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■ take inv. t. + avv.1 portare (o mettere) dentro; accompagnare dentro; fare entrare in casa; arrestare: We'd better take the hay in, sarebbe bene portare dentro il fieno; Take the lady in, accompagna la signora dentro!2 accogliere; prendere in casa; ospitare; prendere (q.) a pensione: to take in an orphan, prendere in casa un orfano; to take in travellers, ospitare viandanti5 comprendere; includere; ricoprire (fig.): The Roman Empire once took in most of the known world, un tempo l'impero romano comprendeva la maggior parte del mondo allora conosciuto; This tour takes in a visit to the Vatican Museums, questo tour include una visita ai Musei Vaticani6 osservare; esaminare; guardare con attenzione; studiare (fig.): The boy took in the scene with great interest, il ragazzo ha osservato la scena con grande interesse7 assimilare; assorbire (fig.); bere (fam.): to take in new ideas, assimilare idee nuove; to take in sb. 's lies, bere le fandonie dette da q.8 comprendere; intendere; capire; afferrare: I cannot take in what he is saying, non afferro (o non riesco a capire) quello che sta dicendo9 stringere; restringere ( un indumento): This skirt needs taking in at the waist, questa gonna va ristretta in vita10 ricevere regolarmente ( una pubblicazione); essere abbonato a: We take in «The Times», siamo abbonati al «Times»11 imbrogliare; ingannare; fregare (fam.): The old man was taken in by the two conmen, l'anziano è stato ingannato dai due imbroglioni13 (fam. USA) visitare, vedere ( una mostra e sim.) □ (naut.) to take in ballast, imbarcare zavorra; zavorrare □ to take in a breath of fresh air, respirare un po' d'aria fresca □ to take in a false statement, prestar fede a una dichiarazione falsa □ to take in a play, vedere una commedia; andare a teatro □ (naut.) to take in a reef, prendere un terzarolo □ (naut.) to take in stores, rifornirsi di provviste; imbarcare viveri □ (naut.) to take in water, imbarcare acqua.
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