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How do you say this in English (US)? Alzar/Alzarte
Can I say "pick you up" to lift someone off the floor? Or is it better to say "lift you up"?
How do you say this in English (US)? Alzar/Alzarte
Can I say "pick you up" to lift someone off the floor? Or is it better to say "lift you up"?
Can I say "pick you up" to lift someone off the floor? Or is it better to say "lift you up"?
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Both are OK. "Pick you up" sounds like you are incapacitated, maybe too drunk to stand up, "lift you up" sounds like you are old and need help but not totally incapable. But they are 95% interchangeable in this context.
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Thanks a lot @GregT but I'm still thinking. How would you say it when talking about a baby/little kid?
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