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1. long [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] adj

1) ( in space) lang;

( covering great distance) weit;

( elongated) lang, länglich; (fam: tall) groß, lang ( fam)

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang;

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt;

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang;

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden;

\long journey weite Reise;

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein;

to go a \long way ( fig) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen;

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein;

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2) ( in time) lang;

( tedious) lang, langwierig ( pej)

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten;

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde;

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen;

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere;

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag;

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft;

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen;

\long service jahrelanger Dienst;

a \long time eine lange Zeit;

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam;

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...;

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3) ( in extent) lang;

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang;

a \long book ein dickes Buch;

a \long list eine lange Liste

4) pred ( fam);

to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben;

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen;

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5) ling

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6) ( having low probability)

\long chance geringe Chance;

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7) fin

a \long security/ shares eine Versicherung/Aktien fpl mit langer Laufzeit

PHRASES:

the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes;

[not] by a \long chalk bei weitem [nicht];

in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen];

\long time, no see ( no see) ( fam) lange nicht gesehen ( fam)

to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der Jüngste sein;

to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun;

to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten n

1) ( long period) eine lange Zeit;

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?;

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun];

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern;

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2) ( in Morse code) lang;

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

PHRASES:

the \long and the short of sth kurz gesagt;

before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald adv

1) ( for a long time) lang[e];

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?;

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?;

the authorities have \long known that... ( form) den Behörden war seit langem bekannt, dass...;

\long live the king! lang lebe der König!;

to be \long lange brauchen;

I won't be \long ( before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig;

( before appearing) ich bin gleich da;

don't be \long beeil dich!

2) ( at a distant time) lange;

\long ago vor langer Zeit;

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

3) ( after implied point of time) lange;

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

4) ( throughout)

all day/ night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

PHRASES:

to be not \long for this world (dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein ( fam)

as [or so] \long as... so lange...;

( provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...;

so \long (dated) tschüs, bis dann

2. long [lɒŋ, Am lɑ:ŋ] vi

sich akk sehnen;

to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen;

to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

3. long

4. n geog abbrev of longitude Länge f

English-German students dictionary > long
2 long

I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) sich sehnen

- longing
- longingly
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long¹

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

8.

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

5.

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

4.

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

long²

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

long³

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate

how long is your vacation? (US) — wie lange haben Sie Urlaub?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

2. adv

1) lang(e)

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)

don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an

I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)

two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)

he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

those days are long (since) past — diese Tage sind schon lange vorbei

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

See:

→ also ago, since

2)

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

3)

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

3. n

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

that's the long and the short of it — und damit hat sichs (inf)

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

2) (POET) lange Silbe
III
vi
sich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)
he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

I'm longing for him to resign —

the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten

he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache

I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

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long¹ [lɒŋ]

A adj

1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):

a long illness (journey, list, look, speech, etc);

long years pl of experience langjährige Erfahrung;

long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;

two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;

a long way round ein großer Umweg;

two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live¹ A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton¹ 1 a

b) weit, lang (Weg), weit (Entfernung)

2. zu lang:

his second service was long;

the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang

3. lang (gestreckt), länglich

4. Längs…:

long side

5. umg lang, hochgewachsen (Person)

6. groß:

a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl

7. übergroß, Groß…:

long dozen dreizehn; → hundred B 1

8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):

a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

take the long view weit vorausblicken; → view C 2

9. grob (Schätzung)

10. gering (Chance): → odds 3

11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)

12. besonders WIRTSCH langfristig, mit langer Laufzeit, auf lange Sicht:

long bill langfristiger Wechsel

13. (zeitlich) fern, weit in der Zukunft liegend (Datum etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) eingedeckt (of mit)

b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:

be ( oder go) long of the market, be on the long side of the market auf Hausse spekulieren

15. be long on umg eine Menge … haben:

he’s long on good ideas

16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):

long drink Longdrink m

17. LING lang (Vokal)

18. LIT

a) lang

b) betont

19. CHEM leichtflüssig

B adv

1. lang(e):

have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;

long dead schon lange tot;

as long as he lives solange er lebt;

as ( oder so) long as

a) solange wie,

b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;

long after lange danach;

as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;

I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;

so long! umg bis dann!, tschüs(s)!; → ago, all A 1, before A 2, overdue 2, since A 1

2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):

don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;

I won’t be long

a) ich bin gleich wieder da,

b) ich bin gleich fertig;

be long (in oder about) doing sth lange brauchen, um etwas zu tun;

it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kam

3. (in Steigerungsformen):

hold out longer länger aushalten;

no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) länger

C s

1. (eine) lange Zeit:

at (the) longest längstens;

for long lange (Zeit);

it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;

take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);

the long and (the) short of it is that …

a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,

b) mit einem Wort, …; → before B 3

2. Länge f:

a) LING langer Laut

b) LIT lange Silbe

3. WIRTSCH Haussier m

4. pl

a) auch pair of longs lange Hose

b) Übergrößen pl

long² [lɒŋ] v/i sich sehnen ( for nach):

long to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;

she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;

he longed for the holidays (US vacation) to come er sehnte sich nach den Ferien;

she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;

longed-for ersehnt

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I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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adj.

lang adj.

langwierig adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > long
3 take

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

8 ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend] ; [horse] sauter [fence] ;

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idioms

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

Phrasal verbs

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

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4 long

long, US lO ;N ⇒ Length measurement

A n (syllable, signal) Literat, Radio longue f.

B adj

1 (lengthy, protracted) [event, period, process, wait, conversation, book, journey, vowel] long/longue ; [delay] important ; [bath, sigh] grand (before n) ; 20 minutes long (long) de 20 minutes ; how long is the interval? combien de temps dure l'entracte? ; is an hour long enough? est-ce qu'une heure suffira? ; it's been a long day la journée a été longue ; to get ou grow ou become longer [days] s'allonger ; to take a long hard look at sth lit, fig examiner qch attentivement ; I want to have a longer look at the patient je voudrais examiner le malade plus longuement ; she gave me a long hard stare elle a posé sur moi un regard scrutateur ; after long hours of discussion après de longues heures de discussion ; I don't like the long hours in this job je n'aime pas les longues journées dans ce travail ; for five long years I waited j'ai attendu pendant cinq longues années ; to be long in coming tarder à venir ; a friend of long standing un ami de longue date ;

2 ( in expressions of time) she's been away a long time elle est restée longtemps absente ; it's been a long time since I saw you ça fait longtemps que je ne t'ai pas vu ; you've been a long time getting here tu as mis longtemps pour arriver ; they've been a long time making up their minds il leur a fallu du temps pour se décider ; six hours, that's a long time six heures, c'est long ; three years seems such a long time trois ans semblent si long ; I've been a teacher for a long time je suis professeur depuis longtemps ; I hadn't played tennis for a long time je n'avais pas joué au tennis depuis longtemps ; she hasn't been well for a long time ça fait longtemps qu'elle est malade ; for a long time I didn't believe her pendant longtemps je ne l'ai pas crue ; it's a long long time since I last saw her il y a bien longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vue ; a long time ago il y a longtemps ; a very long time ago, a long long time ago il y a très longtemps ; to take a long time [person] mettre longtemps ; [task etc] prendre longtemps or du temps ; that takes a long time to organize cela prend longtemps or du temps à organiser ; does it take a long time for the results to come through? est-ce que les résultats mettent longtemps à arriver? ;

3 ( in measuring) [arm, dress, hair, queue, rope, table] long/longue ; [grass] haut ; [detour] grand ; 20 m long (long) de 20 m, de 20 m de long ; the long side of the table le grand côté de la table ; to get ou grow long [grass, hair, nails] devenir long, pousser ; [list, queue] s'allonger ; she's growing her hair long elle se laisse pousser les cheveux ; to make sth longer allonger [sleeve] ; augmenter la longueur de [shelf] ; to be long in the leg [person, animal] avoir de longues jambes ; [trousers] être trop long ;

4 ( in expressions of distance) is it a long way to the station? est-ce que la gare est loin (d'ici)? ; it's a long way c'est loin ; he lives a long way away ou off il habite loin ; we could hear the guns a long way off dans le lointain nous entendions les canons ; January is a long way off janvier est loin ; Nice is a long way from Paris Nice est loin de Paris ; they 're a long way from satisfying our requirements ils sont loin de remplir toutes nos conditions ; don't fall, it's a long way down ne tombe pas, c'est haut ; a long way down the road tout au bout de la route ; a long way down the list loin sur la liste ; I saw the boat a long way out là-bas au loin j'ai vu le bateau ; you are a long way out in your calculations vous vous trompez lourdement dans vos calculs ; it's a long way up to the tenth floor c'est haut jusqu'au dixième étage ; we've come a long way to be here tonight/since the days of the first computers nous avons fait beaucoup de chemin pour être ici ce soir/depuis l'époque des premiers ordinateurs ; to go a long way [person] ( be successful) aller loin ; [provision, packet, supply] ( last long) durer longtemps ; to make sth go a long way faire durer qch ; a little goes a long way (of paint, chemical, spice) il n'en faut pas beaucoup ; to go a long way towards doing contribuer largement à faire ; to have a long way to go lit [traveller] avoir beaucoup de chemin à faire ; fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire (to do avant de faire) ; it's the biggest/best by a long way c'est de loin le plus grand/le meilleur ; to take the long way round faire un long détour.

C adv

1 ( a long time) longtemps ; will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps? ; I shan't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps ; how long will you be? tu en as pour combien de temps? ; how long will you be in the meeting? cette réunion va te prendre combien de temps? ; how long will you be in choosing? combien de temps te faudra-t-il pour choisir? ; not very long pas très longtemps ; don't be long dépêche-toi ; don't be long in getting ready ne prends pas trop de temps pour te préparer ; how long will it be before I hear? combien de temps faudra-t-il avant que j'entende? ; it won't be long before you're home again tu seras rentré chez toi dans peu de temps ; I've been here longer than anyone else je suis ici depuis plus longtemps que tout le monde ; I can't stand it a day/moment longer je ne le supporterai pas un jour/une minute de plus ; the longer we stayed the hotter it grew plus le temps passait et plus il faisait chaud ; it's been so long since we last met ça fait si longtemps que nous ne nous sommes pas vus ; it's not that long since the party il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis la soirée ; it's not that long since I was a student il n'y a pas si longtemps j'étais étudiant ; it wasn't long before people said… il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que les gens disent… ; has he been gone long? est-ce qu'il y a longtemps qu'il est parti? ; I haven't got long je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; I've worked here long enough to know… je travaille ici depuis assez longtemps pour savoir… ; if you stay long enough si tu restes assez longtemps ; 300 years has not been long enough 300 ans n'ont pas suffi ; he paused only ou just long enough to… il s'est interrompu juste le temps de… ; an hour? that doesn't give us long to have dinner une heure? ça ne nous laisse pas beaucoup de temps pour dîner ; this won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; the meeting took much longer than expected la réunion a duré beaucoup plus longtemps que prévu ; how long did it take him to find out? il lui a fallu combien de temps pour se renseigner? ; it took me longer than I thought il m'a fallu plus de temps que je ne pensais ; three days at the longest trois jours maximum ; before long ( in past) peu après ; ( in future) dans peu de temps ; he'll be here before long il arrivera dans peu de temps ; she phoned before long elle a appelé peu après ; he'll be here before much longer il sera ici sous peu ; for long longtemps ; not for long pas longtemps ; will you be gone for long? seras-tu longtemps absent? ; he's happy now but not for long il est content à présent mais ça ne durera pas ; long after longtemps après ; she only knew long after elle ne l'a su que longtemps après ; not long after peu après ; it's long after ou past your bedtime tu devrais être couché depuis longtemps ; long ago il y a longtemps ; he left not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti ; long before bien avant ; long before we were married bien avant notre mariage ; it wasn't long before he realized il ne lui a pas fallu longtemps pour se rendre compte ; he left not long before lunch il est parti peu de temps avant le déjeuner ; long since depuis longtemps ; they split up long since ils sont séparés depuis longtemps ; they've long since gone home il y a longtemps qu'ils sont partis ; he's no longer head il n'est plus chef ; I can't stand it any longer j'en ai assez ; 5 minutes, no longer! 5 minutes, pas plus! ; I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps ;

2 ( for a long time) ( avant pp) depuis longtemps ; I had long wished to meet him j'avais envie de le rencontrer depuis longtemps ; that method has long been out of date cette méthode est depuis longtemps dépassée ; those days are long gone ce temps-là n'est plus ;

3 ( throughout) ( après n) all night/day long toute la nuit/ la journée ; her whole life long toute sa vie.

