulg), to shaft ( vulg)

■ clavarse

v pron

A

1 ‹aguja/espina›

me clavé la aguja I stuck the needle into my finger ( o thumb etc)

me clavé el destornillador en la mano I stuck the screwdriver in my hand

se clavó una astilla en el dedo she got a splinter in her finger

2 ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›

se clavó el puñal en el pecho he drove o plunged the dagger into his chest

B

1 (CS fam) (con algo inservible) clavarse CON algo; to get stuck WITH sth ( colloq)

me clavé con las entradas I got stuck with the tickets

se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy o a real lemon ( colloq)

2

( RPl fam) (fastidiarse): me tuve que clavar toda la tarde allí porque el cerrajero no vino I was stuck there all afternoon because the locksmith didn't come ( colloq)

C

( Per fam) (colarse): se clavó en la cola he jumped the line ( AmE), he jumped the queue ( BrE)

siempre se clava en las fiestas he's always gatecrashing parties ( colloq)

D

( Col arg): clavarse estudiando or a estudiar to study like crazy ( colloq)

E ( Méx) ( Dep) to dive

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clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1
a) clavar algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;
◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)
a) ( cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos clavaron $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ‹ aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavarse con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
' clavar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensartar
- fijar
- hincar
English:
dig
- drive
- fix
- hammer
- knock
- nail
- pin up
- ram
- sink
- slam on
- stick
- sting
- tack
- set
- spike
- thrust

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clavar

♦ vt

1. [clavo, estaca] to drive (en into); [cuchillo] to thrust (en into); [chincheta, alfiler] to stick (en into);
le clavó los dientes en la oreja she sank her teeth into his ear

2. [letrero, placa] to nail, to fix;

clavó la suela de la bota he nailed on the sole of the boot

3. [mirada, atención] to fix, to rivet;

clavar los ojos en to stare at;

clavó su mirada en la de ella he stared her right in the eye

4. Fam [cobrar]
me han clavado 50 euros they stung me for 50 euros;

en esa tienda te clavan they charge you an arm and a leg in that shop

5. RP, Ven muy Fam [copular con] to do it with, Br to have it off with

♦ vi
RP, Ven muy Fam [copular] to do it, Br to have it off
♦ See also the pronominal verb clavarse

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clavar

v/t

1 stick (en into)

2 clavos, estaca drive (en into); uñas sink (en into)

3

:

clavar los ojos en alguien fix one’s eyes on s.o.

4

:

clavar a alguien por algo fam overcharge s.o. for sth

* * *

clavar vt

1) : to nail, to hammer

2) hincar: to plunge, to stick

3) : to fix (one's eyes) on

♦ See also the reflexive verb clavarse

* * *

clavar vb

1. (clavo) to hammer

ha clavado el clavo en la pared con el martillo he's hammered the nail into the wall

2. (cuchillo) to stick [pt. & pp. stuck]

clavó el cuchillo en el bistec he stuck the knife into the steak

3. (sujetar) to nail / to put up [pt. & pp. put]

clavamos los dibujos en la pared we put the drawings up on the wall

clavar la mirada en algo / clavar los ojos en algo to stare at something

Spanish-English dictionary > clavar
9 clavado

adj.

nailed, pinned, fixed, nail-studded.

m.

1 dive.

2 diving.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: clavar.

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clavado

► participio pasado

1→ link=clavar clavar

► adjetivo

1 (con clavos) nailed, nail-studded

2 familiar (preciso) exact, precise

■ llegó a las seis clavadas he arrived at six o'clock on the dot

3 (fijo) firmly fixed

■ tenía los ojos clavados en el suelo he was staring at the floor

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar clavado,-a a alguien to leave somebody dumbfounded

ser clavado,-a a alguien familiar to be the spitting image of somebody

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1. ADJ

1) (=fijo) [con clavos, puntas] nailed

2) (=decorado) [mueble] studded with nails

3) [ropa] just right

4)

dejar a algn clavado — to leave sb speechless

quedó clavado — he was speechless o dumbfounded

5)

a las cinco clavadas — at five sharp o on the dot

6) (=idéntico)

es Pedro clavado — he's the spitting image of Pedro

es o LAm está clavado a su padre — he's the spitting image of his father

7)

¡clavado! — exactly!, precisely!

2.

SM (=salto) dive

dar un clavado — to dive, take a dive

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a)

clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; < estaca> driven into something

b) ( fijo)

clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot

2)

a) (fam) ( idéntico)

ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)

ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos — those shoes are identical to mine

b) (fam) ( en punto)

llegó a las cinco clavadas — he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)
II
masculino (AmL) dive

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* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a)

clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; < estaca> driven into something

b) ( fijo)

clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot

2)

a) (fam) ( idéntico)

ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)

ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos — those shoes are identical to mine

b) (fam) ( en punto)

llegó a las cinco clavadas — he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)
II
masculino (AmL) dive

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* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

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clavado¹ -da

adjective

A (fijo) clavado EN algo:

con la vista clavada en un punto del horizonte staring at o with his gaze fixed on a point on the horizon

tenía los ojos clavados en el libro she was glued to her book ( colloq)

B

1 ( fam) (muy parecido) ser clavado A algn/algo:

eres clavado a tu padre you're the spitting image of your father ( colloq)

es clavada a una amiga mía she's the spitting image o double of a friend of mine, she's a dead ringer for a friend of mine ( colloq)

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos those shoes are identical to mine

2 ( fam)

(en punto): a las cinco clavadas estaba ahí he was there on the dot of five ( colloq), he was there dead on five ( colloq)

3 ( fam)

(seguro): si no llevo paraguas clavado que llueve it's bound o sure to rain if I don't take an umbrella

como le digas que no haga algo clavado que lo hace if you tell him not to do something you can bet o guarantee he'll do it o you can be sure he'll do it ( colloq)

clavado²

masculine

( AmL)

dive

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Del verbo clavar: ( conjugate clavar)

clavado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
clavado
clavar
clavado 1
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) clavado en algo ‹puñal/tachuela/espina› stuck in sth;

‹ estaca› driven into sth
b) ( fijo):

◊ con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point;

se quedó clavado en el lugar he was rooted to the spot
2 (fam)
a) ( idéntico) ser clavado a algn [ persona] to be the spitting image of sb (colloq);

ser clavado a algo [ objeto] to be identical to sth
b) ( en punto):

◊ llegó a las cinco clavadas he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)

clavado 2 sustantivo masculino (AmL) dive
clavar ( conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1
a) clavado algo en algo ‹ clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹ estaca› to drive sth into sth;
◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)
a) ( cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos clavadoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) ( engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) ( robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ‹ aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) ( refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavadose con algo ( por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
( por ser mala compra):
◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavado,-a adjetivo
1 (sujeto con clavos) nailed
2 (fijo) stuck fast
3 (muy parecido) este niño es clavado a su padre, this boy is the spitting image of his father
4 (sin moverse) estuvo dos horas clavado delante de mi ventana, he was two hours stuck outside my window
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
' clavado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavada
English:
dive
- frozen
- rooted

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clavado, -a adj

1. [con clavos] nailed

2. Fam [en punto]
a las cuatro clavadas at four o'clock on the dot;

llegaron clavados a la hora they arrived (right) on the dot

3. [parecido] almost identical;

es clavada a su madre she's the spitting image of her mother;

esos zapatos son clavados a los que te regalé yo those shoes are virtually identical to the ones I gave you

4. [fijo] fixed;

tenía la vista clavada en la torre his eyes were fixed on the tower;

el exhausto corredor se quedó clavado a 100 metros de la meta the exhausted runner stopped dead 100 metres from the finishing line

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clavado

I adj

:

ser clavado a alguien be the spitting image of s.o. fam ;

dejar a alguien clavado fig fam dumbfound s.o.

II m Méx ( salto) dive

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clavado, -da adj

1) : nailed, fixed, stuck

2) fam : punctual, on the dot

3) fam : identical

es clavado a su padre: he's the image of his father

clavado nm

: dive

Spanish-English dictionary > clavado
10 Escocia

f.

