pick

pick

1. pick apart: criticar, achar defeito

   • She is that kind of person who always picks apart

2. pick at: pegar no pé, encher o saco// beliscar (comida) // comer sem vontade

   • Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance.
   • Mary ordered a lunch, but only picked at salad (nibble/ snack on- beliscar comida)

3. pick off: retirar, tirar // matar um por um //

   • The police sniper picked off the bank robbers one by one.
   • The sniper picked off the incoming police one at a time.

4. pick on: implicar, atormentar, fazer bullying (bully/harass)// Selecionar (uma pessoa, sempre a mesma) para uma tarefa, etc.

   • Hey! Quit picking on your brother.
   • The teacher picked on me to answer the question.

5. pick out: escolher a dedo, selecionar // identificar // distinguir // enfeitar, destacar

   • A dark green carriage body picked out with red.
   • The young birds cry out for food, and the parents returning from the sea manage to pick out their own amid( em meio a) a mass of look-alikes.
   • The woman picked out the thief in an identity parade.
   • The professor picked Ken out as his research assistant.

6. pick over: olhar com atenção para escolher algo // preferir um ao outro

   • We picked over the antique market, looking for something special.
   • I still don't understand why she picked him over me.

7. pick through: procurar algo em lugar todo desorganizado

   • The police have been picking through the wreckage(destroços)for clues.

8. pick up: pegar ou recolher um objeto( grasp, lift), levantar //“pegar” alguém (make out) // dar carona ou buscar alguém//“pegar o jeito” ou aprender algo sem fazer esforço, captar // sentir, perceber alguma coisa, detectar// recomeçar de onde parou ou retomar // melhorar, aumentar //atender o telefone // comprar, adquirir // pegar doença // sintonizar (rádio), captar (canal de TV) // prender p/ dps interrogar // pagar a conta pra outra pessoa

   • She rushed to pick up the baby as soon as it started to cry.
   • She went home with some man she picked up in a bar.
   • Will you pick me up after the party?
   • Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant.
   • The security scanner picked up something strange.
   • I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up.
   • Sales picked up a bit during the Christmas period.
   • We’ll pick up this conversation when I come back.
   • I picked up this sculpture in Guatemala.
   • The police picked a suspect up for questioning.

9. pick up after: arrumar, pôr em ordem a desordem de outro

   • I’m tired of picking up after you at home. Can’t you tidy up your own mess?

10. pick up on: perceber, detectar // retomar

    • I picked up the scent(cheiro) of burnt food and ran to the kitchen
    • Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers.

11. pick yourself up: se recuperar de uma doença, queda

    • It took him a long time to pick himself up after his wife left him.

12. escolher, colher, apanhar, remover, retirar, beliscar comida, dedilhar instrumento musical, provocar, abrir

13. escolha, picareta,palheta de violão, palito(toothpick), quebrador de castanhas(nutpick)

14. cherry-pick: manipular ou escolher a dedo// He cherry picked the data to support his point of view

15. handpick: escolher a dedo // The manager handpicked Charlie for the position

16. pick away: ficar criticando ou ficar atacando alguém.

    • We get picked away at every day by the government and the press.

17. pick someone's brain: indagar, inquirir alguém, fazer perguntas afim de obter informações, dicas ou conselhos sobre algo. // I’m out of ideas for decorating — let me pick your brain.

18. pick clean: remover carne do osso. // The hyenas picked the bones clean

19. pick * choose:

    • PICK é usado quando a ideia é a de escolher alguém ou algo a partir de um grupo. Ou seja, temos um grupo de pessoa ou coisas e deste grupos escolhemos um ou mais.
      • I don’t know which colour to pick.
    • CHOOSE é usado para decidir o que você quer a partir de uma série de pessoas ou coisas
      • Do you feel that you chose the wrong career?
    • Para dizer “Você escolhe!”, você deve dizer “You choose!”

20. pick pockets: roubar, furtar // The thief picked the passengers' pockets

21. pick the lock: forçar a fechadura // The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house

22. pick your nose(out a finger in your nostril): colocar o dedo no nariz, cutucar o nariz

23. a pick me up: estimulante, revigorante // When i need a little pick me up, I eat one of my favorite candy bars

24. pickup: caminhonete

25. pickup line// pick up line: cantada // He dropped me some pick up lines

26. Have a Bone to Pick: precisar ter uma conversa séria// I guess you know I have a bone to pick with you, right?

27. pick and choose:de ficar escolhendo muito; ou seja, escolher cuidadosamente // • You have to take any job you can get. You can’t pick and choose