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2 pick

pick

A n

1 ( tool) gen pioche f, pic m ; (of miner, geologist) pic m ; ( of climber) piolet m ; ( of mason) smille f ; to dig with a pick creuser à la pioche ;

2 ( choice) choix m ; to have one's pick of avoir le choix parmi ; to take one's pick faire son choix (of parmi) ; take your pick choisis ; to get first pick choisir le/la premier/-ière, être le/la premier/-ière à choisir ;

3 ( best) meilleur/-e m/f ; the pick of the crop ( fruit) les meilleurs fruits ; the pick of this month's new films les meilleurs films sortis ce mois-ci ; the pick of the bunch le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot.

B vtr

1 (choose, select) gen choisir (from parmi) ; Sport sélectionner [player] (from parmi) ; former [team] ; ‘pick a card, any card’ ‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’ ; to be picked for England/for the team être sélectionné pour représenter l'Angleterre/pour faire partie de l'équipe ; you picked the right person/a good time to do it tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela ; you picked the wrong man ou person tu as choisi la mauvaise personne ; he certainly knows how to pick them! il sait les choisir! also iron ; to pick a fight ( physically) chercher à se bagarrer ○ (with avec) ; to pick a fight ou a quarrel chercher querelle (with à) ;

2 to pick one's way through avancer avec précaution parmi [rubble, litter] ; to pick one's way down prendre des précautions pour descendre [mountain, slope] ;

3 (pluck, gather) cueillir [fruit, flowers] ;

4 ( poke at) gratter [spot, scab, skin] ; to pick sth from ou off sth enlever qch de qch ; to pick one's nose mettre les doigts dans son nez ; to pick one's teeth se curer or se nettoyer les dents ; to pick a hole in one's sweater faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles ; to pick a lock crocheter une serrure ; to pick sb's pocket faire les poches de qn.

C vi

1 ( choose) choisir ; you can afford to pick and choose tu peux te permettre de faire les difficiles or de faire la fine bouche (among, between pour choisir parmi) ;

2 ( poke) ⇒ pick at, pick over etc.

Phrasal verbs

■ pick at:

▶ pick at [sth]

1 [person] manger [qch] du bout des dents [food] ; gratter, tripoter ○ [spot, scab] ; tripoter ○ [fabric, knot] ;

2 [bird] picorer [crumbs] ;

▶ pick at [sb] US ⇒ pick on.

■ pick off:

▶ pick [sb] off, pick off [sb] ( kill) abattre ; he picked them off one by one il les visait soigneusement et les abattait un à un ; lions pick off any stragglers les lions se jettent sur les traînards ;

▶ pick [sth] off, pick off [sth] enlever [qch] ;

▶ pick [sth] off sth cueillir [qch] sur qch [apple, cherry] ; to pick sth off the floor prendre qch qui était par terre ; to pick sth off the top of a cake retirer qch qui était sur un gâteau.

■ pick on:

▶ pick on [sb] (harass, single out) harceler ; stop picking on me! arrête de me harceler comme ça, fiche-moi la paix! ○ ; pick on someone your own size! ne t'attaque pas à quelqu'un de plus faible que toi.

■ pick out:

▶ pick [sb/sth] out, pick out [sb/sth]

1 ( select) gen choisir ; ( single out) repérer ; to be picked out from the group être remarqué dans le groupe ; to pick out three winners sélectionner trois gagnants (from parmi) ;

2 (make out, distinguish) distinguer [object, landmark] ; saisir, comprendre [words] ; reconnaître [person in photo, suspect] ; repérer [person in crowd] ; to pick out the theme in a variation reconnaître le thème dans une variation ;

3 ( highlight) [person, artist] mettre en valeur [title, letter] ; [torch, beam] révéler [form, object] ; to be picked out in red être mis en valeur en rouge ;

4 to pick out a tune (on the piano) retrouver un air (au piano).

■ pick over:

▶ pick [sth] over, pick over [sth]

1 lit trier [articles, lentils, raisins] ;

2 fig analyser [film, book].

■ pick up:

▶ pick up

1 ( improve) [trade, market, business] reprendre ; [weather, performance, health] s'améliorer ; [ill person] se rétablir ; things have picked up slightly ça commence à aller mieux ;

2 ( resume) reprendre ; to pick up (from) where one left off reprendre là où on s'est arrêté ;

▶ pick [sb/sth] up, pick up [sb/sth]

1 (lift, take hold of) ( to tidy) ramasser [object, litter, toys, clothes] ; ( to examine) prendre ; ( after fall) relever [person, child] ; ( for cuddle) prendre [qn] dans ses bras [person, child] ; to pick sth up in ou with one's left hand prendre qch de sa main gauche ; to pick up the telephone décrocher le téléphone ; the wave picked up the boat la vague a soulevé le bateau ; to pick up the bill ou tab ○ régler l'addition, casquer ○ ;

2 ( collect) prendre [passenger, cargo, hitcher] ; (passer) prendre [dry-cleaning, ticket, keys] ; aller chercher [person from airport, station] ; could you pick me up? est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher? ;

▶ pick [sth] up, pick up [sth]

1 ( buy) prendre, acheter [milk, bread, newspaper] ; dénicher [bargain, find] ; could you pick up some milk on the way home? peux-tu prendre du lait en rentrant à la maison? ;

2 (learn, acquire) apprendre [language] ; prendre [habit, accent] ; développer [skill] ; where did he pick up those manners? où a-t-il pris or attrapé ces manières? ; I'm hoping to pick up some tips j'espère obtenir quelques tuyaux ; it's not difficult, you'll soon pick it up ce n'est pas difficile, tu t'y mettras vite ;

3 ( catch) attraper [illness, cold, infection] ;

4 (notice, register) [person] repérer [mistake, error] ; [person, machine] détecter [defect] ;

5 ( detect) [person, animal] trouver [trail, scent] ; [searchlight, radar] détecter la présence de [aircraft, person, object] ; Radio, Telecom capter [signal, broadcast] ;

6 (gain, earn) gagner [point, size] ; acquérir [reputation] ; to pick up speed prendre de la vitesse ;

7 ( resume) reprendre [conversation, career] ; you'll soon pick up your French again ton français te reviendra vite ; to pick up the pieces (of one's life) recoller les morceaux ;

▶ pick [sb] up, pick up [sb]

1 ( rescue) [helicopter, ship] recueillir [person] ;

2 ( arrest) [police] arrêter [suspect] ;

3 ( meet) péj ramasser [person, partner, prostitute] ;

4 ( find fault with) faire des remarques à [person] (on sur) ; they'll pick you up for being improperly dressed ils vont te faire remarquer que tu n'es pas vêtu correctement ;

▶ pick oneself up

1 lit ( get up) se relever ;

2 fig ( recover) se reprendre.

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3 pick

pick [pɪk]

choisir ⇒ 1 (a), 2 cueillir ⇒ 1 (b) enlever ⇒ 1 (c) gratter ⇒ 1 (d) crocheter ⇒ 1 (f) pincer ⇒ 1 (g) choix ⇒ 3 (a) meilleur ⇒ 3 (b) pic ⇒ 3 (c)

1 transitive verb

(a) (select) choisir;

∎ he always picks the most expensive dish il choisit toujours le plat le plus cher;

∎ to pick one's words (carefully) (bien) choisir ses mots;

∎ she's been picked for the England team elle a été sélectionnée pour l'équipe d'Angleterre;

∎ to pick a team former une équipe;

∎ to pick a winner (in racing) choisir un cheval gagnant;

∎ figurative we've certainly picked a winner in Paul Rodger nous avons vraiment tiré le bon numéro avec Paul Rodger;

∎ ironic you really (know how to) pick them! tu les choisis bien!;

∎ ironic you picked a fine time to tell me tu as bien choisi ton moment pour me le dire

(b) (gather → fruit, flowers) cueillir; (→ mushrooms) ramasser;

∎ to pick cherries/grapes (for pleasure) cueillir des cerises/du raisin; (as job) faire la cueillette des cerises/les vendanges;

∎ pick your own (sign) cueillette à la ferme

(c) (remove) enlever;

∎ I had to pick the cat hairs off my dress il a fallu que j'enlève les poils de chat de ma robe

(d) (poke at → spot, scab) gratter;

∎ to pick one's nose se mettre les doigts dans le nez;

∎ to pick one's teeth se curer les dents;

∎ they picked the bones clean ils n'ont rien laissé sur les os;

∎ she picked a hole in her jumper elle a fait un trou à son pull en tirant sur la laine

(e) (walk carefully)

∎ they picked their way along the narrow ridge ils avancèrent prudemment le long de la crête étroite;

∎ he picked his way through the crowd il se fraya un chemin à travers la foule

(f) (lock) crocheter

(g) (pluck → guitar string) pincer; (→ guitar) pincer les cordes de

(h) (idioms)

∎ to have a bone to pick with sb avoir un compte à régler avec qn;

∎ to pick sb's brains tirer parti de l'intelligence ou des connaissances de qn;

∎ can I pick your brains a minute? est-ce que je peux faire appel à tes connaissances une minute?;

∎ to pick a fight chercher la bagarre;

∎ to pick holes in sth (in argument, theory, book etc) trouver des failles dans qch;

∎ she's always picking holes (in everything) elle n'arrête pas de chercher la petite bête;

∎ to pick sb's pocket faire les poches à qn;

∎ to pick a quarrel with sb chercher noise ou querelle à qn

2 intransitive verb

(choose) choisir;

∎ to pick and choose (be fussy) faire le/la difficile, faire la fine bouche;

∎ I like to be able to pick and choose j'aime bien avoir le choix;

∎ with your qualifications you can pick and choose avec vos diplômes, toutes les portes vous sont ouvertes

3 noun

(a) (choice) choix m;