D as long as, so long as conj phr

1 ( in time) aussi longtemps que ; borrow it for as long as you like tu peux le garder aussi longtemps que tu veux ; as long as possible/necessary aussi longtemps que possible/qu'il le faut ; as long as I live toute ma vie ;

2 ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj) ; as long as you're safe, that's all that matters du moment que tu es en sécurité, c'est tout ce qui compte ; as long as you keep me informed pourvu que tu me tiennes au courant.

E vi to long for sth avoir très envie de qch, soupirer après qch liter ; to long for sb to do avoir très envie que qn fasse ; to long for sb avoir très envie de voir qn, se languir de qn liter ; to long to do ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire ; ( desire sth elusive) rêver de faire, brûler de faire liter.

Idioms

long time no see ○ ! hum ça fait une paye ○ qu'on ne s'est pas vus! ; she's not long for this world elle ne fera pas de vieux os ; so long ○ ! salut! ; to be long on sth ○ avoir beaucoup de [commonsense, experience] ; why all the long faces? vous en faites une tête ○ ! ; to pull a long face faire triste mine ; to have a long memory être rancunier/-ière.

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5 long

long, longue [lɔ̃, lɔ̃g]

1. adjective

long ; [amitié] long-standing

• un pont long de 30 mètres a bridge 30 metres long

• trop long de 2 cm 2cm too long

• version longue [de film] uncut version

• lait longue conservation longlife milk

• cinq heures, c'est long five hours is a long time

• ne sois pas trop long don't be too long

• capitaine au long cours seagoing captain

• il n'a pas fait long feu à la tête du service he didn't last long as head of department

► long à

• c'est long à faire it takes a long time

• il fut long à s'habiller he took a long time to get dressed

• la réponse était longue à venir the reply was a long time coming

2. adverb

• s'habiller long to wear long clothes

• en savoir trop long to know too much

• en dire long [attitude] to speak volumes ; [images, regard] to be eloquent

• son silence en dit long his silence speaks for itself

3. masculine noun

• un bateau de 7 mètres de long a boat 7 metres long

• en long lengthways

• (tout) le long de la route (all) along the road

• tout au long de sa carrière throughout his career

• tout du long (dans le temps) all along

• tout au long du parcours all along the route

• de long en large back and forth

• en long et en large in great detail

• je lui ai expliqué en long, en large et en travers (inf) I explained it to him over and over again

• écrire qch au long to write sth in full

4. feminine noun

► à la longue

• à la longue, ça a fini par coûter cher in the long run it turned out very expensive

• à la longue, il va s'user it will wear out eventually

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1.

longue lɔ̃, lɔ̃g adjectif

1) ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] long

une chemise à manches longues — a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt

un tuyau long de trois mètres — a pipe three metres [BrE] long, a three-metre [BrE] long pipe

au long cours — Nautisme [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed

2) ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standing

ta longue habitude des enfants — your great experience of children

une traversée longue de 40 minutes — a 40 minute crossing

être long (à faire) — [personne] to be slow (to do)

je ne serai pas long — ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief

aliment long à cuire — food that takes a long time to cook

être en longue maladie — to be on extended sick leave

être long à la détente — (colloq) to be slow on the uptake (colloq)

il trouve le temps long — time hangs heavy on his hands

pendant de longues heures/années — for hours/years

3) Linguistique ( voyelle) long

2.

adverbe

1) ( beaucoup)

en dire long/trop long/plus long — to say a lot/too much/more (sur quelque chose/quelqu'un about something/somebody)

2)

s'habiller long — to wear longer skirts

3.

nom masculin ( longueur)

un câble de six mètres de long — a cable six metres [BrE] long, a six-metre [BrE] long cable

en long — [découper, fendre] lengthwise

en long et en large — [raconter] in great detail

marcher de long en large — to pace up and down

en long, en large et en travers — (colloq) [raconter] at great length

le long du mur — ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall

tout le long de quelque chose — ( dans l'espace) all along something; ( dans le temps) all the way through something

courir tout le long du chemin — to run all the way

tomber de tout son long — to fall flat (on one's face)

4.

à la longue locution adverbiale in the end, eventually

Phrasal Verbs:

- long métrage

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lɔ̃, lɔ̃ɡ (longue)
1. adj

1) (cheveux, distance) long

aux cheveux longs — with long hair, long-haired

2) (moment, trajet) long

C'est encore long jusqu'à Noël. — It's still a long time till Christmas.

Ce sera long? — Will it take long?, Will it take a long time?

être long à faire — to take a long time to do

de longue durée — long-term

un contrat de longue durée; un contrat longue durée — a long-term contract

de longue haleine (projet, combat) — long-term

au long cours NAVIGATION — ocean modif ocean-going

capitaine au long cours — master mariner

de longue date (amis) — long-standing, [se connaître, être prévu] for a long time

3) (autres locutions)

faire long feu — to fizzle out

ne pas faire long feu — not to last long

2. adv

en dire long — to speak volumes

un silence qui en dit long — a silence that speaks volumes

en savoir long — to know a great deal

3. nm

1) (= longueur)

de 3 m de long — 3m long, 3m in length

un bateau de trois mètres de long — a boat 3m long

en long — lengthwise, lengthways

s'étaler de tout son long — to fall flat on one's face

Il s'est étalé de tout son long. — He fell flat on his face.

2) (autres locutions)

au long de [rues, plage] — along, [annnés, périodes] during

le long de — along

tout le long de — all along

Il y a des chemins de randonnée tout le long de la côte. — There are footpaths all along the coast.

tout au long de [année, vie] — throughout

de long en large [marcher] — to and fro, up and down

en long et en large fig — in every detail

4. nf

à la longue — in the end

Elle a fini par agacer tout le monde à la longue. — In the end she got on everybody's nerves.

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long, longue ⇒ Les mesures de longueur

A adj

1 ( dans l'espace) [tige, cils, patte, lettre, robe, table, distance] long; une chemise à manches longues a shirt with long sleeves, a long-sleeved shirt; des femmes en robe longue women in long dresses; être long de six mètres to be six metres^GB long; un tuyau long de trois mètres a pipe three metres^GB long, a three-metre^GB long pipe; plus/trop long de deux mètres two metres^GB longer/too long; au long cours Naut [voyage, navigation] ocean; [capitaine] fully-licensed;

2 ( dans le temps) [moment, vie, voyage, exil, film, silence] long; [amitié] long-standing; pendant les longues soirées d'hiver during the long winter evenings; ta longue habitude des enfants your great experience of children; une traversée/entrevue longue de 40 minutes a 40 minute crossing/interview; être long à faire [personne] to be slow to do; [chose] to take a long time to do; il est toujours long à se décider he's always slow to make up his mind; qu'est-ce que tu es long! you're so slow!; aliment long à cuire food that takes a long time to cook; être en longue maladie to be on extended sick leave; je ne serai pas long ( pour aller quelque part) I won't be long; ( pour un discours) I will be brief; il guérira, mais ce sera long he will get better, but it's going to be a long time; huit mois, c'est long eight months is a long time; être long à la détente○ to be slow on the uptake○; il trouve le temps long time hangs heavy on his hands; pendant de longues heures/années for hours/years;

3 Ling (syllabe, voyelle) long.

B adv

1 ( beaucoup) en dire long/trop long/plus long to say a lot/too much/more (sur qch/qn about sth/sb); j'aimerais en savoir plus long sur elle I'd like to know more about her; je pourrais t'en dire long sur lui I could tell you a thing or two about him;

2 Mode s'habiller long to wear longer skirts.

C nm

1 ( longueur) 10 mètres de long 10 metres^GB long; un câble de six mètres de long a cable six metres^GB long, a six-metre^GB long cable; mesurer or avoir or faire deux mètres de long to be two metres^GB long; en long [découper, fendre] lengthwise; de long en large [marcher] up and down; arpenter une pièce de long en large to pace up and down a room; en long et en large [raconter] in great detail; en long, en large et en travers [raconter] at great length; le long du mur ( en longueur) along the wall; ( en hauteur) up ou down the wall; tout le long de qch ( dans l'espace) all along sth; ( dans le temps) all the way through sth; j'ai couru tout le long du chemin, j'ai couru tout du long I ran all the way; elle a pleuré tout le long du film she cried (all the way) through the film; tomber de tout son long to fall flat (on one's face);

2 Mode le long long clothes (pl), lower hemlines (pl); la mode est au long hemlines are down (this season); s'habiller en long to wear a full-length dress.

D longue nf

1 Ling ( syllabe) long syllable; ( voyelle) long vowel;

2 Jeux ( aux cartes) long suit (à in);

3 Sport game of boules played in the south of France.

E à la longue loc adv in the end, eventually; à la longue on s'habitue in the end you get used to it.

Composé

long métrage Cin feature-length film.

( féminin longue) [lɔ̃, devant nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou 'h' muet lɔ̃g, lɔ̃g ] adjectif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [grand] long

une longue rangée d'arbres a long row of trees

une fille aux longues jambes a long-legged girl, a girl with long legs

long de [mesurant]: tunnel long de deux kilomètres two-kilometre long tunnel

2. BOTANIQUE [feuille] elongated

[tige] long

3. [vêtement] long

à manches longues long-sleeved

une robe longue a full-length ou long dress

4. CUISINE thin

5. JEUX long

B.[DANS LE TEMPS]

1. [qui dure longtemps] long

je suis fatigué, la journée a été longue I'm tired, it's been a long day

je suis restée de longs mois sans nouvelles de lui I had no word from him for months and months

obligé d'attendre un long quart d'heure kept waiting for a good quarter of an hour

ne sois pas trop longue ou personne ne t'écoutera jusqu'à la fin don't take too long ou don't speak for too long or nobody will listen to you all the way through

un congé de longue durée a (period of) long leave

j'ai trouvé le temps long the time seemed to go (by) really slowly

long de [qui dure]: une traversée longue de deux mois a two-month (long) crossing

2. [qui tarde - personne]

je ne serai pas long I won't be long

long à: ne soyez pas trop long à me répondre don't take too long answering me

je n'ai pas été longue à comprendre qu'elle mentait it didn't take me long to see that she was lying

l'eau est longue à bouillir the water is taking a long time to boil

il est long à venir, ce café! that coffee's a long time coming!

