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1 degree of punishment

міра покарання

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > degree of punishment
2 alter the degree of punishment

змінювати міру покарання

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > alter the degree of punishment
3 degree

ранг, звання, диплом ( про вищу освіту); ступінь, коліно (кревності, спорідненості); тяжкість (злочину, правопорушення), ступінь, рівень (в т. ч. злочинності), серйозність (злочину, правопорушення); стадія ( злочину тощо)

degree in the commission of crime — стадія злочинної діяльності ( або вчинення злочину)

degree of doctor of the science of jurisprudence — ступінь доктора правових наук

degree of participation in crime — ступінь участі у злочині

degree of responsibility for the commission of a criminal offense — ступінь відповідальності за вчинення кримінального злочину

degree of social danger of a crime perpetrated — = degree of social danger of a crime committed ступінь суспільної небезпечності вчиненого злочину

degree of social danger of a crime committed — = degree of social danger of a crime perpetrated

- degree of consanguinity
- degree of credibility
- degree of crime
- degree of disablement
- degree of guilt
- degree of harm
- degree of injury
- degree of inventiveness
- degree of jurisdiction
- degree of master of laws
- degree of provocation
- degree of punishment
- degree of responsibility
- degree of specificity

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > degree
4 alter

1) міняти, змінювати, вносити зміни ( до закону тощо), видозмінювати; змінюватися

2) лат. інший, інша сторона

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- alter a trade mark
- alter ego
- alter ego doctrine
- alter-idem
- alter the degree of punishment
- alter the terms of a contract

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > alter
5 take

1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten

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take

[teɪk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (money received) Einnahmen pl

2. (filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

3.

▶ to be on the \take AM ( fam) korrupt sein pej, Bestechungsgelder nehmen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (accept)

▪ to \take sth etw annehmen

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben

to \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2. (transport)

▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink rüberbringen? fam

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?

to \take sb to hospital/the station/home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3. (seize)

▪ to \take sth etw nehmen

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?

to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4. (tolerate)

▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen

5. (hold)

▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmen

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6. (require)

▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben

I \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7.

▪ it \takes... man braucht...

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8. LING

▪ to \take sth:

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9. (receive)

▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10. (remove)

▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch; MATH

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11. (travel by)

▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell

to \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12. (eat, consume)

▪ to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer

not to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13. BRIT (rent)

to \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14. (let stay)

▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15. (capture)

▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16. (assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17. BRIT, AUS (teach)

▪ to \take sth etw unterrichten

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall fam

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18. (officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19. (have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20. (tackle)

to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21. BRIT (sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22. (achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23. (feel)

to \take an interest in sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben

to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachten

to \take offence beleidigt sein

to \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24. (earn)

▪ to \take sth etw einnehmen

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25. (write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26. (photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27. THEAT, MUS, FILM

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28. (for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29. (assume to be)

▪ to \take sb/sth for sb/sth [or to be sb/sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30. (understand)

to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...

point \taken [habe] verstanden

if you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

31.

▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt

▶ what do you \take me for? wofür [o SCHWEIZ für was] hältst du mich?

▶ he's got what it \takes er bringt's fam, er kann was

▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben

▶ \take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben fam

▶ to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen

▶ to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen

▶ to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2. (become)

to \take ill krank werden

3. (detract)

▪ to \take from sth etw schmälern

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

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take [teık]

A s

1. Fischerei: Fang m

2. JAGD

a) Beute f

b) Erbeutung f

3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)

4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)

5. Take m/n:

a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) f

b) RADIO etc Aufnahme f

6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)

7. MED

a) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)

b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)

8. fig Reaktion f: → double take

9. besonders Br Pachtland n

10. Schach etc: Schlagen n (einer Figur)

B v/t prät took [tʊk], pperf taken [ˈteıkən]

1. allg, z. B. Abschied, Unterricht etc nehmen:

take it or leave it umg mach, was du willst;

taken all in all im Großen (u.) Ganzen;

taking one thing with the other im Großen (u.) Ganzen (siehe die Verbindungen mit den betreffenden Substantiven)

2. (weg)nehmen:

take one’s foot off the clutch AUTO den Fuß von der Kupplung nehmen;

take that silly grin off your face umg hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen!;

he took three seconds off the record SPORT er verbesserte den Rekord um drei Sekunden

3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifen

b) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen

4. Fische etc fangen

5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifen

6. MIL gefangen nehmen, Gefangene machen

7. MIL eine Stadt, Stellung etc (ein)nehmen, auch Land erobern, ein Schiff kapern

8. jemanden erwischen, ertappen ( beide:

stealing beim Stehlen;

in a lie bei einer Lüge)

9. nehmen, sich etwas aneignen, Besitz ergreifen von, sich bemächtigen (gen); → place A 18

10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen

b) eine Bestellung aufnehmen (Ober etc)

11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7

12. (heraus)nehmen (from, out of aus), auch fig ein Zitat etc entnehmen ( from dat):

I take it from sb who knows ich habe (weiß) es von jemandem, der es genau weiß;

today’s text is taken from … der heutige Text stammt aus …;

take a single from an album eine Single aus einem Album auskoppeln;

be taken from … eine Auskopplung aus … sein

13. eine Speise etc zu sich nehmen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen, Gift, eine Medizin etc nehmen

14. sich eine Krankheit holen oder zuziehen: → ill A 6

15. nehmen:

a) auswählen:

I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!

b) kaufen

c) mieten

d) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösen

e) eine Frau heiraten

f) mit einer Frau schlafen

g) einen Weg wählen

16. mitnehmen:

don’t forget to take your umbrella;

take me with you nimm mich mit;

you can’t take it with you fig im Grab nützt (dir) aller Reichtum nichts mehr, das letzte Hemd hat keine Taschen

17. (hin- oder weg)bringen, jemanden wohin führen:

business took him to London;

I took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen

18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen

19. MATH abziehen ( from von)

20. jemanden treffen, erwischen (Schlag)

21. ein Hindernis nehmen

22. jemanden befallen, packen (Empfindung, Krankheit):

be taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;

be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden

23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):

take alarm beunruhigt sein (at über akk); → comfort B 1, courage, fancy A 7, pride A 2

24. Feuer fangen

25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen

26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmen

27. SPORT und Spiele:

a) den Ball, einen Punkt, eine Figur, einen Stein abnehmen ( from dat)

b) einen Stein schlagen

c) eine Karte stechen

d) einen Satz etc gewinnen:

he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaille

e) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen

28. JUR etc erwerben, besonders erben

29. eine Ware, Zeitung beziehen, WIRTSCH einen Auftrag hereinnehmen

30. nehmen, verwenden:

take four eggs man nehme vier Eier

31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen

32. eine Gelegenheit, einen Vorteil ergreifen, wahrnehmen: → chance A 5

33. (als Beispiel) nehmen

34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:

be taken besetzt sein; → seat A 4

b) seinen Platz einnehmen: → seat A 4

35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:

be taken with ( oder by) begeistert oder entzückt sein von

36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen

37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen

38. leisten:

a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten

b) einen Eid, ein Gelübde ablegen: → oath Bes Redew

c) ein Versprechen (ab)geben

39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen

40. FOTO etwas aufnehmen, ein Bild machen

41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen

42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 2

43. machen, tun:

take a look einen Blick tun oder werfen (at auf akk)

44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen

45. eine Auswahl treffen

46. einen Entschluss fassen

47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen

48. eine Ansicht vertreten: → stand A 2, view C 7

49. a) verstehen

b) auffassen, auslegen ( beide:

as als)

c) etwas gut etc aufnehmen:

do you take me? verstehen Sie(, was ich meine)?;

I take it that … ich nehme an, dass …;

may we take it that …? dürfen wir es so verstehen, dass …?;

take sth ill of sb jemandem etwas übel nehmen; → seriously

50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:

as als), halten ( for für):

I took him for an honest man;

what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen

52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholen

b) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen

53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen

54. glauben:

you may take it from me verlass dich drauf!

55. eine Beleidigung, einen Verlust etc, auch jemanden hinnehmen, eine Strafe, Folgen auf sich nehmen, sich etwas gefallen lassen:

take people as they are die Leute nehmen, wie sie (eben) sind;

take life as it comes das Leben so nehmen, wie es kommt;

I’m not taking this das lass ich mir nicht gefallen

56. etwas ertragen, aushalten:

he can take a lot er ist hart im Nehmen;

take it umg es kriegen, es ausbaden (müssen)

57. MED sich einer Behandlung etc unterziehen

58. SCHULE, UNIV eine Prüfung machen, ablegen:

take French Examen im Französischen machen; → degree 8

59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen

60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen

61. a) Zeit, Material etc, auch fig Geduld, Mut etc brauchen, erfordern, kosten, eine gewisse Zeit dauern:

it took a long time es dauerte oder brauchte lange;

the book takes a long time to read man braucht viel Zeit, um das Buch zu lesen;

the project took two years to plan die Planung des Projekts dauerte zwei Jahre oder nahm zwei Jahre in Anspruch;

take some minutes einige Minuten brauchen ( doing sth um etwas zu tun);

it takes a lot of courage to do a thing like that es gehört viel Mut dazu, so etwas zu tun;

it takes a man to do that das kann nur ein Mann (fertigbringen);

he took a little convincing es bedurfte (bei ihm) einiger Überredung

b) jemanden etwas kosten, jemandem etwas abverlangen:

it took him ( oder he took) three hours es kostete ihn oder er brauchte drei Stunden;

it took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen

62. eine Kleidergröße, Nummer haben: → size¹ A 2

63. LING

a) eine grammatische Form annehmen, im Konjunktiv etc stehen

b) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen

64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für

65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushalten

C v/i

1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)

3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)

4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)

5. JUR das Eigentumsrecht erlangen, besonders erben, (als Erbe) zum Zuge kommen

6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)

7. Feuer fangen

8. anbeißen (Fisch)

9. TECH an-, eingreifen

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(do) one's driving test expr.

seinen Führerschein machen ausdr. (in) shorthand expr.

stenographieren v. (lift) from an album expr.

auskoppeln (Titel von einem Album) v. (the) responsibility for expr.

verantworten v. (advice) v.

befolgen (Rat) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

= einnehmen v.

ergreifen v.

nehmen v.

nehmen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

vornehmen v.

wegnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take
6 take

I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio

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take /teɪk/
n.

1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.
♦ (to) take /teɪk/
(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!
NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-
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I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

take the first turn on the right — prendi la prima (svolta) a destra

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build — costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

English-Italian dictionary > take
7 AS

1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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[æz] 1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als

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- as for
- as if / as though
- as to
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as

[æz, əz]

I. conj

1. (while) als

she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte

he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver

\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz

2. (in the way that, like) wie

knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun

\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...

she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder

all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind

do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!

