verb🔗SharePicoraTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird)."The birds pecked at their food."Les oiseaux picoraient leur nourriture.animalbirdactionChat 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.animalactionbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorer, donner des coups de becTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The chicken pecked at the seeds on the ground. "Le poulet picorait les graines sur le sol.animalbirdactionChat 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 small bird pecked at the crumbs on the floor. "Le petit oiseau picorait les miettes sur le sol.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, écrire en cherchant chaque touche individuellementTo type by searching for each key individually."My grandmother pecked at the keyboard, slowly writing an email to her daughter. "Ma grand-mère tapait sur le clavier, écrivant lentement un e-mail à sa fille.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaperTo type in general."She pecked out a quick email to her boss before heading to lunch. "Elle a tapé un e-mail rapide à son patron avant d'aller déjeuner.computingtechnologywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareembrasser brièvement, donner un baiserTo kiss briefly."The little boy pecked his mother goodbye before going to school. "Le petit garçon a donné un baiser à sa mère avant d'aller à l'école.actionhumanbodyfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer, jeterTo throw."The angry child pecked the toy across the room. "L'enfant en colère a lancé le jouet à travers la pièce.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrébucher, chancelerTo lurch forward; especially, of a horse, to stumble after hitting the ground with the toe instead of the flat of the foot."The horse pecked badly as it rounded the corner, almost throwing its rider. "Le cheval a trébuché violemment en négociant le virage, manquant de peu de désarçonner son cavalier.animalvehicleactionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading