pick

pick
I
1. pik verb
1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) elegir, escoger
2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) coger, recoger
3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) levantar, recoger, coger
4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) forzar

2. noun
1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) elección, selección
2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) lo mejor
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- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way
II pik noun
((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) pico, piqueta
pick1 n
to take your pick coger el que quieras
they're almost the same, take your pick son casi iguales, coge el que quieras
pick2 vb
1. escoger / elegir / seleccionar
I don't know which dress to pick no sé qué vestido escoger
2. coger
she picked a red rose from the garden cogió una rosa roja del jardín
to pick someone's pocket robarle a alguien cosas de su bolsillo / robar la cartera
pick
tr[pɪk]
noun
1 (choice) elección nombre femenino, selección nombre femenino
■ here's my pick of this month's videos he aquí mi selección personal de los vídeos del mes
■ take your pick elige el que quieras, escoge el que quieras
transitive verb
1 (choose - gen) elegir, escoger; (team) seleccionar
2 (flowers, fruit, cotton, etc) coger, recoger
3 (remove pieces from - gen) escarbar, hurgar; (spots) tocarse
4 (remove from - hair etc) quitar
5 (open - lock) forzar, abrir con una ganzúa
6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (pluck - guitar etc) puntear
7 (of birds) picotear
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
the pick of lo mejor de
to pick a fight with somebody buscar camorra con alguien
to pick a hole in something agujerear algo
to pick and choose ser muy exigente
to pick holes in something figurative use encontrar defectos en algo
to pick one's nose hurgarse la nariz
to pick one's teeth mondarse los dientes, escarbarse los dientes
to pick oneself up (stand up) levantarse, ponerse de pie 2 (after illness) reponerse
to pick somebody's brains explotar los conocimientos de alguien
to pick somebody's pocket robar algo del bolsillo de alguien
to pick a winner (horse) pronosticar el ganador 2 (choose well) elegir bien, escoger bien
to pick up speed coger velocidad, acelerar la marcha
to pick up the bill pagar la cuenta
the pick of the bunch el/la mejor de todos,-as
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pick
tr[pɪk]
noun
1 (tool) pico, piqueta
2 (plectrum) púa, plectro
pick ['pɪk] vt
1) : picar, labrar (con un pico)
he picked the hard soil: picó la tierra dura
2) : quitar, sacar (poco a poco)
to pick meat off the bones: quitar pedazos de carne de los huesos
3) : recoger, arrancar (frutas, flores, etc.)
4) select: escoger, elegir
5) provoke: provocar
to pick a quarrel: buscar pleito, buscar pelea
6)
to pick a lock : forzar una cerradura
7)
to pick someone's pocket : robarle algo del bolsillo de alguien
someone picked my pocket!: ¡me robaron la cartera del bolsillo!
pick vi
1) nibble: picar, picotear
2)
to pick and choose : ser exigente
3)
to pick at : tocar, rascarse (una herida, etc.)
4)
to pick on tease: mofarse de, atormentar
pick n
1) choice: selección f
2) best: lo mejor
the pick of the crop: la crema y nata
pick
n.
• flor s.f.
• lanzado s.m.
• lo más escogido s.m.
• pico s.m.
• punzón s.m.
v.
• coger v.
• escarbar v.
• escoger v.
• picar v.
• recoger v.
• recolectar v.
• seleccionar v.
• vendimiar v.
pɪk
I
noun
1)
b) (ice pick) piolet m
c) (plectrum) púa f, plectro m, uñeta f (CS), uña f (Méx, Ven)
2)
a) (choice) (no pl)

take your pick — elige or escoge el (or los etc) que quieras

b) (best)

the pick of something — lo mejor de algo

to be the pick of the bunch — ser* el mejor de todos

c) (tip) (AmE) pronóstico m, fija f (CS)

II
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (choose, select) \<\<number/color\>\> elegir*, escoger*; \<\<team/crew\>\> seleccionar

to pick a winner — (in racing) pronosticar* el ganador; (choose well) elegir* or escoger* bien

to pick one's way — andar* con mucho cuidado

b) (provoke)

to pick a fight — buscar* pelea

to pick a fight with somebody — meterse con alguien

are you trying to pick a quarrel with me? — ¿quieres que discutamos?

