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(Werkwoord)

1 to choose or select: “Pick the one you like best.”
kiezen

2 to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: “The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.”
plukken

3 to lift (someone or something): “He picked up the child.”
optillen

4 to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: “When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.”
openpeuteren

1 whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: “Take your pick of these prizes.”
keuze

2 the best one(s) from or the best part of something: “These grapes are the pick of the bunch.”
puikje

a person who steals from people's pockets: “He kept his wallet in his hand because he knew there would be pickpockets in the crowd.”
zakkenroller

'pick-up (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 a type of small lorry or van.
pick-up

2 the part of a record-player that holds the stylus.
pick-up

pick and choose

to select or choose very carefully: “When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).”
zorgvuldig kiezen

pick at

to eat very little of (something): “He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.”
kieskauwen aan

pick someone's brains

to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: “You might be able to help me with this problem †“ can I come and pick your brains for a minute!”
zijn licht bij iemand opsteken

pick holes in

to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): “He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.”
aanmerkingen maken op

pick off

to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one: “He picked off the enemy soldiers.”
één voor één neerschieten

pick on

1 to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job: “Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up?”
uitkiezen

2 to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically: “Don't pick on me †“ it wasn't my fault.”
afgeven op

pick out

1 to choose or select: “She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.”
uitzoeken

2 to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): “He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.”
ontdekken

3 to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: “I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.”
op het gehoor spelen

pick someone's pocket

to steal something from a person's pocket: “My wallet has gone †“ someone has picked my pocket!”
iemand bestelen

pick a quarrel/fight with (someone)

to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose: “He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards.”
ruzie zoeken met

pick up

1 to learn gradually, without formal teaching: “I never studied Italian †“ I just picked it up when I was in Italy.”
oppikken

2 to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: “I picked him up at the station and drove him home.”
ophalen

3 to get (something) by chance: “I picked up a bargain at the shops today.”
op de kop tikken

4 to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: “He fell over and picked himself up again.”
overeind krabbelen

5 to collect (something) from somewhere: “I ordered some meat from the butcher †“ I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.”
afhalen

6 (of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: “We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.”
opvangen

7 to find; to catch: “We lost his trail but picked it up again later”
vinden, oppakken

pick up speed

to go faster; to accelerate: “The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.”
vaart krijgen

pick one's way

to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): “She picked her way between the puddles.”
zich voorzichtig een weg banen
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Overige bronnen
the pickpocketde gauwdief (m) ; de zakkenroller
pickpocket zakkenrolster
Bronnen: interglot; Trueterm


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EN: snatcher