peck

peck
1. transitive verb
1) hacken; picken [Körner]

the bird pecked my finger — der Vogel pickte mir od. mich in den Finger

2) (kiss) flüchtig küssen
2. intransitive verb
picken (at nach)

peck at one's food — in seinem Essen herumstochern

3. noun
1)

the hen gave its chick a peck — die Henne pickte od. hackte nach ihrem Küken

2) (kiss) flüchtiger Kuss; Küsschen, das
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[pek] 1. verb
1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) picken
2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) herumstochern
3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) Küßchen geben
2. noun
1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) der Schnabelhieb
2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) flüchtiger Kuß
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peck1
[pek]
n (old)
1. (dry measure) Viertelscheffel m
2. (large amount)
to have a \peck of troubles in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken
peck2
[pek]
I. n
1. (bite) Picken nt kein pl
to give sb/sth a \peck nach jdm/etw hacken
2. (quick kiss) Küsschen nt
to give sb a \peck [on the cheek] jdn flüchtig [auf die Wange] küssen
II. vt
1. (bite)
to \peck sb/sth nach jdm/etw hacken
to \peck a hole ein Loch picken
2. (kiss quickly)
to \peck sb on the cheek jdn flüchtig auf die Wange küssen
III. vi
1. (with the beak) picken
to \peck around herumpicken
to \peck at sth etw aufpicken
2. (with pointed tool)
to \peck at sth gegen etw akk hämmern
to \peck at one's typewriter in die Tasten hämmern
3. (nibble)
to \peck at one's food in seinem Essen herumstochern
4. AM (nag)
to \peck at sb jdn sticheln
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I [pek]
n
(= dry measure) Viertelscheffel m II [pek]
1. n
1) (inf: kiss) flüchtiger Kuss m, Küsschen nt
2)

the hen gave him a peck — die Henne hackte nach ihm

2. vt
1) (bird) picken
2) (inf: kiss) ein Küsschen nt geben (+dat)
3. vi
picken (at nach)
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peck1 [pek] s
1. Peck n (Trockenmaß; Br 9,1, US 8,8 Liter)
2. fig Menge f:
a peck of trouble eine Menge Ärger
peck2 [pek]
A v/t
1. (mit dem Schnabel oder einem Werkzeug) (auf)picken, (-)hacken
2. auch peck out ein Loch picken
3. Körner etc aufpicken
4. umg jemandem einen flüchtigen Kuss geben
B v/i
1. (at) hacken, picken (nach), einhacken (auf akk):
peck at sb fig auf jemandem herumhacken, an jemandem herumnörgeln (beide umg);
peck at one’s food (lustlos) im Essen herumstochern
2. umg futtern (essen)
C s
1. give sb a peck nach jemandem hacken
2. (aufgehacktes) Loch
3. umg Futter n, Essen n
4. umg flüchtiger Kuss
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1. transitive verb
1) hacken; picken [Körner]

the bird pecked my finger — der Vogel pickte mir od. mich in den Finger

2) (kiss) flüchtig küssen
2. intransitive verb
picken (at nach)

peck at one's food — in seinem Essen herumstochern

3. noun
1)

the hen gave its chick a peck — die Henne pickte od. hackte nach ihrem Küken

2) (kiss) flüchtiger Kuss; Küsschen, das
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v.
picken v.

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