pick Significado & definición

Significado de pick en español

• 0 to choose something or someone -- escoger

  • He was picked for the school football team.

• 1 If you pick flowers, fruit, etc., you take them off a tree or out of the ground. -- coger

  • I picked some apples this morning.

• 2 to start a fight or argument with someone -- discutir, pelearse

• 3 to steal something from someone’s pocket -- robarle la cartera a alguien

• 4 to choose what you want -- elegir

  • We’ve got tea, coffee, or hot chocolate – take your pick.

• 5 a sharp metal stick used to break hard ground or rocks -- pico

• 6 to decide which of two or more things you want -- escoger

  • Ellie picked the red one. Ellie escogió la roja.

  • He was picked to be the new principal. Él fue elegido para ser el nuevo director.

• 7 to take a fruit or flower off a plant -- recoger

  • We were picking apples. Estábamos recogiendo manzanas.

  • He picked a flower and handed it to her. Cogió una flor y se la dio.

• 8 to scratch or tear pieces off -- reventar

  • Don’t pick your zits. No te revientes los granos.

• 9 to ask for information -- exprimir el coco de alguien

  • I need to pick your brains about fund raising. Necesito consultarte sobre la recaudación de fondos.

• 10 to deliberately start a fight -- buscar pelea

  • He got drunk and picked a fight with someone. Se emborrachó y buscó pelea con alguien.

• 11 to pull mucus from your nose -- hurgarse la nariz

• 12 a piece of plastic used to play a guitar -- púa [ feminine, singular ]

  • a guitar pick una púa de guitarra

• 13 a sharp tool for breaking into hard surfaces -- pico [ masculine, singular ]

  • an ice pick una piqueta de hielo

• 14 sb or sth you think will win or be the best -- favorito/ta de alguien

  • Who’s your pick to win the series? ¿Quién es tu favorito para que gane la serie?

• 15 to be allowed to choose whatever you want -- escoger

  • He had his pick of good jobs. Él pudo escoger entre buenos trabajos.

• 16 the best of -- lo mejor de

  • Their new diesel is the pick of the bunch. Su nuevo diesel es lo mejor de lo mejor.

• 17 used to tell sb to choose whatever they want -- escoja

  • Take your pick – they’re all fresh from the oven. Elija lo que quiera – están todas recién sacadas del horno.