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==Example==

In this case, we are translating from Spanish to English and have a word which we want to translate in two ways depending on context. If it is followed by the name of a person, or family member, we want to translate "recoger" as "pick up", but the default translation should be "collect". It isn't wrong to say, for example "I'm going to collect Alan from the airport", but "I'm going to pick up Alan from the airport" sounds more fluent.

:''Voy a recoger Alan del aeropuerto.''
:"I'm going to pick up Alan from the airport"

:''Voy a recoger mi coche del aeropuerto.''
:"I'm going to collect my car from the airport"

(<u>Note</u>: Actually, I think that it should be "recoger a Alan" and not "recoger Alan", because often there is a preposition when using verbs with people -- nevertheless, this does not detract from the principle)