pecking nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di pecking nel dizionario inglese»francese

pecking order SOST lett, fig

pecking order

ordre m hiérarchique

I.peck [ingl brit pɛk, ingl am pɛk] SOST

1. peck (from bird):

peck

coup m de bec

2. peck (kiss):

peck colloq

bise f

to give sb a peck (on the cheek)

faire or donner une bise à qn

3. peck (unit of capacity):

peck

≈ picotin m

II.peck [ingl brit pɛk, ingl am pɛk] VB vb trans

1. peck (with beak) bird:

peck food

picorer

peck person, animal

donner un coup de bec à

the bird pecked my hand

l'oiseau m'a donné un coup de bec à la main

to peck a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc à (force de) coups de bec

2. peck (kiss) colloq:

peck person

faire or donner une bise à

III.to peck at VB vb intr

1. to peck at (with beak):

to peck at food

picorer

to peck at window, tree

donner des coups de bec contre

the hens were pecking at the ground in the yard

les poules picoraient dans la cour

2. to peck at (eat very little) fig, colloq:

to peck at one's food person:

chipoter

I.peck out VB [ingl brit pɛk -, ingl am pɛk -] (peck [sth] out, peck out [sth])

peck out kernel, seeds:

peck out

arracher [qc] à coups de bec

to peck sb's eyes out bird:

crever les yeux à qn

Traduzioni di pecking nel dizionario francese»inglese

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piquetage

pecking

picotin

peck

picorer

to peck at

picorer oiseau, poule:

to peck about, to forage

becqueter

to peck at

donner des coups de bec

to peck (dans at)

picoter oiseau: fruit, pain

to peck

pecking nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di pecking nel dizionario inglese»francese

pecking order SOST

pecking order

ordre m hiérarchique

I.peck [pek] SOST

1. peck (bite made by a beak):

peck

coup m de bec

2. peck (quick kiss):

peck

bécot n

to give sb a peck

faire un bécot à qn

II.peck [pek] VB vb trans

1. peck (bite with a beak):

peck

becqueter

2. peck (strike with beak):

peck

donner un coup de bec à

to peck holes in sth

faire un trou à coups de bec dans qc

to peck sth out

arracher qc avec le bec

3. peck (eat):

peck

becqueter

peck food

picorer

4. peck (kiss quickly):

peck

bécoter

III.peck [pek] VB vb intr

1. peck (bite with one's beak):

peck

becqueter

to peck at sth

becqueter qc

2. peck (nibble at):

peck

picorer

to peck at one's food colloq

picorer sa nourriture

3. peck (kiss):

peck

se bécoter

Traduzioni di pecking nel dizionario francese»inglese

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becqueter une branche oiseau

to peck (at) a branch

picorer animal

to peck

picorer qc

to peck at sth

pecking Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to give sb a peck

faire un bécot à qn

to peck holes in sth

faire un trou à coups de bec dans qc

to peck sth out

arracher qc avec le bec

to peck at sth

becqueter qc

to peck at one's food colloq

picorer sa nourriture

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

It needs to be in a group of five or more to create a pecking order and will never be seen when kept singly.

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John wanted to be as high as possible on the pecking order, and caught a shrimp with the trap that he made.

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It is not necessary for animals to be able to recognise individuals within the group for a pecking order to be maintained.

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The main foraging technique is a slow walk with head down, pecking at the ground and looking up occasionally.

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Individual chickens in a flock will dominate others, establishing a pecking order, with dominant individuals having priority for food access and nesting locations.

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Endurance games are common in schoolyards, as they provide a way for children to establish a pecking-order based on toughness.

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Herring gull flocks have a pecking order, based on size, aggressiveness and physical strength.

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In effect, pecking behavior becomes reinforced, as it is associated with food.

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Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking.

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He went to fight it, and with the raven's aid in pecking the giant's eyes during the fight, he succeeded.

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