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1 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
2 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
3 take the stand
(to come and sit in the witness box in order to testify: The witness was asked to take the stand.) -
4 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) taka við stjórn; taka að sér2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) taka í sínar hendur -
5 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) telja með2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) veita húsaskjól3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) skilja, meðtaka4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) þrengja5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) gabba -
6 take over
1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) taka við stjórn2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) taka við af (e-m) -
7 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) taka í gíslingu -
8 take the place of
(to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for: I don't think television will ever take the place of books.) koma í stað (e-s) -
9 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) taka (rÿmi/tíma)2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) byrja (að gera e-ð/á e-u)3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) stytta4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) taka/lyfta upp -
10 take a joke
(to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself: The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke.) taka gríni -
11 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginn -
12 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginn -
13 take effect
(to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) hafa áhrif -
14 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) ganga að e-u vísu2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) taka e-ð sem sjálfsagðan hlut -
15 take (something) into account
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginnEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) into account
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16 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) taka því rólega; ekki leggja of mikið á sig -
17 take one's life in one's hands
(to take the risk of being killed.) stofna lífi sínu í hættuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take one's life in one's hands
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18 take (something) into account
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginnEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) into account
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19 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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20 take (something) up with (someone)
(to discuss (especially a complaint): Take the matter up with your MP.) ræða um (e-ð) við (e-n)English-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) up with (someone)
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