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■ take upA v. t. + avv.1 alzare; sollevare; prendere su; tirare su; raccogliere; raccattare: He took up the chalk and began to write on the blackboard, prese (su) il gesso e cominciò a scrivere sulla lavagna; (fig.) to take up a challenge, raccogliere una sfida; Take it up with the tongs!, raccattalo con le molle!2 portare (qc. ) su (o di sopra): I'll have the early morning coffee taken up, mi farò portare su (o in camera) il caffè del primo mattino7 riprendere, continuare ( un racconto, ecc.): to take up one's story, riprendere il racconto; taking up where the first volume leaves off, riprendendo da dove finisce il primo volume8 prendere, richiedere, volerci ( tempo, sforzo, attenzione, ecc.); occupare ( spazio): This work takes up too much time, questo lavoro richiede troppo tempo; It can take up a whole afternoon to do my homework, può volerci un intero pomeriggio per fare i compiti; The piano takes up a lot of room, il pianoforte prende molto spazio10 dedicarsi, darsi a ( un lavoro, un'attività, un hobby); intraprendere; occuparsi di; cominciare a, mettersi a: to take up music [stamp collecting]; dedicarsi alla musica [a fare collezione di francobolli]; to take up a profession, intraprendere una professione; to take up gardening, darsi al giardinaggio; to take up Russian, mettersi a studiare il russo; to take up smoking, mettersi a fumare; to take up one's new duties, cominciare il lavoro nuovo11 appoggiare, aiutare, interessarsi a (q.); prendere (q.) sotto la propria protezione; (teatr.) curare gli interessi di ( un attore)14 (fig.) pagare ( un conto); ritirare ( azioni, titoli): to take up a bill of exchange, ritirare una cambiale16 rimbeccare; interrompere; rimproverare: Someone in the audience took me up on that point, uno del pubblico mi ha rimbeccato su quel punto; The teacher took me up short, l'insegnante mi interruppe di bottoB v. i. + avv.(naut.: del fasciame) stringersi; serrarsi □ to take up arms, prendere le armi; dare inizio alle ostilità □ to take up a cause, aderire a una causa □ ( ciclismo) to take up the chase, lanciarsi all'inseguimento □ ( boxe: dell'arbitro) to take up the count, cominciare a contare □ to take up one's residence, prendere la residenza □ (fin.) to take up an option, esercitare un diritto d'opzione □ ( nelle corse) to take up the running, portarsi in testa; fare l'andatura □ to take up the thread of the story, riprendere il filo del racconto.
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