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pick

1. noun
   1. (tool) pioche f, pic m;
      (of climber) piolet m;
   2. (choice) choix m;
      to have one's ~ of avoir le choix parmi;
      take your ~ choisis;
   3. the ~ of the bunch (singular) le meilleur/la meilleure du lot.

2. transitive verb
   1. (choose) choisir (from parmi);
      (in sport) sélectionner (player) (from parmi);
      to ~ a fight chercher à se bagarrer (familiar) (with avec);
      (quarrel) chercher querelle (with à);
   2. to ~ one's way through avancer avec précaution parmi (rubble, litter);
   3. cueillir (fruit, flowers);
   4. gratter (spot, scab);
      to ~ sth from or off enlever qch de;
      to ~ one's teeth/nose se curer les dents/le nez.

3. intransitive verb choisir.

pick at

1. (person) manger [qch] du bout des dents (food);
   gratter (spot, scab);

2. (bird) picorer (crumbs).

pick on

harceler, s'en prendre à (person).

pick out

1. (select) choisir;
   (single out) repérer;

2. distinguer (landmark);
   reconnaître (person in photo);
   repérer (person in crowd).

pick up:

~ up (business) reprendre;
(weather, health) s'améliorer;
(ill person) se rétablir;

~ [sb/sth] up

1. (lift up) ramasser (object, litter, toys);
   relever (person);
   to ~ up the receiver décrocher le téléphone;
   to ~ oneself up se relever;

2. prendre (passenger, cargo);
   passer prendre (ticket, keys);
   prendre, acheter (milk, paper);
   could you ~ me up? est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher?;

3. apprendre (language);
   prendre (habit, accent);
   développer (skill);
   you'll soon ~ it up tu t'y mettras vite;

4. trouver (trail, scent);
   (radar) détecter la présence de (aircraft, person, object);
   (radio receiver) capter (signal);

5. gagner (point);
   acquérir (reputation);
   to ~ up speed prendre de la vitesse;

6. (resume) reprendre (conversation, career);

7. ramasser (partner, prostitute).

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'pick' found in these entries:

English:

bone - collect - from - identify - lift - nit-pick - pick-me-up - pickup truck

French:

adresse - bête - capter - chercher - chipoter - crocheter - cueillir - décrocher - embarquer - grappiller - livraison - lumière - noise - panier - passage - passer - pic - pick-up - piolet - plein - poche - pot - prendre - querelle - ramasser - relever - remontant - renouer - repartir - reprendre - retirer - saleté - soulever - vendanger

