pick at in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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pick at VB [Am pɪk -, Brit pɪk -] (v + adv + o)

4. pick at Am → pick on

See also pick on

pick on VB [Am pɪk -, Brit pɪk -] (v + prep + o)

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at [Am æt, ət, Brit at, ət] PREP

4. at (indicating time):

at 6 o'clock
a las seis
you can't call at this time!
¡no puedes llamar a esta hora or a estas horas!
at noon/nightfall
a mediodía/al anochecer
at Christmas
en Navidad
at Christmas
por Navidades Spain
at night
por la noche
at night
de noche
at this stage in the game
a esta altura del partido
at that very moment
en ese mismo momento
at a later date
más adelante
at a later date
en fecha posterior form
at the last count
en el último recuento
where did you go at lunchtime?
¿dónde fuiste a la hora de comer?
at your age
a tu edad
he left home at the age of 20
se fue de casa a los 20 años

5.2. at (occupied with):

people at work
gente trabajando
children at play
niños jugando
she's at dinner
está cenando
what are you at?
¿qué haces?
what are you at?
¿en qué andas? inf
to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning
ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando inf
to be at it inf she's been hard at it studying all morning
ha estado toda la mañana dale que te pego estudiando Spain inf
the neighbors are hard at it again!
¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que dale!
the neighbors are hard at it again!
¡ya están otra vez los vecinos dale que te pego! Spain
the children are at it again!
¡los niños han vuelto a empezar!
while you're at it you can wipe the table
ya que estás (en ello) pásale un trapo a la mesa
to be at sth I know she's been at my things
sé que ha estado hurgando en mis cosas
Joe's been at the brandy again
Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy inf
to be (on) at sb
darle la lata a alguien inf
his wife's been on at him to stop smoking
su mujer le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

I.pick1 [Am pɪk, Brit pɪk] VB trans

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II.pick1 [Am pɪk, Brit pɪk] VB intr

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III.pick1 [Am pɪk, Brit pɪk] N

1. pick → pickax

See also pickax

pickax, pickaxe Brit [Am ˈpɪkæks, Brit ˈpɪkaks] N

pick at in the PONS Dictionary

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at2 [ɑ:t, æt] (in email address)

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No, you shouldn't pick at your pimples (unless you're doing it the doctor-approved way).
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Because visitors began to pick at the raisins on the cake to take as souvenirs, it was placed in a covered glass cake dish and thus preserved for many years.
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Our pick at the moment is the warming and filling spicy moong noodle salad.
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He received a $125,000 ($ today) signing bonus, the highest bonus ever given to a draft pick at the time, and a free college education.
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They will only pick at grass and leave a lot behind them, she says.
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Generally they are reef safe, though they will pick at invertebrates if not fed well enough.
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So take your pick at this point.
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I pick at my food before excusing myself.
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But we have to pick at least one upset here.
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If a team doesn't sign a first or second round pick, they will get to pick at the same slot plus one the following year.
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