3. [qui existe depuis longtemps] long, long-standing

sa longue expérience de journaliste his many years spent ou his long experience as a journalist

une longue amitié a long-standing friendship

4. [dans le futur]

à longue échéance, à long terme [prévision] long, long-term

ce sera rentable à long terme it will be profitable in the long term

à plus ou moins longue échéance sooner or later

emprunt à long terme long-term loan

5. LINGUISTIQUE & LITTÉRATURE long

long adverbe

1. [vêtement]

elle s'habille long she wears long skirts ou dresses

2. [beaucoup]

en dire long: geste/regard qui en dit long eloquent gesture/look

une remarque qui en dit long sur ses intentions a remark which says a lot about ou speaks volumes about his intentions

elle pourrait vous en dire long sur cette affaire she could tell you a few things about this business

en connaître ou en savoir long: demande-le-lui, il en sait long ask him, he knows all about it

elle en connaît déjà long sur la vie she knows a thing or two about life

long nom masculin

[vêtement]

le long long styles

la mode est au long long styles are in fashion

longue nom féminin

1. CARTES long suit

2. LINGUISTIQUE & LITTÉRATURE long syllable

3. MUSIQUE long note

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à la longue locution adverbiale

[avec le temps] in the long term ou run, eventually

à la longue, tout se sait everything comes out in the end

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au long locution adverbiale

in full, fully

elle a écrit le titre au long she wrote the title out in full

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au long de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] along

2. [dans le temps] during

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de long locution adverbiale

long

le terrain a cent mètres de long the plot is one hundred metres long ou in length

faire une mine ou tête de dix pieds de long

a. [par déconvenue] to pull a long face

b. [par mauvaise humeur] to have ou to wear a long face

de long en large locution adverbiale

back and forth, up and down

j'ai arpenté le hall de la gare de long en large I paced back and forth across ou I paced up and down the main hall of the station

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de tout son long locution adverbiale

tomber de tout son long to fall flat

il était étendu de tout son long he was stretched out at full length

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en long locution adverbiale

lengthwise, lengthways

en long, en large et en travers locution adverbiale

1. [examiner] from every (conceivable) angle

2. [raconter] in the minutest detail, at some considerable length

en long et en large

→ link=enen long, en large et en travers

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le long de locution prépositionnelle

1. [horizontalement] along

en marchant le long de la rivière walking along the river bank

les plaines qui s'étendent le long du fleuve the plains which spread out from the river (banks)

2. [verticalement - vers le haut] up ; [ - vers le bas] down

tout au long locution adverbiale

[en détail] in detail

tout au long de locution prépositionnelle

1. [dans l'espace] all along

les policiers postés tout au long du parcours policemen positioned all along the route

2. [dans le temps] throughout, all through

tout au long de l'année all year long, throughout the year

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tout du long locution adverbiale

1. [dans l'espace]

nous avons parcouru la rue tout du long we travelled the whole length of the street

ils ont descendu le fleuve tout du long they went all the way down the river, they descended the entire length of the river

2. [dans le temps] all along

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tout le long de locution prépositionnelle

all the way along

nous avons chanté tout le long du chemin we sang all the way

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > long
6 long

long [lɒŋ] (compar longer ['lɒŋgə(r)], superl longest ['lɒŋgɪst])

1 adjective

(a) (in size) long (longue);

∎ how long is the pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine?, la piscine fait combien de long?;

∎ the pool's 33 metres long la piscine fait 33 mètres de long;

∎ the article is 80 pages long l'article fait 80 pages;

∎ is it a long way (away)? est-ce loin (d'ici)?;

∎ it's a long way to the beach la plage est loin;

∎ she can throw a long way elle lance loin;

∎ to take the long way round prendre le chemin le plus long;

∎ the best by a long way de loin le meilleur;

∎ to get or grow longer (shadows) s'allonger; (hair, beard) pousser;

∎ long in the leg aux longues jambes;

∎ a long face un visage allongé;

∎ figurative to have or pull a long face faire la tête, faire une tête de six pieds de long;

∎ why the long face? pourquoi est-ce que tu fais cette tête de six pieds de long?

(b) (in time → pause, speech, separation) long (longue);

∎ how long will the flight be/was the meeting? combien de temps durera le vol/a duré la réunion?;

∎ the film is three hours long le film dure trois heures;

∎ her five-year-long battle with the authorities sa lutte de cinq années contre les autorités;

∎ to have a long memory avoir une bonne mémoire;

∎ to have a long talk with sb parler longuement avec qn;

∎ to get longer (days, intervals) devenir plus long;

∎ they want longer holidays ils veulent des vacances plus longues;

∎ she took a long swig of beer elle a bu une grande gorgée de bière;

∎ they took a long look at the view ils restèrent longtemps à regarder la vue qui s'offrait à eux;

∎ it was a long two months ces deux mois ont été longs;

∎ I've had a long day j'ai eu une journée bien remplie;

∎ in the long term à long terme;

∎ it will take a long time cela prendra longtemps, ce sera long;

∎ a long time ago il y a (bien) longtemps;

∎ it's a long time since I was (last) in Paris ça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas allé à Paris;

∎ I've been wanting to go for a long time ça fait longtemps que j'ai envie d'y aller;

∎ I've known her (for) a long time or while je la connais depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que je la connais;

∎ it was a long haul (journey) le voyage a été long; (task, recovery) c'était un travail de longue haleine;

∎ at long last! enfin!

(c) Grammar (vowel, syllable) long (longue)

(d) Stock Exchange

∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre

(e) familiar (in tennis)

∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long

(f) (idioms)

∎ she's long on good ideas elle n'est pas à court de bonnes idées, ce ne sont pas les bonnes idées qui lui manquent;

∎ his speeches are long on rhetoric but short on substance ce n'est pas la rhétorique qui manque dans ses discours, c'est la substance

2 noun

(a) Grammar (vowel, syllable) longue f

(b) Finance (bill) effet m à longue échéance

(c) (idioms) familiar

∎ the long and the short of it is that I got fired enfin bref, j'ai été viré;

∎ that's the long and the short of it! un point c'est tout!

3 adverb

(a) (a long time) longtemps;

∎ they live longer than humans ils vivent plus longtemps que les êtres humains;

∎ he won't keep you long/much longer il ne vous gardera pas longtemps/beaucoup plus longtemps;

∎ I haven't been here long ça ne fait pas longtemps que je suis là;

∎ they haven't been married long ça ne fait pas longtemps qu'ils sont mariés, ils ne sont pas mariés depuis longtemps;

∎ how long will he be/was he in jail? (pendant) combien de temps restera-t-il/est-il resté en prison?;

∎ how long has he been in jail? ça fait combien de temps qu'il est en prison?, depuis combien de temps est-il en prison?;

∎ how long is it since we last visited them? quand sommes-nous allés les voir pour la dernière fois?;

∎ it happened long ago/not long ago cela s'est passé il y a longtemps/il n'y a pas longtemps;

∎ as long ago as 1937 déjà en 1937;

∎ long before you were born bien avant que tu sois né;

∎ not long before/after their divorce peu avant/après leur divorce;

∎ the decision had been taken long before la décision avait été prise depuis longtemps;

∎ long after or afterwards, when these events were mostly forgotten... bien après, alors que ces évènements étaient presque complètement oubliés...;

∎ colleagues long since promoted des collègues promus depuis longtemps;

∎ a law which had come into force not long since une loi qui était entrée en vigueur depuis peu;

∎ to look at sb/sth long and hard fixer qn/qch longuement;

∎ figurative to look at sth long and hard se pencher longuement sur qch;

∎ I've thought long and hard about this j'y ai longuement réfléchi;

∎ we talked long into the night nous avons parlé jusque tard dans la nuit

(b) (with "be", "take")

∎ will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps?;

∎ I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps;

∎ please wait, she won't be long attendez, s'il vous plaît, elle ne va pas tarder;

∎ are you going to be much longer? tu en as encore pour longtemps?;

∎ how much longer will he be? (when will he be ready?) il en a encore pour longtemps?; (when will he arrive?) dans combien de temps sera-t-il là?;

∎ don't be or take too long fais vite;

∎ it wasn't long before he realized, it didn't take long for him to realize il n'a pas mis longtemps à s'en rendre compte, il s'en est vite rendu compte;

∎ he wasn't long in coming il n'a pas tardé à venir;

∎ he took or it took him so long to make up his mind... il a mis si longtemps à se décider..., il lui a fallu tellement de temps pour se décider...;

∎ how long does it take to get there? combien de temps faut-il pour y aller?;

∎ this won't take long ça va être vite fait;

∎ this won't take longer than five minutes ça sera fait en moins de cinq minutes

(c) (in wishes, toasts)

∎ long may our partnership continue! à notre collaboration!;

∎ long live the Queen! vive la reine!

(d) (for a long time) depuis longtemps;

∎ it has long been known that... on sait depuis longtemps que...;

∎ I have long suspected that he was involved in it cela fait longtemps que je le soupçonne ou je le soupçonne depuis longtemps d'être impliqué là-dedans;

∎ the longest-running TV series le feuilleton télévisé qui existe depuis le plus longtemps

(e) (throughout)

∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;

∎ all my life long toute ma vie

(f) Stock Exchange

∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

∎ to buy long acheter à long terme

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!^□

4 intransitive verb

∎ I long for him il me manque énormément;

∎ she was longing for a letter from you elle attendait impatiemment que vous lui écriviez;

∎ we were longing for a cup of tea nous avions très envie d'une tasse de thé;

∎ to long or to be longing to do sth être impatient ou avoir hâte de faire qch;

∎ he's longing to go back to Italy il meurt d'envie de retourner en Italie;

∎ I was longing to tell her the truth je mourais d'envie de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I've been longing to meet you for years cela fait des années que je souhaite faire votre connaissance

5 longs plural noun

Stock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues

6 as long as, so long as conjunction

(a) (during the time that) aussi longtemps que, tant que;

∎ as long as he's in power, there will be no hope tant qu'il sera au pouvoir, il n'y aura aucun espoir;

∎ I'll never forget that day for as long as I live jamais de ma vie je n'oublierai ce jour

(b) (providing) à condition que, pourvu que;

∎ you can have it as long as you give me it back vous pouvez le prendre à condition que ou pourvu que vous me le rendiez;

∎ I'll do it as long as I get paid for it je le ferai à condition d'être payé;

∎ you can go out as long as you're back before midnight tu peux sortir à condition de rentrer avant minuit;

∎ as long as you're happy du moment que tu es heureux

(c) American familiar (seeing that) puisque^□ ;

∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres

7 before long adverb

(soon) dans peu de temps, sous peu; (soon afterwards) peu (de temps) après;

∎ she'll be back before long elle sera de retour dans peu de temps ou sous peu;

∎ before long, everything had returned to normal tout était rapidement rentré dans l'ordre

8 for long adverb

longtemps;

∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtemps

9 no longer adverb

ne...plus;

∎ not any longer plus maintenant;

∎ she no longer loves him elle ne l'aime plus;

∎ I can't wait any longer je ne peux pas attendre plus longtemps, je ne peux plus attendre;

∎ they used to live there, but not any longer ils habitaient là autrefois, mais plus maintenant

►► long black grand café m noir;

Finance long credit crédit m à long terme;

long dress (for evening wear) robe f longue;

long drink long drink m; (non-alcoholic) = grand verre de jus de fruits, de limonade etc;

Finance long hedge couverture f longue, achat m par couverture;

Long Island Long Island;

∎ on Long Island à Long Island;

Long Island iced tea = cocktail composé de cinq alcools, de bitter et de Coca-Cola;

familiar long johns caleçon m long^□, caleçons mpl longs^□ ;

Sport long jump saut m en longueur;

Sport long jumper sauteur(euse) m,f en longueur;

History the Long March la Longue Marche;

American long pants pantalon m long;

the Long Parliament le Long Parlement, = Parlement convoqué par Charles Ier en 1640, renvoyé par Cromwell en 1653 et dissous en 1660;

long pig chair f humaine;

Stock Exchange long position position f acheteur ou longue;

∎ to take a long position acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

long shot (competitor, racehorse etc) outsider m; (bet) pari m risqué; Cinema plan m éloigné; figurative entreprise f hasardeuse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot il y a peu de chances pour que cela réussisse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot, but we may be successful c'est une entreprise hasardeuse mais nous réussirons peut-être;

∎ I haven't finished, not by a long shot je n'ai pas fini, loin de là;

Technology long ton tonne f anglaise;

long trousers pantalon m long;

University long vacation grandes vacances fpl, vacances fpl d'été;

long view prévisions fpl à long terme;

∎ to take the long view envisager les choses à long terme;

long vodka = cocktail à base de vodka, de bitter, de sirop de citron vert et de soda ou limonade;

Radio long wave grandes ondes fpl;

∎ on long wave sur les grandes ondes;

long weekend week-end m prolongé;

∎ to take a long weekend prendre un week-end prolongé

✾ Play 'Long Day's Journey into Night' O'Neill 'Long Voyage vers la nuit'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > long
7 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

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2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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long [lɒŋ]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. intransitive verb

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. adjective

   a. (in size) long ( longue f)

• the wall is 10 metres long le mur fait 10 mètres de long

• a wall 10 metres long un mur de 10 mètres de long

• how long is the swimming pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine ?