..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt

I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag

\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...

\as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...

\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...

exactly \as genauso wie

just \as so wie

\as it is (already) sowieso schon

I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben

\as it were sozusagen

he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten

\as it happens rein zufällig

\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen

\as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen

\as if [or though] als ob

she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen

it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt

\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!

3. (because) weil, da geh

\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen

he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist

4. (used to add a comment) wie

\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...

\as you know,... wie du weißt,...

she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon

\as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron

5. (though)

such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht

angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...

sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...

try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...

6.

▶ \as for... was... betrifft

he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee

▶ \as from [or of] ab

\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen

\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat

\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute

▶ \as to... was... angeht

\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten

\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen

he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte

▶ \as and when BRIT sobald

you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke

II. prep

1. (in the past, being) als

he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank

2. (in the capacity, function of) als

she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger

speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren

what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?

3. (like, being) als

he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest

the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung

use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke

such big names \as... so große Namen wie...

such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma

the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet

I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten

do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?

\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip

III. adv inv

1. (in comparisons) wie

they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern

▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...

he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter

I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du

half \as... \as... halb so... wie...

she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken

\as much \as so viel wie

I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul

twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]

\as usual wie gewöhnlich

you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät

\as... \as that so...

if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...

he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!

2. (indicating an extreme)

these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden

\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar

the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen

prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen

\as little \as nur

you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund

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[z, əz]
1. conj

1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

he got deafer as he got older —

as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

2) (= since) da

3)

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

4) (manner) wie

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

leave it as it is — lass das so

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

5)

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

2. adv

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

as recently as yesterday — erst gestern

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

3. rel pron

1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

See:

→ such

2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

4. prep

1) (= in the capacity of) als

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

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AS abk

1. Anglo-Saxon

2. antisubmarine

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1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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adv.

als adv.

da adv.

ebenso/allso adv.

indem (zeitlich) adv.

obgleich konj.

so adv.

weil adv.

wie adv.

während adv.

English-german dictionary > AS
8 as

1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

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[æz] 1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als

•

- as for
- as if / as though
- as to
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as

[æz, əz]

I. conj

1. (while) als

she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte

he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver

\as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz

2. (in the way that, like) wie

knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun

\as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...

she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder

all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind

do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!

..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt

I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag

\as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...

\as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...

\as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...

exactly \as genauso wie

just \as so wie

\as it is (already) sowieso schon

I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben

\as it were sozusagen

he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten

\as it happens rein zufällig

\as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen

\as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen

\as if [or though] als ob

she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen

it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt

\as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!

3. (because) weil, da geh

\as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen

he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist

4. (used to add a comment) wie

\as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...

\as you know,... wie du weißt,...

she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon

\as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron

5. (though)

such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht

angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...

sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...

try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...

6.

▶ \as for... was... betrifft

he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee

▶ \as from [or of] ab

\as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen

\as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat

\as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute

▶ \as to... was... angeht

\as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten

\as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen

he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte

▶ \as and when BRIT sobald

you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke

II. prep

1. (in the past, being) als

he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank

2. (in the capacity, function of) als

she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger

speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren

what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?

3. (like, being) als

he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest

the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung

use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke

such big names \as... so große Namen wie...

such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma

the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet

I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten

do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?

\as a matter of principle aus Prinzip

III. adv inv

1. (in comparisons) wie

they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern

▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...

he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter

I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du

half \as... \as... halb so... wie...

she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken

\as much \as so viel wie

I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul

twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]

\as usual wie gewöhnlich

you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät

\as... \as that so...

if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...

he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!

2. (indicating an extreme)

these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden

\as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar

the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen

prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen

\as little \as nur

you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund

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[z, əz]
1. conj

1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

he got deafer as he got older —

as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

2) (= since) da

3)

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei or sein mag

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

4) (manner) wie

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

leave it as it is — lass das so

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

5)

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

2. adv

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

as recently as yesterday — erst gestern

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

she was as nice as could be (inf) — sie war so freundlich wie nur was (inf)

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

3. rel pron

1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

See:

→ such

2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

4. prep

1) (= in the capacity of) als

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

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as [æz; unbetont əz; z]

A adv

1. so, ebenso, geradeso:

I ran as fast as I could ich lief so schnell ich konnte;

just as good ebenso gut;

twice as large zweimal so groß

2. wie (zum Beispiel):

statesmen, as Churchill

B konj

1. (gerade) wie, so wie:

as often as they wish sooft (wie) sie wünschen;

as you wish wie Sie wünschen;

as is the case wie es der Fall ist;

as it is

a) (so) wie die Dinge liegen,

b) schon;

as and when wann immer;

(as) soft as butter butterweich;

as requested wunschgemäß;

as I said before wie ich vorher oder schon sagte;

as was their habit wie es ihre Gewohnheit war

2. ebenso wie, genauso wie:

then as now damals wie jetzt;

you will reap as you sow wie man sät, so erntet man

3. als, während, indem:

as he entered als er eintrat, bei seinem Eintritt

4. obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch, wie sehr, sosehr, wie:

late as he was, he attended the session trotz seiner Verspätung nahm er noch an der Sitzung teil;

old as I am so alt wie ich bin;

try as he would sosehr er sich auch mühte;

improbable as it seems so unwahrscheinlich es auch scheint

5. da, weil:

as you are sorry I’ll forgive you

6. (als oder so) dass:

so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt so offensichtlich schuldig, dass kein Zweifel bleibt

C pron

1. der, die, das, welch(er, e, es) ( nach such oder same):

such as need our help diejenigen, welche unsere Hilfe brauchen;

the same man as was here yesterday derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

2. was, welche Tatsache, wie:

his health is not good, as he himself admits seine Gesundheit lässt zu wünschen übrig, was oder wie er selbst zugibt

D präp als:

appear as Hamlet;

he is as a father to me er ist zu mir wie ein VaterBesondere Redewendungen: as … as (eben)so … wie;

as sweet as can be so süß wie nur möglich;

as cheap as fifty pence the bottle für nur fünfzig Pence die Flasche;

as recently as last week erst letzte Woche;

as far as can be ascertained soweit es sich feststellen lässt;

as at an oder WIRTSCH zu (einem Zeitpunkt);

as from von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as is im gegenwärtigen Zustand;

the car was sold as is der Wagen wurde, so wie er war, verkauft;

as it were sozusagen, gewissermaßen, gleichsam;

as of von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);

as to

a) was … (an)betrifft, im Hinblick auf (akk),

b) nach, gemäß (dat);

as to this question was diese Frage betrifft;

he is taxed as to his earnings er wird nach seinem Verdienst besteuert;

as you were!

a) MIL Kommando zurück!,

b) allg alles zurück!; → against A 8, far Bes Redew, follow C 1, for A 23, good C 2, if¹ A 1, invoice A, kind² 1, long¹ B 1, much Bes Redew, per 3, though A 4, usual A, well¹ A 12, yet A 1

* * *
1. adverb in main sentence
(in same degree)

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]
2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
1) (expr. degree)

[as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

2) (though)

... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

3) (however much)

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

4) (expr. manner) wie

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

5) (expr. time) als; während

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

6) (expr. reason) da

7) (expr. result)

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

8) (expr. purpose)

so as to... — um... zu...

9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands
3. preposition
1) (in the function of) als

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

2) (like) wie

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf
4. relative pronoun
(which)

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...
5.
as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

* * *

adv.

als adv.

da adv.

ebenso/allso adv.

indem (zeitlich) adv.

obgleich konj.

so adv.

weil adv.

wie adv.

während adv.

English-german dictionary > as
9 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
10 receive

отримувати; приймати, переховувати ( явно вкрадене майно або злочинця); давати агреман; зазнавати ( покарання)

receive a majority of the popular votes cast — отримати більшість поданих голосів

receive a minority of the popular votes cast — отримати меншість поданих голосів

receive a share in estate upon his death — = receive a share in estate upon her death отримувати частку майна після смерті

receive a share in estate upon her death — = receive a share in estate upon his death

receive an anonymous telephone call — отримувати анонімний телефонний дзвінок

receive with counterfeited documents — отримувати за підробленими документами ( щось)

- receive a coded message
- receive a cryptogram
- receive a cryptograph
- receive a law degree
- receive a life sentence
- receive a merit pension
- receive a pardon
- receive a prison sentence
- receive a prison term
- receive a secret code name
- receive a sentence
- receive a service of process
- receive a special pension
- receive a term of imprisonment
- receive a tip
- receive a tip from an informer
- receive a two-thirds majority
- receive a verdict
- receive a wound
- receive an encrypted message
- receive an offender
- receive an offer
- receive an official reply
- receive at trial
- receive authority
- receive evidence
- receive fealty
- receive fees
- receive gifts
- receive guarantee
- receive in evidence
- receive in livery
- receive information
- receive into prison
- receive legal education
- receive oath
- receive one's just deserts
- receive one's law degree
- receive petition
- receive provocation
- receive punishment
- receive revisions
- receive sentence
- receive stolen goods
- receive telephone threats
- receive testimony
- receive the death penalty
- receive the letters of recall

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > receive
11 lightly

adverb

1) (not heavily) leicht

sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (in a small degree) leicht

3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig

4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthin

not treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen

5) (nimbly) behänd

6)

get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)

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adverb leicht

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light·ly

[ˈlaɪtli]

adv

1. (not seriously) leichtfertig

accusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfach

she said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthin

not to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

2. (gently) leicht; (not much) wenig

I tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür]

dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzucker

to pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln

3. (not deeply) leicht

to doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösen

to sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben

4. (slightly) leicht

\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird

\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butter

5. LAW (without much punishment) mild

to get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommen

to be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden

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['laItlɪ]
adv

1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leise

to sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

lightly clad ( in sth) — leicht (mit etw) bekleidet

they are lightly taxed — sie haben niedrige Steuern

to get off lightly — glimpflich davonkommen

to touch lightly on a subject — ein Thema nur berühren or streifen

2) (= casually) say leichthin

to speak lightly of sb/sth — sich abfällig or geringschätzig über jdn/etw äußern

he spoke lightly of his illness — er nahm seine Krankheit auf die leichte Schulter

don't take her problems so lightly — nimm ihre Probleme etwas ernster

to treat sth too lightly — etw nicht ernst genug nehmen

she referred lightly to the fact that... — sie erwähnte leichthin, dass...

a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken —

it's not a job I'd lightly do again — die Arbeit würde ich so leicht nicht wieder tun

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lightly adv

1. leicht

2. wenig:

eat lightly;

lightly booked weniger gebucht

3. gelassen:

bear sth lightly

4. leichtfertig, -sinnig

5. leichthin

6. geringschätzig

7. glimpflich: → get off B 6

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adverb

1) (not heavily) leicht

sleep lightly — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (in a small degree) leicht

3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig

4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthin

not treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen

5) (nimbly) behänd

6)

get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)

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adv.

leicht adv.

