pick

pick
I 1. pik verb
1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) velge/plukke ut
2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) plukke; sanke, høste
3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) løfte/ta opp
4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) dirke opp (en lås)
2. noun
1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) valg
2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) kremen, det beste, toppen
- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way
II pik noun
((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hakke
hakke
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plukke
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sanke
I
subst. \/pɪk\/
1) det å velge, retten til å velge
2) (spesielt amer.) valg (en\/noe som er utvalgt)
have one's pick få velge (etter behag)
the pick of det\/den beste (av en gruppe), eliten
this is for the pick of society
this painting is the pick of the bunch
dette maleriet er det beste av dem alle
take your pick det er bare å velge, ta ut det du vil ha
II
subst. \/pɪk\/
1) spisshakke, ishakke
2) (veving) skudd
3) (gruvedrift) hakke
4) (musikk) plekter
III
verb \/pɪk\/
1) plukke(s), sanke(s), høste(s)
let's go and pick flowers
grapes pick easily
druer er lette å plukke
2) pille, plukke, pirke
he never picked his teeth in public
han pirket seg aldri i tennene ute blant folk
she knew how to pick a lock
hun visste hvordan man dirker opp en lås
3) velge ut, plukke ut
I always pick the best strawberries
the police hoped Peter could pick the culprit
politiet håpet Peter kunne peke ut den skyldige
4) hakke (opp), lage et hull (med en hakke)
5) rense, plukke
my brother knows how to pick a fowl
broren min vet hvordan man plukker en høne
6) klimpre på
she just sat there and picked the strings of her guitar
7) stjele innholdet i (lomme, veske e.l.)
he picked my pocket
han stjal ut av lommene mine
pick a fight\/quarrel provosere frem en slåsskamp\/krangel
pick and choose velge og vrake
pick at one's food plukke i maten, spise lite
pick at something plukke på noe
pick off plukke (bort), plukke av skyte ned (en etter en), fjerne (en etter en)
pick off a bird
plaffe ned en fugl
(amer. fotball, også interception) å snappe ballen fra motstanderen
pick oneself up (etter fall, også overført) reise seg, komme seg på bena
pick on somebody plage noen, kritisere noen for småfeil
pick out velge (ut), plukke ut peke ut, kjenne igjen få fram, forsøke å finne
pick out a tune on the piano
forsøke seg frem til en melodi på pianoet
pick over rense, gå gjennom, sortere
we need to pick over the basket of strawberries
pick somebody off skyte noen ned (med omhyggelig sikte)
pick somebody's brain(s) spørre en velinformert person om informasjon eller råd
pick somebody to pieces kritisere noen nådeløst
pick somebody up hente noen med kjøretøy, ta noen med i kjøretøy
I'll pick you up from the station
jeg henter deg (med bil) på stasjonen
(hverdagslig) arrestere noen (hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen (i håp om et amorøst eventyr)
pick somebody up on something påpeke en feil i noe som noen har sagt
the teacher said Lusaka was in Kenya, but we picked her up on that one straight away
pick something off plukke noe av\/bort
pick something to pieces plukke noe i filler
pick up plukke opp, ta opp, løfte
he picked up the child and carried her
han løftet opp barnet og bar henne
pick up the phone
ta av telefonrøret \/ svare telefonen
she picked up a stitch
hun tok opp en maske
komme over, finne, få tak i
she always picks up something cheap
hun finner alltid noe billig
the dog picked up the scent
hunden fant sporet
gjenvinne, få tilbake, gjenoppta
first he must pick up the strength
komme seg (på bena), bli frisk, bli bedre
his business is beginning to pick up
det begynner å gå bedre med firmaet hans
lære, få med seg, tilegne seg (uten videre strev)
where did you pick up your Irish intonation?
hvor lærte du å bruke irsk tonefall? fange inn, oppfatte, få inn
this radio can pick up the station you want
denne radioen kan få inn stasjonen du er ute etter
hakke opp, hakke i stykker
don't pick up the lawn
ikke hakk i stykker plenen
pick up with somebody (hverdagslig) bli kjent med noen

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