1 Scotland.

2 scotia, trochilus, concave molding, concave moulding.

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Escocia

► nombre femenino

1 Scotland

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FRASEOLOGÍA

Nueva Escocia Nova Scotia

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noun f.

Scotland

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SF Scotland

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femenino Scotland

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= Scotland, north of the border.

Nota: Usado en Inglaterra.

Ex. SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.

Ex. However, a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament suggests that problems north of the border continue to mirror those discussed in Westminster.

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* cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia = SCOLCAP.

* nacido en Escocia = Scottish-born.

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femenino Scotland

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= Scotland, north of the border.

Nota: Usado en Inglaterra.

Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.

Ex: However, a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament suggests that problems north of the border continue to mirror those discussed in Westminster.

* cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia = SCOLCAP.

* nacido en Escocia = Scottish-born.

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Escocia

feminine

Scotland

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Del verbo escocer: ( conjugate escocer)

escocía es:

1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto indicativo

Multiple Entries:
Escocia
escocer
Escocia sustantivo femenino
Scotland
escocer ( conjugate escocer) verbo intransitivo [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
Escocia sustantivo femenino Scotland
escocer verbo intransitivo to sting, smart: le escocían los ojos, her eyes were sore
su silencio escuece, her silence is irritating
' Escocia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
típica
- típico
English:
highland
- hogmanay
- Scotland
- wee
- from

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Escocia n

Scotland

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Escocia

f Scotland

Spanish-English dictionary > Escocia
11 escocido

ADJ

el niño está escocido, el niño tiene el culito escocido — the baby has a nappy rash

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- da adjetivo <cuello/axila> sore, chafed

tiene las nalgas escocidas — he has diaper rash (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash

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- da adjetivo <cuello/axila> sore, chafed

tiene las nalgas escocidas — he has diaper rash (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash

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escocido -da

adjective

‹cuello/axila› sore, chafed, irritated

tiene las nalgas escocidas he has a diaper rash ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy rash

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Del verbo escocer: ( conjugate escocer)

escocido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
escocer
escocido
escocer ( conjugate escocer) verbo intransitivo [herida/ojos] to sting, smart
escocido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹cuello/axila› sore, chafed;

tiene las nalgas escocidas he has diaper rash (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
escocer verbo intransitivo to sting, smart: le escocían los ojos, her eyes were sore
su silencio escuece, her silence is irritating

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escocido adj sore

Spanish-English dictionary > escocido
12 herir

v.

1 to injure.

lo hirieron en el hombro he was wounded in the shoulder, he suffered a shoulder wound

la hirieron de muerte she was fatally wounded

2 to hurt (vista).

el nuevo edificio hiere la vista the new building is an eyesore

3 to hurt (sentimentalmente).

lo que dijiste le hirió profundamente what you said hurt him deeply

4 to wound, to cut, to hurt, to injure.

Ricardo vulneró a su hermano Richard damaged his brother.

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herir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo transitivo

1 (dañar) to wound, injure, hurt

■ lo hirieron en la pierna they wounded him in the leg

2 (golpear) to beat, hit

3 (un instrumento) to play, pluck

4 (la vista) to offend, hurt; (el oído) to hurt, offend

■ este color hiere la vista this colour hurts your eyes

5 (luz) to dazzle

6 figurado (ofender) to hurt, offend

► verbo pronominal herirse

1 (uso reflexivo) to injure oneself, hurt oneself

■ se hirió en la mano he injured his hand

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FRASEOLOGÍA

herir a alguien en lo vivo figurado to cut somebody to the quick

herir a alguien en su amor propio figurado to wound somebody's pride

herir de muerte to mortally wound

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verb

1) to injure, wound

2) hurt

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VT

1) (=lesionar) [gen] to injure, hurt; [con arma] to wound

herir a algn en el brazo — to wound sb in the arm

2) (=ofender) to hurt

me hirió en lo más hondo — it really hurt me deep down

3) (=irritar) [sol, luz] to beat down on

un color que hiere la vista — a colour which offends the eye

4) liter (=golpear) to beat, strike, hit

5) (Mús) to pluck, play

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( físicamente) to wound

fue herido de muerte — he was fatally wounded

b) < orgullo> to hurt

sus palabras la hirieron profundamente — she was deeply wounded o hurt by his words

esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador — this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive

2)

a) < vista> to hurt

b) (liter) sol/ruido to pierce

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= injure, hurt, wound, bruise.

Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex. Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.

Ex. You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded?.

Ex. This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.

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* herir con un cristal = glass.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.

* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.

* herir mortalmente = fatally + shoot.

* herir + Posesivo + orgullo = hurt + Posesivo + pride.

* herir + Posesivo + sentimientos = hurt + Posesivo + feelings.

* herirse = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( físicamente) to wound

fue herido de muerte — he was fatally wounded

b) < orgullo> to hurt

sus palabras la hirieron profundamente — she was deeply wounded o hurt by his words

esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador — this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive

2)

a) < vista> to hurt

b) (liter) sol/ruido to pierce

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= injure, hurt, wound, bruise.

Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

Ex: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.

Ex: You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded?.

Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.

* herir con un cristal = glass.

* herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.

* herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.

* herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.

* herir mortalmente = fatally + shoot.

* herir + Posesivo + orgullo = hurt + Posesivo + pride.

* herir + Posesivo + sentimientos = hurt + Posesivo + feelings.

* herirse = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.

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herir [ I11 ]

vt

A

1 to wound

lo hirieron en la pierna he was wounded in the leg

fue herido de muerte he was fatally wounded

2

(en un sentimiento): su actitud egoísta me hirió en lo más hondo her selfish attitude cut me to the quick o hurt me deeply

sus palabras la hirieron profundamente she was deeply wounded o hurt by his words

esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive

no quiero herir sus sentimientos I don't want to hurt her feelings

B

1 ‹vista/oído›

ese color hiere la vista that color hurts your eyes

esas groserías hieren el oído that foul language is extremely offensive

2 ( liter); «sol/luz» to pierce

los rayos del sol herían su blanca piel the sun's rays seemed to pierce his pale skin ( liter)

■ herirse

v pron

to hurt o.s., injure o.s.

se hirió con un hacha he hurt himself o injured himself with an ax*

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herir ( conjugate herir) verbo transitivo
a) ( físicamente) to wound

b) ‹ orgullo› to hurt

c) ‹ vista› to hurt

herir verbo transitivo
1 (físicamente) (accidentalmente) to injure
(con un arma, instrumento) to wound
2 (espiritualmente) to hurt, wound: hirió sus sentimientos, he hurt his feelings
3 (la vista, el oído) to offend ➣ Ver nota en herida
' herir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dañar
- golpear
- sentimiento
English:
afraid
- feeling
- gun down
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- maul
- quick
- sting
- wound

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herir vt

1. [físicamente] [en accidente] to injure;
[en lucha, atentado] to wound;
lo hirieron en el hombro he was wounded in the shoulder, he suffered a shoulder wound;

la hirieron de muerte she was fatally wounded

2. [vista] to hurt;
[oído] to pierce;
el nuevo edificio hiere la vista the new building is an eyesore

3. [sentimentalmente] to hurt;

me hiere que desconfíes de mí I feel hurt that you don't trust me;

lo que dijiste lo hirió profundamente what you said hurt o wounded him deeply;

lo hirió en su amor propio it hurt his pride;

estas imágenes pueden herir la sensibilidad del espectador some viewers may find these images disturbing

4. Literario [golpear] to pound against;

el granizo hería las ventanas the hail pounded o lashed against the windows

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herir

v/t con arma wound; ( lesionar) injure; fig ( ofender) hurt

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herir {76} vt

1) : to injure, to wound

2) : to hurt, to offend

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herir vb

1. (en un accidente) to injure

estalló una bomba que hirió a seis personas a bomb exploded and injured six people

2. (por un arma) to wound

los disparos hirieron de gravedad a dos agentes two policemen were seriously wounded in the shooting

3. (ofender) to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

le has herido los sentimientos you've hurt her feelings

Spanish-English dictionary > herir

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