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1 pickaxe
pick.axe[p'ikæks] n picareta, picão, alvião. • vi trabalhar com a picareta. -
2 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) escolher2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) apanhar3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) levantar4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forçar2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) escolha2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) nata•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) picareta* * *pick1[pik] n 1 picareta, picão, alvião. 2 coll palito. 3 palheta para instrumentos de corda.————————pick2[pik] n 1 picada: golpe com instrumento contundente. 2 direito de escolha. 3 escolha, seleção. 4 escol, fina flor, nata. 5 lambisco. 6 colheita: parte recolhida em certo tempo. 7 Typogr tipo manchado. • vt+vi 1 picar, esburacar, abrir buracos em. 2 bicar, apanhar com o bico. 3 roubar, furtar. 4 descarnar, roer (ossos). 5 colher, apanhar (frutas, flores). 6 escolher, separar, selecionar. 7 provocar, promover (disputas, brigas). don’t pick a quarrel with me! / não procure encrenca comigo! 8 palitar, esgaravatar. 9 debicar, lambiscar, comer aos pedacinhos. 10 desfiar (lã, etc.). 11 abrir com gazua. 12 Amer dedilhar (instrumento de cordas). 13 arrancar (com os dedos ou um instrumento pontudo). to have a bone to pick with ter contas a ajustar com, ter uma questão a resolver com. to pick a bone with discutir ou disputar com. to pick and choose selecionar cuidadosamente, escolher a dedo. to pick and steal surripiar. to pick at a) comer beliscando, ciscar na comida. b) tratar superficialmente (um asssunto). c) implicar com. to pick holes in achar defeitos em. to pick off a) colher, apanhar. b) matar, abater um por um. to pick on a) escolher. b) escolher como vítima, perseguir, apoquentar, atormentar. to pick one’s way escolher cuidadosamente onde colocar os pés. she picked her way through the puddles / ela escolheu cuidadosamente seu caminho por entre as poças d’água. to pick out a) escolher, selecionar. b) distinguir, apanhar, perceber. c) tocar de ouvido. d) realçar mediante contraste de cores. to pick someone’s brains usar as idéias de alguém para os seus próprios interesses. to pick to pieces a) fazer em pedaços. b) esmiuçar, analisar detalhadamente para achar defeitos. c) criticar, humilhar, reduzir a pó de traque. she picked him to pieces / ela o reduziu a nada (com críticas). to pick up a) abrir ou extrair com picareta. b) apanhar, pegar. c) assimilar, aprender. he picked up the language / ele assimilou o idioma. d) adquirir. I picked up the thing for a song / obtive esta coisa por uma ninharia. e) descobrir, encontrar. f) apanhar, pegar (passageiros). g) Radio, TV captar, sintonizar. h) recuperar, recobrar (saúde, forças). she picked up her strength ou she picked up again / ela recuperou suas forças. i) coll convalescer. j) acumular, ganhar (forças, pressão, etc.). k) arrumar (sala). l) arranjar, conseguir. m) aproximar-se com intenções sexuais. -
3 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) escolher2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) catar3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pegar4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forçar2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) escolha2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) nata•- pick-up - pick and choose - pick at - pick someone's brains - pick holes in - pick off - pick on - pick out - pick someone's pocket - pick a quarrel/fight with someone - pick a quarrel/fight with - pick up - pick up speed - pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) picareta
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pickaxe — (n.) early 15c., folk etymology alteration (influenced by AXE (Cf. axe)) of M.E. picas (mid 13c.), via Anglo Fr. piceis, O.Fr. pocois (11c.), from M.L. picosa pick, related to L. picus woodpecker … Etymology dictionary
Pickaxe — Infobox tool name = Pickaxe caption =Pickaxe on the ground other name =Pick classification = Digging tool types = Railroad pick Miner s pick used with = related = MattockA pickaxe is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the… … Wikipedia
pickaxe — UK [ˈpɪkˌæks] / US noun [countable] Word forms pickaxe : singular pickaxe plural pickaxes a tool used for breaking roads and other hard surfaces. It has a long handle and a heavy curved metal blade that has one pointed end and one flat end … English dictionary
pickaxe — /ˈpɪkæks / (say pikaks) noun 1. a pick, especially a mattock. –verb (pickaxed, pickaxing) –verb (t) 2. to cut or clear away with a pickaxe. –verb (i) 3. to use a pickaxe. Also, US, pickax. {pick2 + …
pickaxe — n. & v. (US pickax) n. = PICK(2) n. 1. v. 1 tr. break (the ground etc.) with a pickaxe. 2 intr. work with a pickaxe. Etymology: ME pikois f. OF picois, rel. to PIKE(2): assim. to AXE … Useful english dictionary
Pickaxe — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pickaxe — 1. noun /ˈpɪkˌæks/ A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge. 2 … Wiktionary
pickaxe — noun Pickaxe/pickax is used before these nouns: ↑handle … Collocations dictionary
pickaxe — [[t]pɪ̱kæks[/t]] pickaxes N COUNT A pickaxe is a large tool consisting of a curved, pointed piece of metal with a long handle joined to the middle. Pickaxes are used for breaking up rocks or the ground. Syn: pick (in AM, use pickax) … English dictionary
Pickaxe Pete — Infobox VG title = Pickaxe Pete caption = developer = Magnavox publisher = Magnavox/Philips distributor = designer = license = series = engine = version = released = 1982 genre = Action modes = ratings = platforms = Odyssey²/Videopac media =… … Wikipedia
pickaxe — pick|axe BrE pickax AmE [ˈpık æks] n a large tool that you use for breaking up the ground. It consists of a curved iron bar with a sharp point on each end and a long handle … Dictionary of contemporary English