2) (gather) \<\<flower\>\> cortar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fruit/cotton/tea\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp), pizcar* (Méx)
3)
a) (remove matter from)

to pick one's nose — meterse el dedo en la nariz, hurgarse* la nariz

to pick one's teeth — escarbarse los dientes

don't pick your spots — no te toques los granitos

the vultures picked the bones clean — los buitres dejaron los huesos limpios

to pick somebody's pocket — robarle la billetera (or las llaves etc) a alguien del bolsillo, bolsear a alguien (Mex fam), carterear a alguien (Chi fam)

b) (open) \<\<lock\>\> abrir* con una ganzúa (or una horquilla etc)

2.
vi
a)

you can't (afford to) pick and choose — no puedes (permitirte el lujo de) ser exigente or andarte con remilgos

b) (take bits)

they were picking through the rubbish — estaban escarbando en la basura

to pick AT something — \<\<at scab\>\> tocar* algo

he was picking at his dinner — comía desganado

Phrasal Verbs:
[pɪk]
1. N
1) (=choice)

• to have one's pick of sth — escoger or elegir lo que uno quiere de algo

• take your pick! — ¡escoja or elija lo que quiera!

take your pick of or from ten luxury hotels — escoja or elija el que quiera de entre diez hoteles de lujo

2) (=best)

• the pick of sth — lo mejor de algo, la flor y nata de algo

the pick of the bunch or the crop — (fig) lo mejor de grupo

3) (also: pickaxe) (=tool) pico m , piqueta f
4) (US) (=plectrum) púa f ; toothpick
2. VT
1) (=choose) (gen) escoger, elegir; [+ team, candidate] seleccionar

pick a card, any card — escoge or elige una carta, cualquiera

• to pick a fight (with sb) — (lit) buscar pelea or pleito (con algn); (fig) (=argue) discutir (con algn)

• to pick one's way through/across sth — abrirse camino cuidadosamente a través de algo

• to pick a winner — (lit) escoger or elegir un ganador; (fig) escoger bien

I think she picked a winner with her new boyfriend — creo que con su nuevo novio escogió bien

quarrel 1.
2) (=gather) [+ flowers, fruit, tea, cotton] coger, recoger (LAm)

to go strawberry picking — ir a coger fresas

3) (=lift, remove)

• to pick sth off the ground — recoger algo del suelo

let me pick that bit of fluff off your collar — deja que te quite esa pelusa del cuello

• to pick o.s. off the floor or ground — levantarse del suelo

• to pick names out of a hat — sacar nombres de un sombrero

4) (=make) [+ hole] hacer; hole 1., 1)
5) [+ scab, spot] toquetear; [+ lock] forzar or abrir con ganzúa; [+ guitar, banjo] puntear

• to pick sb's brains — exprimir el coco a algn *

• their bones had been picked clean by the birds — los pájaros habían dejado limpios los huesos

• to pick one's nose — hurgarse la nariz

• to pick sb's pocket — robar algo a algn del bolsillo

• to pick one's teeth — mondarse or escarbarse los dientes

bone 1., 1), piece 1., 1)
3. VI
1) (=choose) escoger, elegir

• to pick and choose — ponerse a escoger or elegir, ser muy exigente

you can't pick and choose — no puedes ponerte a escoger or elegir, no puedes ser muy exigente

2) (=examine)

• dogs pick through the garbage on the streets — los perros hurgan en or por la basura de las calles

pick over
* * *
[pɪk]
I
noun
1)
b) (ice pick) piolet m
c) (plectrum) púa f, plectro m, uñeta f (CS), uña f (Méx, Ven)
2)
a) (choice) (no pl)

take your pick — elige or escoge el (or los etc) que quieras

b) (best)

the pick of something — lo mejor de algo

to be the pick of the bunch — ser* el mejor de todos

c) (tip) (AmE) pronóstico m, fija f (CS)

II
1.
transitive verb
1)
a) (choose, select) \<\<number/color\>\> elegir*, escoger*; \<\<team/crew\>\> seleccionar

to pick a winner — (in racing) pronosticar* el ganador; (choose well) elegir* or escoger* bien

to pick one's way — andar* con mucho cuidado

b) (provoke)

to pick a fight — buscar* pelea

to pick a fight with somebody — meterse con alguien

are you trying to pick a quarrel with me? — ¿quieres que discutamos?

2) (gather) \<\<flower\>\> cortar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fruit/cotton/tea\>\> recoger*, coger* (esp Esp), pizcar* (Méx)
3)
a) (remove matter from)

to pick one's nose — meterse el dedo en la nariz, hurgarse* la nariz

to pick one's teeth — escarbarse los dientes

don't pick your spots — no te toques los granitos

the vultures picked the bones clean — los buitres dejaron los huesos limpios

to pick somebody's pocket — robarle la billetera (or las llaves etc) a alguien del bolsillo, bolsear a alguien (Mex fam), carterear a alguien (Chi fam)

b) (open) \<\<lock\>\> abrir* con una ganzúa (or una horquilla etc)

2.
vi
a)

you can't (afford to) pick and choose — no puedes (permitirte el lujo de) ser exigente or andarte con remilgos

b) (take bits)

they were picking through the rubbish — estaban escarbando en la basura

to pick AT something — \<\<at scab\>\> tocar* algo

he was picking at his dinner — comía desganado

Phrasal Verbs:

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