'pick at' är korshänvisat med ''pick at''. Termen finns i en eller i flera av raderna nedan. 'pick at' is cross-referenced with ''pick at''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| pick [sth]⇒ vtr | (a fight, a quarrel: provoke) | provocera vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | mucka vtr |
| | David always picks fights at school. |
| pick [sth] with [sb] vtr + prep | (fight, quarrel: provoke with [sb]) | mucka med ngn vitr + prep |
| | | starta bråk med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | provosera vtr |
| | Please stop picking quarrels with your sister. |
| | You don't want to pick a fight with that guy—he's twice your size! |
| pick n | (turn to choose) | val s |
| | The home team has the first pick. |
| pick n | (selection made) | val s |
| | That wouldn't be everyone's pick, but I guess you know what you like. |
| pick n | (tool) | hacka s |
| | He used a pick to remove a chunk of rock from the cliff face. |
| pick n | (guitar plectrum) | plektrum, plektron s |
| | Alex strummed his guitar with a pick. |
| pick n | (toothpick) | tandpetare s |
| | The dentist used a pick to clean the teeth. |
| pick n | US (basketball screen) (basket) | blockering, skärm, screen s |
| | The guard used a pick to stop the forward. |
| pick⇒ vi | (eat slowly and half-heartedly) | peta vitr |
| | | peta i maten vbal uttr |
| | Are you going to eat, or just pick? |
| pick [sth]⇒ vtr | (pluck a musical instrument) | spela vtr |
| | | knäppa på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | My uncle picks a banjo. |
| pick [sth] vtr | (break apart with a pick) | hacka vtr |
| | | hacka sönder ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hacka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | He picked the rock carefully in order to remove the fossil. |
| pick [sth] vtr | (lock: unlock) | dyrka vtr |
| | | dyrka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The cat burglar picked the lock. |
| pick at [sth] vtr + prep | (eat slowly) | peta i ngt, peta med ngt vtr + prep |
| | (bildlig) | flytta runt ngt på tallriken vbal uttr |
| | Edith just picked at her food. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
pick [sb/sth] off,
pick off [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | slang (kill one by one) (bildlig) | plocka vitr |
| | (specifik) | döda en efter en vbal uttr |
| | The police sniper picked off the bank robbers one by one. |
| pick on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (harass, bully [sb]) | reta vitr |
| | (vardagligt) | mobba vitr |
| | (formell) | pennalisera vtr |
| | Please don't pick on me because I'm small! |
| pick [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (choose) | välja ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | They've gone to pick out her engagement ring. |
| pick [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (select) | välja ut ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The professor picked Ken out as his research assistant. |
| pick [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (identify) | identifiera ngn vtr |
| | The woman picked out the thief in an identity parade. |
| pick over [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (choose from among) | välja ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | välja ngt från ngt vtr + prep |
| | Mrs. Arnolds picked over the barrel of apples to find the juiciest ones. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (collect in vehicle) | plocka upp, ta upp, hämta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | I'll pick up the kids from school today. |
| pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fetch) | plocka upp, ta upp, hämta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist? |
| pick [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (grasp, lift) | plocka upp ngt/ngn, ta upp ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (seduce) (slang) | ragga upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | förföra vtr |
| | Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (improve) (bli bättre, bildlig) | hämta sig, repa sig vitr partikel |
| | | komma på fötter v uttr |
| | We hope that sales will pick up next month. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (answer phone call) | svara vitr |
| | | svara i telefon vbal uttr |
| | I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism) | lägga sig till med vbal uttr |
| | | tillägna sig vtr + refl |
| | Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn: a language, skill) | lära sig vtr + refl |
| | (vardagligt) | snappa upp vitr partikel |
