vencer fácilmente

1) (to sail for pleasure: We're going cruising in the Mediterranean.) hacer un crucero

2) (to go at a steady, comfortable speed: The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres.) ir a velocidad de crucero

- cruiser

cruise¹ n crucero

cruise² vb volar a velocidad de crucero / ir a velocidad constante

El gerundio de cruise se escribe cruising

tr[krʊːz]

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (for pleasure) hacer un crucero; (in wartime) navegar, patrullar

2 (travel at steady speed - car) ir, circular (a una velocidad constante y sin forzar el motor); (- plane) volar, desplazarse

■ we shall be cruising at a speed of 500 miles per hour nuestra velocidad de crucero será de 500 millas por hora

3 slang (look for sexual partner) buscar plan, ir de ligue

noun

1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL crucero

\

to cruise to victory lograr cómodamente la victoria

to go on a cruise hacer un crucero

cruise missile misil nombre masculino de crucero

cruise ['kru:z] vi, cruised ; cruising

1) : hacer un crucero

2) : navegar o conducir a una velocidad constante

cruising speed: velocidad de crucero

cruise n

: crucero m

• campaña s.f.

• corso s.m.

• excursión s.f.

• viaje por mar s.f.

• cruzar v.

1)

a) ( Naut) hacer* un crucero, navegar*

b) \<\<police car\>\> patrullar

2) ( travel at steady speed) \<\<plane\>\> volar*, desplazarse*; \<\<car\>\> ir* ( a una velocidad constante)

noun crucero m

N crucero m

2. VI

1) [ship, fleet] navegar; [holidaymaker] hacer un crucero; [plane] volar

2) (fig)

3) * (=pick up men/women) ir de ligue *, ir a ligar *

VT [ship] [+ waters, seas] surcar; [vehicle] [+ streets] circular por

- cruise around

* * *

1)

a) ( Naut) hacer* un crucero, navegar*

b) \<\<police car\>\> patrullar

2) ( travel at steady speed) \<\<plane\>\> volar*, desplazarse*; \<\<car\>\> ir* ( a una velocidad constante)

noun crucero m

1) * dar ciento y raya a algn, vencer fácilmente a algn

2) * dar mil vueltas a algn *

1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) mancha

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) punto

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) grano

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) sitio, lugar

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) poquito

1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) ver

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) reconocer

•

- spotless

1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.)

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.)

•

- in a spot

spot¹ n

1. grano

2. lunar / topo

3. lugar / sitio

spot² vb notar / ver

El pasado y participio pasado de spot se escribe spotted; el gerundio se escribe spotting

◊ spots) tb spot publicitario ( espacio) slot;

tr[spɒt]

noun

1 (dot) punto; (on fabric) lunar nombre masculino, mota; (on animal) mancha

2 (mark, stain) mancha

3 (blemish, pimple) grano

4 (place) sitio, lugar nombre masculino

■ what a lovely spot for a picnic! ¡qué lugar más bonito para un picnic!

■ this is the exact spot where he was killed este es el lugar exacto donde lo mataron

■ a night spot un local nocturno

■ accident black spot punto negro

■ trouble spot punto conflictivo

5 (area of body) punto; (flaw) mancha

■ weak spot punto débil, punto flaco

6 (fix, trouble) lío, aprieto, apuro

■ I'm in a tight spot estoy en un aprieto

7 (place in broadcast) espacio

■ she has a guest spot on a radio programme aparece como invitada en un programa de radio

8 familiar (small amount) poquito, poquitín nombre masculino; (drop) gota

■ a spot of rain un poco de lluvia

■ a spot of lunch algo de comer

■ a spot of bother un problemilla, un pequeño disgusto

9 (position) puesto

10 familiar (spotlight) foco

11 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (banknote) billete nombre masculino

transitive verb (pt & pp spotted, ger spotting)

1 (notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (see) ver; (recognize) reconocer; (find) encontrar, descubrir; (catch out) pillar

■ we spotted him in the crowd lo vimos entre la multitud

■ can you spot the mistake? ¿puedes descubrir el error?

