handpicked

See also: hand-picked

English

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Etymology

hand +‎ picked

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Adjective

handpicked (not comparable)

Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
A number of handpicked employees will run the project.

Translations

picked by hand

Bulgarian: бран на ръка (bran na rǎka)
Finnish: käsin poimittu
French: récolté à la main, cueilli manuellement
Norwegian:
Bokmål: håndplukket
Portuguese: colhido à mão
Swedish: handplockad (sv)
Yiddish: אױסגעקליבן (oysgeklibn)

selected with great care

Bulgarian: подбран (bg) (podbran)
Dutch: handgekozen
Finnish: huolella valittu, poimittu
French: ramassé à la main, trier sur le volet (fr)
German: handverlesen (de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: håndplukket, håndplukka, handplukket, handplukka

Nynorsk: handplukka
Portuguese: escolhido a dedo (of people, objects, etc)
Spanish: escogido personalmente, seleccionado cuidadosamente
Swedish: handplockad (sv)

Verb

handpicked

simple past and past participle of handpick

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