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1 peckish
adjective (rather hungry: I feel a bit peckish.) com fome* * *peck.ish[p'ekiʃ] adj 1 faminto. 2 irritadiço. -
2 peckish
adjective (rather hungry: I feel a bit peckish.) com um pouco de fome -
3 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) bicar2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) petiscar3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) beijar2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) bicada2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) beijinho•- peckish* * *peck1[pek] n 1 celamim: medida de capacidade para secos equivalente a cerca de 9 litros. 2 fig porção, grande quantidade, montão. to be in a peck of troubles estar em grandes apuros.————————peck2[pek] n 1 bicada. 2 marca de bicada. 3 sl comida, alimento. 4 coll beijo ligeiro ou distraído. • vt+vi 1 bicar, dar bicadas. 2 picar. 3 apanhar com o bico. 4 coll comer. 5 coll mordiscar. 6 rezingar, resmungar, implicar. 7 beijar de forma apressada ou indiferente. -
4 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) bicar2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) beliscar3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) beijocar, bicotar2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) bicada2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) beijoca, bicota•- peckish
См. также в других словарях:
Peckish — Peck ish, a. Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] When shall I feel peckish again? Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peckish — disposed to peck, somewhat hungry, 1785, from PECK (Cf. peck) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
peckish — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ hungry … English terms dictionary
peckish — [pek′ish] adj. [ PECK1 + ISH] 1. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] somewhat hungry 2. Informal cross; irritable peckishly adv. peckishness n … English World dictionary
peckish — /pek ish/, adj. Chiefly Brit. Informal. 1. somewhat hungry: By noon we were feeling a bit peckish. 2. rather irritable: He s always a bit peckish after his nap. [1775 85; PECK2 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
peckish — mod. hungry. □ I’m just a little peckish right now. I need a bite to eat. □ Wow, you look peckish! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
peckish — peck|ish [ˈpekıʃ] adj BrE informal slightly hungry ▪ She was feeling a bit peckish … Dictionary of contemporary English
peckish — [[t]pe̱kɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you say that you are feeling peckish, you mean that you are slightly hungry. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
peckish — Adj. Hungry. E.g. What time is dinner? I m feeling a little peckish. Informal … English slang and colloquialisms
peckish — adjective Etymology: 2peck Date: 1785 1. chiefly British hungry 2. crotchety … New Collegiate Dictionary
peckish — adjective a) mildly hungry b) irritable; crotchety … Wiktionary
