| Principal Translations |
| collect [sth]⇒ vtr | (gather objects as hobby) | coleccionar⇒ vtr |
| | He collects model cars. |
| | Colecciona coches antiguos. |
| collect [sth] vtr | (receive payment) | cobrar⇒ vtr |
| | (impuestos, deuda, fondos) | recaudar⇒ vtr |
| | The paperboy collected the money due to him. |
| | El repartidor de periódicos cobró el dinero que le debían. |
| collect [sth] vtr | (accumulate [sth]) | acumular⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | (ES) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | The furniture collects dust. |
| | El mueble acumula mucho polvo. |
| collect [sth] vtr | (gather information, etc.) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | | recopilar⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | | recolectar⇒ vtr |
| | She collected all the information she could find on the topic. |
| | Recogió toda la información que pudo sobre el tema. |
| collect [sth] vtr | (solicit donations) | recaudar⇒ vtr |
| | | recolectar⇒ vtr |
| | He stood there all day with his charity tin collecting money for the homeless. |
| | Se pasó todo el día con su bote de colecta recaudando fondos para las personas sin hogar. |
| collect [sb]⇒ vtr | (pick up, fetch [sb]) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | (AR) | pasar a buscar loc verb |
| | I collect the children from their father's at 5pm on a Sunday. |
| | Recojo a los niños de la casa de su padre los domingos a las 5 de la tarde. |
| collect [sth]⇒ vtr | (pick up, fetch [sth]) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | (AR) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | I was out when the postman called, so I had to go to the post office to collect my parcel. |
| | No estaba en casa cuando vino el cartero, así que tuve que ir a recoger mi paquete en la oficina postal. |
| collect for [sth] vi + prep | (solicit donations) | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | | recaudar⇒ vtr |
| | | colectar⇒ vtr |
| | We're collecting for charity. |
| | Estamos juntando donaciones para caridad. |
| collect⇒ vi | (accumulate) | amontonarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The papers collected in the corner for months. |
| | Los papeles se amontonaron en el rincón durante meses. |
| collect vi | (take payments) | cobrar⇒ vi |
| | The paperboy usually collects on Thursdays. |
| | El repartidor de periódicos suele cobrar los jueves. |
| Additional Translations |
| collect [sth]⇒ vtr | (receive, be awarded [sth]) | recibir⇒ vtr |
| | I'm here to collect the award on behalf of my mother. |
| | Estoy aquí para recibir el premio en nombre de mi madre. |
| collect yourself vtr + refl | figurative (emotions: calm) | recomponerse⇒, serenarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Let me collect myself before I go out on stage. I'm still a bit emotional. |
| | Dejame que me recomponga antes de salir al escenario; todavía estoy un poco emocionado. |