piccarsi
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]piccàrsi (first-person singular present mi pìcco, first-person singular past historic mi piccài, past participle piccàto)
- to take offense
- 1787, “Don Giovanni”, Lorenzo Da Ponte (lyrics), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (music), act 1, scene 5:
- Non si picca se sia ricca, / se sia brutta, se sia bella; / purché porti la gonnella, / voi sapete quel che fa!
- It doesn't matter if she's rich, / ugly or beautiful; / If she wears a petticoat, / you know what he does!
- to claim (to do something)