pique

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpiːk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pik/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pēk)

Inflections of 'pique' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
piques
v 3rd person singular
piquing
v pres p
piqued
v past
piqued
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pique n (anger)ira nf
  rencor nm
  resentimiento nm
 The teacher left the classroom in a fit of pique.
 La maestra abandonó el aula en un ataque de ira.
pique [sb]⇒ vtr (offend, upset)ofender a vtr + prep
 The interviewer's criticism of the actor's new movie piqued him.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fit of rage,
fit of anger,
fit of pique n		 (sudden loss of temper)ataque de ira nm + loc adj
  arranque de cólera nm + loc adj
 My boss flew into a fit of rage when he didn't get the report on time.
 He suffered a head injury which left him prone to fits of anger.
 A mi jefe le agarró un ataque de ira al no recibir el informe a tiempo.
  montar en cólera loc verb
 Mi jefe montó en cólera al no recibir el informe a tiempo.
pique [sb]'s curiosity,
pique the curiosity of [sb] v expr		 (make curious)despertar la curiosidad de loc verb
pique [sb]'s interest,
pique the interest of [sb] v expr		 (interest)despertar el interés loc verb
 Your mention of a job vacancy has really piqued my interest.
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