peck at

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de manger de très petites quantités de nourriture sans appétit, ou de frapper ou picorer quelque chose à plusieurs reprises de manière hésitante ou pointilleuse.

A phrasal verb used to indicate eating very small amounts of food without appetite, or repeatedly striking or picking at something in a hesitant or fussy manner.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Eat small amountsinformal

   To eat only small amounts of food, often without appetite.

   manger du bout des dents

   • She just pecked at her dinner, not feeling hungry.
   • He pecked at the salad without enthusiasm.
   • The child pecked at the food on his plate.

   Synonymesnibblepick attoy with

   Antonymesdevourfeastgorge

2. Criticize repeatedlyinformal

   To make small, repeated criticisms or complaints.

   critiquer sans cesse

   • The boss kept pecking at him for minor mistakes.
   • She pecked at her husband's driving the whole trip.
   • Stop pecking at me about the details.

   Synonymescarpcavilnagnitpickquibble

   Antonymesapplaudcommendcomplimentlaudpraise

Verbe de basepeck