presumir demasiado

• přecenit své síly

1 to presume, to assume.

presumo que no tardarán en llegar I presume o suppose they'll be here soon

Ella presume sandeces She presumes silly things.

2 to show off.

presume de artista he likes to think he's an artist, he fancies himself as an artist

presume de guapa she thinks she's pretty

3 to be conceited or vain (ser vanidoso).

4 to put on airs, to become arrogant, to boast, to show off.

Ella presume a menudo She shows off often.

5 to presume to.

Ella presume ganarle She presumes to beat him.

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► verbo intransitivo

1 (vanagloriarse) to boast (de, about), show off (de, about)

■ siempre está presumiendo de sus hijos she's always boasting about her children

■ presume de habilidoso he likes to think he is a handyman

2 (ser presumido) to be vain

■ le gusta mucho presumir he's really vain

► verbo transitivo

1 (suponer) to suppose, assume

■ por sus andares presumo que está borracho from the way he's walking I assume he's drunk

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como era de presumir as was to be expected

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VI (=alardear) to give o.s. airs, show off; (=envanecerse) to be conceited

2. VT

1) (=suponer) to presume

2) Arg, Bol (=pretender) to court; (=coquetear con) to flirt with

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verbo intransitivo to show off

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= presume, boast, brag, grandstand, show off.

Ex. We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.

Ex. In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

Ex. While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.

Ex. Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

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verbo intransitivo to show off

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presumir [I1 ]

to show off

seguro que no es cierto, lo dice para presumir I'm sure it's not true, she's only saying it to show off o she's just boasting

presume de guapo he thinks he's good-looking

presume de sus éxitos he's always boasting about his conquests

presume de intelectual y es un ignorante he likes to think he's an intellectual o ( BrE) he fancies himself as an intellectual, but in fact he doesn't know anything

no presumo de saber nada del tema I don't profess to know anything about it

le encanta presumir de dinero she loves to flash her money around

se presume una reacción violenta a violent reaction is expected, there is likely to be a violent reaction

es de presumir que ya habrán llegado presumably they will have already arrived

presumo que es una ciudad preciosa, aunque no la conozco I imagine it's a lovely city, though I don't know it

era de presumir lo que ocurriría it was quite predictable what would happen

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◊ presume de guapo he thinks he's good-looking

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♦ vt

presumo que no tardarán en llegar I presume o suppose they'll be here soon;

es de presumir que ya se hayan enterado de la noticia presumably they've already heard the news;

ese escándalo era de presumir that scandal was only to be expected

♦ vi

1. [jactarse] to show off;

presume de rico he makes a show of being rich;

presume de artista he likes to think he's an artist, he fancies himself as an artist;

presume de guapa she thinks she's pretty;

pocos pueden presumir de haber ganado tantos premios como ella few can boast of having won as many prizes as she has

2. [ser vanidoso] to be vain

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I v/t presume

II v/i show off;

presumir de algo boast o brag about sth;

presume de listo he thinks he’s very clever

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presumir vt

suponer: to presume, to suppose

presumir vi

1) alardear: to boast, to show off

presumir de : to consider oneself

presume de inteligente: he thinks he's intelligent

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presumir vb

1. (cuidar su aspecto) to show off [pt. showed; pp. shown]

2. (jactarse) to boast / to brag [pt. & pp. bragged]

1) (to believe that something is true without proof; to take for granted: When I found the room empty, I presumed that you had gone home; `Has he gone?' `I presume so.') presumir, suponer

2) (to be bold enough (to act without the right, knowledge etc to do so): I wouldn't presume to advise someone as clever as you.) atreverse, permitirse

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- presumably

presume vb suponer

El gerundio de presume se escribe presuming

tr[prɪ'zjʊːm]

transitive verb

1 suponer, imaginarse, presumir

■ I presume so supongo que sí

intransitive verb

1 suponer

2 (venture to) atreverse a

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to presume on somebody's generosity abusar de la generosidad de alguien

presume [pri'zu:m] vt, - sumed ; - suming

1) assume, suppose: suponer, asumir, presumir

to presume to : atreverse a, osar

• presumir v.