∎ take your pick faites votre choix, choisissez;

∎ you can have your pick of them vous pouvez choisir celui qui vous plaît;

∎ he could have his pick of any job he wanted il pourrait obtenir n'importe quel emploi;

∎ we had first pick nous avons été les premiers à choisir

(b) (best) meilleur(e) m,f;

∎ the pick of France's footballers/writers (one) le meilleur footballer/écrivain français; (several) les meilleurs footballers/écrivains français;

∎ familiar the pick of the bunch (people) le dessus du panier, le gratin; (things) ce qui se fait de mieux^□

(c) (tool) pic m, pioche f; (of miner) pic m à main; (of mason) smille f; (of climber) piolet m

(d) (plectrum) plectre m, médiator m

➲ pick at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (pull at → loose end) tirer sur; (→ flake of paint, scab) gratter

(b) (food) manger du bout des dents;

∎ he only picked at the fish il a à peine touché au poisson

(c) (criticize pettily) être sur le dos de

➲ pick off separable transitive verb

(a) (shoot) abattre;

∎ a marksman picked off the leaders one by one un tireur d'élite a abattu les meneurs un à un

(b) (remove → scab, paint) gratter; (→ flowers, leaves) enlever, ôter;

∎ pick those papers off the ground ramassez ces papiers qui sont par terre;

∎ to pick the meat off a bone décortiquer un os;

∎ she picked herself off the floor elle s'est relevée

➲ pick on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (victimize) harceler, s'en prendre à;

∎ pick on someone your own size! ne t'en prends pas à un plus petit que toi!

(b) (single out) choisir;

∎ why pick on today of all days? pourquoi choisir ce jour entre tous?

➲ pick out separable transitive verb

(a) (choose) choisir;

∎ he picked out the best peaches il a choisi les meilleures pêches

(b) (spot, identify → person in crowd) repérer; (→ person in photo) reconnaître; (→ person in identification parade) identifier; (→ landmark, object) distinguer;

∎ I tried to pick him out in the crowd j'ai essayé de le repérer dans la foule;

∎ she was easy to pick out in her orange coat elle était facilement reconnaissable ou facile à repérer avec son manteau orange

(c) (highlight, accentuate) rehausser;

∎ the stitching is picked out in bright green un vert vif fait ressortir les coutures

(d) (play)

∎ to pick out a tune on the piano retrouver un air au piano

➲ pick over inseparable transitive verb

(examine → fruit, vegetables etc) trier; (→ performance, evidence, details) décortiquer, analyser

➲ pick up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (lift) prendre; (something from the ground) ramasser; (something that has fallen over) relever; Knitting (stitch) relever;

∎ pick up those books! ramassez ces livres!;

∎ to pick up the telephone décrocher le téléphone;

∎ to pick up a child (in one's arms) prendre un enfant dans ses bras; (after falling) relever un enfant;

∎ to pick oneself up (after falling) se relever; figurative (recover from crisis) se remettre;

∎ they left me to pick up the British bill or American tab ils m'ont laissé l'addition;

∎ figurative to pick up the pieces recoller les morceaux

(b) (collect → gen) passer prendre; (→ children from school, people from airport etc) aller chercher;

∎ I've got to pick up the children at four il faut que j'aille chercher les enfants à quatre heures;

∎ my father picked me up at the station mon père est venu me chercher à la gare;

∎ I have to pick up a parcel at the post office je dois passer prendre un colis à la poste;

∎ helicopters were sent to pick up the wounded on a envoyé des hélicoptères pour ramener les blessés;

∎ I never pick up hitchhikers je ne prends jamais d'auto-stoppeurs

(c) (acquire, come by → skill, information) apprendre; (→ reputation) gagner, acquérir; (→ prize) gagner, remporter;

∎ did you pick up any Greek during your stay? avez-vous appris un peu de grec pendant votre séjour?;

∎ to pick up bad habits prendre de mauvaises habitudes;

∎ I don't know where he's picking up these funny ideas from je ne sais pas où il va chercher ces idées bizarres;

∎ to pick up a parking ticket attraper un PV;

∎ our country picked up most of the medals notre pays a remporté la plupart des médailles

(d) familiar (buy cheaply)

∎ to pick up a bargain dénicher une bonne affaire;

∎ to pick sth up cheap acheter qch bon marché^□ ;

∎ I picked it up at the flea market je l'ai trouvé au marché aux puces^□

(e) (catch → illness, infection) attraper

(f) familiar (earn) se faire;

∎ you can pick up good money working on the rigs on peut se faire pas mal de fric en travaillant sur les plates-formes pétrolières

(g) familiar (arrest) pincer, agrafer

(h) familiar

∎ to pick sb up (sexual partner) lever qn;

∎ he picked her up in a bar il l'a levée dans un bar;

∎ he tried to pick her up il l'a draguée;

∎ to pick up a customer (of prostitute) racoler ou raccrocher un client

(i) (detect) détecter;

∎ he picked up the sound of a distant bell il perçut le son d'une cloche dans le lointain;

∎ the dogs picked up the scent again les chiens ont retrouvé la piste

(j) Radio & Television (receive) capter

(k) (notice) relever;

∎ the proofreaders pick up most of the mistakes les correcteurs repèrent ou relèvent la plupart des erreurs

(l) (criticize) reprendre;

∎ to pick sb up sharply reprendre qn vertement;

∎ nobody picked him up on his sexist comments personne n'a relevé ses remarques sexistes

(m) (resume) reprendre;

∎ we picked up the discussion where we'd left off nous avons repris la discussion là où nous l'avions laissée

(n) (return to) revenir sur, reprendre;

∎ I'd like to pick up a point you made earlier j'aimerais revenir sur une remarque que vous avez faite tout à l'heure

(o) (gather → speed, momentum) prendre;

∎ to pick up strength (person) reprendre des forces

(p) familiar (revive) remonter^□, requinquer;

∎ that will pick you up voilà qui vous remontera

2 intransitive verb

(a) (get better → sick person) se rétablir, se sentir mieux

(b) (improve → conditions, weather) s'améliorer; (→ business, trade) reprendre;

∎ the market is picking up after a slow start après avoir démarré doucement le marché commence à prendre;

∎ the game certainly picked up in the second half la partie s'est animée pendant la deuxième mi-temps

(c) (resume) reprendre;

∎ they picked up where they had left off (in conversation) ils ont repris la conversation là où ils l'avaient laissée; (in game) ils ont repris le jeu là où ils l'avaient laissé

(d) (notice)

∎ she didn't pick up on the criticism elle n'a pas relevé la critique

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4 pick up

pick up

1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi

2) (resume) riprendere

to pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]

3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]

to pick up the telephone — alzare la cornetta (del telefono)

to pick up the bill — pagare il conto

4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]

5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]

to pick up a bargain — fare un (buon) affare

6) (learn, acquire) imparare [ language]; prendere [habit, accent]; sviluppare [ skill]

7) (catch) prendere [ illness]

8) (notice, register) [ person] scovare, trovare [ error]; [ machine] rilevare [ defect]

9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]

10) (gain, earn) guadagnare [ point]; aumentare di [ size]

to pick up a reputation — farsi una brutta fama

to pick up speed — prendere velocità

11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]

12) (rescue) soccorrere, portare in salvo [ person]

13) (arrest) arrestare [ suspect]

14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]

15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up

16) (get up) alzarsi

17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi

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1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare

2) (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.) prendere su

3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare

4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi

5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere

6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere

7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere

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1. vt + adv

1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar su

could you help me pick up the toys? — mi aiuti a raccogliere i giocattoli?

to pick o.s. up — rialzarsi

to pick up a child — prendere in braccio un bambino

to pick up the phone — alzare il ricevitore

to pick up the bill fig — pagare (il conto)

to pick sb up for having made a mistake — riprendere qn per aver fatto uno sbaglio

2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prendere

we'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare

the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato

3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) imparare

they picked up a nasty infection — si sono presi una brutta infezione

can you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?

I picked up some Spanish during my holiday — ho imparato un po' di spagnolo in vacanza

he picked up a girl at the disco fam — ha rimorchiato una ragazza in discoteca

4) Radio TV Telec captare

2. vi + adv

1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi

things are picking up — le cose stanno migliorando

2) (continue) continuare, riprendere

to pick up where one left off — riprendere dal punto in cui ci si era fermati

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pick up

1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi

2) (resume) riprendere

to pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]

3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]

to pick up the telephone — alzare la cornetta (del telefono)

to pick up the bill — pagare il conto

4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]

5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]

to pick up a bargain — fare un (buon) affare

6) (learn, acquire) imparare [ language]; prendere [habit, accent]; sviluppare [ skill]

7) (catch) prendere [ illness]

8) (notice, register) [ person] scovare, trovare [ error]; [ machine] rilevare [ defect]

9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]

10) (gain, earn) guadagnare [ point]; aumentare di [ size]

to pick up a reputation — farsi una brutta fama

to pick up speed — prendere velocità

11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]

12) (rescue) soccorrere, portare in salvo [ person]

13) (arrest) arrestare [ suspect]

14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]

15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up

16) (get up) alzarsi

17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi

English-Italian dictionary > pick up
5 pick up

pick up

1) ( improve) [trade, market] reprendre; [weather, performance, health] s'améliorer; [ill person] se rétablir

2) ( resume) reprendre

to pick up (from) where one left off — reprendre là où on s'est arrêté

pick [somebody/something] up, pick up [somebody/something]

3) (lift, take hold of) ( to tidy) ramasser; ( to examine) prendre; ( after fall) relever; ( for cuddle) prendre [quelqu'un] dans ses bras

to pick something up in ou with one's left hand — prendre quelque chose de sa main gauche

to pick up the telephone — décrocher le téléphone

to pick up the bill — régler l'addition

4) ( collect) prendre [passenger, cargo]; (passer) prendre [ticket, keys]

could you pick me up? — est-ce que tu peux venir me chercher?

