uptake

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.

(ŭp'tāk')
n.

The absorption by a tissue of a substance, such as a nutrient, and its permanent or temporary retention.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  Synonyms: consumption, ingestion, intake

Meaning #2: a process of taking up or using up or consuming

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - optræk

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    hurtig i opfattelsen, kvik, vaks
• slow on the uptake    langsom i opfattelsen, sløv, dum

Nederlands (Dutch)
begrip, opname snel/langzaam van begrip

Français (French)
n. - (Tech) carneau, (Biol, Méd) assimilation

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    comprendre vite
• slow on the uptake    ne pas comprendre vite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aufnahme, (ugs.) Auffassung

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    schnell begreifen/schwer von Begriff sein
• slow on the uptake    schnell begreifen/schwer von Begriff sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αντίληψη, κατανόηση

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    έξυπνος, που τα παίρνει εύκολα (τα γράμματα κλπ.)
• slow on the uptake    αργόστροφος

Italiano (Italian)
comprensione

idioms:

• quick/slow on the uptake    sveglio - duro di comprendonio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - erguimento (m), compreensão (f)

idioms:

• quick/slow on the uptake    rápido/lento de compreensão

Русский (Russian)
понимание, смекалка

idioms:

• quick/slow on the uptake    соображает быстро/медленно

Español (Spanish)
n. - comprensión, captación, tubo de la chimenea o de ventilación

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    rápido de entendederas
• slow on the uptake    duro de entendederas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fattning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
举起, 理解, 拿起

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    理解很快, 理解力强
• slow on the uptake    理解很慢, 理解力迟钝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 舉起, 理解, 拿起

idioms:

• quick on the uptake    理解很快, 理解力強
• slow on the uptake    理解很慢, 理解力遲鈍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 들어 올림, 이해(도)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 理解, 取り込み, 吸い上げパイプ

idioms:

• quick/slow on the uptake    理解が早い/遅い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فهم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תפיסה, הבנה‬

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