• to get longer [queue] s'allonger ; [hair] pousser

• he's getting a bit long in the tooth (inf) il n'est plus tout jeune

• not by a long shot (inf) loin de là

• it's a long shot but we might be lucky c'est très risqué mais nous aurons peut-être de la chance

   b. (in distance) it's a long way c'est loin

• it's a long way to the shops les magasins sont loin

   c. (in time) long ( longue f) ; [delay] important

• at long last enfin

• in the long run à la longue

• in the long term à long terme

• the days are getting longer les jours rallongent

• long time no see! (inf!) ça fait une paye ! (inf)

• he's not long for this world (inf) il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• the reply was not long in coming la réponse n'a pas tardé à venir

► a long time longtemps

• a long time ago il y a longtemps

• that was a long, long time ago il y a bien longtemps de cela

• it will be a long time before I see her again je ne la reverrai pas avant longtemps

• it will be remembered for a long time to come on s'en souviendra longtemps

• it'll be a long time before I do that again! je ne recommencerai pas de si tôt !

• have you been studying English for a long time? il y a longtemps que vous étudiez l'anglais ?

• it's a long time since I last saw him ça fait longtemps que je ne l'ai pas vu

• he has not been seen for a long time cela fait longtemps qu'on ne l'a pas vu

• you took a long time to get here tu as mis du temps pour venir

• it takes a long time for the drug to act ce médicament met du temps à agir

• it took a long time for the truth to be accepted les gens ont mis très longtemps à accepter la vérité

2. adverb

   a. ( = a long time) longtemps

• they didn't stay long ils ne sont pas restés longtemps

• he hasn't been gone long il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est parti

• it didn't take him long to realize that... il n'a pas mis longtemps à se rendre compte que...

• are you going away for long? vous partez pour longtemps ?

• not for long pas pour longtemps

• not for much longer plus pour très longtemps

• will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps ?

• I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps

• don't be long dépêche-toi

• he hasn't long to live il n'en a plus pour longtemps

• women live longer than men les femmes vivent plus longtemps que les hommes

• have you been here/been waiting long? vous êtes ici/vous attendez depuis longtemps ?

• his long-awaited reply sa réponse longtemps attendue

• long live the King! vive le roi !

• I only had long enough to buy a paper j'ai juste eu le temps d'acheter un journal

• six months at the longest six mois au plus

• so long! (inf) à bientôt !

   b. ( = through) all night long toute la nuit

• all summer long tout l'été

• his whole life long toute sa vie

   c. (set structures)

► before long (+ future) dans peu de temps ; (+ past) peu après

► how long? (in time)

how long will you be? (doing job) ça va te demander combien de temps ?

• how long did they stay? combien de temps sont-ils restés ?

• how long is it since you saw him? cela fait combien de temps que tu ne l'as pas vu ?

• how long are the holidays? les vacances durent combien de temps ?

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• how long have you been learning Greek? depuis combien de temps apprenez-vous le grec ?

• how long had you been waiting? depuis combien de temps attendiez-vous ?

► long ago il y a longtemps

• how long ago was it? il y a combien de temps de ça ?

• as long ago as 1930 déjà en 1930

• not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps

• he arrived not long ago il n'y a pas longtemps qu'il est arrivé► long after longtemps après

• long after he died longtemps après sa mort► long before

• long before the war bien avant la guerre

• his wife had died long before sa femme était morte depuis longtemps

• you should have done it long before now vous auriez dû le faire il y a longtemps

• not long before the war peu avant la guerre

• not long before his wife died peu avant la mort de sa femme

• she had died not long before elle était morte peu de temps avant► long since il y a longtemps

• it's not long since he died il est mort il n'y a pas longtemps

• he thought of friends long since dead il a pensé à des amis morts depuis longtemps► any/no/a little longer

• I can't stay any longer je ne peux pas rester plus longtemps

• she no longer wishes to do it elle ne veut plus le faire

• he is no longer living there il n'y habite plus

• wait a little longer attendez encore un peu► as long as (conditional) à condition que + subj

• you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind vous pouvez l'emprunter à condition que John n'y voie pas d'inconvénient

• as long as necessary le temps qu'il faudra

• stay as long as you like restez autant que vous voulez

• as long as this crisis lasts tant que durera cette crise

3. intransitive verb

• to long to do sth ( = hope to) avoir très envie de faire qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de faire qch

• I'm longing to meet her j'ai très envie de la rencontrer

• to long for sth ( = hope for) avoir très envie de qch ; ( = dream of) rêver de qch

• to long for sb to do sth mourir d'envie que qn fasse qch

• she longed for her friends ses amis lui manquaient beaucoup

4. noun

• the long and the short of it is that... le fin mot de l'histoire, c'est que...

5. compounds

► long-distance adjective [race, runner] de fond

• long-distance call appel m longue distance

• long-distance flight vol m long-courrier

• long-distance lorry driver (British) routier m adverb• to call sb long-distance appeler qn à longue distance ► long-drawn-out adjective interminable

► long drink noun long drink m

► long-grain rice noun riz m long

► long-haired adjective [person] aux cheveux longs ; [animal] à longs poils

► long-haul noun transport m à longue distance

• long-haul airline/flight ligne f/vol m long-courrier ► long jump noun saut m en longueur

► long jumper noun sauteur m, - euse f en longueur

► long-lasting adjective durable

• to be longer-lasting durer plus longtemps ► long-legged adjective [person] aux jambes longues ; [animal] à longues pattes

► long-life adjective [milk] longue conservation ; [batteries] longue durée

► long-lost adjective [person] perdu de vue depuis longtemps ; [thing] perdu depuis longtemps

► long-range adjective [missile, rocket] à longue portée ; [planning] à long terme

• long-range weather forecast prévisions fpl météorologiques à long terme ► long-running adjective [play] à l'affiche depuis longtemps ; [dispute] vieux ; [TV programme] diffusé depuis longtemps

• long-running series (TV) série-fleuve f ► long-sighted adjective (British) hypermétrope ; (in old age) presbyte ; (figurative) [person] qui voit loin ; [decision] pris avec prévoyance ; [attitude] prévoyant

► long-sleeved adjective à manches longues

► long-standing adjective de longue date

► long-stay car park noun parking m longue durée

► long-suffering adjective d'une patience à toute épreuve

► long-time adjective de longue date, vieux ( vieille f)

► long wave noun grandes ondes fpl

• on long wave sur les grandes ondes ► long-winded adjective [speech] interminable

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[lɒŋ], US [lɔːŋ] 1.
adjective

1) (lengthy, protracted) [process, wait, journey, vowel] long/longue; [delay] important; [bath, sigh] grand (before n)

to be 20 minutes long — durer 20 minutes

how long is the interval? — combien de temps dure l'entracte?

is an hour long enough? — est-ce qu'une heure suffira?

it's been a long day — la journée a été longue

to get longer — [days] s'allonger

to take a long hard look at something — réfléchir sérieusement à quelque chose

to work long hours — faire de longues journées

a friend of long standing — un ami de longue date

2) ( in expressions of time)

she's been away a long time — elle est restée longtemps absente

it's been a long time since I saw you — ça fait longtemps que je ne t'ai pas vu

you've been a long time getting here — tu as mis longtemps pour arriver

they've taken a long time to decide — il leur a fallu du temps pour se décider

that's a long time — c'est long

I've been a teacher for a long time — je suis professeur depuis longtemps

she hasn't been well for a long time — ça fait longtemps qu'elle est malade

for a long time I didn't believe her — pendant longtemps je ne l'ai pas crue

a long time ago — il y a longtemps

to take a long time — [person] être lent; [task] prendre longtemps

3) ( in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] long/longue; [grass] haut; [detour] grand

20 m long — de 20 m de long

to be 20 m long — avoir 20 m de long

to get long — [grass, hair] pousser; [list, queue] s'allonger

she's growing her hair long — elle se laisse pousser les cheveux

to make something longer — allonger [sleeve]; augmenter la longueur de [shelf]

4) ( in expressions of distance)

a long way — loin

January is a long way off — janvier est loin

don't fall, it's a long way down — ne tombe pas, c'est haut

a long way down the list — loin sur la liste

a long way out — ( at sea) loin au large; ( in calculations) loin du compte

we've come a long way — nous avons fait beaucoup de chemin

to go a long way — [person] ( be successful) aller loin

to make something go a long way — faire durer quelque chose

to go a long way towards doing — contribuer largement à faire

to have a long way to go — fig [worker, planner] avoir encore beaucoup d'efforts à faire

by a long way — de loin

to take the long way round — faire un long détour
2.
adverb

1) ( a long time) longtemps

to be long — ( doing something) en avoir pour longtemps

how long will you be in the meeting? — cette réunion va te prendre combien de temps?

not very long — pas très longtemps

don't be long — dépêche-toi

how long will it be before we know? — dans combien de temps le saura-t-on?

it won't be long before... — dans peu de temps...

I've been here longer than anyone else — je suis ici depuis plus longtemps que personne

I can't stand it a day longer — je ne le supporterai pas un jour de plus

I can't stand it any longer — j'en ai assez

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — plus le temps passait et plus il faisait chaud

it's not that long since... — il ne s'est pas passé tellement de temps depuis...

it wasn't long before... — il n'a pas fallu longtemps pour que...

has he been gone long? — est-ce qu'il y a longtemps qu'il est parti?

I haven't got long — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

long enough — assez longtemps

just long enough to... — juste le temps de...

that doesn't give us long — ça ne nous laisse pas beaucoup de temps

this won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

longer than expected — plus longtemps que prévu

how long did it take him? — il lui a fallu combien de temps?

longer than he thought — plus de temps qu'il ne pensait

three days at the longest — trois jours tout au plus

before long — ( in past) peu après; ( in future) dans peu de temps

before much longer — sous peu

not for long — pas longtemps

will you be gone for long? — seras-tu longtemps absent?

long after — longtemps après

not long after — peu après

it's long past your bedtime — tu devrais être couché depuis longtemps

long ago — il y a longtemps

long before — bien avant

not long before lunch — peu de temps avant le déjeuner

long since — depuis longtemps

he's no longer head — il n'est plus chef

5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minutes, pas plus!

