| Principal Translations |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (collect in vehicle) | recoger a vtr + prep |
| | | buscar a vtr + prep |
| | | pasar a buscar a loc verb + prep |
| | I'll pick up the kids from school today. |
| | Voy a recoger a los chicos hoy en colegio. |
| pick [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fetch) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | | retirar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar a buscar loc verb |
| | Could you pick up my prescription on your way past the chemist? |
| | ¿Puedes recoger mi receta cuando pases por la farmacia? |
| pick [sth/sb] up vtr phrasal sep | (grasp, lift) | recoger⇒ vtr |
| | | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | | alzar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I picked up the book which had fallen onto the floor. |
| | Recogí el libro que se había caído al suelo. |
| pick [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative, slang (seduce) (AmL: coloquial) | levantarse a v prnl + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | ligar con vi + prep |
| | | conquistar a vtr + prep |
| | Lisa picked some guy up in a bar last night. |
| | Lisa se levantó a un tipo en el bar anoche. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (improve) | mejorar⇒ vi |
| | | remontar⇒ vi |
| | | repuntar⇒ vi |
| | | recuperarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We hope that sales will pick up next month. |
| | Esperamos que las ventas mejoren el mes que viene. |
| pick up vi phrasal | informal (answer phone call) | contestar⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | levantar⇒ vi |
| | | atender⇒ vi |
| | I let the phone ring for ages but he didn't pick up. |
| | Dejé sonar mucho el teléfono, pero no contestó. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (acquire: a habit, mannerism) | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| | | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | Maria was worried that her son was picking up some bad habits from the other boys at school. |
| | Maria estaba preocupada de que su hijo adquiriera malos hábitos de los otros chicos de la escuela. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn: a language, skill) | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | My brother is so good at languages, he picked up French in a week. |
| | Mi hermano es tan bueno con los idiomas que aprendió francés en una semana. |
pick [sth] up,
pick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (learn over time, bit by bit) | aprender⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | adquirir⇒ vtr |
| | Andy picked up his cookery skills while working in his father's restaurant. |
| | Andy aprendió sus habilidades de cocina cuando trabajaba en el restaurante de su padre. |
| Principal Translations |
pickup,
pick-up n | US (small open-backed truck) | ranchera nf |
| | | camioneta nf |
| | The man gave us a ride in the back of his pickup. |
| | El hombre nos llevó en la parte de atrás de su ranchera. |
| pickup n | informal (business: improvement) | mejora nf |
| | | repunte nm |
| | Analysts have noted a pickup in last month's housing figures. |
| | Los analistas han observado una mejora en las cifras inmobiliarias del mes pasado. |
| pickup n | (on musical instrument) (música) | pastilla nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | pickup nm |
| | This guitar has three pickups. |
| | Esta guitarra tiene tres pastillas. |
| pickup n | informal (bus: letting passengers on) | recogida nf |
| | | parada nf |
| | You can't pass a schoolbus that's stopped for a pickup. |
| | No puedes pasar a los autobuses escolares que frenan para una recogida. |
pickup,
pick-up n | (record player: amplifying device) | pastilla nf |
| | (voz inglesa) | pickup nm |
| | A record player's pickup holds the stylus. |
| pickup n | (car: acceleration speed) | aceleración nf |
| | This car's pickup is much faster than my last one. |
| | La aceleración de este auto es mucho mejor que la de mi auto anterior. |
| pickup n | (freight collection) | recogida nf |
| | | carga nf |
| | I've got a pickup at the factory first thing this morning. |
| | Tengo una recogida en la fábrica a primera hora de la mañana. |
| pickup n | informal (act of collecting [sth]) | recogida nf |
| | | colecta nf |
| | Make sure to take the garbage out this morning because the pickup is at noon. |
| | Asegúrate de sacar la basura esta mañana porque la recogida es al mediodía. |
Locuciones verbales
pick up | pickup truck | pickup | pick-up |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (detect) | percatarse de v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | pillar⇒, captar⇒ vtr |
| | | darse cuenta de loc verb + prep |
| | I made an error in my calculations, but nobody picked up on it. |
| | Nadie se percató del error que cometí en mis cálculos. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Creo que no ha pillado la indirecta, así que tendrás que hablar con ella. |
| pick up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (talk about: [sth] mentioned) | retomar⇒ vtr |
| | Denise picked up on Laura's comment about working mothers. |
| | Denise retomó el comentario de Laura sobre las madres que trabajan. |