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picked

/pʰɪkt/

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verb

Pflücken, auswählen

To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.

Examples :

"She picked a ripe tomato from the garden. "

Sie pflückte eine reife Tomate aus dem Garten.

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verb

Ernten, pflücken

To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.

Examples :

"We picked fresh strawberries from the garden this morning for our breakfast. "

Wir haben heute Morgen frische Erdbeeren aus dem Garten für unser Frühstück gepflückt.

fruit vegetable plant agriculture food

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verb

Zupfen, pflücken

To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.

Examples :

"She picked flowers in the meadow."

Sie zupfte Blumen auf der Wiese.

action plant fruit

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verb

Aufnehmen, sammeln

To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.

Examples :

"to pick rags"

Lumpen aufsammeln

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verb

Auslesen, pflücken

To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.

Examples :

"to pick the teeth; to pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket"

Zähne putzen; einen Knochen auslesen; eine Gans rupfen; einen Taschendieb bestehlen

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verb

Auswählen, aussuchen

To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.

Examples :

"She picked the red apple from the basket. "

Sie wählte den roten Apfel aus dem Korb aus.

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verb

Suchen, anzetteln

To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.

Examples :

"The siblings picked a fight over who got to use the last slice of pizza. "

Die Geschwister suchten Streit darüber, wer das letzte Pizzastück bekommen sollte.

attitude action character war military

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verb

Den Balltyp erkennen

To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.

Examples :

"The experienced batter picked the googly from the bowler's subtle wrist movement just before the ball was released. "

Der erfahrene Schlagmann erkannte den Googly am subtilen Handgelenkbewegung des Werfers kurz bevor der Ball losgelassen wurde.

sport technical position action

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verb

Zupfen, spielen

To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.

Examples :

"He picked a tune on his banjo."

Er spielte eine Melodie auf seinem Banjo.

music entertainment

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verb

Knacken, öffnen

To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.

Examples :

"The thief picked the lock on the front door and entered the house. "

Der Dieb knackte das Schloss der Haustür und betrat das Haus.

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verb

Langsam essen, knabbern

To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.

Examples :

"She wasn't very hungry, so she just picked at her salad. "

Sie hatte nicht viel Hunger, also knabberte sie nur an ihrem Salat.

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verb

Auswählen, aussuchen, sorgfältig auswählen

To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.

Examples :

"I gingerly picked my way between the thorny shrubs."

Ich wählte vorsichtig meinen Weg zwischen den dornigen Büschen aus.

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verb

Stehlen, klauen

To steal; to pilfer.

Examples :

"Someone picked my wallet from my backpack on the bus. "

Jemand hat mir im Bus meine Geldbörse aus dem Rucksack geklaut.

property action law

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verb

Werfen, schmeißen

To throw; to pitch.

Examples :

"The baseball player picked the ball to the catcher on the mound. "

Der Baseballspieler warf den Ball zum Fänger auf dem Hügel.

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verb

Picken, stechen

To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.

Examples :

"The chicken picked at the seeds scattered on the ground. "

Das Huhn pickte nach den auf dem Boden verstreuten Samen.

action bird point animal

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verb

Aufbrechen, öffnen

To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.

Examples :

"to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc."

Verfilzte Wolle, Baumwolle, Werg usw. aufbrechen.

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verb

Auswählen, aussuchen

Examples :

"The coach picked the best players from the tryouts to form the team. "

Der Trainer wählte die besten Spieler aus den Probetrainings aus, um das Team zu bilden.

job action organization business

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adjective

Ausgewählt, auserwählt

Chosen; selected.

Examples :

"The picked student will read the poem aloud. "

Der ausgewählte Schüler wird das Gedicht laut vorlesen.

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adjective

Gespießt

(of fishes) Having a pike or spine on the back.

Examples :

"the picked dogfish"

der gespießte Dornhai

fish animal biology

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adjective

Fein, auserlesen, elegant

Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dainty

Examples :

"He always looks so picked in his neatly pressed suit and polished shoes. "

Er sieht in seinem akkurat gebügelten Anzug und den polierten Schuhen immer so elegant aus.

appearance style quality

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adjective

Spitz, zugespitzt

Examples :

"The artist used a very picked needle to create intricate details in the embroidery. "

Der Künstler benutzte eine sehr spitze Nadel, um komplizierte Details in der Stickerei zu erzeugen.

appearance point