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peaky
(ˈpiːkɪ)adj, -kier or -kiest
wan, emaciated, or sickly
[C16: of uncertain origin]
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Adj. 1. peaky - having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
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peaky
adjective off colour, poorly (informal), ill, sick, pale, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), pinched, wan, sickly, unwell, emaciated, under the weather (informal), in poor shape, like death warmed up (informal), green about the gills, peelie-wally (Scot.) Are you feeling all right? You look a little peaky.
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هَزيل، شاحِب الوَجْه
bledývyzáblý
bleguvel
göthös
laslegur
peaky
[ˈpiːkɪ] ADJ (peakier (compar) (peakiest (superl))) → paliduchoto look peaky → estar paliducho
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[ˈpiːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → sbattuto/aI'm feeling a bit peaky → mi sento un po' giù
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peak
(piːk) noun1. the pointed top of a mountain or hill. snow-covered peaks. piek, bergtop رأس، قِمَّه връх pico vrchol die Berspitze bjergtop κορυφή pico, cumbre tipp قله huippu pic פסגה चोटी, शिखर, शीर्ष vrh csúcs puncak gunung tindur picco 山頂 산꼭대기 viršūnė virsotne, smaile puncak piek nut, topp, tind szczyt څوكه، پيك pico pisc пик, вершина vrchol vrh vrh spets, bergstopp ยอดเขา doruk, zirve 山頂 пік چوٹي đỉnh 山顶
2. the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc. He was at the peak of his career. toppunt أوْج، ذُرْوَه връх auge vrchol der Gipfel top; højdepunkt απόγειο, αποκορύφωμα, αιχμή cumbre, cúspide, apogeo haripunkt, tipptund اوج huippu sommet שיא चरम सीमा, पराकाष्टा vrhunac tetőfok puncak hátindur, toppur culmine, apice 絶頂 절정, 정점 viršūnė augstākā pakāpe; virsotne; maksimums puncak hoogtepunt, toppunt topp, spiss, høydepunkt szczyt اوج auge culme, apogeu высшая точка vrchol vrhunec vrhunac topp, höjdpunkt จุดสูงสุด doruk, zirve 頂峰,高峰期 пік; вершина انتہا đỉnh cao 顶峰,高峰期
3. the front part of a cap which shades the eyes. The boy wore a cap with a peak. kep رَفْرَف القُبَّعَه козирка aba štítek der Schirm skygge γείσο visera (mütsi)nokk لبه lippa visière מצחייה टोपी का ऊपरी हिस्सा जो आंख के ओट का काम करता है zaslon na kapi szemellenző pelindung matahari skyggni, der visiera ひさし (모자의)앞 챙 snapelis (cepures) nags birai klep skygge- daszek لبه pala vizieră козырёк štítok ščitek štitnik na kapi skärm ปีกหมวกด้านหน้า siperlik 帽舌 козирок ٹوپي کا چھجہ lưỡi trai 帽舌
verb to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc. Prices peaked in July and then began to fall. die hoogste punt bereik يَبْلُغ الذُّرْوَه достигам връхна точка atingir o máximo (vy)vrcholit den Höhepunkt erreichen toppe φτάνω στο ανώτατο σημείο, κορυφώνομαι llegar al punto más alto haripunkti jõudma به اوج رسیدن nousta huippuun atteindre son maximum לְהַגִיע לַשִׂיא चोटी पर पहुचना doseći vrhunac, kulminirati tetőzik memuncak ná hámarki (essere al massimo) 頂点に達する 절정에 이르다 pasiekti viršūnę sasniegt augstāko pakāpi puncaknya een hoogtepunt bereiken nå en topp/et maksimum osiągnąć maksimum/szczyt په اوج رسدل atingir o máximo a atinge o culme достигать высшей точки dosiahnuť vrchol doseči vrhunec dostići vrhunac nå en topp ขึ้นจนถึงจุดสุดยอด en üst düzeye erişmek 達到頂點 досягнути апогею انتہا کو پہنچنا đạt tới đỉnh cao nhất 达到顶点
peaked adjective having a peak. a peaked cap. met 'n kep, met 'n bopunt لابِسٌ قُبَّعَه с козирка com/de aba špičatý Schirm-... med skygge μυτερός con visera nokk- لبه دار؛ نوک تیز lipallinen à visière; pointu בַּעַל מִצחִייָה चोटीदार नुकीला, दुबला-पतला šiljast, oštrih crta csúcsos berpelindung matahari með skyggni con la visiera ひさしのある 앞 챙이 달린 su snapeliu ar nagu berpelindung met een klep spiss; skygge spiczasty, z daszkiem څوكه لرونكى، ډنګر com/de pala cu vizieră; ascuţit с козырьком so štítom koničast koji ima štitnik med skärm มีกะบังหน้า sivri 尖的 з козирком چھجہ والا có lưỡi trai; có đỉnh 尖的
ˈpeaky adjective looking pale and unhealthy. You look peaky today. vaal هَزيل، شاحِب الوَجْه отслабнал abatido bledý, vyzáblý kränklich bleg; uvel χλομός, αρρωστιάρης pálido, enfermizo kurnatud رنگ پریده؛ مریض احوال huonovointinen pâlot חולני पीला और अस्वस्थ दिखना uvenuo göthös pucat laslegur smunto, pallido やつれた 수척한 išblyškęs slimīgs; bāls tdk sihat ziekelijk blek, uvel wynędzniały ناروغ abatido palid бледный, больной bledý bolehen bled avtärd ซีดเซียว hasta, bitkin 憔悴的 змарнілий, виснажений بيمار سا xanh xao tiều tuỵ 憔悴的
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