Meaning
Le terme anglais « Pick up » est un verbe à particule qui peut avoir plusieurs significations selon le contexte dans lequel il est utilisé. Voici quelques-unes des utilisations les plus courantes :
En résumé, « pick up » est un terme polyvalent qui peut être utilisé dans divers contextes pour exprimer l'action de ramasser, de récupérer, de prendre en voiture, d'apprendre ou d'améliorer quelque chose. Comprendre le contexte est essentiel pour saisir le sens correct de cette expression.
Today's Sentences
01
Is that a pick up line?
Situation
Hey, you’ve been running around in my mind all day.
Is that a pick up line?
Is it working?
Not one bit.
02
How did you pick up the language?
Situation
Wow, your Spanish is spot on.
Really?
Thank you.
Merci.
How did you pick up the language.
I lived in South America for 8 years.
Writer's Note
"Pick up" is both transitive and intransitive and a separable phrasal verb.
- Transitive: When "pick up" takes a direct object (something that is picked up), it is transitive.
Example: She picked up the book. (The object is the book.) - Intransitive: When "pick up" does not take a direct object, it is intransitive.
Example: Sales are picking up. (No object is directly receiving the action.) - Separable: In some cases, the verb pick and the particle up can be separated by the object.
Example 1: I’ll pick the book up. (separable, object the book is placed between pick and up)
Example 2: I’ll pick up the book. (separable, object the book comes after the phrasal verb)
Exemple : Elle a ramassé le livre. (L'objet est le livre.)
Exemple : Les ventes picking up. (Aucun objet ne reçoit directement l'action.)
Exemple 1 : Je vais pick le livre up. (séparable, l'objet the book est placé entre pick et up)
Exemple 2 : Je vais pick up le livre. (séparable, l'objet the book vient après le verbe à particule)
Related words: Acquire, collect, continue, gain, gather, get, grasp, gather, go for, have, increase, learn, offer, purchase, score, take, take up, uphold, uplift.
