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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1. peck /pek/ n.
  1. (from bird) beccata f., colpo m. di becco
  1. colloq. (kiss) bacio m. frettoloso, bacetto m.
2. peck /pek/
  1. tr. (with beak) [bird] beccare [food];
    colpire col becco, beccare [person, animal];
    to ~ a hole in sth. fare un buco in qcs. con il becco
  1. intr.
    1. (with beak) to ~ at beccare [food];
      beccare, perforare col becco [tree]
    1. colloq. fig. to ~ at one’s food [person] piluccare del cibo, mangiucchiare.

Phrasal verbs:
peck out: ~ [sth.] out, ~ out [sth.] rompere con il becco [kernel, seeds].


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peck: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
peckvi (bird: pick at) uccellibeccare vi
peckn informal, US (large amount) informale: gran quantitàmucchio, sacco nm
peckn informal (small kiss) informalebacetto nm
peckvtr (kiss lightly)baciare velocemente vtr
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peck: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
hunt and peckscrivere a macchina usando solo l'indice e guardando la tastiera
peck atvtr literal (bird: poke with beak)beccare vtr
The woodpecker pecked at the tree until he had drilled a hole into the bark.
peck atvtr literal (bird: eat by pecking with beak)beccare vtr
I love to watch birds pecking at the seeds in the park.
Ogni volta che semino qualcosa nell'orto, gli uccelli mi beccano tutti i semi.
peck atvtr figurative (person: nibble at, eat slowly)mangiare svogliatamente
He pecks at his food since he lost his appetite during the illness.
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