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to take up one's position

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1 determine one's position

определить свою позицию глагол:
определяться (take shape, be formed, clarify itself, find a place, determine one's position)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > determine one's position
2 position

position [pozisjɔ̃]

feminine noun

a. position ; [de navire] bearings

• rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground

• avoir une position de repli to have a fallback position

• arriver en première/deuxième/dernière position to come first/second/last

• être assis dans une mauvaise position to be sitting in an awkward position

• se mettre en position to take up one's position

• en position allongée/assise/verticale in a reclining/sitting/upright position

• être dans une position délicate to be in a difficult position

• être en position de faire qch to be in a position to do sth

• il occupe une position importante he holds an important position

• revoir sa position to review one's position

b. ( = attitude) stance

• prendre position to take a stand

• prendre (fermement) position en faveur de qch to come down (strongly) in favour of sth

• prise de position stand

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pozisjɔ̃
nom féminin

1) ( dans l'espace) position

il faut revoir la position des joueurs — the positioning of the players has to be rethought

en position horizontale/verticale — horizontally/vertically

attention, l'échelle est en position instable — be careful, the ladder isn't steady

2) Armée position

3) ( posture) position

la position des doigts sur une guitare — the positioning of the fingers on a guitar

rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée — there's nothing worse than sitting down all day

4) ( situation) position

une position délicate — a tricky situation

être en position dominante sur le marché — to be a market leader

5) (professionnelle, sociale) position

6) ( au classement) place, position

7) ( point de vue) position, stance

prendre position sur un problème — to take a stand on an issue

prise de position — stance, stand ( sur quelque chose on something)

camper or rester sur ses positions — to stand one's ground

8) Finance (bank) balance

être en position créditrice/débitrice — [compte] to be in credit/debit

9) ( en danse) position

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pozisjɔ̃ nf
1) (= emplacement) position

prendre position (= se poster) — to take up one's position

Les gendarmes venaient de prendre position. — The police had just taken up their positions.

2) (= opinion) position

prendre position (= prendre parti) — to take a stand

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position nf

1 ( dans l'espace) position (de of); la position géographique d'une ville the geographical position of a town; veuillez indiquer votre position Naut, Aviat please state your position; il faut revoir la position des joueurs Sport the positioning of the players has to be rethought; en position horizontale/verticale horizontally/vertically; attention, l'échelle est en position instable be careful, the ladder isn't steady;

2 Mil position; bombarder les positions ennemies to bomb the enemy's positions; la troupe a pris position sur la crête the troop has taken up its position on the ridge;

3 ( posture) position (de of); faire l'amour dans toutes les positions to make love ou have sex in every (possible) position; la position des doigts sur une guitare the positioning of the fingers on a guitar; rien de pire que de rester en position assise toute la journée there's nothing worse than sitting down all day;

4 ( situation) position; placer qn dans une position difficile to put sb in a difficult ou an awkward position; être/se sentir en position de force to be/feel oneself to be in a position of strength; nous ne sommes pas en position de vous aider/d'agir we are in no position to help you/to act; être en position minoritaire/majoritaire to be in the minority/majority; se trouver dans une position délicate to be in a tricky situation; être en position dominante sur le marché to be a market leader;

5 (professionnelle, sociale) position; il occupe une position très en vue he's in a very public position; sa position est très enviée his/her position is widely envied;

6 ( au classement) place, position; être en deuxième/troisième position to be in second/third place ou position;

7 ( point de vue) position, stance; maintenir/durcir sa position to maintain/harden one's position ou stance; définir une position commune to reach a common position; position de principe position ou stance taken on principle; adopter une position de principe to make a stand on principle; revenir sur/réviser ses positions to reconsider/review one's position; prendre position sur un problème to take a stand on an issue; prise de position stance, stand (sur qch on sth); camper or rester sur ses positions to stand one's ground;

8 Fin (bank) balance; demander sa position to ask for the balance of one's account; être en position créditrice/débitrice [compte] to be in credit/debit;

9 Danse position; première/cinquième position first/fifth position.

Composés

position acheteur Fin bull position; position du missionnaire missionary position; position de repli fallback; position vendeur Fin bear position.

[pozisjɔ̃] nom féminin

1. MILITAIRE [lieu d'où l'on mène une action] position

une position dominante a commanding position

position avancée/défensive advanced/defensive position

position clef key position

être en position de combat to be ready to attack

des positions fortifiées a fortified position

position de repli MILITAIRE (figuré) fall-back position

2. [lieu où l'on se trouve] position

déterminer sa position to find one's bearings

déterminer la position de quelque chose to locate something

3. [dans un sondage, une course] position, place

nous sommes en dernière/première position dans le championnat we're bottom of the league/in the lead in the championship

arriver en première/dernière position

a. [coureur] to come first/last

b. [candidat] to come top/be last

ils ont rétrogradé en quatrième position au hit-parade they went down to number four in the charts

4. [posture] posture, position

tu as une mauvaise position you've got bad posture

dans la ou en position verticale when standing up

dans la ou en position allongée when lying down

dans la ou en position assise when sitting, in a sitting position

5. [angle, orientation] position, setting

mettez le siège en position inclinée tilt the seat back

6. [opinion] position, stance, standpoint

prendre position (sur quelque chose) to take a stand ou to take up a position (on something)

prendre position pour ou en faveur de quelque chose to come down in favour of something

prendre position contre quelque chose to come out against something

rester sur ses positions (sens propre & figuré) to stand one's ground, to stick to one's guns

quelle est la position de la France dans ce conflit? what's France's position on this conflict?

position commune POLITIQUE common stance

7. [situation] position, situation

en position de: en position de force in a strong position ou a position of strength

être en position de faire quelque chose to be in a position to do something

[dans une entreprise] position, post

dans sa position, elle devrait se sentir responsable a woman in her position should feel responsible

position sociale social standing

8. BANQUE balance (of account)

position de place BOURSE market position

feuille de position interim statement

9. LINGUISTIQUE [d'un terme, d'une syllabe, d'une voyelle] position

phonème en position forte/faible stressed/unstressed phoneme

10. DANSE position

11. MUSIQUE [accord, doigté] position

12. GÉOMÉTRIE & PSYCHOLOGIE position

13. DROIT status

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de position locution adjectivale

[balise] position (modificateur)

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > position
3 position

1. noun
1) (place occupied) Platz, der; (of player in team; of plane, ship, etc.) Position, die; (of hands of clock, words, stars) Stellung, die; (of building) Lage, die; (of river) [Ver]lauf, der

find one's position on a map — seinen Standort auf einer Karte finden

take [up] one's position — seinen Platz einnehmen

after the second lap he was in fourth position — nach der zweiten Runde lag er an vierter Stelle

he finished in second position — er belegte den zweiten Platz

2) (proper place)

be in/out of position — an seinem Platz/nicht an seinem Platz sein

3) (Mil.) Stellung, die

4) (fig.): (mental attitude) Standpunkt, der; Haltung, die

take up a position on something — einen Standpunkt od. eine Haltung zu etwas einnehmen

5) (fig.): (situation)

be in a good position [financially] — [finanziell] gut gestellt sein od. dastehen

be in a position of strength — eine starke Position haben

put yourself in my position! — versetz dich [einmal] in meine Lage!

be in a position to do something — in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

6) (rank) Stellung, die; Position, die

7) (employment) [Arbeits]- zstelle, die; Stellung, die

the position of assistant manager — die Stelle od. Position des stellvertretenden Geschäftsführers

position of trust — Vertrauensstellung, die; Vertrauensposten, der

8) (posture) Haltung, die; (during sexual intercourse) Stellung, die; Position, die

in a reclining position — zurückgelehnt
2. transitive verb
1) platzieren; aufstellen, postieren [Polizisten, Wachen]

position oneself near the exit — sich in die Nähe des Ausgangs stellen/setzen; [Wache, Posten usw.:] sich in der Nähe des Ausgangs aufstellen

2) (Mil.): (station) stationieren

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[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun
1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) die Stellung

2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) die Lage

3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) die Stellung

4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) die Haltung
2. verb
(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) stellen

- academic.ru/115295/be_in">be in
- out of position
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po·si·tion

[pəˈzɪʃ^ən]

I. n

1. (place) Platz m, Stelle f; building Lage f

the house has a good \position overlooking the valley man hat vom Haus aus einen guten Blick über das Tal

the sofa is in a different \position now jetzt steht das Sofa woanders

to take up a \position sich akk platzieren

2. (appointed place) Platz m

to be in \position an seinem/ihrem Platz sein

to get [or move] into \position seinen/ihren Platz einnehmen

the dancers moved into \position die Tänzer nahmen ihre Position[en] ein

to move sth into \position etw zurechtrücken

to move out of \position seinen/ihren Platz verlassen

3. (in navigation) Position f, Standort m

4. (posture) Stellung f, Lage f

yoga \position Yogahaltung f

lying/sitting \position liegende/sitzende Stellung, liegend/sitzend

to change one's \position eine andere Stellung einnehmen

5. SPORT (in team) [Spieler]position f

his \position is in midfield er ist Mittelstürmer

6. (rank) Position f, Stellung f

the \position of women in society die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Frau

to jockey [or esp BRIT jostle] for \position um eine Position rangeln fam

7. BRIT, AUS (in race, competition) Platz m

she finished the race in third \position sie belegte bei dem Rennen am Schluss den dritten Platz

8. (job) Stelle f, Position f

a \position of responsibility ein verantwortungsvoller Posten

a \position of trust eine Vertrauensstellung

a teaching \position eine Stelle als Lehrer/Lehrerin

to apply for a \position sich akk um eine [Arbeits]stelle bewerben

9. usu sing (situation) Situation f, Lage f

put yourself in my \position versetz dich in meine Lage

▪ to be in a/no \position to do sth in der Lage/nicht in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to put sb in an awkward \position jdn in eine unangenehme Lage bringen

financial \position Vermögensverhältnisse pl

10. usu sing ( form: opinion) Haltung f, Standpunkt m

what's the company's \position on recycling? welchen Standpunkt vertritt die Firma in der Frage des Recycling?

his \position is that... er steht auf dem Standpunkt, dass...

a party's \position on defence die Position einer Partei zur Frage der Verteidigung

to take the \position that... die Meinung vertreten, dass...

11. usu pl MIL Stellung f

12. STOCKEX [Wertpapier]position f, Stellung f

to take a \position in a share Aktien für eigene Rechnung kaufen

bear \position Baisseposition f

bull \position Hausse-Engagement nt, Hausseposition f

to close a \position eine Position schließen [o glattstellen]

to cover a \position eine Position abdecken

long \position Hausse-Engagement nt, Long-Position f

short \position Baisse-Engagement nt, Short-Position f

II. vt

▪ to \position sb/sth jdn/etw platzieren

I \positioned myself as far away from him as possible ich habe mich so weit wie möglich von ihm weggesetzt

to \position guns/troops MIL Gewehre in Stellung bringen/Truppen positionieren

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[pə'zISən]
1. n

1) (= location, place where sb/sth is of person) Platz m; (of object) Stelle f, Platz m; (of microphone, statue, wardrobe, plant etc) Standort m; (of spotlight, table, in picture, painting) Anordnung f; (of town, house etc) Lage f; (of plane, ship, SPORT = starting position, FTBL ETC) Position f; (MIL = strategic site) Stellung f

to be in/out of position —

the actors were in position on the stage — die Schauspieler hatten ihre Plätze auf der Bühne eingenommen

to jockey or jostle for position (lit) — um eine gute Ausgangsposition kämpfen; (fig)

the position of the fireplace isn't very good — der Kamin hat keinen sehr günstigen Platz

what position do you play? — auf or in welcher Position spielst du?

his position is full-back/goalkeeper — er spielt Außenverteidiger/Torwart

2) (= posture, way of standing, sitting etc) Haltung f; (in love-making, ART of model) Stellung f; (BALLET) Position f

in a sitting position — sitzend

in a reclining position — zurückgelehnt

3) (in class, league etc) Platz m

after the third lap he was in fourth position — nach der dritten Runde lag er auf dem vierten Platz or war er Vierter

to finish in third position — Dritter werden, auf dem dritten Platz landen (inf)

4) (= social, professional standing) Stellung f, Position f

a man of position — eine hochgestellte Persönlichkeit

5) (= job) Stelle f

he has a high position in the Ministry of Defence — er bekleidet eine hohe Stellung or Position im Verteidigungsministerium

a position of trust — eine Vertrauensstellung

to be in a position of power — eine Machtposition innehaben

6) (fig: situation, circumstance) Lage f

to be in a position to do sth — in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

what is the position regarding...? — wie sieht es mit... aus?

I'm not in a position to say anything about that — ich kann dazu nichts sagen

my position is that I don't have the qualifications/money — mir geht es so, dass mir die Qualifikation/das Geld fehlt

7) (fig: point of view, attitude) Standpunkt m, Haltung f, Einstellung f

what is the government's position on...? — welchen Standpunkt vertritt die Regierung zu...?

to take ( up) a position on sth — eine Haltung zu einer Sache einnehmen

2. vt

1) (= place in position) microphone, ladder, guards aufstellen; soldiers, policemen postieren; (artist, photographer etc) platzieren; (COMPUT) cursor positionieren, platzieren

he positioned himself where he could see her — er stellte or (seated) setzte sich so, dass er sie sehen konnte

he has positioned himself as a moderate — er hat sich als (ein) Gemäßigter etabliert

2) (in marketing) product positionieren

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position [pəˈzıʃn]

A s

1. a) Position f ( auch ASTRON), Lage f, Stand(ort) m:

position of the sun Sonnenstand m;

a good position to shoot SPORT eine gute Schussposition;

in (out of) position (nicht) in der richtigen Lage;

draw the goalkeeper out of position SPORT den Torhüter herauslocken

b) besonders SPORT Position f, Platz m:

be in third position in dritter Position oder an dritter Stelle oder auf dem dritten Platz liegen

2. FLUG, SCHIFF Position f, SCHIFF auch Besteck n:

position lights

a) FLUG, SCHIFF Positionslichter,

b) AUTO Begrenzungslichter

3. (körperliche) Lage, Stellung f, (auch Ballett) Position f:

upright position aufrechte (Körper)Haltung

4. MED

a) (anatomische oder richtige) Lage (eines Organs oder Gliedes)

b) (Kinds)Lage f (im Mutterleib)

5. TECH (Schalt- etc)Stellung f:

position of rest Ruhelage f, -stellung

6. MIL (Verteidigungs)Stellung f:

position warfare Stellungskrieg m

7. MUS Lage f (von Akkordtönen):

first ( oder root) position Grundstellung f, -lage;

close (open) position enge (weite) Lage

8. MUS

a) Lage f (bestimmtes Gebiet des Griffbretts bei Saiteninstrumenten)

b) Zugstellung f (bei der Posaune)

9. IT (Wert)Stelle f

10. Position f, Situation f, Lage f:

put ( oder place) sb in an awkward position jemanden in eine unangenehme Lage bringen;

be in a position to do sth in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun;

not be in a ( oder be in no) position to do sth nicht in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

11. (Sach)Lage f, Stand m (der Dinge):

financial position Finanzlage, Vermögensverhältnisse pl;

legal position Rechtslage

12. soziale Stellung, gesellschaftlicher Rang:

people of position Leute von Rang

13. Position f, Stellung f, Amt n, Posten m:

hold a (responsible) position eine (verantwortliche) Stelle innehaben;

position of power Machtposition;

position of trust Vertrauensstellung, -posten

14. fig (Ein)Stellung f, Standpunkt m, Haltung f:

define one’s position seinen Standpunkt darlegen;

take up a position on a question zu einer Frage Stellung nehmen

15. MATH, PHIL (Grund-, Lehr)Satz m, Behauptung f

B v/t

1. in die richtige Lage oder Stellung bringen, an den rechten Platz stellen, aufstellen, TECH auch (ein)stellen, anbringen

2. Polizisten etc postieren

pos. abk

1. position Pos.

2. positive pos.

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1. noun
1) (place occupied) Platz, der; (of player in team; of plane, ship, etc.) Position, die; (of hands of clock, words, stars) Stellung, die; (of building) Lage, die; (of river) [Ver]lauf, der

find one's position on a map — seinen Standort auf einer Karte finden

take [up] one's position — seinen Platz einnehmen

after the second lap he was in fourth position — nach der zweiten Runde lag er an vierter Stelle

he finished in second position — er belegte den zweiten Platz

2) (proper place)

be in/out of position — an seinem Platz/nicht an seinem Platz sein

3) (Mil.) Stellung, die

4) (fig.): (mental attitude) Standpunkt, der; Haltung, die

take up a position on something — einen Standpunkt od. eine Haltung zu etwas einnehmen

5) (fig.): (situation)

be in a good position [financially] — [finanziell] gut gestellt sein od. dastehen

be in a position of strength — eine starke Position haben

put yourself in my position! — versetz dich [einmal] in meine Lage!

be in a position to do something — in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

6) (rank) Stellung, die; Position, die

7) (employment) [Arbeits]- zstelle, die; Stellung, die

the position of assistant manager — die Stelle od. Position des stellvertretenden Geschäftsführers

position of trust — Vertrauensstellung, die; Vertrauensposten, der

8) (posture) Haltung, die; (during sexual intercourse) Stellung, die; Position, die

in a reclining position — zurückgelehnt
2. transitive verb
1) platzieren; aufstellen, postieren [Polizisten, Wachen]

position oneself near the exit — sich in die Nähe des Ausgangs stellen/setzen; [Wache, Posten usw.:] sich in der Nähe des Ausgangs aufstellen

2) (Mil.): (station) stationieren

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n.

Gewandtheit f.

Lage -n f.

Position -en f.

Standort -e m.

Standpunkt m.

Stellung -en (Posten) f.

Stellung -en f. v.

positionieren v.

English-german dictionary > position
4 Position

f; -, -en

1. allg. position; (Stellung, Rang) auch standing, status; SPORT auch place; (Posten) auch post; gesellschaftliche Position social standing, position in society; eine leitende Position haben have a managerial position, have a position in management, have an executive position; eine Frau in ihrer Position a woman in her position; in führender / dritter Position liegen SPORT be in first / third place ( oder position); seine Position durchgeben NAUT., FLUG. relay one’s position; in Position gehen MIL. take up one’s position; Position einnehmen! Film: places, please!; Position beziehen (seine Meinung sagen) take a stand; eine Position vertreten maintain a standpoint ( oder point of view)

2. WIRTS. item; die einzelnen Positionen prüfen check the individual items

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die Position

angle; position

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Po|si|ti|on [pozi'tsioːn]
f -, -en
position; (COMM = Posten einer Liste) item
in gesicherter Positión sein — to have a secure position

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Po·si·ti·on

<-, -en>

[poziˈtsi̯o:n]

f

1. (geh: Stellung) position

sich akk jdm gegenüber in schwacher/starker \Position befinden to be in weak/strong position with regard to sb

2. (geh: berufliche Stellung) position

3. (Standpunkt) position

eine \Position beziehen to take up a position, to take a stand

4. BÖRSE, LUFT, NAUT position

\Positionen glattstellen BÖRSE to liquidate positions

5. ÖKON (Posten) item

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die; Position, Positionen position

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Position f; -, -en

1. allg position; (Stellung, Rang) auch standing, status; SPORT auch place; (Posten) auch post;

gesellschaftliche Position social standing, position in society;

eine leitende Position haben have a managerial position, have a position in management, have an executive position;

eine Frau in ihrer Position a woman in her position;

in führender/dritter Position liegen SPORT be in first/third place ( oder position);

seine Position durchgeben SCHIFF, FLUG relay one’s position;

in Position gehen MIL take up one’s position;

Position einnehmen! FILM places, please!;

Position beziehen (seine Meinung sagen) take a stand;

eine Position vertreten maintain a standpoint ( oder point of view)

2. WIRTSCH item;

die einzelnen Positionen prüfen check the individual items

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die; Position, Positionen position

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-en f.

position n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Position
5 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

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

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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6 position

position [pə'zɪʃən]

position ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (h)-(j) situation ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (d), 1 (f) place ⇒ 1 (d) poste ⇒ 1 (f) guichet ⇒ 1 (g) mettre en place ⇒ 2 (a) placer ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) situer ⇒ 2 (b) orienter ⇒ 2 (c)

1 noun

(a) (place → gen) position f; (→ of town, house etc) situation f, emplacement m;

∎ in position en place;

∎ to put sth in(to) position mettre qch en place;

∎ Aviation & Nautical to fix or work out one's position faire le point;

∎ you've changed the position of the lamp vous avez changé la lampe de place;

∎ remember the position of the cards souvenez-vous de la position des cartes;

∎ white is now in a strong position (in chess) les blancs sont maintenant très bien placés;

∎ they put the machine guns in or into position ils mirent les mitrailleuses en batterie;

∎ take up your positions!, get into position! (actors, dancers) à vos places!; (soldiers, guards) à vos postes!

