noun🔗ShareCoup de bec, picotementAn act of striking with a beak."The robin made a quick peck at the bird feeder. "Le rouge-gorge a donné un coup de bec rapide à la mangeoire.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBaiser, bisouA small kiss."She gave her son a quick peck on the cheek before he left for school. "Elle a donné un petit baiser à son fils sur la joue avant qu'il ne parte à l'école.communicationactionhumanfamilysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorerTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."Les oiseaux picoraient leur nourriture.animalbirdactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorer, piquerTo form by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument."to peck a hole in a tree"Picorer un trou dans un arbre.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorer, donner un coup de becTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The bird pecked at the crumbs on the table. "L'oiseau picorait les miettes sur la table.actionanimalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorerTo seize and pick up with the beak, or as if with the beak; to bite; to eat; often with up."The chicken pecked up the seeds from the ground. "La poule picorait les graines par terre.animalbirdactionfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorerTo do something in small, intermittent pieces."He has been pecking away at that project for some time now."Il picore sur ce projet depuis un certain temps maintenant.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaper à la recherche de chaque touche individuellementTo type by searching for each key individually."My grandmother had to peck each letter slowly on the old typewriter to write her grocery list. "Ma grand-mère devait taper chaque lettre lentement sur la vieille machine à écrire pour écrire sa liste de courses.technologycomputingwritingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaper, écrireTo type in general."The student pecked out a quick email to his friend. "L'étudiant a tapé rapidement un e-mail à son ami.technologycomputingwordwritingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmbrasser brièvement, faire une biseTo kiss briefly."She gave her grandfather a quick peck on the cheek before running off to school. "Elle a donné une bise rapide à son grand-père sur la joue avant de courir à l'école.actionbodycommunicationhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn quart de boisseau; une mesure sèche de huit pintesOne quarter of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts."They picked a peck of wheat."Ils ont choisi un quart de boisseau de blé.amountunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne grande quantité, beaucoupA great deal; a large or excessive quantity."She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten."Elle a estimé que la plupart des enfants mangeaient probablement beaucoup de terre avant d'avoir dix ans.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer, jeterTo throw."He would peck stones at the bullies to make them leave his little brother alone. "Il lançait des pierres aux brutes pour les forcer à laisser son petit frère tranquille.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrébucher, achopperTo lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot."The horse, startled by the loud noise, pecked forward, then stumbled and fell. "Le cheval, effrayé par le bruit fort, a trébuché en avant, puis a achoppé et est tombé.animalactionvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTaches, piqûresDiscoloration caused by fungus growth or insects."an occurrence of peck in rice"Une apparition de piqûres dans le riz.biologyplantdiseaseinsectagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
