picken
Lëtzebuergesch
- English
- to peck; to prick; to put down; to burn; to scratch; to punch a pattern
- Français
- becqueter; piquer; gratter; faire des exercices de piquage
- Deutsch
- picken; stechen; einschläfern; brennen; kratzen; pricken
- Type
- VRB
- Synonym
- brennen
- Auxiliary
- hunn
- Participe passé
- gepickt
Pronunciation (IPA)
[pˈikən]
Meanings and translations
Meaning 1
- Deutsch
- picken (aufnehmen)
- Français
- picorer; becqueter
- English
- to peck (to bite, to take)
- Português
- picar; debicar
- Nederlands
- pikken (door vogels)
Meaning 2
- Deutsch
- stechen (einstechen, verletzen)
- Français
- piquer (percer, blesser)
- English
- to sting; to prick
- Português
- picar (espetar, ferir)
- Nederlands
- prikken; steken
Meaning 3
colloquial
- Deutsch
- einschläfern (töten)
- Français
- piquer (euthanasier)
- English
- to put to sleep; to put down
- Português
- matar sem sofrimento (um animal)
- Nederlands
- laten inslapen (van dieren)
Meaning 4
- Deutsch
- brennen (schmerzen)
- Français
- piquer (être douloureux)
- English
- to burn (to hurt)
- Português
- picar (arder)
- Nederlands
- prikken; branden (van pijn)
Synonyms
brennen
Meaning 5
- Deutsch
- kratzen (reizen)
- Français
- piquer; gratter (irriter)
- English
- to scratch (to irritate)
- Português
- picar; arranhar (irritar a pele)
- Nederlands
- prikken; prikkelen (krassen)
Meaning 6
- Deutsch
- pricken (basteln, stechen)
- Français
- faire des exercices de piquage
- English
- to punch a hole; to punch a pattern (with a special needle)
- Português
- picotar (fazer picotado, perfurar)
- Nederlands
- prikken (bij het knutselen)
Spelling variants
Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.
- gepickt
- gepicktem
- gepickten
- gepickter
- pick
- picken
- picks
- pickt
Example sentences
kuck emol, d'Spatze picken d'Kären aus der Sonneblumm!
Meaning 1: to peck
gëschter huet eng Harespel mech an d'Hand gepickt
Meaning 2: to sting; to prick
spill net mam Zierkel, soss picks de dech nach!
Meaning 2: to sting; to prick
erféiert net, ech picken (Iech) elo!
Meaning 2: to sting; to prick
mir hunn eis al Kaz picke gelooss
colloquial
Meaning 3: to put to sleep; to put down
meng Ae picke vu Middegkeet
Meaning 4: to burn
wann ech d'Wonn desinfizéieren, da pickt et e bëssen
Meaning 4: to burn
ech ginn der keng Bees, däi Baart pickt !
Meaning 5: to scratch
ech doen dee Pullover net gär un, dee pickt !
Meaning 5: to scratch
an der Spillschoul hunn ech ëmmer gär gepickt
Meaning 6: to punch a hole; to punch a pattern
Verb conjugation
- Infinitive
- picken
- Past participle
- gepickt
- Auxiliary
- hunn
Indicative · Present
- ech
- picken
- du
- picks
- hien / hatt / si
- pickt
- mir
- picken
- dir
- pickt
- si
- picken
Indicative · Perfect
- ech
- hu gepickt
- du
- hues gepickt
- hien / hatt / si
- huet gepickt
- mir
- hu gepickt
- dir
- hutt gepickt
- si
- hu gepickt
Indicative · Pluperfect
- ech
- hat gepickt
- du
- has gepickt
- hien / hatt / si
- hat gepickt
- mir
- hate gepickt
- dir
- hat gepickt
- si
- hate gepickt
Conditional · Present
- ech
- géif / géing picken
- du
- géifs / géings picken
- hien / hatt / si
- géif / géing picken
- mir
- géifen / géinge picken
- dir
- géift / géingt picken
- si
- géifen / géinge picken
Conditional · Past
- ech
- hätt gepickt
- du
- häss gepickt
- hien / hatt / si
- hätt gepickt
- mir
- hätte gepickt
- dir
- hätt gepickt
- si
- hätte gepickt
Imperative · Present
- du
- pick!
- dir
- pickt!
Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0
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