pick up on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pick up on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

III.pick1 [Am pɪk, Brit pɪk] N

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

3. go on (last, continue):

to go on -ing
¡venga! Spain
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

pick up on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pick up on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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English
However, the marines pick up on some radio chatter that might indicate that someone has gone in to investigate their abandoned shuttles.
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Viewers with sensitive hearing might also pick up on the switches between mono and stereo audio in the different episodes.
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Because we are an outsider, we pick up on these differences initially.
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A lot of people didn't pick up on that subtlety.
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Through statistical learning, we pick up on the frequencies and distribution of events in our linguistic environments, which inform language comprehension.
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The media have been slow to pick up on this.
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Through this liberty, a child may pick up on the fundamental subjects subconsciously, without having to be drilled.
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Teachers cite the ease of which students pick up on the techniques of composition and analysis of new media.
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Johnny could pick up on the pace of a song that he did not know quite quickly and proved to be a unique bass guitarist.
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He was also able to pick up on the brainwaves of others in a form of telepathy.
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