| | My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn over time, bit by bit) | tillägna sig vtr + refl |
| | | lära sig vtr + refl |
| | Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (detect) | lägga märkte till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | uppfatta vtr |
| | | se vtr |
| | The security scanner picked up something strange. |
| | The dogs picked up the scent of the deer. |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detect) | se ngt, märka ngt vtr |
| | I made an error in my calculations, but nobody picked up on it. |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (talk about: [sth] mentioned) | märka ngt, uppfatta ngt vtr |
| | Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers. |
Sammansatta former:
pick | pick at |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| cherry-pick⇒ vi | figurative (make a personal selection) (personligen) | välja ut vitr partikel |
| | | bestämma sig för vbal uttr |
| | He cherry-picked the data to support his point of view. |
handpick [sb/sth],
hand-pick [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (select personally) | handplocka ngn, handplocka ngt vtr |
| | The manager handpicked Charlotte for the position because of her extensive experience. |
nutpick,
nut pick,
nut-pick n | (tool for removing nutmeat from shell) | nötknäckare |
| pick and choose v expr | informal (be fussy) | vara petig vtr + adj |
| | | vara kinkig vtr + adj |
| | Salad bars allow customers to pick and choose from a wide selection of vegetables. |
| pick and choose v expr | (take [sth] selectively, not in its entirety) | välja ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | välja ngt selektivt vtr + adv |
| pick [sth] clean vtr + adj | (remove meat from a bone) | rensa vtr |
| | | plocka ren vtr partikel skj |
| | (specifik) | gnaga ren vtr partikel skj |
| | The hyenas picked the bones clean. |
| pick it up v expr | informal (move, work, etc., at a faster rate) (vardagligt) | snabba sig vitr + refl |
| | | skynda sig vitr + refl |
| | We'll never finish this job by Thursday at this rate; we need to pick it up. |
| pick [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (choose [sth/sb] over [sth/sb] else) | välja ngt/ngn över ngt/ngn vtr + prep |
| | | välja ngt/ngn istället för ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | I still don't understand why she picked him over me. |
pick pockets,
pick [sb]'s pockets,
pick [sb]'s pocket v expr | (steal money from [sb]) | stjäla från, stjäla ur vtr + prep |
| | (vardagligt) | sno från någons fickor vbal uttr |
| | The thief picked the passengers' pockets. |
| pick the lock v expr | (unlock [sth] without a key) | dyrka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The thieves picked the lock on the door to get inside the house. |
pick up steam,
gather steam v expr | figurative (gain momentum) | ta fart vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig) | börja rulla vitr partikel |
| | | rulla på vitr partikel |
| pick up the pace v expr | informal (increase speed) | skynda sig vitr + refl |
| | (vardagligt) | snabba sig vitr + refl |
| | | skynda på vitr + prep |
pick [sb]'s brain,
pick [sb]'s brains v expr | figurative (ask [sb] a question) | be om råd vbal uttr |
| | | be om hjälp vbal uttr |
| | | fråga vtr |
| | Can I pick your brain for a minute? |
| pick your way v expr | (find a path through) | hitta en väg vbal uttr |
| | | hitta en utväg vbal uttr |
| | The survivors picked their way through the wreckage. |
| pick-me-up n | informal ([sth] that makes you feel better) (vardagligt) | uppiggare s |
| | (alkohol) | återställare s |
| | | fix s |
| | When I need a little pick-me-up, I eat one of my favorite candy bars. |
pickup,
pick-up n | US (small open-backed truck) (lånord) | pickup s |
| | | truck s |
| | The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup. |
pickup,
pick-up n | (record player: amplifying device) | pickup s |
| | A record player's pickup holds the stylus. |
pickup truck,
pick-up truck,
pickup,
pick-up n | (small open-back truck) | pickup s |
| | My new pickup truck is painted bright yellow. |
| take your pick v expr | (choose any one you like) (vardagligt) | välj vad du vill vbal uttr |
| | | det går bra att välja uttr |
| | You want to borrow a dress? Sure, have a look in my wardrobe and take your pick. |
| take your pick of [sth/sb] v expr | (choose any one of [sth] you like) | ta vilken du vill av ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | välja det du vill ha av ngt vbal uttr |
| | Nick has done so well at university; he'll be able to take his pick of jobs. |