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"picar" in English

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"picar" in English

picar {intransitive verb}

to take the bait- to be hot- to be itchy- to beat it- to split- to knock

"picar" in Spanish

pica {noun}

cícero- pica- malacia- pica

Translations & Examples Synonyms Context Examples

TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES

picar [picando · picado] {verb}

picar(also: comer)

to grab a bite {vb}

picar(also: comer)

to grab a bite {vb} [ex.]

picar(also: pinchar)

to prickle [prickled · prickled] {vb}

picar(also: pinchar)

to bite [bit · bitten] {v.t.} (flea, bug)

Es como si un bicho del milenio les hubiera picado para que atrasaran el reloj a 1980 y antes.

It is as if they had been bitten by a millennium bug which sets the clock back to 1980 and before.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de "Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de " Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

to bite [bit · bitten] {v.i.} (mosquito)

Es como si un bicho del milenio les hubiera picado para que atrasaran el reloj a 1980 y antes.

It is as if they had been bitten by a millennium bug which sets the clock back to 1980 and before.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de "Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de " Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

to bite [bit · bitten] {v.i.} (take bait)

Es como si un bicho del milenio les hubiera picado para que atrasaran el reloj a 1980 y antes.

It is as if they had been bitten by a millennium bug which sets the clock back to 1980 and before.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de "Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

De hecho, seguimos apoyándolo -en nuestro caso se trata de una especie de " Año y pico» contra el Racismo.

In fact we are continuing it - in our case it is a sort of Year and a Bit against Racism.

picar(also: cortar)

to chop [chopped · chopped] {v.t.} (cut)

picar el ajo muy menudito

chop the garlic very finely

to chop up {vb} (onion, parsley)

picar(also: perforar)

to clip [clipped · clipped] {v.t.} [Brit.] (punch)

picar(also: cariar, descomponer)

to decay [decayed · decayed] {v.t.} (rot)

picar(also: comerse)

to eat away {vb} (moths)

to eat away at {vb} (moths)

to nibble [nibbled · nibbled] {v.t.} (eat, pick at)

to nibble [nibbled · nibbled] {v.i.} (eat)

to peck [pecked · pecked] {v.t.}

picar algo

to peck at sth

to peck [pecked · pecked] {v.i.}

picar algo

to peck at sth

picar(also: deteriorar)

to perish [perished · perished] {v.t.} (rubber, leather)

Por ello, la Unión Monetaria debe ser seguida de un nuevo salto en la integración política o bien irse a pique.

Therefore, monetary union must either be followed by a new leap towards political integration or perish.

picar(also: despertar)

to pique [piqued · piqued] {v.t.} (arouse)

¿Por qué son tan extremadamente cautelosos los señores Piqué y Patten?

Why are Mr Patten and Mr Pique I Camps so incredibly cautious?

Piqué i Camps y al Sr. Patten su enérgica condena del terrorismo en Oriente Medio.

I thank both Mr Pique I Camps and Mr Patten for their clear condemnation of terrorism in the Middle East.

No obstante, como ha dicho el Ministro Piqué, ello confirma, a un tiempo, la necesidad de la empresa de Barcelona y su solidez.

Yet as Minister Piqué said, it confirms, at once the need for the Barcelona enterprise, and its resilience.

picar(also: marcar)

to pit [pitted · pitted] {v.t.} (mark)

picar(also: perforar, ponchar)

to punch [punched · punched] {v.t.} (perforate)

picar(also: raspar)

to scratch {v.i.} (rub)

picar(also: arder, escocer)

to smart {v.i.} (sting)

to sting [stung · stung] {v.t.} (bee, scorpion, jellyfish, nettle)

Pero si se las provoca entonces pican y en nuestro caso es exactamente igual.

But when bees are provoked they sting, and the same applies to us.

Pero espero que, en relación con el aguijón, no tenga usted el destino de una abeja, pues, como es sabido, éstas sólo pueden picar una vez.

