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(prendere da terra) to collect, to pick up [conchiglie, sassi];
to gather [legna];
to clean up, to clear up [immondizia]
(cogliere) to pick, to harvest, to crop [frutta, verdura];
to pick, to gather [fiori, funghi];
to harvest, to reap [uva, grano];
[ape] to collect [polline]; ~ i frutti del proprio lavoro fig. to reap the fruit of one’s labour
(radunare, mettere assieme) to collect, to get(irregular) together, to gather [oggetti sparsi]; (ritirare) to collect [giornali vecchi, immondizia]; scol. to take(irregular) in, to collect [quaderni, compiti]; ~ le idee to collect o gather one’s thoughts; ~ le proprie forze to gather o collect o muster one’s strength
(piegando, arrotolando) ~ i capelli in uno chignon to put o wear o gather (up) one’s hair in a bun
(accumulare) to collect, to raise [somma];
to collect [firme];
to gather (together), to collect [testimonianze, informazioni, dati]; (collezionare) to collect [monete, francobolli]
(ricevere, ottenere) to obtain [voti];
to win(irregular), to gain [applausi, lodi]; ~ consensi to meet with approval
(convogliare) to collect [acqua]
(accettare) to take(irregular) up, to respond to [sfida];
to respond to, to react to [provocazione];
to accept [invito]; (accogliere) to shelter, to house [profughi];
to take(irregular) in [animale abbandonato]
(con centrarsi, meditare) to concentrate, to collect one’s thoughts; -rsi in preghiera to collect one’s thoughts in prayer, to compose one’s thoughts for prayer