pick up

pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aprender
2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) recoger, pasar a buscar
3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) conseguir, encontrar
4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) ponerse de pie, levantarse
5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) coger, recoger
6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) captar, recibir, sintonizar
7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) encontrar, coger
pick up vb
1. ir a recoger
he picked me up at the airport me fue a recoger al aeropuerto
2. recoger
I picked up the money she had dropped recogí el dinero que se le había caído
pick up vt
1) lift: levantar
2) tidy: arreglar, ordenar
pick up vi
improve: mejorar
pick up (Radio station, etc.)
v.
• captar v.
v.
• alzar v.
• levantar v.
• recoger v.
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(gather off floor, ground) recoger*; (take) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp); (lift up) levantar

to pick oneself up — reponerse*; (lit: after falling) levantarse

to pick up the tab o (BrE also) bill — cargar* con la cuenta, cargar* con el muerto (fam)

she picked up the check — (AmE) pagó ella

2)
a) (learn) \<\<language\>\> aprender; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

it's not hard, you'll soon pick it up — no es difícil, ya verás cómo enseguida le agarras la onda or (Esp) le coges el tranquillo (fam)

b) (acquire) \<\<bargain\>\> conseguir*, encontrar*
3)
a) (collect, fetch) recoger*, pasar a buscar

could you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?

b) (take on board) \<\<passenger\>\> recoger*
c) (rescue) rescatar
d) (arrest) detener*
e) (colloq) \<\<man/woman\>\> ligarse* (fam), levantar (AmS fam)
4)
a) (receive) \<\<signal\>\> captar, recibir
b) (detect) detectar
5) (resume) \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar
Sense II
6) v + adv + o
a) (earn) (colloq) hacer* (fam), sacar* (fam)
b) (gain) \<\<speed\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)
7) (tidy) (AmE colloq) \<\<room/house\>\> ordenar
Sense III
8) v + o + adv
a) (revive) reanimar
b) (correct) corregir*

to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado

Sense IV
9) v + adv
a) (improve) \<\<prices/sales\>\> subir, repuntar; \<\<economy/business\>\> repuntar; \<\<invalid\>\> mejorar, recuperarse; \<\<weather\>\> mejorar
b) (resume) seguir*, continuar*
10) (notice) (colloq)

to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo

1. VT + ADV
1) (=lift) [+ box, suitcase, cat] levantar; [+ dropped object] recoger, coger; (=take hold of) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

I saw her fall and ran to pick her up — la vi caerse y corrí a levantarla

that child is always wanting to be picked up — ese niño siempre quiere que lo cojan or (LAm) levanten

she bent to pick up her glove — se agachó para recoger or coger su guante

she picked up a pencil and fiddled with it — tomó or cogió or (LAm) agarró un lápiz y se puso a enredar con él

you can't pick up a newspaper these days without reading about her — últimamente no puedes coger or (LAm) agarrar un periódico que no hable de ella

• to pick up the bill or tab (for sth) * — pagar la cuenta (de algo)

• to pick o.s. up — (lit) levantarse, ponerse de pie; (fig) recuperarse, reponerse

piece 1., 1)
2) (=collect) [+ person] recoger, ir a buscar (esp LAm); (=give lift to) [+ hitch-hiker, passenger] recoger, coger

did you pick up my laundry? — ¿recogiste mi colada?

3) (=learn) [+ language, skill] aprender; [+ accent, habit] coger, agarrar (LAm), adquirir frm

you'll soon pick it up again — pronto lo volverás a aprender

I picked up a bit of news about him today — hoy me enteré de algunas cosas sobre él

4) (=buy) comprar; (=find) [+ bargain] encontrar; (=catch) [+ disease] coger, agarrar (LAm), pillar *

an old car he picked up for £250 — un coche viejo que compró por 250 libras

I'll pick up some beer on the way back — compraré unas cervezas a la vuelta

I may pick up some useful ideas for my book — puede que encuentre algunas ideas útiles para mi libro

5) * (=earn, gain) ganar, sacarse

she picks up £400 a week — gana or se saca 400 libras a la semana

• it picked up the best musical award — ganó or se llevó el premio al mejor musical

• to pick up speed — acelerar, coger velocidad, tomar velocidad (LAm)

6) * (sexually) ligarse a *

are you trying to pick me up? — ¿estás intentando ligar conmigo?

