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1) take smth. take that book (a pen; a piece, a larger spoon, etc.) брать /взять/ эту книгу и т.д.; here, take my bags вот, возьмите мои вещи; take smb.'s hand взять кого-л. за руку; take smb.'s arm взять кого-л. под руку; do you want to take the wheel? хочешь сесть за руль?2) take smth. will you let us take your car? можно взять вашу машину /воспользоваться вашей машиной/?; someone has taken my hat кто-то взял или стащил мой шапку; I wish you wouldn't keep taking my ties хватит тебе таскать у меня галстуки; he takes everything he can lay his hands on он берет все, что подвернется под руку; he's always taking other people's ideas он всегда присваивает себе чужие мысли; she took all the credit все заслуги она приписала себе3) take smth., smb. you may take the largest piece of cake (whichever you wish, what I offer you, etc.) вы можете взять /выбрать/ [себе] самый большой кусок и т.д.; the magazine took my article журнал принял /в журнале приняли/ мою статью; take a partner выбирать или подбирать партнера; take your partner пригласите своего партнера (на танец); take a wife (a husband) жениться (выйти замуж); she wouldn't take him она ему отказала4) take smth., smb. take your books (an umbrella, your passport, etc.) захватите [с собой] книги и т.д.; I am glad you took your саr я рад, что вы на машине; did the laundry-man take my laundry? белье увезли /забрали/ в прачечную /в старку/?; why don't we take your sister? почему бы нам не захватить вашу сестру?5) take smth. take presents (flowers, etc.) принимать подарки и т.д.; take a bribe (money) брать взятку (деньги); take one's part /one's share/ взять свою долю; take that! coll. вот тебе! получай! (ударив кого-л.)6) take smth. take a duty (a function, a charge, all the responsibility, etc.) взять на себя /принять/ обязанности и т.д.; take command принять командование; take the lead взять на себя руководство; take an offer /а proposal, a suggestion/ принимать предложение; take a challenge /а dare/ принять вызов; take a resolution принять решение; take smb.'s word поверить кому-л. на слово; take smb.'s advice последовать чьему-л. совету; I must take medical (legal) advice я должен посоветоваться с врачом (юристом); take no denial не принимать отказа; I won't take that answer такой ответ меня не устраивает; he will take no nonsense он не потерпит никаких глупостей; he couldn't take the strain он не выдержал [такого] напряжения; he had to take a lot of teasing ему пришлось вытерпеть много насмешек; 1 will not take such a treatment я не потерплю такого обращения; I shan't take your orders я не буду выполнять ваши приказания /приказы/; he will not take your warning он не примет во внимание /не учтет/ ваше предупреждение || take liberties позволять себе лишнее /вольности/; take a call отвечать на звонок или вызов; the phone is ringing, who will take the call? звонит телефон, кто возьмет трубку /будет говорить/?7) || take smb.'s side встать на /принимать/ чью-л. сторону; take the side of the speaker стать на сторону оратора, быть на стороне оратора; take sides встать на чью-л. сторону; in this case I can't take sides в данном случае я не могу быть ни за тех, ни за других /встать ни на ту, ни на другую сторону8) take smth. he was willing to take the part of the hero он согласился сыграть главную роль; take an assumed name взять вымышленное имя9) take smth., smb. take a house (lodgings, rooms, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дом и т.д.; take a newspaper (a magazine, three daily papers, the "Times", etc.) получать /выписывать/ газету и т.д.; take a secretary (a maid, a cook, a tutor, etc.) нанимать /брать/ секретаря и т.д.; take new members принимать новых членов10) take smth. I decided to take a job я решил устроиться на работу; take office (the throne /the crown/. etc.) вступать в должность и т.д. || take silk стать королевским адвокатом; take the gown принять духовный сан; take the veil постричься в монахи(ни)11) take smth. take a train (a tram, a bus, a boat, etc.) поехать на поезде /поездом/ и т.д.; take a /the/ number 3 bus садитесь на автобус номер три; he never takes the lift он никогда не пользуется лифтом; let's take a taxi давайте возьмем /поедем на/ такси; I am taking a plane я (подлечу самолетом12) take smb. take pupils брать учеников; take lodgers пускать жильцов13) take smth. take [music, driving, etc.] lessons брать уроки [музыки и т.д.]14) take smth., smb. take an obstacle преодолевать /брать/ препятствие, take a hurdle (a slope, a fence, etc.) брать барьер и т.д.; the horse took a ditch (a fence, a hedge, etc.) лошадь перемахнула через канаву и т.д.; take the stairs подняться по лестнице; take a ship (a country, a city, an enemy town, a fortress, a fort, etc.) захватывать корабль и т.д.; take [500] prisoners взять [пятьсот человек] пленных15) take smth. take a prize (a reward, [the] first prize, one's degree, an honorary doctorate, etc,) получать первую премию и т.д.; take the first place занимать первое место; take a bishop взять слона (в шахматах); take a trick взять взятку (в картах)16) || take smb.'s attention /smb.'s eye/ привлечь чье-л. внимание; take smb.'s fancy поразить чье-л. воображение; понравиться кому-л.; this house (a toy, etc.) took her fancy этот дом ей понравился /приглянулся/ и т.д.17) take smb., smth. the flood took many victims во время наводнения было много жертв /погибло много людей/; take one's [own] life наложить на себя руки18) take smth. take time (a week, three hours, all his spare time, etc.) требовать /забирать, отнимать/ время и т.д.; this car (this old engine, etc.) takes a lot of oil (a great deal of coal, etc.) эта машина и т.