to pick up on
01
uppfatta, märka
to notice something that is not immediately obvious
Transitive: to pick up on a situation
Exempel
During the movie, most people did n't pick up on the small clues leading to the big plot twist at the end.
Under filmen uppfattade de flesta människor inte de små ledtrådarna som ledde till den stora plotten i slutet.
02
påpeka, rätta
to express disapproval or correct someone's statement
Transitive: to pick up on an error or remark
Exempel
The journalist mistakenly said the capital of the country, but an attentive listener picked up on the error and tweeted the correction.
Journalisten sa felaktigt landets huvudstad, men en uppmärksam lyssnare uppfattade felet och tweetade korrigeringen.
03
återkomma till, hänvisa till
to refer to or comment on a topic or point that was mentioned earlier in a conversation
Transitive: to pick up on a topic or point
Exempel
You hinted at some challenges with the current software. Can we pick up on that topic?
Du nämnde några utmaningar med den nuvarande mjukvaran. Kan vi återkomma till det ämnet?
