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to pick
01
choisir
to choose someone or something out of a group of people or things
Transitive: to pick sth
Exemples
She carefully picked a ripe apple from the tree.
Elle a soigneusement choisi une pomme mûre sur l'arbre.
The team captain will pick players for the upcoming match.
Le capitaine de l'équipe va choisir les joueurs pour le prochain match.
02
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.
Be careful when you pick the pears; they bruise easily.
Soyez prudent lorsque vous cueillez les poires ; elles s'abîment facilement.
03
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.
The pigeon picked breadcrumbs off the pavement in the park.
Le pigeon a picoré des miettes de pain sur le trottoir dans le parc.
04
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.
They went out early to pick before the sun got too hot.
Ils sont sortis tôt pour cueillir avant que le soleil ne devienne trop chaud.
05
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.
They picked a quarrel with their neighbors over the property line.
Ils ont cherché une querelle avec leurs voisins à propos de la limite de propriété.
06
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.
He picked the seeds out of the watermelon carefully.
Il a enlevé soigneusement les graines de la pastèque.
07
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.
The chef picked the stems and leaves from the strawberries before plating them.
Le chef a épluché les tiges et les feuilles des fraises avant de les dresser.
08
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.
The worker picked the asphalt to remove the damaged section of the road.
L'ouvrier a piocher l'asphalte pour enlever la section endommagée de la route.
09
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.
He was caught trying to pick a customer ’s purse in the store.
Il a été surpris en train d'essayer de voler le portefeuille d'un client dans le magasin.
10
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.
He picked at his dinner, clearly not in the mood to eat.
Il picora son dîner, clairement pas d'humeur à manger.
Pick
01
choix, sélection
the act of choosing or selecting
02
pioche, pic
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
03
médiator, plectre
a small plastic or metal piece by which a string instrument such as a guitar is played
Dialect
American
American
04
choix, sélection
the person or thing chosen or selected
05
écran, blocage
a move where a player stands still to block a defender and help a teammate get open
06
cure-dent, pique
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
07
duite, pique
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
08
choix, élite
the best people or things in a group
09
récolte, cueillette
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
10
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.
Using a pick, the attacker dodged past the defender easily.
En utilisant un écran, l'attaquant a facilement esquivé le défenseur.
Arbre Lexical
picker
picking
unpick
pick