English-german dictionary > lightly
12 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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13 мера

I жен. (единица измерения) measure палата мер и весов ≈ Board of Weights and Measures десятичная система мер и весов ≈ decimal system( of measures and weights) линейные меры ≈ linear measures мера емкости ≈ measure of capacity мера сыпучих тел ≈ dry measure II жен. (мероприятие) measure, step, action;
(предел) degree, extent, limit временные меры ≈ stopgap measure, temporary measure знать меру ≈ to know when to stop мера пресечения ≈ preventive punishment меры предосторожности ≈ precautionary measures, precautions принимать меры ≈ to take (appropriate) measures/steps, to take action on smth. драконовские меры ≈ draconian measures крайние меры ≈ extreme measures надлежащие меры ≈ appropriate measures превентивные меры ≈ preventive measures предохранительные меры ≈ precautions, precautionary measures чрезвычайные меры ≈ extraordinary/emergency measures чувство меры ≈ sense of proportion по мере того, как ≈ as, according as/to;
in proportion as по крайней мере, по меньшей мере ≈ at least по мере возможности ≈ as far as possible в меру ≈ to the extent (of), within reasonable limits (of) ;
fairly, moderately, rather (быть в меру каким-л.) не в меру ≈ immoderately, excessively;
too far без меры ≈ far too much, excessively сверх всякой меры, сверх меры ≈ overely, excessively по мере сил ≈ as much as one can, to the best of one's ability

мер|а - ж.
1. measure;
~ы площади square measures;
~ жидкости liquid measures;

2. (мероприятие) measure, step;
принимать ~ы take* action;
принять все ~ы take* all due measures;
~ взыскания disciplinary measure;

3. (предел, граница чего-л.) limit;
всему есть ~ everything has a limit;
сохранять чувство ~ы retain a sense of proportion;
по ~е того как as;
по ~е возможности as far as possible;
по ~е необходимости as the necessity arises, if necessary;
в значительной ~е to a considerable extent;
в известной ~е to a certain extent;
в ~у
1) (столько, сколько нужно) moderately;

2) (сообразуясь с чем-л.) in accordance with;
всё в ~у everything in moderation;
не в ~у beyond measure, inordinately;
в полной ~е completely;
в той ~е, в какой... to the extent that...

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > мера
14 take

1. [teık] n
1. 1) захват, взятие; получение

2) шахм. взятие ( фигуры)

2. 1) сл. выручка, барыши; сбор ( театральный)

2) получка

3. 1) улов ( рыбы)

great take of fish - большой улов рыбы

2) добыча ( на охоте)

4. 1) аренда ( земли)

2) арендованный участок

5. разг. популярная песенка, пьеса

6. мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка

7. полигр. «урок» наборщика

8. кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль

9. мед. пересадка ( кожи)

successful takes - успешные операции по пересадке

10. запись (на пленку и т. п.)

♢ give and take - а) взаимные уступки, компромисс; б) обмен любезностями; обмен шутками, колкостями, пикировка

on the take - корыстный, продажный

officials on the take - чиновники-взяточники
2. [teık] v (took; taken)
I

1. брать; хватать

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] - взять карандаш [лист бумаги, лопату]

to take smth. in one's hand - взять что-л. в руку

to take one's head in one's hands - обхватить голову руками

to take smb.'s hand, to take smb. by the hand - взять кого-л. за руку

to take smb. in one's arms - а) брать кого-л. на руки; б) обнимать кого-л.

to take smb.'s arm - взять кого-л. под руку

to take smth. in one's arms - взять что-л. в руки; схватить что-л. руками

to take smb. to one's arms /to one's breast/ - обнимать кого-л., прижимать кого-л. к груди

to take smb. by the shoulders - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за плечи

to take smb. by the throat - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за горло /за глотку/

to take smth. between one's finger and thumb - взять что-л. двумя пальцами

to take smth. (up) with a pair of tongs - взять что-л. щипцами

to take smth. on one's back - взвалить что-л. на спину

to take money from a friend - взять деньги у друга

he took the book from the table - он взял книгу со стола

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer - возьми лист бумаги из ящика стола

take your bag off the table - снимите /уберите, возьмите/ сумку со стола

take this table out of the room - уберите /вынесите/ этот стол из комнаты

2. 1) захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) - брать крепость [город] (штурмом)

to take prisoners - захватывать /брать/ пленных

he was taken prisoner - его взяли /он попал/ в плен

he was taken in the street - его взяли /арестовали/ на улице

2) ловить

to take fish - ловить рыбу

a rabbit taken in a trap - заяц, попавшийся в капкан

he managed to take the ball (off the bat) - ему удалось поймать мяч (с биты)

to take smb. in the act - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to take smb. by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ - захватить /застигнуть/ кого-л. врасплох

to take smb. at his word - поймать кого-л. на слове

3) разг. овладевать ( женщиной), брать ( женщину)

4) уносить, сводить в могилу

pneumonia took him - воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

3. 1) присваивать, брать (без разрешения)

who has taken my pen? - кто взял мою ручку?

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on - он пользуется (всем), чем только может, он берёт всё, что под руку подвернётся

she took all the credit to herself - она приписала все заслуги себе

he is always taking other people's ideas - он всегда использует /присваивает себе/ чужие мысли, он всегда пользуется чужими мыслями

2) (from) отбирать, забирать

they took his dog from him - они у него забрали /отобрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him - у него отобрали одежду

I'll take it from him - я отберу это у него

4. 1) пользоваться; получать; приобретать

to take lessons - брать уроки

to take a book from the library - взять книгу в библиотеке

to take a taxi - брать такси [см. тж. II А 2]

to take one's part - взять свою часть /долю/ [ср. тж. III А 2)]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] - воспользоваться цитатой из Шекспира [из книги], взять цитату из Шекспира [из книги]

to take a holiday - а) взять отпуск; when are you taking your holiday? - когда ты идёшь в отпуск?; б) отдыхать; you must take a holiday - вам надо отдохнуть; I am taking a holiday today - я сегодня отдыхаю /не работаю/; сегодня у меня свободный день

he lived in my house and took my care and nursing - он жил у меня и принимал мои заботы и уход (как должное)

2) выбирать

to take a role (in a play) - выбрать себе роль (в пьесе)

take what you like - возьми что хочешь

he took the largest piece of cake - он взял себе самый большой кусок пирога

to take any means to do smth. - использовать любые средства, чтобы сделать что-л.

to take the shortest way - выбрать кратчайший путь

to take the wrong road - сбиться с пути

which route shall you take? - какой дорогой вы пойдёте /поедете/?

she is old enough to take her own way - она достаточно взрослая, чтобы самой выбрать свой собственный путь

take your partners - пригласите партнёров ( в танце)

3) покупать

to take tickets - брать билеты

to take seats in advance - приобрести билеты заблаговременно

I shall take this hat - я возьму эту шляпу

I take bread here - я покупаю /беру/ хлеб здесь

you will take - 2 lbs. - купишь /возьмёшь/ два фунта (чего-л.)

I shall take it for $3 - я возьму /куплю/ это за три доллара

4) выигрывать; брать, бить

to take a bishop - взять /побить/ слона ( в шахматах)

to take a trick - взять взятку ( в картах)

he took little by that move - этот ход /шаг/ мало помог /мало что дал/ ему

5) юр. вступать во владение, наследовать

the eldest son shall take - наследует старший сын

according to the will he will take when of age - согласно завещанию он вступит во владение (имуществом) по достижении совершеннолетия

5. 1) доставать, добывать

to take coal - добывать уголь

to take the crop - убирать /собирать/ урожай

2) взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

to take money for admission - взимать плату за приём

to take contributions to the Red Cross - собирать пожертвования в пользу Красного Креста

3) получать, зарабатывать

to take 100 dollars a week - зарабатывать сто долларов в неделю

6. 1) принимать (что-л.); соглашаться (на что-л.)

to take an offer [presents] - принимать предложение [подарки]

to take bribes - брать взятки

to take £50 for the picture - взять /согласиться на/ пятьдесят фунтов за картину

how much less will you take? - на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

I won't take a cent less - я не уступлю больше ни цента

if the magazine takes my article - если этот журнал примет мою статью

take what he offers you - возьми /прими/ то, что он тебе предлагает

I'll take it - ладно, я согласен

I will take no denial - отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

I won't take that answer - такой ответ меня не устраивает

to take smb.'s orders - слушаться кого-л., подчиняться кому-л.

I am not taking orders from you - я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы; ≅ вы мне не указчик

I will not take such treatment - я не потерплю такого обращения

to take a wager /a bet/ - идти на пари

to take a dare /a challenge/ - принимать вызов

2) получать

take that (and that)! - получай!, вот тебе!

7. воспринимать, реагировать

to take smth. coolly [lightly] - относиться к чему-л. спокойно /хладнокровно/ [несерьёзно /беспечно/]

to take smth. to heart - принимать что-л. (близко) к сердцу

to take it all in good fun - отнестись ко всему этому с юмором

I wonder how he will take it - интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

I can't take him [his words] seriously - я не могу принимать его [его слова] всерьёз, я не могу серьёзно относиться к нему [к его словам]

he took the joke in earnest - он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way - он, в сущности, добрый человек, если (конечно) правильно его воспринимать

this is no way to take his behaviour - на его поведение нужно реагировать не так

take it easy! - а) не волнуйся!; б) смотри на вещи проще!; в) не усердствуй чрезмерно!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ - принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

to take smth. amiss /ill, in bad part/ - обижаться на что-л.

you must not take it ill of him - вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

to take kindly to smb. - дружески /тепло/ отнестись к кому-л. принять участие в ком-л.

he took kindly to the young author - он принял участие в начинающем писателе, он «пригрел» начинающего писателя

to take smth. kindly - благожелательно /доброжелательно/ отнестись к чему-л.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter - я буду вам очень благодарен, если вы ответите на моё письмо

8. 1) понимать; толковать

to take a hint - понять намёк

I take your meaning - я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

I [don't] take you - уст. я вас [не] понимаю, я [не] понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

how did you take his remark? - как вы поняли его замечание?

he can't take a joke - он не понимает шуток

to take smb. in the wrong way - неправильно понять кого-л.

your words may be taken in a bad sense - ваши слова можно истолковать дурно /превратно/

2) полагать, считать; заключать

to take the news to be true /as true/ - считать эти сведения верными /соответствующими действительности/

what time do you take it to be? - как вы думаете /как по-вашему/, сколько сейчас времени?

how old do you take him to be? - сколько лет вы ему дадите?

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] - надо полагать /я так понимаю/, что мы должны ждать здесь [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so - предположим, что это так

3) верить; считать истинным

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says - поверьте мне, он не шутит /к тому, что он говорит, надо отнестись серьёзно/

take it from me!, take my word for it - можете мне поверить; уж я-то знаю!, можете не сомневаться!

we must take it at that - ничего не поделаешь, приходится верить

9. охватывать, овладевать

an intense despair took him - его охватило полное отчаяние

when love takes a man - когда любовь овладевает человеком

his conscience takes him when he is sober - когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

what has taken the boy? - что нашло на мальчика?

he was taken by violent shaking - он весь задрожал

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] - на него напал приступ кашля [смеха]

to be taken ill /bad/ - заболеть

10. 1) захватывать, увлекать; нравиться

to take smb.'s fancy - а) поразить чьё-л. воображение; the story took my fancy - рассказ поразил моё воображение; б) понравиться; her new novel took the fancy of the public - её новый роман понравился читателям

this author takes his readers with him - этот автор увлекает читателей

I was not taken with him - он мне не понравился, он не произвёл на меня (большого) впечатления

he was very much taken with the idea - он очень увлёкся этой мыслью, он был весь во власти этой идеи

2) иметь успех, становиться популярным (тж. take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) - пьеса не имела успеха (у публики)

11. записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать

to take notes - делать заметки

to take notes of a lecture - записывать лекцию

to take minutes - вести протокол

the police took the number of his car - полиция записала номер его машины

to take dictation - а) писать под диктовку; б) писать диктант

12. 1) снимать, фотографировать

to take a photograph of a tower - сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

he liked to take animals - он любил фотографировать /снимать/ животных

to have one's likeness taken - сфотографироваться

2) выходить, получаться на фотографии

he does not take well, he takes badly - он плохо выходит /получается/ на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

13. использовать в качестве примера

take the French Revolution - возьмите /возьмём/ (например) Французскую революцию

take me for example - возьмите меня, например

to take one simple example - один простой пример

14. вмешать

this car takes only five - в этой машине может поместиться только пять человек

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper - в эту (пишущую) машинку входит бумага большого формата

15. 1) требовать; отнимать

it takes time, means and skill - на это нужно время, средства и умение

the stuff takes sixty hours in burning - это вещество сгорает за шестьдесят часов

how long will it take you to translate this article? - сколько времени уйдёт у вас на перевод этой статьи?

it took him three years to write the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 2)]

this trip will take a lot of money - на эту поездку уйдёт /потребуется/ много денег

the piano would take much room - пианино заняло бы много места

it takes some pluck to do our work - для нашей работы требуется немало мужества

it takes a man to do this - это под силу только (настоящему) мужчине

it took four men to hold him - потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

it takes a poet to translate poetry - только поэт может переводить стихи

it takes two to make a quarrel - для ссоры нужны двое

it would take volumes to relate - нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

it takes a lot of doing - разг. это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

the work took some doing - работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

it took some finding [explaining] - разг. это было трудно найти /разыскать/ [объяснить]

he has everything it takes to be a pilot - у него есть все (необходимые) качества (для того), чтобы стать лётчиком

she's got what it takes - разг. она очень привлекательна, она нравится мужчинам

2) требовать, нуждаться

he took two hours to get there - ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

wait for me, I won't take long - подожди меня, я скоро освобожусь

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 1)]

3) требовать ( грамматической формы)

a plural noun takes a plural verb - существительное во множественном числе требует глагола /употребляется с глаголом/ во множественном числе

16. (in, on) цепляться (за что-л.); застревать, запутываться (в чём-л.)

the anchor took in the seaweed - якорь запутался в водорослях

17. жениться; выходить замуж

he is going to take a wife - он собирается жениться

she wouldn't take him - она не хотела выходить за него замуж, она ему упорно отказывала

he took to wife Jane Smith - уст. он взял в жёны Джейн Смит

18. с.-х. принимать

the cow [the mare] took the bull [the stallion] - корова [кобыла] приняла быка [жеребца]

19. 1) приниматься

before the graft has taken - до тех пор, пока прививка не принялась

the flower took at once - цветок сразу принялся

2) действовать; приниматься

the vaccination did not take - оспа не привилась /не принялась/

the medicine seems to be taking - лекарство, кажется, подействовало

3) держаться, закрепляться, оставаться

this ink does not take on glossy paper - этими чернилами нельзя писать на глянцевой бумаге

the snow was not taking on the wet streets - снег таял на мокрых улицах

20. начинаться, расходиться, набирать силу

the fire has taken - огонь набрал силу

21. 1) амер. схватываться, замерзать

the pond has taken - пруд замёрз

2) тех. твердеть, схватываться

22. разг. становиться, делаться

to take sick - заболеть, захворать; приболеть

II А

1. 1) принимать (пищу, лекарство)

to take a meal - поесть

to take an early breakfast [dinner] - рано позавтракать [пообедать]

just take a sip of that wine - прошу вас хотя бы пригубить этого вина

will you take tea or coffee? - вы будете пить чай или кофе?

do you take sugar in your tea? - вы пьёте чай с сахаром?

I cannot take whiskey - я не могу пить /не выношу/ виски

he can't take his drink - разг. он не умеет пить

he can take his drink - разг. у него крепкая голова, он может много выпить

that's all he ever takes - это всё, что он ест

to take medicine [pills, sleeping powders] - принимать лекарство [пилюли, снотворное]

I must take smth. for my headache - мне нужно принять что-л. от головной боли

to be (well) shaken before taking - перед употреблением взбалтывать ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

to be taken - принимать внутрь, для внутреннего употребления ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

not to be taken - наружное ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

2) нюхать ( табак)

to take snuff - нюхать табак

3) клевать, брать ( приманку)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) - рыба не клюёт

2. ездить (на автобусе, такси и т. п.)

to take a tram [a taxi] - поехать на трамвае [на такси] [см. тж. I 4, 1)]

you can take the boat - вы можете поехать на пароходе

we usually take the lift - мы обычно пользуемся лифтом

3. 1) снимать, арендовать ( помещение)

to take a house (for a year) - снять дом (на год)

they've taken the large hall for the conference - они сняли большой зал для конференции

2) нанимать, приглашать (рабочих и т. п.)

to take a maid - нанять служанку

to take smb. as a servant - взять кого-л. в качестве слуги

he took me into partnership - он сделал меня своим компаньоном, он принял /пригласил/ меня в долю

he has been taken into the Air Ministry - его взяли /приняли на работу/ в министерство авиации

3) брать (постояльцев и т. п.)

to take pupils [lodgers] - брать учеников [постояльцев]

to take paying guests - брать жильцов с пансионом

4. выписывать или регулярно покупать (газеты и т. п.); подписываться (на газету и т. п.)

which magazines and newspapers do you take? - какие журналы и газеты вы выписываете?

5. 1) принимать (руководство, обязанности и т. п.); нести (ответственность и т. п.)

to take command - принять командование

to take the lead - взять на себя руководство

to take control - брать в свои руки руководство /управление/

to take all responsibility - принять на себя всю полноту ответственности

to take responsibility for an action - взять на себя ответственность за какую-л. акцию

to take charge of smb., smth. - взять на себя заботу о ком-л., чём-л.; осуществлять контроль /надзор/ за кем-л., чем-л.

when I go away she is to take charge of the children - когда я уеду, она будет заботиться о детях

to take the consequences - отвечать за последствия

I don't want to take the blame for what he did - я не хочу отвечать за то, что сделал он; ≅ он виноват, пусть он и отвечает /расхлёбывает/

to take the blame upon oneself - брать вину на себя

I shall take it upon myself to convince him - я беру /возьму/ на себя (задачу) убедить его

2) вступать (в должность и т. п.)

to take office - вступать в должность

to take service - поступать на службу

to take the crown - вступать на престол

3) получать (степень и т. п.)

to take a degree - получить учёную степень, стать магистром или доктором наук

to take holy orders - принять духовный сан, стать священником

6. занимать ( место)

to take a front [a back] seat - садиться спереди [сзади] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take a seat! - садитесь!

take the chair - садитесь /сядьте/ на (этот) стул [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take your seats! - занимайте места! (в поезде и т. п.)

he took one of the vacant places - он занял одно из свободных мест

7. держаться, двигаться (в каком-л. направлении)

to take (a little) to the right - брать /держаться/ (немного) правее

take this street until you come to the big yellow house, then take the first street to the right, go another 100 yards and take the turning on the left - идите по этой улице до большого жёлтого дома, затем сверните в первую улицу направо, пройдите ещё сто ярдов и сверните (за угол) налево

he took the opposite direction - он пошёл в противоположном направлении

8. занимать ( позицию); придерживаться (мнения, точки зрения и т. п.)

to take the attitude of an outsider - занять позицию (стороннего) наблюдателя

if you take this attitude we shall not come to an agreement - если вы так будете к этому относиться, мы не договоримся /не придём к соглашению/

to take a strong stand - решительно настаивать на своём, упорно отстаивать свою точку зрения; занять жёсткую позицию

to take a jaundiced view - отнестись к чему-л. предвзято /предубеждённо, пристрастно/

to take a practical view of the situation - смотреть на дело /положение/ практически /с практической точки зрения/; трезво смотреть на ситуацию

9. 1) приобретать, принимать (вид, форму и т. п.)

a pudding takes its shape from the mould - пудинг принимает форму посуды (в которой он пёкся)

the word takes a new meaning in this text - в этом тексте слово приобретает новое значение

at times his voice takes a different tone - иногда его голос звучит иначе

this drink takes its flavour from the lemon peel - лимонная корочка придаёт этому напитку особый вкус /привкус/

2) получать, наследовать (имя, название и т. п.)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington - город Вашингтон назван в честь Джорджа Вашингтона

this apparatus takes ifs name from the inventor - этот аппарат назван по имени изобретателя

10. 1) преодолевать (препятствие и т. п.)

to take a hurdle [a grade] - брать барьер [подъём]

the horse took the ditch [the fence] - лошадь перепрыгнула через канаву [забор]

the car took the corner at full speed - машина свернула за угол на полной скорости

I took the stairs too fast - я слишком быстро поднялся по лестнице

2) выигрывать, побеждать, одерживать верх (в спортивном состязании и т. п.)

the visiting team took the game 8 to 1 - команда гостей выиграла встречу со счётом 8:1

3) выигрывать, завоёвывать, брать (приз и т. п.); занимать ( определённое место)

to take (the) first prize - завоевать /получить/ первую премию

who took the first place? - кто занял первое место?