■ a golden eagle has been spotted near here han visto una águila real cerca de aquí

■ she was spotted leaving his apartment la vieron salir de su apartamento

■ he was spotted by the Arsenal manager fue descubierto por el entrenador del Arsenal

2 (mark with spots) motear; (stain) manchar, salpicar

intransitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (rain) chispear, lloviznar

adjective

1 (price, cash) contante, al contado

\

on the spot (at once, then and there) en ese mismo momento, en el acto, allí mismo 2 (at the place of the action) en el lugar del los hechos, en el lugar del crimen 3 (without moving away) en el lugar

■ he was killed on the spot murió en el acto

■ the police were on the spot within minutes la policía llegó al lugar a los pocos minutos

to see spots before one's eyes ver manchas

to knock spots off somebody (defeat) vencer fácilmente a alguien 2 (surpass) dejar atrás a alguien

to put somebody on the spot poner a alguien en un aprieto

to spot the winner elegir el ganador

penalty spot punto de penalti

spot cash dinero contante

spot check control nombre masculino hecho al azar

spot fine multa que se paga en el acto

spot welding soldadura por puntos

spot ['spɑt] v, spotted ; spotting vt

1) stain: manchar

2) recognize, see: ver, reconocer

to spot an error: descubrir un error

spot vi

: mancharse

spot adj

: hecho al azar

a spot check: un vistazo, un control aleatorio

spot n

1) stain: mancha f

2) dot: punto m

3) pimple: grano m

to break out in spots: salirle granos a alguien

4) predicament: apuro m, aprieto m, lío m

in a tight spot: en apuros

5) place: lugar m, sitio m

to be on the spot: estar en el lugar

• contante adj.

• disponible adj.

• asiento s.m.

• chafarrinón s.m.

• desdoro s.m.

• deslustre s.m.

• espacio publicitario s.m.

• lugar s.m.

• lunar s.m.

• mancha s.f.

• mancilla s.f.

• mácula s.f.

• paraje s.m.

• pinta s.f.

• puesto s.m.

• sitio s.m.

• amancillar v.

• chafarrinar v.

• macular v.

• manchar v.

• mancillar v.

• tiznar v.

• vislumbrar v.

1)

a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha f

b) (blemish, stain) mancha f

c) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)

2)

a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( difficult situation)

3) (of character, personality) punto m

4)

a) ( drop) gota f

b) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)

5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio m

6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m

7) spotlight

transitive verb - tt-

1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*

2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar

1. N

1) (=dot) lunar m

- knock spots off sb

2) (=stain, mark) mancha f

3) (Med) (=pimple) grano m, granito m

4) (=place) sitio m, lugar m ; (=scene) escena f, escenario m

- touch a sore spot

5) (Brit) * (=small quantity) poquito m, pizca f

6) (=difficulty) apuro m, aprieto m

7) (Rad, Theat, TV) (in show) espacio m ; (Rad, TV) (=advertisement) espacio m publicitario

8) * (=spotlight) foco m

2. VT

1) (with mud etc) salpicar, manchar ( with de)

2) (=notice) darse cuenta de, notar; (=see) observar, darse cuenta de; (=recognize) reconocer; (=catch out) coger, pillar

* * *

1)

a) ( dot - on material) lunar m, mota f, pepa f (Col, Ven fam); (- on animal's skin) mancha f

b) (blemish, stain) mancha f

c) ( pimple) (BrE) grano m, espinilla f (AmL)

2)

a) (location, place) lugar m, sitio m

b) ( difficult situation)

3) (of character, personality) punto m

4)

a) ( drop) gota f

b) ( small amount) (BrE colloq) (no pl)

5) (Rad, TV) ( time) espacio m

6) (position, job) (AmE) puesto m

7) spotlight

transitive verb - tt-

1) \<\<error\>\> descubrir*; \<\<bargain\>\> encontrar*

2) ( mark) (usu pass) manchar

(defeat) vencer fácilmente a alguien 2 (surpass) dejar atrás a alguien

1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) morir

2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) apagarse, desaparecer

3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) morirse de ganas de

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- diehard

die vb morir

El gerundio de die se escribe dying

tr[daɪ]

intransitive verb

1 (person, animal, plant) morir, morirse

■ he died of AIDS murió de sida

■ she died in her sleep murió mientras dormía

2 familiar figurative use (be overcome) morirse

■ I nearly died! ¡casi me muero!

