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1 crop
crop [krɒp]1. nouna. [animals] [+ grass] brouterb. [+ tail] écourter ; [+ hair] tondrec. [+ photograph] recadrer• to crop well [plant] bien donner4. compounds[problems] se présenter• something's cropped up and I can't come j'ai un contretemps, je ne pourrai pas venir* * *[krɒp] 1.1) ( type of produce) culture f2) ( growing in field) (souvent pl) culture f3) ( harvest) récolte f5) fig hum (of weeds, spots) paquet (colloq) m6) ( haircut) coupe f courte7) ( whip) cravache f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) couper [quelque chose] court [hair]; brouter [grass]; rogner [photograph]Phrasal Verbs:- crop up -
2 pick
I [pɪk] II [pɪk]1) (choice) scelta f.take your pick — scegli, prendine uno
2) (best)III 1. [pɪk]the pick of the crop — (fruit) la frutta di prima scelta
"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"
to pick a fight — attaccare briga; (physically) cercare la rissa
2) (navigate)to pick one's way through — camminare con cautela tra [rubble, litter]
3) (pluck, gather) cogliere [fruit, flowers]2.to pick sth. from o off togliere o staccare qcs. da; to pick one's nose mettersi le dita nel naso; to pick one's teeth pulirsi i denti (con uno stuzzicadenti); to pick a lock forzare una serratura; to pick sb.'s pocket — borseggiare qcn
verbo intransitivo (choose) scegliereto pick and choose — fare il difficile (among, between nella scelta tra)
- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up* * *I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.)2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.)3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.)4) (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.)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.)2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.)•- 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.)* * *pick (1) /pɪk/n.1 piccone2 ( in genere) strumento appuntito (spec. nei composti, come toothpick, stuzzicadenti; ice-pick, piccozza)3 (mecc.) becco; picco; dente; tagliente4 (mus.) plettro● pick-mattock, gravina.pick (2) /pɪk/n.1 [u] scelta; selezione2 scelta; (il) fiore (fig.), (il) meglio4 (tipogr.) grumo d'inchiostro; macchia● the pick of the bunch, il fior fiore □ Take your pick!, scegli tu; prendine uno a scelta.♦ (to) pick /pɪk/v. t. e i.2 cavare, togliere ( con le dita); tirare su (o via); scrostare: to pick a hair off one's jacket, togliersi un capello dalla giacca4 scegliere; selezionare; cernere: ( sport) to pick a team, selezionare una squadra; He has been picked for Italy, è stato selezionato per la nazionale italiana5 lacerare; sbrindellare; stracciare; sfilacciare: to pick rags, lacerare stracci; to pick oakum, sfilacciare stoppa8 pulire; ripulire: to pick a bone clean, pulire (o scarnire, spolpare) un osso; to pick strawberries, ripulire le fragole ( dei calici e dei gambi)10 (fig.: di persona) piluccare ( frutta, ecc.); sbocconcellare; mangiucchiare: to pick grapes, piluccare l'uva13 ( sport) prendere: ( tennis) He failed to pick the passing shot, non è riuscito a prendere il passante14 ( sport) prendere ( nelle scommesse); indovinare: (ipp.) to pick the winner, prendere il cavallo vincente● to pick and choose, scegliere il meglio; esser difficile (o esigente, meticoloso): DIALOGO → - Asking about work 2- I can pick and choose which jobs I accept, posso permettermi di scegliere quali lavori accettare □ to pick and steal, rubare; fare man bassa □ to pick sb. 's brains, approfittare di q. ( più esperto); farsi dire da q. come si fa a fare qc. □ (polit.) to pick a Cabinet of technocrats, formare un governo di tecnici □ to pick a lock, far scattare una serratura (senza usare la chiave); forzare una serratura □ to pick one's nose, mettersi le dita nel naso □ to pick sb. 's pocket, borseggiare q. □ to pick a quarrel with sb., attaccar lite con q. □ to pick a scab, grattarsi (o tirarsi) via una crosta ( con le unghie) □ ( sport) to pick sides, schierarsi; formare squadre □ to pick to pieces, fare a pezzi; (fig.) analizzare; criticare, trovar da ridire su □ to pick one's way (o steps), procedere con grande cautela; guardare dove si mettono i piedi □ to pick one's words, scegliere le parole più adatte; parlare in punta di forchetta (fig.) □ (fig.) to have a bone to pick with sb., avere qc. da rimproverare a q.; avere un motivo di discordia con q.* * *I [pɪk] II [pɪk]1) (choice) scelta f.take your pick — scegli, prendine uno
2) (best)III 1. [pɪk]the pick of the crop — (fruit) la frutta di prima scelta
"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"
to pick a fight — attaccare briga; (physically) cercare la rissa
2) (navigate)to pick one's way through — camminare con cautela tra [rubble, litter]
3) (pluck, gather) cogliere [fruit, flowers]2.to pick sth. from o off togliere o staccare qcs. da; to pick one's nose mettersi le dita nel naso; to pick one's teeth pulirsi i denti (con uno stuzzicadenti); to pick a lock forzare una serratura; to pick sb.'s pocket — borseggiare qcn
verbo intransitivo (choose) scegliereto pick and choose — fare il difficile (among, between nella scelta tra)
- pick at- pick off- pick on- pick out- pick up
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