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1 drink

1. noun
1) Getränk; das

have a drink — [etwas] trinken

would you like a drink of milk? — möchten Sie etwas Milch [trinken]?

give somebody a drink [of fruit juice] — jemandem etwas [Fruchtsaft] zu trinken geben

2) (glass of alcoholic liquor) Glas, das; (not with food) Drink, der; Glas, das

have a drink — ein Glas trinken

let's have a drink! — trinken wir einen!

he has had a few drinks — er hat einige getrunken (ugs.)

3) no pl., no art. (intoxicating liquor) Alkohol, der

[strong] drink — scharfe od. hochprozentige Getränke

the worse for drink — betrunken

drive somebody to drink — jemanden zum Trinker werden lassen
2. transitive verb,
drank, drunk trinken [Kaffee, Glas Milch, Flasche Whisky]

drink down or off [in one gulp] — [in einem od. auf einen Zug] austrinken

drink oneself to death — sich zu Tode trinken
3. intransitive verb,
drank, drunk trinken

drink from a bottle — aus einer Flasche trinken

drinking and driving, drink-driving — Alkohol am Steuer

drink to somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas trinken

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/22431/drink_in">drink in

- drink up

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[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb
1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) trinken

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) trinken
2. noun
1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) der Schluck, das Getränk

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) der Drink

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- drink in
- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up
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drink

[drɪŋk]

I. n

1. no pl (liquid nourishment) Trinken nt

to have no food or \drink nichts zu essen und zu trinken haben

2. (amount) Getränk nt

can I get you a \drink? kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken bringen?

a \drink of coffee/juice/milk ein Schluck m Kaffee/Saft/Milch

soft \drink Softdrink m, alkoholfreies Getränk

to fill [or top off] sb's \drink jdm nachschenken

to have a \drink etw trinken

3. no pl (alcohol) Alkohol m

he came home smelling of \drink er kam mit einer [Alkohol]fahne nach Hause

4. (alcoholic drink) Drink m, Gläschen nt

I do like a \drink occasionally hin und wieder trinke ich schon mal ganz gern ein Schlückchen

have we got time for a quick \drink? haben wir noch Zeit für ein schnelles Gläschen?

▪ \drinks pl Getränke pl

come for \drinks on Saturday kommen Sie doch am Samstag auf einen Drink vorbei

whose turn is it to buy the \drinks? wer gibt die nächste Runde aus?

5. no pl (excessive alcohol consumption) Trinken nt, Saufen nt fam

\drink was his ruin der Alkohol war sein Verderben

to drive sb to \drink jdn zum Trinker/zur Trinkerin machen

to take to \drink mit dem Trinken anfangen, sich dat das Trinken angewöhnen

6. ( fam)

▪ the \drink das Meer

II. vi

<drank, drunk>

1. (consume liquid) trinken

2. (consume alcohol) [Alkohol] trinken

to \drink heavily viel trinken, saufen sl

to \drink moderately [or in moderation] maßvoll [o in Maßen] trinken

to \drink and drive unter Alkoholeinfluss [o nach dem Trinken] fahren

▪ to \drink to sb/sth auf jdn/etw trinken [o anstoßen]

I'll \drink to that darauf trinke ich; ( fig) dem kann ich nur zustimmen

3. ( pej: have alcohol problem) trinken pej

her husband \drinks ihr Mann ist ein Trinker

to \drink like a fish saufen sl, sich akk volllaufen lassen fam

he \drinks like a fish er säuft wie ein Loch sl

III. vt

<drank, drunk>

1. (consume beverage)

▪ to \drink sth etw trinken

what would you like to \drink? was möchten Sie trinken?

to \drink a bottle of wine/a glass of water eine Flasche Wein/ein Glas Wasser trinken

to \drink one's fill seinen Durst löschen

to \drink one's soup seine Suppe essen

2. (consume alcohol)

▪ to \drink sth etw trinken

to \drink a toast to sb/sth auf jdn/etw trinken

to \drink sb under the table jdn unter den Tisch trinken

to \drink oneself to death sich akk zu Tode saufen [o totsaufen] sl

to \drink oneself into a stupor sich akk bis zur Besinnungslosigkeit betrinken

3. (absorb moisture)

▪ to \drink sth etw aufsaugen

my car \drinks petrol mein Auto schluckt viel Benzin fam

to \drink water Wasser [ver]brauchen

these plants \drink amazing amounts of water diese Pflanzen brauchen erstaunlich viel Wasser