• suponer v.

a) ( assume) suponer*

b) ( dare)

1. VT

1) (=suppose) suponer, presumir

2) (=venture)

2. VI

1) (=suppose) suponer

2) (=take liberties)

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a) ( assume) suponer*

b) ( dare)

1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) afirmar

2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) reclamar

3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) reclamar

1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) afirmación

2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) reclamación

3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) reivindicación

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- claimant

claim¹ n

1. reclamación / reivindicación

2. afirmación

claim² vb

1. reclamar

2. afirmar / sostener

tr[kleɪm]

noun

1 (demand - for insurance) reclamación nombre femenino; (for wages) demanda, reivindicación nombre femenino; (for benefit, allowance) solicitud nombre femenino

2 (right - to title, right, property) derecho

3 (assertion) afirmación nombre femenino

■ everyone scoffed at his claim to be descended from the Royal Family todos se burlaron de él cuando afirmó que descendía de la familia real

4 (thing claimed - land) concesión nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (right, property, title) reclamar; (land) reclamar, reivindicar; (compensation) exigir, reclamar; (immunity) alegar

2 (apply for - benefit, allowance) solicitar; (- expenses) pedir, solicitar; (receive) cobrar

3 (of disaster, accident, etc) cobrar

4 (assert) afirmar, sostener, decir

5 (attention) reclamar; (time) exigir

intransitive verb

1 presentar un reclamación, reclamar

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somebody's only claim to fame lo más cerca que alguien ha estado de la fama

to claim for something reclamar algo

to claim on one's insurance reclamar el seguro

to claim responsibility for reivindicar

to have a claim on something tener derecho a algo

to lay claim to something (property etc) reclamar el derecho a algo, reivindicar algo 2 (to knowledge etc) pretender algo

to make a claim for damages presentar una demanda por daños, demandar por daños

claim ['kleɪm] vt

1) demand: reclamar, reivindicar

she claimed her rights: reclamó sus derechos

2) maintain: afirmar, sostener

they claim it's theirs: sostienen que es suyo

claim n

1) demand: demanda f, reclamación f

2) declaration: declaración f, afirmación f

to stake a claim : reclamar, reivindicar

• afirmación s.f.

• demanda (Jurisprudencia) s.f.

• pedimento s.m.

• pretensión s.f.

• reclamación s.f.

• solicitud (Gobierno) s.f.

• afirmar v.

• demandar v.

• pretender v.

• reclamar v.

• reivindicar v.

1) ( demand)

2) (to right, title)

3) ( allegation) afirmación f

4) ( piece of land) concesión f; see also stake II 2) a)

1)

a) ( assert title to) \<\<throne/inheritance/land\>\> reclamar; \<\<right\>\> reivindicar*

b) ( demand as being one's own) \<\<lost property\>\> reclamar

c) \<\<social security/benefits\>\> ( apply for) solicitar; ( receive) cobrar

2) (allege, profess)

3) \<\<attention/interest\>\> reclamar

vi presentar una reclamación

1. N

1) (=demand) (for rights, wages) reivindicación f, demanda f ; (for damages, on insurance) reclamación f ; (for expenses, benefit) solicitud f ; (Jur) demanda f

2) (=right) (to property, title) derecho m

3) (=assertion) afirmación f

2. VT

1) (=demand as due) [+ rights] reivindicar; [+ lost property] reclamar; [+ allowance, benefit] (=apply for) solicitar; (=receive) cobrar

2) (=state title to) [+ territory] reivindicar; [+ victory] atribuirse; [+ prize] llevarse; [+ throne] reclamar

3) (=assert)

4) (=require) [+ attention] requerir, exigir

5) (=take) [+ life] cobrarse

VI (=make demand) presentar reclamación

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1) ( demand)

2) (to right, title)

3) ( allegation) afirmación f

4) ( piece of land) concesión f; see also stake II 2) a)

1)

a) ( assert title to) \<\<throne/inheritance/land\>\> reclamar; \<\<right\>\> reivindicar*

b) ( demand as being one's own) \<\<lost property\>\> reclamar

c) \<\<social security/benefits\>\> ( apply for) solicitar; ( receive) cobrar

2) (allege, profess)

3) \<\<attention/interest\>\> reclamar

vi presentar una reclamación

1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) hablar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) hablar, chismorrear

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) hablar (de/sobre)

1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversación

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferencia

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentario, chismorreo, cotilleo

4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) palabra(s), palabreo, palabrería, charlatanería

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- talkative

talk¹ n conversación / charla

talk² vb hablar

tr[tɔːk]

intransitive verb

1 (gen) hablar (to, con/a)

■ I'd like to talk to you for a minute quisiera hablar contigo un momento

■ what were you talking about? ¿de qué hablabais?

