What does picorer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word picorer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use picorer in French.

The word picorer in French means peck, pick at, peck, eat like a bird, sift through, pick through. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word picorer

peck

verbe transitif (oiseau : manger avec le bec)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les oiseaux picoraient les croûtons de pain.

pick at

verbe transitif (familier (manger peu)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Ma mère picora quelques carottes ce soir-là.

peck

verbe intransitif (oiseau : manger avec le bec)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les poules picorent dans la cour de la ferme.

eat like a bird

verbe intransitif (familier (manger peu)

Ma mère picora ce soir-là.

sift through, pick through

verbe transitif (figuré (relever, grappiller) (figurative)

Elle picorait des modèles dans les magazines.

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