2) ( for a long time) (avant pp) depuis longtemps

those days are long gone — ce temps-là n'est plus

3) ( throughout) (après n)

all day long — toute la journée
3.
as long as, so long as conjunctional phrase

1) ( in time) aussi longtemps que

(for) as long as you like — aussi longtemps que tu veux

as long as I live — toute ma vie

2) ( provided that) du moment que (+ indic), pourvu que (+ subj)
4.
intransitive verb

to long for something/somebody — avoir très envie de quelque chose/de voir quelqu'un

to long to do — ( be impatient) être très impatient de faire; ( desire something elusive) rêver de faire

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long time no see! — (colloq) hum ça fait une paye (colloq) qu'on ne s'est pas vus!

she's not long for this world — elle ne fera pas de vieux os

so long! — (colloq) salut!

why all the long faces? — vous en faites une tête! (colloq)

to pull a long face — faire triste mine

to have a long memory — être rancunier/-ière

English-French dictionary > long
9 take

take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse
2.
transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

to take something from — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]; prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, box]

to take something out of — sortir quelque chose de [pocket]

to take somebody by the hand/throat — prendre quelqu'un par la main/à la gorge

to take a knife to somebody — attaquer quelqu'un avec un couteau

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

to take somebody something —

to take something to somebody — apporter quelque chose à quelqu'un

did he take an umbrella (with him)? — est-ce qu'il a emporté un parapluie?

to take a letter to the post office — porter une lettre à la poste

to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose

to take the car to the garage — emmener la voiture au garage

he took her some flowers — il lui a apporté des fleurs

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

to take somebody to — [bus, road] conduire quelqu'un à [place]

to take somebody to school/work — emmener quelqu'un à l'école/au travail

I'll take you up to your room — je vais vous conduire à votre chambre

you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!

I'll take you through the procedure — je vous montrerai comment on procède

his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents

what took you to Brussels? — qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles?

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

we take the Gazette — nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat — asseyez-vous

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

will you take £10 for the radio? — je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it! — c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it! — le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

I find their attitude hard to take — je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized — il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it — elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke — il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

I can't take any more! — je n'en peux plus!

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

it takes patience to do — il faut de la patience pour faire

it takes three hours to get there — il faut trois heures pour y aller

it won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her ten minutes to repair it — elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build — le mur sera vite construit

to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)

that'll take some doing! — ce ne sera pas facile!

she'll take some persuading — ce sera difficile de la convaincre

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

to take things one step at a time — prendre les choses une par une

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose

what do you take me for? — pour qui est-ce que tu me prends?

what do you take this poem to mean? — comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème?

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

take Jack (for example), he has brought a family up by himself — prends Jack, il a élevé une famille tout seul

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

to take somebody's measurements — ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de quelqu'un

to take a reading — lire les indications

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans cette valise

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

to take somebody for Geography — faire cours de géographie à quelqu'un

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

what size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faîtes-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, quelle pointure faîtes-vous?

I take a size 5 — ( in shoes) je chausse du 38

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]
3.
intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to take it upon oneself to do — prendre sur soi de faire

to take somebody out of themselves — changer les idées à quelqu'un

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

English-French dictionary > take
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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten

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take

[teɪk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (money received) Einnahmen pl

2. (filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

3.

▶ to be on the \take AM ( fam) korrupt sein pej, Bestechungsgelder nehmen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (accept)

▪ to \take sth etw annehmen

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben

to \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2. (transport)

▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink rüberbringen? fam

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?

to \take sb to hospital/the station/home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3. (seize)

▪ to \take sth etw nehmen

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?

to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4. (tolerate)

▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen

5. (hold)

▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmen

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6. (require)

▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben

I \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7.

▪ it \takes... man braucht...

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8. LING

▪ to \take sth:

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9. (receive)

▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10. (remove)

▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch; MATH

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11. (travel by)

▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell

to \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12. (eat, consume)

▪ to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer

not to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13. BRIT (rent)

to \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14. (let stay)

▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15. (capture)

▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16. (assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17. BRIT, AUS (teach)

▪ to \take sth etw unterrichten

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall fam

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18. (officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19. (have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20. (tackle)

to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21. BRIT (sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22. (achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23. (feel)

to \take an interest in sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben

to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachten

to \take offence beleidigt sein

to \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24. (earn)

▪ to \take sth etw einnehmen

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25. (write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26. (photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27. THEAT, MUS, FILM

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28. (for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29. (assume to be)

▪ to \take sb/sth for sb/sth [or to be sb/sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30. (understand)

to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...

point \taken [habe] verstanden

if you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

31.

▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt

▶ what do you \take me for? wofür [o SCHWEIZ für was] hältst du mich?

▶ he's got what it \takes er bringt's fam, er kann was

▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben

▶ \take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben fam

▶ to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen

▶ to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen

▶ to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2. (become)

to \take ill krank werden

3. (detract)

▪ to \take from sth etw schmälern

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

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take [teık]

A s

1. Fischerei: Fang m

2. JAGD

a) Beute f

b) Erbeutung f

3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)

4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)

5. Take m/n:

a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) f

b) RADIO etc Aufnahme f

6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)

7. MED

a) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)

b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)

8. fig Reaktion f: → double take

9. besonders Br Pachtland n

10. Schach etc: Schlagen n (einer Figur)

B v/t prät took [tʊk], pperf taken [ˈteıkən]

1. allg, z. B. Abschied, Unterricht etc nehmen:

take it or leave it umg mach, was du willst;

taken all in all im Großen (u.) Ganzen;

taking one thing with the other im Großen (u.) Ganzen (siehe die Verbindungen mit den betreffenden Substantiven)

2. (weg)nehmen:

take one’s foot off the clutch AUTO den Fuß von der Kupplung nehmen;

take that silly grin off your face umg hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen!;

he took three seconds off the record SPORT er verbesserte den Rekord um drei Sekunden

3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifen

b) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen

4. Fische etc fangen

5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifen

6. MIL gefangen nehmen, Gefangene machen

7. MIL eine Stadt, Stellung etc (ein)nehmen, auch Land erobern, ein Schiff kapern

8. jemanden erwischen, ertappen ( beide:

stealing beim Stehlen;

in a lie bei einer Lüge)

9. nehmen, sich etwas aneignen, Besitz ergreifen von, sich bemächtigen (gen); → place A 18

10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen

b) eine Bestellung aufnehmen (Ober etc)

11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7

12. (heraus)nehmen (from, out of aus), auch fig ein Zitat etc entnehmen ( from dat):

I take it from sb who knows ich habe (weiß) es von jemandem, der es genau weiß;

today’s text is taken from … der heutige Text stammt aus …;

take a single from an album eine Single aus einem Album auskoppeln;

be taken from … eine Auskopplung aus … sein

13. eine Speise etc zu sich nehmen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen, Gift, eine Medizin etc nehmen

14. sich eine Krankheit holen oder zuziehen: → ill A 6

15. nehmen:

a) auswählen:

I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!

b) kaufen

c) mieten

d) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösen

e) eine Frau heiraten

f) mit einer Frau schlafen

g) einen Weg wählen

16. mitnehmen:

don’t forget to take your umbrella;

take me with you nimm mich mit;

you can’t take it with you fig im Grab nützt (dir) aller Reichtum nichts mehr, das letzte Hemd hat keine Taschen

17. (hin- oder weg)bringen, jemanden wohin führen:

business took him to London;

I took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen

18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen

19. MATH abziehen ( from von)

20. jemanden treffen, erwischen (Schlag)

21. ein Hindernis nehmen

22. jemanden befallen, packen (Empfindung, Krankheit):

be taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;

be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden

23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):

take alarm beunruhigt sein (at über akk); → comfort B 1, courage, fancy A 7, pride A 2

24. Feuer fangen

25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen

26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmen

27. SPORT und Spiele:

a) den Ball, einen Punkt, eine Figur, einen Stein abnehmen ( from dat)

b) einen Stein schlagen

c) eine Karte stechen

d) einen Satz etc gewinnen:

he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaille

e) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen

28. JUR etc erwerben, besonders erben

29. eine Ware, Zeitung beziehen, WIRTSCH einen Auftrag hereinnehmen

30. nehmen, verwenden:

take four eggs man nehme vier Eier

31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen

32. eine Gelegenheit, einen Vorteil ergreifen, wahrnehmen: → chance A 5

33. (als Beispiel) nehmen

34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:

be taken besetzt sein; → seat A 4

b) seinen Platz einnehmen: → seat A 4

35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:

be taken with ( oder by) begeistert oder entzückt sein von

36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen

37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen

38. leisten:

a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten

b) einen Eid, ein Gelübde ablegen: → oath Bes Redew

c) ein Versprechen (ab)geben

39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen

40. FOTO etwas aufnehmen, ein Bild machen

41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen

42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 2

43. machen, tun:

take a look einen Blick tun oder werfen (at auf akk)

44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen

45. eine Auswahl treffen

46. einen Entschluss fassen

47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen

48. eine Ansicht vertreten: → stand A 2, view C 7

49. a) verstehen

b) auffassen, auslegen ( beide:

as als)

c) etwas gut etc aufnehmen:

do you take me? verstehen Sie(, was ich meine)?;

I take it that … ich nehme an, dass …;

may we take it that …? dürfen wir es so verstehen, dass …?;

take sth ill of sb jemandem etwas übel nehmen; → seriously

50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:

as als), halten ( for für):

I took him for an honest man;

what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen

52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholen

b) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen

53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen

54. glauben:

you may take it from me verlass dich drauf!

55. eine Beleidigung, einen Verlust etc, auch jemanden hinnehmen, eine Strafe, Folgen auf sich nehmen, sich etwas gefallen lassen:

take people as they are die Leute nehmen, wie sie (eben) sind;

take life as it comes das Leben so nehmen, wie es kommt;

I’m not taking this das lass ich mir nicht gefallen

56. etwas ertragen, aushalten:

he can take a lot er ist hart im Nehmen;

take it umg es kriegen, es ausbaden (müssen)

57. MED sich einer Behandlung etc unterziehen

58. SCHULE, UNIV eine Prüfung machen, ablegen:

take French Examen im Französischen machen; → degree 8

59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen

60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen

61. a) Zeit, Material etc, auch fig Geduld, Mut etc brauchen, erfordern, kosten, eine gewisse Zeit dauern:

it took a long time es dauerte oder brauchte lange;

the book takes a long time to read man braucht viel Zeit, um das Buch zu lesen;

the project took two years to plan die Planung des Projekts dauerte zwei Jahre oder nahm zwei Jahre in Anspruch;

take some minutes einige Minuten brauchen ( doing sth um etwas zu tun);

it takes a lot of courage to do a thing like that es gehört viel Mut dazu, so etwas zu tun;

it takes a man to do that das kann nur ein Mann (fertigbringen);

he took a little convincing es bedurfte (bei ihm) einiger Überredung

b) jemanden etwas kosten, jemandem etwas abverlangen:

it took him ( oder he took) three hours es kostete ihn oder er brauchte drei Stunden;

it took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen

62. eine Kleidergröße, Nummer haben: → size¹ A 2

63. LING

a) eine grammatische Form annehmen, im Konjunktiv etc stehen

b) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen

64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für

65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushalten

C v/i

1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)

3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)

4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)

5. JUR das Eigentumsrecht erlangen, besonders erben, (als Erbe) zum Zuge kommen

6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)

7. Feuer fangen

8. anbeißen (Fisch)

9. TECH an-, eingreifen

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(do) one's driving test expr.

seinen Führerschein machen ausdr. (in) shorthand expr.

stenographieren v. (lift) from an album expr.

auskoppeln (Titel von einem Album) v. (the) responsibility for expr.

verantworten v. (advice) v.

befolgen (Rat) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

= einnehmen v.

ergreifen v.

nehmen v.

nehmen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

vornehmen v.

wegnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take
11 take

I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio

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take /teɪk/
n.

