Pique

//piːk//

Synonyms for "pique" (253 found)

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Translations

39 translations across 12 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • засегнато самочувствие noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • обида noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • възбуждам verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
  • засягам verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 恼怒 noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • 好奇心) verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
  • 激起(兴趣 verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))

Czech

4 entries
  • uražená pýcha noun (irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; a transient feeling of wounded pride)
  • dotknout se verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
  • popudit verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
  • urazit verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Finnish

1 entries
  • närkästys noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)

German

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  • pikieren verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Irish

2 entries
  • múisiam noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • stuaic noun (irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; a transient feeling of wounded pride)

Italian

3 entries
  • picca noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • puntigliosità noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • ripicca noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)

Romanian

3 entries
  • pică noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • ofensa verb (to wound the pride of (someone))
  • supăra verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Russian

3 entries
  • доса́да noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • раздраже́ние noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • уязвля́ть verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ȕvreda noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • у̏вреда noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)

Spanish

4 entries
  • pique noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • resentimiento noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • azuzar verb (to excite (someone) to action; to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest))
  • encender verb (to wound the pride of (someone))

Turkish

3 entries
  • darılma noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • incinme noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)
  • kırılma noun (enmity, ill feeling; a feeling of animosity or a dispute)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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Foreign films often pique the interest of Americans only if they have a lot of action scenes.

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That was enough to pique my curiosity.

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What would pique your interest?

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This book might pique your mother’s curiosity.

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