(b) (posture, angle) position f;

∎ to change or to shift position changer de position;

∎ in a sitting position en position assise;

∎ hold the spray can in an upright position tenez le vaporisateur en position verticale;

∎ the position of the pointer on the dial la position de l'aiguille sur le cadran;

∎ the lever should be in the on/off position le levier devrait être en position marche/arrêt

(c) (circumstances) situation f;

∎ the position as I see it is this voici comment je vois la situation ou les choses;

∎ to be in a bad/good position être en mauvaise/bonne posture;

∎ you're in no position to judge vous êtes mal placé pour (en) juger;

∎ to be in a position to do sth être en mesure de faire qch;

∎ to be in a strong position être bien placé;

∎ put yourself in my position mettez-vous à ma place;

∎ it's an awkward position to be in c'est une drôle de situation;

∎ our financial position is improving notre situation financière s'améliore;

∎ the present economic position la conjoncture économique actuelle;

∎ the cash position is not good la situation de la caisse laisse à désirer

(d) (rank → in table, scale) place f, position f; (→ in hierarchy) position f, situation f; (social standing) position f, place f;

∎ they're in tenth position in the championship ils sont à la dixième place ou ils occupent la dixième place du championnat;

∎ his position in the firm is unclear sa situation au sein de l'entreprise n'est pas claire;

∎ what exactly is his position in the government? quelles sont exactement ses fonctions au sein du gouvernement?;

∎ a person in my position can't afford a scandal une personne de mon rang ne peut se permettre un scandale;

∎ she is concerned about her social position elle est préoccupée par sa position sociale

(e) (standpoint) position f, point m de vue;

∎ try to see things from my position essayez de voir les choses de mon point de vue;

∎ to take up a position on sth adopter une position ou prendre position sur qch;

∎ I have no position on the matter je n'ai pas d'idée bien arrêtée sur le sujet;

∎ could you make your position clear on this point? pouvez-vous préciser votre position à ce sujet?;

∎ his position on the death penalty is indefensible son point de vue sur la peine de mort est indéfendable;

∎ what is the American position on this issue? quelle est la position des Américains sur ce problème?;

∎ her position is that… ce qu'elle pense c'est que…, son point de vue est que…

(f) (job) poste m, situation f;

∎ there were four candidates for the position of manager il y avait quatre candidats au poste de directeur;

∎ it is a position of great responsibility c'est un poste à haute responsabilité;

∎ position of trust poste m de confiance;

∎ what was your previous position? quel était votre poste précédent?

(g) Administration (in bank, post office) guichet m;

∎ position closed (sign) guichet fermé

(h) Sport (in team, on field) position f;

∎ he can play in any position il peut jouer à n'importe quelle position ou place;

∎ the full back was out of position l'arrière était mal placé

(i) Military position f;

∎ to move into position se mettre en place ou en position;

∎ the men took up position on the hill les hommes prirent position sur la colline;

∎ to defend a position défendre une position;

∎ to jockey or to jostle or to manoeuvre for position chercher à occuper le terrain; figurative chercher à obtenir la meilleure place

(j) Stock Exchange position f;

∎ to take a long/short position prendre une position longue/courte

2 transitive verb

(a) (put in place → cameras, equipment) mettre en place, placer, disposer; (→ guests, officials, players) placer; (→ guards, police, troops) poster, mettre en position;

∎ the TV cameras were positioned round the square les caméras de télé ont été disposées autour de la place;

∎ he positioned himself on the roof il a pris position sur le toit;

∎ they have positioned their ships in the gulf ils ont envoyé leurs navires dans le golfe

(b) (usu passive) (situate → house, building) situer, placer;

∎ the school is positioned near a dangerous crossroads l'école est située ou placée près d'un carrefour dangereux;

∎ the flat is well positioned l'appartement est bien situé;

∎ we are well positioned to take advantage of this opportunity nous sommes bien placés pour tirer parti de cette opportunité

(c) (adjust angle of → lamp, aerial) orienter

(d) (locate) déterminer la position de, positionner

(e) Marketing (product) positionner

►► Stock Exchange position limit limite f de position;

Politics position paper déclaration f de principe;

Stock Exchange position trader spéculateur(trice) m,f sur plusieurs positions

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7 Position

Position f BÖRSE, FIN, PERS, V&M position • auf letzter Position GEN in last position • eine marktbeherrschende Position aufbauen BÖRSE corner the market • eine Position abwickeln BÖRSE liquidate a position • eine Position eröffnen BÖRSE position • eine Position glattstellen BÖRSE close out a position • eine Position liquidieren BÖRSE liquidate a position • eine Position schließen BÖRSE close out a position • für eine Position in Betracht gezogen werden PERS be considered for a post (Bewerbung) • seine Position halten GEN stand one’s ground
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f <Börse, Finanz, Person, V&M> position ■ eine marktbeherrschende Position aufbauen < Börse> corner the market ■ eine Position abwickeln < Börse> liquidate a position ■ eine Position eröffnen < Börse> position ■ eine Position glattstellen < Börse> close out a position ■ eine Position liquidieren < Börse> liquidate a position ■ eine Position schließen < Börse> close out a position ■ für eine Position in Betracht gezogen werden < Person> Bewerbung be considered for a post ■ seine Position halten < Geschäft> stand one's ground

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Position
position, post, employment, job, (in Aufstellung) item, (Buchung) entry, (Rang) standing, status, station, repute;
• jds. Position entsprechend suitable to s. one’s station;
• in einer hohen Position in a high place (position);
• ausbaufähige Position position with good prospects;
• außenwirtschaftliche Position external position;
• berufliche Position job status;
• einflussreiche Position position of influence, purchase;
• einträgliche (ertragreiche) Position lucrative position;
• führende Position leadership (high-paying) position;
• besonders geeignete Position niche;
• gehobene Position advanced position;
• geschäftliche Position station in business;
• kostenvergütete Position pay item;
• leitende Position policy-making (management, managerial) position;
• offene Position open item;
• verantwortliche Position position of responsibility;
• vertragliche Position contractual position;
• wirtschaftliche Position business standing;
• zurückgestellte Position (Bilanz) delayed item;
• Position ohne Aufstiegschancen dead-end job;
• Positionen unter dem Bilanzstrich items below the line in the balance sheet;
• Position auf der mittleren Führungsebene management appointments;
• Positionen für Führungskräfte management appointments;
• Positionen der Haussepartei long positions;
• Position gegenüber dem Weltwährungsfond position in the Fund;
• Position des Zolltarifs tariff heading;
• gewünschte Position angeben to state the position desired;
• nach Positionen aufgliedern to itemize;
• seine Position auf dem Weltmarkt weiter ausbauen to expand its position in the world market further;
• Position ausschreiben to throw a post open to competition;
• sich in einer abhängigen Position befinden to be in a subordinate position;
• im Wirtschaftsleben eine verantwortungsreiche Position bekleiden to hold a position of management responsibility in business;
• gute Position bekommen to drop into a position;
• j. in seiner Position belassen to maintain s. o. in his position;
• sich mit allen nur denkbaren Mitteln um eine Position bemühen to jockey for position;
• Position durch Einschaltung einer Beratungsfirma besetzen to fill a job through selection consultants;
• Position eines Schiffes bestimmen to fix a ship’s position, to take a ship’s bearings;
• sich um eine Position bewerben to apply for a position, to go in for an appointment;
• bescheidene Position einnehmen to occupy a humble station;
• führende Position einnehmen to hold a high-level position;
• verantwortungsvolle Position erhalten to move to a higher position (position of greater responsibility);
• Position eines Generaldirektors erhalten to be given a post as general manager;
• höchst mögliche berufliche Position erreichen to wind up in a top-policy position;
• an einer Position festhalten to stick to a job;
• seine Position festigen to strengthen one’s position;
• einflussreiche Position gewinnen to make one’s mark;
• starke Position haben to be in a strong position;
• hohe Position innehaben to be high up the stick;
• führende Position in der Welt innehaben to be a world leader;
• als Einziger für eine Position infrage kommen to be the only possible man for a position;
• Position schwächen to undermine a position;
• in einer angesehenen Position sein to be of good standing;
• für eine Position nicht geeignet sein to be ineligible for a position;
• für eine Position völlig (gänzlich) ungeeignet (fehl am Platze) sein to be a square peg in a round hole;
• einige Positionen streichen to cancel several items;
• nach einer gesicherten Position trachten to desire status and security;
• seine Position seinen Beziehungen verdanken to owe one’s position to influence;
• seine Position reiner Protektion verdanken to get a job by push;
• seine Position mehr der Protektion als Verdiensten und Fähigkeiten verdanken to obtain one’s position more by favo(u)r than by merit and abilities;
• seine Position verstärken to strengthen one’s hand;
• j. für eine Position vorschlagen to nominate s. o. for a post;
• für eine Position nicht zugelassen werden to be excluded from a post.

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8 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

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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

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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

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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

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9 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.

Big English-French dictionary > take
10 take up

take up ( continue story etc) reprendre

to take up with — s'attacher à [person, group]

take up [something]

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, cry, refrain]

4) ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation]; relever [challenge]

to take up somebody's case — Law accepter de défendre quelqu'un

5)

to take something up with somebody — soulever [quelque chose] avec quelqu'un [matter]

6) ( occupy) prendre [space, time, energy]

7) ( adopt) prendre [position, stance]

8) ( in sewing) ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc]

9) ( absorb) absorber [liquid]

take [somebody] up

10) ( adopt) adopter

11)

to take somebody up on — ( challenge) reprendre quelqu'un sur [point, assertion]; ( accept)

to take somebody up on an invitation/an offer — accepter l'invitation/l'offre de quelqu'un

English-French dictionary > take up
11 position

position [pəˊzɪʃn]

1. n

1) положе́ние, местоположе́ние; ме́сто; расположе́ние, пози́ция;

in (out of) position в пра́вильном (непра́вильном) ме́сте

2) обы́чное, пра́вильное ме́сто;

the players were in position игроки́ бы́ли на свои́х места́х

3) отноше́ние, то́чка зре́ния;

to define one's position on smth. определи́ть своё отноше́ние к чему́-л.
;

to take up the position (that) стать на то́чку зре́ния (что), утвержда́ть (что)

4) положе́ние, пози́ция;

to put in a false position поста́вить в ло́жное положе́ние

5) положе́ние; до́лжность

◊
to be in a position to do smth. быть в состоя́нии, име́ть возмо́жность сде́лать что-л.

