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/kəˈlɛkts/ /ˈkɑlɛkts/

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verb

Recueillir, amasser

To gather together; amass.

Examples :

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

Suzanne a recueilli tous les papiers qu'elle avait étalés.

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verb

Récupère, reçoit

To get; particularly, get from someone.

Examples :

"The teacher collects the homework assignments at the end of class. "

Le professeur récupère les devoirs à la fin du cours.

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verb

Collectionne, rassemble

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

Examples :

"My little sister collects seashells whenever we go to the beach. "

Ma petite sœur collectionne des coquillages chaque fois que nous allons à la plage.

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verb

Conclure, déduire

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

Examples :

"Seeing her consistently arrive late and unprepared, the teacher collects that she isn't taking the class seriously. "

Voyant qu'elle arrive constamment en retard et non préparée, le professeur conclut qu'elle ne prend pas le cours au sérieux.

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verb

Recouvrer, encaisser

(often with on or against) To collect payments.

Examples :

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

Il a eu beaucoup de mal à recouvrer ce pari qu'il avait fait.

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verb

Se rassembler, s'amasser

To come together in a group or mass.

Examples :

"The rain collected in puddles."

La pluie s'est rassemblée en flaques.

group mass amount

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Déduire, conclure

To infer; to conclude.

Examples :

"Seeing the empty cookie jar and the crumbs on his son's face, the father collects that his son ate the cookies. "

Voyant le pot de biscuits vide et les miettes sur le visage de son fils, le père déduit que son fils a mangé les biscuits.

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verb

Heurte, percute

(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."

Le camion a dévié sur le terre-plein central et a percuté une voiture qui roulait en sens inverse.

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noun

Collecte

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 starting the Bible study, the students recited the collect. "

Avant de commencer l'étude biblique, les étudiants ont récité la collecte.

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