favorite places

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles

ha cogido la costumbre de morderse las uñas — she has got into the habit of biting her nails

ha cogido la manía de las quinielas — he's caught the pools craze

cogieron acento irlandés — they picked up an Irish accent

¡coge la pelota! — catch the ball!

¡por fin te he cogido! — caught you at last!

les cogieron con varios kilos de heroína — they were caught with several kilos of heroin

han cogido a quince soldados — fifteen soldiers have been taken prisoner {o} have been captured

la cogieron robando — they caught her stealing

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb lying, catch sb in a lie

la guerra nos cogió en Francia — the war found {o} caught us in France

la noche nos cogió todavía en el mar — the night caught us still at sea

antes que nos coja la noche — before night overtakes us {o} comes down on us

no sé si podré coger vacaciones — I don't know if I'll be able to take any holidays

¿vas a coger fiesta mañana? — are you going to take tomorrow off?, are you going to take the day off tomorrow?

¿no has cogido el chiste? — don't you get the joke?

acabo de coger una secretaria nueva — I've just taken on a new secretary

cogimos un apartamento — we took {o} rented an apartment

vamos a coger el tren — let's take {o} get the train

quiero coger el tren de las tres — I want to catch the three o'clock train

coja la primera calle a la derecha — take the first street on the right

no cojas las curvas tan rápido — don't take the bends so fast

con esta radio cogemos Radio Praga — we can pick up {o} get Radio Prague on this set

esta moqueta coge mucho polvo — this carpet gathers {o} collects a lot of dust

los perros cogen pulgas — dogs get {o} catch fleas

los niños lo cogen todo enseguida — children pick things up very quickly

cogí la conferencia a la mitad — I joined the discussion halfway through

cogí la obra casi al final — the play was almost over when I got there

¿coge muy lejos de aquí? — is it very far from here?

el cine coge bastante cerca — the cinema is quite near here

el banco me coge de camino — the bank's on my way

aquí no coge — there's no room for it here, it doesn't fit (in) here

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

coger sitio — to save a place

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

lo cogió del brazo — she took him by the arm

siempre me está cogiendo los lápices — she's always taking my pencils

coge esa revista del suelo — pick that magazine up off the floor

cogió al niño en brazos — she picked the child up in her arms

lo cogieron in fraganti/robando — he was caught red-handed/stealing

me cogió de buenas — she caught me in a good mood

la noticia nos cogió en París — we were in Paris when we got the news

coge la primera a la derecha — take the first right

coger hora para el médico — to make an appointment to see the doctor

coger sitio — to save a place

cogió la delantera — he took the lead

no puedo coger más clases — I can't take on any more classes

ya no cogen más niños en ese colegio — they're not taking any more children at that school now

no pudieron cogerme en la peluquería — they couldn't fit me in at the hairdresser's

vas a coger frío — you'll catch cold

cogió un berrinche — she had a temper tantrum

le cogí cariño — I got quite fond of him

cogerle manía a alguien — to take a dislike to somebody

cogió y se puso a llorar — she (suddenly) burst into tears

coge por esta calle y... — take this street and...

cógete de la barandilla — hold on to the railing

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk hand in hand

in illo delicatissimo litore,

navigia,

delicatior cultus,

delicati hortuli,

and so often of places: muliebri et delicato ancillarum puerorumque comitatu,

convivium,

voluptates (with molles and obscenae),

molliores et delicatiores in cantu flexiones,

sermo,

omnes hominis libidines delicatissimis versibus exprimere,

versiculos scribens,

ubi tu es delicata?

capella,

puella tenellulo delicatior haedo,

oves,

Anio delicatissimus amnium,

ad aquam,

delicatior teneriorque cauliculus,

adolescens,

pueri,

juventus,

odia libidinosae et delicatae juventutis,

Flavia Domitilla, Statilii Capellae delicata,

et luxuriosus,

equorum cursum delicati minutis passibus frangunt,

aures,

vah delicatus!

delicate ac molliter vivere,

tractare iracundos (with mollius), Sen. de Ira, 3, 9: odiosa multa delicate jocoseque fecit,

conficere iter (coupled with segniter),

spargit se vitis,

recepso, for recepero,

dandis recipiendisque meritis,

tu me sequere ad trapezitam... recipe actutum,

centum talenta et credidisse eos constat, et non recepisse,

si velit suos recipere, obsides sibi remittat,

obsides,

reges,

recepto amico,

cum Tarento amisso... aliquot post annos Maximus id oppidum recepisset... nunquam ego (Tarentum) recepissem, nisi tu perdidisses,