2. v

1) ста́вить, помеща́ть

2) определя́ть местоположе́ние

3) информ. позициони́ровать

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > position
12 position

pəˈzɪʃən
1. сущ.
1) а) положение, местоположение;
место;
позиция, расположение to assume, take a position ≈ принять какое-л. положение awkward, uncomfortable position ≈ неудобное положение;
неприятная ситуация comfortable position ≈ удобное место;
удобное расположение to attack, storm a position ≈ атаковать позицию, нанести удар по позиции to hold, maintain position ≈ удерживать позицию;
занимать какой-л. пост to occupy, take up a position ≈ занять/захватить позицию to regain a position ≈ восстановить положение to give up, lose, surrender a position ≈ сдать позиции;
капитулировать;
потерпеть выражение enemy position ≈ расположение сил врага fortified positions ≈ укрепленные позиции impregnable position ≈ недосягаемое положение;
неприступные позиции strong position ≈ прочное/устойчивое положение untenable, vulnerable, weak position ≈ шаткое положение a position of strength ≈ позиция силы from a position ≈ с каких-л. позиций to negotiate from a position of strength ≈ вести переговоры с позиции силы б) положение, поза kneeling position ≈ положение "с колена" (в стрельбе) lotus position ≈ поза лотоса prone position ≈ положение "лежа" (в стрельбе) sitting position ≈ сидячее положение squatting position ≈ на корточках lying, supine position ≈ лежачее положение fetal position foetal position defensive position Syn: stand, disposition, posture
1. б) обычное, правильное место (для какого-л. предмета, вещи и т.д.)
2) перен. ситуация, позиция, положение;
стечение обстоятельств embarrassing position ≈ неудобное положение (с психологической точки зрения) ludicrous position ≈ смешная/курьезная ситуация The city was somehow put into a position to stand a siege. ≈ город был поставлен в условия осадного положения. Syn: condition
3) возможность
4) положение;
должность to apply for, look for, seek ≈ искать работу to find a position ≈ найти работу to occupy a prominent position ≈ занимать руководящую должность high, leading, prominent position ≈ ведущее/руководящее положение temporary position ≈ временное место работы tenured position ≈ должность/пост с ограниченным сроком пребывания government position ≈ пост в правительстве managerial position ≈ руководящая должность official position ≈ служебное положение teaching position ≈ преподавательская должность position classification ≈ классификация должностей (официальный перечень служебных обязанностей для классификации всех должностей в системе гражданской службы) excepted position ≈ исключаемые должности (не подлежащие замещению по конкурсным экзаменам) permanent position Syn: rank, standing, status
5) а) отношение, точка зрения firm position ≈ определенная/четкая позиция (по какому-л. вопросу) radical position ≈ радикальная/крайняя точка зрения на что-л. official position ≈ отношение/мнение официальных кругов unofficial position ≈ неофициальная (т.е. отличная от официальной) точка зрения to take a position on foreign aid ≈ встать на определенную позицию в вопросе зарубежной поддержки/помощи They took the position that further resistance would be useless. ≈ Они высказали точку зрения, что дальнейшее сопротивление бесполезно. б) заявление, утверждение, принцип It is an edict, which contains many extraordinary positions and pretensions. ≈ Это указ, в котором много странных утверждений и притязаний. Syn: statement, assertion, tenet
2. гл.
1) класть, помещать, ставить;
располагать в определенном месте Uniformed constables had been positioned to re-direct traffic. ≈ Двух полицейских в униформе поставили, чтобы изменять направление движущихся потоков. Syn: place
2.
2) определять местоположение Syn: locate положение, местонахождение, расположение;
место - * data координаты - * buoy указательный буй - charted * (морское) место, нанесенное на карту - estimated * (морское) счислимое место (судна в море) - the house has a very good * дом очень удобно /хорошо/ расположен обычное, правильное место, положение - in * на своем месте;
в правильном месте /положении/ - the players were in * игроки были на своих местах( военное) позиция, расположение;
рубеж - * of assembly место сбора;
район сосредоточения - * warfare позиционная война - * area (военное) район обороны - * defense( военное) оборона на заранее подготовленной позиции, позиционная оборона положение, поза - horizontal * горизонтальное положение - to lie in an uncomfortable * лежать в неудобной позе (техническое) положение - open * открытое положение( клапана) ;
разомкнутое положение (контактов) - initial * начальное /исходное, нулевое/ положение - "off" * "выключено" - "on" * "включено" - working /operating/ * рабочее положение - idle * нейтральное положение, положение холостого хода должность, место - to get a good * получить хорошее место - to occupy /to hold/ leading *s занимать руководящие посты - he has a * as cashier он занимает должность кассира (высокое) общественное положение - a high * in society высокое положение в обществе - people of * люди, занимающие высокое общественное положение положение, состояние - from a /the/ * of strength (политика) с позиции силы - to be placed /to be put/ in a false * быть поставленным в ложное положение - what is the * of affairs? каково положение вещей /дел/? - what would you do if you were in my *? что бы вы сделали на моем месте? - you're in a better * to judge вам виднее - this is a nice * to be in! ну и в переплет вы /мы/ попали, ну и влипли же вы /мы/! возможность;
способность - to be in a * to do smth. иметь возможность /быть в состоянии/ сделать что-л. - they were in a * to buy the best они могли позволить себе покупать самое лучшее позиция, точка зрения;
отношение - starting *s исходные позиции - to define one's * определить свою позицию /свою точку зрения/ - to take up the * that... утверждать, что...;
стать на точку зрения, что... - to adopt /to take up/ a definite * on a question занять определенную позицию по какому-л. вопросу (философское) полагание (музыкальное) позиция, положение левой руки на грифе (при игре на струнных смычковых инструментах) (музыкальное) положение, расположение (аккорда) (фонетика) положение, позиция - vowel long by * позиционно долгий звук (американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) (срочная) позиция, срочный контракт;
сделка на срок (контракт, истекающий в определенном месяце) - distant * определенная позиция (американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) остаток, сальдо - dollar * сальдо по расчетам в долларах, остаток на долларовых счетах ( американизм) (биржевое) (разговорное) запас;
наличие материалов (спортивное) положение, позиция;
поза;
стойка - * of attention положение "смирно" - starting * исходное положение - back * положение спиной к снаряду (гимнастика) - cross * sideways положение к снаряду боком( гимнастика) - prone-fall * положение с упором на руки и носки( гимнастика) - crouched * присед( гимнастика) - half-split * полушпагат (гимнастика) - adjourned * отложенная позиция (шахматы) - down * положение "на полу" (бокс) - standing * положение "стоя" (стрельба) - normal * of legs нормальная постановка ног (конный спорт) - semicrouch * основная стойка( при спуске на лыжах) - * play выбор выгодной позиции (спортивное) место, занятое в соревновании (морское) позиция (время, в течение которого судно может прибыть под погрузку) (редкое) ставить, помещать - the controller *ed the aircraft over the target (авиация) штурман навел самолет на цель( редкое) определять местонахождение;
локализировать( редкое) (спортивное) занимать место;
выбирать позицию (по ходу игры) (редкое) выпускать или рекламировать товар, предназначенный для определенной категории покупателей bank foreign exchange ~ остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте bargaining ~ рыночная позиция position возможность;
to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) cash ~ кассовая позиция cash ~ остаток кассы central ~ центральное положение character ~ вчт. расположение знака close ~ бирж. ликвидировать позицию competitive ~ конкурентоспособность current account ~ сальдо текущего счета current ~ вчт. текущие координаты cursor ~ вчт. место курсора cyclical ~ фаза экономического цикла ~ отношение, точка зрения;
to define one's position( on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) dominant ~ господствующее положение dominant ~ доминирующее положение dominant ~ ключевая позиция exceptional ~ особое положение executive ~ руководящая должность exposed ~ открытая позиция financial ~ финансовое положение foreign exchange ~ валютная наличность foreign exchange ~ запас иностранной валюты forward bond ~ бирж. конъюнктура на рынке форвардных облигаций forward ~ позиция по срочным сделкам forward ~ срочная позиция forward ~ сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок forward ~ сумма обязательств по сделкам на срок forward securities ~ позиция по срочным ценным бумагам gross forward-market ~ общее состояние форвардного рынка gross reserve ~ сальдо практического резерва страховых запасов ~ положение, местоположение;
место;
расположение, позиция;
in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте initial ~ начальное положение insecure ~ небезопасное положение insecure ~ опасное положение intermediate ~ промежуточная позиция key ~ ведущее положение key ~ основная сделка на срок leading ~ ведущая должность leading ~ ведущая позиция leading ~ лидирующее положение legal ~ законное положение legal ~ юридическая должность legal ~ юридический статус line ~ должность в линейном подразделении liquid ~ ликвидный остаток liquidate a ~ ликвидировать биржевую позицию liquidity ~ ликвидность liquidity ~ наличие ликвидных средств long ~ наличие у банка определенной суммы в иностранной валюте long ~ обязательство по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long ~ бирж. позиция по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long ~ срочная позиция, образовавшаяся в результате покупки фьючерсных или опционных контрактов long ~ ценные бумаги, принадлежащие инвестору managerial ~ административная должность managerial ~ управленческая должность market ~ положение на рынке market ~ рыночная конъюнктура market ~ состояние рынка naked ~ бирж. незахеджированная позиция naked ~ рыночная позиция, не защищенная от ценового риска net creditor ~ нетто-позиция кредитора net creditor ~ общая кредиторская позиция net debtor ~ нетто-позиция дебитора net exchange ~ сальдо обмена валюты net liquidity ~ нетто-позиция ликвидности net ~ нетто-позиция net ~ разница между покупками и продажами newly created ~ вновь созданная должность open ~ бирж. открытая позиция open ~ бирж. позиция под риском ~ обычное, правильное место;
the players were in position игроки были на своих местах position возможность;
to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) ~ возможность ~ упр. должность ~ место ~ упр. место ~ нетто-остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте ~ обычное, правильное место;
the players were in position игроки были на своих местах ~ определять местоположение ~ остаток ~ остаток средств на счете ~ отношение, точка зрения;
to define one's position (on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) ~ отношение, точка зрения ~ вчт. позиционировать ~ позиционный ~ позиция ~ позиция по срочным сделкам ~ положение, должность ~ положение, местоположение, место, расположение, позиция ~ положение;
должность ~ перен. положение, позиция;
to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение ~ положение, местоположение;
место;
расположение, позиция;
in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте ~ положение ~ вчт. разряд ~ сальдо ~ срочная позиция ~ ставить, помещать ~ статья в таможенном тарифе ~ сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок ~ точка зрения ~ финансовое положение ~ of authority выборная должность ~ of priority преимущественное положение ~ of trust выборная должность trust: ~ ответственность, долг, обязательство;
a position of trust ответственный пост;
breach of trust нарушение доверенным лицом своих обязательств preferred ~ предпочтительное положение preferred ~ привилегированное положение privileged ~ привилегированный пост ~ перен. положение, позиция;
to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение recorded cash ~ зафиксированная кассовая позиция recorded cash ~ зафиксированный остаток кассы relative ~ относительное положение reserve one's ~ сохранять свою должность reserve ~ сальдо резервов secured ~ гарантированная позиция separate ~ особая позиция short ~ "короткая" позиция starting ~ исходная позиция starting ~ исходное положение strengthen one's ~ укреплять положение to take up the ~ (that) стать на точку зрения (что), утверждать (что) uncovered ~ бирж. непокрытая позиция по срочным сделкам untenable ~ несостоятельная позиция vacant ~ вакансия, незанятая должность vacant ~ вакансия vacant ~ вакантная должность

