picky

difficile, pointilleux

Qui accepte seulement certaines choses ou veut que tout soit exactement à son goût.

En anglais simple : Only happy with particular things or when everything is exactly as you want it.

• My brother is a picky eater.
• She is picky about her clothes.
• Are you always this picky when choosing a hotel?

Comment l'utiliser : picky about something (He is picky about what he eats.)

Synonymes : fussy, choosy, particular

Contraires : easygoing

Expressions courantes : picky eater, picky about something, very picky

composé de petites bouchées

Composé de petits aliments variés parmi lesquels on choisit pour manger par petites quantités.

En anglais simple : Made up of several small foods that people can choose from and eat a little at a time.

• We had picky bits for dinner.
• A picky tea is easy to share.
• She served a picky dinner of cheese, olives, and bread.

Expressions courantes : picky bits, picky tea, picky dinner