1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.
♦ (to) take /teɪk/
(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!
NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-
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I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

English-Italian dictionary > take
12 long

I
1. loŋ adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno

2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long!
II loŋ verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar

- longing
- longingly

long¹ adj largo

she has long nails tiene las uñas largas

a long journey un largo viaje

the pool is 50 metres long la piscina hace 50 metros de largo

a long time mucho tiempo

it takes a long time to climb the mountain se tarda mucho en escalar la montaña

a long way lejos

long² adv

1. mucho tiempo

Goya died long ago Goya murió hace mucho tiempo

I won't be long no tardaré mucho

have you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?

2. ya

he couldn't wait any longer and he left ya no podía esperar más y se marchó

she doesn't work here any longer ya no trabaja aquí

as long as / so long as con tal de que

I'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie más

how long? ¿cuánto tiempo?

how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?

how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

long³ vb ansiar / desear

I'm longing to see you again estoy deseando volver a verte

long

tr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]

abbreviation

1 ( longitude) longitud nombre femenino; (abbreviation) long

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long

tr[lɒŋ]

adjective

1 largo,-a

■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?

■ the garden is 30 metres long el jardín hace 30 metros de largo

■ we were a long way from the beach estábamos lejos de la playa

■ it took him a long time to finish tardó mucho en acabar

adverb

1 mucho tiempo

■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?

■ it wasn't long before they returned no tardaron en volver

noun

1 lo largo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as long as (while) mientras 2 (if) si, con tal que

(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempo

in the long run a la larga

long ago hace mucho tiempo

no longer / not any longer ya no

■ he doesn't live here any longer ya no vive aquí

not by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejos

so long SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (goodbye) hasta la vista

so long as→ link=as as{ long as

the long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...

to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener años

to pull a long face poner cara larga

long jump salto de longitud

long johns calzones nombre masculino plural largos

long ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)

long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL vacaciones nombre femenino plural de verano

long wave onda larga

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long

tr[lɒŋ]

phrase to long to do STH

1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algo

■ he's longing to see you tiene muchas ganas de verte

long ['lɔŋ] vi

1)

to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar

2)

to long to : anhelar, estar deseando

they longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verla

long adv

1) : mucho, mucho tiempo

it didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempo

will it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?

2)

all day long : todo el día

3)

as long asor so long as : mientras, con tal que

4)

long before : mucho antes

5)

so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!

long adj, longer ['lɔngər] ; longest ['lɔŋgəst]

1) (indicating length)) : largo

the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largo

a long way from: bastante lejos de

in the long run: a la larga

2) (indicating time)) : largo, prolongado

a long illness: una enfermedad prolongada

a long walk: un paseo largo

at long last: por fin

3)

to be long on : estar cargado de

long n

1)

before long : dentro de poco

2)

the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamental

long

adj.

• extenso, -a adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• luengo, -a adj.

• prolongado, -a adj.

adv.

• largamente adv.

• mucho tiempo adv.

n.

• mangote s.m.

v.

• anhelar v.

• suspirar v.

I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ
adjective longer 'lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r), longest 'lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)
1. ADJ

1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo

it's six metres long — tiene seis metros de largo

it's a very long book — es un libro muy largo

he has long legs — tiene las piernas largas

• it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio

• to make or pull a long face — poner cara larga

• to get longer — [queue] hacerse más largo; [hair] crecer (más)

• how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?

how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?

• to be long in the leg — [trousers] tener piernas largas

• the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detalles

- the long arm of the law

- a list as long as your arm

- not by a long chalk

- he's a bit long in the tooth
suit 1., 3)
2) (in distance)

it's a long way — está lejos

it's a long way to the shops — las tiendas están lejos

we walked a long way — caminamos mucho

3) (in time) [film] largo; [visit] prolongado; [wait] largo, prolongado

two hours long — de dos horas

the course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses

a long walk — un paseo largo

a long holiday — unas vacaciones largas

• it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado

• there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables

• he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua

• the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando

• how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?

how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?

• to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo

the reply was not long in coming — la respuesta no tardó en llegar

• it will be a long job — será un trabajo que llevará mucho tiempo

• at long last — por fin

• to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente

• he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente

• in the long run — (fig) a la larga

• a long time ago — hace mucho tiempo

it takes a long time — lleva mucho tiempo

I've been waiting a long time — llevo esperando mucho tiempo

long time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

• it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo

- he's not long for this world
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)
4) (Ling) [vowel] largo

2. ADV

1) (=a long time)

don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!

I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo

will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?

we didn't stay long — nos quedamos poco tiempo

he hasn't been gone long — no hace mucho que se ha ido

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?

I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...

this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria

• long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morir

he died long after his wife — murió mucho tiempo después que su mujer

• long ago — hace mucho (tiempo)

how long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?

as long ago as 1930 — ya en 1930

not long ago — no hace mucho (tiempo)

• long before — mucho antes

not long before — poco antes

long before now — hace mucho tiempo

long before you came — mucho antes de que llegaras

not long before the war — poco antes de la guerra

not long before his wife died — poco antes de que muriera su mujer

they left before long — se marcharon muy pronto

• I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico

• we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada más

are you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?

he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante

"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya

• how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?

how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?

how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?

how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?

how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?

how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?

• it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc

• to live long — tener una vida larga

women live longer than men — las mujeres son más longevas que los hombres

he hasn't long to live — no le queda mucho de vida

long live the King! — ¡viva el rey!

• it's not long since he died, he died not long since — no hace mucho que murió, murió hace poco

long since dead — muerto hace mucho

• so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!

• it won't take long — no tardará mucho

it didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...

• he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política

2)

longer — más tiempo

we stayed longer than you — quedamos más tiempo que vosotros

wait a little longer — espera un poco más

how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?

how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?

two hours longer — dos horas más

• I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo

I can't stand it any longer — ya no lo aguanto más

• no longer — ya no

he no longer comes — ya no viene

3)

longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho

4)

as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras

as long as the war lasts — mientras dure la guerra

as long as I live — mientras viva

stay (for) as long as you like — quédate hasta cuando quieras

as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta

5)

as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun

you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa

6) (=through)

• all day long — todo el (santo) día

• all night long — toda la noche

• all summer long — todo el verano

3. N

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...

2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo

4.

CPD

long division N — (Math) división f larga

long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica

long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos

long jump N — salto m de longitud

long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud

long shot N — (Cine) toma f a distancia; (in race) desconocido(-a) m / f

it's a long shot * — dudo que resulte

- not by a long shot

long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f

to have long sight — ser présbita

the long term N —

in or over the long term — a largo plazo

long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos

the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano

long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga

II

[lɒŋ]
VI
to long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo

to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn

to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo

to long for sb to do sth — desear que algn haga algo

* * *

I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]
adjective longer ['lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r)], longest ['lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

English-spanish dictionary > long
13 take

[teɪk] n

1) no pl ( money received) Einnahmen fpl

2) ( filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

PHRASES:

to be on the \take (Am) ( fam) korrupt sein ( pej), Bestechungsgelder nehmen vt <took, taken>

1) ( accept)

to \take sth etw annehmen;

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten;

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?;

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen;

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren;

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen;

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren;

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen;

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben;

to \take sth badly/ well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen;

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2) ( transport)

to \take sb/ sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen;

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink 'rüberbringen? ( fam)

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?;

to \take sb to hospital/ the station/ home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren;

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen;

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3) ( seize)

to \take sth etw nehmen;

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür;

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?;

to \take sb by the hand/ throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen;

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4) ( tolerate)

to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen;

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen;

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr;

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen;

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o ( fam) vertragen];

5) ( hold)

to \take sth etw aufnehmen;

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6) ( require)

to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen];

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben;

I \take [a] size five ( in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf;

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen;

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7) it \takes... man braucht...;

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht;

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde;

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...];

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange;

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein;

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8) ling

to \take sth;

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht;

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9) ( receive)

to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen];

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10) ( remove)

to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen;

(steal a.) etw stehlen;

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch math

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab;

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11) ( travel by)

to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen;

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg;

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle;

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell;

to \take the bus/ car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12) (eat, consume)

to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen;

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck;

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer;

not to be \taken internally med nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13) ( Brit) ( rent)

to \take a flat/ house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14) ( let stay)

to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen;

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15) ( capture)

to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen;

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen;

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen;

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen;

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16) ( assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17) (Brit, Aus) ( teach)

to \take sth etw unterrichten;

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall ( fam)

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18) ( officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19) ( have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen;

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen;

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20) ( tackle)

to \take a hurdle/ fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen;

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21) ( Brit) ( sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen;

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen;

to \take a test einen Test machen;

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22) ( achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23) ( feel)

to \take an interest in sb/ sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben;

to \take notice of sb/ sth jdn/etw beachten;

to \take offence beleidigt sein;

to \take pity on sb/ sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben;

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24) ( earn)

to \take sth etw einnehmen;

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25) ( write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26) ( photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren;

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer;

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27) theat, mus, film

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen;

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?;

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28) ( for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29) ( assume to be)

to \take sb/ sth for sb/ sth [or to be sb/ sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten;

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war;

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...;

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30) ( understand)

to \take sb's/ the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen;

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...;

point \taken [habe] verstanden;

if you \take my meaning ( Brit) wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

PHRASES:

to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen;

to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen;

to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt;

he's got what it \takes er bringts ( fam), er kann was;

\take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben ( fam)

to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen;

what do you \take me for? wofür hältst du mich?;

\take it from me das kannst du mir glauben vi <took, taken>

1) ( have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen;

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2) ( become)

to \take ill krank werden

3) ( detract)

to \take from sth etw schmälern;

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

English-German students dictionary > take
14 Long

I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grande

20 minutes long — (della durata) di 20 minuti

how long is the interval? — quanto dura l'intervallo?

is an hour long enough? — basta un'ora?

it's been a long day — è stata una lunga giornata

to get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data

2) (in expressions of time)

he's been away a long time — è stato assente per molto tempo o a lungo

it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto

you've been a long time getting here — ci hai messo tanto per arrivare qui

six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto

I've been a teacher for a long time — sono insegnante da molto (tempo)

for a long time I didn't believe her — per molto tempo non le ho creduto

a long time ago — molto tempo fa

to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo

3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] alto

20 m long — lungo 20 m

to get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]

4) (in expressions of distance)

is it a long way to the station? — è lontana la stazione?

to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione

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long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!

why all the long faces? — cosa sono quei musi lunghi?

to pull a long face — fare il muso (lungo)

to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
avverbio

1) (a long time) molto tempo, molto

not very long — non molto (tempo)

will you be long? — ci metterai tanto?

