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collect

/kəˈlɛkt/

collectverb

collected

Past Simple

collected

Past Participle

collecting

ing-form

/kəˈlɛkt/

Translations

se reprendrePour retrouver son calme ou sa maîtrise de soi.

She took a moment to collect herself before speaking.

Elle a pris un moment pour se reprendre avant de parler.

aller chercher

He went to collect his daughter from school.

Il est allé chercher sa fille à l'école.

rassembler

The teacher collected the students at the entrance.

Le professeur a rassemblé les élèves à l'entrée.

percevoirS'emploie notamment pour des sommes, loyers ou taxes.

He collects rent from his tenants every month.

Il perçoit le loyer de ses locataires chaque mois.

collectionnerPour une activité de loisir ou de collection.

He collects rare coins as a hobby.

Il collectionne des pièces rares comme loisir.

Additional translations

se rassemblerSens intransitif : se réunir en un même lieu.

amasser

Definitions

To gather together; to assemble.

She collects stamps from all over the world.

To receive or take in (money, payments, etc.).

He collects rent from his tenants every month.

To accumulate or gather as a hobby or for study.

He collects rare coins as a hobby.

To regain control or composure.

She took a moment to collect herself before speaking.

To call for and take away; to fetch.

He went to collect his daughter from school.

To assemble or gather together in one place (intransitive).

By evening, a crowd had collected outside the theater.

Synonyms

Antonyms

collectnoun

collects

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Translations

oraisonTerme liturgique.

The priest recited the collect for the second Sunday of Advent.

Le prêtre a récité l'oraison du deuxième dimanche de l'Avent.

Definitions

A short prayer, especially one assigned to a particular day or season, typically used in Christian liturgy.

The priest recited the collect for the second Sunday of Advent.

collectadjective

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Used attributively, chiefly before "call", meaning "with the charges to be paid by the recipient".

Translations

à frais virésTélécommunications ; plus naturel dans l'usage courant que l'emprunt technique.

We placed a collect call to our parents.

Nous avons passé un appel à frais virés à nos parents.

Definitions

With payment to be made by the person receiving the call; reverse-charge.

We placed a collect call to our parents.

collectadverb

Used after a verb, especially with "call", meaning "with the charges to be paid by the recipient".

Translations

à frais virésTélécommunications.

He called collect from the train station.

Il a téléphoné à frais virés depuis la gare.

Definitions

With the telephone charges billed to the person receiving the call.

He called collect from the train station.