3 figurative use (love, tradition, custom) morir; (flame) extinguirse, apagarse; (engine) apagarse, dejar de funcionar

■ her secret died with her se llevó el secreto a la tumba

4 (engine, motor) apagarse, dejar de funcionar

transitive verb

1 morir

■ he died a natural death murió de muerte natural

\

to be dying for something / be dying to do something morirse por algo, morirse de ganas de hacer algo

to die a death quedar en nada

to die hard tardar en desaparecer

■ old habits die hard las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente

to die laughing morirse de risa

to die with one's boots on morirse con las botas puestas

to do or die vencer o morir

tr[daɪ]

noun (pl dies)

1 (for coins) cuño, troquel nombre masculino

2 (pl dice) architecture dado

\

the die is cast la suerte está echada

die ['daɪ] vi, died ['daɪd] ; dying ['daɪɪŋ]

1) : morir

2) cease: morir, morirse

a dying civilization: una civilización moribunda

3) stop: apagarse, dejar de funcionar

the motor died: el motor se apagó

to die down subside: amainar, disminuir

to die out : extinguirse

to be dying for or to be dying to : morirse por

I'm dying to leave: me muero por irme

die ['daɪ] n, pl dice ['daɪs] : dado m

die n, pl dies ['daɪz]

1) stamp: troquel m, cuño m

2) mold: matriz f, molde m

die (Used in games of chance)

(§plural: dice) = dado s.m.

• cuadrado s.m.

• cuño s.m.

• dado s.m.

• matriz s.f.

• molde s.m.

• troquel s.m.

• cascar* v.

• fallecer v.

• fenecer v.

• finar v.

• morir v.

• morirse v.

• palmar v.

• reventar v.

1)

a) ( stop living) morir*; ( violently) matarse, morir*

b) ( be overcome) (colloq) morirse*

c) ( want very much) (colloq)

2)

a) ( cease to exist) \<\<love/hatred\>\> morir*

b) ( be extinguished) \<\<fire\>\> extinguirse*, apagarse*; \<\<light\>\> extinguirse*

c) ( stop functioning) \<\<engine/motor\>\> apagarse*, dejar de funcionar

3) (colloq) ( in baseball) quedarse embasado, ser* dejado en base

- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

noun (pl dice daɪs) ( Games) dado m

[daɪ]

1) [person, animal, plant] morir (of, from de)

- die like flies

- a dress/house to die for

- never say die

- old habits die hard

2) (fig) [friendship, interest] morir, desaparecer; [light] extinguirse; [engine] pararse, apagarse

3)

- die away

- die back

- die down

- die off

- die out

[daɪ]

1) (pl dice) [daɪs]

- the die is cast

2) (pl dies) (=stamp) troquel m, cuño m ; (=mould) matriz f, molde m ; straight 1., 3)

* * *

1)

a) ( stop living) morir*; ( violently) matarse, morir*

b) ( be overcome) (colloq) morirse*

c) ( want very much) (colloq)

2)

a) ( cease to exist) \<\<love/hatred\>\> morir*

b) ( be extinguished) \<\<fire\>\> extinguirse*, apagarse*; \<\<light\>\> extinguirse*

c) ( stop functioning) \<\<engine/motor\>\> apagarse*, dejar de funcionar

3) (colloq) ( in baseball) quedarse embasado, ser* dejado en base

- die away

- die down

- die off

- die out

noun (pl dice [daɪs]) ( Games) dado m

1) (to obtain (a victory) in a contest; to succeed in coming first in (a contest), usually by one's own efforts: He won a fine victory in the election; Who won the war/match?; He won the bet; He won (the race) in a fast time / by a clear five metres.) ganhar

