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el pique

/ˈpike/ noun · masculine C1
  1. spade
  2. downward movement · irse a pique sink (of a ship)
  3. jump, leap
  4. hit, fix (of drugs)
  5. rivalry, loggerheads
  6. friction, confrontation
  7. grudge match
  8. sprint

Plural piques

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Eran mi especialidad los terribles episodios bélicos; y así, en un santiamén cubría una pared de barcos echados a pique, de náufragos salvados en una tabla, de héroes antiguos cubiertos de brillantes arneses y coronados de empenachado yelmo, de catapultas, muros, fosos, caballos y jinetes.
Recuerdos de mi vida: Mi infancia y juventud, p. 45 · C1

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