I shan't be long — non ci metterò molto

how long will you be? — quanto ci metterai? per quanto ne hai?

don't be long (in getting ready) — non metterci tanto (a prepararti)

how long will it be before I hear? — quanto passerà prima di sapere?

it won't be long before you're home again — non passerà molto che tornerai a casa

I've been here longer than you — sono qui da più tempo di te

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — più il tempo passava e più faceva caldo

it's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...

has he been gone long? — è via da molto (tempo)?

I haven't got long — non ho molto tempo

if you stay long enough — se rimani abbastanza a lungo

just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...

that doesn't give us long to have dinner — non abbiamo molto tempo per pranzare

longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto

this won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

how long did it take him? — quanto ci ha messo?

two days at the longest — due giorni al massimo

before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco

for long — a lungo, per molto tempo

will you be gone for long? — sarai assente a lungo?

long after — molto tempo dopo

it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!

2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)

those days are long gone — quei giorni sono ormai passati

3) dopo nome (throughout)

all night long — tutta la notte

4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione che

as long as I live — finché vivo

for as long as you like — tutto il tempo che vuoi

as long as you're safe — basta che tu sia al sicuro

as long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato

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so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
verbo intransitivo

to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di

to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.)

- longing
- longingly
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(Surnames) Long /lɒŋ, USA lɔ:ŋ/
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I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grande

20 minutes long — (della durata) di 20 minuti

how long is the interval? — quanto dura l'intervallo?

is an hour long enough? — basta un'ora?

it's been a long day — è stata una lunga giornata

to get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data

2) (in expressions of time)

he's been away a long time — è stato assente per molto tempo o a lungo

it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto

you've been a long time getting here — ci hai messo tanto per arrivare qui

six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto

I've been a teacher for a long time — sono insegnante da molto (tempo)

for a long time I didn't believe her — per molto tempo non le ho creduto

a long time ago — molto tempo fa

to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo

3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] alto

20 m long — lungo 20 m

to get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]

4) (in expressions of distance)

is it a long way to the station? — è lontana la stazione?

to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione

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long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!

why all the long faces? — cosa sono quei musi lunghi?

to pull a long face — fare il muso (lungo)

to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
avverbio

1) (a long time) molto tempo, molto

not very long — non molto (tempo)

will you be long? — ci metterai tanto?

I shan't be long — non ci metterò molto

how long will you be? — quanto ci metterai? per quanto ne hai?

don't be long (in getting ready) — non metterci tanto (a prepararti)

how long will it be before I hear? — quanto passerà prima di sapere?

it won't be long before you're home again — non passerà molto che tornerai a casa

I've been here longer than you — sono qui da più tempo di te

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — più il tempo passava e più faceva caldo

it's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...

has he been gone long? — è via da molto (tempo)?

I haven't got long — non ho molto tempo

if you stay long enough — se rimani abbastanza a lungo

just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...

that doesn't give us long to have dinner — non abbiamo molto tempo per pranzare

longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto

this won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

how long did it take him? — quanto ci ha messo?

two days at the longest — due giorni al massimo

before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco

for long — a lungo, per molto tempo

will you be gone for long? — sarai assente a lungo?

long after — molto tempo dopo

it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!

2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)

those days are long gone — quei giorni sono ormai passati

3) dopo nome (throughout)

all night long — tutta la notte

4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione che

as long as I live — finché vivo

for as long as you like — tutto il tempo che vuoi

as long as you're safe — basta che tu sia al sicuro

as long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato

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so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
verbo intransitivo

to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di

to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare

English-Italian dictionary > Long
15 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

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16 long *****

I [lɒŋ]
1. adj, - er comp - est superl

1) (in size) lungo (-a)

she's got long hair — ha i capelli lunghi

how long is it? — quant'è lungo?

how long is this river? — quanto è lungo questo fiume?

it is 6 metres long — è lungo 6 metri

to get longer — allungarsi

2) (in time) lungo (-a)

(for) a long time — (per) molto tempo

it takes a long time — ci vuole molto tempo

I've been waiting a long time — aspetto da molto tempo

how long is the film? — quanto dura il film?

how long will it take? — quanto ci vorrà?

how long did you stay there? — per quanto tempo sei rimasto lì?

2 hours long — che dura 2 ore, di 2 ore

a long walk/holiday — una lunga camminata/vacanza

a long job — un lavoro lungo

to have a long memory — avere buona memoria

it's been a long day fig — è stata una giornata lunga

to take a long look at sth — esaminare ben bene qc

at long last — finalmente

2. adv

a lungo, per molto tempo

I shan't be long — non ne avrò per molto

he won't be long finishing — non ci metterà molto a finire

we didn't stay (for) long — non ci siamo fermati a lungo

I have long believed that... — è da molto tempo che credo che...

he had long understood that... — aveva capito da molto tempo che...

long before — molto tempo prima

long before now — molto prima

long before you came — molto prima che tu arrivassi

before long — (+ future) presto, fra poco, (+ past) poco tempo dopo

he's long since departed — se n'è andato molto tempo fa

how long is it since you saw them? — da quant'è che non li vedi?

how long have you been here? — da quanto sei qui?

how long has he been learning Italian? — da quanto studia l'italiano?

long ago — molto tempo fa

how long ago? — quanto tempo fa?

as long ago as 1960 — nientemeno che nel 1960

he no longer comes — non viene più

all day long — tutto il giorno

so long as, as long as — (while) finché, (provided that) sempre che + sub

I'll come as long as it's not too expensive — verrò, sempre che non costi troppo

so long! fam esp Am — ciao!

don't be long! — fai presto!

it won't take long — è questione di poco

3. n

the long and the short of it is that... fig — a farla breve...
II [lɒŋ] vi
to long for sth/sb — desiderare molto qc/qn

to long to do sth — morire dalla voglia di fare qc

to long for sb to do sth — desiderare tanto che qn faccia qc

English-Italian dictionary > long *****
17 take up

1. transitive verb
1) (lift up) hochheben; (pick up) aufheben; aufnehmen [Staub, Partikel]; herausnehmen [Pflanzen]; herausreißen [Schienenstrang, Dielen]; aufreißen [Straße]

2) (move up) weiter nach oben rücken; (shorten) kürzer machen

3) (carry or lead up)

take somebody/something up — jemanden/etwas hinaufbringen (to zu)

take something up to somebody — jemandem etwas hinaufbringen

4) (absorb) aufnehmen

5) (wind up) aufwickeln

6) (occupy, engage) beanspruchen; brauchen/(undesirably) wegnehmen [Platz]

I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time — es tut mir Leid, Ihre Zeit so lange in Anspruch genommen zu haben

7) ergreifen [Beruf]; anfangen [Jogging, Tennis, Schach, Gitarre]

take up a musical instrument — ein Instrument zu spielen beginnen

take up German/a hobby — anfangen, Deutsch zu lernen/sich (Dat.) ein Hobby zulegen

8) (start, adopt) aufnehmen [Arbeit, Kampf]; antreten [Stelle]; übernehmen [Pflicht, Funktion]; einnehmen [Haltung, Position]; eintreten für, sich einsetzen für [Sache]

take up a/one's position — [Polizeiposten, Politiker:] Position beziehen

9) (accept) annehmen; aufnehmen [Idee, Vorschlag, Kredit, Geld]; kaufen [Aktien]

10) (raise, pursue further) aufgreifen

take something up with somebody — sich in einer Sache an jemanden wenden

11)

take somebody up [on something] — (accept) jemanden [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] beim Wort nehmen
2. intransitive verb
1) (coll.): (become friendly)

take up with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen

2)

take up where somebody/something has left off — da einsetzen, wo jmd./etwas aufgehört hat

* * *

1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) beanspruchen

2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) sich befassen mit

3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) kürzen

4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) aufnehmen

* * *

◆ take up

I. vt

1. (bring up)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw hinaufbringen [o heraufbringen]

to \take up up the floorboards/carpet den Holzboden/Teppich herausreißen

to \take up up a skirt einen Rock kürzen

2. (pick up)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw aufheben

to \take up up arms against sb die Waffen gegen jdn erheben [o ergreifen

3. (start doing)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw anfangen [o beginnen]

to \take up up a job eine Stelle antreten

to \take up up the piano/fishing anfangen Klavier zu spielen/zu angeln

to \take up up a collection für etw akk sammeln [o SCHWEIZ a. äufnen]; church eine Kollekte abhalten

4. (start to discuss)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth sich akk mit etw dat befassen

▪ to \take up sth up with sb etw mit jdm erörtern

to \take up up a point/question einen Punkt/eine Frage aufgreifen

I'd like to \take up up the point you made earlier ich würde gerne noch einmal auf das eingehen, was Sie vorhin sagten

▪ to \take up sb up on sth BRIT, AUS mit jdm über etw akk reden wollen

5. (accept)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw annehmen

to \take up up a challenge/an offer eine Herausforderung/ein Angebot annehmen

to \take up up an opportunity eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen

to \take up sb up on an invitation/an offer/a suggestion auf jds Einladung/Angebot/Vorschlag zurückkommen

6. (adopt)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw annehmen

to \take up up an attitude eine Haltung einnehmen

to \take up up a belief/habit einen Glauben/eine Gewohnheit annehmen

to \take up up a position eine Stellung einnehmen

to \take up up the rear den Schluss bilden

7. (continue)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth etw fortführen

the clarinet took up the tune die Klarinette nahm die Melodie wieder auf

he took up reading where he had left off last night er las da weiter, wo er am Abend vorher aufgehört hatte

to \take up up a refrain/song in einen Refrain/ein Lied einstimmen

8. (occupy)

▪ to be \take upn up with sb/sth mit jdm/etw beschäftigt sein

to \take up up room/space Raum [o Platz] einnehmen

to \take up up time Zeit beanspruchen

my job \take ups up all my time mein Beruf frisst meine ganze Zeit auf

9. (patronize)

▪ to \take up sb up jdn protegieren geh

10. (absorb)

▪ to \take up up ⇆ sth nutrients, alcohol etw aufnehmen

II. vi (start to associate with)

▪ to \take up up with sb sich akk mit jdm einlassen meist pej

▪ to \take up up with sth sich akk auf etw akk einlassen

* * *

take up

A v/t

1. aufheben, -nehmen

2. hochheben

3. nach oben bringen

4. eine Straße aufreißen

5. ein Gerät, eine Waffe erheben, ergreifen

6. eine Flüssigkeit aufnehmen, -saugen

7. Reisende mitnehmen

8. eine Tätigkeit, die Verfolgung aufnehmen, einen Beruf ergreifen

9. sich befassen mit, sich verlegen auf (akk)

10. einen Fall, eine Idee etc aufgreifen

11. take sb up on sth bei jemandem wegen einer Sache einhaken ( → A 22):

can I take you up on your offer? kann ich auf dein Angebot zurückkommen?

