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yo picaba

was stinging, was irritating, was spicy, was hot, was itching

→ picar
pic to snack, to nibble + aba yo/él/ella imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #52,865
was stinging, was irritating
SP: El humo me picaba en los ojos.
EN: The smoke was stinging my eyes.
was spicy, was hot
SP: La salsa picaba demasiado.
EN: The salsa was too spicy.
was itching, itched
SP: Me picaba el brazo.
EN: My arm was itching.
was punching Used for punching or validating tickets.
SP: El empleado picaba los boletos en la entrada.
EN: The employee was punching the tickets at the entrance.
Conjugation of picar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First picaba —
Third picaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First picaba —
Third picaba —

La salsa estaba de un color rojo intenso y picaba muchísimo.

The sauce was a deep red color and extremely spicy.

Me picaba.

It itched.

— Das Experiment (2001)

El jabón me picaba en los ojos.

The soap stung my eyes.

Antes de tener la tienda picaba boletos en el metro.

Before I had the store, I punched tickets on the subway.

— Amélie (2001)