pick [something] up, pick up [something]

5) ( buy) prendre, acheter; dénicher [bargain]

6) (learn, acquire) apprendre [language]; prendre [habit, accent]; développer [skill]

you'll soon pick it up — tu t'y mettras vite

7) ( catch) attraper [illness]

8) (notice, register) [person] repérer [error]; [person, machine] détecter [defect]

9) ( detect) trouver [trail, scent]; [radar] détecter la présence de [aircraft, person, object]; Radio, Telecommunications capter [signal]

10) (gain, earn) gagner [point, size]; acquérir [reputation]

to pick up speed — prendre de la vitesse

11) ( resume) reprendre [conversation, career]

you'll soon pick up your French again — ton français te reviendra vite

pick [somebody] up, pick up [somebody]

12) ( rescue) recueillir [person]

13) ( arrest) arrêter [suspect]

14) ( meet) péj ramasser [partner, prostitute]

15) ( find fault with) faire des remarques à [person] (on sur)

pick oneself up ( get up) se relever; ( recover) se reprendre

English-French dictionary > pick up
6 ♦ telephone

♦ telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/
n. [uc]

telefono: You are wanted on the telephone, sei desiderato al telefono; to pick up the telephone, alzare il telefono; to put down the telephone, mettere giù il telefono; by telephone, per telefono; telefonicamente; to be on the telephone, essere al telefono; over the telephone, al telefono; ( anche) per (mezzo del) telefono: to receive orders over the telephone, ricevere (accettare) ordinazioni per telefono

● telephone-answering system, segreteria telefonica □ telephone bill, bolletta del telefono □ ( USA) telephone book = telephone directory ► sotto □ telephone booth (o telephone box), cabina telefonica □ telephone call, chiamata telefonica; telefonata □ telephone directory, elenco telefonico (o degli abbonati) □ telephone exchange, centralino telefonico □ telephone kiosk, cabina telefonica □ telephone operator, telefonista; centralinista □ telephone receiver, ricevitore telefonico □ telephone responder, segreteria telefonica che risponde anche alle chiamate □ telephone ringer, suoneria telefonica □ (market.) telephone selling ► telesales □ telephone stand, portatelefono □ telephone system, telefono integrato □ telephone tapping, intercettazione delle telefonate.
(to) telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/
v. i. e t.

1 telefonare; trasmettere per telefono

2 telefonare (a); fare una telefonata (a): Lots of people telephoned the editor, molte persone hanno telefonato al direttore del giornale.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ telephone
7 pick up

1. transitive verb
1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufheben

pick something up from the table — etwas vom Tisch nehmen

pick a child up in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen

pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln

2) (collect) mitnehmen; (by arrangement) abholen (at, from von); (obtain) holen

pick up something on the way home — etwas auf dem Nachhauseweg abholen

3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]

4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmen

pick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen

5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen

6) (coll.): (earn) einstreichen (ugs.)

7) (coll.): (make acquaintance of) aufreißen (ugs.)

8) (find and arrest) festnehmen

9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]

10) (obtain casually) sich (Dat.) aneignen; bekommen [Sache]

pick up languages easily — mühelos Sprachen lernen

11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)

12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]

13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]

14) (pay)

pick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
2. intransitive verb
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen
3. reflexive verb
pick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)

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1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) aufschnappen

2) (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.) auflesen

3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) erstehen

4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) sich erheben

5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) mitnehmen

6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) reinkriegen

7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) auf-, hochnehmen

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◆ pick up

I. vt

1. (lift)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth/sb etw/jdn aufheben

to \pick up up the phone [den Hörer] abnehmen; (make phone call) anrufen

2. (stand up)

▪ to \pick up oneself up aufstehen; (collect oneself) sich akk aufrappeln fam

to \pick up oneself up off the floor ( fig) sich akk [langsam] erholen, sich akk wieder aufrappeln fam

3. (acquire)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw erwerben

she \pick uped up an American accent while she was working in Boston sie hat sich, während sie in Boston gearbeitet hat, einen amerikanischen Akzent angeeignet

I \pick uped up some useful ideas at the seminar aus dem Seminar habe ich einige gute Ideen mitgenommen

where did she \pick up up the information? woher hat sie diese Informationen?

to \pick up up a bargain [or good buy] ein Schnäppchen machen

to \pick up up an illness eine Krankheit fangen fam, sich akk mit einer Krankheit anstecken

to \pick up up a prize einen Preis verliehen bekommen

4. (learn)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw aufschnappen [o mitkriegen] fam

5. (collect)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw abholen

do you mind \pick uping me up from the station? würde es dir etwas ausmachen, mich vom Bahnhof abzuholen?

I \pick uped up the dry-cleaning while I was in town während ich in der Stadt war, holte ich die Sachen von der Reinigung ab

the crew of the sinking tanker were \pick uped up by helicopter die Besatzung des sinkenden Tankers wurde von einem Hubschrauber an Bord genommen

to \pick up up passengers Fahrgäste [o Passagiere] aufnehmen

6. ( fam: for sexual purposes)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb jdn abschleppen [o aufreißen] fam

7. (detect)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth etw wahrnehmen

he's awfully quick to \pick up up any mistakes in your grammar er reagiert immer wie der Blitz darauf, wenn man einen grammatischen Fehler macht

to \pick up up the scent Witterung aufnehmen

to \pick up up the whiff of a fox einen Fuchs wittern

8. (on radio)

can you \pick up up Moscow on your radio? kannst du mit deinem Radio den Moskauer Sender empfangen?

to \pick up up a signal ein Signal empfangen; ( fig)

I'm \pick uping up signals that it's time we were on our way ich glaube, mir wird da signalisiert, dass wir uns jetzt auf den Weg machen sollten

9. (increase)

to \pick up up speed [or momentum] schneller werden; ( fig) sich akk verstärken

her career began to \pick up up speed mit ihrer Karriere ging es steil bergauf

10. ( fam: stop)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sb jdn schnappen fam

she was \pick uped up by the police for speeding sie wurde von der Polizei wegen überhöhter Geschwindigkeit angehalten

11. BRIT, AUS (correct)

▪ to \pick up sb up on sth jdn auf etw akk aufmerksam machen

the teacher \pick uped him up on his pronunciation der Lehrer verbesserte seine Aussprache

12. ( fam: earn)

to \pick up up £300 300 Pfund verdienen

he can \pick up up $100 an evening just in tips er kann am Abend allein in Trinkgeldern bis zu 100 Dollar machen

13. (resume)

▪ to \pick up up ⇆ sth an etw akk anknüpfen, auf etw akk zurückkommen

we \pick uped up the conversation again more or less where we had left off the previous evening wir setzten die Unterhaltung mehr oder weniger da fort, wo wir gestern Abend stehen geblieben waren

14.

▶ to \pick up up the bill [or tab] [or AM also check] ( fam) [die Rechnung] [be]zahlen

the consumer will be forced to \pick up up the bill for this scheme am Ende wird der Verbraucher für dieses Programm zur Kasse gebeten werden

▶ to \pick up up the pieces die Scherben kitten

▶ to \pick up up the threads den Faden wieder aufnehmen

they \pick uped up the threads of their conversation/discussion sie nahmen den Faden ihres Gesprächs/ihrer Diskussion wieder auf

they \pick uped up the threads of their marriage sie haben in ihrer Ehe einen Neuanfang gemacht

II. vi

1. (improve) sich akk bessern, besser werden; numbers steigen; market sich erholen

his spirits began to \pick up up seine Laune begann sich zu bessern

my interest \pick uped up when the film became centred on the trial proceedings mein Interesse erwachte wieder, als der Film sich auf die Gerichtsverhandlung konzentrierte

2. (resume)

to \pick up up where one left off da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat

3. (notice)

▪ to \pick up up on sb/sth jdn/etw bemerken [o wahrnehmen]; (react to) auf etw akk reagieren

4. esp AM (clean up) aufräumen

▪ to \pick up up after sb jdm hinterherräumen

5. esp BRIT (come into contact)

▪ to \pick up up with sb mit jdm Bekanntschaft schließen

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1. vt sep

1) (= take up) aufheben; (= lift momentarily) hochheben; stitch aufnehmen

to pick up a child in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up your feet when you walk! — heb deine Füße (beim Gehen)!

to pick oneself up — aufstehen

as soon as he picks up a book — sobald er ein Buch in die Hand nimmt

it's the sort of book you can pick up when you have a free minute — das ist so ein Buch, das man mal zwischendurch lesen kann

to pick up the phone — (den Hörer) abnehmen

you just have to pick up the phone — du brauchst nur anzurufen

to pick up a story — mit einer Geschichte fortfahren

to pick up the pieces (lit, fig) —

to pick up the thread of a lecture — den Faden (eines Vortrags) wiederfinden

to pick up the threads of one's life — die Scherben seines Lebens wieder zusammenkitten

the interviewer picked up this reference and... — der Interviewer nahm diese Bemerkung auf or knüpfte an diese Bemerkung an und...

2) (= get) holen; (= buy) bekommen; (= acquire) habit sich (dat) angewöhnen; news, gossip aufschnappen; illness sich (dat) holen or zuziehen; (= earn) verdienen; medal bekommen, erhalten

to pick sth up at a sale — etw im Ausverkauf erwischen

to pick up speed —

you never know what you'll pick up (= what illness etc) — man weiß nie, was man sich (dat) da holen or zuziehen kann

he picked up a few extra points — er hat ein paar Extrapunkte gemacht

he picked up a reputation as a womanizer — er geriet in den Ruf eines Frauenhelden

3) (= learn) skill etc sich (dat) aneignen; language lernen; accent, word aufschnappen; information, tips etc herausbekommen; idea aufgreifen

you'll soon pick it up — du wirst das schnell lernen

where did you pick up that idea? — wo hast du denn die Idee her?

