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| Principal Translations |
| pecking n | (striking with beak) | picoteo nm |
| Additional Translations |
| pecking n | (drilling technique) | taladrado por picoteo loc nom m |
| | | picoteo nm |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| peck⇒ vi | (bird: bite or pick with beak) | picotear⇒ vi |
| | | picar⇒ vi |
| | Pigeons always seem to me to be pecking. |
| | Siempre me da la sensación de que las palomas están picoteando. |
| peck [sb]⇒ vtr | (kiss lightly) | darle un besito a loc verb + prep |
| | | darle un pico a loc verb + prep |
| | He just pecked me on the cheek and ran out the door. |
| | Me dio un besito en la mejilla y salió por la puerta. |
| peck n | informal (small kiss) | besito nm |
| | | pico nm |
| | (MX: coloquial) | picorete nm |
| | It wasn't a full kiss; just a peck. |
| | No fue un beso en serio sino solo un besito. |
| Additional Translations |
| peck n | US, informal (large amount) (coloquial) | montón nm |
| | | tonelada nf |
| | We've had a peck of troubles with the new house. |
| | Tuvimos un montón de problemas con la nueva casa. |
| peck n | (dry measure: quarter bushel) | cuarto de fanega loc nom m |
| | The fruit vendor sold the woman a peck of cooking apples. |
| | El frutero le vendió a la mujer un cuarto de fanega de manzanas. |
| peck [sth]⇒ vtr | (bird: puncture with beak) (pájaros) | picotear⇒ vtr |
| | | dar un picotazo loc verb |
| | Blue-tits have been pecking the tops of the milk bottles again. |
| | Los herrerillos han estado picoteando las tapas de las botellas de leche otra vez. |
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Locuciones verbales
peck | pecking |
| peck at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (bird: poke with beak) | picotear⇒ vtr |
| | The woodpecker pecked at the tree until he had drilled a hole into the bark. |
| | El picamaderos picoteó el árbol hasta que hizo un agujero en la corteza. |
| peck at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (bird: eat with beak) | picotear⇒ vtr |
| | I love to watch birds pecking at the seeds in the park. |
| | Me gusta ver a los pájaros picotear las semillas en el parque. |
| peck at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (person: nibble) | comerse algo con desgana v prnl + prep |
| | He pecks at his food since he lost his appetite during the illness. |
| | Se come los alimentos con desgana desde que perdió el apetito a causa de la enfermedad. |
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