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  • 121 like

    Ⅰ.
    like1 [laɪk]
    (a) (find pleasant) aimer (bien);
    I like him je l'aime bien, il me plaît bien;
    I like her, but I don't love her je l'aime bien, mais je ne suis pas amoureux d'elle;
    I don't like him je ne l'aime pas beaucoup, il ne me plaît pas;
    I like Elaine better than Simon j'aime mieux Elaine que Simon;
    I like Sally best c'est Sally que je préfère;
    what do you like about him? qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez lui?;
    do you like coffee? est-ce que tu aimes le café?;
    these plants don't like direct sunlight ces plantes ne supportent pas l'exposition directe à la lumière du soleil;
    humorous I like curry but it doesn't like me! j'aime le curry mais ça ne me réussit pas tellement!
    (b) (enjoy) aimer;
    he likes school il aime l'école;
    to like doing or to do sth aimer faire qch;
    I like dancing or to dance j'aime danser;
    I like spending or to spend my weekends at home j'aime passer mes week-ends à la maison;
    I don't like being shouted at je n'aime pas qu'on me crie dessus;
    he doesn't like people talking about it il n'aime pas qu'on en parle;
    how would HE like being kept waiting in the rain? ça lui plairait, à lui, qu'on le fasse attendre sous la pluie?
    (c) (approve of) aimer;
    I like people to be frank with me j'aime qu'on soit franc avec moi;
    if he doesn't like it he can go elsewhere si ça ne lui plaît pas il peut aller ailleurs;
    I don't like you swearing, I don't like it when you swear je n'aime pas que tu dises des gros mots;
    they're not going to like it! ça ne va pas leur plaire!;
    whether you like it or not! que ça te plaise ou non!;
    ironic well, I like that! ça, c'est le bouquet!;
    ironic I like the way you say "don't worry" "ne t'inquiète pas", c'est facile à dire
    (d) (want, wish) aimer, vouloir;
    I'd like some tea je prendrais bien une tasse de thé;
    take any dress you like prends la robe que tu veux ou qui te plaît;
    as much as you like tant que vous voudrez;
    do what you like fais ce que tu veux ou ce qui te plaît;
    he thinks he can do anything he likes il se croit tout permis;
    she is free to do as she likes elle est libre d'agir à sa guise ou de faire comme il lui plaira;
    as you like comme vous voudrez;
    what I'd like to know is where he got the money from ce que je voudrais savoir, c'est où il a obtenu cet argent;
    come whenever you like venez quand vous voulez;
    I didn't like to say anything, but... je ne voulais rien dire mais...;
    I'd like nothing better than a hot bath il n'y a rien qui me ferait autant plaisir qu'un bon bain chaud;
    I'd like your opinion on this wine j'aimerais savoir ce que tu penses de ce vin;
    I would or I'd like to go out tonight j'aimerais (bien) sortir ce soir
    (e) (in polite offers, requests)
    would you like to go out tonight? ça te dirait de ou tu as envie de sortir ce soir?;
    would you like tea or coffee? voulez-vous du thé ou du café?;
    would you like to leave a message? voulez-vous laisser un message?;
    would you like me to do it for you? veux-tu que je le fasse à ta place?;
    I'd like to speak to Mr Smith, please je voudrais parler à M. Smith, s'il vous plaît;
    I'd like the soup followed by a salad je prendrai la soupe puis une salade;
    I'd like my steak rare, please je voudrais mon steak saignant, s'il vous plaît
    how do you like my jacket? comment trouves-tu ma veste?;
    how would you like a trip to Paris? ça te dirait d'aller à Paris?
    how do you like your coffee, black or white? vous prenez votre café noir ou avec du lait?
    I like to be in bed by 10 p.m. j'aime être couché pour 10 heures;
    one doesn't like to interrupt c'est toujours délicat d'interrompre quelqu'un
    (preferences) goûts mpl;
    try to discover their likes and dislikes essayez de découvrir ce qu'ils aiment et ce qu'ils n'aiment pas
    I can do it, if you like je peux le faire, si tu veux;
    I'll get lunch, shall I? - if you like je vais chercher de quoi manger, d'accord? - si tu veux
    (b) (as it were) si tu veux;
    it was a surprise, a shock, if you like ça m'a surpris, choqué si tu veux
    like it or not, we're heading for a confrontation qu'on le veuille ou non, nous ne pouvons éviter une confrontation
    Ⅱ.
    like2 [laɪk]
    (a) (similar to) comme;
    to be like sb/sth être semblable à qn/à qch, ressembler à qn/à qch;
    there's a car like ours voilà une voiture comme la nôtre;
    their house is a bit like ours leur maison est un peu comme la nôtre;
    there's no place like home rien ne vaut son chez-soi;
    we're like sisters nous sommes comme des sœurs;
    she's nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur;
    he was like a father to me il a été comme un père pour moi;
    he talks like his father il parle comme son père;
    it's shaped like an egg ça a la forme d'un œuf;
    it tastes a bit like celery ça a un peu le goût de céleri;
    do you have any more like this? en avez-vous d'autres?;
    I want to find one just like it je veux trouver le/la même;