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > position
13 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

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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

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◆ 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

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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

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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

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v.

abspulen v.

abwickeln v.

einnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take up
14 take\ up

1. III
1) take up smth. / smth. up/ take up a heavy burden (a stone, hay, a bag, etc.) поднимать тяжёлый груз и т.д.

2) take up smth., smb. /smth., smb. up/ take up a challenge (a bet, etc.) принять вызов и т.д.; he offered to bet me but I did not take him up он предложил мне пари, но я отказался; take up an artist (a young actor, etc.) оказать поддержку художнику и т.д.

3) take up smth. /smth. up / take up a hostile attitude занять враждебную позицию

4) take up smb. /smb. up/ take up a passenger /a fare/ взять /принять/ пассажира

5) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up a carpet скатать ковер; take up a street перекопать улицу; take up paving stones выкопать булыжник; take up a tree выкорчевать дерево

6) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up an idea (a suggestion, etc.) поддержать /подхватить/ мысль и т.д.; take up smb.'s story (the tale, the thread of the narration, etc.) подхватить и продолжить рассказ и т.д.

7) take up smth. / smth. up/ take up the issue (the question, a problem, that plan, etc.) рассматривать или поднимать спорный вопрос и т.д.; take up a new topic (original investigation, a new task, etc.) приступить к обсуждению новой темы и т.д.

8) take up smth. / smth. up/ take up much time отнимать много времени; this work takes up all his evenings на эту работу у него уходят все вечера; it takes up all his money он на это тратит все свои деньги; take up space занимать место; this bed takes up too much room эта кровать занимает слишком много места; studies take up all my attention учеба поглощает все мое внимание

9) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up stock приобретать /покупать/ акции

10) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up water набирать воду, запасаться водой; we must stop to take up petrol нам надо остановиться и заправиться

11) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up music (photography, golf, gardening, sewing, painting, etc.) заняться музыкой и т.д. ; take up the study of history (Russian, modern languages, new sciences, etc.) взяться за изучение истории и т.д.; take up one's pen (one's book, etc.) взяться за перо и т.д.; take up arms взяться за оружие

12) take up smth. /smth. up/ take up water (ink, sunrays, etc.) впитывать воду и т.д.; take up the bumps /the jolts/ смягчать /амортизировать/ тряску
2. IV
1) take up smth. somewhere take up employment at home (a position here, etc.) наниматься на работу в своем городе и т.д.; take smb., smth. up поднимать кого-л., что-л. вверх;

2) take up smth. /smth. up/ in some manner take up languages again (at once, etc.) вновь и т.д. взяться /приняться/ за изучение языков; he took up my idea eagerly он охотно подхватил мою идею
3. VII
take up smth. to do smth. we took up a collection to buy a present for a departing employee мы сложились, чтобы купить подарок уходящему сотруднику
4. XI
1) be taken up at some time I am [very much] taken up this morning я сегодня [очень] занят; be taken up with smth. the whole of my time is taken up with business affairs (with my office work, with writing, etc.) дела и т.д. занимают у меня все время; be taken up with one's business (with the task, with his new investigation, etc.) с головой уйти в свое дело и т.д., быть поглощенным своим делом и т.д.; their heads are taken up with the new plan они поглощены разработкой нового плана; be taken up with smb. he is quite taken up with this girl он сильно увлечен этой девушкой; she is entirely taken up with her own sweet self она поглощена только собственной персоной

2) be taken up all [the] shares of this company have been taken up все акции этой компании куплены

3) be taken up by smb. the young soprano was taken up by the famous conductor юной певице покровительствовал знаменитый дирижер
5. XVI
take up with smb. coll. take up with a girl (with those boys, etc.) a) дружить /проводить время/ с девушкой и т.д.; б) связаться с какой-то девицей и т.д.; he has taken up with an undesirable crowd он связался с плохой компанией
6. XXI1
1) take up smth. with smth. take up hay with a fork поднимать /сгребать/ сено вилами; take up smb. at smth. the car took them (the passengers, etc.) up at the corner они и т.д. сели в машину /машина подобрала их и т.д./ на углу

2) take up smb. /smb. up/ to some place take up the visitors to the drawing-room проводить посетителей в гостиную; take smb. up into the air поднять кого-л.

3) take up smth. /smth. up/ against (for) smb., smth. take up arms (the sword, the cudgels, etc.) against (for) them взяться за оружие в борьбе против (за) них; take up arms against slavery начать борьбу против рабства

4) take up smth. at /in/ some place take up one's residence at N. (one's quarters in the country, one's abode in a deserted place, etc.) поселиться /обосноваться/ в N. и т.д.

5) take up smth. /smth. up/ in smth. take up one's duties in congress (one's work in the government, etc.) приниматься за свои обязанности в конгрессе и т.д.

6) take up smth. /smth. up/ with smb., smth. take up that matter with the chairman (with the ministry, etc.) рассмотреть /обсудить/ дело с председателем и т.д. || take smb. up on smth. ловить кого-л. на чем-л.; I'll take you up on that я ловлю вас на слове; I'll take you up on your offer я воспользуюсь вашим предложением
7. XXIV1
take up smth. as smb. take up one's duties as manager (one's position as head of the firm, etc.) принять на себя обязанности /вступить в должность/ управляющего и т.д.
8. XXV
take up where... he took up where he broke off (where John had let off) он продолжал с того места, где он остановился и т.д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > take\ up
15 position

n

1) положение; местонахождение, расположение

2) должность, место

3) состояние

4) (regarding smth, with regard to smth) точка зрения; позиция

•

to abuse one's position of power — злоупотреблять властью

to adhere to a position — придерживаться позиции

to adopt a position — занимать позицию

to aggravate the position — усугублять положение

to be firmly entrenched in one's position — упорно стоять на своем

to be in a position to do smth — быть в состоянии сделать что-л.

to be in an unbeatable position — уверенно опережать соперников

to bolster smb's position — усиливать чью-л. позицию

to cement one's position in the public's mind — укреплять свою репутацию в глазах общественного мнения

to change position — изменять свою позицию

to clarify a position — разъяснять позицию

to confirm one's position — подтверждать свою позицию

to conform with the country's humanitarian position — соответствовать гуманной позиции данной страны

to consolidate a position — укреплять позицию

to convey a country's position — излагать позицию страны

to defend one's position — защищать свою позицию

to define one's position on smth — определять свое отношение к чему-л.

to deviate from one's position — отходить от своей позиции

to disclose one's position — раскрывать свою позицию

to dislodge smb from their position — выбивать кого-л. с занимаемых позиций

to distort smb's position — искажать чью-л. позицию

to explain one's position — разъяснять свою позицию

to exploit one's position — пользоваться своим положением

to explore smb's position — прощупывать чью-л. позицию

to fill a position — занимать пост

to force smb from his position — заставлять кого-л. уйти со своего поста

to gain a position — завоевывать позицию

to give up one's positions — сдавать свои позиции

to harden one's position — ужесточать свою позицию

to hold a high position — занимать высокую должность

to improve one's position — улучшать свою позицию / свое положение

to jockey for position — делить посты

to jostle for position — бороться за должность

to leave smb in a very exposed position politically — делать чью-л. позицию политически очень уязвимой

to lose a position — утрачивать позицию, лишаться должности

to maintain a position — сохранять позицию

to make one's position clear — разъяснять свою позицию

to moderate one's position — занимать более умеренную позицию

to move smb from his position — смещать кого-л. с его поста

to occupy a position — занимать позицию / пост

to preserve one's economic positions — сохранять свое экономическое положение

to reach a common position — добиваться единства взглядов

to reaffirm one's position — вновь подтверждать свою позицию

to reconsider one's position — пересматривать свою позицию

to redeem one's position — восстанавливать свое положение

to regain one's positions on the international scene — восстанавливать свои позиции на международной арене

to reiterate one's position — вновь подтверждать свою позицию

to relinquish one's position — уходить в отставку

to rely on positions of strength — полагаться на политику с позиции силы

to remove smb from his position — снимать кого-л. с занимаемой должности

to retain one's positions — сохранять свои позиции

to rethink one's position — пересматривать свою позицию

to reverse one's position — изменять свою позицию

to set forth the position of one's government — излагать позицию своего правительства

to set out one's opening position — излагать свою исходную позицию (на переговорах)

to shift one's position — менять свою позицию

to soften one's position — занимать менее жесткую позицию

to state one's position — излагать свою позицию

to stick to a position — придерживаться какой-л. позиции

to strengthen smb's position — усиливать чью-л. позицию

to switch one's position — изменять свою позицию

to take a position — занимать позицию

to temper smb's position — ослаблять чью-л. позицию

to undercut smb's position — ослаблять / подрывать чью-л. позицию

to undermine smb's position — ослаблять / подрывать чью-л. позицию

to water down smb's position — ослаблять чью-л. позицию

to weaken smb's position — ослаблять чью-л. позицию

to win a position — завоевывать позицию

to worsen the position — ухудшать положение

- actual position
- adoption of a position
- altered international position
- bargaining position
- change of position
- conciliatory position
- country's number one position
- departure from one's position
- domestic position
- dominant position
- dominating position
- economic position
- elevation to a dominant position of smb
- excepted position
- fallback position
- financial position
- firm position
- from a position of strength
- hardening of one's position
- hard-line position
- hostile position
- in an increasingly isolated position
- influential position
- intermediate position
- international position
- key position
- leading position
- legal position
- lowly position
- marginal position
- military positions
- monopoly position
- movement in smb's position
- negative position
- negotiating position
- nonaligned position
- political position
- position of influence
- positions in trade
- powerful position
- precarious position
- privileged position
- rigid position
- secure position
- sensitive position
- shaky position
- shift in smb's position
- social position
- strengthening of positions
- strong position
- the government's position stands
- tough position
- trading position
- unacceptable position
- unassailable position
- uncompromising position
- unstable position
- vacant position
- vulnerable position

Politics english-russian dictionary > position
16 position

ə'ziʃən
1. noun
1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) posición, postura

2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) situación; lugar, sitio

3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) puesto

4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) posición, postura

2. verb
(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) colocar, situar

- be in
- out of position

position n

1. sitio / posición

they moved the guns into position colocaron los cañones en su sitio

2. postura

I'm sitting in an uncomfortable position estoy sentado en una postura incómoda

3. situación

you put me difficult position me pones en una situación difícil

4. puesto

he applied for the position of manager solicitó el puesto de director

position

tr[pə'zɪʃən]

noun

1 (place) posición nombre femenino

■ what's the exact position of the plane? ¿cuál es la posición exacta del avión?

