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pique,

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
al que le pique, que se rasque expr	(aceptar molestia)	like it or lump it expr
	(UK)	if you don't like it lump it expr
		like it or not conj
	Ustedes son unos mediocres y su trabajo es inaceptable. ¡Y al que le pique, que se rasque!
	You lot are lackluster and your work is unacceptable. Like it or lump it!
echar a pique loc verb	figurado (arruinar, destruir)	go to ruin v expr
		deteriorate⇒, degenerate⇒ vi
		go downhill vi + adv
	(informal)	go to pot v expr
	El hotel se echó a pique en la temporada baja.
	The hotel went to ruin in the off-season.
echar a pique loc verb	(barco: hundir)	scuttle⇒ vtr
	(deliberately)	sink⇒ vtr
	Los marineros echaron a pique el barco para que los piratas no consiguieran apoderarse del tesoro.
	The sailors scuttled the ship so that the pirates could not get hold of the treasure.
irse a pique loc verb	(barco: hundirse)	go under, sink v expr
	El barco se fue a pique después de golpear al hielo.
	The boat went under after hitting the ice.
irse a pique loc verb	figurado (fracasar, fallar) (colloquial)	go to the wall, hit the skids v expr
		crash and burn, go pear-shaped v expr
		go under v expr
	La empresa se fue a pique después del fracaso del negocio.
	The company went to the wall after the project failed.
pique nm	coloquial (rencilla) (feeling)	resentment, pique n
	(action)	tiff, quarrel n
		words npl
	Lleva un pique con sus vecinos por los ladridos del perro.
	The barking of the neighbours' dog causes him a lot of resentment (or: pique).
piqué nm	(tela de algodón)	piqué n
	Le ha hecho a su nieta un vestidito de piqué rosa.
pique nm	coloquial (reto por orgullo)	rivalry n
	Se llevan pique con las notas.
	They have a rivalry with their grades.
pique nm	(parásito de la piel)	jigger flea n
Note: Tunga penetrans.

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