д. берет /расходует/ много бензина и т.д.; the piano would take much room рояль занял бы много места; it takes a lot of money на это уходит /требуется/ много денег; the recipe takes six eggs для приготовления этого блюда надо шесть яиц; these windows take 10 metres of curtaining на занавески /на шторы/ для этих окон пойдет десять метров ткани; the climb took all our strength ace наши силы ушли на преодоление подъема || take [one's] time не торопиться, не спешить; can I take my time before answering? можно мне ответить не сразу?19) take smth. the verb (this word, etc.) takes a preposition (a genetive, an object, etc.) этот глагол и т.д. требует предлога и т.д.20) take smth. take a certain shape (the shape of a man, the likeness of a human being, etc.) принимать /приобретать/ какую-л. форму и т.д.; take shape оформиться; when our plans take shape когда определятся наши планы; his voice took a different tone его голос зазвучал иначе /по-другому/; take a gloomy (a different, a practical, etc.) view мрачно и т.д. смотреть на вещи; take a biased view предвзято относиться к чему-л.; if you take this attitude we shall not come to an understanding если вы так будете к этому относиться, то мы не договоримся; take a strong stand упорно /решительно/ отстаивать свою точку зрения21) take smth. take food есть; питаться; he can take no food он не может есть; take an early breakfast рано позавтракать; when do you take dinner? когда вы обедаете?; first we shall take refreshments сначала мы закусим; take a cup of tea (a drink of water, a glass of beer, coffee, etc.) выпить чашку чая и т.д.; I cannot take wine мне нельзя пить [вина]; do you take sugar? вы пьете [чай или кофе] с сахаром?; take [а pinch of] snuff [по]нюхать табак; take medicine (pills, sleeping powders, some sedative, poison, etc.) принимать /пить/лекарство и т.д.; take air дышать свежим воздухом; take a [deep] breath сделать [глубокий] вдох22) take smb. take fish (game, a wild beast, a bird, a rabbit, etc.) ловить рыбу и т.д.; take a dozen trout поймать дюжину форелей23) take smth. take a dozen eggs (a pound of flour, two pounds of coffee, tickets, etc.) купить дюжину яиц и т.д.; I'll take this hat я беру /куплю, возьму/ эту шляпу24) take smth., smb. take a photo /а photograph, a snapshot/ сделать снимок /карточку, фотографию/; are you allowed to take pictures? у вас есть разрешение снимать /фотографировать/?; will you take my picture? вы меня сфотографируете?; take animals (a view, this tower, a scene, smb.'s likeness, a child's picture, etc.) фотографировать животных и т.д.25) take smth., smb. take a hint (a joke, his words, etc.) понимать намек и т.д.; she is slow to take his meaning она не сразу понимает, что он имеет в виду; one doesn't know how to take him не знаешь, как его воспринимать /понимать/; do you take me? вам ясно, что я хочу сказать /имею в виду/?26) take smth. take French (Latin, mathematics, ballet, etc.) заниматься французским языком и т.д.; take a course of lectures прослушать курс лекций; what courses (subjects) are you taking? какие вы слушаете курсы /предметы/?27) take smth. take a class (the sixth form, the English class, etc.) вести занятия и т.д.; take the evening service служить вечерню28) take smth. take notes делать /вести/ записи; take notes of a lecture записывать лекцию; take minutes вести протокол; take smb.'s name (smb.'s address, the number of his car, facts, etc.) записывать чью-л. фамилию и т.д.; take smb.'s pulse проверять /считать/ пульс [у кого-л.]; take [smb.'s] temperature измерять [кому-л.] температуру; take fingerprints (barometer readings, a seismograph reading, [smb.'s] measurements, etc.) снимать отпечатки пальцев и т.д..; take an inventory составлять опись; take a census проводить перепись29) take smth. let's take the case of your brother (the feudal system, the French Revolution, etc.) возьмем в качестве примера случай с вашим братом и т.д.30) take smb., smth. the car takes only five passengers в машину может сесть только пять пассажиров; can you take two more? вы можете взять еще двоих? (в машину и т.п.); the bus couldn't take any more passengers в автобусе больше не было свободных мест; the hall takes 2000 people зал вмещает две тысячи человек; the lorry cannot take so much weight грузовик не выдерживает /не рассчитан/ на такой груз; this typewriter takes large sizes of paper в эту пишущую машинку можно вставлять бумагу большого формата31) take smth. wool takes dye шерсть можно покрасить; marble (most leathers, this stuff, silver, etc.) takes (a) high polish мрамор и т.д. можно отполировать до блеска; waxed paper (parchment, etc.) will not take ink (dye, etc.) к вощеной бумаге и т.д. чернила и т.д. не пристают32) take smth. take a certain (the opposite) direction пойти в какую-л. (в обратную) сторону; take this street идите по этой улице; take the second turning сверните во вторую улицу; take the wrong road сбиться с пути; пойти не той дорогой; take the shortest way home пойти домой кратчайшим путем; take a short cut пойти напрямик; take the path of least resistance пойти по линии наименьшего сопротивления; take one's own way избрать свой собственный путь; things must take their course все должно идти своим чередом; events took another course события приняли иной оборот33) aux take [а] rise идти на подъем, подниматься; the road is taking a rise дорога идет в гору; take action действовать; I felt I had to take action я чувствовал, что мне надо что-то сделать /предпринять/; take legal action возбуждать судебное дело; take steps /measures/ принимать меры; предпринимать что-л.; take precautions принимать меры предосторожности; take one's chance (an opportunity, advantage, a mean advantage, etc.) воспользоваться случаем и т.