2) (to obtain (a prize) in a competition etc, usually by luck: to win first prize; I won $5 in the crossword competition.) ganhar

3) (to obtain by one's own efforts: He won her respect over a number of years.) meta

- winner

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[win] n coll vitória, sucesso (em esporte). • vt+vi (ps, pp won). 1 vencer, ganhar, triunfar. we won the day/ the field / nós vencemos. 2 obter (sucesso). they won golden opinions / eles obtiveram a mais irrestrita admiração de todos. 3 conquistar, cativar (auditório). 4 alcançar, atingir (margem, cume). we won our goal / nós alcançamos nosso objetivo. 5 Mil tomar. 6 conquistar o amor de, persuadir ao casamento. 7 conseguir a simpatia de. 8 persuadir, convencer. 9 influenciar. 10 lavrar (minérios). they won their way eles impuseram-se. to win by a head/ short head ganhar apertado. to win in impor-se, obter as simpatias. to win in a canter ganhar bem, ganhar facilmente. to win on/ upon a) ganhar. b) obter o melhor de. c) ganhar favores de, ter influência sobre. we won on him / nós obtivemos influência sobre ele. to win over/ round conquistar a opinião, o apoio de alguém. he won him over / ele conquistou a sua simpatia. he had won us over to his side / ele nos havia conquistado para o seu partido. to win the day ganhar uma discussão. to win through a) vencer as dificuldades, passar com êxito por obstáculos. b) prevalecer, ser bem-sucedido. you can’t win não tem jeito, nada do que você fizer será bom, satisfatório. you win você ganhou (eu desisto).

1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) tranquilo, relajado

2) (producing a good physical feeling: a comfortable chair.) cómodo

3) (financially secure without being rich: a comfortable standard of living.) acomodado, desahogado

comfortable adj cómodo

tr['kʌmfətəbəl]

adjective

1 (furniture, clothes, etc) cómodo,-a

2 (patient) tranquilo,-a

3 (job, income) bueno,-a; (life) desahogado,-a, acomodado,-a

■ they're comfortable viven bien, viven con desahogo

4 (lead, majority) amplio,-a

\

to feel comfortable estar a gusto

to make oneself comfortable ponerse cómodo,-a

comfortable ['kʌmpfərt̬əbəl, 'kʌmpftə-] adj

: cómodo, confortable

♦ comfortably ['kʌmpfərt̬əbli, 'kʌmpftə-] adv

• confortable adj.

• cómodo, -a adj.

• desahogado, -a adj.

• holgado, -a adj.

1)

a) <chair/clothes> cómodo; <house/room> confortable, cómodo

b) ( Med) estable

c) ( at ease) (pred) cómodo

2) < income> bueno

3) <margin/majority> amplio, holgado

['kʌmfǝtǝbl]

1) (physically) [chair, shoes, position] cómodo; [room, house, hotel] confortable, cómodo; [temperature] agradable

2) (mentally, emotionally) cómodo, a gusto

3) (financially) [income] bueno, suficiente; [life, lifestyle] holgado

4) (=easy) [lead, majority, margin] amplio, holgado

5) (Med) estable

* * *

1)

