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picoter

to tingle / to prickle
Used for a tingling or prickling sensation, like pins and needles. Often used for eyes that sting or skin that prickles. Milder than démanger.
je picote
I tingle
nous picotons
we tingle
tu picotes
you tingle - informal
vous picotez
you tingle - formal
il/elle/on picote
he/she/one tingles
ils/elles picotent
they tingle
Mes yeux picotent ce matin.
(My eyes are tingling this morning.)
Ça te picote les mains?
(Are your hands tingling?)
Sa gorge picote un peu.
(His throat is prickling a little.)
Le froid nous picote le nez.
(The cold is making our nose tingle.)
Vos pieds vous picotent?
(Are your feet tingling?)
La fumée me picote les yeux.
(The smoke makes my eyes sting.)
Je picote après le rasage.
(I tingle after shaving.)
Tu ne picotes plus maintenant?
(You're not tingling anymore now?)
Elle picote à cause du vent.
(She's tingling because of the wind.)
Pourquoi mes doigts picotent?
(Why are my fingers tingling?)
Leurs jambes picotent souvent.
(Their legs often tingle.)
Mon visage va picoter dehors.
(My face will tingle outside.)
Ça picote quand je touche.
(It tingles when I touch.)