picoter

picoter [pikɔte]

➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb

[gorge] to tickle ; [peau] to tingle ; [yeux] to sting

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pikɔte
1.

verbe transitif

1) (irriter) [fumée, gaz, vent] to sting, to make [something] sting [yeux, nez]; to tickle [gorge]

j'ai la gorge qui me picote — my throat is tickling

2) (piquer) [oiseau] to peck [fruit, pain]

2.

verbe intransitif [gorge] to tickle; [yeux] to sting

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pikɔte

1. vt

[oiseau] to peck

2. vi

(= irriter) to smart, to prickle

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picoter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (irriter) [fumée, gaz, vent] to sting, to make [sth] sting [yeux, nez]; to tickle [gorge]; [herbe] to sting [peau, membres]; le froid me picote les joues/la peau the cold makes my cheeks/skin tingle; le gaz me picote les yeux the gas is stinging my eyes ou makes my eyes sting; j'ai la gorge qui me picote my throat is tickling;

2 (piquer) [oiseau] to peck [fruit, pain]; [personne] to prick [feuille, carton].

B vi [gorge] to tickle; [yeux] to sting; j'ai la peau qui picote my skin is prickling.

[pikɔte] verbe transitif

1. [piquer - yeux] to sting, to smart ; [ - gorge] to irritate, to tickle ; [ - peau, doigt] to sting

j'ai les orteils qui me picotent my toes are tingling

2. [suj: oiseau] to peck at (inseparable)