English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “collect”

collect (kəˈlɛkt Pronunciation for collect

Translations

transitive verb

  1. (= accumulate) [+ information, evidence] rassembler
  2. (= gather up, pick up) ramasser ⇒ The teacher collected the exercise books. Le professeur a ramassé les cahiers. ⇒ They collect the rubbish twice a week. Ils ramassent les ordures deux fois par semaine.

    to collect eggs ramasser des œufs

  3. [+ prize] recevoir
  4. (as a hobby) collectionner ⇒ I collect stamps. Je collectionne les timbres.
  5. (British(= go to get) [+ person] aller chercher ⇒ Their mother collects them from school. Leur mère va les chercher à l'école.
  6. [postman] [+ mail] faire la levée de, ramasser

    to be collected [mail] être ramassé(e)

  7. [+ debts]
    1. [company, debt-collector] recouvrer
    2. [+ taxes] percevoir
    1. [+ donations, subscriptions] recueillir
    2. [+ tokens, signatures] recueillir
  8. to collect one's thoughts or to collect o.s. réfléchir

intransitive verb

  1. [people] se rassembler
  2. [dust, dirt] s'amasser
  3. (= make a collection) faire une collecte ⇒ They're collecting for charity. Ils font une collecte pour une association caritative.
  4. (US)

    collect on delivery payable à la livraison, paiement à la livraison

adverb

  1. (US)

    to call collect téléphoner en PCV

Similar Words

'collect' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: يَجْمَعُPronunciation for يَجْمَعُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: colherPronunciation for colher
  • Chinese: 收集Pronunciation for 收集
  • Croatian: sakupljatiPronunciation for sakupljati
  • Czech: sebratPronunciation for sebrat sbírat
  • Danish: samlePronunciation for samle
  • Dutch: verzamelenPronunciation for verzamelen
  • European Spanish: reunirPronunciation for reunirrecolectar
  • Finnish: kerätäPronunciation for kerätä
  • French: rassemblerPronunciation for rassembler
  • German: sammelnPronunciation for sammeln
  • Greek: συλλέγωPronunciation for συλλέγω
  • Italian: raccoglierePronunciation for raccogliere
  • Japanese: 集めるPronunciation for 集める
  • Korean: ...을 모으다Pronunciation for ...을 모으다
  • Norwegian: samle (inn)Pronunciation for samle (inn)
  • Polish: zebraćPronunciation for zebrać zbierać
  • Portuguese: juntarPronunciation for juntar
  • Romanian: a colecta
  • Russian: собиратьPronunciation for собирать
  • Spanish: recogerPronunciation for recogerrecolectar
  • Swedish: hämtaPronunciation for hämta
  • Thai: สะสมPronunciation for สะสม
  • Turkish: toplamakPronunciation for toplamakpara, pul vb
  • Ukrainian: збирати зібрати
  • Vietnamese: thu thậpPronunciation for thu thập
  • Arabic: يَأْخُذُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: buscar
  • Chinese: 接走
  • Croatian: pokupiti
  • Czech: vyzvednout vyzvedávatkoho kde
  • Danish: hente
  • Dutch: ophalen
  • European Spanish: recoger
  • Finnish: hakea
  • French: aller chercher
  • German: abholen
  • Greek: παίρνω
  • Italian: andare a prendere
  • Japanese: ・・・を迎えにいく
  • Korean: 데리러 가다
  • Norwegian: hente
  • Polish: odbierać
  • Portuguese: recolher
  • Romanian: a lua pe cineva
  • Russian: забирать группу
  • Spanish: recoger
  • Swedish: hämta
  • Thai: รับ
  • Turkish: almak
  • Ukrainian: забирати з забрати з
  • Vietnamese: đón

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