pick-up

pick-up
noun
1) (truck)

pick-up [truck/van] — Kleinlastwagen, der

2) (of record player, guitar) Tonabnehmer, der
3) (coll.): (person) Zufallsbekanntschaft, die
* * *
noun
1) (a type of small lorry or van.) kleiner Lieferwagen
2) (the part of a record-player that holds the stylus.) der Tonabnehmer
* * *
['pɪkʌp]
n
1) Tonabnehmer m

pick-up arm — Tonarm m

2) Kleinlieferwagen m, Kleintransporter m
3) (inf: acquaintance) Bekanntschaft f

with his latest pick-up — mit seiner neusten Errungenschaft

he's just looking for a pick-up — er will nur eine aufreißen (inf)

4) (= collection) Abholen nt

he was late for the pick-up —

the mail van makes 3 pick-ups a day — der Postwagen kommt dreimal täglich(, um die Post abzuholen)

the bus makes four pick-ups — der Bus hält viermal(, um Leute aufzunehmen)

pick-up point (for excursion) — Sammelstelle f, Treffpunkt m; (on regular basis) Haltestelle f

5) (= improvement) Verbesserung f; (= increase) Ansteigen nt
6) (= acceleration) Beschleunigung f
* * *
noun
1) (truck)

pick-up [truck/van] — Kleinlastwagen, der

2) (of record player, guitar) Tonabnehmer, der
3) (coll.): (person) Zufallsbekanntschaft, die
* * *
v.
aufgreifen v.
mitnehmen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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