2 (right place) sitio, lugar nombre masculino

■ they manoeuvred the piano into position colocaron el piano en su lugar

3 (posture) postura, posición nombre femenino

■ he was sitting in a very uncomfortable position estaba sentado en una postura muy incómoda

4 (on scale, in competition) posición nombre femenino, lugar nombre masculino, puesto; (social standing) categoría social, posición nombre femenino

5 (job) puesto

■ she applied for the position of manager solicitó el puesto de gerente

6 (situation, circumstances) situación nombre femenino, lugar nombre masculino

■ you've put me in a difficult position me has puesto en una situación difícil

■ put yourself in my position ponte en mi lugar

7 (opinion, point of view) postura, posición nombre femenino

■ I think you know my position creo que ya conoces mi postura, creo que ya sabes lo que opino

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL posición nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (put in place) colocar, poner; (troops, police) situar, apostar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be in position estar en su sitio

to be in a position to do something estar en condiciones de hacer algo

to be out of position estar fuera de lugar

to position oneself situarse

position [pə'zɪʃən] vt

: colocar, situar, ubicar

position n

1) approach, stance: posición f, postura f, planteamiento m

2) location: posición f, ubicación f

3) status: posición f (en una jerarquía)

4) job: puesto m

position

n.

• actitud s.f.

• cargo s.m.

• colocación s.f.

• condición s.f.

• lugar s.m.

• opinión s.f.

• planta s.f.

• plaza s.f.

• posición s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• situación s.f.

• ubicación s.f.

v.

• colocar v.

• disponer v.

• orientar v.

• situar v.

I pə'ziʃən
noun

1) c

a) ( location) posición f, ubicación f (esp AmL)

to take up position(s) — \<\<soldier/policeman\>\> apostarse*

the castle occupies a commanding position above the town — el castillo domina la ciudad desde lo alto

they changed position — se cambiaron de lugar or de sitio

to be in position/out of position — estar* en su sitio/fuera de lugar

b) ( Sport) posición f

2) c

a) ( posture) posición f, postura f

b) (stance, point of view) postura f, posición f

3)

a) c ( in hierarchy) posición f; ( in league) puesto m, lugar m

b) c (job, post) (frml) puesto m

c) u ( social standing) posición f

4) c (situation, circumstances) situación f

a strong bargaining position — una buena posición para negociar

put yourself in my position — ponte en mi lugar

you're in no position to criticize — no eres la persona más indicada para criticar

I'm not in a position to help them at the moment — en este momento no estoy en condiciones de prestarles ayuda

II

transitive verb colocar*, poner*

police had been positioned at both ends of the street — habían apostado policías a ambos extremos de la calle

he positioned himself between the two guests of honor — se situó or (AmL tb) se ubicó entre los dos invitados de honor

[pǝ'zɪʃǝn]
1. N

1) (=location) [of object, person] posición f ; [of house, town] situación f, ubicación f (LAm)

the ship radioed its position — el barco transmitió su posición por radio

the house is in a very exposed position — la casa está situada or (LAm) ubicada en un lugar muy expuesto

• to be in position — estar en su sitio

• to get into position — ponerse en posición

• the troops are moving into position — las tropas están ocupando posiciones

• to be out of position — [object] estar desplazado or desencajado; (Sport) [player] estar fuera de sitio

• to take up position(s), troops have taken up positions near the border — las tropas se han apostado cerca de la frontera

he took up his usual position in front of the fire — ocupó su sitio or lugar habitual frente a la chimenea

I took up my lookout position on the bow — ocupé mi puesto or posición de vigilancia en la proa

2) (=posture) (gen) posición f, postura f ; (sexual) postura f

• to change (one's) position — cambiar de posición or postura

• he had raised himself to a sitting position — se había incorporado

3) (Sport)

what position do you play (in)? — ¿de qué juegas?

4) (Mil) [of troops] posición f ; (for gun) emplazamiento m

• the enemy positions — las posiciones enemigas or del enemigo

5) (in race, competition) puesto m, posición f, lugar m ; (in class, league) puesto m

he finished in third position — terminó en tercer puesto or lugar, terminó en tercera posición
pole I, 3.
6) (in society) posición f

• she gave up career, social position, everything — renunció a su profesión, a su posición social, a todo

7) (=post) (gen) puesto m ; (high-ranking) cargo m

• a high position in government — un alto cargo en el gobierno

• to take up a position — aceptar un puesto

• a position of trust — un puesto de confianza

8) (=situation, circumstance) situación f

this is the position — la situación es esta

• it puts me in a rather difficult position — me pone en una situación bastante delicada

• the country's economic position — la situación económica del país

• put yourself in my position — ponte en mi lugar

(if I were) in his position, I'd say nothing — yo que él or yo en su lugar no diría nada

• what is my legal position? — desde el punto de vista legal, ¿cuál es mi situación?

• we are in a strong negotiating position — estamos en una buena posición para negociar

• what's the position on deliveries/sales? — ¿cuál es la situación respecto a las entregas/ventas?

• they were in a position to help — su situación les permitía ayudar

he's in no position to criticize — no es quién para criticar, él no está en condiciones de criticar
consider 1), jockey 3.
9) (=opinion) postura f (on con respecto a)

you must make your position clear — tienes que dejar clara tu postura

• what is our position on Greece? — ¿cuál es nuestra política or postura con respecto a Grecia?

10) (=window) (in bank, post office) ventanilla f

position closed — ventanilla cerrada

2. VT

1) (=place in position) [+ furniture, object] colocar; [+ police, troops] apostar

soldiers have been positioned around the building — se han apostado soldados rodeando el edificio

• to position o.s. — (lit) colocarse, situarse; (fig) (=take a stance) adoptar una postura

France is positioning itself for offensive action — Francia está adoptando una postura de ataque

2) (Sport) [+ ball, shuttlecock] colocar

3)

• to be positioned (=located) —

a) (lit)

the house was strategically positioned — la casa estaba situada or ubicada de forma estratégica

it was a difficult shot from where she was positioned — era un tiro difícil desde donde estaba situada or colocada

b) (fig)

he is well positioned to act as intermediary — está en una buena posición para hacer de intermediario

3.

CPD

position paper N — informe m sintetizado

the ministers will be examining a position paper outlining options — los ministros estudiarán un informe sintetizado que resuma las opciones

* * *

I [pə'ziʃən]
noun

1) c

a) ( location) posición f, ubicación f (esp AmL)

to take up position(s) — \<\<soldier/policeman\>\> apostarse*

the castle occupies a commanding position above the town — el castillo domina la ciudad desde lo alto

they changed position — se cambiaron de lugar or de sitio

to be in position/out of position — estar* en su sitio/fuera de lugar

b) ( Sport) posición f

2) c

a) ( posture) posición f, postura f

b) (stance, point of view) postura f, posición f

3)

a) c ( in hierarchy) posición f; ( in league) puesto m, lugar m

b) c (job, post) (frml) puesto m

c) u ( social standing) posición f

4) c (situation, circumstances) situación f

a strong bargaining position — una buena posición para negociar

put yourself in my position — ponte en mi lugar

you're in no position to criticize — no eres la persona más indicada para criticar

I'm not in a position to help them at the moment — en este momento no estoy en condiciones de prestarles ayuda

II

transitive verb colocar*, poner*

police had been positioned at both ends of the street — habían apostado policías a ambos extremos de la calle

he positioned himself between the two guests of honor — se situó or (AmL tb) se ubicó entre los dos invitados de honor

