Pico in english
Peak
pronunciation: pik part of speech: noun, adjective
pronunciation: pik part of speech: noun, adjective
In gestures
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.pico1 = spike ; peak ; high point.
Example: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.Example: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.Example: Located at a high point above the Sea of Galilee, the hotel is within walking distance from tourist sites.more:
» con cuello de pico = V-neck(ed) .
Example: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.» de cuello de pico = V-neck(ed) .
Example: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.» de picos pardos = out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town .
Example: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Example: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.» de tres picos = three-cornered .
Example: In a remarkable turn-around on the previous three-cornered contest in 1993, the Nationals polled less than 10% of the vote.» irse de picos pardos = paint + the town red ; go out on + the town .
Example: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Example: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.» Número + y pico = Número + odd .
Example: The thirty-odd books went to the infants.» pico de la montaña = mountain peak .
Example: The area is known for a popular hiking trail around Bear Lake that offers stunning mountain peak views.» pico de tensión = power surge ; surge ; surge of power .
Example: The city has gone through a very bad patch of electricity outages and power surges. Example: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units. Example: Arizona has some of the most intense lightning storms in the country which can cause a surge of power that has the potential to destroy everything from your computers to your large machinery.» pico nevado = snowcap .
Example: From the city you can see the snowcaps of the surrounding mountain ranges.» sábana de cuatro picos = fitted sheet .
Example: Each set contains one flat sheet, one fitted sheet and two standard pillow cases.» sombrero de tres picos = three-cornered hat .
Example: A battered three-cornered hat stuck out of the heap of rubbish that was piled in the chest.pico2 = bill ; beak.
Example: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.Example: The beak of the crossbill is one of the most specialized of all bird beaks.more:
» con forma de pico de pato = duck-billed .
Example: A duck-billed nail is when the nail grows upward, like a ski jump -- it also usually has wide edges and looks like a duck bill.» con pico = beaked .
Example: Northern bottlenose whales are the largest beaked whales in the North Atlantic.» flauta de pico = recorder .
Example: The recorder and the flute as we know them today are two different instruments; they are played differently, used in different ensembles (or for different occasions), and sound differentlyThe Recorder and Other Members of the Flute Family in Writings from 1100 to 1500 by David Lasocki (review). Available from: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/265902573_The_Recorder_and_Other_Members_of_the_Flute_Family_in_Writings_from_1100_to_1500_by_David_Lasocki_(review) [accessed Oct 22, 2015]..
» pico de cuchara = spoonbill [Ave acuática] .
Example: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.» sin pico = flat-topped .
Example: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.pico3 = spout.
Example: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.pico4 = icepick ; pickaxe [pickax, -USA].
Example: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.Example: Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up... and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed = Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up... and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed.pico5 = gob ; cakehole.
Example: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Example: He won't be smiling when I stick my fist in his cakehole and pull out his tongue.more:
» cerrar el pico = shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up ; clam (up) .
Example: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob. Example: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Example: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since. Example: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw. Example: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now. Example: I played the tape and the bird responded twice before it clammed up for the next 4 hours!.» ¡cierra el pico! = put a sock in it! ; shut your mouth! ; shut your face! ; cut + the cackle .
Example: Last week's statement should be seen as the last word and a signal for the industry to put a sock in it for a while. Example: Sounding much like her character on the former sitcom, Roseanne, she wrote: 'The judge is trying to teach you a lesson, shut your mouth and learn it!'. Example: The editorial states that the principal read a patriotic poem at a flag-raising ceremony and shouted 'shut your face' to those who did not share his opinion. Example: We can't deny the fact that it is time to cut the cackle and get down to business.» darle al pico = shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; chew + the rag ; yack ; have + a yack ; talk about + ideas ; shoot + the shit .
Example: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left. Example: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull. Example: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson. Example: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below. Example: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre. Example: I didn't have anything special to do, so I went down to the can and chewed the rag with him while he was shaving. Example: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school. Example: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling. Example: That's for those who like to sit around and talk about ideas and idly stroking each other but don't like to put their balls on the line and do things. Example: He was kind enough to invite us into his home to sit down for an hour and just shoot the shit.» pico de oro = gift of the (gob/gab), the .
Example: The show is a classic talk show in its own right, and with Roseanne's gift of the gob truly hilarious.» un pico en la mejilla = a peck on the cheek .
Example: A peck on the cheek says that while you do like the person as a person, you are not really sure about where you want things to go.