'pick at' tiene referencia cruzada con 'pick'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'pick at' is cross-referenced with 'pick'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Additional Translations |
| pick [sth] vtr | (a fight, a quarrel: provoke) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | | provocar⇒ vtr |
| | David always picks fights at school. |
| | David siempre busca peleas en la escuela. |
| | David siempre provoca peleas en la escuela. |
| pick [sth] with [sb] vtr + prep | (fight, quarrel: provoke with [sb]) | buscar algo con alguien loc verb |
| | Please stop picking quarrels with your sister. |
| | You don't want to pick a fight with that guy—he's twice your size! |
| | Ya deja de buscar pelea con tu hermana. // No busques pelea con ese tipo: ¡es el doble de grande que tú! |
| pick n | (turn to choose) | elección nf |
| | The home team has the first pick. |
| | El equipo local tiene la primera elección de campo. |
| pick n | (selection made) | elección nf |
| | That wouldn't be everyone's pick, but I guess you know what you like. |
| | No hubiese sido la elección de todos, pero asumo que sabes lo que te gusta. |
| pick n | (tool) | pico nm |
| | He used a pick to remove a chunk of rock from the cliff face. |
| | Él utilizó un pico para sacar un pedazo de piedra de la pared del acantilado. |
| pick n | (guitar plectrum) | púa nf |
| | (AmC, CO, MX) | uña nf |
| | (VE) | pajuela nf |
| | (CL) | uñeta nf |
| | Alex strummed his guitar with a pick. |
| | Alex rasgueaba la guitarra con una púa. |
| pick n | (toothpick) | mondadientes nmpl |
| | | palillo nm |
| | The dentist used a pick to clean the teeth. |
| | El dentista usó un mondadientes para limpiar los dientes. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Con un palillo extrajo restos de comida de entre sus dientes. |
| pick n | US (basketball screen) | bloqueo nm |
| | The guard used a pick to stop the forward. |
| | El defensa hizo un bloqueo para impedir el avance. |
| pick⇒ vi | (eat slowly and half-heartedly) | comer con desgana vi + loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | comer como un pajarillo loc verb |
| | Are you going to eat, or just pick? |
| | ¿Vas a terminar la comida o solo vas a comer con desgana? |
| pick [sth]⇒ vtr | (pluck a musical instrument) | puntear⇒ vtr |
| | My uncle picks a banjo. |
| | Mi tío puntea un banjo. |
| pick [sth] vtr | (break apart with a pick) | picar⇒ vtr |
| | | rascar⇒ vtr |
| | He picked the rock carefully in order to remove the fossil. |
| | Él picó la roca cuidadosamente para sacar el fósil. |
| | Rascó cuidadosamente la roca para no dañar el fósil. |
| pick [sth] vtr | (lock: unlock) | forzar⇒ vtr |
| | The cat burglar picked the lock. |
| | El ladrón de viviendas forzó la cerradura. |
| pick at [sth] vtr + prep | (eat slowly) | comerse algo con desgana vtr + prep |
| | Edith just picked at her food. |
| | Edith se comió la comida con desgana. |
Locuciones verbales
pick | pick at |
pick [sb/sth] off,
pick off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (kill one by one) (coloquial) | cargarse a v prnl |
| | The police sniper picked off the bank robbers one by one. |
| | El policía se cargó uno por uno a los ladrones del banco. |
| pick on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (harass, bully [sb]) | acosar⇒ vtr |
| | Please don't pick on me because I'm small! |
| | Por favor, no me acoses porque soy pequeño. |
| pick [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (choose) | escoger⇒ vtr |
| | They've gone to pick out her engagement ring. |
| | Fueron a escoger su anillo de compromiso. |
| pick [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (select) | seleccionar⇒ vtr |
| | | elegir⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The professor picked Ken out as his research assistant. |
| | El profesor seleccionó a Ken como su asistente de investigación. |
| pick [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (identify) | identificar⇒ vtr |
| | The woman picked out the thief in an identity parade. |
| | La mujer identificó al ladrón en la rueda de identificación. |
| pick over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (choose from among) | elegir⇒ vtr |
| | | seleccionar⇒ vtr |
| | Mrs. Arnolds picked over the barrel of apples to find the juiciest ones. |
| | La señora Arnolds eligió las manzanas más jugosas del barril. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (collect in vehicle) | recoger a vtr + prep |
| | | buscar a vtr + prep |
| | | pasar a buscar a loc verb + prep |
| | I'll pick up the kids from school today. |
| | Voy a recoger a los chicos hoy en colegio. |
| pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fetch) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | | retirar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar a buscar loc verb |
| | Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist? |
| | ¿Puedes recoger mi receta cuando pases por la farmacia? |
| pick [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (grasp, lift) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | | alzar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor. |
