piochant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for piochant in the French»English Dictionary

I.piocher [pjɔʃe] VB trans

1. piocher (creuser):

piocher sol

to dig [sth] over

2. piocher (potasser):

piocher inf

to swat at Brit inf

piocher matière

to slave away at

piocher matière

to cram for inf

3. piocher GAMES:

piocher carte, domino

to take [sth] from the stock

II.piocher [pjɔʃe] VB intr

1. piocher (creuser):

piocher

to dig

2. piocher (potasser):

piocher inf

to swot Brit inf

piocher inf

to slave away inf

3. piocher (prendre) GAMES:

piocher carte, domino

to take [sth] from the stock

piocher dans économies, fonds

to dip into

piocher dans tas, porte-monnaie

to dig into

pioche! (aux cartes)

take a card!

pioche! (à table)

help yourself

pioche! (à table)

dive in! inf

piocher dans la caisse

to have one's hand in the till

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piocher dans/casser sa tirelire

to raid/to break one's piggy bank

piocher dans le talon

to pick a card from the pile

Translations for piochant in the English»French Dictionary

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to have one's hand in the till

piocher dans la caisse

to dig into one's reserves

piocher dans ses réserves inf

piochant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piochant in the French»English Dictionary

I.piocher [pjɔʃe] VB trans

1. piocher (creuser):

piocher

to dig

2. piocher inf (étudier):

piocher qc

to slog away at sth

piocher qc

to grind away at sth Am

3. piocher GAMES:

piocher

to take a card [or domino]

4. piocher (dénicher):

piocher un renseignement

to pick up a piece of information

II.piocher [pjɔʃe] VB intr

1. piocher (creuser):

piocher

to dig

2. piocher inf (étudier):

piocher

to slog away

3. piocher GAMES:

piocher

to take a card

piocher (prendre un domino)

to take a domino

4. piocher inf (puiser):

piocher dans ses économies

to dip into one's savings

5. piocher (chercher pour saisir, se servir):

piocher dans le plat de hors-d'œuvre

to dip into the platter of hors-d'œuvre

piocher dans une pile de livres

to dip into a pile of books

piochant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

piocher qc

to slog away at sth

piocher qc

to grind away at sth Am

piocher un renseignement

to pick up a piece of information

piocher dans ses économies

to dip into one's savings

piocher dans le plat de hors-d'œuvre

to dip into the platter of hors-d'œuvre

piocher dans une pile de livres

to dip into a pile of books