Picking

[Elaina]

Buenos Dias!!

Estoy muy contenta estar de regreso!!

Me encontré con 300 correos electrónicos y varias tareas que tengo que hacer.

Despues les cuento más pero por ahora tengo un problema............

¿Como se dice "picking"?

El significado que busco es por ejemplo.....traducir....

Stop picking on your scab!! -o-
You will spread the warts if you are picking on them.

UGH!!:yuck:

Anyways...........help

Elaina:thinking:

[Iris]

Welcome back , Elaina. I would translate to pick as tocar in the two examples you have given.

[Tomisimo]

Welcome back Elaina!

In addition to tocar, as Iris says, here are some other possible options. Sé que se usa picar en Mexico.

Stop picking on your scab!
No te estés picando la costra.
No estés rasgando la costra.

You will spread the warts if you are picking on them.
Puedes hacer que se extiendan las verrugas si las tocas/rasgas/picas.

[Iris]

So, another gross question. How do they say to pick one's nose in Spanish in the Americas?:yuck:

[Iris]

Hey, guys. I've just been promoted to emerald. So that means I'll be throwing a party to celebrate and you're all invited.You have to pay for your own plane tickets, though. And please bring a bottle...

[poli]

sacando pan del horno:yuck:

[Iris]

Lovely! I think I'll never eat bread again...

[Rusty]

Lovely! I think I'll never eat bread again...
At least where Poli lives!

[Iris]

You got it!

[Rusty]

sacando pan del horno:yuck:

Another source says hurgar las narices.
RAE: Hurgar = Revolver o menear cosas en el interior de algo.

To pick through, dig through, fish through, rummage, move things around
Reflexive form: To poke one's nose in, poke, rake

To pour salt on a wound = hurgar en una/su/tu herida

[poli]

Rusty, Iris, please, I need to hear your contributions. What's the term
in your neck of the woods.

[Iris]

Meterse el dedo en la nariz. Not very original, I'm afraid.

[Rusty]

Coincido con Iris, pero he oído la frase que contribuiste tú. Aporté otra frase, también - hurgarse la nariz. Y como nos gustan las fotos en los foros, hay una aquí (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurgarse_la_nariz).

[sosia]

buscar petróleo :D

[Iris]

buscar petróleo :D
It's the first time I hear it, but it's fun.

[Jane]

buscar petróleo :D
Donde...? En los narices...?:eek:
suena gracioso.:D
Do you say that in Spain, Sosia?

[sosia]

Spain:official hurgarse la nariz/meterse el dedo Poli/Iris
"buscar petroleo" is more for young people, to another person who is "searching"
So "¿Estás buscando petroleo?" it's a way of saying "what are you searching in your nose?
saludos :D

[Tomisimo]

So, another gross question. How do they say to pick one's nose in Spanish in the Americas?:yuck:
In Mexico I've heard picarse la nariz.

[Iris]

Quite the Anglicism!

[Elaina]

¡Que divertido!!

Como siempre, se comienza hablando de algo y siempre se termina con otra cosa.

Gracias a todos por sus sugerencias (and then some).

Creo que la mas graciosa es: buscar petróleo:yuck:
Y por supuesto tenía que ser Sosia!!:eek:

Elaina:cool: