The idea of pique is usually associated with success in fishing.
Pique is a concept with multiple uses according to the geographical region. The term may be linked to sinking in water . For example: “After the crash, the boat sank in a few minutes,” “I never thought the boat could sink,” “If you drop your phone into the lake, it will sink and I won't catch it.” you can recover."
The notion of catch can also refer to the success of fishing : if someone comments that “there is catch” in a lagoon, they are saying that it is very likely to catch animals through fishing: “The catch of the week has been very good in the dock” , “I spent several hours on the boat, but there was no bite” , “The bite on this river is usually scarce” .
Various uses of the term pique
In another sense, the spike can be the acceleration or the rush : “I arrived early because I went to the spikes on the highway” , “The striker's spike was not enough and the ball was lost along the baseline” , “Could you slow? "I don't understand why you like to drive to the pits."
Pique, on the other hand, is the rivalry , resentment or animosity that arises from a discussion or confrontation : “Since the birthday party there has been a fight between Carlos and Javier,” “The coach confessed that there is a fight between several of his players” , “There will be no problems since there is no disagreement between us” .
With an accent on the letter E ( piqué ), the term is used to name a type of fabric that is developed with cotton yarn. Piqué , finally, is the surname of an FC Barcelona footballer named Gerard , who had two children with the singer Shakira .
The spike can refer to acceleration.
a famous footballer
Gerard Piqué was born in Barcelona in 1987 and is known in the football world simply by his last name. His position within FC Barcelona was central defense . Regarding his skills and personal traits as a player, he stood out for his brilliant aerial game and his ease of getting the ball out from behind.
He was a footballer who had a large number of goals in his history, thanks to these virtues on the field. In the Spanish team he became a full international in 2009 .
Expression «A pique de»
“A pique de” is an expression used in some Spanish-speaking regions that means “to be about to.” Although its origin cannot be precisely specified, it is believed that it comes from a phrase widely used by sailors during the 16th and 17th centuries . This expression was usually accompanied by substantive prepositions and preceded by the relative pronoun "that" .
Among the origins of this use, the most accepted theory aims to place them at the time of the conquest carried out by Hernán Cortés in the Americas , during the period between 1519 and 1526 . At that time the phrase "scuttle the ship on the anchor" was used to express that the ship was vertical to the anchor (on it) and that, therefore, it could already be raised to begin the march; that is, to set sail.
It is worth mentioning that these types of phrases are very common in books dating from the 16th century or those set in that historical period . For example, in his book "General and Natural History of the Indies" , Fernández de Oviedo states that the ships were already foundering and rigged to set sail.
Over the years, this expression began to be used as a synonym for "being ready to set sail" and, later, its use became popular to mean "being ready / prepared / willing to do something."