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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.) išmokti, pramokti2) (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.) paimti (pavežėti)3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) sumedžioti, gauti4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) atsistoti, pasitaisyti5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) užsukti paimti6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) pagauti7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) surasti, pagauti
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pick|up — «PIHK UHP», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of picking up: »the daily pickup of mail. 2. Informal. the act or fact of getting better; improvement: »a pickup in his health, a pickup in business. 3. the act or fact of going faster; increase in… … Useful english dictionary
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bargain — I UK [ˈbɑː(r)ɡɪn] / US [ˈbɑrɡən] noun [countable] Word forms bargain : singular bargain plural bargains ** 1) a) something you buy that costs much less than normal You should be able to pick up a few good bargains. b) a lower than usual price… … English dictionary
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