pique-nique, n.m., (—-—s) picnic. Faire un —; to have a picnic.
piquer, v.a., to prick; to prod; to goad; to sting; to puncture; to bite; to quilt; to stitch; to lard; to stick; to prick off, to mark off; to be piquant; to excite, to stimulate, to urge on, to goad on; to pique, to gall, to nettle; to spur; (surg.) to puncture. — les absents; to prick off the absent. — d’honneur; to put on (his or her) mettle. — des bœufs; to goad oxen. Quelle mouche le pique? what has put him into a passion? what’s up with him? — une jupe; to quilt a petticoat. — de la viande; to lard meat. — un cheval; to spur a horse. — la curiosité de quelqu’un; to excite or rouse any one’s curiosity. Il en fut piqué; he was nettled at it. — une tête; to take a header. — un soleil; (fam.) to get very red.
se piquer, v.r., to prick one’s self, to sting one’s self; to be offended, to be nettled, to feel affronted, to be piqued; to pride one’s self, to plume one’s self, to pique one’s self, to take a pride in; to turn sour; to become spotted. Se — d’honneur; to make it a point of honor; to think one’s self bound in honor. Se — au jeu; to persist in playing although losing. Ce papier se pique; this paper is becoming spotted, covered with spots. Ce vin se pique; this wine is turning sour. Se — de rien; to take offense at the least thing.
piquer, v.n., to sting; to be piquant; (man.) to spur. — des deux; to spur a horse (with both heels); to put spurs to one’s horse; to gallop off at full speed; (fig. fam.) to go very fast; to strive hard.
piquet, n.m., picket, peg, stake; (milit.) picket; piquet (card game); cluster of flowers (on a bonnet). Être au —; to be standing up in a corner (as a punishment in schools). Être de —; (milit.) to be on picket duty. Planter le —; to pitch the tents, to take up one’s quarters. Lever le —; to strike the tents; to decamp. Aller planter le — chez quelqu’un; to take up one’s quarters with any one.
piqueté, -e, adj., spotted, dotted.
piqueter, v.a., to set or mark with stakes or pickets; to fix.
piquette, n.f., rape wine; sour wine; thin wine.
piqueur, n.m., outrider; marker who notes down the names of persons absent; (cook.) one who lards (meat); (man.) stud-groom; (hunt.) whipper-in, huntsman. — d’assiettes; spunger. — d’écurie; head-groom. — de vins; wine-taster.
piqueu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., stitcher.