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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
Exemples
She picked her cat up to keep it from scratching the furniture.
Elle a ramassé son chat pour l'empêcher de griffer les meubles.
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
Exemples
She stops to pick up strangers stranded in the rain.
Elle s'arrête pour prendre en charge des étrangers bloqués sous la pluie.
03
répondre, décrocher
to answer a ringing phone
Intransitive
Transitive: to pick up the phone
Exemples
The phone rang three times before he finally picked up.
Le téléphone a sonné trois fois avant qu'il ne décroche enfin.
04
récupérer, aller chercher
to retrieve an item from a location where it was left
Transitive: to pick up sth
Exemples
I need to pick up my dry cleaning before the shop closes.
Je dois aller chercher mon pressing avant la fermeture du magasin.
05
reprendre, augmenter
to experience a positive rise in something
Intransitive
Exemples
Business always picks up during the holiday season.
Les affaires reprennent toujours pendant la période des fêtes.
06
prendre, assumer
to take on a role of authority or leadership
Transitive: to pick up a position of authority
Exemples
When the CEO retired, her successor was ready to pick up the reins.
Lorsque la PDG a pris sa retraite, son successeur était prêt à reprendre les rênes.
07
apprendre, acquérir
to learn about something, typically without intending to
Transitive: to pick up knowledge
Exemples
You can pick up a lot of interesting facts in museums.
Vous pouvez apprendre beaucoup de faits intéressants dans les musées.
08
arrêter, appréhender
to arrest someone
Transitive: to pick up sb
InformalExemples
They picked him up for questioning.
Ils l'ont arrêté pour interrogatoire.
09
relever, mettre en valeur
(of a color) to enhance or complement another color by being of a similar shade
Transitive: to pick up a color
Exemples
The soft beige curtains pick up the warm hues of the wooden furniture in the room.
Les rideaux beige clair rehaussent les teintes chaudes des meubles en bois dans la pièce.
10
acheter, se procurer
to purchase something
Transitive: to pick up sth
Exemples
I picked up some groceries on my way home.
J'ai ramassé quelques courses sur le chemin du retour.
11
remonter le moral, redonner le sourire
to boost someone's spirits
Transitive: to pick up sb/sth
Exemples
After a week of rain, the forecast of sunshine picked up the town's spirits.
Après une semaine de pluie, la prévision de soleil a remonté le moral de la ville.
12
se remettre, reprendre des forces
to recover one's strength, often after a period of fatigue
Intransitive
Exemples
After the second set, the tennis player picked up and dominated the game.
Après le deuxième set, le joueur de tennis a repris des forces et a dominé le jeu.
13
draguer, aborder
to approach someone, often with a romantic or sexual intent
Transitive: to pick up sb
InformalExemples
She 's not the type to pick up guys at a club.
Elle n'est pas du genre à draguer des mecs en boîte.
14
saisir
to notice something, such as a sense, sign, etc.
Transitive: to pick up a sense or sign
Exemples
It took me a moment to pick up the sarcasm in his voice.
Il m'a fallu un moment pour saisir le sarcasme dans sa voix.
15
acquérir, apprendre sur le tas
to acquire a new skill or language through practice and application rather than formal instruction
Transitive: to pick up a skill or language
Exemples
You 'd be surprised how quickly children pick up new technology.
Vous seriez surpris de voir à quelle vitesse les enfants apprennent les nouvelles technologies.
16
se lever, se renforcer
(of the wind or other natural forces) to increase in strength or intensity
Intransitive
Exemples
The forecast says the rain will pick up by the afternoon.
Les prévisions disent que la pluie va s'intensifier d'ici l'après-midi.
17
capter, recevoir
to receive or detect a signal or transmission from a radio station or other broadcasting device
Transitive: to pick up a signal
Exemples
I can pick up the local radio station in this area.
Je peux capter la station de radio locale dans cette zone.
18
reprendre, continuer
to resume something, a story, activity, or relationship
Transitive: to pick up an activity
Exemples
They had a disagreement last year, but now they 're trying to pick up their friendship again.
Ils ont eu un désaccord l'année dernière, mais maintenant ils essaient de reprendre leur amitié.
19
attraper, choper
to catch an infectious disease or illness from someone or something
Transitive: to pick up a disease
Exemples
After swimming in the contaminated pool, many people picked up skin rashes.
Après avoir nagé dans la piscine contaminée, beaucoup de gens ont attrapé des éruptions cutanées.
20
accélérer, prendre de la vitesse
to increase in speed or pace suddenly or gradually
Intransitive
Exemples
Business usually picks up during the holiday season
Les affaires reprennent généralement pendant la saison des fêtes.
21
se relever, se remettre debout
to stand up again after falling
Transitive: to pick up oneself
Exemples
After tripping on the sidewalk, she quickly picked herself up.
Après avoir trébuché sur le trottoir, elle s'est rapidement relevée.
22
ranger, nettoyer
to restore order or cleanliness to a space or object that has become disorganized or messy
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to pick up sth
Exemples
Please pick your toys up and put them away before bedtime.
Veuillez ramasser vos jouets et les ranger avant d'aller vous coucher.
23
chercher, récupérer
to go to a place in a vehicle to collect someone who is waiting for one
Exemples
I have to pick up my brother from the bus stop.
Je dois aller chercher mon frère à l'arrêt de bus.