    there's nothing like it il n'y a rien de mieux;
    it seemed like hours c'était comme si des heures entières s'étaient écoulées;
    it looks like rain on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir
    what's your new boss like? comment est ton nouveau patron?;
    what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il?;
    what does it taste like? quel goût ça a?;
    what was it like? c'était comment?
    (c) (such as) comme;
    in a family like ours dans une famille comme la nôtre;
    I've had enough of people like him! j'en ai assez des gens comme lui!;
    it makes me angry to hear things like that ça me met en colère d'entendre des choses pareilles;
    cities like Toronto and Ottawa des villes comme Toronto et Ottawa;
    I'm useless at things like sewing je ne suis bon à rien quand il s'agit de couture et de choses comme ça
    you know what she's like vous savez comme elle est;
    kids are like that, what do you expect? les gosses sont comme ça, qu'est-ce que tu veux!;
    it's not like him to be rude ça ne lui ressemble pas ou ce n'est pas son genre d'être impoli;
    it's just like him not to show up! c'est bien son style ou c'est bien de lui de ne pas venir!;
    familiar be like that then! tant pis pour toi!;
    familiar don't be like that, he didn't mean what he said ne le prends pas mal, ce n'est pas ce qu'il voulait dire ;
    that's just like a man! c'est typiquement masculin!;
    like father like son tel père, tel fils
    I think like you je pense comme vous;
    you're acting like a fool tu te comportes comme un imbécile;
    they chattered like monkeys ils ont bavardé comme de vraies pipelettes;
    to speak French like a native parler français comme un natif;
    we, like everyone else, were forced to queue all night nous avons dû faire la queue toute la nuit, comme tout le monde;
    do it like this/that voici/voilà comment il faut faire;
    like so comme ça;
    sorry to interrupt you like this désolé de t'interrompre comme ça;
    don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton!
    it cost something like £200 ça a coûté dans les 200 livres;
    we don't have anything like as many people as we need on est loin d'avoir tout le monde qu'il nous faut;
    it will cost more like £20 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 20 livres;
    it was more like midnight when we got home il était plus près de minuit quand nous sommes arrivés à la maison;
    that's more like it! voilà qui est mieux!;
    she is nothing like as intelligent as you elle est loin d'être aussi intelligente que vous;
    familiar he ran like anything or like hell or like blazes il a couru comme un dératé ou comme s'il avait le feu aux fesses
    we were treated in like manner on nous a traités de la même façon;
    they are of like temperament ils ont le même tempérament;
    Mathematics like terms/quantities termes mpl/quantités fpl semblables
    (a) (as) comme ;
    like I was saying comme je disais;
    they don't make them like they used to! ils/elles ne sont plus ce qu'ils/elles étaient!;
    I wish I could dance like you! j'aimerais bien pouvoir danser comme toi!;
    it was just like in the films c'était exactement comme au cinéma;
    tell it like it is dis les choses comme elles sont
    (b) (as if) comme si ;
    he acted like he was in charge il se comportait comme si c'était lui le chef;
    she felt like she wanted to cry elle avait l'impression qu'elle allait pleurer;
    he looked like he'd seen a ghost on aurait dit qu'il avait vu un fantôme
    familiar (in conversation, reported speech)
    I was hungry, like, so I went into this café j'avais faim, tu vois, alors je suis entré dans un café;
    there were like three thousand people there il devait y avoir environ trois mille personnes ;
    I was busy, like, that's why I didn't call you j'étais occupé, c'est pour ça que je t'ai pas appelé, tu comprends?;
    he just came up behind me, like il s'est approché de moi par derrière ;
    I was like "no way" alors je lui ai fait "pas question";
    so he was like "in your dreams, pal!" alors il a dit "c'est ça, compte là-dessus mon vieux!"
    5 noun
    he and his like lui et ses semblables;
    like attracts like qui se ressemble s'assemble;
    you can only compare like with like on ne peut comparer que ce qui est comparable;
    to give or to return like for like rendre la pareille;
    she goes in for shiatzu, yoga and the like elle fait du shiatsu, du yoga et d'autres choses comme ça;
    I've never seen the like of it! je n'ai jamais rien vu de pareil!;
    he was a president the like or likes of which we will probably never see again c'était un président comme on n'en verra probablement plus jamais
    the likes of us/them/ etc les gens comme nous/eux/ etc;
    it's not for the likes of us ça n'est pas pour les gens comme nous
    7 like enough, like as not adverb
    British familiar probablement ;
    he's still at the office, like enough il y a des chances qu'il soit encore au bureau;
    like enough, she hasn't even read it yet elle ne l'a probablement même pas encore lu