4) поразить ( ворота в крикете)

11. (into)

1) посвящать (в тайну и т. п.)

to take smb. into the secret - посвятить кого-л. в тайну

to take smb. into one's confidence - оказать доверие /довериться/ кому-л.; поделиться с кем-л.; сделать кого-л. поверенным своих тайн

we took him into the details - мы ознакомили его с подробностями; мы ввели его в курс дела

2) принимать (в расчёт и т. п.)

to take smth. into account /into consideration/ - принять что-л. во внимание, учесть что-л.

12. 1) изучать (предмет, ремесло)

I shall take French - я буду изучать французский язык, я буду заниматься французским

you should take a course in physiology - вам следует заняться физиологией /прослушать курс физиологии/

2) вести (занятия и т. п.)

he takes the English class - он ведёт занятия по английскому языку

he always takes botany in the park - он всегда проводит занятия по ботанике в парке

to take the evening service - церк. служить вечерню

13. определять (размер, расстояние и т. п.); снимать ( показания приборов)

to take the /a/ temperature - измерять температуру

to take the pulse - проверять пульс

to take measurements - снимать мерку

to take the readings of a meter - снять показания счётчика

to take azimuth - засекать направление, брать азимут

to take bearings - а) ориентироваться; уяснять обстановку; б) пеленговать

14. носить, иметь размер (ноги и т. п.)

what size do you take in shoes? - какой размер обуви вы носите?

she takes sevens /a seven/ in gloves - она носит седьмой номер перчаток

15. подвергаться (наказанию и т. п.); нести (потери, урон)

to take a beating - получить взбучку

to take casualties - нести потери

to take a light [severe] punishment - воен. а) получить лёгкое [серьёзное] повреждение; б) нести незначительные [большие] потери

to take a direct hit - воен. получить прямое попадание

16. 1) выдерживать, переносить (неприятности, удары и т. п.)

I don't know how he can take it - я не знаю, как он (это) выдерживает

she takes the rough with the smooth - она стойко переносит превратности судьбы

he always takes what comes to him - он всегда мирится с тем, что есть

he won't take the insult lying down - он не простит этого оскорбления

2) (take it) сл. выносить, терпеть

he can dish it out but he can't take it - он может любого отделать /любому всыпать по первое число/, но сам такого обращения ни от кого не потерпит

3) (take it) спорт. разг. держать ( удар)

he can't take it - он плохо держит удар

4) выдерживать (физические нагрузки; о балке и т. п.)

to take stress - выдерживать давление

17. заболеть; заразиться ( болезнью)

I take cold easily - я легко простуживаюсь

he took cold that rainy night - в ту дождливую ночь он схватил насморк

he takes all the epidemics - к нему пристают все болезни

18. поддаваться (отделке, обработке и т. п.)

wool takes the dye well - шерсть хорошо красится

the fiber takes any dye - (эта) ткань легко окрашивается в любой цвет

this wood takes the nails easily - в это дерево легко входят гвозди

marble takes high polish - мрамор отлично полируется

19. впитывать, поглощать ( жидкость)

the sand took all the water - вся вода ушла в песок

parchment will not take ink - на пергаменте нельзя писать чернилами

this stuff doesn't take anything - к этому материалу ничего не пристаёт

20. спорт. принимать (подачу, мяч и т. п.)

to take the service - принять подачу

to take a volley low - принять низкий мяч ( в теннисе)

II Б

1. 1) to take to á place направляться куда-л.

to take to the field - направиться в поле; выйти в поле [ср. тж. ♢ ]

he took to the road again - он вновь вышел /вернулся/ на дорогу [см. тж. 4, 4)]

to take to the open sea - выйти в открытое море

the cat took to the woods and became wild - кошка убежала в лес и одичала

the guerillas took to the mountains - партизаны ушли в горы /скрылись в горах/

2) to take across smth. пересекать что-л., идти через что-л.

to take across the field - идти по полю

3) it /smth./ takes somewhere диал. идти, течь и т. п. в каком-л. направлении (о дороге, реке и т. п.)

2. to take smb., smth. to á place, to smb.

1) доставлять, относить, отводить, отвозить кого-л., что-л. куда-л., к кому-л.

to take smb. home - отвезти /отвести, проводить/ кого-л. домой

may I take you home? - можно мне проводить вас (домой)?

to take letters to the post - отнести письма на почту

to take smb. to the hospital - доставить /отвезти/ кого-л. в больницу

he was taken to the police station - его доставили /отвели/ в полицейский участок

don't worry, I'll take the book to your father - не беспокойтесь, я отнесу книгу вашему отцу

it was I who took the news to him - это /именно/ я сообщил ему эту новость

the butler took the lawyer to the old lady - дворецкий провёл /проводил/ адвоката к старой даме

2) приводить кого-л. куда-л.

what took you to the city today? - что привело вас сегодня в город?

business took him to London - он поехал в Лондон по делу, дела заставили его поехать в Лондон

3) брать кого-л., что-л. (с собой) куда-л.

to take the children to the theatre - сводить детей в театр

why don't you take the manuscript to the country? - почему бы тебе не взять рукопись с собой в деревню?

4) выводить, приводить кого-л. куда-л. (о дороге и т. п.)

where will this road take me? - куда эта дорога выведет меня?

this path will take you to the river - эта тропинка приведёт вас к реке

3. to take smb. for smth. выводить кого-л. (на прогулку и т. п.)

to take a dog for a walk - вывести собаку на прогулку

to take smb. for a ride - взять кого-л. (с собой) на прогулку ( на лошади или на автомобиле) [см. тж. ♢ ]

4. to take to smth.

1) пристраститься к чему-л.

to take to bad habits - приобрести дурные привычки

to take to drink /to drinking, to the bottle/ - пристраститься к вину, запить

2) проявлять интерес, симпатию к чему-л.

he didn't take to the idea - его эта идея не заинтересовала, ему эта идея не понравилась /не пришлась по вкусу/

does he take to Latin? - он с удовольствием занимается латынью?

I took to instant coffee - я полюбил быстрорастворимый кофе, быстрорастворимый кофе пришёлся мне по вкусу

to take to tennis - увлечься теннисом

3) привыкать, приспосабливаться к чему-л.

to take to changes easily - быстро привыкнуть к переменам

fruit trees take badly to the soil - фруктовые деревья плохо акклиматизируются на этой почве

4) обращаться, прибегать к чему-л.

the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats - корабль тонул, и им пришлось воспользоваться лодками

he took to the road again - он снова пустился в странствия, он вернулся к бродячему образу жизни [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to take to flight - обращаться в бегство

to take to a milk diet - перейти на молочную диету

to take to one's bed - слечь, заболеть

5) начинать заниматься чем-л.

to take to literature - заняться литературой, стать писателем

to take to the stage - поступить в театр, стать актёром

5. 1) to take to smb. полюбить кого-л., почувствовать к кому-л. симпатию

I took to him at once - он мне сразу понравился

they have taken to each other - они понравились друг другу, они потянулись друг к другу

I didn't take to him - я почувствовал к нему антипатию

2) to take against smb. выступать против кого-л.

to take against the king - выступить против короля

6. to take after smb.

1) походить на кого-л.

he takes after his father - он похож на своего отца

2) подражать

his followers take after him in this particular - его сторонники следуют его примеру в этом отношении

7. 1) to take smb., smth. for smb., smth. принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him for an Englishman - я принял его за англичанина

I am not the person you take me for - я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете

do you take me for a fool? - вы принимаете меня за дурака?, вы считаете меня дураком?

2) to take smb., smth. to be smb., smth. считать кого-л., что-л. кем-л., чем-л., принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him to be an honest man - я принял его за честного человека; он мне показался честным человеком

do you take me to be a fool? - вы считаете меня дураком?, вы принимаете меня за дурака?

how old do you take him to be? - как по-вашему, сколько ему лет?

8. to take smth., smb. off smth., smb.

1) снимать что-л. с чего-л.

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] - снять кастрюлю с огня [крышку с кастрюли]

2) снимать, вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take three points off the total score - снять три очка с общего счёта

to take 3 shillings off the price of smth. - снизить цену на что-л. на три шиллинга

3) заимствовать что-л. у кого-л., подражать, копировать; пародировать, передразнивать

her hairdo was taken off a famous actress - причёску она взяла /заимствовала/ у одной известной актрисы

she takes her manners off him - своими манерами /своим поведением/ она подражает ему

4) отвлекать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

to take smb.'s attention off smth. - отвлечь чьё-л. внимание от чего-л.

to take smb.'s mind off smth. - отвлечь чьи-л. мысли от чего-л.

I hope the child will take his mind off his troubles - я надеюсь, (что) ребёнок заставит его забыть неприятности

to take one's mind off smth. - забыть что-л.

I can't take my mind off this misfortune - я не могу забыть об этом несчастье

he couldn't take his eyes off the picture - он не мог оторваться /отвести глаз/ от картины

he never took his eyes off us - он не сводил с нас глаз

to take smb. off his work - отвлекать кого-л. от работы, мешать кому-л. работать

5) избавлять что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

he took the responsibility [the blame] off me - он снял с меня ответственность [вину]

he took him [the responsibility, all the worries] off my hands - он избавил меня от него [от ответственности, от всех хлопот]

6) отстранять кого-л. от чего-л.

to take smb. off the job - отстранить кого-л. от работы

7) вычёркивать, изымать кого-л. из чего-л.

to take smb. off the list - вычеркнуть /изъять/ кого-л. из списка

to take a ship off the active list - вычеркнуть корабль из числа действующих

8) сбивать кого-л. с чего-л.

the waves took me off my feet - волны сбили меня с ног [ср. тж. ♢ ]

9. 1) to take smth. from smth. вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take one number from another - вычесть одно число из другого

if we take two from five we'll have tree left - если вычесть два из пяти, останется /в остатке будет/ три

take my dept from the sum - вычти мой долг из этой суммы

the storekeeper took a dollar from the price - лавочник сбавил цену на доллар

2) to take from smth. снижать, ослаблять

to take from the value of smth. - снижать ценность, стоимость чего-л.

it doesn't take from the effect of the play - это не ослабляет впечатления, которое производит пьеса

to take from the merit of smb. - умалять чьи-л. достоинства

it takes much from the pleasure - это портит удовольствие

her paleness takes from her beauty - бледность портит её

10. to take smth. out of smth.

1) выносить что-л. откуда-л.

books must not be taken out of the library - книги нельзя выносить из библиотеки

2) вынимать что-л. откуда-л.

take your hands out of your pockets - вынь руки из карманов

3) отвлекать, развлекать кого-л.

a drive in the country will take her out of herself - поездка за город развлечёт её /отвлечёт её от мрачных мыслей/

4) устранять кого-л.

to take smb. out of one's way - устранить кого-л. (со своего пути)

11. to take smb. through smth.

1) заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.

I took him through a book of Livy - я заставил его прочесть (одну) книгу Ливия

to take smb. through the first two books of English - прочитать с кем-л. первые две английские книги, помочь кому-л. справиться с двумя первыми английскими книгами

2) заставить кого-л. пройти через что-л.; подвергнуть кого-л. чему-л.

she took me through hell - она заставила меня испытать муки ада

12. to take smth., smb. down smth. вести что-л., кого-л. вниз по чему-л.

to take a little boat down the Mississippi - пройти /совершить путешествие/ на маленькой лодке вниз по Миссисипи

13. to take smth. up to smth. доводить что-л. до какого-л. времени

to take the story up to 1840 - доводить рассказ до 1840 года

14. to take smb. over some place водить кого-л., показывать кому-л. что-л. (обыкн. помещение и т. п.)

to take smb. over a house [a museum] - показывать кому-л. дом [музей], водить кого-л. по дому [по музею]

15. to take smb. on /in, across, over/ smth. попадать кому-л. по какому-л. месту, ударять кого-л. по чему-л.

the ball took him on the chin - мяч попал ему (прямо) в подбородок

the blow took me across the arm [over the head] - удар пришёлся мне по руке [по голове]

16. to take upon oneself to do smth. браться за что-л., брать на себя выполнение чего-л.

to take upon oneself to distribute food - взять на себя распределение продовольствия

III А

1) обыкн. в сочетании с последующим отглагольным существительным выражает единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to take a walk - погулять; прогуляться, пройтись

to take a turn - а) повернуть; б) прогуляться, пройтись; покататься, проехаться

to take a step - шагнуть [ср. тж. 2)]

to take a run - разбежаться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a jump /a leap/ - прыгнуть

to take a dive - нырнуть

to take a nap - вздремнуть; соснуть

to take a leak - сл. помочиться

to take a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

just take a look at that - (ты) только взгляни на это

to take a shot - выстрелить [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a bath - принять ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ - рискнуть

to take one's chance - воспользоваться случаем

to take (a) breath - а) вдохнуть; б) перевести дыхание; he stopped to take (a) breath - он остановился, чтобы перевести дыхание /передохнуть/

to take (one's) leave - прощаться, уходить

to take an examination - сдавать /держать/ экзамен

to take an oath - а) дать клятву, поклясться; б) воен. принимать присягу

2) обыкн. в сочетании с существительным выражает действие, носящее общий характер:

to take action - а) действовать, принимать меры; I felt I had to take action - я чувствовал, что мне необходимо что-то сделать /начать действовать, принять меры/; б) юр. возбуждать судебное дело

to take steps - принимать меры [ср. тж. 1)]

what steps did you take to help them? - какие вы приняли меры /что вы предприняли/, чтобы помочь им?

to take effect - а) возыметь, оказать действие; when the pills took effect - когда пилюли подействовали, б) вступить в силу; the law will take effect next year - закон вступит в силу с будущего года

to take place - случаться, происходить

to take part - участвовать, принимать участие [ср. тж. I 4, 1)]

to take post - располагаться

take post! - по местам!

to take root - пустить корни, укорениться

to take hold - а) схватить; he took hold of my arm - он схватил меня за руку; он ухватился за мою руку; б) овладевать; my plane had taken hold upon his fancy - мой план захватил его воображение; the fashion took hold - мода укоренилась

to take possession - а) стать владельцем, вступить во владение; б) овладеть, захватить

to take aim /sight/ - прицеливаться

to take counsel - совещаться; советоваться

to take advice - а) советоваться, консультироваться; б) следовать совету; take my advice - послушайтесь доброго совета; to take legal advice - брать консультацию у юриста

to take account - принимать во внимание, учитывать

you must take account of his illness - вы должны учитывать, что он был болен

to take advantage - воспользоваться (преимуществом)

they took advantage of the old woman - они обманули /провели/ эту старую женщину

to take the privilege - воспользоваться правом /привилегией/

to take the opportunity - воспользоваться удобным случаем

we take this opportunity of thanking /to thank/ you - мы пользуемся случаем, чтобы поблагодарить вас

to take interest - интересоваться, проявлять интерес; увлекаться (чем-л.)

to take pleasure /delight/ - находить удовольствие

to take pride - гордиться

to take pity - проявлять жалость /милосердие/

to take trouble - стараться, прилагать усилия; брать на себя труд

to take pains - стараться

she took great pains with her composition - она очень усердно работала над своим сочинением

to take offence - обижаться

to take comfort - успокоиться, утешиться

I took comfort in her words - её слова утешили меня

to take courage /heart/ - мужаться; воспрянуть духом; приободриться; не унывать

take courage! - мужайся!, не робей!

to take cover - прятаться; скрываться

to take refuge /shelter/ - укрыться, найти убежище

in his old age he took refuge from his loneliness in his childhood memories - в старости он спасался /находил убежище/ от одиночества в воспоминаниях детства

to take fire - загораться, воспламеняться

to take alarm - встревожиться

to take fright - испугаться

to take warning - остерегаться; внять предупреждению

to take notice - замечать; обращать (своё) внимание

to take heed - а) обращать внимание; замечать; б) быть осторожным, соблюдать осторожность

to take care - быть осторожным; take care how you behave - смотри, веди себя осторожно

to take care of smb., smth. - смотреть, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л., заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

who will take care of the baby? - кто позаботится о ребёнке?, кто присмотрит за ребёнком?

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb. - полюбить кого-л.

to take a dislike to smb. - невзлюбить кого-л.

to take the salute - воен. а) отвечать на отдание чести; б) принимать парад

to take a vote - решать вопрос голосованием

♢

take and - амер. диал. взять и

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head - вот возьму и тресну тебя камнем по башке

to take a drop - выпить, подвыпить

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much - хватить /хлебнуть/ лишнего

to take the chair - занять председательское место, председательствовать; открыть заседание [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take the veil - облачиться в одежду монахини; уйти в монастырь

to take the floor - а) выступать, брать слово; б) пойти танцевать

to take for granted - считать само собой разумеющимся /не требующим доказательств/; принимать на веру

to take too much for granted - быть слишком самонадеянным; позволять себе слишком много

to take smth. to pieces - разобрать что-л.

to take a stick to smb. - побить /отделать/ кого-л. палкой

take a stick to him - тресни его палкой

take it or leave it - на ваше усмотрение; как хотите, как угодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn - измениться к лучшему, пойти на лад

to take a turn for the worse - измениться к худшему, ухудшиться

his illness took a turn for the worst - в его болезни наступило ухудшение

to take stock (of smth., smb.) - [см. stock I ♢ ]

to take it out of smb. - а) утомлять, лишать сил кого-л.; the long climb took it out of me - длинный подъём утомил меня; the heat takes it out of me - от жары я очень устаю жара лишает меня сил; the illness has taken it out of him - он обессилел от болезни; б) отомстить кому-л.; I will take it out of you /of your hide/ - я отомщу тебе за это; это тебе даром не пройдёт, ты мне за это заплатишь, так просто ты не отделаешься; я с тобой рассчитаюсь /расквитаюсь/; he will take it out of me /of my hide/ - он отыграется на мне, он мне отомстит за это

to take smb.'s measure - а) снимать мерку с кого-л.; б) присматриваться к кому-л.; определять чей-л. характер; в) распознать /раскусить/ кого-л.

to take sides - присоединиться /примкнуть/ к той или другой стороне

to take smb.'s side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb. - стать на /принять/ чью-л. сторону

to take to one's heels - улизнуть, удрать, дать стрекача, пуститься наутёк

to take one's hook - смотать удочки, дать тягу

to take it on the lam - амер. сл. смываться, скрываться; улепётывать

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ - занять /выйти на/ первое место; получить приз

it takes the cake! - это превосходит всё!, дальше идти некуда!

to take off one's hat to smb. - восхищаться кем-л., преклоняться перед кем-л., снимать шляпу перед кем-л.

to take a back seat - а) отойти на задний план, стушеваться; б) занимать скромное положение; [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take a run at smth. - попытаться заняться чем-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take a shot /a swing/ at smth. /at doing smth./ - попытаться /рискнуть/ сделать что-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take liberties with smb. - позволять себе вольности по отношению к кому-л.; быть непозволительно фамильярным с кем-л.

not to be taking any - не быть склонным (делать что-л.)

I am not taking any - ≅ слуга покорный!

to take one's hair down - разойтись вовсю, разбушеваться

to take smb. for a ride - прикончить /укокошить/ кого-л. [см. тж. II Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb. - амер. сбить спесь с кого-л., осадить кого-л.

to take smth. with a grain of salt - относиться к чему-л. скептически /недоверчиво, критически/

to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth - закусить удила, пойти напролом

to take to earth - а) охот. уходить в нору; б) спрятаться, притаиться

to take a load from /off/ smb.'s mind - снять тяжесть с души у кого-л.

you've taken a load off my mind - ты снял тяжесть с моей души; у меня от сердца отлегло

to take a load from /off/ one's feet - сесть

to take a leaf out of smb.'s book - следовать чьему-л. примеру, подражать кому-л.

to take a rise out of smb. см. rise I 15

to take in hand - а) взять в руки, прибрать к рукам; б) взять в свои руки; взяться, браться (за что-л.)

to take smb. to task см. task I ♢

to take smb. off his feet - вызвать чей-л. восторг; поразить /увлечь, потрясти/ кого-л. [ср. тж. II Б 8, 8)]

to take smb. out of his way - доставлять кому-л. лишние хлопоты

to take it into one's head - вбить /забрать/ себе в голову

to take one's courage in both hands - набраться храбрости, собраться с духом

to take exception to smth. - возражать /протестовать/ против чего-л.

to take the name of God /the Lord's name/ in vain - богохульствовать, кощунствовать; упоминать имя господа всуе

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain - театр. выходить на аплодисменты

to take the field - а) воен. начинать боевые действия; выступать в поход; б) выйти на поле ( о футбольной команде); [ср. тж. II Б 1, 1)]

to take in flank [in rear] - воен. атаковать с фланга [с тыла]

to take out of action - воен. выводить из боя

take your time! - не спеши(те)!, не торопи(те)сь!

he took his time over the job - он делал работу медленно /не спеша/

to take time by the forelock см. time I ♢

the devil take him! - чёрт бы его побрал!

НБАРС > take
15 heaviness

noun, no pl.