However I hope, with reference to the sting which was also mentioned, that you do not share the fate of the bee which, as you know, can only sting once.

to sting [stung · stung] {v.i.} (insect, jellyfish, nettle)

Pero si se las provoca entonces pican y en nuestro caso es exactamente igual.

But when bees are provoked they sting, and the same applies to us.

Pero espero que, en relación con el aguijón, no tenga usted el destino de una abeja, pues, como es sabido, éstas sólo pueden picar una vez.

However I hope, with reference to the sting which was also mentioned, that you do not share the fate of the bee which, as you know, can only sting once.

to strike [struck · struck] {v.i.} (fish)

to take [took · taken] {v.i.} [Brit.] (to bite)

Debe ponerse especial cuidado para lograr que este sector no se vaya a pique.

Care should be taken to ensure that this sector does not collapse.

Realmente no es necesario tenerlas en cuenta, de lo contrario este proyecto acabará por irse a pique.

That really does need to be taken into account, otherwise this project will ultimately founder.

Ninguna de las partes de las negociaciones presupuestarias quería correr el riesgo de que estas conversaciones se fueran a pique a causa del presupuesto para 2006.

Neither party negotiating the budget wanted to take the risk of allowing these talks to founder on account of the 2006 budget.

to tickle [tickled · tickled] {v.i.} (wool, beard)

to pink [pinked · pinked] {v.i.} [autom.] [Brit.] (engine)

picar(also: guiñar)

to blink [blinked · blinked] {v.t.} (eye)

picar(also: botar)

to bounce [bounced · bounced] {v.i.} (ball, object)

hacer picar la pelota

to bounce the ball

picar(also: largarse, irse, salir de prisa)

to buzz off {vb} [coll.]

picar(also: moler)

to chop up {vb} (grind)

picar(also: acelerar)

to kick [kicked · kicked] {v.i.} (runner)

to prick [pricked · pricked] {v.t.} (pierce, wound)

to prick [pricked · pricked] {v.i.} (pin, thorn)

picar [picando · picado] {transitive verb}

to itch [itched · itched] {v.i.}

to mince [minced · minced] {v.t.} [Brit.]

Sigo aún confundida respecto a la situación de la carne picada.

I am still confused about the situation in relation to mince.

Las distintas enmiendas sobre la carne picada añaden seguimiento y rastreabilidad tal y como proponemos nosotros.

The various amendments on mince add to surveillance and traceability in the way we propose.

Pero los ciudadanos no son animales y es un crimen tratarlos como si fueran carne picada.

But people are not animals and it is a crime to treat them like minced meat.

picar(also: alebrestar, avivar, causar, concitar)

to arouse [aroused · aroused] {vb}

picar(also: romper, quebrar, dividir, disolver)

to break up {vb}

picar(also: romper, quebrar, dividir, disolver)

to break up {vb}

picar(also: romper, estrellar, romperse, golpear)

picar(also: desportillar, astillar, despostillar, astillarse)

to chip [chipped · chipped] {vb}

Las paredes están agrietadas, los ladrillos picados, y los carteles blanqueados por el sol.

Walls are cracked, bricks chipped, and signs faded from the sun.

to chip away at {vb}

picar(also: actuar, trabajar, accionar, marchar)

to work [worked · worked] {vb}

Picas en Internet solo está disponible con conexión.

Internet Spades works only if you're online.

Y en cuanto a la población en edad de trabajar, alcanzaría un pico de 331 millones hacia 2010, y luego disminuiría regularmente hasta unos 268 millones en 2050.

