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1 lightweight
1. adjective1) leicht2) (fig.): (of little consequence) unmaßgeblich2. noun(Boxing etc.) Leichtgewicht, das; (person also) Leichtgewichtler, der; (fig.) Leichtgewicht, das (fig.)* * ** * *ˈlight·weightI. n3. (lightly build person) Leichtgewicht nt fam; ( pej: lacking endurance) Schwächling m fam, Schlappschwanz m fam; ( pej: lightly built thing) Klappergestell nt fam o pejin literary circles he has been dismissed as a \lightweight in literarischen Kreisen nimmt man ihn nicht für voll\lightweight champion Meister(in) m(f) im LeichtgewichtIII. adj1. (weighing little) leicht2. (trivial) triviala \lightweight politician [nur] ein kleiner Politiker/eine kleine Politikerin* * *A adj1. leicht(gewichtig):be lightweight leicht sein, nicht viel wiegen;lightweight pickup Leichttonarm m2. SPORT Leichtgewichts…:3. figa) leicht:b) unbedeutend (Person):lightweight artist künstlerisches LeichtgewichtB s1. a) Leichtgewicht n (Person) (auch fig)2. SPORT Leichtgewicht(ler) n(m):at lightweight im Leichtgewicht3. fig unbedeutender Mensch* * *1. adjective1) leicht2) (fig.): (of little consequence) unmaßgeblich2. noun(Boxing etc.) Leichtgewicht, das; (person also) Leichtgewichtler, der; (fig.) Leichtgewicht, das (fig.)* * *adj.leicht adj. n.Leichtgewicht n. -
2 lightweight
'light·weight nin literary circles he has been dismissed as a \lightweight in literarischen Kreisen nimmt man ihn nicht für voll n\lightweight boxer Leichtgewichtler(in) m(f);1) ( weighing little) leicht2) ( trivial) trivial;a \lightweight politician [nur] ein kleiner Politiker/eine kleine Politikerin -
3 suspendo
suspendo, di, sum, 3, v. a. [sus, from subs, for sub; v. sub, III., and pendo], to hang up, hang, suspend (freq. and class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.pernas suspendito in vento biduum... suspendito in fumo biduum... suspendito in carnario,
Cato, R. R. 162, 3:aliquid in fumo,
Plin. 30, 4, 11, § 31:suspensae in litore vestes,
Lucr. 1, 305:religata ad pinnam muri reste suspensus,
Liv. 8, 16, 9:oscilla ex altā pinu,
Verg. G. 2, 389:columbam malo ab alto,
id. A. 5, 489:tignis nidum suspendat hirundo,
id. G. 4, 307:habilem arcum umeris,
id. A. 1, 318:stamina telā,
Ov. M. 6, 576:aliquid collo,
Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124:(ranae) suspensae pedibus,
id. 32, 8, 29, § 92; Col. 7, 10, 3:aliquid e collo,
Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 125:allium super prunas,
id. 19, 6, 34, § 115:vitem sub ramo,
id. 17, 23, 35, § 209:cocleam in fumo,
id. 30, 4, 11, § 31: aliquid lance, to weigh, Pert. 4, 10; cf.:in trutinā Homerum,
Juv. 6, 438:suspendi a jugulis suis gladios obsecrantes,
Amm. 17, 12, 16:se suspendit fenestrā,
i. e. to look out, App. M. p. 148, 6.— Poet.:nec sua credulitas piscem suspenderat hamo,
had hung, caught, Ov. M. 15, 101.—In a Greek construction: [p. 1820] (pueri) laevo suspensi loculos tabulamque lacerto, with their satchels hanging on their arms, Hor. S. 1, 6, 74; id. Ep. 1, 1, 56.—In partic.1.Pregn., of persons.a.To choke to death by hanging, to hang (cf.:b.suffoco, strangulo): capias restim ac te suspendas,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 184; cf. id. Pers. 5, 2, 34:nisi me suspendo, occidi,
id. Rud. 5, 3 59:se suspendere,
id. Trin. 2, 4, 135; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 56, § 129; id. Att. 13, 40, 1: caput obnubito: arbori infelici suspendito, Lex. ap. Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 13; Liv. 1, 26, 6:uxorem suam suspendisse se de ficu,
Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278:se e ficu,
Quint. 6, 3, 88:hominem in oleastro,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 57:more vel intereas capti suspensus Achaei,
Ov. Ib. 297:aliquem in furcā,
Dig. 48, 13, 6; cf.:virgines, quae corporibus suspensis demortuae forent,
Gell. 15, 10, 2.—To hang at the whipping-post; pass., to be flogged, Amm. 15, 7, 4.—2.Of offerings in a temple, to hang up, dedicate, consecrate:3.votas vestes,
Verg. A. 12, 769; cf. id. ib. 9, 408:arma capta patri Quirino,
id. ib. 6, 859:vestimenta maris deo,
Hor. C. 1, 5, 15:insignia,
Tib. 2, 4, 23.—Esp., of buildings, to build upon arches or vaults, to arch or vault: primus balneola suspendit, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 194, 14; cf. id. Top. 4, 22:b.pavimenta,
Pall. 1, 20, 2:cameras harundinibus,
