hoof pick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hoof pick in the English»French Dictionary

hoof pick N RIDING

hoof pick

cure-pied m

Translations for hoof pick in the English»French Dictionary

hoof <pl hoofs or hooves> [Brit huːf, Am hʊf, huf] N (of horse, cow)

hoof

sabot m (d'animal)

cattle bought on the hoof

du bétail acheté sur pied

to hoof it inf

aller à pinces inf

to hoof it inf

aller à pied

to think up a policy on the hoof

improviser une politique

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

1. pick (tool):

pick (gen)

pioche f

pick (gen)

pic m

pick (of miner, geologist)

pic m

pick (of climber)

piolet m

pick (of mason)

smille f

to dig with a pick

creuser à la pioche

2. pick (choice):

pick

choix m

to have one's pick of

avoir le choix parmi

to take one's pick

faire son choix (of parmi)

take your pick

choisis

to get first pick

choisir le/la premier/-ière, être le/la premier/-ière à choisir

3. pick (best):

pick

meilleur/-e m/f

the pick of the crop (fruit)

les meilleurs fruits

the pick of this month's new films

les meilleurs films sortis ce mois-ci

the pick of the bunch

le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot

II.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB trans

1. pick (choose, select):

pick (gen)

choisir (from parmi)

‘pick a card, any card’

‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’

you picked the right person/a good time to do it

tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela

you picked the wrong man or person

tu as choisi la mauvaise personne

he certainly knows how to pick them!

il sait les choisir! also iron

to pick a fight (physically)

chercher à se bagarrer inf (with avec)

to pick a fight or a quarrel

chercher querelle (with à)

2. pick SPORTS:

pick player

sélectionner (from parmi)

pick team

former

to be picked for England/for the team

être sélectionné pour représenter l'Angleterre/pour faire partie de l'équipe

3. pick (pluck, gather):

pick fruit, flowers

cueillir

4. pick:

to pick one's way through rubble, litter

avancer avec précaution parmi

to pick one's way down mountain, slope

prendre des précautions pour descendre

5. pick (poke at):

pick spot, scab, skin

gratter

to pick sth from or off sth

enlever qc de qc

to pick one's nose

mettre les doigts dans son nez

to pick one's teeth

se curer or se nettoyer les dents

to pick a hole in one's sweater

faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles

to pick a lock

crocheter une serrure

to pick sb's pocket

faire les poches de qn

III.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB intr

1. pick (choose):

pick

choisir

you can afford to pick and choose

tu peux te permettre de faire les difficiles or de faire la fine bouche (among, between pour choisir parmi)

2. pick (poke) → pick at

See also pick over, pick at

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

1. pick over lit articles, lentils, raisins:

pick over

trier

2. pick over fig film, book:

pick over

analyser

I.pick at VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick at [sth])

1. pick at person:

pick at food

manger [qc] du bout des dents

pick at food

gratter, tripoter inf

pick at spot, scab

tripoter inf

2. pick at bird crumbs:

pick at

picorer

II.pick at VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick at [sb]) Am

pick at → pick on

hoof pick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hoof pick in the English»French Dictionary

I.hoof <hooves [or hoofs]> [hu:f, Am hʊf] N (hard covering on animal's foot)

hoof

sabot m

on the hoof

vivant(e)

II.hoof [hu:f, Am hʊf] VB intr

to hoof it

traîner ses savates

pick¹ [pɪk] N (tool)

pick

pioche f

ice pick

pic m à glace

I.pick² [pɪk] VB trans

1. pick (select):

pick

choisir

pick team

sélectionner

pick winner

désigner

2. pick (harvest):

pick

cueillir

pick mushrooms

ramasser

to pick grapes

cueillir du raisin

to pick grapes (for wine)

faire les vendanges

3. pick (remove):

pick spot

gratter

to pick one's nose/teeth

se curer le nez/les dents

to pick sth from/out of sth

retirer qc de qc

to pick sth clean

décortiquer qc

4. pick (steal):

pick

voler

to pick a lock

crocheter une serrure

to pick sb's pocket

voler qc dans la poche de qn

Phrases:

to pick sb's brains inf

demander conseil à qn

to pick holes in sth

relever les défauts de qc

to pick a fight with sb

chercher la bagarre avec qn

II.pick² [pɪk] VB intr

pick

choisir

to pick and choose among sb/sth

faire son choix parmi qn/qc

III.pick² [pɪk] N

1. pick (selection):

to take one's pick

faire son choix

2. pick inf (the best):

the pick person

la crème

the pick of thing

le meilleur

to have one's pick of sth

avoir le choix de qc