picado

adj.

piqued.

m.

diving, dive.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: picar.

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picado

► nombre masculino

1 (de avión) dive

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picado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=picar}}picar

► adjetivo

1 COCINA (cortado - verdura) finely chopped; (- carne) minced

2 (vino) vinegary, sour, off

3 (metal) pitted

4 (piel, cara) pockmarked

5 (tabaco) cut

6 (mar) choppy

7 (diente) decayed

8 familiar (ofendido) offended

► nombre masculino picado

1 (de avión) dive

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en picado to plummet

estar picado,-a familiar to be upset, be miffed

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1. ADJ

1) (=podrido) [diente] rotten, decayed; [fruta] rotten; [metal] rusty, rusted

tengo tres muelas picadas — I have three cavities

2) (Culin) [ajo, cebolla, patata] chopped; Esp, Cono Sur [carne] minced, ground (EEUU)

3) (=triturado) [tabaco] cut; [hielo] crushed

4) [vino] pricked, sour

5) [mar] choppy

6)

picado de viruelas — pockmarked

7) * (=enfadado)

estar picado — to be in a huff *

están picados desde hace muchos años — they fell out years ago

8) * (=interesado)

estar picado con o por algo — to go for sth in a big way *

está muy picado con la lotería — he's really been bitten by the lottery bug *, he's gone for the lottery in a big way *

9) (=borracho) tipsy

10) (Mús) [nota] staccato

2. SM

1) (=acción)

a) (Culin) [de ajo, cebolla, patata] chopping; Esp, Cono Sur [de carne] mincing, grinding (EEUU)

b) [de billete, boleto] punching

c) (=triturado) [de tabaco, de piedra] cutting; [de hielo] crushing

2) (Aer, Orn) dive

caer en picado — Esp (Aer) to plummet, nose-dive; [precios, popularidad, producción] to plummet, fall sharply

3) (Mús) staccato

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I

-da adjetivo

a) <diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perished

tiene una muela picada — you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela — a pockmarked face

b) <ajo/perejil> chopped; <carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)

c) <manzana> rotten; <vino> sour

d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste — he's a bit put out that you didn't call him (colloq)

e) <mar> choppy

II

masculino (Esp) picada 1)

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= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.

Ex. So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.

Ex. Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

Ex. For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).

Ex. Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.

Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

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* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hielo picado = crushed ice.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* ternera picada = minced beef.

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I

-da adjetivo

a) <diente> decayed, bad; <manguera/llanta> perished

tiene una muela picada — you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela — a pockmarked face

b) <ajo/perejil> chopped; <carne> (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)

c) <manzana> rotten; <vino> sour

d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste — he's a bit put out that you didn't call him (colloq)

e) <mar> choppy

II

masculino (Esp) picada 1)

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= choppy [choppier -comp., chopiest -sup.], chopped, ground, minced, miffed.

Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.

Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).

Ex: Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.

Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caída en picado = plunge, nosedive, swoop.

* carne de cerdo picada = minced pork.

* carne de ternera picada = ground beef.

* carne de vaca picada = ground beef.

* carne picada = ground meat, minced meat.

* descenso en picado = swoop.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hielo picado = crushed ice.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* ternera picada = minced beef.

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picado¹ -da

adjective

A

1 ‹muela› decayed, bad; ‹manguera/llanta› perished

tenía todos los dientes picados all her teeth were bad o decayed

tiene una muela picada you have a cavity in one tooth

una cara picada de viruela a pockmarked face, a face marked by smallpox

2 ‹manzana› rotten; ‹vino› sour

B

1 (mar) choppy

2 (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

está picado porque no lo llamaste he's a bit put out that you didn't call him (colloq)

3

(Méx fam) (interesado, intrigado): el asunto lo tiene picado he's really into the subject (colloq)

estoy picado con el final del libro I'm on tenterhooks to see how the book ends

picado²

masculine

A (de carne) grinding (AmE), mincing (BrE); (de cebolla, ajo) chopping

B

(Esp) (descenso pronunciado): el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived

el pájaro cayó en picado al agua the bird plunged o dived into the water

las acciones descendieron en picado stocks plummeted o plunged

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Del verbo picar: (conjugate picar)

picado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
picado    
picar
picado 1

