verb🔗SharePicorerTo 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.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePicorer, piquerTo strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a pointed instrument, especially with repeated quick movements."The chicken was pecking at the ground, searching for seeds. "La poule picorait le sol, à la recherche de graines.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 chickens were pecking up the scattered seeds in the yard. "Les poulets picoraient les graines éparpillées dans la cour.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."He was pecking at the keyboard, slowly typing his report. "Il tapait sur le clavier, tapant lentement son rapport.technologycomputingcommunicationwritingmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTaper, écrireTo type in general."She was pecking away at her keyboard, trying to finish her essay before the deadline. "Elle tapait sur son clavier, essayant de finir sa dissertation avant la date limite.computingtechnologyinternetcommunicationwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmbrasser brièvement, s'embrasserTo kiss briefly."She gave her son a quick pecking kiss on the cheek before he left for school. "Elle a donné à son fils un bref baiser sur la joue avant qu'il ne parte à l'école.actionhumanfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLancer, jeterTo throw."He was pecking stones at the lake, trying to make them skip. "Il lançait des pierres dans le lac, essayant de les faire ricocher.actionsportChat 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 tired horse was pecking at the ground as it walked slowly down the dusty road, nearly tripping with each step. "Le cheval fatigué trébuchait sur le sol alors qu'il descendait lentement la route poussiéreuse, manquant de tomber à chaque pas.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCoup de becThe act by which something is pecked."the peckings of hungry chickens"Les coups de bec des poulets affamésanimalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'ancienne technique de façonner la pierre en outils, récipients ou œuvres d'artThe ancient skill of shaping stone into tools, containers, or artworks."Archaeologists study ancient sites to understand the pecking used to create the stone tools. "Les archéologues étudient des sites anciens pour comprendre l'ancienne technique utilisée pour créer les outils en pierre.archaeologyarthistorymaterialbuildingtraditionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe lancer de cailloux sur les oiseauxThe sport of throwing pebbles at birds."The old photograph showed boys engaged in pecking, a cruel activity now thankfully discouraged. "La vieille photographie montrait des garçons pratiquant le lancer de cailloux sur les oiseaux, une activité cruelle désormais heureusement découragée.sportanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading