he picked up

He picked up the receiver.

Il a décroché le combiné.

He picked up his pencil and began to write.

Il prit son crayon et commença à écrire.

He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.

Il prit un miroir et examina sa langue.

Maybe he picked up the gun Shibata threw away by pure accident.

Peut-être a-t-il ramassé par pur hasard l'arme que Shibata avait jetée.

— Weathering with You (2019)

He picked up the newspaper and skimmed through it quickly.

Il a pris le journal et l’a parcouru rapidement.

He picked up a red stone.

Il ramassa une pierre rouge.

He picked up the phone.

Il a décroché le téléphone.

He picked up a small hammer and struck the gong before him.

Il prit un petit marteau et frappa le gong devant lui.

"I see,"said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.

« Je vois », dit l’aveugle en prenant son marteau et sa scie.