| 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 | picking |
| pick at [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (find fault with) (MX) | molestar a vtr + prep |
| | Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance. |
| | Su madre siempre la molestaba con su apariencia. |
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. |