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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 at [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (find fault with) | hacka på ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | kritisera vtr |
| | | leta fel hos ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Her mother was always picking at her about her appearance. |
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. |