4) (= collect) person, goods abholen

I'll come and pick you up — ich hole dich ab, ich komme dich abholen

5) (bus etc) passengers aufnehmen; (in car) mitnehmen

6) (= rescue: helicopter, lifeboat) bergen

7) (= arrest, catch) wanted man, criminal schnappen (inf)

they picked him up for questioning — sie haben ihn geholt, um ihn zu vernehmen

8) (inf) girl aufgabeln (inf)

she got picked up at a party — die ist auf einer Party (von einem) abgeschleppt or aufgegabelt worden (inf)

9) (= find) road finden

to pick up the trail ( Hunt, fig ) — die Fährte or Spur aufnehmen

10) (RAD) station hereinbekommen, (rein)kriegen (inf); message empfangen, auffangen; (= see) beacon etc ausmachen, sichten; (on radar) ausmachen; (record stylus) sound aufnehmen

the surface was clearly picked up by the satellite's cameras —

we picked up a rabbit in the car headlights — wir sahen ein Kaninchen im Scheinwerferlicht

11) (Brit: correct, put right) korrigieren

he picked me up on my bad grammar — er wies auf meine schlechte Grammatik hin

he picked me up for mispronouncing it — er hat meine falsche Aussprache korrigiert

12) (= restore to health) wieder auf die Beine stellen

13) (= spot, identify) mistakes finden

14) (US inf = tidy) room auf Vordermann bringen (inf)

2. vi

1) (= improve) besser werden; (appetite) zunehmen; (currency) sich erholen; (business after slump) sich erholen; (engine) rund laufen; (= accelerate) schneller werden

2) (= continue) weitermachen

to pick up where one left off — da weitermachen, wo man aufgehört hat

3) (inf)

to pick up with sb (= get to know) he has picked up with a rather strange crowd — jds Bekanntschaft machen er hat mit merkwürdigen Leuten Umgang

to pick up on a point — einen Punkt aufgreifen

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pick up

A v/t

1. den Boden aufhacken

2. a) aufheben, -nehmen, -lesen, in die Hand nehmen, packen, ergreifen, SPORT einen Pass aufnehmen

b) aufpicken (Vogel):

pick up things after sb hinter jemandem herräumen; → academic.ru/30597/gauntlet">gauntlet¹ 2

3. umg

a) aufnehmen:

the train stops to pick up passengers

b) jemanden abholen ( at the station vom Bahnhof)

c) etwas (ab)holen ( from von)

4. umg

a) ein Mädchen aufgabeln, auflesen

b) jemanden aus dem Wasser ziehen

c) sich eine Krankheit etc holen oder einfangen

d) einen Anhalter mitnehmen

5. umg jemanden aufgreifen, hochnehmen (verhaften)

6. eine Spur aufnehmen

7. Strickmaschen aufnehmen

8. umg einen Rundfunksender bekommen, (rein)kriegen

9. eine Sendung empfangen, (ab)hören, einen Funkspruch etc auffangen

10. in Sicht bekommen

11. in den Schweinwerfer bekommen

12. ergattern, erstehen, aufgabeln:

pick up a few dollars sich (mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten etc) ein paar Dollar verdienen

13. mitbekommen, mitkriegen, zufällig erfahren oder hören, aufschnappen:

pick up a knowledge of French ein bisschen Französisch lernen

14. Mut, Kraft etc wiedererlangen:

pick up courage Mut fassen

15. gewinnen, einheimsen umg:

pick up profit Profit machen;

pick up victories besonders SPORT (ständig) Siege ernten oder einheimsen

16. gewinnen oder zunehmen an Macht, Stärke etc:

pick up speed → B 4

17. pick o.s. up sich hochrappeln umg:

a) aufstehen

b) (wieder) hochkommen, sich erholen

18. eine Erzählung etc wieder aufnehmen: → thread A 6

19. umg mitgehen lassen (stehlen)

20. US umg eine Rechnung übernehmen (u. bezahlen)

B v/i

1. pick up after sb hinter jemandem herräumen

2. fig

a) wieder auf die Beine kommen, auch WIRTSCH sich (wieder) erholen

b) besser werden (Wetter etc)

3. Bekanntschaft schließen, sich anfreunden ( beide:

with mit)

4. Geschwindigkeit aufnehmen, schneller werden, auf Touren oder in Fahrt kommen

5. fig stärker werden (Wind etc)

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1. transitive verb
1) (take up) [in die Hand] nehmen [Brief, Buch usw.]; hochnehmen [Baby]; [wieder] aufnehmen [Handarbeit]; aufnehmen [Masche]; auffinden [Fehler]; (after dropping) aufheben

pick something up from the table — etwas vom Tisch nehmen

pick a child up in one's arms — ein Kind auf den Arm nehmen

pick up the telephone — den [Telefon]hörer abnehmen

pick up the pieces — (lit. or fig.) die Scherben aufsammeln

2) (collect) mitnehmen; (by arrangement) abholen (at, from von); (obtain) holen

pick up something on the way home — etwas auf dem Nachhauseweg abholen

3) (become infected by) sich (Dat.) einfangen od. holen (ugs.) [Virus, Grippe]

4) (take on board) [Bus, Autofahrer:] mitnehmen

pick somebody up at or from the station — jemanden vom Bahnhof abholen

5) (rescue from the sea) [aus Seenot] bergen

6) (coll.): (earn) einstreichen (ugs.)

7) (coll.): (make acquaintance of) aufreißen (ugs.)

8) (find and arrest) festnehmen

9) (receive) empfangen [Signal, Funkspruch usw.]

10) (obtain casually) sich (Dat.) aneignen; bekommen [Sache]

pick up languages easily — mühelos Sprachen lernen

11) (obtain) auftreiben (ugs.)

12) (resume) wieder aufnehmen [Erzählung, Gespräch]

13) (regain) wieder finden [Spur, Fährte]; wieder aufnehmen [Witterung]

14) (pay)

pick up the bill etc. for something — die Kosten od. die Rechnung usw. für etwas übernehmen
2. intransitive verb
[Gesundheitszustand, Befinden, Stimmung, Laune, Wetter:] sich bessern; [Person:] sich erholen; [Markt, Geschäft:] sich erholen od. beleben; [Gewinne:] steigen, zunehmen
3. reflexive verb
pick oneself up — wieder aufstehen; (fig.) sich aufrappeln (ugs.)

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(telephone) v.

abnehmen v. v.

aufheben v.

auflesen v.

aufnehmen v.

aufsammeln v.

mitnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > pick up
8 telephone

1. noun
Telefon, das; attrib. Telefon-

[public] telephone — öffentlicher Fernsprecher (Amtsspr.); [öffentliches] Telefon

answer the telephone — Anrufe entgegennehmen; (on one occasion) ans Telefon gehen; (speak) sich melden

by telephone — telefonisch

over or on the telephone — am Telefon

speak or talk to somebody on the or by telephone — mit jemandem telefonieren

be on the telephone — (be connected to the system) Telefon haben; (be speaking) telefonieren (to mit)

it's your sister on the telephone — deine Schwester ist am Apparat

get on the telephone to somebody — jemanden anrufen

get somebody on the telephone — jemanden telefonisch erreichen

be wanted on the telephone — am Telefon verlangt werden; attrib.

telephone answering machine — Anrufbeantworter, der
2. transitive verb
anrufen; telefonisch übermitteln [Nachricht, Ergebnis usw.] (to Dat.)

telephone the office/telephone home — im Büro/zu Hause anrufen
3. intransitive verb
anrufen

telephone for a taxi/the doctor — nach einem Taxi/dem Arzt telefonieren

can we telephone from here? — können wir von hier aus telefonieren?

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1. ['telifəun] noun
((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) das Telefon; Telefon...
2. [foun] verb
1) (to (try to) speak to( someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) anrufen

2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonieren

3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonieren

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- academic.ru/73900/telephonist">telephonist
- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange
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tele·phone

[ˈtelɪfəʊn, AM -əfoʊn]

I. n

1. (device) Telefon nt

mobile [or AM also cell[ular]] \telephone Handy nt fam, Mobiltelefon nt, Natel nt SCHWEIZ

to pick up the \telephone das Telefon abnehmen [o abheben

2. no pl (system)

▪ by \telephone per Telefon, telefonisch

▪ on the \telephone am Telefon

we were on the \telephone together for an hour wir telefonierten eine Stunde lang miteinander

to be wanted on the \telephone am Telefon verlangt werden

II. vt

▪ to \telephone sb jdn anrufen, jdm anläuten SCHWEIZ fam

III. vi telefonieren

to \telephone long-distance ein Ferngespräch führen

IV. n modifier (bill, connection, conversation) Telefon-

\telephone booking telefonische Buchung

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['telɪfəʊn]
1. n
Telefon nt, Fernsprecher (form) m
there's somebody on the telephone for you, you're wanted on the telephone — Sie werden am Telefon verlangt

have you got a telephone? — haben Sie Telefon?

by telephone — telefonisch

I've just been on the telephone to him — ich habe eben mit ihm telefoniert

I'll get on the telephone to her — ich werde sie anrufen

we arranged it by telephone or over the telephone — wir haben es telefonisch vereinbart

I heard a strange noise down the telephone — ich hörte ein merkwürdiges Geräusch im Telefon

to shout down the telephone — ins Telefon brüllen

2. vt
anrufen; message, reply telefonisch mitteilen or übermitteln
he telephoned the news ( through) to his mother —

would you telephone the office to say... telephone this number for further information — würden Sie im Büro or das Büro anrufen und sagen... weitere Informationen unter folgender Telefonnummer, für weitere Informationen rufen Sie bitte diese Nummer an

3. vi
anrufen, telefonieren; (= make telephone call) telefonieren
to telephone for an ambulance/a taxi — einen Krankenwagen/ein Taxi rufen

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telephone [ˈtelıfəʊn]

A s Telefon n:

by telephone telefonisch, fernmündlich;

on the telephone telefonisch, durch das oder am Telefon;

be on the telephone

a) Telefon(anschluss) haben, telefonisch erreichbar sein,

b) am Telefon sein;

she is on the telephone (at the moment) sie telefoniert gerade;

over the telephone durch das oder per Telefon

B v/t

1. jemanden anrufen (at, Br on unter einer Nummer):

I have been telephoning him all evening ich versuche schon den ganzen Abend, ihn telefonisch zu erreichen

2. (jemandem) etwas telefonisch übermitteln oder durchgeben

C v/i telefonieren, anrufen:

telephone for a taxi ein Taxi rufen

D adj fernmündlich, telefonisch (Bestellung, Reservierung etc)

tel. abk

1. telegram

2. telegraph

3. telegraphic telegr(af).

