handpicked en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From hand + picked.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
A number of handpicked employees will run the project.
Forms
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Translations (26)
sv handplockad (selected with great care) · nn handplukka (selected with great care) · es escogido personalmente (selected with great care) · bg бран на ръка (picked by hand) · fr trié sur le volet (selected with great care) · pl wyselekcjonowany (selected with great care) · yi אױסגעקליבן (picked by hand) · no handplukka (selected with great care) · fi huolella valittu (selected with great care) · no handplukket (selected with great care) · fr cueilli manuellement (picked by hand) · fi käsin poimittu (picked by hand) · fi poimittu (selected with great care) · nb håndplukket (picked by hand) · es seleccionado cuidadosamente (selected with great care) · no håndplukka (selected with great care) · de handverlesen (selected with great care) · pl dobrany (selected with great care) · sv handplockad (picked by hand) · fr récolté à la main (picked by hand) · pl zebrany ręcznie (picked by hand) · pt escolhido a dedo (selected with great care) · pt colhido à mão (picked by hand) · no håndplukket (selected with great care) · bg подбран (selected with great care) · nl handgekozen (selected with great care)