7) (Rad, TV) [+ station, channel] captar, coger; (Tech) [+ signal] captar, registrar

we can pick up Italian television — podemos captar or coger la televisión italiana

8) (=notice, detect)

he picked up ten misprints — encontró diez erratas

• she picked up every mistake — no se le escapó ni un error

• I had no difficulty picking up the signals he was sending me — (fig) no tuve problemas para captar las indirectas que me estaba mandando

scent 1., 3)
9) (=resume) [+ conversation, narrative] continuar; [+ relationship] reanudar; thread 1., 1)
10) (=focus on)

I'd like to pick up the point David made — quisiera volver al punto que planteó David

the papers picked up the story — los periódicos publicaron la historia

11) (=reprimand) reñir, reprender

she picked him up for using bad language — le riñó or le reprendió por decir palabrotas

12) (=correct)

• he picked me up on my grammar — me señaló diversas faltas de gramática

if I may pick you up on that point — si me permites corregirte en ese punto

13) (=rescue) recoger, rescatar
14) (=arrest) detener
15) (=revive) [+ person] reanimar

this tonic will soon pick you up — este tónico te reanimará pronto

16) (US) * (=tidy) [+ room, house] recoger
2. VI + ADV
1) (=improve) [conditions, weather, sales] mejorar; [market, economy] reponerse; [business, trade] ir mejor; [prices] volver a subir

the game picked up in the second half — el partido mejoró en el segundo tiempo

2) (=increase) [wind] levantarse
3) (=continue)

to pick up where one left off — [+ activity, conversation, relationship] continuar donde se había dejado

4) (=notice, react to)

• I was getting nervous and he picked up on that — me estaba poniendo nervioso y él lo captó or se dio cuenta

the press did not pick up on it — la prensa no reaccionó ante la noticia

5) * (=become involved with)

• to pick up with sb — juntarse con algn

she's picked up with a bad crowd — se ha juntado con una gente no muy recomendable

6) (=tidy up)

• to pick up after sb — ir recogiendo detrás de algn

he expects me to pick up after him — espera que vaya recogiendo detrás suyo

* * *
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
(gather off floor, ground) recoger*; (take) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp); (lift up) levantar

to pick oneself up — reponerse*; (lit: after falling) levantarse

to pick up the tab o (BrE also) bill — cargar* con la cuenta, cargar* con el muerto (fam)

she picked up the check — (AmE) pagó ella

2)
a) (learn) \<\<language\>\> aprender; \<\<habit\>\> adquirir, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

it's not hard, you'll soon pick it up — no es difícil, ya verás cómo enseguida le agarras la onda or (Esp) le coges el tranquillo (fam)

b) (acquire) \<\<bargain\>\> conseguir*, encontrar*
3)
a) (collect, fetch) recoger*, pasar a buscar

could you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?

b) (take on board) \<\<passenger\>\> recoger*
c) (rescue) rescatar
d) (arrest) detener*
e) (colloq) \<\<man/woman\>\> ligarse* (fam), levantar (AmS fam)
4)
a) (receive) \<\<signal\>\> captar, recibir
b) (detect) detectar
5) (resume) \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar
Sense II
6) v + adv + o
a) (earn) (colloq) hacer* (fam), sacar* (fam)
b) (gain) \<\<speed\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)
7) (tidy) (AmE colloq) \<\<room/house\>\> ordenar
Sense III
8) v + o + adv
a) (revive) reanimar
b) (correct) corregir*

to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado

Sense IV
9) v + adv
a) (improve) \<\<prices/sales\>\> subir, repuntar; \<\<economy/business\>\> repuntar; \<\<invalid\>\> mejorar, recuperarse; \<\<weather\>\> mejorar
b) (resume) seguir*, continuar*
10) (notice) (colloq)

to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo


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