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ramasser

pick up

verb rah-mah-SEH Less Common

Also means

collect

Usage Note

Ramasser means to pick something up off the ground or to collect scattered items. It also carries a colloquial sense of getting a bad grade or taking a fall (se ramasser = to fall flat, flop). It is more concrete and physical than recueillir, which implies gathering or sheltering.

Examples

"Il ramasse les feuilles mortes dans le jardin."

Natural Translation

He picks up the dead leaves in the garden.

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