uptake (redirected from slow on the uptake)

up·take  (ptk)

n.

1. A passage for drawing up smoke or air.

2. Understanding; comprehension: very quick on the uptake.

3. An act of taking in or absorbing, especially into a living organism.

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uptake [ˈʌpˌteɪk]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a pipe, shaft, etc., that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney

2. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining another term for upcast [2]

3. taking up or lifting up

4. the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available

quick (or slow) on the uptake Informal quick (or slow) to understand or learn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) consumption, ingestion, intake eating, feeding - the act of consuming food deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	2.	uptake - a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids" human process - a process in which human beings are involved re-uptake, reuptake - a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters"

Translations

uptake [ˈʌpteɪk] N

1. (= understanding) to be quick on the uptake → ser muy listo, agarrar las cosas al vuelo
to be slow on the uptake → ser corto(de entendederas)

2. (= intake) → consumo m

3. (= acceptance) → aceptación f; (= number accepted) → cantidad f admitida

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uptake [ˈʌpteɪk] n
to be quick on the uptake → comprendre vite
He is quick on the uptake → Il comprend vite.
to be slow on the uptake → être lent(e) à comprendre
He is slow on the uptake → Il est lent à comprendre.

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uptake

n

(inf) to be quick on the uptake → schnell verstehen; to be slow on the uptake → schwer von Begriff sein (inf), → eine lange Leitung haben (inf)

(= intake) → Aufnahme f

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uptake [ˈʌpˌteɪk] n (fam) slow on the uptake → duro/a di comprendonio
to be quick on the uptake → capire le cose al volo

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uptake [ˈapteik]

quick or slow to understand She's inexperienced, but very quick on the uptake. verstand فَهْم، إدراك бързо схващащ rychle/pomalu chápavý (hurtig) i vendingen schnelles/langsames Auffassungsvermögen αντίληψη que las pilla al vuelo, que es muy listo kiire taibuga, pika taibuga دارای فهم سریع یا کند olla nopeaälyinen, olla hidasälyinen avoir/n'avoir pas l'esprit vif מַהִיר/קְשֵה תְפִיסָה समझने में सुस्त या तेज shvaćanje gyors felfogású skilningur; vera fljótur (eða ekki) að grípa/skilja (essere pronto/lento di comprendonio) 理解が早い[] 이해가 빠르다(더디다) pagavus, nuovokus, nepagavus, nenuovokus apķērīgs; atjautīgs cepat tangkap vlug, traag van begrip snar/sein i vendingen szybko/powoli chwytający aprendizado a gândi/a înţelege repede/greu быстро, медленно соображать rýchlo / pomaly chápavý hitre/ počasne pameti kapirati fatta snabbt/långsamt การเข้าใจ çabuk/yavaş kavrayan 領悟力 швидко (повільно) збагнути سمجھ ، فہم trí thông minh, sự hiểu biết 理解（力）