collect

collect
kə'lekt
1. verb
1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) reunir, recopilar
2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) recoger
•
- collection
- collective
2. noun
(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) cooperativa
- collector
collect vb
1. coleccionar / reunir
I collect coins colecciono monedas
2. ir a recoger / ir a buscar
I'll collect you from the airport te iré a recoger al aeropuerto
3. recolectar dinero
to collect for the poor recolectar dinero para los pobres
4. reunirse
a crowd collected to watch the ceremony se reunió una muchedumbre para mirar la ceremonia
collect
tr[kə'lekt]
transitive verb
1 (glasses, plates, belongings, etc) recoger; (information, data) reunir, recopilar
■ can you collect (up) the empty cups? ¿puedes recoger las tazas vacías?
■ that piano is just collecting dust aquel piano sólo está acumulando polvo
2 (stamps, records, etc) coleccionar
3 (taxes) recaudar; (rent) cobrar
4 (for charity - money) recaudar, hacer una colecta de; (- old clothes, jumble) juntar
5 (pick up, fetch) ir a buscar, recoger
■ I'll collect you from the airport te vendré a buscar al aeropuerto
■ they collect the rubbish on Fridays pasan a recoger la basura los viernes
intransitive verb
1 (dust, water) acumularse; (people) reunirse, congregarse
2 (for charity) recaudar dinero, hacer una colecta
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to call collect SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL llamar a cobro revertido
to collect one's thoughts ponerse en orden las ideas
to collect oneself serenarse, recobrar la calma
collect [kə'lɛkt] vt
1) gather: recopilar, reunir, recoger
she collected her thoughts: puso en orden sus ideas
2) : coleccionar, juntar
to collect stamps: coleccionar timbres
3) : cobrar (una deuda), recaudar (un impuesto)
4) draw: cobrar, percibir (un sueldo, etc.)
collect vi
1) accumulate: acumularse, juntarse
2) congregate: congregarse, reunirse
collect adv & adj
: por cobrar, a cobro revertido
collect
n.
• colecta s.f.
v.
• acopiar v.
• acumular v.
• allegar v.
• amontonar v.
• cobrar v.
• coger v.
• coleccionar v.
• colectar v.
• colegir v.
• juntar v.
• recoger v.
• reunir v.

I
1. kə'lekt
transitive verb
1)
a) (gather together) \<\<information/evidence/data\>\> reunir*, recopilar

we're collecting old clothes for charity — estamos juntando ropa usada para una obra benéfica

we collected (up) our belongings — recogimos nuestras cosas

b) (attract, accumulate) \<\<dust\>\> acumular, juntar
c) (earn) (colloq) sacar(se)* (fam), ganarse
2) (as hobby) coleccionar, juntar (esp AmL)
3) (fetch, pick up) recoger*

they collect the garbage every Monday — todos los lunes pasan a recoger la basura

she collects her from school every day — la recoge del colegio or la va a buscar al colegio todos los días

4) (obtain payment) \<\<rent/fine/subscription\>\> cobrar; \<\<taxes\>\> recaudar
5) (put in order)

give me some time to collect my thoughts — déjame pensar un momento

to collect oneself — recobrar la calma, serenarse


2.
vi
1)
a) (gather, assemble) \<\<people\>\> reunirse*, congregarse*
b) (accumulate) \<\<dust/water\>\> acumularse, juntarse
2) (solicit contributions) recaudar dinero, hacer* una colecta

II
adjective (AmE) <call/cable> a cobro revertido, por cobrar (Chi, Méx)

III
adverb (AmE) <call> a cobro revertido, por cobrar (Chi, Méx)
[kǝ'lekt]
1. VT
1) (=assemble) reunir, juntar; [+ facts, documents] recopilar, reunir; (=collect in) recoger

the teacher collected the exercise books — el maestro recogió los cuadernos

to collect o.s. or one's thoughts — (fig) reponerse, recobrar el dominio de uno mismo

2) (as hobby) [+ stamps, valuables] coleccionar
3) (=call for, pick up) [+ person] recoger, pasar por (LAm); [+ post, rubbish] recoger; [+ books] coger, recoger; [+ subscriptions, rent] cobrar; [+ taxes] recaudar; [+ ticket] recoger

I'll collect you at eight — vengo a recogerte a las ocho

their mother collects them from school — su madre los recoge del colegio, su madre los pasa a buscar por el colegio

I'll go and collect the mail — voy por el correo

4) (=gather) [+ dust, water] acumular, retener
2. VI
1) (=gather) [people] reunirse, congregarse; [water] estancarse; [dust] acumularse
2) (=collect money) hacer una colecta

I'm collecting for UNICEF — estoy haciendo una colecta para la UNICEF

to collect for charity — recaudar or recolectar fondos con fines benéficos

3) (=pick up)

collect on delivery — (US) contra reembolso

3.
ADV

to call collect — (US) (Telec) llamar a cobro revertido

4.
CPD

collect call N — (US) llamada f a cobro revertido

* * *

I
1. [kə'lekt]
transitive verb
1)
a) (gather together) \<\<information/evidence/data\>\> reunir*, recopilar

we're collecting old clothes for charity — estamos juntando ropa usada para una obra benéfica

we collected (up) our belongings — recogimos nuestras cosas

b) (attract, accumulate) \<\<dust\>\> acumular, juntar
c) (earn) (colloq) sacar(se)* (fam), ganarse
2) (as hobby) coleccionar, juntar (esp AmL)
3) (fetch, pick up) recoger*

they collect the garbage every Monday — todos los lunes pasan a recoger la basura

she collects her from school every day — la recoge del colegio or la va a buscar al colegio todos los días

4) (obtain payment) \<\<rent/fine/subscription\>\> cobrar; \<\<taxes\>\> recaudar
5) (put in order)

give me some time to collect my thoughts — déjame pensar un momento

to collect oneself — recobrar la calma, serenarse


2.
vi
1)
a) (gather, assemble) \<\<people\>\> reunirse*, congregarse*
b) (accumulate) \<\<dust/water\>\> acumularse, juntarse
2) (solicit contributions) recaudar dinero, hacer* una colecta

II
adjective (AmE) <call/cable> a cobro revertido, por cobrar (Chi, Méx)

III
adverb (AmE) <call> a cobro revertido, por cobrar (Chi, Méx)

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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