■ everyone was talking at once todos hablaban a la vez

■ he talks to himself habla consigo mismo

2 (negotiate) negociar

■ the leaders agreed to talk los líderes acordaron negociar

3 (gossip) hablar, chismorrear

■ you know how people love to talk sabes cómo a la gente le encanta chismorrear

transitive verb

1 hablar (about/of, de)

■ let's talk business hablemos de negocios

■ don't talk nonsense no digas tonterías

noun

1 (conversation) conversación nombre femenino

2 (lecture) charla, conferencia

■ she gave a talk on the Spanish Civil War dio una charla sobre la Guerra Civil Española

3 (rumour) rumor nombre masculino, voz nombre femenino

■ there is talk of his resigning se habla de la posibilidad de que dimita

plural noun talks

1 negociaciones nombre femenino plural

■ the management and the unions met for talks el patronal y los sindicatos se reuniron para negociar

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it's just talk son cosas que se dicen, son rumores

look who's talking quién lo dice, mira quién habla

not to have a clue what one is talking about no tener la menor idea de qué habla

now you're talking eso sí que me interesa

talk about luck! ¡vaya suerte!

talk of the devil hablando del rey de Roma, (por la puerta asoma)

to be all talk (and no action) no hacer nada más que hablar

to be the talk of the town ser la comidilla de todos

to know what one is talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to talk big fanfarronear, farolear, presumir, exagerar

to talk somebody into something convencer a alguien para que haga algo

to talk somebody out of something disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

to talk sense hablar con sentido común

to talk shop hablar del trabajo

to talk through one's hat decir tonterías, hablar sin pies ni cabeza

to talk turkey hablar a las claras, hablar con franqueza

you can talk y tú que lo digas

pillow talk conversación nombre femenino íntima (en la cama)

talk show programa nombre masculino de entrevistas

talk ['tɔk] vi

1) : hablar

he talks for hours: se pasa horas hablando

2) chat: charlar, platicar

talk vt

1) speak: hablar

to talk French: hablar francés

to talk business: hablar de negocios

2) persuade: influenciar, convencer

she talked me out of it: me convenció que no lo hiciera

to talk over discuss: hablar de, discutir

talk n

1) conversation: charla f, plática f, conversación f

2) gossip, rumor: chisme m, rumores mpl

• charla s.f.

• conferencia s.f.

• habla s.f.

• palabras s.f.pl.

• parlatorio s.m.

• plático s.m.

• charlar v.

• hablar v.

• parlar v.

• platicar v.

1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

- to talk ABOUT somebody something

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

1) ( speak) (colloq):

2) (argue, persuade)

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

b) ( lecture) charla f

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

2) u

a) (suggestion, rumor)

b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fpl

1. N

1) (=conversation) conversación f, charla f, plática f (Mex)

2) (=lecture) charla f

3) talks (=negotiations) (gen) conversaciones fpl, pláticas fpl (Mex); (with defined aim) negociaciones fpl

4) (=rumours) rumores mpl

- be the talk of the town

5) (=remarks)

6) (=speech, language) lenguaje m

7) (=hot air) pej palabrería f, cuento m

2. VI

1) (=speak) hablar

- money talks

- talk of the devil!

- talk through one's hat

2) (=converse) hablar, platicar (Mex) (to con)

3) (=have discussion) hablar, hablar seriamente

4) (=gossip) hablar ( about de)

5) (=lecture) dar una charla, hablar (about, on de, sobre)

6) (=reveal information) hablar

3. VT

1) (=speak) hablar

- talk the hind legs off a donkey

2) (=discuss) hablar de

- talk shop

3) (=persuade)

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk on

- talk out

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

- talk up

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1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

- to talk ABOUT somebody something

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

1) ( speak) (colloq):

2) (argue, persuade)