to arch over, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 156:castra saxis praeruptis,
to build on, Sil. 3, 556:velabra,
Amm. 14, 6, 25:duo tigna... suspenderent eam contignationem,
propped up, supported, Caes. B. C. 2, 9, 2; cf. id. ib. § 5.—Transf. (with esp. reference to the thing beneath), to prop up, hold up, support:c.muro suspenso furculis,
Liv. 38, 7, 9:agentem ex imo rimas insulam,
Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 5:tellus ligneis columnis suspenditur,
Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 68:dolia subjectis parvis tribus lapidibus suspenduntur,
Col. 12, 18, 6; cf. id. 2, 15, 6; 3, 13, 8:orbis Libycos Indis dentibus,
tables with ivory feet, Mart. 2, 43, 9:cum terra levis virgultaque molem suspendant,
Luc. 3, 397; Petr. 135:pes summis digitis suspenditur,
is raised on tiptoe, Quint. 11, 3, 125.—Esp., of ploughing, etc., to lift up, raise:II. A.si non fuerit tellus fecunda... tenui sat erit suspendere sulco,
Verg. G. 1, 68:ripas... litora multo vomere suspendere,
Stat. Th. 4, 181; cf.:vineam in summā terrā suspendere,
Col. 3, 13.—In gen. (very rare):B.extrinsecus aut bene aut male vivendi suspensas habere rationes,
dependent upon externals, Cic. Fam. 5, 13, 1:cui viro ex se ipso apta sunt omnia, nec suspensa aliorum aut bono casu aut contrario pendere, etc.,
id. Tusc. 5, 12, 36:genus, ex quo ceterae species suspensae sunt,
Sen. Ep. 58, 7:numquam crediderim felicem ex felicitate suspensum,
id. ib. 98, 1.—In partic., to cause to be suspended, i. e.,1.To make uncertain or doubtful, to keep in suspense:2.medio responso rem suspenderunt,
Liv. 39, 29, 1:illa Suspendit animos fictā gravitate rogantum,
Ov. M. 7, 308:ea res omnium animos exspectatione suspenderat,
Curt. 9, 7, 20:aliquem exspectatione,
Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 3:diu judicum animos,
Quint. 9, 2, 22; cf.:senatum ambiguis responsis,
Suet. Tib. 24:suspensa ac velut dubitans oratio,
Quint. 10, 7, 22:exspectationem,
Curt. 7, 4, 14; cf. infra, in the P. a. —To stay, stop, check, interrupt, suspend (syn. supprimo):* 3. 4.nec jam suspendere fletum Sustinet,
Ov. F. 4, 849:lacrimas,
id. Am. 1, 7, 57:spiritum,
Quint. 1, 8, 1:sermonem,
Quint. 11, 3, 35 sq.:fluxiones oculorum,
Plin. 28, 7, 21, § 73:epiphoras,
id. 25, 12, 91, § 143:causas morbi,
Veg. Vet. 3, 65, 5:gressum,
id. ib. 2, 55, 3:manum tuam,
id. ib. 2, 40, 3; cf. P. a. 2. infra. —Aliquem or aliquid naso (adunco), to turn up one ' s nose at, to sneer at a person or thing (Horatian):5.naso suspendis adunco Ignotos,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 5:Balatro suspendens omnia naso,
id. ib. 2, 8, 64.—Of a temporary removal from office, to suspend:A.duobus hunc (episcopum) mensibus, Greg. M. Ep. 3, 46: ab officio suspensus,
id. ib. —Hence, suspen-sus, a, um, P. a.Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug-prose).1.Raised, elerated, suspended: Roma cenaculis sublata atque suspensa, Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96; so,2.saxis suspensam hanc aspice rupem,
Verg. A. 8, 190: equi illi Neptunii, qui per undas currus suspensos rapuisse dicuntur, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, 67; cf.:vel mare per medium fluctu suspensa tumenti Ferret iter,
skimming lightly over the waters, Verg. A. 7, 810:(corus) suspensum in terras portat mare,
raised on high, Sil. 1, 470:suspensis auribus,
Prop. 3, 6 (4, 5), 8:aura suspensa levisque,
Lucr. 3, 196:terra,
loosened, loose, Col. 11, 3, 54:suspensissimum pastinatum,
id. 3, 13, 7:(oliva) inicitur quam mundissimis molis suspensis ne nucleus frangatur,
id. 12, 51, 2, and 54, 2:radix suspensa pariter et mersa,
Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 6:suspensum inter nubila corpus,
Sil. 12, 94; 1, 470:loco ab umore suspenso,
Pall. 1, 40, 1:alituum suspensa cohors,
Sen. Phoen. 77.—Transf., suspended, i. e. pressing or touching lightly, light:B.suspenso gradu placide ire perrexi,
on tiptoe, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 28; so,gradu,
Ov. F. 1, 426; 6, 338; cf.:evagata noctu suspenso pede,
Phaedr. 2, 4, 18:pedes,
Sen. Contr. 1 praef. fin.:suspensa levans digitis vestigia primis,
Verg. Cir. 212:vestigia,
Sil. 15, 617:suspensā manu commendare aliquem,
slightly, Plin. Ep. 6, 12, 1:suspensis dentibus,
Lucr. 5, 1069:suspensis passibus,
Amm. 14, 2, 31:molis suspensis,