Lavinium,

so of other things: recipere suas res amissas,

praeda omnis recepta est,

signa, quae ademerant Parthi,

arma,

sagittam ab alterā parte,

milites defessos,

exercitum,

equitatum navibus ad se intra munitiones,

illum ego... medio ex hoste recepi,

se ex eo loco,

se e fano,

se ex opere,

se ex hisce locis,

se e Siciliā,

se ex fugā,

se inde,

se hinc,

recipe te,

se,

sui recipiendi facultas,

for which: se recipiendi spatium,

recipe te ad erum,

se ad dominum,

se ad nos,

se ad suos,

se ad Caesarem (Allobroges, legati),

se ad agmen,

se penitus ad extremos fines,

se ad legionem,

se ad oppidum llerdam,

se ad ordines suos,

se ad signa,

se a pabulo ad stabulum,

inde se in currus,

se ex castris in oppidum,

se in castra,

4, 15 et saep.: se in fines,

se in Galliam,

se in montem,

se in silvas ad suos,

se in castra ad urbem,

se retro in castra,

and with this cf.: sese retro in Bruttios,

and so, se, with rursus,

se in novissimos,

se intra munitiones,

se intra montes,

se per declive,

se sub murum,

se trans Rhenum,

se Larissam versus,

se domum ex hostibus,

se domum,

se Adrumetum,

se Hispalim,

se Dyrrhachium ad Pompeium,

se illuc,

se huc esum ad praesepim suam,

se eo,

of a military retreat: si quo erat longius prodeundum aut celerius recipiendum,

rursum in portum recipimus,

dum recipis,

actutum face recipias,

posticulum hoc recepit, quom aedis vendidit,

aqua, itinere, actu domini usioni recipitur,

urbem munitissimam,

ut antiquam frequentiam recipere vastam ac desertam bellis urbem paterentur,

jus,

et totidem, quot dixit, verba recepit,

quam (vitam) postquam recepi,

spiritum,

animam,

13: a tanto pavore recipere animos,

a pavore animum,

e pavore recepto animo,

for which: animos ex pavore,

recepto animo,

animum vultumque,

mente receptā,

(vocem) ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravissimum sonum recipere,

In zeugma (cf. I. A. supra): arma et animos,

ad ingenium vetus versutum te recipis tuum,

ad frugem bonam,

ad reliquam cogitationem belli,

se a voluptatibus in otium,

se in principem,

difficulter se recipiunt,

quae cum intuerer stupens, ut me recepi, Quis hic, inquam, etc.,

nullum spatium respirandi recipiendique se dedit,

se ex terrore ac fugā,

se ex timore,

se ex fugā,

nondum totā me mente recepi,

quos homines quondam Laurentis terra recepit, Enn. ap. Prisc. p 762 P. (Ann. v. 35 Vahl.): (ego) excludor, ille recipitur,

aliquem,

hic nulla munitio est, quae perterritos recipiat,

hos tutissimus portus recipiebat,

3, 35: eum Jugurtha accuratissime recepit,

neque quisquam aut expulsus invidiosius aut receptus est laetius,

nisi nos vicina Trivici Villa recepisset,

quisnam istic fluvius est, quem non recipiat mare?

(Peneus) accipit amnem Orcon nec recipit,

equus frenum recepit,

necesse erat, ab latere aperto tela recipi,

recipe me ad te,

aliquem ad epulas,

ad lusum,

recipe me in tectum,

concubinam in aedes,

nos in custodiam tuam,

Tarquinium in civitatem,

aliquem in ordinem senatorium,

aliquem in fidem,

aliquem in civitatem,

aliquem in caelum,

aliquem in deditionem,

aliquem in jus dicionemque,

aliquem in amicitiam,

aliquam in matrimonium,

aliquem in loco,

loricati in equis recipiuntur, Auct. B. Hisp. 4, 2: sidera in caelo recepta,

ut tuo recipias tecto servesque nos,

aliquem tecto,

exercitum tectis ac sedibus suis,

aliquem suis urbibus,

aliquem civitate,

aliquem finibus suis,

aliquem oppido ac portu,

aliquem moenibus,

Romulus caelo receptus,

receptus Terra Neptunus,

me Acheruntem recipere Orcus noluit,

aliquem domum suam,

aliquem domum ad se hospitio,

plerosque hi, qui receperant, celant,

dena milia sestertia ex melle,

pecuniam ex novis vectigalibus,

pecunia, quae recipi potest,

for which: totum telum corpore,

ense recepto,

eundem, cum Siciliam recepisset, etc.,

Praeneste non vi, sed per deditionem receptum est,

Aegyptum sine certamine,

eo oppido recepto,

civitatem,

3, 16: Aetoliam,

rempublicam armis,

Alciden terra recepta vocat,

antidotos recipit haec: stoechados, marrubii, etc.,

non edepol istaec tua dicta nunc in aures recipio,

jusjurandum,

quae legibus cauta sunt, quae persuasione in mores recepta sunt,

antiquitas recepit fabulas... haec aetas autem respuit,

nec inconstantiam virtus recipit nec varietatem natura patitur,

assentatio nocere nemini potest, nisi ei, qui eam recipit atque eă delectatur,

timor misericordiam non recipit,

casus recipere (res),

aliquem casum (res),

re jam non ultra recipiente cunctationem,

sed hoc distinctionem recipit,

si recipiatur poëtica fabulositas,

in hoc genere prorsus recipio hanc brevem annotationem,

nos necessarios maxime atque in usum receptos (tropos) exequemur,

alicujus sententiam,

opinionem,

spondeo, stipulor, polliceor): recepi causam Siciliae... ego tamen hoc onere suscepto et receptā causā Siciliensi amplexus animo sum aliquanto amplius. Suscepi enim causam totius ordinis, etc.,

in hoc judicio mihi Siculorum causam receptam, populi Romani susceptam esse videor,

in quo est illa magna offensio vel neglegentiae susceptis rebus vel perfidiae receptis,

verebamini, ne non id facerem, quod recepissem semel?

causam Sex. Roscii,

mandatum,

officium,

curam ad se,

ad me recipio: Faciet,

promitto in meque recipio, fore eum, etc.,

spondeo in meque recipio eos esse, etc.,

promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit,

pro Cassio et te, si quid me velitis recipere, recipiam,

de aestate polliceris vel potius recipis,

also: sed fidem recepisse sibi et ipsum et Appium de me,

ea, quae tibi promitto ac recipio,

mihi,

quid sibi is de me recepisset, in memoriam redegit,

mihi in Cumano diligentissime se, ut annui essemus, defensurum receperat,

so,

for which: recipere reum,

aliquem inter reos,