| Principal Translations |
| picar⇒ vi | (insecto: morder) (bee, wasp) | sting⇒ vi |
| | (fly, mosquito) | bite⇒ vi |
| | Las abejas pican si se las molesta. |
| | Bees sting if they are bothered. |
| picar vi | (pez: morder el anzuelo) (fishing) | bite⇒ vi |
| | | take the bait v expr |
| | Los peces pican mucho en este lago. |
| | The fish bite a lot in this lake. |
| picar vi | (causar urticaria) | sting⇒ vi |
| | Las ortigas pican: lleva pantalones largos. |
| | Nettles sting, so wear long pants. |
| picar vtr | (comer informalmente) (informal: buy small meal) | get a bite, grab a bite v expr |
| | (informal) | grab [sth], grab a snack v expr |
| | | eat⇒, nibble [sth]⇒ vtr |
| | Al salir de la oficina vamos a picar algo por ahí. |
| | On leaving the office we'll get (or: grab) a bite somewhere around. |
| picar vtr | (golpear) (stone, etc.) | break⇒, chip⇒ vtr |
| | (door) | knock⇒ vi |
| | Los canteros egipcios picaban la piedra con herramientas de cobre. |
| | Egyptian quarry workers broke (or: chipped) stone with copper tools. |
| picar vtr | (cortar finamente) | cut up, chop up vtr + prep |
| | Pique dos dientes de ajo y una cebolla mediana. |
| | Chop up two cloves of garlic and half an onion. |
| picar vtr | (carne: triturar) (food, cut up finely) | mince⇒ vtr |
| | (food, in mill) | grind⇒ vtr |
| | (food, cut up) | chop⇒ vtr |
| | (ice) | crush |
| | Mi madre le pedía al carnicero que picase la carne muy fina. |
| | We asked the butcher to mince the meat very fine. |
| picar vtr | informal (azuzar, molestar) (informal) | bug⇒ vi |
| | (colloquial, US) | get a rise out of [sb] v expr |
| | (colloquial, UK) | wind [sb] up, stir [sb] up vtr phrasal sep |
| | No hagas caso de lo que te dice tu hermano: solo quiere picarte. |
| | Don't pay any attention to what he tells you; he's just trying to bug you. |
| picar vi | (comer entre horas) (colloquial) | snack⇒ vi |
| | Los niños se pasan la mañana picando y luego no quieren almorzar. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria snacks between classes. |
| picar en algo vi + prep | coloquial (caer en engaño) | fall for [sth] vtr phrasal insep |
| | El ladrón picó en la trampa de la policía como un tonto. |
| | The thief fell for the police sting like a fool. |
| picar vtr | (comer con el pico) | peck at vtr + prep |
| | Las palomas picaban las migas de pan. |
| | The pigeons pecked at the bread crumbs. |
| picar vi | (sentir picor) | itch⇒ vi |
| | | tickle⇒ vi |
| | Cuando siento ganas de estornudar me pica la nariz. |
| | When I feel like I want to sneeze my nose itches. |
| picar vi | (tener sabor picante) (taste) | be hot, be spicy vi +adj |
| | | burn⇒ vi |
| | La salsa estaba deliciosa, pero picaba mucho. |
| | The sauce was delicious, but it was very hot (or: spicy). |
| picar vi | (causar picor) | itch⇒ vi |
| | | be itchy expr |
| | Este suéter de lana pica y me está enloqueciendo. |
| | This wool sweater itches and it's driving me crazy. |
| Additional Translations |
| picárselas loc verb | AmS: coloquial (irse, marcharse) | take off vi phrasal |
| picarse⇒ v prnl | (corroerse) (pipe, metal) | corrode⇒ vi |
| | (oxidise, forming holes) | rust through v expr |
| | Hay que cambiar las tuberías que se picaron. |
| | We have to change the pipes because they corroded. |
| picarse v prnl | ES: coloquial (enfadarse) | get angry, get upset vi + adj |
| | (mainly UK) | get cross vi + adj |
| | (mainly US) | get mad vi + adj |
| | Se picaron por una tontería. |
| | They got angry over nothing. |
| picarse v prnl | (bebida: estropearse) | go sour, turn sour vi + adj |
| | (wine: US) | turn to vinegar v expr |
| | Qué mal sabe este vino; debe haberse picado. |
| | This wine tastes really bad; it must have gone sour (or: turned sour). |
| picarse v prnl | (haber marejada) (sea) | get choppy vi + adj |
| | Si el mar empieza a picarse, es mejor regresar a puerto. |
| | If the sea gets choppy, we'd better return to port. |
| picarse v prnl | (inyectarse droga) (colloquial) | shoot up vi phrasal |
| | (drug) | inject⇒ vtr |
| | Dice que lo hará, pero nunca dejará de picarse. |
| | He says he'll stop, but he's never going to stop shooting up. |
| picarse v prnl | (ropa: apolillarse) | be moth-eaten vi + adj |
| | Las pieles se picaron porque las dejé guardadas demasiado tiempo. |
| | The hides were moth-eaten because I left them in storage too long. |
| picarse v prnl | MX, coloquial (interesarse) | get hooked, get intrigued vi + adj |
| | (interest in [sth]) | be piqued vi + adj |
| | Me piqué con el libro, no pude soltarlo hasta que lo terminé de leer. |
| | I got hooked on the book; I couldn't put it down until I finished it. |
| picar⇒ vi | (pinchar toros) (bullfighting, bull) | goad⇒, poke⇒, prod⇒ vtr |
| | El picador picó muy mal. |
| | The picador poked the bull very badly. |
| picar vtr | (espolear) (horse riding: spurs) | use⇒, wear⇒ vtr |
| | El jockey picó espuelas. |
| | The jockey used (or: wore) spurs. |
| picar vtr | (agujerear) | punch⇒, perforate⇒ vtr |
| | Pica la cartulina por los bordes. |
| | Punch (or: perforate) the card around the edges. |
| picar vtr | (ave: morder) | peck⇒ vtr |
| | Los gansos picaron a la niña porque se acercó mucho a ellos. |
| | The geese pecked the little girl because she got too close to them. |