pick-up

Idioma: es

🇺🇸 /ˈpɪˌkʌp/

📖 Definiciones

noun
camioneta pickup; Recoger; tomar; mejora; aumento; rollo de una noche; ligar; pastilla fonográfica; pastilla de guitarra; partido improvisado; Levantar; Recoger; retransmisión remota; estimulante

EN: A light truck with an open body and low sides, used for carrying goods or people.; The act of collecting or gathering someone or something, especially in a vehicle.; An improvement or increase in activity, speed, or performance.; A casual or informal romantic or sexual encounter, or the act of meeting someone for such a purpose.; A device on a record player or phonograph that converts the vibrations of the stylus into electrical signals.; A microphone or transducer that converts sound or mechanical vibrations into electrical signals.; In sports, an informal game organized spontaneously without prior arrangement.; The act of lifting or raising something from a surface.; In broadcasting, the reception of a signal from a remote location for retransmission.; A stimulant or something that gives a person energy or a boost.
adjective
informal; improvisado

EN: Denoting something informal or impromptu, especially a game or group assembled without prior planning.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

contable Plural: pick-ups

Colocaciones

pick-up truckpick-up gamepick-up linepick-up artistpick-up point

Derivados

pickuppick up

Sinónimos

pickup truckcollectionretrievalute

Antónimos

drop-off

Palabras confundidas

pick up

EN: 'pick up' (two words) is the phrasal verb form; 'pick-up' or 'pickup' is the noun/adjective form.

es: 'pick up' (dos palabras) es la forma del verbo frasal; 'pick-up' o 'pickup' es la forma de sustantivo/adjetivo.

pickup

EN: 'pickup' (one word) is an increasingly common alternative spelling of 'pick-up' as a noun or adjective; both are acceptable.

es: 'pickup' (una palabra) es una ortografía alternativa cada vez más común de 'pick-up' como sustantivo o adjetivo; ambas son aceptables.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: The verb is always two words ('pick up'), while the noun/adjective can be hyphenated ('pick-up') or closed ('pickup'). Avoid writing the verb as one word or hyphenated.

es: El verbo siempre son dos palabras ('pick up'), mientras que el sustantivo/adjetivo puede llevar guion ('pick-up') o estar unido ('pickup'). Evite escribir el verbo como una sola palabra o con guion.

💬 Ejemplos

He loaded the furniture into the back of his pick-up and drove it to the new house.

Cargó los muebles en la parte trasera de su camioneta y condujo hasta la nueva casa.
The school bus makes three pick-ups before reaching the elementary school.

El autobús escolar hace tres paradas para recoger alumnos antes de llegar a la escuela primaria.
There has been a noticeable pick-up in sales since the new advertising campaign began.

Ha habido un aumento notable en las ventas desde que comenzó la nueva campaña publicitaria.
They met at a bar and it turned into a pick-up that lasted only one night.

Se conocieron en un bar y terminó siendo un rollo de una noche.
The old turntable needed a new pick-up because the sound had become distorted.

El viejo tocadiscos necesitaba una nueva pastilla porque el sonido se había distorsionado.
The guitar's pick-up was adjusted to reduce feedback during the live performance.

La pastilla de la guitarra se ajustó para reducir el feedback durante el concierto en vivo.
We organized a pick-up basketball game at the park on Saturday afternoon.

Organizamos un partido de baloncesto improvisado en el parque el sábado por la tarde.
The crane's pick-up of the heavy steel beam was completed in under a minute.

La grúa levantó la pesada viga de acero en menos de un minuto.
The network arranged a satellite pick-up of the event from the remote stadium.

La cadena organizó una captación por satélite del evento desde el estadio remoto.
She needed a strong coffee as a pick-up before her afternoon meeting.

Necesitaba un café fuerte para animarse antes de su reunión de la tarde.