a) <chair/clothes> cómodo; <house/room> confortable, cómodo

b) ( Med) estable

c) ( at ease) (pred) cómodo

2) < income> bueno

3) <margin/majority> amplio, holgado

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[teik] n 1 quantidade que se pegou. 2 ato de pegar. 3 objeto que se pegou. 4 Cin tomada. 5 receita, renda. 6 parte, quinhão. 7 cicatriz de vacina. • vt+vi (ps took, pp taken) 1 tomar, pegar. a pain took him in the leg / ele foi tomado de dores na perna. 2 alcançar, agarrar, prender, capturar, apropriar-se. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, levar. 4 receber (como pagamento), aceitar, obter, adquirir. he won’t take "no" for an answer / ele não vai aceitar um "não" como resposta. 5 tomar, receber como marido ou mulher, tomar alojamento ou pensão. 6 suportar, receber, acolher. 7 tomar, comer, beber, engolir, consumir. 8 ganhar. 9 apanhar, contrair (doença). 10 ocupar. 11 usar, tomar (um veículo). 12 aproveitar (oportunidade). 13 tirar, tomar (férias). 14 submeter-se, sofrer, agüentar, aturar. I wouldn’t take it from anybody / não aturaria isso de ninguém. he couldn’t take it / Amer coll ele não agüentou. 15 necessitar, requerer, exigir. it takes an honest man to... / é necessário um homem honesto para... he’s got what it takes / ele possui as qualidades necessárias. 16 abranger, ocupar, consumir (tempo). 17 escolher, selecionar. 18 afastar, remover (por morte). 19 diminuir, prejudicar. 20 subtrair, extrair, extorquir, fraudar, lesar, roubar. 21 guiar, levar. 22 acompanhar, escoltar, levar. 23 carregar, transportar. 24 tirar (fotografia). 25 ser fotogênico. 26 sentir (orgulho). 27 determinar, verificar. 28 agir, ter efeito. 29 compreender. 30 supor, presumir. how old do you take him? / quantos anos lhe dá? 31 considerar. 32 assumir (responsabilidade), adotar. 33 alugar, empregar. 34 escrever, anotar. 35 tomar assinatura, assinar. 36 Gram ser usado com. 37 agradar, atrair, encantar. 38 prender (a atenção). 39 ir, andar. 40 vencer, conquistar, tomar (obstáculo). 41 ficar, tornar-se. 42 pegar, começar a crescer. 43 ser afetado por, sentir, experimentar, contrair. 44 fig manietar, subjugar. 45 assaltar, surpreender. 46 necessitar, custar. 47 colher. 48 fazer (viagem). 49 conquistar. 50 enveredar. 51 deduzir. 52 inflamar-se. 53 conceber, emprenhar, engravidar. 54 morder a isca. 55 preparar-se, empreender. as I take it a meu ver, na minha opinião. don’t take on so much about that não se preocupe tanto com isso, não faça tanto caso disso. it takes two to make a bargain quando um não quer dois não brigam. take it on! tome conta disso! take it or leave it! faça como quiser! take me, for example eu, por exemplo. taken all round considerado em conjunto. to be taken ill ficar doente. to be taken out of oneself ficar fora de si. to be taken with estar encantado com, ficar impressionado com. to take aback surpreender, espantar (alguém). to take a back seat deixar-se suplantar, aceitar ou receber lugar inferior, ser demasiado modesto. to take a breath respirar para descansar. to take account of prestar atenção a, considerar. to take action a) tomar medidas. b) Jur demandar. to take advantage of tirar proveito de, prevalecer-se de. to take after puxar a, sair à semelhança de. she takes after her mother / ela puxa à mãe. to take aim visar. to take a joke topar uma brincadeira. to take along levar. to take amiss levar a mal, sentir-se ofendido. to take away a) tirar, roubar, tomar. b) descontar. c) levar embora, afastar. to take back a) levar de volta, retirar. b) aceitar de volta. to take care ser cauteloso, tomar cuidado. to take care of cuidar de. to take charge of encarregar-se de. to take down a) tirar de cima, descer, trazer para baixo. b) escrever, anotar, registrar por escrito, tomar nota. c) derrubar (árvore), demolir (casa). d) passar na frente, transpassar. to take down a peg humilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg / tiraram-lhe a prosa. to take effect entrar em vigor. to take evasive action coll evadir-se. to take exception at não gostar de. she took exception at what he said / ela não gostou do que ele disse. to