collect in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for collect in the English»French Dictionary

I.collect [Brit kəˈlɛkt, Am kəˈlɛkt] N REL

collect

collecte f (prière)

II.collect [Brit kəˈlɛkt, Am kəˈlɛkt] ADV Am TELEC

to call sb collect

appeler qn en PCV

III.collect [Brit kəˈlɛkt, Am kəˈlɛkt] VB trans

1. collect (gather):

collect wood, leaves, litter, eggs

ramasser

collect information, facts, evidence, documents

rassembler

collect signatures

recueillir

she collected (up) her belongings

elle a ramassé ses affaires

to collect one's wits

rassembler ses esprits

to collect one's strength

rassembler or ramasser ses forces

to collect one's thoughts

se recueillir

2. collect (as hobby):

collect stamps, coins, antiques

collectionner, faire collection de

she collects artists/stray cats hum

elle collectionne les artistes/les chats perdus

3. collect (receive, contain):

collect (intentionally) rain water, drips

recueillir

collect (accidentally) objects: dust

prendre, ramasser

4. collect (obtain):

collect rent

percevoir, encaisser

collect fares, money

encaisser

collect debt

recouvrer

collect pension

toucher

collect degree, diploma

recevoir

collect ADMIN tax, fine

percevoir

to collect money for charity

collecter de l'argent pour les bonnes œuvres

the winner collects £2, 000

le gagnant remporte 2 000 livres sterling

5. collect (take away):

collect tickets, empty bottles, rubbish

ramasser

collect mail, post

faire la levée de

I arranged to have the parcel collected

j'ai pris des dispositions pour qu'on aille chercher le paquet

what time is the post collected?

à quelle heure est la levée (du courrier)?

‘buyer collects’ (in small ad)

‘à venir chercher sur place’

6. collect (pick up):

collect person

aller chercher, passer prendre

collect keys, book etc

récupérer

I have to collect the children from school

il faut que j'aille chercher or que je passe prendre les enfants à l'école

she collected the keys from a neighbour

elle a récupéré les clés chez un voisin

to collect a suit from the cleaners

passer prendre un costume chez le teinturier

IV.collect [Brit kəˈlɛkt, Am kəˈlɛkt] VB intr

1. collect (accumulate, gather):

collect substance, dust, leaves:

s'accumuler

collect crowd:

se rassembler, se réunir

2. collect (raise money):

to collect for charity/famine victims

faire la quête pour des bonnes œuvres/les victimes de la famine

V.collected ADJ

1. collected person:

collected

calme

she remained cool, calm and collected

elle a gardé son sang-froid

2. collected (assembled):

the collected works of Dickens

les œuvres complètes de Dickens

the collected poems of W. B. Yeats

la collection complète des poèmes de W. B. Yeats

VI.to collect oneself VB refl

to collect oneself refl:

to collect oneself

se reprendre

collect call N Am TELEC

collect call

appel m en PCV

freight collect ADV Am COMM

freight collect

contre paiement à la livraison, port dû

click and collect N U Brit

click and collect

service de courses en ligne et retrait en magasin

click and collect

service m de drive

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avidly read, collect

avec avidité

Translations for collect in the French»English Dictionary

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collecter

to collect

herboriser

to collect plants, to botanize spec

collecte

collect

collectionner les soixante-dix-huit tours

to collect 78s

PCV

collect call Am

appelle-moi en PCV

call me collect Am

collect in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for collect in the English»French Dictionary

I.collect [kəˈlekt, Am ˈkɑ:l-] VB intr

1. collect (gather):

to collect (together) crowd

se rassembler

to collect (together) dust, dirt

s'amasser

2. collect (gather money):

collect

faire la quête

II.collect [kəˈlekt, Am ˈkɑ:l-] VB trans

1. collect (gather):

collect

rassembler

collect money, taxes

percevoir

collect water, news

recueillir

2. collect (gather things as hobby):

collect stamps, antiques

collectionner

3. collect (pick up):

collect

aller chercher

4. collect form (regain control):

collect

reprendre

to collect oneself

se reprendre

to collect one's thoughts

rassembler ses idées

5. collect (receive):

collect

recevoir

III.collect [kəˈlekt, Am ˈkɑ:l-] N REL

collect

collecte f

collect call N Am

collect call

appel m en PCV

collect up VB trans

collect up

rassembler

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to collect one's e-mail

relever sa boîte aux lettres électronique

Translations for collect in the French»English Dictionary

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collectionner

to collect

collecter

to collect

herboriser

to collect plants

recouvrer impôt, cotisation

to collect

appeler en PCV

to make a collect call Am

moissonner lauriers

to collect

collect Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to collect (together) crowd

se rassembler

to collect (together) dust, dirt

s'amasser

to collect oneself

se reprendre

to collect one's thoughts

rassembler ses idées

to call collect

appeler en PCV

to collect old clothes

collecter les vieux vêtements

to collect one's e-mail

relever sa boîte aux lettres électronique

I just can't collect my thoughts

j'ai du mal à rassembler mes idées [ou esprits]

to collect documents in a file

réunir des documents dans un classeur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every week the home team had to collect debris which had erupted from the ground, and on one occasion a match was interrupted whilst a full-sized perambulator was excavated!

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Sellers generally must collect tax from in-state purchasers unless the purchaser provides an exemption certificate.

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In essence, it helps retailers collect information on customers' buying habits-through loyalty programs and the like-to figure out how to get them to buy more.

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Priests are never to leave the altar to collect alms from the faithful.

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There they collect their team flag and one of four keys to a sailboat.

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Players can also collect secret orbs that will then unlock and be purchasable in the item shop.

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The purpose of whaling was largely to collect blubber.

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If you are limited and want to collect the balance, you'll need to go to small-claims court.

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Fry requests a collect call, which the machine interprets as a slow and horrible death.

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In order to collect information for the dock research, she became a canteen assistant in the canteens used by the stevedores for meals.

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