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[drɪŋk] vb: pret drank, ptp drunk
1. n

1) (= liquid to drink) Getränk nt

food and drink — Essen und Getränke

may I have a drink? — kann ich etwas zu trinken haben?

would you like a drink of water? —

to give sb a drink — jdm etwas zu trinken geben

drinks can — Getränkedose f

2) (= glass of alcoholic drink) Glas nt, Drink m

have a drink! — trink doch was or einen!

can I get you a drink? — kann ich Ihnen etwas zu trinken holen?

let's have a drink — trinken wir was

I need a drink! — ich brauche was zu trinken!

he likes a drink — er trinkt gern (einen)

he's had a good drink (inf) — er hat ein paar über den Durst getrunken

the drinks are on me — die Getränke zahle or spendiere ich

the drinks are on the house — die Getränke gehen auf Kosten des Hauses

to ask friends in for drinks — Freunde auf ein Glas or einen Drink einladen

3) no pl (= alcoholic liquor) Alkohol m

the drink problem — der Alkoholismus

he has a drink problem — er trinkt

drink caused his downfall — der Alkohol hat ihn ruiniert

to be the worse for drink — betrunken sein

to take to drink — zu trinken anfangen

his worries drove him to drink — vor lauter Sorgen fing er an zu trinken

she drove him to drink — sie war der Grund, warum er zu trinken anfing

it's enough to drive you to drink! — da könnte man wirklich zum Trinker werden

4) (ESP NAUT, AVIAT inf = sea) Bach m (sl)

three planes went down into the drink — drei Flugzeuge gingen in den Bach (sl)

2. vt
trinken
would you like something to drink? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken (haben)?

is the water fit to drink? — ist das Trinkwasser?, kann man das Wasser trinken?

he drinks all his wages —

to drink oneself silly — sich dumm und dämlich trinken (inf) or saufen (inf)

to drink oneself into a stupor — sich sinnlos besaufen

this car drinks petrol — dieses Auto säuft das Benzin nur so (inf)

they drank the pub dry (Brit) — sie tranken die Kneipe leer

See:

→ table

3. vi
trinken
he doesn't drink — er trinkt nicht, er trinkt keinen Alkohol

his father drank — sein Vater hat getrunken or war Trinker

to go out drinking — einen trinken gehen

one shouldn't drink and drive — nach dem Trinken soll man nicht fahren

drinking and driving — Alkohol am Steuer

to drink to sb — auf jdn trinken; (to one's neighbour at table etc) jdm zuprosten or zutrinken

to drink to sth — auf etw (acc) trinken

I'll drink to that — darauf trinke ich

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drink [drıŋk]

A s

1. Getränk n:

give sb a drink jemandem etwas zu trinken geben;

a drink of water ein Glas Wasser ( → A 5)

2. Drink m, alkoholisches Getränk:

have a drink with sb mit jemandem ein Glas trinken;

be fond of a drink gern mal einen trinken;

when he’s had a drink he’s … wenn er etwas getrunken hat, ist er …;

I need a drink ich brauch etwas zu trinken oder einen Schnaps

3. Alkohol m:

there’s no drink in the house wir haben nichts Alkoholisches im Haus;

be fond of drink gern trinken;

be in drink

a) angetrunken sein,

b) betrunken sein; I didn’t believe him, I thought it was the drink talking ich hielt es für das Gerede eines Betrunkenen

4. fig das Trinken, der Alkohol:

drive sb into drink jemanden in den Alkoholismus treiben;

take to drink zu trinken anfangen;

have a drink problem Alkoholprobleme haben

5. Schluck m, Zug m:

a drink of water ein Schluck Wasser ( → A 1);

take a long drink from einen großen Schluck nehmen aus

6. the drink FLUG, SCHIFF umg der Bach (das Meer)

B v/t prät drank [dræŋk], pperf drunk [drʌŋk], US auch drank

1. Tee etc trinken:

drink one’s soup seine Suppe essen;

I don’t drink wine ich bin kein Weintrinker; → table A 2, toast² A 1

2. trinken, saufen (Tier)

3. → drink in 1

4. → drink in 2, 3

5. → drink off

6. trinken oder anstoßen auf (akk): → health 3

C v/i

1. trinken (from, out of aus;

poet of von)

2. trinken, saufen (Tier)

3. trinken, weitS. auch (ein) Trinker sein:

drink and drive angetrunken oder betrunken Auto fahren; → fish A 1, hard B 2

4. trinken, anstoßen ( beide:

to auf akk):

drink to sb auch jemandem zuprosten oder zutrinken; → health 3

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1. noun
1) Getränk; das

have a drink — [etwas] trinken

would you like a drink of milk? — möchten Sie etwas Milch [trinken]?

give somebody a drink [of fruit juice] — jemandem etwas [Fruchtsaft] zu trinken geben

2) (glass of alcoholic liquor) Glas, das; (not with food) Drink, der; Glas, das

have a drink — ein Glas trinken

let's have a drink! — trinken wir einen!

he has had a few drinks — er hat einige getrunken (ugs.)

