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pecked

/pɛkt/

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verb

Pickte, hackte

To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

Examples :

"The birds pecked at their food."

Die Vögel pickten an ihrem Futter.

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verb

Pickte, hackte

To form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument.

Examples :

"to peck a hole in a tree"

Ein Loch in einen Baum picken.

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verb

Pickte, hackte

To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements.

Examples :

"The chicken pecked at the seeds on the ground. "

Das Huhn pickte nach den Samen auf dem Boden.

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verb

Pickte, hackte

To seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up.

Examples :

"The small bird pecked at the crumbs on the floor. "

Der kleine Vogel pickte die Krümel auf dem Boden.

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verb

Gepickt, pickte

To do something in small, intermittent pieces.

Examples :

"He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."

Er arbeitet schon seit einiger Zeit an diesem Projekt.

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verb

Eintippen, mit der Suchfunktion schreiben

To type by searching for each key individually.

Examples :

"My grandmother pecked at the keyboard, slowly writing an email to her daughter. "

Meine Großmutter tippte langsam auf der Tastatur, während sie eine E-Mail an ihre Tochter schrieb.

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verb

Tippen, schreiben

To type in general.

Examples :

"She pecked out a quick email to her boss before heading to lunch. "

Sie tippte schnell eine E-Mail an ihren Chef, bevor sie zum Mittagessen ging.

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verb

küssen, knutschen

To kiss briefly.

Examples :

"The little boy pecked his mother goodbye before going to school. "

Der kleine Junge küsste seine Mutter zum Abschied, bevor er zur Schule ging.

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verb

Werfen, schleudern

Examples :

"The angry child pecked the toy across the room. "

Das wütende Kind warf das Spielzeug quer durch den Raum.

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verb

Taumeln, straucheln

To lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot.

Examples :

"The horse pecked badly as it rounded the corner, almost throwing its rider. "

Das Pferd taumelte schlimm, als es die Kurve nahm, und warf fast seinen Reiter ab.

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