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pique

offend; excite: Her curiosity was piqued.

Not to be confused with:

peak – pinnacle; acme; zenith: a mountain peak

peek – to look or glance quickly or furtively: peek at the presents

pique

(pēk)

A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity; a feeling of wounded pride.

tr.v. piqued, piqu·ing, piques

1. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

2. To provoke; arouse: The portrait piqued her curiosity.

3. To pride (oneself): He piqued himself on his stylish attire.

[French, a prick, irritation, from Old French, from piquer, to prick, from Vulgar Latin *piccāre, ultimately of imitative origin.]

pi·qué

(pĭ-kā′, pē-)

A tightly woven fabric with various raised patterns, produced especially by a double warp.

[French, past participle of piquer, to quilt, from Old French, to backstitch, prick; see pique.]

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pique

(piːk)

a feeling of resentment or irritation, as from having one's pride wounded

vb (tr) , piques, piquing or piqued

1. to cause to feel resentment or irritation

2. to excite or arouse

3. (foll by: on or upon) to pride or congratulate (oneself)

[C16: from French, from piquer to prick, sting; see pick¹]

pique

(piːk) piquet

(Card Games) a score of 30 points made by a player from a combination of cards held before play begins and from play while his opponent's score is nil

(Card Games) to score a pique (against)

[C17: from French pic, of uncertain origin]

piqué

(ˈpiːkeɪ)

(Textiles) a close-textured fabric of cotton, silk, or spun rayon woven with lengthwise ribs

[C19: from French piqué pricked, from piquer to prick]

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pique

(pik)

v. piqued, piqu•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to pride.

2. to wound (the pride, vanity, etc.).

3. to excite, arouse, or provoke: The remark piqued my curiosity.

4. Archaic. to pride (oneself) (usu. fol. by on or upon).

v.i.

5. to arouse pique in someone.

6. a feeling of irritation or resentment, as from a wound to pride.

[1525–35; < Middle French pique (n.), piquer (v.) < Vulgar Latin *piccare to pick¹; compare pickax, pike², piqué ]

pi•qué

or pi•que

(pɪˈkeɪ, pi-)
n.

1. a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven with lengthwise cords or with an overall design, as bird's-eye.

adj.

2. Also, P.K. (of glove seams and gloves) stitched through lapping edges.

[1830–40; < French, past participle of piquer to quilt, prick; see pique]

pique

Past participle: piqued
Gerund: piquing

Imperative
pique
pique

Present
I pique
you pique
he/she/it piques
we pique
you pique
they pique

Preterite
I piqued
you piqued
he/she/it piqued
we piqued
you piqued
they piqued

Present Continuous
I am piquing
you are piquing
he/she/it is piquing
we are piquing
you are piquing
they are piquing

Present Perfect
I have piqued
you have piqued
he/she/it has piqued
we have piqued
you have piqued
they have piqued

Past Continuous
I was piquing
you were piquing
he/she/it was piquing
we were piquing
you were piquing
they were piquing

Past Perfect
I had piqued
you had piqued
he/she/it had piqued
we had piqued
you had piqued
they had piqued

Future
I will pique
you will pique
he/she/it will pique
we will pique
you will pique
they will pique

Future Perfect
I will have piqued
you will have piqued
he/she/it will have piqued
we will have piqued
you will have piqued
they will have piqued

Future Continuous
I will be piquing
you will be piquing
he/she/it will be piquing
we will be piquing
you will be piquing
they will be piquing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been piquing
you have been piquing
he/she/it has been piquing
we have been piquing
you have been piquing
they have been piquing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been piquing
you will have been piquing
he/she/it will have been piquing
we will have been piquing
you will have been piquing
they will have been piquing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been piquing
you had been piquing
he/she/it had been piquing
we had been piquing
you had been piquing
they had been piquing

Conditional
I would pique
you would pique
he/she/it would pique
we would pique
you would pique
they would pique

Past Conditional
I would have piqued
you would have piqued
he/she/it would have piqued
we would have piqued
you would have piqued
they would have piqued

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piqué

Stepping directly onto pointe without bending knee.

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Noun	1.	pique - tightly woven fabric with raised cords cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	pique - a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood" temper, irritation vexation, annoyance, chafe - anger produced by some annoying irritation
Verb	1.	pique - cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me" offend anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

pique

noun

1. resentment, offence, irritation, annoyance, huff, displeasure, umbrage, hurt feelings, vexation, wounded pride In a fit of pique, he threw down his bag.

verb

1. arouse, excite, stir, spur, stimulate, provoke, rouse, goad, whet, kindle, galvanize This phenomenon piqued Dr. Morris' interest.

2. displease, wound, provoke, annoy, get (informal), sting, offend, irritate, put out, incense, gall, nettle, vex, affront, mortify, irk, rile, peeve (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), put someone's nose out of joint (informal), miff (informal) She was piqued by his lack of enthusiasm.

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pique

noun

Extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight:

dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, resentment, ruffled feathers, umbrage.

verb

1. To cause resentment or hurt by callous, rude behavior:

affront, huff, insult, miff, offend, outrage.

Idioms: add insult to injury, give offense to.

2. To stir to action or feeling:

egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

Translations

غَضَب، إسْتِياء

uraženost

Groll

dépit piquer

sértõdés

gremja

animosità stizza suscitare la curiosit...urtare

apmaudasįžeista savimeilė

aizvainojums

såret forfengelighet

urazenosť

incinmekırılma

呕气

pique

[piːk]

A. N → resentimiento m
to be in a pique → estar resentido
to do sth in a fit of pique → hacer algo por resentimiento or por despecho

B. VT

1. (= offend) I was piqued at his refusal to acknowledge me → me ofendió que se negara a saludarme

2. (= arouse) [+ interest, appetite] → despertar; [+ curiosity] → picar

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pique

[ˈpiːk]

n → dépit m
to do sth in a fit of pique → faire qch dans un accès de mauvaise humeur

vt [+ curiosity, interest] → piquer

pique

n → Groll m, → Vergrämtheit f; he resigned in a fit of pique → er kündigte, weil er vergrämt war; you needn’t have a fit of pique just because … → du brauchst nicht gleich pikiert or beleidigt zu sein, nur weil …; to do something out of pique → etw aus Groll (dat) → tun; to be in a pique with somebody (old) → gegen jdn einen Groll hegen

vt (= offend, wound) → kränken, verletzen; to be piqued at or by something → über jdn/etw (acc) → ungehalten or pikiert sein

vr to pique oneself on something → sich (dat) → viel auf etw (acc) → einbilden

piqué

n → Pikee m, → Piqué m

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pique

[piːk]

1. n → dispetto, picca

2. vt → indispettire

pique

(piːk) noun

anger caused by one's pride being hurt. She walked out of the room in a fit of pique.

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No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle simply out of pique.

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There was a forlorn satisfaction in thus balking the Crows, by the destruction of their own property; and, having thus gratified their pique, they shouldered their packs, about ten o'clock in the morning, and set out on their pedestrian wayfaring.

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During his present short stay, Emma had barely seen him; but just enough to feel that the first meeting was over, and to give her the impression of his not being improved by the mixture of pique and pretension, now spread over his air.