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 Thanuir Thanuir April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 at 3:04:11 PM UTC link Permalink

Are both of the meanings here valid: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pick_up_the_phone ? Especially the one about picking up the phone with the intention to call.

Is this sentence ever used to indicate that one is physically picking up a phone that has, for example, fallen on the floor?

CK CK May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 at 7:21:51 AM UTC link Permalink

> Is this sentence ever used to indicate that one is physically picking up a phone that has, for example, fallen on the floor?

Very, very unlikely.

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Tell Tom to pick up the phone.

added by CK, September 23, 2012
➜ #2079856قل لتوم أن يرفع سماعة الهاتف.

linked by saeb, December 14, 2012
➜ #2079857قل لتوم أن يرد على الهاتف.

linked by saeb, December 14, 2012
➜ #2256983Dile a Tom que conteste el teléfono.

linked by marcelostockle, February 25, 2013
➜ #2721798Käske Tomin nostaa puhelin.

linked by Kalle63, September 5, 2013
➜ #2833824Скажи Тому, чтобы он взял трубку.

linked by psykami, November 7, 2013
➜ #3453234Tom'a telefonu almasını söyle.

linked by deyta, August 25, 2014
➜ #5129289Diga ao Tom para atender o telefone.

linked by bill, May 11, 2016
➜ #7879903Скажи Тому, чтобы взял трубку.

linked by marafon, April 30, 2019
➜ #7879904Скажите Тому, чтобы взял трубку.

linked by marafon, April 30, 2019
➜ #7879910Mondd meg Tominak, hogy vegye fel a telefont.

linked by maaster, April 30, 2019
➜ #7882558Käske Tomin vastata puhelimeen.

linked by Thanuir, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882559Käske Tomia vastaamaan puhelimeen.

linked by Thanuir, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882560Käske Tomia nostamaan luuri.

linked by Thanuir, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882561Sano Tomille, että hänen pitäisi vastata puhelimeen.

linked by Thanuir, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882563Sano Tomille, että hänen pitäisi nostaa luuri.

linked by Thanuir, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882850Tom'a telefon açmasını söyle.

linked by soliloquist, May 1, 2019
➜ #7882851Tom'a telefonu açmasını söyle.

linked by soliloquist, May 1, 2019
➜ #8042576Ini-as i Tom ad yerfed asawal-nnes.

linked by Amastan, July 11, 2019
➜ #11490183トムに電話に出るように言って。

linked by bunbuku, January 27, 2023