Col. 12, 51, 2; 12, 54, 2.—Trop.1.Uncertain, hovering, doubtful, wavering, hesitating, in suspense, undetermined, anxious (the predom. and class. signif.;2.syn.: incertus, dubius): nolo suspensam et incertam plebem Romanam obscurā spe et caecā exspectatione pendere,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66; cf.:civitas suspensa metu,
id. ib. 1, 8, 23:suspensum me tenes,
id. Att. 10, 1, 2:maneo Thessalonicae suspensus,
id. ib. 3, 8, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 43:tot populos inter spem metumque suspensos animi habetis,
Liv. 8, 13:suspensus animus et sollicitus,
Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1:suspenso animo exspectare, quod quis agat,
id. ib. 4, 15, 10:animus,
id. de Or. 1, 56, 239; id. Fam. 16, 3, 2; id. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 14:animus suspensus curis majoribus,
id. Phil. 7, 1, 1:auditā inspectāque re, omnia suspensa neutro inclinatis sententiis reliquere,
Liv. 34, 62, 16:dimissis suspensā re legatis,
id. 31, 32, 5.— Comp.:exercitus suspensiore animo, Auct. B. Afr. 48, 3: suspensus incertusque vultus, coloris mutatio,
Cic. Clu. 19, 54; 3, 8; cf.: hominum exspectationem et spem rei publicae suspensam tenere, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 1; Cic. Fam. 11, 8, 1:suspensam dubiamque noctem spe ac metu exegimus,
Plin. Ep. 6, 20, 19:pro homine amicissimo,
id. ib. 8, 5, 3:munera suspensi plena timoris,
Ov. H. 16, 84 Ruhnk.:suspensa et obscura verba,
Tac. A. 1, 11.— Neutr. absol.:quare non semper illam (nequitiam) in suspenso relinquam?
Sen. Ep. 97, 14:est suspensum et anxium, de eo, quem ardentissime diligas, interdum nihil scire,
Plin. Ep. 6, 4, 3:rem totam in suspenso reliqui,
id. ib. 10, 31 (40), 4:ipse in suspenso tenuit,
Tac. H. 1, 78 fin.:si adhuc in suspenso sit statuta libertas,
Dig. 9, 4, 15; Just. Inst. 1, 12, 5.—Of goods held under a lien or judgment:3.suspensis amici bonis libellum deicio creditoribus ejus me obligaturus,
Sen. Ben. 4, 12, 3.—Dependent:qui fideles nobis socii, qui dubii suspensaeque ex fortunā fidei,
Liv. 44, 18, 4:animos ex tam levibus momentis fortunae suspensos,
id. 4, 32, 2. -
4 take
A n1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; 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! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; 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? ;7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; 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 ;10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; 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 sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; 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? ;15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…■ take aback:▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].■ take after:▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].■ take against:▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.■ take along:▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].■ take apart:▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;▶ take [sb/sth] apart1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;■ take aside:▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.■ take away:▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.■ take back:▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].■ take down:▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].■ take hold:▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].■ take in:▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;▶ take in [sth]3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].■ take off:▶ take off1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;▶ take [sth] off1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).■ take on:▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].■ take out:▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.■ take over:1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;▶ take over [sth]1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].■ take place avoir lieu.■ take to:▶ take to [sb/sth]1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.■ take up:▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;▶ take up [sth]2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;▶ take [sb] up2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.
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