Traducción & Definición
to pick up: levantar, recoger; descolgar (el teléfono); obtener, adquirir
To pick up tiene varios significados:
Pick up the telephone! ¡Coge el teléfono!
Pick up your clothes from the floor. Recoge tu ropa del suelo.
Philip picked up three girls at the bar last night. Anoche, Philip ligó con tres chicas en el bar.
He picked up the check. Él pagó la cuenta.
to pick (someone) up (from the airport): ir a buscar (a alguien) al (aeropuerto)
Can you pick the kids up from school? ¿Puedes ir a buscar a los niños al colegio?
to pick up (something at the store): comprar (algo en la tienda)
to pick (someone) up (in a bar): ligar con (alguien en un bar)
Ejemplos
- "Besides, you said you would never pick up a tambourine again."
- "learn about the culture in this peaceful land
and better pick up women if the" - "Frank (Dispatcher) : "Pick-me-up" cabs, this is Frank."
- "I'm gonna pick you up, turn you on, keep you clean..."
- "(Philip ends the call and picks up the phone again)"
- "Subject: Insane Person in hospital - Please pick up!"
- "If you pick up the paperclips off the floor, I'll help you sort these letters back into two piles."
- "I need you this afternoon to run some errands, pick up my dry cleaning, and I have this weird rash that I need you to look at."
- "She's so awful that just the sight of her makes people scream. When I pick her up, people run out of the room. In my hands, this instrument can do more damage than a bazooka!"
- "I'm sure you'll find the job as gratifying as I found picking up your soiled tissues and discarded chocolate wrappers for the past decade as your special assistant."
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