collect

raccogliere, collezionare

Mettere insieme cose in uno stesso luogo o gruppo.

In inglese semplice: To bring things together in one place or group.

• I collect old coins.
• She collected the papers from the desk.
• The team is collecting data about local birds.

Come si usa: collect something from someone/something (We collected information from local families.)

Sinonimi: gather, assemble, amass

Contrari: scatter, disperse

Espressioni comuni: collect data, collect stamps, collect something together, collect papers

riscuotere, incassare, ricevere

Ricevere denaro dovuto o qualcosa che qualcuno ha pronto per te.

In inglese semplice: To get money or something else that someone owes or has ready for you.

• He collects the rent each month.
• She went on stage to collect her prize.
• The company has not collected the money it is owed.

Come si usa: collect something from someone (The owner collects rent from the tenants every month.)

Sinonimi: receive, get

Espressioni comuni: collect rent, collect a payment, collect a prize

a carico del destinatario, in porto assegnato

Detto di una telefonata o spedizione pagata da chi la riceve.

In inglese semplice: Paid for by the person receiving the phone call or goods.

• He made a collect call home.
• Will you accept this collect call?
• The office refused the collect shipment because no one could pay.

Sinonimi: reverse-charge

Contrari: prepaid

Espressioni comuni: collect call, collect shipment, collect delivery

a carico del destinatario, in porto assegnato

Telefonare o spedire qualcosa facendo pagare il costo a chi riceve.

In inglese semplice: With the cost paid by the person receiving the call or goods.

• I called collect from the airport.
• The company ships these boxes collect.
• Can I send the package collect?

Sinonimi: at the recipient's expense

Espressioni comuni: call collect, ship collect, send something collect

colletta

Breve preghiera durante una celebrazione cristiana, spesso prima di una lettura della Bibbia.

In inglese semplice: A short prayer used during a Christian church service, often before a reading from the Bible.

• The priest read the collect.
• Today's collect asks for peace.
• She found the collect for Easter in the prayer book.

Sinonimi: prayer

Espressioni comuni: the sunday collect, read the collect, collect for easter