д., использовать случай и т.д.; take chances рисковать; take effect а) возыметь /оказать/ действие; the pills will soon take effect таблетки скоро подействуют; б) вступать в силу, the law took effect last month закон вступил в силу в прошлом месяце; take place случаться, происходить; when will the meeting take place? когда будет собрание?; where did the accident take place? где произошел несчастный случай?; take part участвовать, принимать участие; take root укорениться, пустить корни; take aim прицеливаться; take [ great take pains [очень] стараться; take possession стать владельцем, вступить во владение; take heart /courage/ мужаться, не робеть; take (no) notice (не) замечать; take по heed не обращать внимания; take revenge отомстить; take fright испугаться; take fire воспламениться; take offence обидеться; take alarm встревожиться; take arms вооружиться; take shelter укрыться; take flight бежать; take card осторожно!34) id take smth. take a bath принять ванну; take a shower принять душ; take a jump прыгнуть; take a dive нырнуть; take a nap вздремнуть; take a walk /а turn/ прогуляться, пройтись; take a look взглянуть, бросить взгляд; take a risk /risks/ рискнуть, пойти на риск; take one's leave /one's departure/ попрощаться, уйти; take a seat садиться; please, take my seat пожалуйста, садитесь на мое место; take seats! занимайте места; he took one of the vacant places он сел на одно из свободных мест; take one's choice сделать выбор; take a leave взять отпуск; you must take a holiday вам надо отдохнуть; take an oath /а vow/ поклясться, дать клятву; take an examination держать экзамен; take a journey предпринять путешествие; take turns делать что-л. по очереди -
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1. intransitive verbverstoßen ( against gegen)2. transitive verb* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) verletzen2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) Anstoß erregen•- academic.ru/51304/offence">offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) die Offensive- offensively- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *of·fend[əˈfend]I. vi1. (commit a criminal act) eine Straftat begehenyour behaviour is \offending against good manners dein Benehmen gehört sich nichtII. vtI hope your sister won't be \offended if... ich hoffe, deine Schwester nimmt es mir nicht übel, wenn...to be easily \offended schnell beleidigt sein* * *[ə'fend]1. vt1) (= hurt feelings of) kränken; (= be disagreeable to) Anstoß erregen beithis novel would offend a lot of people — dieser Roman würde bei vielen Leuten Anstoß erregen
2. vi1) (= give offence) beleidigend sein* * *offend [əˈfend]A v/t1. verletzen, beleidigen, kränken, jemandem zu nahe treten:offend sb’s delicacy jemandes Zartgefühl verletzen;it offends his sense of hono(u)r es verletzt sein Ehrgefühl;it offends the eye (ear) es beleidigt das Auge (Ohr)if thy right eye offend thee wenn dich dein rechtes Auge ärgert3. obsa) sündigen gegenb) sich vergehen an (dat)B v/i1. verletzen, beleidigen, kränken2. Anstoß erregen* * *1. intransitive verbverstoßen ( against gegen)2. transitive verboffend somebody — bei jemandem Anstoß erregen; (hurt feelings of) jemanden kränken
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ə'fend 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) støte, fornærme2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) plage•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) offensiv, angrep- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offencefornærmeverb \/əˈfend\/1) vekke anstøt hos, støte2) fornærme, krenke, forulempe, såre3) forsynde, synde, feile4) ( bibelsk) forargeoffend against bryte, krenke, forsynde seg motbe offended at\/by something bli støtt over noebe offended with\/by somebody bli fornærmet på noen -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) móðga2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) valda óþægindum•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) árás- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
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bánt, kelletlenül érint, megbánt, vétkezik, sért* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) (meg)bánt2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) sért (szemet, fület)•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) támadás- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) ofender2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) incomodar•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensiva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *of.fend[əf'end] vt+vi 1 ofender, injuriar. 2 melindrar. 3 desgostar. 4 transgredir, pecar. 5 escandalizar. -
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v. incitmek, kırmak, rencide etmek, gücendirmek, hoşgelmemek, küstürmek, suç işlemek, saldırmak, kırılmak* * *incit* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) gücendirmek2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) tiksindirmek, rahatsız etmek•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) saldırı, taarruz- offensiveness
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) užaliti2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) motiti•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofenziva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *[əfénd]1.transitive verbžaliti, užaliti, jeziti, razjeziti;2.intransitive verbzagrešiti, grešiti ( against)to be offended at ( —ali with) s.th. — biti jezen na kaj, biti užaljen radi česato be offended with ( —ali by) s.o. — biti jezen na koga, biti užaljen radi koga -
