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pique

/piːk/

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noun

Pique, resentimiento, rencor

A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.

Examples :

"His pique at being left out of the project meeting was evident in his sharp tone. "

Su resentimiento por haber sido excluido de la reunión del proyecto era evidente en su tono agudo.

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noun

Resentimiento, irritación

A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.

Examples :

"Her pique at not being chosen for the team was obvious; she refused to speak to the coach all afternoon. "

Su resentimiento por no haber sido elegida para el equipo era obvio; se negó a hablar con el entrenador en toda la tarde.

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noun

Anhelo, deseo intenso

Keenly felt desire; a longing.

Examples :

"Seeing photos of her trip to Italy ignited a pique in Sarah to travel the world. "

Ver fotos de su viaje a Italia despertó en Sarah un anhelo por viajar por el mundo.

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verb

Picar, irritar

To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.

Examples :

"Being passed over for the promotion despite her hard work piqued her. "

Ser ignorada para el ascenso a pesar de su arduo trabajo la irritó.

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verb

Enorgullecerse de, jactarse de

To take pride in; to pride oneself on.

Examples :

"She piques herself on her ability to solve difficult math problems quickly. "

Ella se enorgullece de su capacidad para resolver rápidamente problemas de matemáticas difíciles.

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verb

Picar, provocar, irritar

To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.

Examples :

"I believe this will pique your interest."

Creo que esto despertará tu interés.

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noun

El derecho del jugador mayor en piquet

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

Examples :

"In the card game of piquet, the first player to go had the pique to count their hand high, making them play first and the other player to start counting. "

En el juego de cartas del piquet, el primer jugador en jugar tenía el derecho a contar su mano alta, lo que le permitía jugar primero y al otro jugador comenzar a contar.

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verb

Provocar, picar

To score a pique against.

Examples :

"The student's poor performance on the test piqued the teacher's interest in her understanding of the material. "

El bajo rendimiento del estudiante en el examen provocó el interés del profesor por su comprensión del material.

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noun

Nigua, bichito de arena

A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.

Examples :

"After walking barefoot in the tropical sand, Maria found a pique burrowed under her toenail and had to see a doctor to have it removed. "

Después de caminar descalza en la arena tropical, María encontró una nigua enterrada debajo de la uña de su dedo gordo y tuvo que ir al médico para que se la quitaran.

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noun

Piqué

A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Examples :

"My grandmother used pique fabric to make the napkins for the family picnic. "

Mi abuela usó tela de piqué para hacer las servilletas para el picnic familiar.