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to pick up
[phrase form: pick]
01
recoger
to take and lift something or someone up
Transitive: to pick up sb/sth
Ejemplos
She picked up the newspaper from the porch in the morning.
Ella recogió el periódico del porche por la mañana.
02
recoger, levantar
to let a person waiting by a road or street to get inside one's vehicle and give them a ride
Transitive: to pick up a passenger
Ejemplos
I do n't usually pick up hitchhikers, but it was pouring rain.
No suelo recoger a los autoestopistas, pero estaba lloviendo a cántaros.
03
contestar, descolgar
to answer a ringing phone
Intransitive
Transitive: to pick up the phone
Ejemplos
I called her multiple times, but she did n't pick up.
La llamé varias veces, pero no contestó.
04
recoger, ir a buscar
to retrieve an item from a location where it was left
Transitive: to pick up sth
Ejemplos
John received a notification that his package had arrived, so he went to pick it up from the courier service.
John recibió una notificación de que su paquete había llegado, así que fue a recogerlo al servicio de mensajería.
05
recuperarse, aumentar
to experience a positive rise in something
Intransitive
Ejemplos
As word spread about the festival, ticket sales started to pick up.
A medida que se difundía la noticia sobre el festival, las ventas de entradas comenzaron a aumentar.
06
asumir, tomar
to take on a role of authority or leadership
Transitive: to pick up a position of authority
Ejemplos
She picked up the mantle of leadership after the unexpected resignation of the previous leader.
Ella asumió el manto del liderazgo después de la renuncia inesperada del líder anterior.
07
aprender, adquirir
to learn about something, typically without intending to
Transitive: to pick up knowledge
Ejemplos
I picked some interesting facts up during the tour.
Aprendí algunos datos interesantes durante el recorrido.
08
detener, arrestar
to arrest someone
Transitive: to pick up sb
InformalEjemplos
The authorities picked up the suspect near the border.
Las autoridades detuvieron al sospechoso cerca de la frontera.
09
resaltar, realzar
(of a color) to enhance or complement another color by being of a similar shade
Transitive: to pick up a color
Ejemplos
Her emerald green earrings beautifully picked up the vibrant colors in her floral blouse.
Sus pendientes verde esmeralda resaltaban hermosamente los colores vibrantes de su blusa floral.
10
comprar, adquirir
to purchase something
Transitive: to pick up sth
Ejemplos
I picked it up at a vintage store downtown.
Lo compré en una tienda vintage del centro.
11
animar, levantar el ánimo
to boost someone's spirits
Transitive: to pick up sb/sth
Ejemplos
The motivational speech picked everyone up.
El discurso motivacional levantó el ánimo a todos.
12
recuperarse, reponer fuerzas
to recover one's strength, often after a period of fatigue
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The team picked up in the second half of the match.
El equipo recuperó fuerzas en la segunda mitad del partido.
13
ligar, coquetear
to approach someone, often with a romantic or sexual intent
Transitive: to pick up sb
InformalEjemplos
He tried to pick up a stranger at the bar.
Intentó ligar con un desconocido en el bar.
14
captar
to notice something, such as a sense, sign, etc.
Transitive: to pick up a sense or sign
Ejemplos
My dog picked up the scent of another animal in the backyard.
Mi perro detectó el olor de otro animal en el patio trasero.
15
adquirir, aprender sobre la marcha
to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction
Transitive: to pick up a skill or language
Ejemplos
She never took a painting class but picked up the skill from watching online tutorials.
Ella nunca tomó una clase de pintura pero adquirió la habilidad viendo tutoriales en línea.
16
aumentar, intensificarse
(of the wind or other natural forces) to increase in strength or intensity
Intransitive
Ejemplos
The waves have really picked up since this morning; it might not be safe to surf.
Las olas realmente han aumentado desde esta mañana; podría no ser seguro surfear.
17
captar, recibir
to receive or detect a signal or transmission from a radio station or other broadcasting device
Transitive: to pick up a signal
Ejemplos
Can your radio pick that station up from such a long distance?
¿Puede tu radio captar esa estación desde tan lejos?
18
retomar, continuar
to resume something, a story, activity, or relationship
Transitive: to pick up an activity
Ejemplos
We paused our project due to lack of funds, but as soon as we secure more investment, we'll pick it up from where we left off.
Pausamos nuestro proyecto por falta de fondos, pero tan pronto como consigamos más inversión, lo retomaremos desde donde lo dejamos.
19
contraer, agarrar
to catch an infectious disease or illness from someone or something
Transitive: to pick up a disease
Ejemplos
Due to poor hygiene conditions, it 's easy to pick up infections in some areas.
Debido a las malas condiciones de higiene, es fácil contraer infecciones en algunas áreas.
20
acelerar, ganar velocidad
to increase in speed or pace suddenly or gradually
Intransitive
Ejemplos
After the break, the team 's energy seemed to pick up, leading them to a victory.
Después del descanso, la energía del equipo pareció aumentar, llevándolos a la victoria.
21
levantarse, incorporarse
to stand up again after falling
Transitive: to pick up oneself
Ejemplos
The boxer was knocked out, but he managed to pick himself up before the count of ten.
El boxeador fue noqueado, pero logró levantarse antes de la cuenta de diez.
22
ordenar, limpiar
to restore order or cleanliness to a space or object that has become disorganized or messy
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to pick up sth
Ejemplos
I 'll pick up the papers on the desk and sort them out.
Voy a recoger los papeles en el escritorio y organizarlos.
23
recoger, buscar
to go to a place in a vehicle to collect someone who is waiting for one
Ejemplos
She needs to pick up her friend from the station.
Ella necesita recoger a su amigo de la estación.
