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pic [pik]masculine nouna. [de montagne, courbe] peak• arriver or tomber à pic (inf) to come just at the right timeb. ( = pioche) pickaxec. ( = oiseau) pic(-vert) (green) woodpecker* * *pik
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nom masculin1) (montagne, sommet) peak3) ( de courbe) peak4) ( oiseau) woodpecker
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à pic locution adjective [falaise] sheer; [ravin] very steep
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à pic locution adverbiale1) ( en pente raide)couler à pic — [personne, objet] to go straight down
2) (colloq) fig* * *pik nm1) (= instrument) pick, pickaxe Grande-Bretagne pickax USA2) (= montagne) peak3) fig, [courbe] peaklors des pics de pollution — when pollution levels peak, when pollution levels reach a peak
4) ZOOLOGIE woodpecker5)à pic (= à la verticale) — sheer, vertically
La falaise tombe à pic dans la mer. — The cliff drops sheer into the sea., The cliff drops vertically into the sea.
couler à pic [bateau] — to go straight down, to sink straight to the bottom
6)à pic (= à point nommé) — just at the right time
Tu es arrivé à pic. — You arrived just at the right time.
tomber à pic (= arriver à point nommé) — to come just at the right time
* * *A nm1 (montagne, sommet) peak;3 fig ( de courbe) peak; pic de natalité peak in the birthrate; pic de pollution air pollution peak;4 ( oiseau) woodpecker.C à pic loc adv1 ( en pente raide) s'élever à pic [paroi, falaise] to rise sheer; tomber à pic [falaise] to fall in a sheer drop; couler à pic [personne, objet] to go straight down ou straight to the bottom;2 ○[arriver, se trouver] ( juste à temps) in the nick of time; ( au bon moment) just at the right moment.[pik] nom masculin————————à pic locution adverbiale1. [verticalement] straight downcouler à pic to go straight down ou straight to the bottomtu tombes ou tu arrives à pic, j'allais t'appeler you've come just at the right time ou right on cue, I was about to call you -
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pioche [pjɔ∫]feminine noun* * *pjɔʃ1) ( de cultivateur) mattock; ( de terrassier) pickaxe2) Jeux stock* * *pjɔʃ nf1) (= outil) pickaxe Grande-Bretagne pickax USA2) (tas de cartes) pile* * *pioche nf1 ( de cultivateur) mattock; ( de terrassier) pickaxe;2 Jeux stock.bonne pioche! nice one○!, good choice![pjɔʃ] nom féminin
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pickax — or pickaxe [pik′aks΄] n. [altered (infl. by AX1) < ME pikois < OFr picquois, pickax < pic,PIKE2] a pick with a point at one end of the head and a chisel like edge at the other vt., vi. pickaxed, pickaxing to use a pickax (on) … English World dictionary
Pickax — Pick ax , Pickaxe Pick axe (p[i^]k [a^]ks ), n. [A corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See {Pick}, n.] A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickax — /pik aks /, n., pl. pickaxes, v., pickaxed, pickaxing. n. 1. a pick, esp. a mattock. v.t. 2. to cut or clear away with a pickax. v.i. 3. to use a pickax. Also, pickaxe. [1275 1325; PICK2 + AX; r. ME picois < MF, OF; akin to F pic PICK2. See… … Universalium
pickax — pick•ax or pick•axe [[t]ˈpɪkˌæks[/t]] n. pl. ax•es, 1) bui pick II, 1) 2) bui to use a pickax on • Etymology: 1275–1325; alter., by folk etym., of ME picois < MF, OF; akin to F pic pick II … From formal English to slang
pickax — noun Etymology: Middle English pecaxe, alteration of pikois, from Anglo French picois, from pic pick, from Latin picus woodpecker more at pie Date: 15th century pick III,1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
pickax — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mattock, pick, ax; see tool 1 … English dictionary for students
pickax — pick|ax [ pık,æks ] noun count a tool used for breaking roads and other hard surfaces. It has a long handle and a heavy curved blade that has one pointed end and one flat end: PICK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pickax — n. hoe, mattock, tool for spreading soil; small hammer, pick, tool for breaking up soil … English contemporary dictionary
pickax — pick·ax … English syllables
pickax — UK [ˈpɪkˌæks] / US pickaxe … English dictionary
pickax — noun a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends they used picks and sledges to break the rocks • Syn: ↑pick, ↑pickaxe • Derivationally related forms: ↑pick (for: ↑pick) … Useful english dictionary