German-English translation for "picken"

"picken" English translation

picken
[ˈpɪkən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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peck
  • peck
    picken von Vogel
    picken von Vogel
picken
[ˈpɪkən]intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i

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to peck sb’s finger
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So they seem to be beautifully suited to pecking grain in one environment.
Sie scheinen also bestens geeignet, in einem Umfeld Körner zu picken.
Source: TED
Mrs Malone, let me tell you I am not cherrypicking.
Frau Mallone, ich picke mir nicht die Rosinen heraus.
Source: Europarl
So they're very, very good at pecking for grain, and they're not much good at doing anything else.
Sie sind sehr, sehr gut darin, Körner zu picken, und in nichts anderem besonders gut.
Source: TED
What we are actually doing here is picking losers.
Jetzt aber picken wir uns hier die Verlierer heraus.
Source: Europarl
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picken
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <hund | and u. sein>

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adhere, stick, hold the road, stick More examples...
  • adhere, stick (anDativ | dative (case) dat to)
    picken haften österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
    picken haften österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
  • hold the road
    picken von Reifen etc österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
    picken von Reifen etc österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
  • stick
    picken kleben österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
    picken kleben österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <h>
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  • picken bleiben österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <sein>
    to stick
    picken bleiben österreichische Variante | Austrian usageösterr umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <sein>
  • picken bleiben in der Schule figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <sein>
    to stay down, to repeat a year
    picken bleiben in der Schule figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg <sein>
  • picken bleiben <sein>
    not to be promoted amerikanisches Englisch | American EnglishUS
    picken bleiben <sein>
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mit dem Schnabel picken (oder | orod hacken) (nach at)
to peck
mit dem Schnabel picken (oder | orod hacken) (nach at)
So they seem to be beautifully suited to pecking grain in one environment.
Sie scheinen also bestens geeignet, in einem Umfeld Körner zu picken.
Source: TED
Mrs Malone, let me tell you I am not cherrypicking.
Frau Mallone, ich picke mir nicht die Rosinen heraus.
Source: Europarl
So they're very, very good at pecking for grain, and they're not much good at doing anything else.
Sie sind sehr, sehr gut darin, Körner zu picken, und in nichts anderem besonders gut.
Source: TED
What we are actually doing here is picking losers.
Jetzt aber picken wir uns hier die Verlierer heraus.
Source: Europarl
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