take felt Mil dar baixa. to take fire a) inflamar-se. b) fig exaltar-se. to take for tomar por, considerar, confundir com. to take for a walk levar para um passeio. to take for granted tomar como certo, não dar atenção por julgar óbvio. to take forward favorecer, proteger. to take from tirar, descontar. to take heed tomar conhecimento de, considerar. to take hold of pegar. to take in a) tomar, absorver, chupar, comer, recolher, guardar (velas). b) receber (dinheiro), comprar (mercadorias). c) receber (hóspede). d) recolher, aceitar em casa. e) receber (trabalho) para fazer em casa. f) notar, perceber. g) compreender. h) engolir (mentiras). i) enganar. you can’t take me in / você não pode me tapear. to take in hand empreender, tentar. to take into account levar em conta, considerar. to take into one’s head dar na cabeça, decidir-se. to take in vain fazer mau uso, abusar. to take it easy ir com calma, ir devagar. to take it from someone acreditar em alguém. to take leave a) despedir-se, partir. b) Mil pedir licença. to take long tomar tempo, levar tempo. it would take us too long / isto nos tomaria tempo demais. how long does it take? / quanto tempo leva? to take lying down aceitar sem protesto ou defesa. to take off a) tirar. it was taken off my hands / foi tirado das minhas mãos. b) levantar vôo, decolar (também fig). he’ll take off any minute now / ele vai decolar a qualquer momento, vai começar a fazer sucesso. c) escapar, safar-se. he took himself off / coll ele safou-se, ele deu às de vila-diogo. d) exonerar. they took him off / eles exoneraram-no. to take on a) tomar conta. b) empregar, contratar. c) assumir (aparência). d) adotar, adquirir, contrair. to take one’s life into one’s hands Amer coll tomar o próprio destino nas mãos. to take one’s time não se apressar. to take on in the service alistar-se no serviço militar. to take out a) tirar, comprar. b) tirar de dentro. c) arrancar (dente). d) sacar (dinheiro). e) emprestar (livro). f) tirar (mancha). g) convidar uma dama (para dançar). h) escolher, reservar (mercadorias). i) levar para um passeio. will you take us out on Sunday? / você nos levará para passear domingo? to take out a licence tirar um documento de licença. to take over a) assumir (cargo, serviço), tomar posse. b) levar alguma coisa a alguém. to take part in tomar parte. to take path jurar. to take place acontecer, ocorrer. to take root arraigar, criar raízes, firmar-se. to take someone by surprise surpreender alguém, pegar de surpresa. to take someone by the hand a) pegar alguém pela mão. b) fig proteger alguém. to take someone for a ride Amer coll levar alguém para um passeio (a fim de matar). to take something off one’s hands encarregar-se de alguma coisa. to take steps tomar medidas. to take stock of examinar, analisar. to take the air a) Aeron levantar vôo. b) sair ao ar livre para um passeio. to take the cake ser o melhor. to take through rever, estudar. to take to a) ir para. b) refugiar-se em. the fox took to the earth / a raposa refugiou-se na cova. c) ocupar-se, dedicar-se. he takes to study / ele dedica-se aos estudos. d) afeiçoar-se, dar-se bem com. children take to him / crianças gostam dele. e) começar a fazer habitualmente, acostumar-se. we took kindly to this way of life / acostumamo-nos facilmente a este modo de vida. to take to heart levar a sério. to take to one’s bed ficar de cama por doença. she took to her bed / ela ficou de cama (por doença). to take to one’s heels correr, fugir. to take to pieces desmontar. to take up a) começar a estudar. he took up law / ele começou a estudar Direito. b) encurtar, diminuir. you’d better take that skirt up a little / é melhor você encurtar um pouco essa saia. c) adotar, começar, seguir. he took up teaching / ele seguiu a carreira de professor. d) ocupar, fazer uso de. e) utilizar, absorver. it takes up all my time / isto toma todo meu tempo. to take upon oneself tomar sob sua responsabilidade, assumir o encargo. to take up the cudgels for someone apoiar alguém, ficar do lado de alguém. to take up with ter relações, ter amizade com. what size do you take? que tamanho você usa?