él pica

itches, stings

ˈp i k a → picar
pic to sting, to bite + a 3rd-person present/subjunctive or tú command
verb · third singular · present indicative Uncommon #17,317
itches, stings
SP: Me pica la piel.
EN: My skin itches.
Conjugation of picar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third pica pican
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third pica pican
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second pica —

No, Don, no le pica.

No, Don, it doesn't itch.

— Bugonia (2025)

Dime si te pica el mosquito.

Tell me if the mosquito bites you.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Tom se pica la nariz.

Tom's nose itches.

Pica si no rascas, y da cosquillas cuando lo haces.

It itches if you don't scratch, and it tickles when you do.

— Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)

Doctor, les pica a todos los de mi celda.

Doctor, everyone in my cell is itchy.

— Carandiru (2003)

Pensaba que me iba a volver loco con lo que pica el yeso.

I thought I was going to go crazy from how itchy the plaster was.

— Perdición (1944)

No pica demasiado?

Isn't it too spicy?

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Ese no pica con pan.

That one doesn't bite with bread.

— El regreso (2003)

Este vestido pica.

This dress is itchy.

— Mystic River (2003)

Pela y pica las cebollas.

Peel and chop the onions.

Pica.

It stings.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Pica demasiado.

It's too spicy.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Siempre llora cuando pica cebolla.

She always cries when she chops onions.

Dios, como pica.

God, it stings.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Pica un poco, pero está bien.

It stings a little, but it's okay.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Eso pica.

That stings.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Es picante, pica.

It's spicy; it has a kick.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Esta mostaza realmente pica la lengua.

This mustard really stings the tongue.

La herida no duele, pero pica.

The wound doesn’t hurt, but it itches.

La miel es dulce, pero la abeja pica.

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.

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