4. telephone Tel.

teleph. abk

1. telephone Tel.

2. telephony

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1. noun
Telefon, das; attrib. Telefon-

[public] telephone — öffentlicher Fernsprecher (Amtsspr.); [öffentliches] Telefon

answer the telephone — Anrufe entgegennehmen; (on one occasion) ans Telefon gehen; (speak) sich melden

by telephone — telefonisch

over or on the telephone — am Telefon

speak or talk to somebody on the or by telephone — mit jemandem telefonieren

be on the telephone — (be connected to the system) Telefon haben; (be speaking) telefonieren (to mit)

it's your sister on the telephone — deine Schwester ist am Apparat

get on the telephone to somebody — jemanden anrufen

get somebody on the telephone — jemanden telefonisch erreichen

be wanted on the telephone — am Telefon verlangt werden; attrib.

telephone answering machine — Anrufbeantworter, der
2. transitive verb
anrufen; telefonisch übermitteln [Nachricht, Ergebnis usw.] (to Dat.)

telephone the office/telephone home — im Büro/zu Hause anrufen
3. intransitive verb
anrufen

telephone for a taxi/the doctor — nach einem Taxi/dem Arzt telefonieren

can we telephone from here? — können wir von hier aus telefonieren?

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n.

Fernsprechapparat m.

Telefon -e n. v.

telefonieren v.

English-german dictionary > telephone
9 telephone

tele·phone [ʼtelɪfəʊn, Am -əfoʊn] n

1) ( device) Telefon nt;

mobile [or (Am a.) cell[ular]] \telephone Handy nt ( fam), Mobiltelefon nt;

to pick up the \telephone das Telefon abnehmen [o abheben];

2) no pl ( system)

by \telephone per Telefon, telefonisch;

on the \telephone am Telefon;

we were on the \telephone together for an hour wir telefonierten eine Stunde lang miteinander;

to be wanted on the \telephone am Telefon verlangt werden vt

to \telephone sb jdn anrufen vi telefonieren;

to \telephone long-distance ein Ferngespräch führen n

modifier (bill, connection, conversation) Telefon-;

\telephone booking telefonische Buchung

English-German students dictionary > telephone
10 telephone

n. telefoon (toestel voor verzenden van geluidsgolven over lange afstanden via electrische pulsen)
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v. telefoneren

telephone¹

[ telliffoon] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 telefoon ⇒ (telefoon)toestel

♦voorbeelden:

1   pick up the telephone • de telefoon opnemen

     by telephone • telefonisch

     on/over the telephone • telefonisch

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telephone²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 telefoneren ⇒ (op)bellen

♦voorbeelden:

1   he has just telephoned through from Beirut • hij heeft zojuist uit Beiroet opgebeld

     I telephoned to my friend • ik heb mijn vriend opgebeld

English-Dutch dictionary > telephone
11 pick

pick [pɪk]

1. noun

   a. ( = tool) pioche f ; [of miner] pic m

   b. ( = choice) choix m

• to have one's pick of sth avoir le choix de qch

• she could have her pick of any part elle pourrait obtenir n'importe quel rôle

• to take one's pick faire son choix

• take your pick choisissez

   c. ( = best) meilleur m

• the pick of the bunch or the crop (inf) le meilleur de tous

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = choose) choisir

• to pick sb to do sth choisir qn pour faire qch

• she was picked for England elle a été sélectionnée pour être dans l'équipe d'Angleterre

• they certainly picked a winner in Colin avec Colin ils ont vraiment tiré le bon numéro

   b. to pick one's way through avancer avec précaution à travers

• to pick a fight (physical) chercher la bagarre (inf)

• to pick a quarrel with sb chercher querelle à qn

   c. [+ fruit, flower] cueillir ; [+ mushrooms] ramasser

   d. ( = pick at) to pick one's nose se curer le nez

• to pick one's teeth se curer les dents

• to pick holes in an argument voir les failles d'un raisonnement

• to pick sb's brains (inf) faire appel aux lumières de qn

• I need to pick your brains about something (inf) j'ai besoin de vos lumières à propos de quelque chose

• to pick a lock crocheter une serrure

• I had my pocket picked on m'a fait les poches

   e. ( = remove) prendre

• she bent to pick something off the floor elle s'est baissée pour ramasser quelque chose par terre

3. intransitive verb

   a. ( = choose) choisir

• you can afford to pick and choose tu peux te permettre de faire le difficile

• there are only three doctors, patients cannot pick and choose il n'y a que trois médecins, les patients n'ont pas tellement le choix

   b. ( = poke, fiddle) to pick at one's food manger du bout des dents

• don't pick! (at food) ne chipote pas !

4. compounds

► pick-me-up (inf) noun remontant m

► pick 'n' mix (inf) adjective [selection, collection] hétéroclite noun assortiment m

► pick at (inf) inseparable transitive verb

(US) ( = nag) s'en prendre à

► pick off separable transitive verb

   a. [+ flower, leaf] cueillir

   b. ( = kill)

he picked off the three sentries il a abattu les trois sentinelles l'une après l'autre

• the lions pick off any stragglers les lions éliminent les traînards► pick on (inf) inseparable transitive verb

( = nag, harass) s'en prendre à

• he's always picking on Robert il s'en prend toujours à Robert► pick out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = choose) choisir

• pick out two or three you would like to keep choisissez-en deux ou trois que vous aimeriez garder

   b. ( = distinguish) repérer ; (in identification parade) identifier

• I couldn't pick out anyone I knew je n'ai repéré personne de ma connaissance

   c. ( = highlight) letters picked out in gold caractères rehaussés d'or

► pick over separable transitive verb

[+ fruit, lentils, rice] trier

► pick up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = improve) [conditions, weather] s'améliorer ; [prices, wages] remonter ; [business] reprendre

• his support has picked up recently sa cote de popularité a remonté récemment

• things are picking up a bit (inf) ça commence à aller mieux

   b. ( = resume) reprendre

• to pick up where one left off reprendre là où on s'était arrêté

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lift) ramasser

• to pick o.s. up (after fall) se relever

• he picked up the child il a pris l'enfant dans ses bras ; (after fall) il a relevé l'enfant

• he picked up the phone il a décroché (le téléphone)

• pick up your clothes before you go out! ramasse tes vêtements avant de sortir !

• to pick up the pieces [of broken object] ramasser les morceaux ; (in relationship, one's life) recoller les morceaux

   b. ( = collect) (passer) prendre

• can you pick up my coat from the cleaners? pourrais-tu (passer) prendre mon manteau chez le teinturier ?

   c. [+ passenger, hitch-hiker] (in bus, car) prendre ; (in taxi) charger

• I'll pick you up at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heures

   d. [+ girl, boy] (inf) lever (inf)

• he picked up a girl il a levé (inf) une fille

   e. ( = buy) dénicher

• she picked up a secondhand car for just $800 elle a déniché une voiture d'occasion pour seulement 800 dollars

• to pick up a bargain in the sales trouver une bonne affaire dans les soldes

   f. [+ language, skill, information] apprendre ; [+ habit] prendre

• he picked up French very quickly il n'a pas mis longtemps à apprendre le français

• you'll soon pick it up ça viendra vite

• to pick up an accent prendre un accent

• the papers picked up the story les journaux se sont emparés de l'affaire

   g. [+ station, signal, programme] capter

• the dogs immediately picked up the scent les chiens ont tout de suite détecté l'odeur

   h. ( = rescue) recueillir

   i. ( = take in) [+ suspect] interpeller

   j. ( = notice) [+ sb's error] relever

   k. ► to pick up on

• to pick up on a point ( = develop) revenir sur un point

• to pick sb up on sth ( = correct) reprendre qn sur qch

   l. ( = gain) to pick up speed [car, boat] prendre de la vitesse

• he managed to pick up a few points in the later events il a réussi à rattraper quelques points dans les épreuves suivantes

3. inseparable transitive verb

( = earn) (inf) gagner

• to pick up the bill payer la note ; (for expenses) payer la facture

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[pɪk] 1.
noun

1) ( tool) gen pioche f, pic m; ( of climber) piolet m; ( of mason) smille f

to dig with a pick — creuser à la pioche

2) ( choice) choix m

to have one's pick of — avoir le choix parmi

take your pick — choisis

3) ( best) meilleur/-e m/f

the pick of the crop — ( fruit) les meilleurs fruits

the pick of the bunch — le/la etc meilleur/-e etc du lot
2.
transitive verb

1) (choose, select) gen choisir ( from parmi); Sport sélectionner [player] ( from parmi); former [team]

you picked the wrong person — tu as choisi la mauvaise personne

to pick a fight — ( physically) chercher à se bagarrer (colloq) ( with avec)

to pick a fight ou a quarrel — chercher querelle ( with à)

2) ( navigate)

to pick one's way through — avancer avec précaution parmi [rubble, litter]

3) (pluck, gather) cueillir [fruit, flowers]

4) ( poke at) gratter [spot, scab]

to pick something from ou off — enlever quelque chose de

to pick one's nose — mettre les doigts dans son nez

to pick one's teeth — se curer les dents

to pick a lock — crocheter une serrure

to pick somebody's pocket — faire les poches de quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb choisir

to pick and choose — faire le/la difficile (among, between pour choisir parmi)

Phrasal Verbs:

- pick at

- pick off

- pick on

- pick out

- pick over

- pick up

English-French dictionary > pick
12 pick up

1.
take, get

подобрать, взять

I’ll pick you up at 7.
2.
1. to lift; 2. to collect someone/something by car; 3. to gain speed; 4. to improve; 5. to answer the phone; 6. to tidy up

1. подобрать (поднять); 2. заехать за кем-то; 3. набирать скорость; 4. улучшаться; 5. поднять трубку и ответить (по телефону); 6. привести в порядок

1. He bent down and picked up a penny from the ground. 2. I’ll pick you up at 7 o’clock. 3. The car quickly picked up speed. 4. Business is picking up. 5. The telephone is ringing, pick it up! Pick up the phone! 6. You need to pick up your room.

