uptake (redirected from uptakes)

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

Noun

1. quick or slow on the uptake Informal quick or slow to understand or learn

2. the use or consumption of something by a machine or part of the body: the uptake of oxygen into the blood

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 he is quick/slow on the uptake → es muy listo/torpe

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uptake [ˈʌpteɪk] n he is quick/slow on the uptake → il comprend vite/est lent à comprendre

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uptake [ˈʌpteɪk] n to be quick on the uptake → schnell kapieren;

to be slow on the uptake → schwer von Begriff sein

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uptake [ˈʌpteɪk] n he is quick/slow on the uptake → è pronto/lento di comprendonio

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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[] 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 理解(力) швидко (повільно) збагнути سمجھ ، فہم trí thông minh, sự hiểu biết 理解（力）