él pica

itches, stings, is spicy, is hot, picks

ˈp i k a → picar
pic to snack, to nibble + a tú command / 3rd-person present tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #17,349
itches, stings
SP: La picadura pica mucho.
EN: The bite itches a lot.
is spicy, is hot
SP: Esta salsa pica demasiado.
EN: This sauce is too spicy.
picks
SP: Se pica la nariz cuando está nervioso.
EN: He picks his nose when he is nervous.
Conjugation of picar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third pica pican
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third pica pican
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second pica —

La miel es dulce, pero la abeja pica.

Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.

Pela y pica las cebollas.

Peel and chop the onions.

¿Le pica la piel?

Does your skin itch?

Pica un poco, pero está bien.

It stings a little, but it's okay.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

¿Este insecto pica?

Does this insect bite?

¡Mi mano pica por golpear a alguien!

My hand is itching to hit someone!

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Ese no pica con pan.

That one doesn't bite with bread.

— Возвращение (2003)

¿Le pica?

Does it itch?

— Bugonia (2025)

Pica.

It stings.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Siempre llora cuando pica cebolla.

She always cries when she chops onions.

Esta mostaza realmente pica la lengua.

This mustard really stings the tongue.

¿Te pica?

Does it itch?

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Pica demasiado.

It's too spicy.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Tom se pica la nariz.

Tom's nose itches.

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.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Este vestido pica.

This dress is itchy.

— Río Místico (2003)

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

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

— Señora venganza (2005)

No pica demasiado?

Isn't it too spicy?

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Es picante, pica.

It's spicy; it has a kick.

— Un Taxista (2017)

La herida no duele, pero pica.

The wound doesn’t hurt, but it itches.

¡Dios, cómo pica.

God, it’s so spicy.

— Un Taxista (2017)

¿Sabes cómo molesta cuando pica la planta del pie?

You know how annoying it is when the sole of your foot itches?

— Señora venganza (2005)

No, Don, no le pica.

No, Don, it doesn't itch.

— Bugonia (2025)

Eso pica.

That stings.

— Un Taxista (2017)

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