picoter

pikɔte

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Definition of picoter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

sensation

tr./intr.

piquer ou irriter légèrement de façon répétée

tr./intr.

Mes yeux picotent à cause de la fumée.

chatouiller

titiller

critiquer

tr.

attaquer quelqu'un par des paroles pour l'irriter

tr.

Il n'arrête pas de picoter son frère avec ses remarques.

railler

taquiner

grignoter

intr.

manger par petites quantités, grignoter

intr.

Elle picote dans son assiette sans vraiment avoir faim.

grignoter

manger

oiseaux

tr.

faire de petites piqûres aux fruits en les becquetant

tr.

Les moineaux picotent les cerises du jardin.

becqueter

grignoter

Québec

tr.

tacher de petits points

tr.

La peinture a picoté le mur de petites taches.

parsemer

tacher

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Origin of picoter

français, picoter (piquer légèrement)

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picotage

mine

action de picoter un puits de mine

Examples of picoter in a sentence

Le pull en laine me fait picoter le cou.
Elle aime picoter ses collègues pendant les réunions.
Les élèves se picotaient pour attirer l'attention du professeur.
Il aime picoter des fruits secs en travaillant.
Les enfants picotent des biscuits pendant le goûter.
Les merles picotent les raisins mûrs sur la vigne.

Un oiseau est venu picoter la pomme tombée au sol.
Le soleil a picoté la nappe de taches dorées.
Le tissu blanc était picoté de points rouges après la fête.

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English:sting, needle, ...
German:kribbeln, sticheln, ...
Italian:pizzicare, punzecchiare, ...
Spanish:picar, molestar, ...
Portuguese:picar, alfinetar, ...
Chinese:刺痛, 挖苦, ...
Japanese:チクチクする, からかう, ...
Arabic:وخز, انتقد, ...
Hebrew:לְעַקְצֵץ, לְעוֹקֵץ בִּמִּלִּים, ...
Russian:покалывать, поддевать, ...
Ukrainian:поколювати, дражнити, ...
Catalan:picotejar, picar, ...
Danish:svie, stikke til, ...
Dutch:prikken, plagen, ...
Greek:τσιμπάω, πειράζω, ...
Hungarian:csípni, piszkálni, ...
Khmer:ចុកតិចៗ, ឌឺដង, ...
Korean:따끔거리다, 비꼬다, ...
Polish:szczypać, dogryzać, ...
Portuguese (BR):arder, cutucar com palavras, ...
Romanian:a pișca, a șicana, ...
Swedish:sticka, pikera, ...
Thai:แสบยิบ ๆ, แซว, ...
Turkish:batmak, iğnelemek, ...
Vietnamese:làm râm ran, châm chọc, ...

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