English-Russian mini useful dictionary > pick up
13 pick up

vi <el> (e.g. relay, solenoid) ■ anziehen vi

vt < gen> (small object, w/o difficulty; e.g. coin from the ground) ■ aufheben vt ; aufnehmen vt

vt <el> (e.g. signal, radio transmission) ■ auffangen vt

vt <el> (e.g. radio signal) ■ empfangen vt

vt <i&c> (data, with sensor) ■ aufnehmen vt

vt pract.coll < phys> (energy, e.g. heat) ■ aufnehmen vt

vt < tele> (telephone) ■ Hörer abnehmen vt

English-german technical dictionary > pick up
14 to pick up

to pick up

transitive verb sep

1 (lift) levantar; (from floor) recoger; (take) coger; (stitch) coger; (telephone) descolgar

■ don't forget to pick up all your litter no os olvidéis de recoger toda la basura

■ she picked up the child and gave her a cuddle cogió a la niña y la abrazó

2 (learn - language) aprender; (- habit) adquirir, coger; (- news, gossip) descubrir, enterarse de

■ he went to London and picked up English in no time se fue a Londres y aprendió inglés enseguida

3 (illness, cold) pescar, pillar

4 (acquire, get) conseguir, encontrar

5 (collect - person) recoger, pasar a buscar; (- hitchhiker) coger; (- thing) recoger

■ I'll pick you up at 9.00 pm te vendré a buscar a las nueve

6 familiar (man, woman) ligar con, ligarse

7 (arrest) detener

8 (on radio) captar, recibir

9 (resume - conversation) reanudar

10 (reprimand) reprender ( for, por); (correct) corregir; (notice) darse cuenta de

intransitive verb

1 (improve - health, weather, acting) mejorar; (economy, business) repuntar; (prices) subir

2 (resume) seguir, continuar

English-spanish dictionary > to pick up
15 answer

1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) tage telefonen; åbne døren

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til; tilfredsstille

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) svare til; passe til

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone
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1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) tage telefonen; åbne døren

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til; tilfredsstille

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) svare til; passe til

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone

English-Danish dictionary > answer
16 answer

1. noun
1) (reply) Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.); (reaction) Reaktion, die

I tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet

there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen

by way of [an] answer — als Antwort

in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)

2) (to problem) Lösung, die (to Gen.); (to calculation) Ergebnis, das

have or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
2. transitive verb
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]

answer somebody — jemandem antworten

answer me! — antworte [mir]!

2)

answer the door/bell — an die Tür gehen; see also academic.ru/73870/telephone">telephone 1.
3. intransitive verb
1) (reply) antworten

answer to something — sich zu etwas äußern

2) (be responsible)

answer for something — für etwas die Verantwortung übernehmen

answer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen

he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten

3) (correspond)

answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen

4)

answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören

5)

answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)

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1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) die Antwort

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) die Lösung
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) beantworten

2) (to open (the door), pick up( the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) Telefon beantworten; Tür aufmachen usw.

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) erfüllen

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) entsprechen

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone
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an·swer

[ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ, AM ˈæn(t)sɚ]

I. n

1. (reply) Antwort f (to auf + akk); (reaction also) Reaktion f; ( fig: equivalent) Pendant nt geh (to zu + dat), Gegenstück nt (to zu + dat)

there was no \answer (telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen; (doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht

he didn't give an \answer er antwortete nicht

in \answer to your letter... in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens... geh

to be the \answer to sb's prayer(s) ( hum iron) ein Geschenk des Himmels sein

\answer to a question Antwort f auf eine Frage

a straight \answer eine direkte Antwort

by way of an \answer als Antwort

to get an/no \answer eine/keine Antwort bekommen

2. (solution) Lösung f; MATH Ergebnis nt

there's no easy \answer es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung

\answer to a problem Lösung f eines Problems

to know all the \answers ( also iron: be well-informed) alles wissen, die Antwort auf alle Fragen kennen; (be big-headed) [immer] alles besser wissen

3. LAW (defendant's response to complaint) Klageerwiderung f, Replik f

4.

▶ a soft \answer [turneth away wrath] ( saying) mit ein bisschen Ruhe kann man so manchen Zorn besänftigen

II. vt

▪ to \answer sth

1. (respond to) question etw beantworten, auf etw akk antworten

“why not?” he \answer „warum nicht?“ erwiderte er

not many people have \answered our want ad so far bis jetzt haben sich noch nicht viele auf unsere Suchanzeige gemeldet

this \answers all our prayers unsere Gebete wurden erhört! geh

to \answer the call of sb jdm gehorchen

to \answer the call to [do] sth ( dated) dem Ruf folgen, etw zu tun geh

to \answer the call of nature ( also hum) dem Ruf der Natur folgen a. hum

to \answer the call for volunteers sich akk freiwillig melden

to \answer the door[bell] die Tür öffnen

to \answer the telephone ans Telefon gehen

▪ to \answer sb jdm antworten

\answer me! antworte [mir]!/antworten Sie!

2. (fit, suit) etw dat entsprechen; prayer etw erhören

that \answered our prayers das war wie ein Geschenk des Himmels

to \answer a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen

to \answer a purpose einem Zweck dienen

3. LAW

to \answer charges sich wegen einer Klage verantworten

III. vi antworten, eine Antwort geben

nobody \answered (telephone) es ist keiner rangegangen; (doorbell) es hat keiner aufgemacht

* * *
['Aːnsə(r)]
1. n

1) (= response) (to auf +acc) Antwort f, Entgegnung f (geh), Erwiderung f (geh); (in exam) Antwort f

to get an/no answer — Antwort/keine Antwort bekommen

there was no answer (to telephone, doorbell) — es hat sich niemand gemeldet

the answer to our prayers — ein Geschenk nt

the answer to a maiden's prayer (hum) — ein Traummann m (inf), der ideale Mann

there's no answer to that (inf) — was soll man da groß machen/sagen! (inf)

Germany's answer to Concorde —

they had no answer to the new striker (Ftbl) — sie hatten dem neuen Stürmer nichts or niemanden entgegenzusetzen

in answer to your letter/my question — in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes (form)

she's always got an answer — sie hat immer eine Antwort parat

2) (= solution) Lösung f (
to +gen)
his answer to any problem is to ignore it — seine Reaktion auf alle Schwierigkeiten ist, sie einfach nicht wahrhaben zu wollen

there's no easy answer — es gibt dafür keine Patentlösung

there's only one answer for depression... — es gibt nur ein Mittel gegen Depression...

3) (JUR) Einlassung f (form), Stellungnahme f

the defendant's answer to the charge was... — laut Einlassung des Beklagten... (form)

what is your answer to the charge? — was haben Sie dazu zu sagen?

2. vt

1) antworten auf (+acc); person antworten (+dat); exam questions beantworten, antworten auf (+acc); objections, criticism beantworten

will you answer that? (phone, door) — gehst du ran/hin?

to answer the telephone — das Telefon abnehmen, rangehen (inf)

to answer the bell or door — die Tür öffnen or aufmachen, hingehen (inf)

who answered the phone? — wer war dran (inf) or am Apparat?; (here at this end) wer hat den Anruf entgegengenommen?

shall I answer it? (phone) — soll ich rangehen?; (door) soll ich hingehen?

to answer the call of nature (hum) — dem Ruf der Natur folgen

5,000 men answered the call for volunteers — 5.000 Männer meldeten sich auf den Freiwilligenaufruf hin

the fire brigade answered the alarm call — die Feuerwehr rückte auf den Alarm hin aus

..., he answered —..., antwortete er

answer me this — sagen or beantworten Sie mir eins

answer me! —

to anyone who claims... I would answer this — jemandem, der... behauptet, würde ich Folgendes erwidern or entgegen

2) (= fulfil) description entsprechen (+dat); hope, expectation erfüllen; prayer (God) erhören; need befriedigen

people who answer that description — Leute, auf die diese Beschreibung passt or zutrifft

this answered our prayers —

it answers the/our purpose — es erfüllt seinen Zweck/es erfüllt für uns seinen Zweck

3) (JUR) charge sich verantworten wegen (+gen)

3. vi

1) antworten

if the phone rings, don't answer — wenn das Telefon läutet, geh nicht ran or nimm nicht ab

2) (= suffice) geeignet or brauchbar sein, taugen

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answer [ˈɑːnsə; US ˈænsər]