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

b) ( lecture) charla f

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

2) u

a) (suggestion, rumor)

b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fpl

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[teik] n 1 quantidade que se pegou. 2 ato de pegar. 3 objeto que se pegou. 4 Cin tomada. 5 receita, renda. 6 parte, quinhão. 7 cicatriz de vacina. • vt+vi (ps took, pp taken) 1 tomar, pegar. a pain took him in the leg / ele foi tomado de dores na perna. 2 alcançar, agarrar, prender, capturar, apropriar-se. 3 arrebatar, arrancar, levar. 4 receber (como pagamento), aceitar, obter, adquirir. he won’t take "no" for an answer / ele não vai aceitar um "não" como resposta. 5 tomar, receber como marido ou mulher, tomar alojamento ou pensão. 6 suportar, receber, acolher. 7 tomar, comer, beber, engolir, consumir. 8 ganhar. 9 apanhar, contrair (doença). 10 ocupar. 11 usar, tomar (um veículo). 12 aproveitar (oportunidade). 13 tirar, tomar (férias). 14 submeter-se, sofrer, agüentar, aturar. I wouldn’t take it from anybody / não aturaria isso de ninguém. he couldn’t take it / Amer coll ele não agüentou. 15 necessitar, requerer, exigir. it takes an honest man to... / é necessário um homem honesto para... he’s got what it takes / ele possui as qualidades necessárias. 16 abranger, ocupar, consumir (tempo). 17 escolher, selecionar. 18 afastar, remover (por morte). 19 diminuir, prejudicar. 20 subtrair, extrair, extorquir, fraudar, lesar, roubar. 21 guiar, levar. 22 acompanhar, escoltar, levar. 23 carregar, transportar. 24 tirar (fotografia). 25 ser fotogênico. 26 sentir (orgulho). 27 determinar, verificar. 28 agir, ter efeito. 29 compreender. 30 supor, presumir. how old do you take him? / quantos anos lhe dá? 31 considerar. 32 assumir (responsabilidade), adotar. 33 alugar, empregar. 34 escrever, anotar. 35 tomar assinatura, assinar. 36 Gram ser usado com. 37 agradar, atrair, encantar. 38 prender (a atenção). 39 ir, andar. 40 vencer, conquistar, tomar (obstáculo). 41 ficar, tornar-se. 42 pegar, começar a crescer. 43 ser afetado por, sentir, experimentar, contrair. 44 fig manietar, subjugar. 45 assaltar, surpreender. 46 necessitar, custar. 47 colher. 48 fazer (viagem). 49 conquistar. 50 enveredar. 51 deduzir. 52 inflamar-se. 53 conceber, emprenhar, engravidar. 54 morder a isca. 55 preparar-se, empreender. as I take it a meu ver, na minha opinião. don’t take on so much about that não se preocupe tanto com isso, não faça tanto caso disso. it takes two to make a bargain quando um não quer dois não brigam. take it on! tome conta disso! take it or leave it! faça como quiser! take me, for example eu, por exemplo. taken all round considerado em conjunto. to be taken ill ficar doente. to be taken out of oneself ficar fora de si. to be taken with estar encantado com, ficar impressionado com. to take aback surpreender, espantar (alguém). to take a back seat deixar-se suplantar, aceitar ou receber lugar inferior, ser demasiado modesto. to take a breath respirar para descansar. to take account of prestar atenção a, considerar. to take action a) tomar medidas. b) Jur demandar. to take advantage of tirar proveito de, prevalecer-se de. to take after puxar a, sair à semelhança de. she takes after her mother / ela puxa à mãe. to take aim visar. to take a joke topar uma brincadeira. to take along levar. to take amiss levar a mal, sentir-se ofendido. to take away a) tirar, roubar, tomar. b) descontar. c) levar embora, afastar. to take back a) levar de volta, retirar. b) aceitar de volta. to take care ser cauteloso, tomar cuidado. to take care of cuidar de. to take charge of encarregar-se de. to take down a) tirar de cima, descer, trazer para baixo. b) escrever, anotar, registrar por escrito, tomar nota. c) derrubar (árvore), demolir (casa). d) passar na frente, transpassar. to take down a peg humilhar, baixar a estima. they took him down a peg / tiraram-lhe a prosa. to take effect entrar em vigor. to take evasive action coll evadir-se. to take exception at não gostar de. she took exception at what he said / ela não gostou do que ele