3) no pl., no art. (intoxicating liquor) Alkohol, der

[strong] drink — scharfe od. hochprozentige Getränke

the worse for drink — betrunken

drive somebody to drink — jemanden zum Trinker werden lassen
2. transitive verb,
drank, drunk trinken [Kaffee, Glas Milch, Flasche Whisky]

drink down or off [in one gulp] — [in einem od. auf einen Zug] austrinken

drink oneself to death — sich zu Tode trinken
3. intransitive verb,
drank, drunk trinken

drink from a bottle — aus einer Flasche trinken

drinking and driving, drink-driving — Alkohol am Steuer

drink to somebody/something — auf jemanden/etwas trinken

Phrasal Verbs:

- drink in

- drink up

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n.

Getränk -e n.

Trank ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: drank, drunk)

= trinken v.

(§ p.,pp.: trank, getrunken)

English-german dictionary > drink
2 drink

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[English Word] drink

[English Plural] drinks

[Swahili Word] kinywaji

[Swahili Plural] vinywaji

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nywa

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] mnywo

[Swahili Plural] minywo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] nywa V

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] shuarub

[Swahili Plural] mashuarub

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] Arabic

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] shuarubu

[Swahili Plural] mashuarubu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] Arabic

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] -nwa

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] water livestock.

[Swahili Example] nywesha wanyama maji

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] -nywa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Definition] Wakati akisikia kiu, yeye hu<b>nywa</b> chai.

[Swahili Example] When he feels thirsty, he <b>drink</b>s tea.

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[English Word] drink

[Swahili Word] -shirabu

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] Arabic

[English Example] as (s)he eats and drinks

[Swahili Example] akila na kushirabu [Ya]

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[English Word] drink (alcoholic beverages)

[Swahili Word] sharabu

[Swahili Plural] sharabu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[English Example] this drink has alcohol

[Swahili Example] Kinywaji hiki kina sharabu

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[English Word] drink from

[Swahili Word] -nywea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -nywa V

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[English Word] drink from

[Swahili Word] -nywea

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -nywa V

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[English Word] drinking by turn

[Swahili Word] duru

[Part of Speech] noun

[English Example] now it is my turn [to drink]

[Swahili Example] coll. sasa ni duru yangu.

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[English Word] intoxicating drink

[Swahili Word] akari

[Swahili Plural] akari

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] make drink

[Swahili Word] -nywesha

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] -nywa V

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[English Word] put a vessel to one's lips (in order to drink)

[Swahili Word] -umika

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] take a long drink

[Swahili Word] -umika

[Part of Speech] verb

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English-Swahili dictionary > drink
3 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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long [lɒŋ] (compar longer ['lɒŋgə(r)], superl longest ['lɒŋgɪst])

1 adjective

(a) (in size) long (longue);

∎ how long is the pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine?, la piscine fait combien de long?;

∎ the pool's 33 metres long la piscine fait 33 mètres de long;

∎ the article is 80 pages long l'article fait 80 pages;

∎ is it a long way (away)? est-ce loin (d'ici)?;

∎ it's a long way to the beach la plage est loin;

∎ she can throw a long way elle lance loin;

∎ to take the long way round prendre le chemin le plus long;

∎ the best by a long way de loin le meilleur;

∎ to get or grow longer (shadows) s'allonger; (hair, beard) pousser;

∎ long in the leg aux longues jambes;

∎ a long face un visage allongé;

∎ figurative to have or pull a long face faire la tête, faire une tête de six pieds de long;

∎ why the long face? pourquoi est-ce que tu fais cette tête de six pieds de long?

