| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (collect in vehicle) | plocka upp, ta upp, hämta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | I'll pick up the kids from school today. |
| pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fetch) | plocka upp, ta upp, hämta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist? |
| pick [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (grasp, lift) | plocka upp ngt/ngn, ta upp ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (seduce) (slang) | ragga upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | förföra vtr |
| | Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (improve) (bli bättre, bildlig) | hämta sig, repa sig vitr partikel |
| | | komma på fötter v uttr |
| | We hope that sales will pick up next month. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (answer phone call) | svara vitr |
| | | svara i telefon vbal uttr |
| | I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism) | lägga sig till med vbal uttr |
| | | tillägna sig vtr + refl |
| | Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn: a language, skill) | lära sig vtr + refl |
| | (vardagligt) | snappa upp vitr partikel |
| | My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn over time, bit by bit) | tillägna sig vtr + refl |
| | | lära sig vtr + refl |
| | Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant. |
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
pickup,
pick-up n | US (small open-backed truck) (lånord) | pickup s |
| | | truck s |
| | The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup. |
| pickup n | informal (business: improvement) | uppgång s |
| | | uppåtgående trend s |
| | Analysts have noted a pickup in last month's housing figures. |
| pickup n | (on musical instrument) (låneord) | pickup s |
| | This guitar has three pickups. |
| pickup n | informal (bus: letting passengers on) | påstigning s |
| | You can't pass a schoolbus that's stopped for a pickup. |
pickup,
pick-up n | (record player: amplifying device) | pickup s |
| | A record player's pickup holds the stylus. |
| pickup n | (car: acceleration speed) | accelerationsförmåga s |
| | This car's pickup is much faster than my last one. |
| pickup n | (freight collection) | lastbil s |
| | | varubil s |
| | (liten lastbil) | pickup s |
| | I've got a pickup at the factory first thing this morning. |
| pickup n | informal (act of collecting [sth]) | hämtning s |
| | | avhämtning s |
| | Make sure to take the garbage out this morning because the pickup is at noon. |