spades / grudge
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spades
One of the four suits in a French-suited deck of cards, represented by a black, stem-like leaf. The other suits are clubs, hearts, and diamonds.
Beim Skat ist Pik die zweithöchste Trumpffarbe nach Kreuz.
In Skat, spades is the second-highest trump suit after clubs.
to have a grudge
An idiom meaning to hold a grudge against someone or to be angry with someone.
Seit dem Streit im Büro hat sie anscheinend einen Pik auf mich.
Since the argument at the office, she apparently has a grudge against me.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the sentence structure. The fixed expression 'einen Pik auf jemanden haben' (to have a grudge against someone) is always the idiom for resentment. When 'Pik' (spades) is mentioned in the context of 'Karte' (card), 'spielen' (to play), or 'Trumpf' (trump), it means the card suit.
Ich glaube, mein Kollege hat einen Pik auf mich, seit ich die Beförderung bekommen habe.
I think my colleague has had a grudge against me ever since I got the promotion.
In the context of card games, 'Pik' (spades) is often combined with the other suits or with game terms. Typical expressions are 'Pik-Dame' (queen of spades), 'Pik-Ass' (ace of spades), or the announcement 'Pik ist Trumpf' (spades are trump).
Er spielte das Pik-Ass und gewann den Stich.
He played the ace of spades and won the trick.
The idiom 'einen Pik auf jemanden haben' (to have a grudge against someone) is a fixed unit. It means that you are angry with a person or are holding something against them.
Warum hast du so einen Pik auf ihn? Er hat sich doch entschuldigt.
Why do you have such a grudge against him? He apologized, after all.
In the idiom 'einen Pik auf jemanden haben' (to have a grudge against someone), the person you are angry with is always in the accusative after the preposition 'auf'.
Sie hat einen Pik auf ihre Nachbarin wegen des lauten Hundes.
She has a grudge against her neighbor because of the loud dog.
shovel / blade / spade
Both Schaufel and Pik can refer to the suit with the black, pointed symbol. Pik directly names the suit, while Schaufel refers to the shape of the symbol. In both cases, the same card suit is meant, not the tool.
Beim Kartenspiel legt Mia einen Pik auf den Tisch.
During the card game, Mia plays a spade.
Beim Kartenspiel legt Mia eine Schaufel auf den Tisch.
During the card game, Mia plays a spade.