12. eine Erzählung etc fortführen, fortfahren in (dat)

13. Platz, Zeit, Gedanken etc ausfüllen, beanspruchen:

take up time (sb’s attention) Zeit (jemandes Aufmerksamkeit) in Anspruch nehmen;

be taken up with in Anspruch genommen werden von

14. a) seinen Wohnsitz aufschlagen: → academic.ru/61750/residence">residence 1

b) eine Wohnung beziehen

15. eine Stelle antreten

16. einen Posten einnehmen

17. einen Verbrecher aufgreifen, verhaften

18. eine Haltung einnehmen

19. a) sich etwas zu eigen machen

b) take up a completely new significance eine völlig neue Bedeutung gewinnen

20. eine Masche (beim Stricken) aufnehmen

21. WIRTSCH

a) Kapital, eine Anleihe etc aufnehmen

b) Aktien zeichnen

c) einen Wechsel einlösen

22. eine Wette, Herausforderung etc annehmen:

take sb up on it jemanden beim Wort nehmen

23. a) einem Redner ins Wort fallen

b) jemanden zurechtweisen, korrigieren

24. jemanden schelten, tadeln

25. MED ein Gefäß abbinden

B v/i

1. umg sich einlassen ( with mit jemandem)

2. a) (wieder) anfangen

b) weitermachen

3. take up for eintreten oder sich einsetzen für

* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (lift up) hochheben; (pick up) aufheben; aufnehmen [Staub, Partikel]; herausnehmen [Pflanzen]; herausreißen [Schienenstrang, Dielen]; aufreißen [Straße]

2) (move up) weiter nach oben rücken; (shorten) kürzer machen

3) (carry or lead up)

take somebody/something up — jemanden/etwas hinaufbringen (to zu)

take something up to somebody — jemandem etwas hinaufbringen

4) (absorb) aufnehmen

5) (wind up) aufwickeln

6) (occupy, engage) beanspruchen; brauchen/ (undesirably) wegnehmen [Platz]

I'm sorry to have taken up so much of your time — es tut mir Leid, Ihre Zeit so lange in Anspruch genommen zu haben

7) ergreifen [Beruf]; anfangen [Jogging, Tennis, Schach, Gitarre]

take up a musical instrument — ein Instrument zu spielen beginnen

take up German/a hobby — anfangen, Deutsch zu lernen/sich (Dat.) ein Hobby zulegen

8) (start, adopt) aufnehmen [Arbeit, Kampf]; antreten [Stelle]; übernehmen [Pflicht, Funktion]; einnehmen [Haltung, Position]; eintreten für, sich einsetzen für [Sache]

take up a/one's position — [Polizeiposten, Politiker:] Position beziehen

9) (accept) annehmen; aufnehmen [Idee, Vorschlag, Kredit, Geld]; kaufen [Aktien]

10) (raise, pursue further) aufgreifen

take something up with somebody — sich in einer Sache an jemanden wenden

11)

take somebody up [on something] — (accept) jemanden [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] beim Wort nehmen
2. intransitive verb
1) (coll.): (become friendly)

take up with somebody — sich mit jemandem einlassen

2)

take up where somebody/something has left off — da einsetzen, wo jmd./etwas aufgehört hat

* * *

v.

abspulen v.

abwickeln v.

einnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take up
18 take

[teɪk] 1. pt took, pp taken, vt
shower, holiday brać (wziąć perf); photo robić (zrobić perf); decision podejmować (podjąć perf); ( steal) zabierać (zabrać perf); courage, time wymagać +gen; pain etc znosić (znieść perf); passengers, spectators etc mieścić (pomieścić perf); ( accompany) person zabierać (zabrać perf); (carry, bring) object brać (wziąć perf), zabierać (zabrać perf); exam, test zdawać, podchodzić (podejść perf) do +gen; drug, pill etc brać (wziąć perf), zażywać (zażyć perf)

to take sth from — wyjmować (wyjąć perf) coś z +gen

I take it (that) — zakładam (, że)

I took him for a doctor — wziąłem go za lekarza

she took them for geography — uczyła ich geografii

to take sb's hand — brać (wziąć perf) kogoś za rękę

to take sb for a walk — brać (zabrać perf) kogoś na spacer

to be taken ill — (nagle) zachorować ( perf)

to take it upon o.s. to do sth — brać (wziąć perf) na siebie zrobienie czegoś

take the first (street) on the left — skręć w pierwszą ulicę w lewo

to take Russian at university — mieć na uniwersytecie zajęcia z języka rosyjskiego

it won't take long — to nie potrwa długo

I was quite taken with her — bardzo mi się spodobała

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take apart

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up
2. vi
drug działać (zadziałać perf); dye przyjmować się (przyjąć się perf), chwytać (chwycić perf) (inf)
3. n (FILM)
ujęcie nt

* * *

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) brać jako zakładników

English-Polish dictionary > take
19 take *****

[teɪk] took vb: pt taken pp
1. vt

1) (gen) prendere, (remove, steal) portar via

let me take your coat — posso prenderti il cappotto?

to take sb's hand — prendere qn per mano

to take sb's arm — appoggiarsi al braccio di qn

to take sb by the throat — afferrare qn alla gola

he must be taken alive — dev'essere preso vivo

to take the train — prendere il treno

take the first on the left — prenda la prima a sinistra

he hasn't taken any food for four days — non mangia nulla da quattro giorni

to take notes — prendere appunti

take 6 from 9 Math — 9 meno 6

he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline

to take a trick Cards — fare una presa

"to be taken three times a day" Med — "da prendersi tre volte al dì"

to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura

to be taken ill — avere un malore

I take size 8 — porto la 42

2) (bring, carry) portare, (accompany) accompagnare

I took the children with me — ho portato i bambini con me

don't forget to take your camera — non scordarti di portare la macchina fotografica

he goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé

to take for a walk — (child, dog) portare a fare una passeggiata

3) (require: effort, courage) volerci, occorrere, Gram prendere, reggere

it takes about an hour — ci vuole circa un'ora

it took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

she's got what it takes to do the job — ha i requisiti necessari per quel lavoro

it takes a brave man to do that — ci vuole del coraggio per farlo

it takes a lot of time/courage — occorre or ci vuole molto tempo/coraggio

it takes a lot of money to do that — ci vogliono un sacco di soldi per farlo

that will take some explaining — non sarà facile da spiegare

it takes some believing — bisogna fare uno sforzo per crederci

4) (accept, receive) accettare, (obtain, win: prize) vincere, ottenere, (1st place) conquistare, (Comm: money) incassare

he didn't take my advice — non mi ha ascoltato

how did he take the news? — come ha preso la notizia?

please take a seat — prego, si sieda

is this seat taken? — è occupato (questo posto)?

do you take credit cards? — accettate carte di credito?

it's worth taking a chance — vale la pena di correre il rischio

it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare

can you take it from here? — (handing over task) puoi andare avanti tu?

you must take us as you find us — devi prenderci per quel che siamo

5) (have room or capacity for: passengers) contenere, (support: subj: bridge) avere una portata di, (chair) tenere

the hall will take 200 people — nel salone c'è posto per 200 persone

the bus takes 60 passengers — l'autobus porta 60 persone

it will take at least five litres — contiene almeno cinque litri

6) (conduct: meeting) condurre, (church service) officiare, (teach, study: course) fare, (exam, test) fare, sostenere

the professor is taking the French course himself — sarà il professore stesso a fare or tenere il corso di francese

I only took Russian for one year — ho fatto russo solo per un anno

have you taken your driving test yet? — hai già fatto l'esame di guida?

I took the driving test — ho fatto or sostenuto l'esame di guida

7) (understand, assume) pensare, (consider: case, example) prendere

how old do you take him to be? — quanti anni pensi che abbia?

I took him for a doctor — l'ho preso per un dottore

I took him to be foreign — l'ho preso per uno straniero

I take it that... — suppongo che...

may I take it that...? — allora posso star certo che...?

take it from me! — credimi!

take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio

8) (put up with, tolerate: climate, alcohol) sopportare

she can't take the heat — non sopporta il caldo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

I won't take no for an answer — non accetterò una risposta negativa or un rifiuto

he can't take being criticized — non sopporta di essere criticato

9) (negotiate: bend) prendere, (fence) saltare

10)

(attracted) to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc

I'm quite taken with the idea — l'idea non mi dispiace per niente

11)

(as function verb: see other element) to take a photograph — fare una fotografia

to take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia

take your time! — calma!

it took me by surprise — mi ha colto di sorpresa

2. vi

(dye, fire) prendere, (injection) fare effetto, (plant, cutting) attecchire

3. n

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- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon

English-Italian dictionary > take *****
20 take up

take up

Ex:

to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrotto

to take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (lift up) alzare, sollevare [ carpet]; rialzare [ pavement]; raccogliere [ pen]

2) (start) darsi a [ golf]; cominciare [ job]

to take up a career as an actor — intraprendere la carriera di attore

to take up one's duties o responsibilities — assumersi le proprie responsabilità

3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]

4) (accept) accettare [offer, invitation]; raccogliere [ challenge]

to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso

5)

to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]

6) (occupy) prendere, occupare [ space]; richiedere [time, energy]

7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]

8) sart. (shorten) accorciare [ garment]

9) (absorb) assorbire [ liquid]; take [sb.] up

10) (adopt) adottare [ technique]

11)

to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]

to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn

* * *

1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendere

2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) dedicarsi

3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) accorciare

4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) sollevare

* * *

1. vi + adv

to take up with sb — fare amicizia con qn

she took up with bad company — si è messa a frequentare cattive compagnie

2. vt + adv

1) (raise, lift) raccogliere, (subj: bus) prendere, (carpet, floorboards) sollevare, (road) spaccare, (dress, hem) accorciare

2) (lead, carry upstairs) portare su

3) (continue) riprendere

4) (occupy: time, attention) assorbire, (space) occupare

it will take up the whole of our Sunday — ci porterà via tutta la domenica

he's very taken up with his work — è molto preso dal suo lavoro

he's very taken up with her — non fa che pensare a lei

5) (absorb: liquids) assorbire

6) (raise question of: matter, point) affrontare

7) (start: job, duties) cominciare

(hobby, sport) to take up painting/golf/photography — cominciare a dipingere/giocare a golf/fare fotografie

to take up a career as — intraprendere la carriera di

8) (accept: offer, challenge) accettare

I'll take you up on your offer — accetto la tua offerta

9) (adopt: cause, case, person) appoggiare

* * *

take up

Ex:

to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrotto

to take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (lift up) alzare, sollevare [ carpet]; rialzare [ pavement]; raccogliere [ pen]

2) (start) darsi a [ golf]; cominciare [ job]

to take up a career as an actor — intraprendere la carriera di attore

to take up one's duties o responsibilities — assumersi le proprie responsabilità

3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]

4) (accept) accettare [offer, invitation]; raccogliere [ challenge]

to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso

5)

to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]

6) (occupy) prendere, occupare [ space]; richiedere [time, energy]

7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]

8) sart. (shorten) accorciare [ garment]

9) (absorb) assorbire [ liquid]; take [sb.] up

10) (adopt) adottare [ technique]

11)

to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]

to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn

English-Italian dictionary > take up

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long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take*/*/*/ — [teɪk] (past tense took [tʊk] ; past participle taken [ˈteɪkən] ) verb [T] I 1) to move or carry someone or something from one place to another Remember to take a pen with you.[/ex] What time do you take Amy to school?[/ex] The cat had to be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
long*/*/*/ — [lɒŋ] adj I 1) lasting for a large amount of time Ant: short He has a long history of mental illness.[/ex] It s a long time since I saw Rachel.[/ex] 2) measuring a large amount from one end to the other Ant: short It s the longest tunnel in… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take a long (cool) look at something — take a long (cool/hard) ˈlook at sth idiom to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying • We need to take a long hard look at all the options. Main entry: ↑longidiom … Useful english dictionary
take a long (hard) look at something — take a long (cool/hard) ˈlook at sth idiom to consider a problem or possibility very carefully and without hurrying • We need to take a long hard look at all the options. Main entry: ↑longidiom … Useful english dictionary
long — One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary One who has purchased futures contracts or the cash commodity, but has not taken any action to offset his position. Also, purchasing a futures contract … Financial and business terms

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