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peck

🐓peck (pɛk)

verb

/pɛk/

picorer (picorer)

peccant pectoral

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

Frapper ou mordre quelque chose avec un bec ; manger en petites bouchées.

Phrases d'exemple

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

La poule a commencé à picorer les grains éparpillés sur le sol.

Expressions d'exemple

pecking order

ordre hiérarchique

ordre hierarchique

Synonymes

strike, nibble, bite, tap

Antonymes

devour, gulp

Collocations

peck at, pecking order, peck on, peck gently

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