- pique
- pi:k
noun(anger caused by one's pride being hurt: She walked out of the room in a fit of pique.) resentimiento, despechoDel verbo picar: (conjugate picar) \ \
piqué es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
pique es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: picar pique piqué
picar (conjugate picar) verbo transitivo 1a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;[abeja/avispa] to sting;◊ me piqueon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanketb) [ave] ‹comida› to peck at;‹enemigo› to peckc) ‹anzuelo› to bited) (fam) (comer) to eat;◊ solo quiero pique algo I just want a snack o a bite to eate) ‹billete/boleto› to punchf) (Taur) to jab2a) (Coc) ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)b) ‹hielo› to crush;‹pared› to chip; ‹piedra› to break up, smash 3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay verbo intransitivo 1a) (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the baitb) (comer) to nibble2a) (ser picante) to be hotb) (producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;me pican los ojos my eyes sting 3 (AmL) [pelota] to bounce 4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);◊ piquele (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)picarse verbo pronominal 1a) [muelas] to decay, rot;[manguera/llanta] to perish; [cacerola/pava] to rust; [ropa] to get moth-eatenb) [manzana] to go rotten;[vino] to go sour 2 [mar] to get choppy 3 (fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed; (ofenderse) to take offense
pique sustantivo masculino 1◊ a pique : una caída a or (Méx) en pique hasta el mar a vertical o sheer drop to the sea below;a pique de on the point of, about to; irse a pique [barco] to sink; [negocio] to go under 2 (fam)a) (enfado, resentimiento):◊ tener un pique con algn to be at odds with sbb) (rivalidad) rivalry, needle3a) (carta) spadeb)◊ piques sustantivo femenino plural (palo) spades (pl)
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck (: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
pique sustantivo masculino
1 fam (rivalidad) rivalry, needle: hay un pique entre ellos por ver quién nada mejor, there's rivalry among them as to who is the best swimmer
2 fam (resentimiento, enfado) resentment, grudge: tuve un pique con él y ya no me saluda, we had a falling out and now he doesn't speak to me Locuciones: irse a pique (un barco) to sink (un plan) to fall through (un negocio) to go under 'pique' also found in these entries: English: boat - chop up - dog - founder - wall - bounce - crash - fall - jab - sheer - sinkpiquetr[piːk]noun1 resentimiento, despechotransitive verb1 (offend) picar, herir2 (arouse - curiosity) picar; (- interest) despertar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin a fit of pique por despechoto be piqued by something estar resentido,-a por algopique ['pi:k] vt, piqued ; piquing1) irritate: picar, irritar2) arouse: despertar (la curiosidad, etc.)pique n: pique m, resentimiento mpiquen.• pique s.m.• quemazón s.m.• resentimiento s.m.v.• excitar v.• picar v.• provocar v.
I piːkmass noun despecho m, resentimiento mhe did it in a fit of pique — lo hizo sólo por despecho
II
transitive verba) (irritate)he was piqued by her lack of interest — se resintió or (fam) se picó por su falta de interés
b) (arouse) \<\<curiosity\>\> picar*[piːk]1.N resentimiento mto be in a pique — estar resentido
to do sth in a fit of pique — hacer algo por resentimiento or por despecho
2. VT1) (=offend)I was piqued at his refusal to acknowledge me — me ofendió que se negara a saludarme
2) (=arouse) [+ interest, appetite] despertar; [+ curiosity] picar* * *
I [piːk]mass noun despecho m, resentimiento mhe did it in a fit of pique — lo hizo sólo por despecho
II
transitive verba) (irritate)he was piqued by her lack of interest — se resintió or (fam) se picó por su falta de interés
b) (arouse) \<\<curiosity\>\> picar*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
