- pica
- Del verbo picar: (conjugate picar)
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pica es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pica picar
pica sustantivo femenino 1 (Arm) pike; (Taur) lance, goad; (para cavar) pick, pickax(conjugate pickax) 2 (Jueg)a) (carta) spadeb)◊ picas sustantivo femenino plural (palo) spades
picar (conjugate picar) verbo transitivo 1a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;[abeja/avispa] to sting;◊ me picaon 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 pica 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);◊ picale (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
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 'pica' also found in these entries: Spanish: picar - se English: garlic - itch - itchy - prickly - spade['paɪkǝ]N (Med, Vet) pica f ; (Typ) cícero m
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.