pick
noun
1 noun tool for digging, climbing, etcpiocóid fem2 2 noun MED dentist's toolbior masc3 Show full entry
3 noun COOK for crab meat etcbior masc3 lobster pick bior gliomaigh 4 noun MUS plectrumfigín masc4 5 noun choicerogha fem4 he wouldn't be their first pick níorbh é a gcéad rogha éskiing would be my own pick sciáil a roghnóinn féinmy pick of their songs an t-amhrán dá gcuid is fearr liomsa, an ceann is fearr liomsa dá gcuid amhránthey got first pick of the rooms fuair siadsan an chéad rogha de na seomraítake your pick! bíodh do rogha agat!she could have her pick of them d'fhéadfadh sí a rogha acu a bheith aici
verb
6 verb choose TRANSITIVEpioc verb roghnaigh verb pick a colour pioc dath, roghnaigh dathshe picks the team ise a phiocann an fhoireann, ise a roghnaíonn an fhoireannwho picks the winner? cé a roghnaíonn an buaiteoir?she wasn't picked to dance níor roghnaíodh í le rince, níor piocadh í le damhsahe picked his words carefully thogh sé a chuid focal go cúramach
7 verb scrape, remove with fingers TRANSITIVEpioc verb to pick a scab gearb a phiocadhstop picking your nose stad ag piocadh do shróineI picked the paint off it phioc mé an phéint dethe carcass was picked clean by the birds ní raibh pioc fágtha ar an gconablach ag na héin 8 verb lift, gather TRANSITIVEpioc verb we picked the rubbish out of the drain phiocamar an bruscar amach as an draein 9 verb BOT, HORT harvest fruit, flowers, etc TRANSITIVEbain verb pioc verb when the mushrooms are picked nuair a bhaintear na muisiriúinfreshly picked fruit torthaí nuabhainte 10 verb break into (lock) TRANSITIVEpioc verb 11 verb MUS (especially US) pluck (guitar etc) TRANSITIVE &
INTRANSITIVEpioc verb 12 verb provoke fight TRANSITIVEtosaigh verb tóg verb to pick an argument with sb argóint a thosú le duine to pick and choose
roghnú mar is áil leatthey can't just pick and choose ní féidir leo a bheith ag roghnú mar is áil leoit means the customers can pick and choose cuireann sé togha agus rogha ar fáil do na custaiméiríto pick a winner
an rogha cheart a dhéanamhwe picked a winner there rinneamar an rogha cheart ansinto pick holes in sth
(alsoto pick a hole in sth
) locht a fháil ar rudlúb ar lár a aimsiú i rudto pick yourself up
1 stand upéirí i do sheasamh arísdo chosa a chur fúthe picked himself up off the floor d'éirigh sé den urlár 2 recover from setbackdo chosa a chur fút arísteacht chugat féin arísto pick your feet up
dul níos tapúlato pick sb's brains
informal dul i gcomhairle le duinecomhairle duine a fháilto pick pockets
bheith ag piocadh pócaísomeone picked my pocket phioc duine éigin mo phócato pick sth out of a hat
1 draw in rafflerud a phiocadh amach as hatarud a tharraingt as hata 2 produce randomly usually pejorative rud a fháil go fánachdid you just pick those figures out of a hat? an go fánach a fuair tú na figiúirí sin?, an as an spéir a thit na figiúirí sin agat?to pick sth apart
rud a chíoradhrud a scagadhto pick sth to pieces
rud a stróiceadh as a chéileto pick up the tab
(alsoto pick up the bill
) who's picking up the tab? cé atá ag íoc as?, cé atá ag díol as?her parents picked up the tab for her rent dhíol a tuismitheoirí an cíos dito pick up the pieces
déileáil leis na hiarmhairtíto pick up the thread
leanúint ar aghaidh leis an scéalto pick up the threads
tosú arísshe picked up the threads of her life again thug sí faoina saol arísthe pick of sth
nounthis is the pick of them seo an ceann is fearr díobhwe'll publish the pick of the answers foilseoimid an chuid is fearr de na freagraíthe pick of the bunch
(alsothe pick of the crop
)► (one person)
an duine is fearr orthuan duine is fearr díobhshe's the pick of the crop is ise is fearr orthu► (people)
na daoine is fearr orthuan chuid is fearr díobh► (one thing)
an ceann is fearr orthusméar mhullaigh an chnuasaighhis article was the pick of the bunch a alt siúd ab fhearr orthu► (things)
na cinn is fearr orthuan chuid is fearr díobh