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[teɪk] took vb: pt taken pp1. vt1) (gen) prendere, (remove, steal) portar viatake 6 from 9 Math — 9 meno 6
he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline
to take a trick Cards — fare una presa
"to be taken three times a day" Med — "da prendersi tre volte al dì"
to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura
2) (bring, carry) portare, (accompany) accompagnarehe goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé
to take for a walk — (child, dog) portare a fare una passeggiata
3) (require: effort, courage) volerci, occorrere, Gram prendere, reggereit took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo
it takes a lot of time/courage — occorre or ci vuole molto tempo/coraggio
4) (accept, receive) accettare, (obtain, win: prize) vincere, ottenere, (1st place) conquistare, (Comm: money) incassareplease take a seat — prego, si sieda
it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare
can you take it from here? — (handing over task) puoi andare avanti tu?
5) (have room or capacity for: passengers) contenere, (support: subj: bridge) avere una portata di, (chair) tenere6) (conduct: meeting) condurre, (church service) officiare, (teach, study: course) fare, (exam, test) fare, sostenerethe professor is taking the French course himself — sarà il professore stesso a fare or tenere il corso di francese
I took the driving test — ho fatto or sostenuto l'esame di guida
7) (understand, assume) pensare, (consider: case, example) prendereI take it that... — suppongo che...
may I take it that...? — allora posso star certo che...?
take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio
8) (put up with, tolerate: climate, alcohol) sopportareI won't take no for an answer — non accetterò una risposta negativa or un rifiuto
9) (negotiate: bend) prendere, (fence) saltare10)to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc11)(as function verb: see other element)
to take a photograph — fare una fotografiato take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia
2. vi3. nCine ripresa•- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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