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  • 122 swear

    swear [sweə(r)] (pt swore [swɔ:(r)], pp sworn [swɔ:n])
    (a) (curse) jurer;
    to swear at sb injurier qn;
    they started swearing at each other ils ont commencé à se traiter de tous les noms ou à s'injurier;
    don't swear in front of the children ne dis pas de gros mots devant les enfants;
    to swear like a trooper jurer comme un charretier
    (b) (vow, take an oath) jurer;
    he swore on the Bible il jura sur la Bible;
    she swore on her honour/on her mother's grave elle jura sur l'honneur/sur la tombe de sa mère;
    I can't swear to its authenticity je ne peux pas jurer de son authenticité;
    I would swear to it j'en jurerais;
    I wouldn't swear to it, but I think it was him je n'en jurerais pas, mais je crois que c'était lui;
    I swear I'll never do it again! je jure de ne plus jamais recommencer!;
    he swears he's never seen her before il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais vue;
    did YOU break it? - no, I swear I didn't c'est toi qui l'as cassé? - je vous jure que non ou que ce n'est pas moi;
    it wasn't me, I swear! ce n'était pas moi, je le jure!;
    they swore to defend the family honour ils jurèrent de défendre l'honneur de la famille
    (a) (pledge, vow)
    to swear an oath prêter serment;
    to swear allegiance to the Crown jurer allégeance à la couronne;
    Law to swear a charge against sb faire une déposition sous serment contre qn
    to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer à qn de garder le secret
    ►► British swear box boîte f à gros mots (dans laquelle on est censé mettre, en guise de punition, une pièce de monnaie à chaque fois que l'on jure)
    (a) (invoke) jurer par;
    to swear by one's honour jurer sur l'honneur;
    to swear by all that one holds sacred jurer sur tout ce qu'on a de plus sacré
    she swears by that old sewing machine of hers elle ne jure que par sa vieille machine à coudre;
    you should try honey and hot milk for your cold, my mother swears by it pour ton rhume, tu devrais essayer du miel dans du lait chaud, ma mère ne jure que par ça
    (witness, president) faire prêter serment à, formal assermenter
    familiar renoncer à ;
    he has sworn off drinking il a renoncé à l'alcool ou arrêté de boire
    he swore out a warrant for Baker's arrest il a témoigné sous serment afin de faire arrêter Baker

