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pick·le
(pĭk′əl)n.
1. An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.
2. A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
3. A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.
4. Informal A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight. See Synonyms at predicament.
5. Baseball A rundown.
tr.v. pick·led, pick·ling, pick·les
1. To preserve or flavor (food) in a solution of brine or vinegar.
2. To treat (metal) in a chemical bath.
[Middle English pikle, highly seasoned sauce, probably from Middle Dutch pekel, pickle, brine; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch peken, to prick, pierce, and English pick.]
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pickle
(ˈpɪkəl)n
1. (Cookery) (often plural) vegetables, such as cauliflowers, onions, etc, preserved in vinegar, brine, etc
2. (Cookery) any food preserved in this way
3. (Cookery) a liquid or marinade, such as spiced vinegar, for preserving vegetables, meat, fish, etc
4. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian a cucumber that has been preserved and flavoured in a pickling solution, such as brine or vinegar
5. informal an awkward or difficult situation: to be in a pickle.
6. informal Brit a mischievous child
vb (tr)
7. (Cookery) to preserve in a pickling liquid
8. (Metallurgy) to immerse (a metallic object) in a liquid, such as an acid, to remove surface scale
[C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch pekel; related to German Pökel brine]
ˈpickler n
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pick•le
(ˈpɪk əl)n., v. -led, -ling. n.
1. a cucumber that has been preserved and flavored in brine, vinegar, or the like.
2. any other vegetable, as cauliflower, preserved in vinegar and eaten as a relish.
3. any food preserved in a brine or marinade.
4. a liquid usu. prepared with salt or vinegar for preserving or flavoring meat, vegetables, etc.; brine or marinade.
5. an acid or other chemical solution in which metal objects are dipped to remove oxide scale or other adhering substances.
6. a troublesome situation; predicament.
v.t. 7. to preserve or steep in brine or other liquid.
8. to treat with a chemical solution, as for the purpose of cleaning.
9. to antique (woodwork), as by bleaching.
[1400–50; late Middle English pikkyll, pekille < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel (> German Pökel) brine, pickle]
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Pickle
a small amount. See mickle.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
pickle
Past participle: pickled
Gerund: pickling
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pickle
To preserve meat or vegetables in a vinegar or salt solution.
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| Noun | 1. |  pickle - vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegarrelish - spicy or savory condiment gherkin - any of various small cucumbers pickled whole caper - pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces dill pickle - pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed sweet pickle - pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar |
| 2. |  pickle - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | |
| Verb | 1. | pickle - preserve in a pickling liquid cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
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pickle
verb
noun
1. chutney, relish, piccalilli jars of pickle
2. (Informal) predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), difficulty, bind (informal), jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), uphill (S. African), quandary, tight spot Connie had got herself into a real pickle this time.
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pickle
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Translations
خُضار مَكْبوسَهوَرْطَهيَكْبِس الخُضراوات
bryndanaložená zeleninanaložittrabl
knibelægge i marinadepicklessyltesyltede grøntsager
kurkkuliemimaustekurkkupikkelsisäilöä
savanyúság
klípasúrsa, leggja í pækilsúrsaî grænmeti
marinatasmarinuotimarinuotos daržovėsraugintos daržovėssunki padėtis
ķezakonservētmarinētmarinēti dārzeņi/augļi
naložená zeleninašlamastika
кваскваситиквашений огірокрупа
pickle
[ˈpɪkl]A. N
1. (= condiment) (also pickles) → encurtidos mpl; (= liquid) → escabeche m
2. (= plight) → lío m, apuro m, aprieto m
to be in a pickle → estar en un apuro or aprieto
to get into a pickle → meterse en un lío
to be in a pickle → estar en un apuro or aprieto
to get into a pickle → meterse en un lío
B. VT → encurtir, escabechar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pickle
[ˈpɪkəl] n
(= conserve) → pickles mpl
(= trouble) to get in a pickle → se mettre dans le pétrin
So how did you get yourself in this pickle? → Alors, comment t'es-tu mis dans ce pétrin?
to find o.s. in a pickle → se retrouver dans le pétrin
to be in a pickle over sth → être dans le pétrin à cause de qch
So how did you get yourself in this pickle? → Alors, comment t'es-tu mis dans ce pétrin?
to find o.s. in a pickle → se retrouver dans le pétrin
to be in a pickle over sth → être dans le pétrin à cause de qch
vt [+ vegetable, fruit, fish] → faire des pickles de
Select your favourite fruit and vegetables and pickle them while they are still fresh → Faites une sélection de vos fruits et légumes préférés et faites-en des pickles pendant qu'ils sont encore frais.
cucumbers pickled in brine → des concombres en saumure
Select your favourite fruit and vegetables and pickle them while they are still fresh → Faites une sélection de vos fruits et légumes préférés et faites-en des pickles pendant qu'ils sont encore frais.
cucumbers pickled in brine → des concombres en saumure
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pickle
n
(= food) → Pickles pl
(= solution) (= brine) → Salzlake f, → Pökel m; (= vinegar) → Essigsoße f; (for leather, wood) → Beize f; (Med, Sci) → Nasspräparat nt
(inf: = predicament) → Klemme f (inf); he was in a bit of a pickle → er steckte in einer Klemme (inf), → er saß in der Tinte (inf); to get (oneself) into a pickle → in ein Kuddelmuddel geraten (inf); what a pickle! → so eine verzwickte Lage!
vt → einlegen; (Med, Sci) → konservieren
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pickle
[ˈpɪkl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pickle
(ˈpikl) noun1. a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc. Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?
2. trouble; an unpleasant situation. She got herself into a real pickle.
verb to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc. I think I will pickle these cucumbers.
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