1) (weight) Gewicht, das

2) (clinging quality) Schwere, die

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noun die Schwere

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heavi·ness

[ˈhevɪnəs]

n no pl

1. (weight) Gewicht nt, Schwere f; of movement Schwerfälligkeit f

2. (degree) Schwere f; of a problem Ausmaß nt; of an amount Höhe f

3. (seriousness) of mood Bedrücktheit f, Niedergeschlagenheit f; of punishment Härte f

4. ( liter: sadness) Niedergeschlagenheit f

\heaviness of heart schweres Herz

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['hevInɪs]
n

1) (of person, object, load) Schwere f; (of features) Grobheit f

heaviness of heart — schweres Herz

heaviness of spirit — gedrückte Stimmung, Niedergeschlagenheit f

2) (of tread, blow, gunfire, casualties etc) Schwere f; (of traffic) Stärke f; (of defeat, losses, taxes) Höhe f; (of buying) Umfang m; (of line) Dicke f; (of sleep) Tiefe f

3) (= heavy-handedness of manner, style) Schwerfälligkeit f

4) (= oppressiveness of air) Schwüle f; (of sky) Bedecktheit f

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heaviness [ˈhevınıs] s

1. Schwere f (auch fig)

2. Gewicht n, Druck m, Last f

3. Stärke f, Heftigkeit f

4. Massigkeit f, Wuchtigkeit f

5. Bedrücktheit f, Schwermut f

6. Schwerfälligkeit f

7. Langweiligkeit f

8. Schläfrigkeit f

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noun, no pl.

1) (weight) Gewicht, das

2) (clinging quality) Schwere, die

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n.

Schwere f.

Schwerfälligkeit f.

English-german dictionary > heaviness
16 provide

постачати, забезпечувати, надавати, наділяти; постановляти, ухвалювати; обумовлювати, ставити за умову; вживати ( заходи); забороняти; передбачати, формулювати, встановлювати (в законі, нормі загального права тощо)

provide a safe system of work and a safe working environment — забезпечувати техніку безпеки на роботі

provide an accused with a counsel — надавати адвоката заарештованому (обвинуваченому)

provide counsel for the indigent — надавати адвоката незаможним

provide fair warning to the potential lawbreaker — чесно попередити потенційного правопорушника

provide for the accession of new members — передбачати можливість вступу нових членів

provide for the removal of executive and judicial officers by impeachment — передбачати усунення посадових осіб виконавчої і судової влад з посад шляхом імпічменту ( про законодавство)

provide grounds for prosecution — становити підставу для судового переслідування

provide information leading to the apprehension of the criminal — надавати інформацію, що допоможе спіймати (заарештувати) злочинця

provide insurance against attack — забезпечувати захист від нападу

provide money laundering services — надавати послуги з легалізації незаконно отриманих прибутків

provide personal protection to high government officials — забезпечувати особисту охорону високопосадових урядовців

provide safe working conditions — забезпечувати безпечні умови роботи

- provide a name and address
- provide a sanction
- provide against
- provide by law
- provide cover
- provide emergency services
- provide explanation
- provide financial support
- provide for
- provide for a penalty
- provide for a punishment
- provide for all possibilities
- provide for confiscation
- provide for in law
- provide for smth. by law
- provide guarantees
- provide guarantees on paper
- provide in the contract
- provide legal aid
- provide legal protection
- provide legal services
- provide on paper
- provide protection to a person
- provide remedy
- provide sanctuary to hijackers
- provide secrecy of information
- provide some degree of freedom
- provide testimony
- provide the legal basis
- provide traffic control
- provide valid explanation
- provide with an acceptance

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > provide
17 second

1) другий; повторний; вторинний

2) підтримувати, виступати на підтримку ( пропозиції тощо); підкріпляти; понижувати у посаді

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second cousin on the part of the father — двоюрідний (троюрідний) брат з боку батька

- second a draft resolution
- second a motion
- second a proposal
- second an amendment
- second appeal
- second appeals instance
- second ballot
- second chamber
- second-class rate
- second conviction
- second cousin
- second-degree arson
- second division
- second estate
- second-hand
- second hand evidence
- second in command
- second intent
- second motion
- second motion request
- second notice
- second offence
- second offense
- second offender
- second punishment
- second reading
- second receipt
- second term
- second trial
- second voting

English-Ukrainian law dictionary > second
18 maximum

1. noun
, pl. maxima Maximum, das
2. adjective
maximal; Maximal-

maximum security prison — Hochsicherheitsgefängnis, das

maximum temperatures today around 20° — Höchsttemperaturen am Tage um 20°

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1. ['mæksiməm] adjective
(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) höchst
2. [-mə] noun
(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) das Maximum

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maxi·mum

[ˈmæksɪməm]

I. adj attr, inv maximal, Höchst-, Maximal-

\maximum amount Höchstbetrag m, Maximalbetrag m

\maximum depth/height maximale Tiefe/Höhe

\maximum limit Obergrenze f, Höchstgrenze f

\maximum temperature Höchsttemperatur f

this car has a \maximum speed of 160 kph dieses Auto hat eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 160 km/h

II. n

<pl - ima or -s>

[-ɪmə]

Maximum nt

we can handle a \maximum of 50 cases a day wir können maximal 50 Fälle am Tag bearbeiten

that's the \maximum das ist das Maximum

she intends to exploit this opportunity to the \maximum sie hat vor, diese Chance bestmöglich zu nutzen

III. adv maximal

it'll take us 2 days \maximum dafür werden wir maximal 2 Tage brauchen

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['mksɪməm]
1. adj attr
Höchst-; size, height, costs, length maximal
maximum penalty/sentence — Höchststrafe f

maximum fine — maximale Geldstrafe

maximum credible accident — größter anzunehmender Unfall, GAU m

for maximum effect —

they capitalized on our mistakes to maximum effect — sie haben unsere Fehler maximal ausgenutzt

he scored maximum points — er hat die höchste Punktzahl erreicht

a maximum speed of... — eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von...

we are producing at maximum speed — wir produzieren mit maximaler Geschwindigkeit

five is the maximum number allowed in a taxi — maximal or höchstens fünf Leute dürfen in ein Taxi

maximum security wing/prison — Hochsicherheitstrakt m/-gefängnis nt

2. n pl - s or maxima
['mksɪmə] Maximum nt
up to a maximum of £8 — bis zu maximal or höchstens £ 8

temperatures reached a maximum of 34° — die Höchsttemperatur betrug 34°

is that the maximum you can offer? — ist das Ihr höchstes Angebot?

£20 at the maximum — maximal 20 Pfund

my salary is now at its maximum — ich bin jetzt in der höchsten or obersten Gehaltsstufe

to exploit sth to the maximum — etw maximal ausnutzen

3. adv
(= at the most) maximal
drink two cups of coffee a day maximum — trinken Sie maximal zwei Tassen Kaffee pro Tag

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maximum [ˈmæksıməm]

A pl -ma [-mə], -mums s

1. Maximum n, Höchstgrenze f, -maß n, -stand m, -wert m, -zahl f:

at the absolute maximum allerhöchstens;

smoke a maximum of five cigarettes a day maximal fünf Zigaretten am Tag rauchen;

the lamp gives the maximum of light die Lampe gibt optimales Licht;

the maximum of cooperation die bestmögliche Zusammenarbeit

2. MATH Höchstwert m (einer Funktion), Scheitel m (einer Kurve)

3. WIRTSCH Höchstpreis m, -angebot n, -betrag m

B adj

1. höchst(er, e, es), maximal, Höchst…, Maximal…:

maximum card (Philatelie) Maximumkarte f;

maximum credible accident größter anzunehmender Unfall, GAU m;

maximum likelihood estimation (Statistik) Schätzung f nach dem höchsten Wahrscheinlichkeitswert;

maximum load ELEK Höchstbelastung f ( → B 2);

maximum-minimum thermometer Maximum-Minimum-Thermometer n;

maximum output WIRTSCH (Produktions)Höchstleistung f;

maximum performance Höchst-, Spitzenleistung f;

maximum (permissible) speed (zulässige) Höchstgeschwindigkeit;

maximum-security prison Hochsicherheitsgefängnis n;

maximum temperature METEO Höchsttemperatur f;

maximum voltage ELEK Maximalspannung f;

maximum wages pl Höchst-, Spitzenlohn m

2. höchstzulässig:

maximum dose MED Maximaldosis f;

maximum (safety) load ( oder stress) TECH zulässige (Höchst)Beanspruchung ( → B 1);

maximum punishment Höchststrafe f

max. abk maximum

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1. noun
, pl. maxima Maximum, das
2. adjective
maximal; Maximal-

maximum security prison — Hochsicherheitsgefängnis, das

maximum temperatures today around 20° — Höchsttemperaturen am Tage um 20°

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adj.

höchster adj.

lokales / globales (Mathematik) adj.

maximal adj. n.

Maximum -e n.

English-german dictionary > maximum
19 line

line [laɪn]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. compounds

4. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. ( = mark) ligne f ; ( = pen stroke) trait m

• to put a line through sth barrer qch

• to draw a line under sth (in exercise book) tirer un trait sous qch

• line by line ligne par ligne

   b. ( = boundary) frontière f

• there's a fine line between genius and madness il n'y a qu'un pas du génie à la folie

   c. ( = wrinkle) ride f

   d. ( = shape) the rounded lines of this car les lignes fpl arrondies de cette voiture

• clothes that follow the lines of the body des vêtements qui épousent les formes fpl du corps

   e. ( = rope) corde f ; (Fishing) ligne f ; ( = washing line) corde f à linge

   f. (for phone) ligne f

• it's a bad line la ligne est mauvaise

• the line's gone dead (during conversation) on a été coupé

• the lines are down les lignes ont été coupées

• the line is engaged la ligne est occupée

• Mr Smith is on the line j'ai M. Smith en ligne

   g. [of writing] ligne f ; [of poem] vers m ; ( = letter) (inf) mot m

• new line (in dictation) à la ligne

• a six-line stanza une strophe de six vers

• drop me a line (inf) envoyez-moi un petit mot

• to read between the lines lire entre les lignes

• lines (as school punishment) lignes fpl à copier

• to learn one's lines [actor] apprendre son texte

   h. (US = queue) file f (d'attente)

• to form a line faire la queue

• to wait in line faire la queue

   i. ( = row) [of trees, parked cars, hills] rangée f ; [of cars in traffic jam] file f ; [of people] (side by side) rang m ; (one behind another) file f ; ( = assembly line) chaîne f

• they sat in a line in front of him ils se sont assis en rang devant lui

• to fall into line s'aligner

• to fall into line with sb ( = conform) se ranger à l'avis de qn

   j. ( = succession) série f ; ( = descent) lignée f

• the latest in a long line of tragedies la dernière d'une longue série de tragédies

• in a direct line from en droite ligne de

   k. ( = route) ligne f

• the Cunard Line la compagnie Cunard

• the New York-Southampton line la ligne New York-Southampton

   l. ( = track) voie f

• the line was blocked for several hours la voie a été bloquée plusieurs heures

• cross the line by the footbridge empruntez la passerelle pour traverser la voie

   m. ( = direction) the broad lines [of story, plan] les grandes lignes fpl

• line of argument raisonnement m

• line of research axe m de recherche

• you're on the right lines vous êtes sur la bonne voie

• on ethnic lines selon des critères ethniques

   n. ( = stance) position f ; ( = argument) argument m

• they voted against the government line ils ont voté contre la position adoptée par le gouvernement

• they came out with their usual line (inf) ils ont sorti leur argument habituel

• to take a strong line on... se montrer ferme sur...

   o. ( = field) (inf) line of business secteur m d'activité

• it's a profitable line of business c'est un secteur d'activité très rentable

• you must be very aware of that in your line of business vous devez en être très conscient dans votre métier

• what's your line of business? que faites-vous dans la vie ?

