Pica in english
Pica
pronunciation: paɪkə part of speech: noun
pronunciation: paɪkə part of speech: noun
In gestures
pica = em ; pica ; pike ; spade.
Example: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.Example: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.Example: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.Example: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.more:
» poner una pica en Flandes = perform + a feat ; bring off + a coup ; pull off + a coup .
Example: As a result, systems have been developed that offer excellent services to their users and perform brilliant feats of data analysis and integration. Example: This documentary has brought off a coup in persuading Carol to speak for the first time about her relationship with the painter. Example: Every once in a while, someone in business pulls off a coup that just makes you want to stand and applaud.picar1 = smart ; itch.
Example: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.Example: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.more:
» picar la curiosidad = pique + Posesivo + curiosity .
Example: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.» picar la palma de la mano = have + an itchy/itching palm [Expresión generalmente usada para indicar que pronto se recibirá dinero] .
Example: Next time you have an itchy palm, don't scratch it, spit in it three times and bingo you'll receive money.» picar los ojos = have + itchy eyes .
Example: Use ultraviolet light if you have itchy eyes, runny nose or wheezing.» que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.] ; scratchy [scratchier -comp., scratchiest -sup.] .
Example: Even the ones who don't complain say they have coughing fits at times, and itchy eyes, and headaches. Example: Many of us suffer from scratchy throat allergies on account of the seasonal changes.picar2 = mince ; chop up.
Example: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.Example: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.more:
» máquina de picar alimentos = food grinder .
Example: Food grinders are the convenient and modern version of the traditional mortar and pestle and can be used to grind everything from spices to nuts to larger items.» máquina de picar carne = meat grinder ; meat mincer .
Example: These institutions are like meat grinders, they lure you in with cheap wine and cheese and then pull the rug out from under you once you get there. Example: So here's the plan -- I want to get a meat mincer to make my own mince, and have a bash at some bangers.» tabla de picar = chopping board .
Example: Lay the monkfish pieces on a chopping board and slice them horizontally almost in half, so they open out like a book.picar3 = sting.
Example: When threatened, a stingray lashes out with its tail and tries to sting the intruder with one of its spines, which contain poison glands.more:
» haberle picado la moscarda a Uno = be jinxed .
Example: So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.picar4 = peck ; snack.
Example: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.Example: I stayed there for several hours, snacking on hunks of bread and cheese and putting pen to paper.more:
» algo para picar = finger food .
Example: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.» comida para picar = finger food .
Example: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.» picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke ; fall for + it .
Example: Some people understood the joke and laughed, others fell for the joke and took it seriously. Example: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.picar5 = keyboard.
Example: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.