pick: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
pick	vtr	(choose)	choisir vtr ⇒
Brenda has to pick her favourite flavour of ice cream.
Brenda doit choisir son parfum favori de crème glacée.
pick	vtr	(flowers, etc.)	cueillir vtr ⇒
Charlie likes to pick flowers for his girlfriend.
Charlie aime cueillir des fleurs pour sa petite amie.
pick	vtr	(remove meat from a bone)	ronger vtr ⇒
The hyenas picked the bones clean.
Les hyènes ont rongé les os.
pick	n	(turn to choose)	choix nm
The home team has the first pick.
L'équipe qui reçoit a le premier choix.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
pick	n	(selection made)	choix nm
He has made his pick.
Il a fait son choix.
pick	n	(best)	plus beau adj
My dog was the pick of the litter.
Mon chien était le plus beau de la portée.
pick	n	(tool)	pic nm
He used a pick to remove a chunk of rock from the cliff face.
Il a utilisé un pic pour enlever un morceau de roche de la falaise.
pick	n	(guitar plectrum) musique : instruments à corde	plectre, médiator nm
		Can	pic, pick nm
Alex strummed his guitar with a pick.
Alex gratta les cordes de sa guitare avec son plectre (or: médiator).
Alex gratta les cordes de sa guitare avec son pic (or: pick).
pick	n	(toothpick)	cure-dents nm
The dentist used a pick to clean the teeth.
Le dentiste a utilisé un cure-dents pour nettoyer les dents.
pick	n	US (basketball screen) sport : basketball	écran nm
The guard used a pick to stop the forward.
Il m'a posé un écran pour arrêter l'avance.
pick	vi	(choose)	choisir, se décider vi ⇒ ⇒
I have so many favourites, it's hard to pick.
J'ai tellement de favoris qu'il est difficile de choisir (or: se décider).
pick	vi	(eat slowly and half-heartedly)	picorer vi ⇒
Are you going to eat, or just pick?
Vas-tu manger, ou juste picorer ?
pick	vtr	(remove matter from, clean)	enlever, retirer vtr ⇒ ⇒
Doug had to pick thorns out of his trousers.
Doug a du enlever (or: retirer) les épines de son pantalon.
pick	vtr	(eat slowly and half-heartedly)	manger du bout des dents vtr
Edith just picked at her food.
Edith a mangé du bout des dents.
pick	vtr	(make one's way)	avancer avec précaution vi
The survivors picked their way through the wreckage.
Les survivants avancèrent avec précaution à travers les débris.
pick	vtr	(pluck a musical instrument)	pincer vtr ⇒
My uncle picks a banjo.
Mon oncle pince un banjo.
pick	vtr	(break apart with a pick)	gratter vtr ⇒
He picked the rock carefully in order to remove the fossil.
Il a gratté la pierre avec attention pour en retirer le fossile.
pick	vtr	(a pocket: rob)	piquer dans vtr
The thief picked the passengers' pockets.
Le voleur piqua dans les poches des passagers.
pick	vtr	figurative (sb's brain: question)	solliciter vtr ⇒
Can I pick your brain for a minute?
Puis-je solliciter vos idées pour un instant ?
pick	vtr	(a fight: provoke)	provoquer vtr ⇒
David always picks fights at school.
David provoque toujours des bagarres à l'école.
pick	vtr	(a lock: unlock)	crocheter vtr ⇒
The cat burglar picked the lock.
Le cambrioleur a crocheté la serrure.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
bone to pick		nm	point à débattre
go and pick sb up		v	chercher ⇒ (aller chercher qn à)
hand-pick		v	trier sur le volet
ice pick		nm	pic à glace
lock pick		nm	crochet (de serrurier)
nit-pick		expr	enculer les mouches figuré
pick a quarrel with		phrase	chercher des noises (Locution)
pick and choose		v	faire le difficile
pick at		v	manger du bout des dents
pick at (familier)		v	tripoter ⇒
pick at		v	picorer ⇒ (oiseau)
pick grapes off		v	égrener ⇒ (une grappe)
pick holes			chercher la petite bête
pick off		v	gratter ⇒
pick on		v	choisir ⇒ (désigner)
pick on		v	harceler ⇒
pick out		v	choisir ⇒ (élire)
pick out		v	reconnaître ⇒
pick out		v	repérer ⇒
pick over		v	trier ⇒
pick over (vegetables, etc.)		v	examiner ⇒
pick the lock		v	forcer la serrure ⇒
pick up		v	glaner ⇒
pick up		v	passer prendre ⇒
pick up		v	relever ⇒
pick up		v	décrocher ⇒ (Télécommunications- pour répondre)
pick up		v	charger ⇒ (taxi)
pick up		v	récupérer ⇒
pick up (adopt)		v	adopter ⇒
pick up (from floor)		v	ramasser ⇒
pick up (improve)		v	s'améliorer ⇒
pick up (in a bar) (US)		v	emballer ⇒ (conclure avec un partenaire sexuel) familier
pick up (stop for sb, sth)		v	prendre ⇒
pick-me-up		nm	remontant
pick-up stick		nm	jonchet
pick-up-sticks		nm	Mikado
the pick		nf	la pioche
the pick		nm	le choix
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "pick".

"equipment pick-up" on the map of an airport
"pick up + dish" - culinary jargon
"set up shop" and "pick our brains"
1 draft pick defensive end
a few bones to pick with
Are you free to pick me up at the airport?
bone to pick
Bounceback and pick-up
cherry-pick
choisir : pick up vs choose
classic pick up line
collect and pick up
collect/pick up
Cover their check/pick up their check
Do you want me to pick you up alone?
four-way pick
FR: He told the class that they should pick up their books - grammaire
guitar pick/plectrum
had pick of the litter and what a delicious group there was
He had to leave work early to pick her up
I am going to pick up my kids from school
I don't pick up social cues
I have to pick up my husband at work
I need to pick someone I can trust
I use a pick for my hair
I will pick you up on Saturday
i'm waiting for my ride to pick me up
ice pick of doom
Included is your release number for pick up
Litter pick
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