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  • 123 tacking

    tacking ['tækɪŋ]
    Sewing bâti m, faufilage m;
    you'll have to take out the tacking il va falloir enlever le faufilage
    ►► tacking stitch point m de bâti;
    tacking thread fil m à bâtir, faufil m

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  • 124 Corliss, George Henry

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    b. 2 June 1817 Easton, Washington City, New York, USA
    d. 21 February 1888 USA
    [br]
    American inventor of a cut-off mechanism linked to the governor which revolutionized the operation of steam engines.
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    Corliss's father was a physician and surgeon. The son was educated at Greenwich, New York, but while he showed an aptitude for mathematics and mechanics he first of all became a storekeeper and then clerk, bookkeeper, salesperson and official measurer and inspector of the cloth produced at W.Mowbray \& Son. He went to the Castleton Academy, Vermont, for three years and at the age of 21 returned to a store of his own in Greenwich. Complaints about stitching in the boots he sold led him to patent a sewing machine. He approached Fairbanks, Bancroft \& Co., Providence, Rhode Island, machine and steam engine builders, about producing his machine, but they agreed to take him on as a draughtsman providing he abandoned it. Corliss moved to Providence with his family and soon revolutionized the design and construction of steam engines. Although he started working out ideas for his engine in 1846 and completed one in 1848 for the Providence Dyeing, Bleaching and Calendering Company, it was not until March 1849 that he obtained a patent. By that time he had joined John Barstow and E.J.Nightingale to form a new company, Corliss Nightingale \& Co., to build his design of steam-engines. He used paired valves, two inlet and two exhaust, placed on opposite sides of the cylinder, which gave good thermal properties in the flow of steam. His wrist-plate operating mechanism gave quick opening and his trip mechanism allowed the governor to regulate the closure of the inlet valve, giving maximum expansion for any load. It has been claimed that Corliss should rank equally with James Watt in the development of the steam-engine. The new company bought land in Providence for a factory which was completed in 1856 when the Corliss Engine Company was incorporated. Corliss directed the business activities as well as technical improvements. He took out further patents modifying his valve gear in 1851, 1852, 1859, 1867, 1875, 1880. The business grew until well over 1,000 workers were employed. The cylindrical oscillating valve normally associated with the Corliss engine did not make its appearance until 1850 and was included in the 1859 patent. The impressive beam engine designed for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition by E. Reynolds was the product of Corliss's works. Corliss also patented gear-cutting machines, boilers, condensing apparatus and a pumping engine for waterworks. While having little interest in politics, he represented North Providence in the General Assembly of Rhode Island between 1868 and 1870.
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    Further Reading
    Many obituaries appeared in engineering journals at the time of his death. Dictionary of American Biography, 1930, Vol. IV, New York: C.Scribner's Sons. R.L.Hills, 1989, Power from Steam. A History of the Stationary Steam Engine, Cambridge University Press (explains Corliss's development of his valve gear).
    J.L.Wood, 1980–1, "The introduction of the Corliss engine to Britain", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 52 (provides an account of the introduction of his valve gear to Britain).
    W.H.Uhland, 1879, Corliss Engines and Allied Steam-motors, London: E. \& F.N.Spon.
    RLH