English-spanish dictionary > position
17 position

позиция; положение; местонахождение; местоположение; район; точка стояния; рабочее место ( оператора) ; состояние; должность; перемещать ( в определенное положение) ; определять местонахождение; размещать; развертывать; дислоцировать; см. тж. site

fracture the (battle) position — прорывать оборону

over watch (m g) position — позиция для поддержки огнем через голову (продвигающихся подразделений)

secure the (battle) position — организовывать боевое охранение

— abandon a position

— accept a position of attack

— adopt a position

— advanced position

— aeroweapons attack position

— airborne artillery position

— all-round position

— alternate attack position

— alternate nuclear position

— alternate position

— alternative firing position

— alternative position

— antiarrnor position

— arms carry position

— arms immaterial position

— arms material position

— artillery position

— assume a position

— at color salute position

— AT position

— attack position

— azimuth position

— back carry position

— back into a new position

— battery position

— battle position

— battlefield position

— belt position

— blocking position

— bound position

— branch immaterial position

— branch material position

— bridgehead position

— carrying position

— chest carry position

— civilian position

— clock code position

— coiled position

— color at the carry position

— color at the order position

— combat position

— combat-related position

— commanding position

— company attack position

— company position

— concealed position

— consolidate a position

— continuously updated position

— cover position

— covering position

— credible dummy position

— crew position

— crouching position

— cutting-off position

— data link reference position

— decks awash position

— decoy position

— defensive layback position

— defensive position

— defiladed position

— delaying position

— deliberate battle position

— deliberately organized position

— delivery position

— departure position

— deploying position

— develop into an assembly position

— direct laying position

— disclose a position

— dispersed position

— dominating position

— dropping position

— dug-out position

— dummy position

— duty position

— elevation position

— emergency position

— enter a position

— entrenched position

— estimated launch position

— extempore position

— extricate from positions

— fall upon successive prepared positions

— fallback position

— fighting position

— fill a position

— final assault position

— final position

— fire position

— firing crotch position

— firing position

— fix the position

— fixed position

— flag-rank position

— flank position

— forming-up position

— fortified position

— forward attacking position

— forward defensive position

— forward deiaying position

— forward position

— foxhole standing position

— front-line position

— future position

— gas alert position

— get into position

— go out of position

— ground position

— guard position

— gun position

— hastily organized position

— hasty fighting position

— hedgehog position

— hide position

— hip position

— hold one's position

— hull defilade position

— hull-down position

— immediate stock position

— in-battery position

— indirect laying position

— in-down position

— infantry assault position

— initial battle position

— initial defensive position

— initial delaying position

— initial firing position

— initial position

— intermediate position

— key position

— kneeling position

— large-scale defensive positions

— launching position

— laying-up position

— line-of-sight defensive position

— lowering position

— lying position

— main battle position

— main defensive position

— main firing position

— main position

— maintain one's position

— maneuver for position

— mark out defense positions

— masked position

— MG position

— military position

— mobile position

— mobilization augmentation position

— mortar position

— mountain ridge position

— noncommand position

— nontechnical position

— nuclear position

— off-carrier position

— off-firing position

— off-hand firing position

— off-shoulder firing position

— one-man fighting position

— one-shot firing position

— open position

— organized position

— original position

— OTH position for assault vehicle launch

— outflank a position

— outpost position

— outward defensive position

— overrun a position

— perimeter position

— personnel position

— position in the ranks

— preselected position

— primary nuclear position

— primary position

— prone position

— prone supported position

— prone tank driver's position

— protective position

— provisional position

— ready position

— rear defensive position

— rearward delaying position

— reclaim a position

— reclining position

— reconnaissance and security position

— recover a position

— reduce a position

— reference position

— registration position

— relinquish a position

— reload position

— reported position

— retain a position

— salvo position

— screening position

— security position

— semicovered position

— semi-inclined tank driver's position

— semistatic position

— semistationary position

— sensitive position

— sitting position

— skill immaterial position

— space key strategic position

— squatting position

— standby position

— standing supported position

— static position

— stationary position

— stomach firing position

— stow position

— strategic position

— subsequent position

— successive delay positions

— successive positions

— supplemental position

— supplementary firing position

— supplementary position

— supported firing position

— supporting ship position

— surveillance position

— surveyed position

— survivability position

— survivable delivery position

— swing position

— switching position

— tactical launching position

— take up a position

— tank driver's position

— temporary position

— thin out a position

— thinly held position

— traveling position

— turn a position

— turret-above cover position

— turret-down cover position

— unconcealed position

— uncoupling position

— underarm firing position

— unlimbering position

— unsupported firing position

— upgrade a position

— upright firing position

— vertical firing position

— vulnerable position

— waiting position

— wartime position

— well-organized position

English-Russian military dictionary > position
18 position

[pəˈzɪʃən]

bank foreign exchange position остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте bargaining position рыночная позиция position возможность; to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) cash position кассовая позиция cash position остаток кассы central position центральное положение character position вчт. расположение знака close position бирж. ликвидировать позицию competitive position конкурентоспособность current account position сальдо текущего счета current position вчт. текущие координаты cursor position вчт. место курсора cyclical position фаза экономического цикла position отношение, точка зрения; to define one's position (on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) dominant position господствующее положение dominant position доминирующее положение dominant position ключевая позиция exceptional position особое положение executive position руководящая должность exposed position открытая позиция financial position финансовое положение foreign exchange position валютная наличность foreign exchange position запас иностранной валюты forward bond position бирж. конъюнктура на рынке форвардных облигаций forward position позиция по срочным сделкам forward position срочная позиция forward position сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок forward position сумма обязательств по сделкам на срок forward securities position позиция по срочным ценным бумагам gross forward-market position общее состояние форвардного рынка gross reserve position сальдо практического резерва страховых запасов position положение, местоположение; место; расположение, позиция; in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте initial position начальное положение insecure position небезопасное положение insecure position опасное положение intermediate position промежуточная позиция key position ведущее положение key position основная сделка на срок leading position ведущая должность leading position ведущая позиция leading position лидирующее положение legal position законное положение legal position юридическая должность legal position юридический статус line position должность в линейном подразделении liquid position ликвидный остаток liquidate a position ликвидировать биржевую позицию liquidity position ликвидность liquidity position наличие ликвидных средств long position наличие у банка определенной суммы в иностранной валюте long position обязательство по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long position бирж. позиция по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение long position срочная позиция, образовавшаяся в результате покупки фьючерсных или опционных контрактов long position ценные бумаги, принадлежащие инвестору managerial position административная должность managerial position управленческая должность market position положение на рынке market position рыночная конъюнктура market position состояние рынка naked position бирж. незахеджированная позиция naked position рыночная позиция, не защищенная от ценового риска net creditor position нетто-позиция кредитора net creditor position общая кредиторская позиция net debtor position нетто-позиция дебитора net exchange position сальдо обмена валюты net liquidity position нетто-позиция ликвидности net position нетто-позиция net position разница между покупками и продажами newly created position вновь созданная должность open position бирж. открытая позиция open position бирж. позиция под риском position обычное, правильное место; the players were in position игроки были на своих местах position возможность; to be in a position to do (smth.) быть в состоянии, иметь возможность (сделать что-л.) position возможность position упр. должность position место position упр. место position нетто-остаток средств банка в иностранной валюте position обычное, правильное место; the players were in position игроки были на своих местах position определять местоположение position остаток position остаток средств на счете position отношение, точка зрения; to define one's position (on smth.) определить свое отношение (к чему-л.) position отношение, точка зрения position вчт. позиционировать position позиционный position позиция position позиция по срочным сделкам position положение, должность position положение, местоположение, место, расположение, позиция position положение; должность position перен. положение, позиция; to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение position положение, местоположение; место; расположение, позиция; in (out of) position в правильном (неправильном) месте position положение position вчт. разряд position сальдо position срочная позиция position ставить, помещать position статья в таможенном тарифе position сумма контрактов по сделкам на срок position точка зрения position финансовое положение position of authority выборная должность position of priority преимущественное положение position of trust выборная должность trust: position ответственность, долг, обязательство; a position of trust ответственный пост; breach of trust нарушение доверенным лицом своих обязательств preferred position предпочтительное положение preferred position привилегированное положение privileged position привилегированный пост position перен. положение, позиция; to put in a false position поставить в ложное положение recorded cash position зафиксированная кассовая позиция recorded cash position зафиксированный остаток кассы relative position относительное положение reserve one's position сохранять свою должность reserve position сальдо резервов secured position гарантированная позиция separate position особая позиция short position "короткая" позиция starting position исходная позиция starting position исходное положение strengthen one's position укреплять положение to take up the position (that) стать на точку зрения (что), утверждать (что) uncovered position бирж. непокрытая позиция по срочным сделкам untenable position несостоятельная позиция vacant position вакансия, незанятая должность vacant position вакансия vacant position вакантная должность

English-Russian short dictionary > position
19 position

1. [pəʹzıʃ(ə)n] n
1. 1) положение, местонахождение, расположение; место

position data - координаты

position buoy - указательный буй

charted position - мор. место, нанесённое на карту

estimated position - мор. счислимое место (судна в море)

the house has a very good position - дом очень удобно /хорошо/ расположен

2) обычное, правильное место, положение

in [out of] position - на своём [не на своём] месте; в правильном [неправильном] месте /положении/

the players were in position - игроки были на своих местах

3) воен. позиция, расположение; рубеж

position of assembly - а) место сбора; б) район сосредоточения

position warfare - позиционная война

position area - воен. район обороны

position defense - воен. оборона на заранее подготовленной позиции, позиционная оборона

2. 1) положение, поза

horizontal [vertical] position - горизонтальное [вертикальное] положение

to lie in an uncomfortable position - лежать в неудобной позе

2) тех. положение

open [closed] position - а) открытое [закрытое] положение ( клапана); б) разомкнутое [замкнутое] положение ( контактов)

initial position - начальное /исходное, нулевое/ положение

❝off❞position - «выключено»

❝on❞position - «включено»

working /operating/ position - рабочее положение

idle position - нейтральное положение, положение холостого хода

3. 1) должность, место

to get [to lose] a good position - получить [потерять] хорошее место

to occupy /to hold/ leading positions - занимать руководящие посты

he has a position as cashier - он занимает должность кассира

2) тк. sing (высокое) общественное положение

a high position in society - высокое положение в обществе

people of position - люди, занимающие высокое общественное положение

4. 1) положение, состояние

from a /the/ position of strength - полит. с позиции силы

to be placed /to be put/ in a false [in an awkward, in a ridiculous] position - быть поставленным в ложное [в неловкое, в смешное] положение

what is the position of affairs? - каково положение вещей /дел/?

what would you do if you were in my position? - что бы вы сделали на моём месте?

you're in a better position to judge - вам виднее

this is a nice position to be in! - ну и в переплёт вы /мы/ попали, ну и влипли же вы /мы/!

2) возможность; способность

to be in a position to do smth. - иметь возможность /быть в состоянии/ сделать что-л.

they were in a position to buy the best - они могли позволить себе покупать самое лучшее

5. позиция, точка зрения; отношение

starting positions - исходные позиции [ср. тж. 10]

to define one's position - определить свою позицию /свою точку зрения/

to take up the position that... - утверждать, что...; стать на точку зрения, что...

to adopt /to take up/ a definite position on a question - занять определённую позицию по какому-л. вопросу

6. филос. полагание

7. муз.

1) позиция, положение левой руки на грифе ( при игре на струнных смычковых инструментах)

2) положение, расположение ( аккорда)

8. фон. положение, позиция

vowel long by position - позиционно долгий звук

9. амер. бирж. разг.