A s

1. Antwort f, Erwiderung f, Entgegnung f ( alle:

to auf akk):

in answer to

a) in Beantwortung (gen),

b) auf (akk) … hin,

c) als Antwort oder Reaktion auf (akk);

he gave ( oder made) no answer er gab keine Antwort, er antwortete nicht;

he knows all the answers umg

a) er weiß Bescheid, er kennt sich aus,

b) pej er weiß immer alles besser

2. fig Antwort f:

a) Reaktion f:

I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf; → maiden B 1

b) Gegenmaßnahme f:

have no answer nichts entgegenzusetzen haben (to dat)

3. JUR

a) Klagebeantwortung f, Gegenschrift f

b) weitS. Verteidigung f, Rechtfertigung f

4. besonders MATH (Auf)Lösung f

5. fig (to)

a) Lösung f (eines Problems)

b) Abhilfe f, (das) Richtige (für)

6. MUS Beantwortung f (in der Fuge)

B v/i

1. antworten, eine Antwort geben ( beide:

to auf akk):

answer back

a) freche Antworten geben,

b) widersprechen,

c) sich (mit Worten etc) verteidigen oder wehren

2. answer to fig → C 3, C 4;

I telephoned this morning, but nobody answered ich rief heute morgen an, aber es hob niemand ab oder aber es meldete sich niemand;

I rang the doorbell, but nobody answered ich klingelte, aber es machte niemand auf

3. (to sb) sich (jemandem gegenüber) verantworten, (jemandem) Rechenschaft ablegen, (jemandem) Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( for für):

he had to answer for … in court er musste sich für … vor Gericht verantworten

4. verantwortlich sein, die Verantwortung tragen, haften, (sich ver)bürgen ( alle:

for für)

5. die Folgen tragen, büßen, geradestehen ( alle:

for für):

he has a lot to answer for er hat allerhand auf dem Gewissen oder Kerbholz

6. (for) (einem Zweck) dienen, entsprechen (dat), sich eignen, taugen (für), seinen Zweck erfüllen

7. glücken, gelingen (Plan)

8. answer to the name of … auf den Namen … hören

C v/t

1. jemandem antworten, erwidern, entgegnen:

answer sb back

a) jemandem freche Antworten geben,

b) jemandem widersprechen,

c) sich gegen jemanden (mit Worten etc) verteidigen oder wehren

2. antworten auf (akk), ( auch MUS ein Thema) beantworten:

answer sb a question jemandem eine Frage beantworten

3. fig reagieren auf (akk):

a) eingehen auf (akk):

answer the bell ( oder door) (auf das Läuten od Klopfen) die Tür öffnen, aufmachen;

answer the telephone ans Telefon oder an den Apparat gehen, einen Anruf entgegennehmen;

I’ll answer it ich geh schon ran!

b) TECH dem Steuer etc gehorchen

c) einem Befehl, einem Ruf etc Folge leisten, folgen, gehorchen, entsprechen

d) einen Wunsch etc erfüllen, auch einem Bedürfnis entsprechen, abhelfen, ein Gebet erhören:

answer sb’s prayers auch jemanden erhören

e) sich auf eine Anzeige hin melden oder bewerben

4. einer Beschreibung entsprechen, übereinstimmen mit:

he answers the description die Beschreibung passt auf ihn

5. sich gegen eine Anklage verteidigen

6. sich jemandem gegenüber verantworten, jemandem Rechenschaft ablegen, jemandem Rede (u. Antwort) stehen ( alle:

for für)

7. jemandem, Ansprüchen genügen, jemanden zufriedenstellen, Hoffnungen erfüllen

8. einem Zweck dienen, entsprechen

9. eine Aufgabe lösen

10. einen Auftrag ausführen

A. abk

1. acre oder acreage ( acres oder acreage)

2. America (American)

3. answer

ans. abk answer

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1. noun
1) (reply) Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.); (reaction) Reaktion, die

I tried to phone him, but there was no answer — ich habe versucht, ihn anzurufen, aber es hat sich niemand gemeldet

there is no answer to that — dem ist nichts mehr hinzuzufügen

by way of [an] answer — als Antwort

in answer to something — als Antwort od. Reaktion auf etwas (Akk.)

2) (to problem) Lösung, die (to Gen.); (to calculation) Ergebnis, das

have or know all the answers — (coll.) alles wissen
2. transitive verb
1) beantworten [Brief, Frage]; antworten auf (+ Akk.) [Frage, Hilferuf, Einladung, Inserat]; (react to) erwidern [Geste, Schlag]; eingehen auf (+ Akk.), erfüllen [Bitte]; sich stellen zu [Beschuldigung]

answer somebody — jemandem antworten

answer me! — antworte [mir]!

2)

answer the door/bell — an die Tür gehen; see also telephone 1.
3. intransitive verb
1) (reply) antworten

answer to something — sich zu etwas äußern

2) (be responsible)

answer for something — für etwas die Verantwortung übernehmen

answer to somebody — jemandem [gegenüber] Rechenschaft ablegen

he has a lot to answer for — er hat vieles zu verantworten

3) (correspond)

answer to a description — einer Beschreibung (Dat.) entsprechen

4)

answer to the name of... — auf den Namen... hören

5)

answer back — (coll.) widersprechen; Widerworte haben (ugs.)

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n.

Antwort -en f.

Lösung -en f. (to) v.

antworten v.

erwidern (auf) v. (telephone) v.

abnehmen v. v.

antworten v.

beantworten v.

einem Zweck entsprechen ausdr.

English-german dictionary > answer
17 answer

1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) respuesta, contestación

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) solución

2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) responder, contestar

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) responder; abrir (la puerta)/coger (el teléfono)

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) satisfacer

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) responder a, corresponder a

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone

answer¹ n

1. respuesta / contestación

what is your answer? ¿cuál es tu respuesta?

I've telephoned, but there's no answer he llamado, pero no contestan

2. solución

the answer is 56 la solución es 56

the answer to all our problems la solución de todos nuestros problemas

answer² vb

1. contestar / responder

she didn't answer the question no contestó a la pregunta

2. contestar

shall I answer the phone? ¿contesto yo? / ¿cojo yo el teléfono?

somebody's ringing the bell, please answer the door llaman al timbre, abre la puerta, por favor

answer

tr['ɑːnsə^SMALLr/SMALL]

noun

1 (reply) respuesta, contestación nombre femenino

■ his answer was correct su respuesta fue correcta

2 (solution) solución nombre femenino

■ there's no answer to this problem este problema no tiene solución

transitive verb

1 (question) responder a, contestar a

2 (door) abrir; (telephone) contestar a, coger

intransitive verb

1 (question) responder, contestar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in answer to en respuesta a

to have a lot to answer for tener mucha culpa

to answer to the name of... atender por...

answer ['æntsər] vt

1) : contestar (a), responder (a)

to answer the telephone: contestar el teléfono

2) fulfill: satisfacer

3)

to answer for : ser responsable de, pagar por

she'll answer for that mistake: pagará por ese error

answer vi

: contestar, responder

answer n

1) reply: respuesta f, contestación f

2) solution: solución f

answer

n.

• contestación s.f.

• explicación s.f.

• respuesta s.f.

• réplica s.f.

• solución s.f.

v.

• acudir v.

• contestar v.

• resolver v.

• responder v.

• responder a v.

'ænsər, 'ɑːnsə(r)
I

noun

1)

a) ( reply) respuesta f, contestación f

what was their answer? — ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?

there's no answer — (to doorbell, phone) no contestan

in answer to your question — para contestar tu pregunta

to be the answer to somebody's prayers — llegar* como caído del cielo

to know all the answers — (colloq) saberlo* todo

b) ( response)

answer (to something): her answer to his rudeness was to ignore it respondió a su grosería ignorándola; Britain's answer to Elvis Presley — el Elvis Presley británico

c) ( plea) ( Law) contestación f

2)

a) (in exam, test, quiz) respuesta f

b) ( solution) solución f

answer to something — solución de algo

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( reply to) \<\<person/letter\>\> contestar

answer your father! — contéstale a tu padre!

because it's too far, she answered — -porque está muy lejos -contestó or respondió

b) \<\<telephone\>\> contestar, atender* (AmL), coger* (Esp)

will you answer the door? — ¿vas tú (a abrir)?

c) \<\<critic/criticism\>\> responder a

2)

a) \<\<need\>\> satisfacer*

their prayers were answered — el cielo escuchó sus plegarias

b) ( fit)

to answer (to) a description — responder a una descripción

2.

vi contestar, responder

I phoned but no one answered — llamé por teléfono pero no contestaron

if the doorbell rings, don't answer — si tocan el timbre, no contestes/abras

Phrasal Verbs:

- answer back

- answer for

- answer to

['ɑːnsǝ(r)]
1. N

1) (=reply) respuesta f, contestación f

he has an answer for everything — tiene respuesta or contestación para todo

I never got an answer to my question — nunca me respondieron or contestaron (a) la pregunta

• he smiled in answer — como respuesta esbozó una sonrisa

in answer to your letter — en respuesta a su carta

in answer to your question — en or como respuesta a su pregunta, para responder or contestar (a) su pregunta

• there's no answer — (Telec) no contestan

I knocked but there was no answer — llamé a la puerta pero no hubo respuesta or no abrieron

there's no answer to that — no existe una respuesta para eso

I made no answer — no respondí

• her only answer was to smile — respondió simplemente con una sonrisa, como respuesta se limitó a sonreír

• it was the answer to my prayers — fue la solución a todos mis problemas

- know all the answers

- he's not exactly the answer to a maiden's prayer

2) (=solution) solución f

we have the answer to your problem — tenemos la solución a su problema

prison is not the answer — la cárcel no es solución

there is no easy answer — no hay una solución fácil

3) (=equivalent)

cachaça is Brazil's answer to tequila — la cachaça es el tequila brasileño

Belgium's answer to Sylvester Stallone — el Sylvester Stallone belga

4) (in exam, quiz)

a) (=correct response) (to question) respuesta f ; (to problem) solución f

b) (=individual response) respuesta f

write your answers on the sheets provided — escriba las respuestas en las hojas que se le han proporcionado

5) (Jur) contestación f a la demanda, réplica f

2. VT

1) (=reply to) [+ person] contestar a, responder a; [+ question] contestar (a), responder (a); [+ letter] contestar (a); [+ criticism] responder a

answer me — contéstame, respóndeme

to answer your question, I did see him — contestando or respondiendo a tu pregunta, (te diré que) sí lo vi

she never answered my letters — nunca contestaba (a) mis cartas

he answered not a word — no dijo (ni una) palabra

to answer that... — responder que..., contestar que...

