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Définition et signification de « pick » en anglais

to pick

VERBE

choisir

to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things

choose

elect

pick out

select

go for

Transitive: to pick sth

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

régulier

présent

pick

3e personne du singulier

picks

participe présent

picking

passé simple

picked

participe passé

picked

Exemples

She carefully picked a ripe apple from the tree.

Elle a soigneusement choisi une pomme mûre sur l'arbre.

cueillir, ramasser

to take a flower or fruit from its plant with our fingers

Transitive: to pick a flower or fruit

Exemples

As a child, I used to pick wild raspberries in the forest behind our house.

Enfant, je cueillais des framboises sauvages dans la forêt derrière notre maison.

picorer, cueillir

to peck at or gather small bits of food, especially grains

Transitive: to pick grains or food

Exemples

The sparrow picked seeds from the feeder, one by one.

Le moineau a picoré des graines de la mangeoire, une par une.

cueillir, ramasser

to gather or harvest berries, flowers, or similar items where they grow

Intransitive

Exemples

We love to go out and pick during strawberry season.

Nous aimons sortir et cueillir pendant la saison des fraises.

chercher, provoquer

to intentionally cause or start a conflict, argument, or confrontation

Transitive: to pick an argument or fight

Exemples

He always tries to pick a fight over the smallest disagreements.

Il essaie toujours de chercher la bagarre pour les plus petits désaccords.

cueillir, éplucher

to remove or separate something bit by bit using the fingers

Transitive: to pick sth from sth | to pick sth out of sth

Exemples

She picked the meat from the chicken bones, one piece at a time.

Elle a choisi la viande des os de poulet, un morceau à la fois.

éplucher, nettoyer

to clean or ready food by removing unwanted or inedible parts

Transitive: to pick unwanted parts of food material

Exemples

She carefully picked the feathers from the chicken before cooking it.

Elle a soigneusement enlevé les plumes du poulet avant de le cuisiner.

piquer, creuser

to use a pointed tool or instrument to pierce, dig into, or break apart a hard surface

Transitive: to pick a hard surface

Exemples

He picked the frozen ground with his tool to plant the stakes.

Il a pioché le sol gelé avec son outil pour planter les piquets.

voler, dérober

to secretly take items from someone’s pocket, purse, or belongings without their knowledge

Transitive: to pick a pocket or bag

Exemples

The thief picked the tourist’s wallet in the crowded market.

Le voleur a volé le portefeuille du touriste dans le marché bondé.

picorer, grignoter

to eat in small, careful, or reluctant amounts

Intransitive: to pick at food

Exemples

She picked at her salad, barely finishing a few bites.

Elle picorait dans sa salade, à peine en finissant quelques bouchées.

Pick

NOM

choix, sélection

the act of choosing or selecting

pioche, pic

a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends

médiator, plectre

a small plastic or metal piece by which a string instrument such as a guitar is played

Dialect

American

choix, sélection

the person or thing chosen or selected

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

abstrait

composition morphologique

simple

dénombrable

forme plurielle

picks

écran, blocage

a move where a player stands still to block a defender and help a teammate get open

cure-dent, pique

a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material

duite, pique

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

choix, élite

the best people or things in a group

récolte, cueillette

the quantity of a crop that is harvested

écran, blocage

(lacrosse) a play where a player blocks a defender to free up a teammate for a pass or shot

Exemples

He set a perfect pick to help his teammate get open for the shot.

Il a mis un écran parfait pour aider son coéquipier à se libérer pour le tir.

Arbre Lexical

picker

picking

unpick

pick

Mots Proches

Définition et signification de « pick » en anglais

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