pique in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pique in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pique [Am pik, Brit piːk] N U

pique

despecho m

pique

resentimiento m

he only said that in a fit of pique

lo dijo solo por despecho

II.pique [Am pik, Brit piːk] VB trans

1. pique (irritate):

he was piqued by her lack of interest

se resintió por su falta de interés

he was piqued by her lack of interest

su falta de interés lo hirió en su orgullo

2. pique (arouse):

pique curiosity

picar

pique interest

despertar

Translations for pique in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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no es nada más que un pique de los suyos, ya se le pasará

it's just one of his fits of pique, he'll get over it

picar curiosidad

to pique

pique in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pique in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pique [pi:k] N no pl

pique

resentimiento m

to do sth in a fit of pique

hacer algo motivado por el rencor

II.pique [pi:k] VB trans

1. pique (annoy):

pique

ofender

2. pique (arouse):

to pique sb's curiosity/interest

despertar la curiosidad/el interés de alguien

pique Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do sth in a fit of pique

hacer algo motivado por el rencor

to pique sb's curiosity/interest

despertar la curiosidad/el interés de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is because the online course is designed to attract children to study on their own by piquing their curiosity about foreign culture.

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Exploring the surface they find it to be a lifeless, airless, barren rock but their curiosity is piqued by some phosphorescent lakes.

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It seemed as though its life had been ended in a fit of pique.

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He pursued her with gifts and verses, but she remained true to her pique and to her marriage vows, and he could only enshrine her memory in immortal verse.

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This piqued her interest as a potential way of making life better for her people.

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Jodhpurs, a staple in previous collections, were given an updated cut and done in pique.

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When his landlady demands he pay his bill and quit the premises, he reveals part of his invisibility to her in a fit of pique.

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Only when she disowns him completely is his interest piqued, and he decides to win her back.

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One day they got word about a very popular lead guitar player who piqued their interest.

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To many, it seemed an outwitted leader, in pique, was backstabbing his lieutenants perched on the cusp of astounding success.

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