| | Recogí el libro que se había caído al suelo. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (seduce) (AmL: coloquial) | levantarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | ligar con vi + prep |
| | | conquistar a vtr + prep |
| | Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night. |
| | Lisa se levantó a un tipo en el bar anoche. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (improve) | mejorar⇒ vi |
| | | remontar⇒ vi |
| | | repuntar⇒ vi |
| | | recuperarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We hope that sales will pick up next month. |
| | Esperamos que las ventas mejoren el mes que viene. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (answer phone call) | contestar⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | levantar⇒ vi |
| | | atender⇒ vi |
| | I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up. |
| | Dejé sonar mucho el teléfono, pero no contestó. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism) | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| | | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school. |
| | Maria estaba preocupada de que su hijo adquiriera malos hábitos de los otros chicos de la escuela. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn: a language, skill) | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week. |
| | Mi hermano es tan bueno con los idiomas que aprendió francés en una semana. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn over time, bit by bit) | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| | Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant. |
| | Andy aprendió sus habilidades de cocina cuando trabajaba en el restaurante de su padre. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (detect) | detectar⇒ vtr |
| | | notar⇒ vtr |
| | The security scanner picked up something strange. |
| | The dogs picked up the scent of the deer. |
| | El escáner de seguridad detectó algo extraño. |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detect) | percatarse de v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒, captar⇒ vtr |
| | | darse cuenta de loc verb + prep |
| | I made an error in my calculations, but nobody picked up on it. |
| | Nadie se percató del error que cometí en mis cálculos. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Creo que no ha pillado la indirecta, así que tendrás que hablar con ella. |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (talk about: [sth] mentioned) | retomar⇒ vtr |
| | Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers. |
| | Denise retomó el comentario de Laura sobre las madres que trabajan. |
Compound Forms:
pick | pick at |
the best of the bunch,
the pick of the bunch n | informal (best person, thing) | lo mejor de loc nom m |
| | | el mejor de, la mejor de loc nm, loc nf |
| cherry-pick⇒ vi | figurative (make a personal selection) | elegir por conveniencia vtr + adv |
| | | seleccionar por conveniencia vtr + adv |
| | He cherry-picked the data to support his point of view. |
| | Eligió los datos por conveniencia para apoyar su punto de vista. |
| guitar pick n | (plectrum for playing a guitar) | púa nf |
handpick [sb/sth],
hand-pick [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (select personally) | seleccionar cuidadosamente, elegir cuidadosamente loc verb |
| | | seleccionar personalmente, elegir personalmente loc verb |
| | | escoger⇒ vtr |
| | | recoger a mano, cosechar a mano loc verb |
| | The manager handpicked Charlotte for the position because of her extensive experience. |
| | El gerente seleccionó cuidadosamente a Charlotte para la posición debido a su extensa experiencia. |
| have a bone to pick with [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (want to reprimand) | tener que arreglar cosas con loc verb |
| | | tener que ajustar cuentas con loc verb |
| | I have a bone to pick with you! Did you forget to feed the cat? |
| | ¡Tengo que arreglar cosas con vos! ¿Te olvidaste de alimentar al gato? |
| ice pick n | (pointed tool for breaking ice) | picahielo nm |
| lock pick n | (act of picking a lock) (herramienta) | ganzúa nf |
| | | abertura de candados nf + loc adj |
nutpick,
nut pick,
nut-pick n | (tool for removing nutmeat from shell) | abrenueces nm inv |
| pick and choose v expr | informal (be fussy) | elegir⇒ vtr |
| | | escoger |
| | Salad bars allow customers to pick and choose from a wide selection of vegetables. |
| | Las barras de ensaladas te permiten elegir entre una gran variedad de vegetales. |
| pick and choose v expr | (take [sth] selectively, not in its entirety) (formal) | espulgar⇒ vtr |
| | Rafael, deja de espulgar la comida y come todo lo que tienes en el plato. |
| pick [sth/sb] apart v expr | (find many faults with) | desacreditar⇒ vtr |
| pick [sth] clean vtr + adj | (remove meat from a bone) (figurado) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | The hyenas picked the bones clean. |
| pick grapes off [sth] v expr | (pluck grapes from) | vendimiar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Se aplica a la recogida de la cosecha de uvas para hacer vino. |
| | The boy picked the grapes off the vine and ate them one by one. |
| pick holes vtr + npl | figurative, informal (find fault) | encontrar errores loc verb |
| | | encontrar defectos loc verb |
| pick holes in [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (find fault) | encontrar errores en loc verb |
