Usage examples of "piqué" in French with translation to English

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J'ai été piqué par des moustiques. I got bitten by mosquitoes.
J'ai été piqué par une abeille. I got a bee sting.
J'ai été massivement piqué par les moustiques. I've been badly bitten by mosquitoes.
Aïe !! j'ai été piqué par une abeille !! Ouch!! I've been stung by a bee!!
La moutarde pique vraiment la langue. This mustard really bites the tongue.
Le café était tellement enfumé que mes yeux commençaient à piquer. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
Elle s'est piquée avec une aiguille en brodant. She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.
Un moustique vient de me piquer. A mosquito just bit me.
Je ne sentais pas le moustique en train de me piquer le bras. I was not aware of a mosquito biting my arm.
Il a piqué une crise. He went ballistic.
Quelle mouche t'a piqué What's come over you
Le savon m'a piqué les yeux. The soap hurt my eyes.
Elle a piqué une crise lorsque j'ai dit cela. She went ballistic when I said that.
M. Jones m'a réprimandé pour avoir piqué un petit somme en classe. Mr Jones reprimanded me for taking a spot of shut-eye during class.
Cette idée que nous étions en train de discuter hier en classe a piqué mon intérêt. That idea we were discussing in class yesterday really piqued my interest.
Les billets de mon oncle sur son blog à propos de ses voyages en Thaïlande ont piqué mon intérêt pour la culture asiatique. My uncle's blog posts about his travels in Thailand have piqued my interest in Asian culture.
« J'ai piqué ta fierté nationale, je vois. » « Ça doit faire longtemps que tu me l'as piquée, je ne m'en rappelle même plus. » "I nipped your national pride, I see." "You must have nipped it a long time ago, I can't even remember it."
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