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/kəˈlɛkt/ /ˈkɒlɪkt/ /ˈkɑlɛkt/

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verb

Coleccionar, juntar

To gather together; amass.

Examples :

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Suzanne recogió todos los papeles que había extendido.

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verb

Recoger, obtener

To get; particularly, get from someone.

Examples :

"My brother collects stamps from his friends. "

Mi hermano obtiene sellos de sus amigos.

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verb

Coleccionar, reunir

To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.

Examples :

"My sister collects stamps from different countries as a hobby. "

Mi hermana colecciona sellos de diferentes países como pasatiempo.

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verb

Concluir, deducir

To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)

Examples :

"From the clues in the email, the detective collected that the thief was likely familiar with the house's layout. "

De las pistas en el correo electrónico, el detective concluyó que el ladrón probablemente estaba familiarizado con la distribución de la casa.

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verb

Cobrar pagos

(often with on or against) To collect payments.

Examples :

"He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."

Tuvo muchos problemas para cobrar esa apuesta que hizo.

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verb

Reunirse, juntarse

To come together in a group or mass.

Examples :

"The rain collected in puddles."

La lluvia se acumuló en charcos.

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verb

Inferir, deducir

To infer; to conclude.

Examples :

"From the clues in the email, we can collect that the meeting is rescheduled. "

De las pistas en el correo electrónico, podemos deducir que la reunión se reprogramó.

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verb

Chocar con

(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).

Examples :

"The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."

El camión se desvió a través de la mediana y chocó con un coche que circulaba en dirección contraria.

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adjective

Por cobrar

To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.

Examples :

"It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."

Iba a ser una entrega por cobrar, pero nadie estaba disponible para pagar.

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adverb

Con pago a cargo del destinatario

With payment due from the recipient.

Examples :

"I had to call collect."

Tuve que llamar con pago a cargo del destinatario.

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noun

Colecta

The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

Examples :

"Before the Sunday school lesson, the children recited the collect from their prayer books. "

Antes de la lección de la escuela dominical, los niños recitaron la colecta de sus libros de oración.

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