| | | encontrar defectos en loc verb |
| pick it up v expr | informal (move, work, etc., at a faster rate) (tú) | apurarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | darse prisa v prnl + nf |
| | We'll never finish this job by Thursday at this rate; we need to pick it up. |
| | Nunca terminaremos el trabajo antes del jueves a teste ritmo, necesitamos apurarnos. |
| the pick of the litter n | (best among animals, esp. puppies) | el mejor, la mejor expr |
| the pick of the litter n | figurative (best of a group, selection) | el mejor, la mejor expr |
| pick [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (choose [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] else) | preferir a alguien antes que a alguien loc verb |
| | | elegir a alguien y no a alguien loc verb |
| | | preferir algo antes que algo loc verb |
| | I still don't understand why she picked him over me. |
pick pockets,
pick [sb]'s pockets,
pick [sb]'s pocket v expr | (steal money from [sb]) | robar a vtr + prep |
| | The thief picked the passengers' pockets. |
| pick the eyes out v expr | AU, NZ, figurative (select the best parts) | elegir las mejores partes loc verb |
| pick the lock v expr | (unlock [sth] without a key) | falsear la cerradura, forzar la cerradura vtr |
| | The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Forzaron la cerradura con un simple alambre. |
| pick up speed v expr | (get faster) | acelerar⇒ vi |
| pick up the pace v expr | informal (increase speed) | aumentar el ritmo, acelerar el ritmo loc verb |
| | | acelerar el paso loc verb |
| pick up the phone v expr | (answer phone call) | atender el teléfono loc verb |
| | Fiona picked up the phone and began talking to someone on the other end. |
| pick up the pieces v expr | figurative (deal with aftermath) | lidiar con las consecuencias loc verb |
| | After her husband's death, she had to pick up the pieces the best she could. |
| | Después de la muerte de su marido, tuvo que lidiar con las consecuencias lo mejor que pudo. |
| pick up the torch v expr | figurative (take over) (figurado) | tomar la posta loc verb |
| | Mozart picked up the torch passed to him from Haydn, and elevated classical music to new heights. |
| | Mozart tomó la posta que le había dejado Haydn y elevó la música clásica a otro nivel. |
pick [sb]'s brain,
pick [sb]'s brains v expr | figurative (ask [sb] a question) | hacerle unas preguntas a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | consultar a alguien vtr + prep |
| | Can I pick your brain for a minute? |
| | ¿Puedo hacerte unas preguntas? |
pick [sb]'s brains,
pick the brains of [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (question to obtain information) | pedir ayuda a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | bombardear a preguntas a loc verb |
| pick your nose v expr | (put a finger in your nostril) | meterse el dedo en la nariz loc verb |
| | Little kids will pick their noses in public, because they have no shame. |
| pick your way v expr | (find a path through) | encontrar su camino loc verb |
| | The survivors picked their way through the wreckage. |
| pick-me-up n | informal ([sth] that makes you feel better) | energizante nm |
| | When I need a little pick-me-up, I eat one of my favorite candy bars. |
| | Cuando necesito un energizante me como una de mis barras de caramelo favoritas. |
pickup,
pick-up n | US (small open-backed truck) | ranchera nf |
| | | camioneta nf |
| | The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup. |
| | El hombre nos llevó en la parte de atrás de su ranchera. |
pickup,
pick-up n | (record player: amplifying device) | pastilla nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | pickup nm |
| | A record player's pickup holds the stylus. |
pickup line,
pick-up line n | informal ([sth] said to seduce) | frase para seducir, frase para conquistar nf + loc adj |
| | (ES: coloquial) | frase para ligar nf + loc adj |
| | (AmS: coloquial) | frase de levante nf + loc adj |
| | (elogio para coquetear) | piropo nm |
| | "Do you come here often?" is not a very original pickup line, to say the least. |
| | «¿Vienes mucho por aquí?» no es una frase para seducir muy original que digamos. |
pickup truck,
pick-up truck,
pickup,
pick-up n | (small open-back truck) | camioneta nf |
| | (AmL; voz inglesa) | pickup, pick-up n amb |
| | (MX, NI: informal) | troca nf |
| | My new pickup truck is painted bright yellow. |
| | Mi camioneta nueva está pintada de amarillo brillante. |
| | Mi nueva pickup está pintada de amarillo brillante. |
take up the slack,
pick up the slack v expr | figurative (compensate for [sth] missing) | cubrir el puesto v expr |
| take your pick v expr | (choose any one you like) | elegir⇒, escoger⇒ vtr |
| | You want to borrow a dress? Sure, have a look in my wardrobe and take your pick. |
| take your pick of [sth/sb] v expr | (choose any one of [sth] you like) | elegir lo que alguien quiera, escoger lo que alguien quiera loc verb |
| | | elegir⇒, escoger⇒ vtr |
| | Nick has done so well at university; he'll be able to take his pick of jobs. |
| | A Nick le ha ido tan bien en la universidad que va a poder elegir el trabajo que quiera. |
| toe pick | (figure-skating) | freno de patín nm + loc adj |