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121 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) tvegati življenje -
122 founding
noun The founding of the organization took place a long time ago.) ustanovitev -
123 from force of habit
(because one is used to doing (something): I took the cigarette from force of habit.) iz navade -
124 in deep water
(in difficulties or trouble: He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm.) v težavah -
125 left over
(not used; extra: When everyone took a partner there was one person left over; We divided out the left-over food.) presežek, ostanek -
126 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) zakomplicirati -
127 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) zakomplicirati -
128 no time (at all)
(a very short time indeed: The journey took no time (at all).) kot bi trenil
См. также в других словарях:
Took — (t[oo^]k), imp. of {Take}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
took — past of take Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
took — [took] vt., vi. pt. of TAKE … English World dictionary
took — /took/, v. 1. pt. of take. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of take. * * * … Universalium
took — past of TAKE … Medical dictionary
took — [tuk] the past tense of ↑take … Dictionary of contemporary English
took — the past tense of take1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
took — past tense of take, from late O.E. toc, past tense of tacan (see TAKE (Cf. take)) … Etymology dictionary
Took — 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
TOOK — past of TAKE. * * * Etymology: Middle English (past), from Old English tōc (past) past or dialect past part of take * * * /took/, v. 1. pt. of take. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of … Useful english dictionary
Took — Recorded as Toke, Took, Tuck, Tuke, and the diminutives Tookey, Tuckie and Tuckey, this interesting and most unusual surname is English but ultimately of pre 7th century Viking origins. It derives from the personal name Tuke, itself claimed to be … Surnames reference