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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. |
| Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | 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. | | Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022: 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. | | Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022: 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. |
| Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | 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. | | Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022: 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. | | Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2022: 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. | | Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. | | |