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• pahastuttaa• rikkoa• rikkoa jtkn vastaan• närkästyttää• häväistä• tympäistä• vihoittaa• haavoittaa• suututtaa• loukuta• loukata (henk)• loukata* * *ə'fend 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) loukata2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) häiritä•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) hyökkäys- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence -
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[ə'fend] 1.2) (displease) [ decision] andare contro [ sense of justice]2.to offend the eye — [building, etc.] offendere la vista
verbo intransitivo dir. commettere un reato* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) offendere2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) disturbare•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) offensiva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *[ə'fend] 1.2) (displease) [ decision] andare contro [ sense of justice]2.to offend the eye — [building, etc.] offendere la vista
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[ə'fɛnd]vtobrażać (obrazić perf), urażać (urazić perf)to offend against — law, rule naruszać (naruszyć perf) +acc
* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) urazić2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) razić•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensywa- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) aizvainot; aizskart; apvainot2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) kaitināt•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) uzbrukums- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *pārkāpt; aizvainot, apvainot; aizskart, kaitināt -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) įžeisti2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) pykinti, erzinti•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) puolimas, ataka- offensiveness
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v. förolämpa; såra; bryta (lag etc.); synda; som är gäll* * *[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) förnärma, förolämpa2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) framkalla obehag hos•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) offensiv- offensiveness
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) urazit2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) obtěžovat•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofenzíva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *• ublížit• urážet• urazit• poranit -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) uraziť2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) prekážať, vadiť•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofenzíva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence* * *• spáchat priestupok• urážat• urazit• previnit sa• prehrešit sa• dotknút sa• íst na nervy• byt škvrnou• byt urážkou• robit neprístojnost• otravovat• porušit• pohoršit sa• poranit• obtažovat -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) a ofensa, a jigni2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) a fi supărător pentru•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensivă- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) προβάλλω2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) ενοχλώ•- offence- offender
- offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) επίθεση- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) offenser, choquer2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) choquer•- offence- offender - offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) offensive- offensiveness - be on the offensive - take offence -
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[ə'fend] 1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) ofender2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) incomodar•- offence- offender - offensive 2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensiva- offensiveness - be on the offensive - take offence
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take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take something personally — TAKE OFFENCE, take something amiss, be offended, be upset, be affronted, take umbrage, take exception, feel insulted, feel hurt. → personally * * * take something personally phrase to feel that a failure or unpleasant situation is your fault and… … Useful english dictionary
take umbrage (at something) — phrase to be offended by something They’re liable to take umbrage if we don’t invite them. Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym Main entry: umbrage * * * take ˈumbrage (at sth) idiom … Useful english dictionary
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in … Dictionary of contemporary English
take*/*/*/ — [teɪk] (past tense took [tʊk] ; past participle taken [ˈteɪkən] ) verb [T] I 1) to move or carry someone or something from one place to another Remember to take a pen with you.[/ex] What time do you take Amy to school?[/ex] The cat had to be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take something amiss — BE OFFENDED, take offence, be upset. → amiss * * * take something amiss british phrase to be offended by something, especially something that was not intended to be offensive Thesaurus: to feel offended or insultedsynonym Main entry: amiss * * *… … Useful english dictionary
take amiss — phrasal : to impute a wrong motive or a bad meaning or intention to : take offense at afraid a refusal will be taken amiss Dorothy Barclay don t take it amiss if his counsels are not pleasant Richard Ginder * * * take amiss To take offence at… … Useful english dictionary
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