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to pick up
[phrase form: pick]
01
prendre, ramasser
to take and lift something or someone up
Transitive: to pick up sb/sth
02
prendre en stop, ramasser
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
03
récupérer, chercher
to retrieve an item from a location where it was left
Transitive: to pick up sth
04
augmenter, s'améliorer
to experience a positive rise in something
Intransitive
05
reprendre le pouvoir, prendre les rênes
to take on a role of authority or leadership
Transitive: to pick up a position of authority
06
apprendre, attraper
to learn about something, typically without intending to
Transitive: to pick up knowledge
07
arrêter, interpeller
to arrest someone
Transitive: to pick up sb
Informal08
rehausser, compléter
(of a color) to enhance or complement another color by being of a similar shade
Transitive: to pick up a color
09
acheter, prendre
to purchase something
Transitive: to pick up sth
10
remonter le moral, réconforter
to boost someone's spirits
Transitive: to pick up sb/sth
11
se remettre, récupérer
to recover one's strength, often after a period of fatigue
Intransitive
12
draguer, récupérer
to approach someone, often with a romantic or sexual intent
Transitive: to pick up sb
Informal13
saisir
to notice something, such as a sense, sign, etc.
Transitive: to pick up a sense or sign
14
apprendre, acquérir
to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction
Transitive: to pick up a skill or language
15
s'intensifier, augmenter
(of the wind or other natural forces) to increase in strength or intensity
Intransitive
16
recevoir, détecter
to receive or detect a signal or transmission from a radio station or other broadcasting device
Transitive: to pick up a signal
17
reprendre, relancer
to resume something, a story, activity, or relationship
Transitive: to pick up an activity
18
attraper, contracter
to catch an infectious disease or illness from someone or something
Transitive: to pick up a disease
19
accélérer, prendre de la vitesse
to increase in speed or pace suddenly or gradually
Intransitive
20
se relever, se remettre sur pied
to stand up again after falling
Transitive: to pick up oneself
21
ranger, nettoyer
to restore order or cleanliness to a space or object that has become disorganized or messy
Transitive: to pick up sth
22
répondre, prendre le téléphone
to answer a ringing phone
Intransitive
Transitive: to pick up the phone
pick up
v
Exemple
The police officer picks up the evidence with a gloved hand.
The kids have to pick up their toys before bedtime.
She picked up the newspaper from the porch in the morning.
The authorities picked up the suspect near the border.
The hidden microphone picked up whispers from across the room.
