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pick up

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha
1. lift
2. acquire, learn
3. collect sth
4. collect sb by vehicle
5. telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid receive (message)
6. arrest
7. acquire
8. improve
9. gather pace
10. gain momentum etc
11. gain strength
12. notice, react to
13. sign, hire (sb)
14. detect
15. tv & radioteilifís & raidió, telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid receive signal etc
16. catch illness etc
17. sustain injury
18. win, be given
19. resume
20. understand after missing some
21. attract partner
22. telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid answer phone
23. use (paintbrush, instrument etc)
24. tidy up
 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + adv) lift transitiveaistreachpioc suas PhrV cmutóg verb cmuardaigh verb cmu pick that up again! pioc é sin suas arís! he picked something up off the ground thóg sé rud éigin den talamh he picked the baby up in his arms thóg sé an leanbh ina bhaclainn watch yourself picking up heavy loads seachain thú féin ag ardú ualaí troma 2 (v + adv) acquire, learn transitiveaistreachfoghlaim verb cmutabhair leat PhrV cmu I picked up some useful phrases d'fhoghlaim mé cúpla abairt úsáideach, thug mé liom cúpla frása áisiúil 3 (v + adv) collect sth transitiveaistreachbailigh verb cmutóg verb cmu I'll pick up the food on the way home baileoidh mé an bia ar mo bhealach abhaile he picked up a form from the office bhailigh sé foirm ón oifig I'm going back to pick up my car táim ag dul ar ais chun mo charr a thógáil 4 (v + adv) collect sb by vehicle transitiveaistreachpioc suas PhrV cmubailigh verb cmutóg verb cmu a taxi is picking me up tá tacsaí do mo thógáil, tá tacsaí ag teacht faoi mo choinne my father picks me up from school piocann m'athair suas mé ón scoil, bailíonn m'athair mé ón scoil 5 (v + adv) telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid receive (message) transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmu I've just picked up your voicemail táim díreach tar éis do ghlórphost a fháil 6 (v + adv) arrest transitiveaistreachgabh verb cmutóg verb cmu he was picked up by the Gardaí ghabh na Gardaí é, thóg na Gardaí é 7 (v + adv) acquire transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmu you might pick up a few bargains b'fhéidir go bhfaighfeá margadh nó dhó 8 (v + adv) improve intransitiveneamhaistreachfeabhsaigh verb cmutéigh i bhfeabhas VP cmubisigh verb cmu things are picking up tá rudaí ag feabhsú, tá cúrsaí ag dul i bhfeabhas the weather picked up again bhisigh an aimsir arís 9 (v + adv) gather pace intransitiveneamhaistreachéirigh níos tapúlaéirigh níos gasta the rhythm picked up d'éirigh an rithim níos sciobtha 10 (v + adv) gain momentum etc transitiveaistreach it picks up speed tosaíonn sé ag dul níos tapúla this trend will pick up steam rachaidh an nós seo i dtreise 11 (v + adv) gain strength intransitiveneamhaistreachneartaigh verb cmuéirigh níos láidre the wind is picking up tá an ghaoth ag neartú 12 (v + adv) notice, react to transitiveaistreachsuntas a thabhairt do the story was picked up by the papers thug na nuachtáin suntas don scéal 13 (v + adv) sign, hire (sb) transitiveaistreachsínigh verb cmu they picked up a couple of players shínigh siad cúpla imreoir 14 (v + adv) detect transitiveaistreachaimsigh verb cmu the cancer was picked up early aimsíodh an ailse go luath the dogs picked up his scent chuir na madraí a bholadh 15 (v + adv) tv & radioteilifís & raidió, telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid receive signal etc transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmu we can pick up two channels táimid ábalta dhá chainéal a fháil 16 (v + adv) catch illness etc transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmutóg verb cmu she picked up a cold fuair sí slaghdán, tháinig slaghdán uirthi 17 (v + adv) sustain injury transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmu you could pick up a serious injury d'fhéadfá drochghortú a fháil she picked up a hand injury bhain gortú láimhe di 18 (v + adv) win, be given informalneamhfhoirmeálta transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmugnóthaigh verb cmu she picked up an award ghnóthaigh sí gradam, bronnadh gradam uirthi he picked up a yellow card fuair sé cárta buí, bronnadh cárta buí air 19 (v + adv) resume intransitiveneamhaistreachtosaigh arís cmu the story picks up in 2008 tosaíonn an scéal arís in 2008 to pick up where you left off tosú arís san áit ar stop tú transitiveaistreachtosaigh arís cmu she picked up her career after a long break chuaigh sí ar ais ag a cuid oibre tar éis sos fada 20 (v + adv) understand after missing some transitiveaistreachteacht isteach ar it's hard to pick up the plot again is deacair teacht isteach ar an bplota arís 21 (v + adv) attract partner transitiveaistreachfaigh verb cmutóg verb cmu if you're trying to pick up a man online má tá tú ag iarraidh fear a fháil ar líne 22 (v + adv) telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid answer phone transitiveaistreachfreagair verb cmutóg verb cmu nobody picked up the phone níor fhreagair aon duine an fón intransitiveneamhaistreachfreagair verb cmu 23 (v + adv) use (paintbrush, instrument etc) transitiveaistreach what made you pick up the pen? cad a thug ort dul i mbun pinn? I picked up the guitar later thosaigh mé ar an ngiotár níos déanaí I haven't picked up a racket for years ní raibh raicéad i mo lámh agam le blianta 24 (v + adv) tidy up (USSAM) transitiveaistreachglan verb cmuréitigh verb cmu→ pick
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