pick up

pick up
pick up
1) (improve) [trade, market] reprendre; [weather, performance, health] s'améliorer; [ill person] se rétablir
2) (resume) reprendre

to pick up (from) where one left off — reprendre là où on s'est arrêté

pick [somebody/something] up, pick up [somebody/something]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) ramasser; (to examine) prendre; (after fall) relever; (for cuddle) prendre [quelqu'un] dans ses bras

to pick something up in ou with one's left hand — prendre quelque chose de sa main gauche

to pick up the telephone — décrocher le téléphone

to pick up the bill — régler l'addition

4) (collect) prendre [passenger, cargo]; (passer) prendre [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher?

pick [something] up, pick up [something]
5) (buy) prendre, acheter; dénicher [bargain]
6) (learn, acquire) apprendre [language]; prendre [habit, accent]; développer [skill]

you'll soon pick it up — tu t'y mettras vite

7) (catch) attraper [illness]
8) (notice, register) [person] repérer [error]; [person, machine] détecter [defect]
9) (detect) trouver [trail, scent]; [radar] détecter la présence de [aircraft, person, object]; Radio, Telecommunications capter [signal]
10) (gain, earn) gagner [point, size]; acquérir [reputation]

to pick up speed — prendre de la vitesse

11) (resume) reprendre [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your French again — ton français te reviendra vite

pick [somebody] up, pick up [somebody]
12) (rescue) recueillir [person]
13) (arrest) arrêter [suspect]
14) (meet) péj ramasser [partner, prostitute]
15) (find fault with) faire des remarques à [person] (on sur)
pick oneself up (get up) se relever; (recover) se reprendre

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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