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1 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) pochytiť2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) naložiť, vziať3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) objaviť, natrafiť na4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) vstať5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) vyzdvihnúť si6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) (za)chytiť7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) nájsť; zadržať* * *• vyzdvihnút• zdvihnút
См. также в других словарях:
pick over — ► pick over (or pick through) sort through (a number of items) carefully. Main Entry: ↑pick … English terms dictionary
pick over — (something) to examine a group of things carefully. The boss picked over every word in Kelley s memo. She picked the strawberries over, selecting the largest ones … New idioms dictionary
pick over — verb separate or remove The customer picked over the selection • Syn: ↑sieve out • Hypernyms: ↑choose, ↑take, ↑select, ↑pick out • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
pick over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pick over : present tense I/you/we/they pick over he/she/it picks over present participle picking over past tense picked over past participle picked over 1) pick over something to examine a collection of… … English dictionary
pick over — PHRASAL VERB If you pick over a quantity of things, you examine them carefully, for example to reject the ones you do not want. [V P n (not pron)] Pick over the fruit and pile on top of the cream … English dictionary
pick over something — pick over (something) to examine a group of things carefully. The boss picked over every word in Kelley s memo. She picked the strawberries over, selecting the largest ones … New idioms dictionary
pick over the bones of something — phrase to examine something very carefully in order to find anything of value and keep it for yourself There wasn’t much left of the estate after the lawyers had picked over the bones. Thesaurus: to search for something or someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
pick over — {v.} To select the best of; look at and take what is good from; choose from. * /She picked the apples over and threw out the bad ones./ * /We hurried to the big sale, but we were late and everything had already been picked over./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pick over — {v.} To select the best of; look at and take what is good from; choose from. * /She picked the apples over and threw out the bad ones./ * /We hurried to the big sale, but we were late and everything had already been picked over./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pick\ over — v To select the best of; look at and take what is good from; choose from. She picked the apples over and threw out the bad ones. We hurried to the big sale, but we were late and everything had already been picked over … Словарь американских идиом
pick over the bones of something — to examine something very carefully in order to find anything of value and keep it for yourself There wasn t much left of the estate after the lawyers had picked over the bones … English dictionary
