take1
Pronunciation: /teɪk/
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Spanish translation of take
A. vt
- 2 a [train/plane/bus/taxi/elevator] tomar, coger* (esp Esp) • [road/turning] tomar, agarrar (esp AmL) , coger* (esp Esp) take a left (turn) (BrE) = dobla a la izquierda • [bend] tomar, coger* (esp Esp) ; [fence] saltar b (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL) , coger* (esp Esp) ; [opportunity] aprovechar she took the knife from him = le quitó el cuchillo • (take charge of) may I take your coat? = ¿me permite el abrigo? • (occupy) take a seat = siéntese, tome asiento (frml) this chair is taken = esta silla está ocupada c (remove, steal) [wallet/purse] llevarse d to be taken ill = caer* enfermo e (capture) [town/position] tomar; [pawn/piece] comer • (win) [prize/title] llevarse, hacerse* con; [game/set] ganar • (receive as profit) hacer*, sacar* f [medicine/drugs] tomar I don't take sugar in my coffee = no le pongo azúcar al café g (buy, order) llevar(se) I'll take this pair = (me) llevo este par • (rent) alquilar, coger* (Esp)
- 3 a (of time) [job/task] llevar; [process] tardar; [person/letter] tardar, demorar(se) (AmL) the flight takes two hours = el vuelo dura dos horas it took me a long time to do it = me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo b (need) it takes courage to do a thing like that = hay que tener or hace falta valor para hacer algo así it took four men to lift it = se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo c (wear) what size shoes do you take? = ¿qué número calzas? she takes a 14 = usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14 • [Ling] construirse* con, regir*
- 4 a (accept) [money/bribes/job] aceptar do you take checks? = ¿aceptan cheques? take it from me = hazme caso b (hold, accommodate) it takes/will take 42 liters = tiene una capacidad de 42 litros we can take up to 50 passengers = tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros • [patients/pupils] admitir, tomar c (withstand, suffer) [strain/weight] aguantar; [beating] recibir • (tolerate, endure) aguantar he can't take a joke = no sabe aceptar una broma • (bear) she's taken it very badly/well = lo lleva muy mal/bien see also heart d (understand, interpret) tomarse don't take it personally = no te lo tomes como algo personal I take it you didn't like him much = por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien • (consider) (in imperative) mirar take Japan, for example = mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
- 5 a [steps/measures] tomar; [exercise] hacer* to take a step forward = dar* un paso adelante b [Educ] (teach) (BrE) darle* clase a • (learn) [subject] estudiar, hacer*; [course] hacer* to take an exam = hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp) c (record) [measurements/temperature] tomar • (write down) [notes] tomar d (adopt) he takes the view that … = opina que …, es de la opinión de que … see also liking , offense , shape1 etc
Phrasal verbs
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take aback
v + o + adv (usu pass) sorprender -
take after
v + prep + o salir* a, parecerse* a he takes after his father = salió a su padre, se parece a su padre -
take along
v + o + adv, v + adv + o llevar -
take apart
v + o + adv a (dismantle) desmontar b (show weakness of) [argument] desbaratar -
take around
v + o + prep + o [house/estate] mostrar*, enseñar (esp Esp) -
take aside
v + o + adv llevar aparte or a un lado -
take away
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (carry, lead away) [person/object] llevarse b (remove, confiscate) [possession] quitar to take sth away -
take back
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (return) devolver* b (repossess) llevarse c (accept back) she wouldn't take back the money she'd lent me = no quiso que le devolviera el dinero que me había prestado d (withdraw, retract) [statement] retirar b v + o + adv (in time) it takes me back to my childhood = me transporta a mi niñez -
take down
v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [decorations/notice] quitar b (dismantle) desmontar c [name/address] apuntar, anotar -
take home
v + adv + o she takes home less than £600 = su sueldo neto or líquido es de menos de 600 libras -
take in
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (move indoors) meter (dentro), entrar (esp AmS) b (give home to) [orphan] recoger*; [lodger] alojar c (grasp) [information] asimilar d (make narrower) [dress/waist] meterle or tomarle a b v + o + adv (deceive) engañar c v + adv + o a (include) [areas/topics] incluir*, abarcar* b (visit) visitar, incluir* en el recorrido -
take off
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o, v + o + prep + o a (detach, remove) quitar, sacar* to take off one's clothes = quitarse or (esp AmL) sacarse* la ropa b (cut off) cortar • (deduct) descontar* c (have free) she's taken the morning off (from) work = se ha tomado la mañana libre b v + adv a [aircraft/pilot] despegar*, decolar (AmL) ; [flight] salir* b (succeed) [career] tomar vuelo c (depart) largarse* (fam), irse* c v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o a (remove) quitar, sacar* (esp AmL) take your hands off me! = ¡quítame las manos de encima! b (take away from) (colloq) quitar, sacar* (CS) -
take on
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (employ) [staff] contratar, tomar (esp AmL) b (undertake) [work] encargarse* de, hacerse* cargo de; [responsibility] asumir c (tackle) [opponent] enfrentarse a b v + adv + o (acquire) [expression] adoptar; [appearance] adquirir* -
take out
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (remove physically) sacar* to take it out of sb [fight/race] = dejar a algn rendido • (exclude) eliminar • (transport) sacar* • (AmE) [food] llevar b (withdraw) [money] sacar* c (produce) [gun/wallet] sacar* b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (extract) [tooth/appendix] sacar* b (obtain) [insurance/permit] sacar* c v + o + adv (accompany, conduct) he'd like to take her out = le gustaría invitarla a salir she took me out to dinner = me invitó a cenar -
take out on
v + o + adv + prep + o to take it out on sb = desquitarse con algn -
take over
a v + adv a (assume control) [political party] asumir el poder he will take over as managing director = asumirá el cargo de director ejecutivo to take over -
take round
(BrE) take around -
take to
v + prep + o a (develop liking for) she took to teaching immediately = enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza I didn't take to him = no me cayó muy bien b (form habit of) to take to drink = darse* a la bebida to take to -
take up
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (pick up) tomar • (accept) [offer/challenge] aceptar • (adopt) [cause] hacer* suyo ( or mío etc) • (begin) he's taken up pottery = ha empezado a hacer cerámica b (lift) [carpet/floorboards] levantar c (continue) [story] seguir*, continuar*; [conversation] reanudar • [issue/point] tratar; (pursue) volver* a d (shorten) [skirt] acortar; [hem] subir b v + adv + o a (use up) [time] llevar; [space] ocupar b (move into) [position] tomar -
take up on
v + o + adv + prep + o a (take person at word) I may well take you up on that = a lo mejor te tomo la palabra or te acepto el ofrecimiento b (challenge) I must take you up on that = sobre eso discrepo con usted