disse. to take felt Mil dar baixa. to take fire a) inflamar-se. b) fig exaltar-se. to take for tomar por, considerar, confundir com. to take for a walk levar para um passeio. to take for granted tomar como certo, não dar atenção por julgar óbvio. to take forward favorecer, proteger. to take from tirar, descontar. to take heed tomar conhecimento de, considerar. to take hold of pegar. to take in a) tomar, absorver, chupar, comer, recolher, guardar (velas). b) receber (dinheiro), comprar (mercadorias). c) receber (hóspede). d) recolher, aceitar em casa. e) receber (trabalho) para fazer em casa. f) notar, perceber. g) compreender. h) engolir (mentiras). i) enganar. you can’t take me in / você não pode me tapear. to take in hand empreender, tentar. to take into account levar em conta, considerar. to take into one’s head dar na cabeça, decidir-se. to take in vain fazer mau uso, abusar. to take it easy ir com calma, ir devagar. to take it from someone acreditar em alguém. to take leave a) despedir-se, partir. b) Mil pedir licença. to take long tomar tempo, levar tempo. it would take us too long / isto nos tomaria tempo demais. how long does it take? / quanto tempo leva? to take lying down aceitar sem protesto ou defesa. to take off a) tirar. it was taken off my hands / foi tirado das minhas mãos. b) levantar vôo, decolar (também fig). he’ll take off any minute now / ele vai decolar a qualquer momento, vai começar a fazer sucesso. c) escapar, safar-se. he took himself off / coll ele safou-se, ele deu às de vila-diogo. d) exonerar. they took him off / eles exoneraram-no. to take on a) tomar conta. b) empregar, contratar. c) assumir (aparência). d) adotar, adquirir, contrair. to take one’s life into one’s hands Amer coll tomar o próprio destino nas mãos. to take one’s time não se apressar. to take on in the service alistar-se no serviço militar. to take out a) tirar, comprar. b) tirar de dentro. c) arrancar (dente). d) sacar (dinheiro). e) emprestar (livro). f) tirar (mancha). g) convidar uma dama (para dançar). h) escolher, reservar (mercadorias). i) levar para um passeio. will you take us out on Sunday? / você nos levará para passear domingo? to take out a licence tirar um documento de licença. to take over a) assumir (cargo, serviço), tomar posse. b) levar alguma coisa a alguém. to take part in tomar parte. to take path jurar. to take place acontecer, ocorrer. to take root arraigar, criar raízes, firmar-se. to take someone by surprise surpreender alguém, pegar de surpresa. to take someone by the hand a) pegar alguém pela mão. b) fig proteger alguém. to take someone for a ride Amer coll levar alguém para um passeio (a fim de matar). to take something off one’s hands encarregar-se de alguma coisa. to take steps tomar medidas. to take stock of examinar, analisar. to take the air a) Aeron levantar vôo. b) sair ao ar livre para um passeio. to take the cake ser o melhor. to take through rever, estudar. to take to a) ir para. b) refugiar-se em. the fox took to the earth / a raposa refugiou-se na cova. c) ocupar-se, dedicar-se. he takes to study / ele dedica-se aos estudos. d) afeiçoar-se, dar-se bem com. children take to him / crianças gostam dele. e) começar a fazer habitualmente, acostumar-se. we took kindly to this way of life / acostumamo-nos facilmente a este modo de vida. to take to heart levar a sério. to take to one’s bed ficar de cama por doença. she took to her bed / ela ficou de cama (por doença). to take to one’s heels correr, fugir. to take to pieces desmontar. to take up a) começar a estudar. he took up law / ele começou a estudar Direito. b) encurtar, diminuir. you’d better take that skirt up a little / é melhor você encurtar um pouco essa saia. c) adotar, começar, seguir. he took up teaching / ele seguiu a carreira de professor. d) ocupar, fazer uso de. e) utilizar, absorver. it takes up all my time / isto toma todo meu tempo. to take upon oneself tomar sob sua responsabilidade, assumir o encargo. to take up the cudgels for someone apoiar alguém, ficar do lado de alguém. to take up with ter relações, ter amizade com. what size do you take? que tamanho você usa?