As for the population of working age, it would peak at 331 million around 2010 and would then decrease regularly to around 268 million in 2050.

picar(also: aplastar, machacar, achuchar, compactar)

to crush [crushed · crushed] {vb}

picar(also: afectar, herir, escocer, lastimarse)

to hurt [hurt · hurt] {vb}

picar(also: molestar, perturbar, malograr, indisponer)

to upset [upset · upset] {vb}

picar(also: afectar, herir, escocer, lastimarse)

to hurt [hurt · hurt] {vb}

picar(also: herir, zaherir, vulnerar, asaetear)

to wound [wounded · wounded] {vb}

picar(also: perforar, agujerear, espinar)

to perforate [perforated · perforated] {vb}

to put spin on {vb}

picar(also: descomponerse, podrirse, pudrirse, abombarse)

to rot [rotted · rotted] {vb}

picar(also: talonear, espolear)

to spur on {vb}

picar(also: apuñalar, acuchillar, apuñalear, charrasquear)

to grind [ground · ground] {v.t.} [gastro.] [Amer.]

Señor Presidente, en Inglaterra el ganado vacuno, herbívoro, ha sido alimentado con carne picada procedente de restos animales y los priones extraños han causado la enfermedad del EEB.

Mr President, cattle in England was fed with the ground carcasses of animals and foreign prions caused BSE.

to goad [goaded · goaded] {vb} [agr.]

to prod [prodded · prodded] {vb} [agr.]

to play … staccato {vb} [mus.]

to eat [ate · eaten] {v.t.}

to cut [cut · cut] {vb} [gastro.]

En primer lugar, en el proyecto de reglamento, el 50% de la carne europea picada o despiezada, no tiene obligación de etiquetado.

Firstly, in the draft regulation, 50% of European meat is effectively exempt from compulsory labelling if it is minced or cut.

En primer lugar, en el proyecto de reglamento, el 50 % de la carne europea picada o despiezada, no tiene obligación de etiquetado.

Firstly, in the draft regulation, 50 % of European meat is effectively exempt from compulsory labelling if it is minced or cut.

to get money from {vb}

to get money out of {vb}

to get some money from {vb}

to get some money out of {vb}

voy a picar a mi viejo

I'm going to get some money out of my old man

picar [picando · picado] {intransitive verb}

picar(also: morder el anzuelo)

to take the bait {vb} [idiom]

to be itchy {vb}

picar(also: najarse)

to beat it {vb} [slg.]

picar(also: espiantarse)

to split [split · split] {vb} [slg.]

picar(also: golpear, llamar a la puerta, tocar la puerta)

to knock [knocked · knocked] {vb}

pica {noun}

pica(also: spade)

pica {f}

malacia {f} [med.]

pica {f} [med.]

SYNONYMS

Synonyms (Spanish) for "picar":

acuciar- agujerear- amoscarse- apuñalar- arder- atravesar- burlarse- censurar- chinchar- chutarse- clavar- criticar- derrengar- deshacer- desintegrar

Synonyms (English) for "pica":

CONTEXT EXAMPLES

Context examples for "picar" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo

to eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar

he served us a drink and some nibbles

voy a picar a mi viejo

I'm going to get some money out of my old man

voy a picar a mi viejo

I'm going to touch my old man for some money

picar cebolla me hace llorar

chopping onions makes my eyes water

picar el gusanillo de viajar

to be bitten by the travel bug

picar el ajo muy menudito

chop the garlic very finely

preparemos algo para picar

let's fix some munchies

cincel para picar limas

file cutter's chisel

solo quiero picar algo

I just want a snack

hacer picar la pelota

to bounce the ball

esto me hace picar

this is itching me

hacer picar la pelota

to pat a ball

Pero espero que, en relación con el aguijón, no tenga usted el destino de una abeja, pues, como es sabido, éstas sólo pueden picar una vez.

However I hope, with reference to the sting which was also mentioned, that you do not share the fate of the bee which, as you know, can only sting once.

picar algo

to peck at sth

Probablemente ni siquiera habían imaginado lo fácil que les resultaría hacer picar el cebo, hasta el punto de que incluso el todoterreno en el que se transportaban las memorias USB era robado.

They probably did not even imagine how easily the bait would be taken, to the extent that even the 4x4 in which the flash drives were being transported was stolen.

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