collect

collect
collect [kəˈlekt]
1. transitive verb
   a. ( = gather together) [+ valuables, wealth] amasser ; [+ information, documents, evidence] rassembler
• the collected works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare
• she collected together a group of volunteers elle a réuni un groupe de volontaires
• to collect o.s. ( = regain control of o.s.) se reprendre ; ( = reflect quietly) se recueillir
• to collect one's thoughts se concentrer
   b. ( = pick up) ramasser
• the children collected the books for the teacher les enfants ont ramassé les livres pour le professeur
• someone came and collected our tickets quelqu'un est venu prendre nos billets
• you can collect your order on Thursday vous pouvez venir chercher votre commande jeudi
• the rubbish is collected twice a week les ordures sont ramassées deux fois par semaine
• the firm collects the empty bottles l'entreprise récupère les bouteilles vides
   c. ( = obtain) [+ money, subscriptions, signatures] recueillir ; [+ taxes, fines] percevoir ; [+ rents] encaisser
• she collected the prize for best writer elle a reçu le prix du meilleur écrivain
   d. (as hobby) [+ stamps, antiques, coins] collectionner
   e. ( = call for) (passer) prendre
• I'll collect you at 8 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 8 heures
• to collect one's mail (passer) prendre son courrier
• the bus collects the children each morning l'autobus ramasse les enfants tous les matins
2. intransitive verb
   a. [people] se rassembler ; [things] s'entasser ; [dust, water] s'accumuler
• a crowd had collected outside the building une foule s'était rassemblée devant le bâtiment
   b. ( = gather money) to collect for charity faire la quête pour des œuvres caritatives
3. adverb
(US) to call collect téléphoner en PCV
4. compounds
► collect call noun (US) communication f en PCV
* * *
[kə'lekt] 1.
adverb US Telecommunications

to call somebody collect — appeler quelqu'un en PCV

2.
transitive verb
1) (gather) ramasser [wood, litter, eggs]; rassembler [information, documents]; recueillir [signatures]

to collect one's wits — rassembler ses esprits

to collect one's strength — rassembler or ramasser ses forces

to collect one's thoughts — se recueillir

2) (as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de [stamps, coins]
3) (receive, contain) (intentionally) recueillir [rain water]; (accidentally) [objects] prendre, ramasser [dust]
4) (obtain) percevoir [rent]; encaisser [fares, money]; recouvrer [debt]; toucher [pension]; Administration percevoir [tax, fine]; remporter [prize]

to collect money for charity — collecter de l'argent pour les bonnes œuvres

5) (take away) ramasser [rubbish]; faire la levée de [mail, post]
6) (pick up) aller chercher [person]; récupérer [keys, book etc]

to collect a suit from the cleaners — passer prendre un costume chez le teinturier

3.
intransitive verb
1) (accumulate) [dust, leaves] s'accumuler; [crowd] se rassembler, se réunir
2) (raise money)

to collect for charity — faire la quête pour des bonnes œuvres

4.
collected past participle adjective
1) [person] calme
2) (assembled)

the collected works of Dickens — les œuvres complètes de Dickens

the collected poems of W. B. Yeats — la collection complète des poèmes de W. B. Yeats


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