1) (срочная) позиция, срочный контракт; сделка на срок (контракт, истекающий в определённом месяце)

distant [near] position - определённая [близкая /срочная/] позиция

2) остаток, сальдо

dollar position - сальдо по расчётам в долларах, остаток на долларовых счетах

3) запас; наличие материалов

10. спорт. положение, позиция; поза; стойка

position of attention [at ease] - положение «смирно» [«вольно»]

starting position - исходное положение [ср. тж. 5]

back [cross, front] position - положение спиной [поперёк, продольно] к снаряду ( гимнастика)

cross position sideways - положение к снаряду боком ( гимнастика)

prone-fall position - положение с упором на руки и носки ( гимнастика)

crouched position - присед ( гимнастика)

half-split position - полушпагат ( гимнастика)

adjourned [basic, cramped] position - отложенная [исходная, стеснённая] позиция ( шахматы)

down position - положение «на полу» ( бокс)

standing [prone, kneeling] position - положение «стоя» [«лёжа», «с колена»] ( стрельба)

normal [irregular] position of legs - нормальная [неправильная] постановка ног ( конный спорт)

semicrouch [crouch, high /straight/] position - основная [низкая, высокая] стойка ( при спуске на лыжах)

position play - выбор выгодной позиции

11. спорт. место, занятое в соревновании

12. мор. позиция (время, в течение которого судно может прибыть под погрузку)
2. [pəʹzıʃ(ə)n] v редк.
1. ставить, помещать

the controller positioned the aircraft over the target - ав. штурман навёл самолёт на цель

2. определять местонахождение; локализировать

3. спорт. занимать место; выбирать позицию ( по ходу игры)

4. выпускать или рекламировать товар, предназначенный для определённой категории покупателей

НБАРС > position
20 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) ta/holde som gissel

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subst. \/teɪk\/

1) det å ta

2) fangst, (jakt)bytte

• it was his daily take of fish

3) (billett)inntekter

4) ( film) opptak (det som filmes på én gang)

5) (bånd)opptak

6) ( medisin) vaksinasjon som slår an

7) ( typografi) del, avsnitt, stykke
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verb ( took - taken) \/teɪk\/

1) ta, gripe, ta tak i

• she took his hand

hun tok ham i hånden

2) ta med (seg), bære, flytte, frakte, overbringe, gå med

• could you take this letter to her?

kan du ta med dette brevet til henne?

3) føre, lede, følge, kjøre, ta med

• these stairs will take you to the second floor

denne trappen går opp til tredje etasje

• she took me home in her car

hun kjørte meg hjem i bilen sin

4) innta, ta, legge beslag på

• can I take this seat?

kan jeg sette meg her?

5) notere, skrive ned, skrive opp

• the police took his name

6) (film, radio e.l.) ta opp, spille inn

• we must take this scene one more time

7) innta, svelge, spise, drikke

• she took her meal in five minutes

hun inntok måltidet på fem minutter

8) ta imot, akseptere, gå med på, være fornøyd med

• will you take £5000 for the car?

9) kjøpe, leie

• they have taken a house together

10) abonnere på, holde

• I take two daily newspapers

11) behøve(s), trengs, legge beslag på, bruke(s), kreve(s)

• it took six men to shift the cupboard

det trengtes seks mann til å flytte skapet

• he didn't take much convincing

han var ikke vanskelig å overtale

12) ta på seg, påta seg

• she took the blame

hun tok på seg skylden

13) tåle, orke, holde ut

• it can take rough treatment

den tåler røff behandling

• I can't take it anymore

jeg orker det ikke lenger

14) oppfatte, forstå, ta, tro, mene, anse

• if you take my meaning

dersom du forstår hva jeg mener

• how old do you take him to be?

hvor gammel tror du han er?

15) (sport, spill) vinne, ta hjem, ta, komme på

• he took the first set 6-3

han vant første sett 6-3

• she took third place

hun kom på tredjeplass

16) ( om penger) ta inn, ha i inntekt, tjene, innbringe, samle inn

• the cafe takes £10,000 a week

17) fatte, få, finne, ha, kjenne, føle

• she has taken a liking to fishing

hun har fattet interesse for fisking

18) romme, (kunne) ta, ha plass for, ha plass til

• the car takes six people

19) holde, forrette, ta, undervise i, lære, studere

• he took the service

han forrettet ved gudstjenesten

• can you take German with them?

kan du ta dem i tysk?

• she takes Chinese at the university

hun studerer kinesisk ved universitetet

20) ( hverdagslig) ligge med, ha samleie med

21) virke, lykkes, ta, slå an, slå rot (botanikk), nappe (om fisk), bre seg (om ild)

be taken ill eller be taken sick ( hverdagslig) bli syk, bli dårlig

give and take se ➢ give, 2

give or take se ➢ give, 2

take (somebody) about vise (noen) omkring, føre (noen) rundt (omkring)

take after slekte på, ligne

• he takes after his father

take against (begynne å) fatte uvilje mot, begynne å mislike

• you've taken against me

take along ta med (seg)

take a vow avlegge en ed, avlegge et løfte

take away ta bort, fjerne

• he took it away with him

han tok det med seg

føre bort

• she was taken away to prison

trekke fra, subtrahere

• take away six from nine

inndra

• the police took away his licence

take back ta tilbake, gi tilbake, levere tilbake

• I take back what I said

jeg tar tilbake det jeg sa

føre tilbake, forflytte tilbake (i tid)

• the stories took him back to his childhood

take cover søke dekning

take down rive (ned), demontere

• they took down the old house

de rev det gamle huset

skrive ned, skrive opp, notere, ta referat av kue, slå ned

• he has done everything to take down my pride

take from forringe, minske, redusere, sette ned

• it takes greatly from the pleasure

det tar bort mye av gleden

take ill eller take sick bli (plutselig) syk

take in ( om å drive losji) ta imot, ha

• the old lady took in boarders

den gamle damen tok imot losjerende omfatte, inkludere, ta med

• the map takes in the whole of London

kartet omfatter hele London

( hverdagslig) stikke innom, besøke, gå på

• we took in a cinema last night

vi gikk på kino i går kveld

( om klær som er for vide) sy inn, legge inn, ta inn forstå, fatte, få overblikk over, legge merke til

• I didn't take in a word

• she took in every detail

hun la merke til hver detalj

lure, narre, føre bak lyset, bedra

• he always lets himself be taken in

han lar seg alltid lure

( hverdagslig) ta med til politistasjonen, arrestere

take it easy! ta det rolig!, ta det med ro!

take it out of somebody gjøre noen sliten, utmatte noen

take off ( også take oneself off) dra, reise, gi seg i vei, forsvinne, gå sin vei ( luftfart) ta av, lette, gå opp ( sport) ta sats, satse ( handel) få vind i seilene, gå bra komme i skuddet, bli populær

take on slå an, slå igjennom, bli populær

• that fashion hasn't taken on yet

den moten har ikke slått an enda

( hverdagslig) ta på vei, bli opprørt, hisse seg opp

• she took on something dreadful

hun tok skrekkelig på vei

take one's time ta tiden til hjelp, ta den tiden en trenger

take out ta ut, ta vekk, fjerne

• he tried to take out the coffee stain

han prøvde å fjerne kaffeflekken

• we'll take that nonsense out of him

de dumhetene skal vi plukke av ham

tegne, ta ut, skaffe seg, løse

• she took out an insurance policy

hun tegnet en forsikringspolise

take over overta, tiltre

• his son has taken over the business

sønnen (hans) har overtatt forretningen

overta ledelsen, overta makten

• the Conservatives took over

( finans) kjøpe opp, legge under seg, overta aksjemajoriteten i

take over from avløse, tiltre etter, ta over etter

take size... bruke størrelse...

• I take size seven in gloves

jeg bruker størrelse syv i hansker

take somebody apart (hverdagslig, også overført) gi noen en skikkelig omgang, flå noen levende, hudflette noen

take somebody down (a peg or two) jekke noen ned et hakk, sette noen på plass

take somebody off ( britisk) parodiere noen, herme etter noen føre noen bort, kjøre noen av sted

take somebody on ansette noen, ta inn noen

• we take on more workers every spring

vi ansetter flere arbeidere hver vår stille opp mot, spille mot

• she'll take on her brother in golf

hun vil stille opp mot broren sin i golf

take somebody up hjelpe noen frem

take somebody up on something akseptere (et tilbud \/ en utfordring) fra noen protestere på noe som noen har sagt

take somebody up short avbryte noen brått

take something hard ta noe hardt, ta noe tungt

take something off ta noe av, fjerne noe

• take off your shoes

ta av deg skoene

( om tid) ta fri

• I only took a week off this summer

jeg tok bare en uke fri i sommer

( om pris) slå av (på), redusere

• she took £10 off the price

hun slo av 10 pund (på prisen)

take something on påta seg noe, ta på seg noe

• she tries not to take on extra work

hun prøver å ikke ta på seg ekstraarbeid

bli noe, anta noe, begynne å få noe

• his face took on a new colour

ansiktet hans antok en annen farge

legge seg til noe

• Gwen has taken on a Scottish accent

Gwen har lagt seg til en skotsk aksent

ta opp noe, ta noe om bord, fylle på med noe

• we have to take on more fuel

vi må ta om bord mer drivstoff

take something out on someone la noe gå ut over noen

• the guests are impatient and take it out on the poor waiter

gjestene er utålmodige og lar det gå ut over den stakkars kelneren

take something up with someone ta noe opp med noen, drøfte en sak med noen

take to begynne med, slå seg på

• he has taken to gardening

han har slått seg på hagearbeid

sette seg inn i, lære seg

• she took to reading with great ease

hun lærte seg med letthet å lese

henfalle til

• don't you take to drinking!

(begynne å) like, fatte sympati for, fatte interesse for

• the children took to her at once

barna likte henne med en gang

flykte til, ta sin tilflukt til

• when the bombers came, the children took to the jungle

da bombeflyene kom, flyktet barna inn i jungelen

take up ta opp, løfte opp fortsette (med)

• she took up the tale

hun fortsatte fortellingen

ta, oppta, legge beslag på

• this project takes up all his time

akseptere, anta, ta, gå med på

• David took up the challenge

David tok utfordringen

begynne med, slå seg på

• she has taken up golf

hun har begynt med golf

absorbere, suge opp, ta til seg tiltre, begynne i

• Anna will take up her new position next year

Anna tiltrer i sin nye stilling neste år

( om klær som er for lange) legge opp ta på, ta med, la stige på

• the bus took up five passengers outside the hotel

ta seg av, hjelpe frem

• she took up his cause

hun tok seg av saken hans

avbryte (for å protestere eller irettesette)

• he rudely took up the speaker

take up with somebody slå seg i lag med noen, begynne å omgås noen

well taken ( om utsagn) berettiget, akseptert, godkjent

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