Pronúncia: piká
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verb transitiu
- [amb una agulla] to prick, pierce.
- em vaig picar el dit amb una agulla I pricked my finger with a needle.
- [un insecte] to bite.
- l’ha picat una aranya a spider bit him.
- [d’un ocell] to peck (at).
- [curiositat] to pique, arouse.
- [un peix] to bite.
- picar l’esquer to bite the hook.
- [d’una abella, d'una vespa] to sting.
- [menjar] to pick at, nibble at.
- [tabac] to cut up.
- [carn] to mince, chop up, hash.
- [ceba] to chop up.
- [bitllet] to perforate, punch.
- tauromàquia to prick, goad.
- picar el cavall to spur the horse on.
- telecomunicacions to (call \ ring).
- art to stipple.
- confecció to pink.
- gastronomia to pound.
- [roba] to beat.
- figuradament to incite, goad, stimulate.
- to pique.
- to annoy, bother.
- quina mosca l’ha picat? what’s eating him?
- [pedra] to chip, chip pieces off.
- [un dibuix] to prick out.
- música to strike (a note) briefly.
- [ensinistrar el cavall] to break (in).
- [afaiçonar, ablanir] to crush, pound.
- [pilota] to spin. verb intransitiu
- [fer forats] to prick.
- [ocells] to peck.
- [abella] to sting.
- [insecte] to bite.
- [peix] to bite.
- [fred] to bite.
- [vent] to bite, cut.
- [menjar miques] to (have a) nibble.
- [cremar] to burn.
- to be hot (on).
- to be sharp, tart.
- [la pell] to itch, sting.
- [ferida] to smart, sting.
- [sol] to blaze down, scorch.
- [ser picant] to burn.
- to sting.
- to be hot (on).
- la botifarra picava molt the sausage was very hot.
- [motor] to pink.
- [pedra] to cut.
- [a la porta] to knock, rap (at the door).
- picar a màquina to type.
- informàtica to key in, keyboard.
- picar de mans to clap.
- picar de peus to stamp one’s feet.
- picar els dits a algú figuradament teach someone a lesson.
- picar l’ullet to wink.
- picar ferro fred to flog a dead horse.
- [començar a concórrer compradors a un lloc de venda] to bite, nibble. verb pronominal
- [arna] to become moth-eaten.
- [la fusta pels corcs] to get worm-eaten.
- [la roba per la humitat] to spot, mildew.
- [un metall] to rust.
- [una fruita] to spot, go rotten.
- [begudes] to turn sour.
- [dents] to go bad, decay.
- picar-se la mar to get choppy (the sea).
- figuradament [ofendre’s algú] to get (piqued \ nettled \ narked).
- [enfadar-se] to get cross.
- picar-se els dits to make a bad deal.