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pick out
1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) elegir, escoger
2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) identificar, distinguir
3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) tocar de oído
pick out
v.
• entresacar v.
• escoger v.
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1) (choose, select) elegir*, escoger*
2)
a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*
b) (discern) distinguir*
3) (highlight) destacar*, hacer* resaltar
VT + ADV
1) (=choose) elegir, escoger

pick out two or three you would like to keep — elige or escoge dos o tres con los que te gustaría quedarte

2) (=single out) escoger

there are so many great pianists it's difficult to pick one out — hay tantos grandes pianistas que es difícil escoger a uno

3) (=draw out) sacar

I took the hat and picked out a raffle ticket — cogí el sombrero y saqué uno de los boletos de la rifa

4) (=discern) distinguir

I could just pick out the letters ALG — solo podía distinguir y con dificultad, las letras ALG

5) (=identify) reconocer

can you pick me out in this photo? — ¿eres capaz de reconocerme en esta foto?

6) (=highlight) resaltar

the name is picked out in gold letters — el nombre está resaltado en letras doradas

his headlights picked out the cyclist in front — los faros de su coche iluminaron al ciclista que tenía delante

7) (=play) [+ tune] tocar de oído
* * *
v + o + adv, v + adv + o
1) (choose, select) elegir*, escoger*
2)
a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*
b) (discern) distinguir*
3) (highlight) destacar*, hacer* resaltar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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