◊ -da adjetivo

a) ‹diente/muela› decayed, bad;

‹manguera/llanta› perished

b) ‹ajo/perejil› chopped;

‹carne› (Esp, RPl) ground (AmE), minced (BrE)

c) ‹manzana› rotten;

‹vino› sour

d) (fam) (enfadado, ofendido) put out (colloq), miffed (colloq)

e) ‹mar› choppy

picado 2 sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→ picada 1
picar (conjugate picar) verbo transitivo
1

a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

[abeja/avispa] to sting;

◊ me picadoon los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

b) [ave] ‹comida› to peck at;

‹enemigo› to peck

c) ‹anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) (comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picado algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

2

a) (Coc) ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

‹cebolla/perejil› to chop (up)

b) ‹hielo› to crush;

‹pared› to chip;
‹piedra› to break up, smash
3 ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay
verbo intransitivo
1

a) (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) (comer) to nibble

2

a) (ser picante) to be hot

b) (producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes sting
3 (AmL) [pelota] to bounce
4 (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl);

◊ picadole (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

picarse verbo pronominal
1

a) [muelas] to decay, rot;

[manguera/llanta] to perish;
[cacerola/pava] to rust;
[ropa] to get moth-eaten

b) [manzana] to go rotten;

[vino] to go sour
2 [mar] to get choppy
3 (fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed;
(ofenderse) to take offense
picado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (ajo, cebolla, etc) chopped
2 (carne) minced
3 (fruta) bad
manzana picada, rotten apple
4 (vino) sour
5 (diente) decayed
un diente picado, a bad tooth
6 (mar) choppy
7 fam (ofendido, enojado) offended, put out: está picado conmigo, he's in a huff with me
II m (de avión, ave) dive
caer en picado, to nose-dive, plummet
picar
I verbo transitivo
1 (carne) to mince
2 (cebolla, ajo, etc) to chop up
3 (hielo) to crush
4 (una avispa, abeja) to sting: me picó un escorpión, I was stung by a scorpion
5 (una serpiente, un mosquito) to bite
6 (tarjeta, billete) to punch
7 (piedra) to chip
8 (papel) to perforate
9 (comer: las aves) to peck
(: una persona) to nibble
picar algo, to have a snack/nibble
10 fam (incitar) to incite
11 fam (molestar) to annoy
12 (curiosidad) me picó la curiosidad, it aroused my curiosity
II verbo intransitivo
1 (pez) to bite
2 (comida) to be hot
3 (escocer, irritar) to itch: este suéter pica, this sweater is very itchy
me pica la mano, my hand is itching
4 fam (sol) to burn, scorch: hoy pica el sol, the sun is scorching today
'picado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mosca
- picada
- bicho
- papel
English:
academic
- bite
- choppy
- crush
- dive
- eat
- finely
- ground
- nosedive
- plummet
- pockmarked
- slump
- some
- sour
- swoop
- tailspin
- wane
- chop
- confetti
- dip
- nose
- plunge
- rotten
- rough
- sore
- steep

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picado, -a

♦ adj

1. [marcado] [piel] pockmarked;

[fruta] bruised

2. [agujereado] perforated;

picado de polilla moth-eaten

3. [diente] decayed;

tengo una muela picada I've got a bad o rotten tooth

4. [triturado] [alimento] chopped;

[tabaco] cut; Esp, RP

carne picada Br mince, US ground beef

5. [vino] sour

6. [mar] choppy

7. Fam [enfadado] peeved, put out;

está picado porque no lo invitaron a la fiesta he's peeved o put out because he wasn't invited to the party

8. Am [achispado] tipsy

♦ nm

1. Esp [de avión] nose dive;

hacer un picado to dive;

caer en picado: el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived;

la caída en picado del régimen the collapse of the regime

2. Col, RP Fam [de fútbol] kickabout;

¿jugamos un picado? shall we have a kickabout?

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picado

I adj

1 diente decayed

2 mar rough, choppy

3 carne ground, Br

minced; verdura minced, Br

finely chopped

3 fig (resentido) offended

II m L.Am.

dive;

caer en picado de precios nosedive, plummet

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picado, -da adj

1) : perforated

2) : minced, chopped

3) : decayed (of teeth)

4) : choppy, rough

5) fam : annoyed, miffed