Iverbo transitivo 1.(prendere da terra) to collect, to pick up [conchiglie, sassi ]; to gather [legna ]; to clean up, to clear up [immondizia ] 2.(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 3.(radunare, mettere assieme) to collect, to get* together, to gather [oggetti sparsi ]; (ritirare) to collect [giornali vecchi, immondizia ]; scol. to take* 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 4.(piegando, arrotolando)~ i capelli in uno chignon to put o wear o gather (up) one’s hair in a bun 5.(accumulare) to collect, to raise [somma ]; to collect [firme ]; to gather (together), to collect [testimonianze, informazioni, dati ]; (collezionare) to collect [monete, francobolli ] 6.(ricevere, ottenere) to obtain [voti ]; to win*, to gain [applausi, lodi ]; ~ consensi to meet with approval 7.(convogliare) to collect [acqua ] 8.(accettare) to take* up, to respond to [sfida ]; to respond to, to react to [provocazione ]; to accept [invito ]; (accogliere) to shelter, to house [profughi ]; to take* in [animale abbandonato ] 9.(capire) to take*, to catch* [allusione ]
IIverbo pronominale raccogliersi 1. (radunarsi) to collect, to gather 2.(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 3.(rannicchiarsi) to crouch.
