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pick up
A transitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that requires a direct object (e.g., to pick up [the phone]).
1. (to collect)
b. passer prendre
Can you pick up your suit from the dry cleaner?Tu peux passer prendre ton costume au pressing ?
2. (to lift)
a. ramasser
Sylvie picked up the cat's toy so nobody would trip on it.Sylvie a ramassé le jouet du chat pour que personne ne trébuche dessus.
3. (to answer)
a. décrocher (telephone)
I never pick up the phone before 7 a.m.Je ne décroche jamais le téléphone avant 7 heures.
4. (to learn)
6. (to restart)
a. reprendre
Can we pick up the conversation where we left off?On peut reprendre la conversation là où on l'avait laissée ?
7. (to catch)
a. attraper
You're more likely to pick up that disease in hot places.Vous avez plus de chances d'attraper cette maladie dans les régions chaudes.
8. (colloquial) (to arrest)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pincer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The customs officers picked Miller up at the border with contraband goods.Les douaniers ont pincé Miller à la frontière en possession de marchandises de contrebande.
9. (colloquial) (figurative) (to seduce)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. draguer (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Denis picked up a girl at the club last night.Denis a dragué une fille en boîte hier soir.
An intransitive phrasal verb is a phrasal verb that does not require a direct object (e.g., to sit up).
10. (to improve)
b. s'améliorer
After a cold week, the weather is picking up this weekend.Après une semaine de froid, le temps s'améliore ce week-end.
11. (to restart)
a. décrocher
I tried calling my aunt several times, but she didn't pick up.J'ai essayé d'appeler ma tante plusieurs fois, mais elle n'a pas décroché.
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