1. take up
I thought I'd take up fishing...
In my defence, all I can say is, you do take up a lot of space.
take up a hobby\sport
take up swimming / take up a career as an actor
Computers used to take up a whole room, and now you can carry one in your pocket.
I'd like to take up Spanish so that I can go to Argentina for a holiday.
Do you know how to take up trousers?
One day I came up an idea that I will take up guitar.
He could take up skateboarding <begin a new activity or hobby>
When people retire, they usually take up a hobby, or a sport of some description, or do some gardening.
Reluctant users slow to take up videoconferncing
Please, you take up my challenge!
He says he's now looking for a woman to take up with.
The CEO would be happy to take up your kind offer.
to take up too much space. the shopping took (up) a lot of time
Anglais mot "zabierać coś"(take up) se produit dans des ensembles:
szkoła mat/egz2. take something
Anglais mot "zabierać coś"(take something) se produit dans des ensembles:
The most expensive buildings in the word3. to take something away
4. collect
I collect postcards.
First, we will present a petition to the mayor and collect signatures.
If time were reversed, raindrops would collect themselves from the ground and fly up to the clouds.
The three animals tried to help the old man, the monkey using its ability to climb to collect fruit and nuts, and the fox catching fish in the stream to bring to him.
Oh, it's a lot more, Dima smiled. "But actually, this is a collect call. So you're the noob, 'cause you're paying."
Researchers found that subjects could collect double the amount of money for charity when they were wearing clothes with designer logos.
From all that I can collect by your manner of talking, you must be two of the silliest girls in the country. I have suspected it some time, but I am now convinced.
This is a collect call from Mr Nakamura in Osaka. Will you accept the charge?
The telethon is a French TV program organized every year to collect funds in order to finance medical research.
But you know, it would be sad to collect all these sentences, and keep them for ourselves. Because there's so much you can do with them. Which is why Tatoeba is open. Our source code is open. Our data is open.
An exploratory investigation was required to collect important data regarding the health of the ecosystem.
After 25 years of collecting recipes, she has compiled them into a cookbook.
Our class collected clothes and toys to give to poor children
Tom collects unusual objects since his childhood
Anglais mot "zabierać coś"(collect) se produit dans des ensembles:
sprawdzian angielski 15. pick up
It's easier to pick up English when among Englishmen.
pick up mushrooms
She had a brain tumor, unfortunately we didn't pick up.
I find it very difficult to pick up languages, it takes me lots of practice.
As I was staying at my friends' in London, I tried to pick up some English slang.
I have to pick up Brad at Jeff's after dinner. / 2. If you're in, pick up.
Don’t forget to stop by EnglishClass101.com and pick up the lesson notes.
i spent a month in Florence and was able to pick up quite a bit of italian
The number of applicants will pick up during the autumn.
I dropped Sara off at school. - I picked Sara up from school. / Can you please pick up my dress from the cleaners on your way home? / If you're in, pick up. / Please come back here and pick up your jacket.
You will probably pick up more of the meaning with each listen.
How long should it take to learn English? The answer depends on many things, such as your motivation and your age. But you’re never too old to pick up some tips to speed up your learning.
Let's pick up where we left off yesterday.
We’re hoping that things will pick up in the next quarter. This quarter has been terrible.
if a business or social situation picks up. If the wind pick up it becomes stronger