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  • 125 לקט

    לָקַט(b. h.) ( to seize, 1) to gatter, glean; to pick, v. Pi.Part. לוֹקֵט gleaner, huckster, v. לָקוֹט. 2) (in sewing) to gather, pucker. M. Kat 26a bot. ללוֹקְטָן ולעשותן כמין סולמות to mend (the rente for the dead) by gathering or making a sort of stairs (chain-stitches), v. סוּלָּם. Pi. לִיקֵּט same, 1) to pick, harvest; to pick up, collect. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 21 לי׳ אתרוג באחדוכ׳ he harvested Ethrogs on the first of Shbat; R. Hash. 14a; Erub.7a; Yeb.15a. Tosef.R. Hash. I, 9 לי׳ ירק if one picked vegetables; a. v. fr.Mass. Sh. II, 5 מה שלי׳ לי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. מה שלקט לקט) what coins he picked up singly belong to the second-tithe fund. Y. ib. 53c והוא שלי׳ מיכן ומיכן אבל לי׳ על אומדוכ׳ (not אומן) provided he picked up here and there (deliberately selecting), but if he did so at random Bekh.7b כל חמטיל בצים מְלַקֵּט וב׳ every animal that lays eggs supports its brood by picking up food for it, except the bat … which gives suck.M. Kat. I, 5 מלקט אדםוכ׳ one may (during the festive week) collect for final burial the bones of, v. לִיקּוּט. Snh.VI, 6 מְלַקְּטִין את העצמותוכ׳ the bones (of the convict) may be collected and buried in their family tomb; a. fr.Esp. to glean, to take the poor mans share in the crop. Peah IV, 9 מי שלקטוכ׳ (Y. ed. שלי׳) if one gleaned the corner of the field and said, this is to belong to ; Gitt.11b; B. Mets.9b.Peah V, 6 לִלְקוֹט (Y. ed. ללַקֵּט). Y. ib. IV, 18b ילכו וִילַקְּטוּוכ׳ let them have an opportunity to go and glean in another field, v. כִּילּוּי, a. v. fr.Peah IV, 5, v. Hif..Sot11b ומלקט להןוכ׳, v. נָקַט. 2) to pluck ( hair) out singly. Naz.40b לִיקְּטוֹ במלקט if he plucked it singly with pinchers; Macc.III, 5 לְקָטוֹ. Ib. 20b במְלַקֵּט לבנותוכ׳ when one plucks out the white hair among the black; Sabb.94b; a. e.(Naz. l. c. עד שילקטנו בתער, read שיטלנו as Macc.III, 5. Nif. נִלְקַט 1) to be collected, harvested. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 21 שגדל בחובה ונ׳ בחובה what has been growing under obligation (as eventually subject to tithes) and been harvested under obligation; שגדל בשביעית ונ׳ בשביעית what has been growing in the Sabbatical year and collected in ; R. Hash. 15a; a. e. 2) to be made smooth by plucking. Sabb.97a, v. מַלְקֵט. Pu. לוּקָּט to be gleaned. Peah V, 1 גדיש שלא ל׳ תחתיו a stack of grain under which the gleaning for the poor has been left. Hif. הִלְקִיט 1) to cause picking, to strew feed for birds. Tosef.Sabb.XVIII, 4 מַלְקִיטִין, contrad. to מהלקטין (v. הִילְקט); Sabb.155b. 2) to arrange the gleaning by the poor. Peah IV, 5 ( 3) היו מַלְקִיטִין על החבל Y. ed. (Bab. ed. a. Mish. מלקטין) arranged the gleaning by the line, leaving a corner at the end of each furrow. Hithpa. הִתְלַקֵּט to be collected; to require collection. Maas. Sh. II, 5 המִתְלַקְּטִים those coins which have been picked up singly, opp. הנבללין.Ḥull.46a מִתְלַקֵּט מהו if the required size of sound flesh can be obtained only by collecting (it not being in one place), how is it!Ib. 77a מתל׳ מהו how is it, if the quantity of flesh required to cover the broken bone is scattered?

