pick

pick
I [pɪk]
nome (of miner) piccone m.; (of climber) piccozza f.; (of mason) martellina f.
II [pɪk]
nome
1) (choice) scelta f.

to have one's pick of — avere la scelta tra

take your pick — scegli, prendine uno

2) (best)

the pick of the crop — (fruit) la frutta di prima scelta

the pick of the bunch — il migliore (del gruppo)

III 1. [pɪk]
verbo transitivo
1) (choose) scegliere (from tra); sport selezionare [player] (from tra); formare [team]

"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"

you picked a good time to do it — hai scelto il momento giusto per farlo (anche iron.)

you picked the wrong person — hai scelto la persona sbagliata

to pick a fight — attaccare briga; (physically) cercare la rissa

2) (navigate)

to pick one's way through — camminare con cautela tra [rubble, litter]

3) (pluck, gather) cogliere [fruit, flowers]
4) (poke at) stuzzicare [spot, scab]; grattare [skin]

to pick sth. from o off togliere o staccare qcs. da; to pick one's nose mettersi le dita nel naso; to pick one's teeth pulirsi i denti (con uno stuzzicadenti); to pick a lock forzare una serratura; to pick sb.'s pocket — borseggiare qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo (choose) scegliere

to pick and choose — fare il difficile (among, between nella scelta tra)

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I 1. [pik] verb
1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.)
2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.)
3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.)
4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.)
2. noun
1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.)
2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.)
- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way
II [pik] noun
((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.)
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pick (1) /pɪk/
n.
1 piccone
2 (in genere) strumento appuntito (spec. nei composti, come toothpick, stuzzicadenti; ice-pick, piccozza)
3 (mecc.) becco; picco; dente; tagliente
4 (mus.) plettro
pick-mattock, gravina.
pick (2) /pɪk/
n.
1 [u] scelta; selezione
2 scelta; (il) fiore (fig.), (il) meglio
3 raccolta: the first pick of cherries, la prima raccolta di ciliegie
4 (tipogr.) grumo d'inchiostro; macchia
the pick of the bunch, il fior fiore □ Take your pick!, scegli tu; prendine uno a scelta.
♦ (to) pick /pɪk/
v. t. e i.
1 forare; spezzare (roccia, ecc.), scavare (il terreno) con un piccone; picconare
2 cavare, togliere (con le dita); tirare su (o via); scrostare: to pick a hair off one's jacket, togliersi un capello dalla giacca
3 cogliere; raccogliere: to pick flowers, coglier fiori; to pick cotton, raccogliere il cotone
4 scegliere; selezionare; cernere: (sport) to pick a team, selezionare una squadra; He has been picked for Italy, è stato selezionato per la nazionale italiana
5 lacerare; sbrindellare; stracciare; sfilacciare: to pick rags, lacerare stracci; to pick oakum, sfilacciare stoppa
6 forzare (una porta, ecc.); scassinare; aprire illegalmente (con un grimaldello, ecc.)
7 stuzzicare: to pick one's teeth, stuzzicarsi i denti; usare lo stuzzicadenti
8 pulire; ripulire: to pick a bone clean, pulire (o scarnire, spolpare) un osso; to pick strawberries, ripulire le fragole (dei calici e dei gambi)
9 (anche to pick away: d'uccelli) beccare, becchettare (grano, ecc.)
10 (fig.: di persona) piluccare (frutta, ecc.); sbocconcellare; mangiucchiare: to pick grapes, piluccare l'uva
11 (USA) pizzicare (uno strumento a corda)
12 spennare: to pick a chicken, spennare un pollo
13 (sport) prendere: (tennis) He failed to pick the passing shot, non è riuscito a prendere il passante
14 (sport) prendere (nelle scommesse); indovinare: (ipp.) to pick the winner, prendere il cavallo vincente
to pick and choose, scegliere il meglio; esser difficile (o esigente, meticoloso): DIALOGO-Asking about work 2- I can pick and choose which jobs I accept, posso permettermi di scegliere quali lavori accettare □ to pick and steal, rubare; fare man bassa □ to pick sb.'s brains, approfittare di q. (più esperto); farsi dire da q. come si fa a fare qc. □ (polit.) to pick a Cabinet of technocrats, formare un governo di tecnici □ to pick a lock, far scattare una serratura (senza usare la chiave); forzare una serratura □ to pick one's nose, mettersi le dita nel naso □ to pick sb.'s pocket, borseggiare q.to pick a quarrel with sb., attaccar lite con q.to pick a scab, grattarsi (o tirarsi) via una crosta (con le unghie) □ (sport) to pick sides, schierarsi; formare squadre □ to pick to pieces, fare a pezzi; (fig.) analizzare; criticare, trovar da ridire su □ to pick one's way (o steps), procedere con grande cautela; guardare dove si mettono i piedi □ to pick one's words, scegliere le parole più adatte; parlare in punta di forchetta (fig.) □ (fig.) to have a bone to pick with sb., avere qc. da rimproverare a q.; avere un motivo di discordia con q.
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I [pɪk]
nome (of miner) piccone m.; (of climber) piccozza f.; (of mason) martellina f.
II [pɪk]
nome
1) (choice) scelta f.

to have one's pick of — avere la scelta tra

take your pick — scegli, prendine uno

2) (best)

the pick of the crop — (fruit) la frutta di prima scelta

the pick of the bunch — il migliore (del gruppo)

III 1. [pɪk]
verbo transitivo
1) (choose) scegliere (from tra); sport selezionare [player] (from tra); formare [team]

"pick a card" — "pesca una carta"

you picked a good time to do it — hai scelto il momento giusto per farlo (anche iron.)

you picked the wrong person — hai scelto la persona sbagliata

to pick a fight — attaccare briga; (physically) cercare la rissa

2) (navigate)

to pick one's way through — camminare con cautela tra [rubble, litter]

3) (pluck, gather) cogliere [fruit, flowers]
4) (poke at) stuzzicare [spot, scab]; grattare [skin]

to pick sth. from o off togliere o staccare qcs. da; to pick one's nose mettersi le dita nel naso; to pick one's teeth pulirsi i denti (con uno stuzzicadenti); to pick a lock forzare una serratura; to pick sb.'s pocket — borseggiare qcn

2.
verbo intransitivo (choose) scegliere

to pick and choose — fare il difficile (among, between nella scelta tra)


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