pick up litter
собрать мусор
On Saturday our neighbors met in the park to pick up litter.
В субботу соседи собрались в парке, чтобы собрать мусор.
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phrasal verb · A2 · often · UK/US
pick up
pick up
Meaning of pick up
English
to lift something up from the floor or the ground
Русский
поднять что-то с пола или с земли
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/
American English
/ˌpɪk ˈʌp/
pick up with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом pick up
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Поднять с пола
Lifting from the floorpick up the pieces
собрать осколки
A glass fell off the counter, and we carefully picked up the pieces.
Стакан упал со стола, и мы осторожно собрали осколки.
- pick it up off the floorподнять с пола
- pick up your toysубрать игрушки
Взять в руки
Taking in your handspick up the phone
взять трубку
Nobody at the office picked up the phone all afternoon.
До самого вечера в офисе никто не брал трубку.
pick up a book
взять книгу в руки
Whenever I'm bored, I pick up a book instead of my phone.
Когда мне скучно, я беру в руки книгу, а не телефон.
- pick up a penвзять ручку
- pick up the babyвзять ребёнка на руки
pick up usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Can you pick up the toys from the floor?
Можешь подобрать игрушки с пола?
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She picked up a coin from the road.
Она подобрала монетку с дороги.
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What's the difference between pick up, lift, and gather
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🇬🇧English
lift
raise upward; not necessarily from the floor
A2often
ENCan you lift this box for me?
Advanced: broader words
ENThey gathered all the applications before the deadline.
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pick up meaning: what does it mean?
to lift something up from the floor or the ground
pick up pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
pick up is pronounced as /ˌpɪk ˈʌp/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
pick up definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Можешь подобрать игрушки с пола? Translation: Can you pick up the toys from the floor?
Is pick up part of Household Chores vocabulary?
Yes, pick up can be learned in the Household Chores topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is pick up part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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