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peck

🐓peck (pek)

verb

/pɛk/

picar (picar)

peccant pectoral

Meaning

To strike or bite something with a beak; to eat in small bites.

Traducción del significado

Golpear o morder algo con el pico; comer en pequeños bocados.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The hen began to peck at the grains scattered on the ground.

La gallina comenzó a picotear los granos esparcidos por el suelo.

La gallina comenzo a picotear los granos esparcidos por el suelo.

Expresiones de ejemplo

pecking order

orden jerárquico

orden jerarquico

Synonyms

strike, nibble, bite, tap

Antonyms

devour, gulp

Colocaciones

peck at, pecking order, peck on, peck gently

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