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  • 126 לָקַט

    לָקַט(b. h.) ( to seize, 1) to gatter, glean; to pick, v. Pi.Part. לוֹקֵט gleaner, huckster, v. לָקוֹט. 2) (in sewing) to gather, pucker. M. Kat 26a bot. ללוֹקְטָן ולעשותן כמין סולמות to mend (the rente for the dead) by gathering or making a sort of stairs (chain-stitches), v. סוּלָּם. Pi. לִיקֵּט same, 1) to pick, harvest; to pick up, collect. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 21 לי׳ אתרוג באחדוכ׳ he harvested Ethrogs on the first of Shbat; R. Hash. 14a; Erub.7a; Yeb.15a. Tosef.R. Hash. I, 9 לי׳ ירק if one picked vegetables; a. v. fr.Mass. Sh. II, 5 מה שלי׳ לי׳וכ׳ Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. מה שלקט לקט) what coins he picked up singly belong to the second-tithe fund. Y. ib. 53c והוא שלי׳ מיכן ומיכן אבל לי׳ על אומדוכ׳ (not אומן) provided he picked up here and there (deliberately selecting), but if he did so at random Bekh.7b כל חמטיל בצים מְלַקֵּט וב׳ every animal that lays eggs supports its brood by picking up food for it, except the bat … which gives suck.M. Kat. I, 5 מלקט אדםוכ׳ one may (during the festive week) collect for final burial the bones of, v. לִיקּוּט. Snh.VI, 6 מְלַקְּטִין את העצמותוכ׳ the bones (of the convict) may be collected and buried in their family tomb; a. fr.Esp. to glean, to take the poor mans share in the crop. Peah IV, 9 מי שלקטוכ׳ (Y. ed. שלי׳) if one gleaned the corner of the field and said, this is to belong to ; Gitt.11b; B. Mets.9b.Peah V, 6 לִלְקוֹט (Y. ed. ללַקֵּט). Y. ib. IV, 18b ילכו וִילַקְּטוּוכ׳ let them have an opportunity to go and glean in another field, v. כִּילּוּי, a. v. fr.Peah IV, 5, v. Hif..Sot11b ומלקט להןוכ׳, v. נָקַט. 2) to pluck ( hair) out singly. Naz.40b לִיקְּטוֹ במלקט if he plucked it singly with pinchers; Macc.III, 5 לְקָטוֹ. Ib. 20b במְלַקֵּט לבנותוכ׳ when one plucks out the white hair among the black; Sabb.94b; a. e.(Naz. l. c. עד שילקטנו בתער, read שיטלנו as Macc.III, 5. Nif. נִלְקַט 1) to be collected, harvested. Tosef.Shebi.IV, 21 שגדל בחובה ונ׳ בחובה what has been growing under obligation (as eventually subject to tithes) and been harvested under obligation; שגדל בשביעית ונ׳ בשביעית what has been growing in the Sabbatical year and collected in ; R. Hash. 15a; a. e. 2) to be made smooth by plucking. Sabb.97a, v. מַלְקֵט. Pu. לוּקָּט to be gleaned. Peah V, 1 גדיש שלא ל׳ תחתיו a stack of grain under which the gleaning for the poor has been left. Hif. הִלְקִיט 1) to cause picking, to strew feed for birds. Tosef.Sabb.XVIII, 4 מַלְקִיטִין, contrad. to מהלקטין (v. הִילְקט); Sabb.155b. 2) to arrange the gleaning by the poor. Peah IV, 5 ( 3) היו מַלְקִיטִין על החבל Y. ed. (Bab. ed. a. Mish. מלקטין) arranged the gleaning by the line, leaving a corner at the end of each furrow. Hithpa. הִתְלַקֵּט to be collected; to require collection. Maas. Sh. II, 5 המִתְלַקְּטִים those coins which have been picked up singly, opp. הנבללין.Ḥull.46a מִתְלַקֵּט מהו if the required size of sound flesh can be obtained only by collecting (it not being in one place), how is it!Ib. 77a מתל׳ מהו how is it, if the quantity of flesh required to cover the broken bone is scattered?

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  • Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Take-up — n. (Mach.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sewing — noun VERB + SEWING ▪ do ▪ I haven t done any sewing for a long time. ▪ take in ▪ She took in sewing to supplement her income. SEWING + NOUN ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • take in — phr verb Take in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑eye Take in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑arm, ↑car, ↑carbon dioxide, ↑gasp, ↑oxygen, ↑refugee, ↑scenery, ↑sewing, ↑sight, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • take up — 1. noun That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. 2. verb a) To pick up …   Wiktionary

  • take-up — noun 1. any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom) a take up that winds photographic film on a spool • Hypernyms: ↑device 2. the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take-up — noun a) the act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in b) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a …   Wiktionary

  • To take a newspaper — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take advantage of — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take aim — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take air — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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