• we're in the same line of business nous sommes dans la même branche

• cocktail parties are not my line les cocktails, ce n'est pas mon truc (inf)

• he's got a nice line in rude jokes il connaît plein d'histoires cochonnes (inf)

   p. ( = product) this lager is the shop's best selling line cette bière blonde est ce qui se vend le mieux

   q. ( = course) in the line of duty dans l'exercice de ses (or mes etc) fonctions

• it's all in the line of duty (inf) ça fait partie du boulot (inf)

   r. ( = spiel) to give sb a line (inf) baratiner (inf) qn

   s. (in battle) ligne f

• in the front line en première ligne

• behind (the) enemy lines derrière les lignes ennemies

   t. (set structures)

► along the line

• all along the line ( = constantly) toujours ; ( = everywhere) partout

• didn't I tell you that all along the line? c'est ce que je n'ai pas arrêté de te dire

• they've been involved all along the line ils y participent depuis le début

• somewhere along the line he got an engineering degree je ne sais pas exactement quand, il a décroché son diplôme d'ingénieur► along... lines

• he'd already said something along those lines il avait déjà dit quelque chose du même genre

• we are all thinking along the same lines nous sommes tous du même avis

• I hope we'll continue along the same lines j'espère que nous continuerons sur cette lancée

• along political/racial lines selon des critères politiques/raciaux► in line

• to keep sb in line faire tenir qn tranquille

• if the Prime Minister fails to keep the rebels in line si le Premier ministre ne réussit pas à maîtriser les éléments rebelles

• to be in line for a job être sur les rangs pour un emploi

• our system is broadly in line with that of other countries notre système correspond plus ou moins à celui des autres pays► into line

• to come into line [person, group] se conformer ( with à)

• to bring sth into line with sth aligner qch sur qch► on line ( = on computer) en ligne

• to come on line [power station, machine] entrer en service► on the line ( = at stake) (inf) en jeu

• my job is on the line mon emploi est en jeu

• to put one's reputation on the line mettre sa réputation en jeu

• to put o.s. on the line prendre de gros risques► out of line (inf)

he was completely out of line to suggest that... ( = unreasonable) il n'aurait vraiment pas dû suggérer que...

• he is out of line with his party ( = in conflict) il est en décalage par rapport à son parti

• their debts are completely out of line with their incomes leur endettement est tout à fait disproportionné par rapport à leurs revenus

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = mark) [+ face] marquer

• his face was lined with exhaustion il avait le visage marqué par la fatigue

• lined paper papier m réglé

   b. ( = put lining in) [+ clothes, box] doubler ( with de ) ; [+ inside of tank, container] revêtir

• to line one's pockets se remplir les poches

• eat something to line your stomach ne reste pas l'estomac vide

• cheering crowds lined the route une foule enthousiaste faisait la haie tout le long du parcours

• the road was lined with trees la route était bordée d'arbres

3. compounds

► line dancing noun sorte de danse country

► line judge noun juge m de ligne

► line manager noun (British) supérieur m hiérarchique

► line of attack noun plan m d'attaque ; (figurative) plan m d'action

► line of communication noun ligne f de communication

• to keep the lines of communication open with sb ne pas rompre le dialogue avec qn ► line of fire noun ligne f de tir

• right in the line of fire en plein dans la ligne de tir ► line of vision noun champ m de vision

► line-out noun touche f

► line-up noun [of people] file f ; ( = identity parade) séance f d'identification (d'un suspect) ; (Football) composition f de l'équipe f

• the new line-up la nouvelle équipe

4. Phrasal Verbs

► line up

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = stand in row) se mettre en rang(s) ; ( = stand in queue) faire la queue

   b. ( = align o.s.) to line up against sb/sth se liguer contre qn/qch

• to line up behind sth défendre qch

• most senators lined up in support of the president la plupart des sénateurs ont soutenu le président

• to line up with sb se ranger du côté de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ people, objects] aligner

• line them up against the wall alignez-les contre le mur

• they were lined up and shot on les a alignés pour les fusiller

   b. ( = find) (inf)

trouver

• we must line up a chairman for the meeting il faut que nous trouvions un président pour la réunion

• have you got something lined up for this evening? est-ce que tu as prévu quelque chose pour ce soir ?

• have you got someone lined up? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue ?

• I wonder what he's got lined up for us je me demande ce qu'il nous prépare

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[laɪn] 1.
noun

1) gen, Sport ligne f; (shorter, thicker) trait m; Art trait m

a straight/curved line — une ligne droite/courbe

to put a line through something — barrer quelque chose

the line AB — ( in geometry) la droite AB

2) (of people, cars) file f; ( of trees) rangée f

in straight lines — [plant, arrange] en lignes droites

to be in line — [buildings] être dans l'alignement

put the desks in line — alignez les bureaux

3) fig

to be in line for promotion — avoir des chances d'être promu

you're next in line — ça va être ton tour

in line for — bien placé pour obtenir

4) ( queue) file f

to stand in ou wait in line — faire la queue

to form a line — [people] faire la queue

please form a line — mettez-vous en file s'il vous plaît

5) ( on face) ride f

6) Architecture ( outline shape) ligne f (of de)

7) ( boundary) frontière f

there's a fine line between knowledge and pedantry — de la culture à la pédanterie il n'y a qu'un pas

8) ( rope) corde f; ( for fishing) ligne f

to put the washing on the line — étendre le linge

9) ( cable) Electricity ligne f (électrique)

10) Telecommunications ( connection) ligne f

to be on the line to somebody — être en ligne avec quelqu'un

to get off the line — (colloq) raccrocher

at the other end of the line — au bout du fil

the line is dead — il n'y a pas de tonalité

the line went dead — la ligne a été coupée

11) ( rail route) ligne f ( between entre); ( rails) voie f; (shipping company, airline) compagnie f

12) ( in genealogy) lignée f

the male line — la lignée par les hommes

the Tudor line — la maison des Tudor

to trace one's line back to somebody — retracer son ascendance jusqu'à quelqu'un

she is second in line to the throne — elle est la deuxième dans l'ordre de succession au trône

13) ( in prose) ligne f; ( in poetry) vers m; ( of music) ligne f

100 lines — 100 lignes

to start a new line — aller à la ligne

a line from — une citation de [poem etc]

he has all the best lines — il a les meilleures répliques

to learn one's lines — Theatre apprendre son texte

14) ( conformity)

to fall into line with — s'aligner sur

to bring somebody into line — ramener quelqu'un dans le rang

to bring regional laws into line with federal laws — harmoniser les lois régionales et les lois fédérales

to keep somebody in line — tenir quelqu'un en main

our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — nos prix ne s'accordent pas avec ceux de nos concurrents

you're way out of line! — (colloq) franchement, tu exagères!

15) (colloq) ( piece of information)

to have a line on something — avoir des informations sur quelque chose

don't give me that line! — ne me raconte pas ces histoires!

16) ( stance)

the official line — la position officielle

something along these lines — quelque chose dans le même genre

to be on the right lines — être sur la bonne voie

to take a firm line with somebody — se montrer ferme avec quelqu'un

I don't know what line to take — je ne sais pas quelle ligne de conduite adopter

17) ( type of product) gamme f

18) Military

enemy lines — lignes fpl ennemies

19) ( equator)

the line — la ligne

20) (colloq) ( of cocaine) ligne (colloq) f (of de)
2.
in line with prepositional phrase en accord avec [policy, trend]

to increase in line with — augmenter proportionnellement à

to vary in line with — varier parallèlement à
3.
transitive verb doubler [garment] ( with avec); tapisser [box, shelf] ( with de); [spectators] border [route]

Phrasal Verbs:

- line up

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all along the line —

right down the line — sur toute la ligne

somewhere along the line — ( at point in time) à un certain moment; ( at stage) quelque part

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20 take

take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse
2.
transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

to take something from — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]; prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, box]

to take something out of — sortir quelque chose de [pocket]

to take somebody by the hand/throat — prendre quelqu'un par la main/à la gorge

to take a knife to somebody — attaquer quelqu'un avec un couteau

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

to take somebody something —

to take something to somebody — apporter quelque chose à quelqu'un

did he take an umbrella (with him)? — est-ce qu'il a emporté un parapluie?

to take a letter to the post office — porter une lettre à la poste

to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose

to take the car to the garage — emmener la voiture au garage

he took her some flowers — il lui a apporté des fleurs

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

to take somebody to — [bus, road] conduire quelqu'un à [place]

to take somebody to school/work — emmener quelqu'un à l'école/au travail

I'll take you up to your room — je vais vous conduire à votre chambre

you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!

I'll take you through the procedure — je vous montrerai comment on procède

his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents

what took you to Brussels? — qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles?

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

we take the Gazette — nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat — asseyez-vous

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

will you take £10 for the radio? — je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it! — c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it! — le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

I find their attitude hard to take — je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized — il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it — elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke — il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

I can't take any more! — je n'en peux plus!

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

it takes patience to do — il faut de la patience pour faire

it takes three hours to get there — il faut trois heures pour y aller

it won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her ten minutes to repair it — elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build — le mur sera vite construit

to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)

that'll take some doing! — ce ne sera pas facile!

she'll take some persuading — ce sera difficile de la convaincre

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

to take things one step at a time — prendre les choses une par une

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose

what do you take me for? — pour qui est-ce que tu me prends?

what do you take this poem to mean? — comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème?

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

take Jack (for example), he has brought a family up by himself — prends Jack, il a élevé une famille tout seul

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

to take somebody's measurements — ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de quelqu'un

to take a reading — lire les indications

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans cette valise

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

to take somebody for Geography — faire cours de géographie à quelqu'un

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

what size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faîtes-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, quelle pointure faîtes-vous?

I take a size 5 — ( in shoes) je chausse du 38

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]
3.
intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to take it upon oneself to do — prendre sur soi de faire

to take somebody out of themselves — changer les idées à quelqu'un

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

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