"not yet," he answered — -aún no -respondió

• to answer a call for help — acudir a una llamada de socorro

• to answer the door — (ir a) abrir la puerta, atender la puerta (LAm)

• our prayers have been answered — nuestras súplicas han sido escuchadas

• to answer the telephone — contestar el teléfono

2) (=fulfil) [+ needs] satisfacer; [+ description] responder a

two men answering the description of the suspects — dos hombres que respondían a la descripción de los sospechosos

it answers the purpose — sirve para su propósito, cumple su cometido

3) (Jur)

to answer a charge — responder a una acusación, responder a un cargo

4) (Naut)

to answer the helm — obedecer al timón

3.

VI contestar, responder

she didn't answer immediately — tardó en contestar or responder

if the phone rings, let someone else answer — si suena el teléfono, deja que conteste otro

the doorbell rang but I didn't answer — sonó el timbre pero no abrí

4.

CPD

answer machine N — contestador m automático

answer paper N — hoja f de respuestas

- answer back

- answer for

- answer to

* * *
['ænsər, 'ɑːnsə(r)]
I

noun

1)

a) ( reply) respuesta f, contestación f

what was their answer? — ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?

there's no answer — (to doorbell, phone) no contestan

in answer to your question — para contestar tu pregunta

to be the answer to somebody's prayers — llegar* como caído del cielo

to know all the answers — (colloq) saberlo* todo

b) ( response)

answer (to something): her answer to his rudeness was to ignore it respondió a su grosería ignorándola; Britain's answer to Elvis Presley — el Elvis Presley británico

c) ( plea) ( Law) contestación f

2)

a) (in exam, test, quiz) respuesta f

b) ( solution) solución f

answer to something — solución de algo

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( reply to) \<\<person/letter\>\> contestar

answer your father! — contéstale a tu padre!

because it's too far, she answered — -porque está muy lejos -contestó or respondió

b) \<\<telephone\>\> contestar, atender* (AmL), coger* (Esp)

will you answer the door? — ¿vas tú (a abrir)?

c) \<\<critic/criticism\>\> responder a

2)

a) \<\<need\>\> satisfacer*

their prayers were answered — el cielo escuchó sus plegarias

b) ( fit)

to answer (to) a description — responder a una descripción

2.

vi contestar, responder

I phoned but no one answered — llamé por teléfono pero no contestaron

if the doorbell rings, don't answer — si tocan el timbre, no contestes/abras

Phrasal Verbs:

- answer back

- answer for

- answer to

English-spanish dictionary > answer
18 answer

['ɑːnsə(r)] [AE 'ænsər] I
nome

1) (reply) risposta f.

to get, give an answer — avere, dare una risposta

there's no answer — non risponde nessuno

in answer to sth. — in risposta a qcs.

she has all the answers — sa tutto; spreg. crede di sapere tutto

I won't take no for an answer! — non accetto rifiuti!

there's no answer to that! — che si può mai rispondere?

Italy's answer to Marilyn Monroe — scherz. la risposta italiana a Marilyn Monroe

2) (solution) (to difficulty, puzzle) soluzione f. (to di); scol. univ. risposta f.

there is no easy answer (to the problem) — non è (un problema) di facile soluzione
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (reply to) rispondere a [question, invitation, letter, person]

to answer that — rispondere che

to answer the door — andare ad aprire (la porta)

to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono

to answer the call — rispondere all'appello (anche fig.)

our prayers have been answered — le nostre preghiere sono state esaudite

2) dir. (respond) rispondere, replicare a [criticism, accusation, allegation]

to answer a charge — replicare a un'accusa

3) (meet) rispondere a [need, demand]

we saw nobody answering that description — non abbiamo visto nessuno che rispondesse a quella descrizione
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (respond) rispondere

it's not answering — BE (on phone) non risponde

to answer to the name of Fiona — rispondere al nome di Fiona

2) (correspond)

to answer to — rispondere, corrispondere a [ description]

3) (account)

to answer for sb. — rispondere per qcn.

to answer to sb. — rendere conto a qcn.

or you'll have me to answer to! —...o dovrai fare i conti con me!

•

- answer back

- answer for

* * *
1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) risposta

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) soluzione
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) rispondere

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) aprire; rispondere

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) servire, essere utile

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) corrispondere a

•

- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone
* * *
['ɑːnsə(r)] [AE 'ænsər] I
nome

1) (reply) risposta f.

to get, give an answer — avere, dare una risposta

there's no answer — non risponde nessuno

in answer to sth. — in risposta a qcs.

she has all the answers — sa tutto; spreg. crede di sapere tutto

I won't take no for an answer! — non accetto rifiuti!

there's no answer to that! — che si può mai rispondere?

Italy's answer to Marilyn Monroe — scherz. la risposta italiana a Marilyn Monroe

2) (solution) (to difficulty, puzzle) soluzione f. (to di); scol. univ. risposta f.

there is no easy answer (to the problem) — non è (un problema) di facile soluzione
II 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (reply to) rispondere a [question, invitation, letter, person]

to answer that — rispondere che

to answer the door — andare ad aprire (la porta)

to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono

to answer the call — rispondere all'appello (anche fig.)

our prayers have been answered — le nostre preghiere sono state esaudite

2) dir. (respond) rispondere, replicare a [criticism, accusation, allegation]

to answer a charge — replicare a un'accusa

3) (meet) rispondere a [need, demand]

we saw nobody answering that description — non abbiamo visto nessuno che rispondesse a quella descrizione
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (respond) rispondere

it's not answering — BE (on phone) non risponde

to answer to the name of Fiona — rispondere al nome di Fiona

2) (correspond)

to answer to — rispondere, corrispondere a [ description]

3) (account)

to answer for sb. — rispondere per qcn.

to answer to sb. — rendere conto a qcn.

or you'll have me to answer to! —...o dovrai fare i conti con me!

•

- answer back

- answer for

English-Italian dictionary > answer
19 answer

1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) lukke opp; ta telefonen

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til, tilfredsstille

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvare, passe

•

- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone

svar
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svare

I
subst. \/ˈɑːnsə\/

1) svar

2) løsning

3) ( jus) forsvar, forsvarstale

the answer is a lemon ( slang) svaret er nei

answers ( også) fasit

answer to svar på, parallell til

• he's the town's answer to Don Juan

han er byens svar på Don Juan

for (an) answer som svar

have all the answers (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) vite det meste, være selvtilfreds

in answer to something som svar på noe

a plain answer en klar beskjed
II
verb \/ˈɑːnsə\/

1) svare, besvare, svare på

• answer a question

2) ( om oppgave e.l.) løse

• answer a riddle

gjette en gåte

3) ( om forventning eller hensikt) svare til, tilsvare, stemme med, oppfylle, tilfredsstille, lykkes

• she answered to their expectations

hun innfridde deres forventninger\/de var fornøyd med henne

4) være brukbar, passe, duge, lønne seg

• this box will answer the purpose

denne esken vil passe til formålet

5) besvare, gjengjelde

6) forsvare seg overfor, forsvare seg mot, møte

• she answered the criticism tooth and nail

hun forsvarte seg mot kritikken med nebb og klør

7) lystre, følge

• answer the helm

lyde roret

8) (økonomi, om gjeld) møte, dekke, honorere

answer back gi svar på tiltale, svare tilbake, være uhøflig

answer for ha ansvar for, være ansvarlig for stå til ansvar (over)for, stå til regnskap for, gå god for

answer the bell\/door gå og lukke opp

answer the description of svare til beskrivelsen av passe med signalementet av

answer the telephone ta telefonen, passe telefonen

answer to tilsvare, stemme med, svare til rapportere til, være underlagt lystre, lyde

• the dog answers to the name of Rex

hunden lyder navnet Rex

stå til ansvar for være ansvarlig for

answer up svare klart og tydelig

in answer to som svar på for å svare på, for å besvare (ta seg av)

English-Norwegian dictionary > answer
20 answer

1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati

•

- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone
* * *
I [á:nsə], American [aensə]
noun

(to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udarec

to make an answer — odgovoriti

answer in the affirmative — pritrdilni odgovor

to know all the answers — biti odrezav

colloquially the answer is a lemon — kakšno neumno vprašanje!

answer in the negative — nikalni odgovor

the favour of an answer is requested — prosimo za odgovor
II [á:nsə], American [aensə]
1.

transitive verb

(to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);

2.

intransitive verb

odgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokoren

to answer the bell ( —ali door, door bell) — iti odpret vrata

to answer a bill of exchange — izplačati menico

to answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicu

to answer a debt — poravnati dolg

it doesn't answer — ni vredno

to answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga

to answer in law — odzvati se vabilu sodišča

money answers all things — denar vse zmore

to answer to the name — slišati na ime

to answer a prayer — uslišati molitev

to answer the purpose — ustrezati namenu

to answer a question — odgovoriti na vprašanje

to answer a riddle — rešiti uganko

to answer a summons — odzvati se vabilu

to answer back — ostro zavrniti

to answer up — hitro odgovoriti

English-Slovenian dictionary > answer

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