How to say pick up in spanish

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Principal Translations
pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	(collect in vehicle)	recoger a vtr + prep
		buscar a vtr + prep
		pasar a buscar a loc verb + prep
	I'll pick up the kids from school today.
	Voy a recoger a los chicos hoy en colegio.
pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(fetch)	recoger⇒ vtr
		retirar⇒ vtr
		pasar a buscar loc verb
	Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist?
	¿Puedes recoger mi receta cuando pases por la farmacia?
pick [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep	(grasp, lift)	recoger⇒ vtr
		levantar⇒ vtr
		alzar⇒ vtr
	I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor.
	Recogí el libro que se había caído al suelo.
pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep	figurative, slang (seduce) (coloquial)	levantarse a v prnl + prep
	(coloquial)	ligar con vi + prep
		conquistar a vtr + prep
	Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night.
	Lisa se levantó a un tipo en el bar anoche.
pick up vi phrasal	informal (improve)	mejorar⇒ vi
		remontar⇒ vi
		repuntar⇒ vi
		recuperarse⇒ v prnl
	We hope that sales will pick up next month.
	Esperamos que las ventas mejoren el mes que viene.
pick up vi phrasal	informal (answer phone call)	contestar⇒ vi
	(coloquial)	levantar⇒ vi
		atender⇒ vi
	I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up.
	Dejé sonar mucho el teléfono, pero no contestó.
pick [sth] up, pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism)	adquirir⇒ vtr
		aprender⇒ vtr
	(coloquial)	agarrar⇒ vtr
	Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school.
	Maria estaba preocupada de que su hijo adquiriera malos hábitos de los otros chicos de la escuela.
pick [sth] up, pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (learn: a language, skill)	aprender⇒ vtr
	My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week.
	Mi hermano es tan bueno con los idiomas que aprendió francés en una semana.
pick [sth] up, pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (learn over time, bit by bit)	aprender⇒ vtr
	(coloquial)	agarrar⇒ vtr
		adquirir⇒ vtr
	Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant.
	Andy aprendió sus habilidades de cocina cuando trabajaba en el restaurante de su padre.

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Additional Translations
pick [sth] up, pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(detect)	detectar⇒ vtr
		notar⇒ vtr
	The security scanner picked up something strange.
	El escáner de seguridad detectó algo extraño.

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Principal Translations
pickup truck, pick-up truck, pickup, pick-up n	(small open-back truck)	camioneta nf
	My new pickup truck is painted bright yellow.
	Mi camioneta nueva está pintada de amarillo brillante.
	(AmL, voz inglesa)	pickup nf
	Mi nueva pickup está pintada de amarillo brillante.

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Principal Translations
pickup, pick-up n	US (small open-backed truck)	ranchera nf
		camioneta nf
	The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup.
	El hombre nos llevó en la parte de atrás de su ranchera.
pickup n	informal (business: improvement)	mejora nf
		repunte nm
	Analysts have noted a pickup in last month's housing figures.
	Los analistas han observado una mejora en las cifras inmobiliarias del mes pasado.
pickup n	(on musical instrument) (música)	pastilla nf
	(voz inglesa)	pickup nm
	This guitar has three pickups.
	Esta guitarra tiene tres pastillas.
pickup n	informal (bus: letting passengers on)	recogida nf
		parada nf
	You can't pass a schoolbus that's stopped for a pickup.
	No puedes pasar a los autobuses escolares que frenan para una recogida.
pickup n	(record player: amplifying device)	pastilla nf
	(voz inglesa)	pickup nm
pickup n	(car: acceleration speed)	aceleración nf
	This car's pickup is much faster than my last one.
	La aceleración de este auto es mucho mejor que la de mi auto anterior.
pickup n	(freight collection)	recogida nf
		carga nf
	I've got a pickup at the factory first thing this morning.
	Tengo una recogida en la fábrica a primera hora de la mañana.
pickup n	informal (act of collecting [sth])	recogida nf
		colecta nf
	Make sure to take the garbage out this morning because the pickup is at noon.
	Asegúrate de sacar la basura esta mañana porque la recogida es al mediodía.

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Additional Translations
pickup n	(casual sexual acquaintance)	ligue nm
	(AR, coloquial)	chongo, chonga nm, nf
	Samantha was at the bar with another of her pickups - I doubt she even knew his name!
	Samantha estaba en el bar con otro de sus ligues. Dudo que conozca su nombre.

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Locuciones verbales pick up \| pickup truck \| pickup
pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep	informal (detect)	percatarse de v prnl + prep
	(coloquial)	pillar⇒, captar⇒ vtr
		darse cuenta de loc verb + prep
	I made an error in my calculations, but nobody picked up on it.
	Nadie se percató del error que cometí en mis cálculos.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Creo que no ha pillado la indirecta, así que tendrás que hablar con ella.
pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep	(talk about: [sth] mentioned)	retomar⇒ vtr
	Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers.
	Denise retomó el comentario de Laura sobre las madres que trabajan.

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Compound Forms: pick up \| pickup truck \| pickup
pick it up v expr	informal (move, work, etc., at a faster rate) (tú)	apurarse⇒ v prnl
		darse prisa v prnl + nf
	We'll never finish this job by Thursday at this rate; we need to pick it up.
	Nunca terminaremos el trabajo antes del jueves a teste ritmo, necesitamos apurarnos.
pick up speed v expr	(get faster)	acelerar⇒ vi
pick up the phone v expr	(answer phone call)	atender el teléfono loc verb
	Fiona picked up the phone and began talking to someone on the other end.
pick up the pieces v expr	figurative (deal with aftermath)	lidiar con las consecuencias loc verb
	After her husband's death, she had to pick up the pieces the best she could.
	Después de la muerte de su marido, tuvo que lidiar con las consecuencias lo mejor que pudo.
pick up the torch v expr	figurative (take over) (figurado)	tomar la posta loc verb
	Mozart picked up the torch passed to him from Haydn, and elevated classical music to new heights.
	Mozart tomó la posta que le había dejado Haydn y elevó la música clásica a otro nivel.
pick-me-up n	informal ([sth] that makes you feel better)	energizante nm
	When I need a little pick-me-up, I eat one of my favorite candy bars.
	Cuando necesito un energizante me como una de mis barras de caramelo favoritas.