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piquer [pike] vt (= percer) → to prick;
(Méd) → to give an injection to: [+ animal blessé etc]; to put to sleep; [insecte, fumée, ortie] → to sting: [poivre] → to burn: [froid] → to bite;
(Couture) → to machine (stitch) [+ intérêt etc]; to arouse;
(fam) (= prendre); to pick up: (= voler); to pinch: (= arrêter); to nab (= planter);
piquer qch dans → to stick sth into (= fixer);
piquer qch à ou sur → to pin sth onto vi [oiseau, avion] → to go into a dive; [saveur] → to be pungent; to be sour;
se piquer (avec une aiguille) → to prick o.s. (= se faire une piqûre); to inject o.s. (= se vexer); to get annoyed;
se piquer de faire → to pride o.s. on doing;
piquer sur → to swoop down on; to head straight for;
piquer du nez [avion] → to go into a nose-dive;
piquer une tête (= plonger) → to dive headfirst;
piquer un galop/un cent mètres → to break into a gallop/put on a sprint;
piquer une crise → to throw a fit;
piquer au vif (fig) → to sting

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