handpicked

See also: hand-picked

English

Alternative forms

• hand-picked
• hand picked

Etymology

hand +‎ picked

Pronunciation

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Adjective

handpicked (not comparable)

1. Picked by hand rather than by machinery.

   The farm sells handpicked apples and pears.

2. (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

1. simple past and past participle of handpick