(b) (in time → pause, speech, separation) long (longue);

∎ how long will the flight be/was the meeting? combien de temps durera le vol/a duré la réunion?;

∎ the film is three hours long le film dure trois heures;

∎ her five-year-long battle with the authorities sa lutte de cinq années contre les autorités;

∎ to have a long memory avoir une bonne mémoire;

∎ to have a long talk with sb parler longuement avec qn;

∎ to get longer (days, intervals) devenir plus long;

∎ they want longer holidays ils veulent des vacances plus longues;

∎ she took a long swig of beer elle a bu une grande gorgée de bière;

∎ they took a long look at the view ils restèrent longtemps à regarder la vue qui s'offrait à eux;

∎ it was a long two months ces deux mois ont été longs;

∎ I've had a long day j'ai eu une journée bien remplie;

∎ in the long term à long terme;

∎ it will take a long time cela prendra longtemps, ce sera long;

∎ a long time ago il y a (bien) longtemps;

∎ it's a long time since I was (last) in Paris ça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas allé à Paris;

∎ I've been wanting to go for a long time ça fait longtemps que j'ai envie d'y aller;

∎ I've known her (for) a long time or while je la connais depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que je la connais;

∎ it was a long haul (journey) le voyage a été long; (task, recovery) c'était un travail de longue haleine;

∎ at long last! enfin!

(c) Grammar (vowel, syllable) long (longue)

(d) Stock Exchange

∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre

(e) familiar (in tennis)

∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long

(f) (idioms)

∎ she's long on good ideas elle n'est pas à court de bonnes idées, ce ne sont pas les bonnes idées qui lui manquent;

∎ his speeches are long on rhetoric but short on substance ce n'est pas la rhétorique qui manque dans ses discours, c'est la substance

2 noun

(a) Grammar (vowel, syllable) longue f

(b) Finance (bill) effet m à longue échéance

(c) (idioms) familiar

∎ the long and the short of it is that I got fired enfin bref, j'ai été viré;

∎ that's the long and the short of it! un point c'est tout!

3 adverb

(a) (a long time) longtemps;

∎ they live longer than humans ils vivent plus longtemps que les êtres humains;

∎ he won't keep you long/much longer il ne vous gardera pas longtemps/beaucoup plus longtemps;

∎ I haven't been here long ça ne fait pas longtemps que je suis là;

∎ they haven't been married long ça ne fait pas longtemps qu'ils sont mariés, ils ne sont pas mariés depuis longtemps;

∎ how long will he be/was he in jail? (pendant) combien de temps restera-t-il/est-il resté en prison?;

∎ how long has he been in jail? ça fait combien de temps qu'il est en prison?, depuis combien de temps est-il en prison?;

∎ how long is it since we last visited them? quand sommes-nous allés les voir pour la dernière fois?;

∎ it happened long ago/not long ago cela s'est passé il y a longtemps/il n'y a pas longtemps;

∎ as long ago as 1937 déjà en 1937;

∎ long before you were born bien avant que tu sois né;

∎ not long before/after their divorce peu avant/après leur divorce;

∎ the decision had been taken long before la décision avait été prise depuis longtemps;

∎ long after or afterwards, when these events were mostly forgotten... bien après, alors que ces évènements étaient presque complètement oubliés...;

∎ colleagues long since promoted des collègues promus depuis longtemps;

∎ a law which had come into force not long since une loi qui était entrée en vigueur depuis peu;

∎ to look at sb/sth long and hard fixer qn/qch longuement;

∎ figurative to look at sth long and hard se pencher longuement sur qch;

∎ I've thought long and hard about this j'y ai longuement réfléchi;

∎ we talked long into the night nous avons parlé jusque tard dans la nuit

(b) (with "be", "take")

∎ will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps?;

∎ I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps;

∎ please wait, she won't be long attendez, s'il vous plaît, elle ne va pas tarder;

∎ are you going to be much longer? tu en as encore pour longtemps?;

∎ how much longer will he be? (when will he be ready?) il en a encore pour longtemps?; (when will he arrive?) dans combien de temps sera-t-il là?;

∎ don't be or take too long fais vite;

∎ it wasn't long before he realized, it didn't take long for him to realize il n'a pas mis longtemps à s'en rendre compte, il s'en est vite rendu compte;

∎ he wasn't long in coming il n'a pas tardé à venir;

∎ he took or it took him so long to make up his mind... il a mis si longtemps à se décider..., il lui a fallu tellement de temps pour se décider...;

∎ how long does it take to get there? combien de temps faut-il pour y aller?;

∎ this won't take long ça va être vite fait;

∎ this won't take longer than five minutes ça sera fait en moins de cinq minutes

(c) (in wishes, toasts)

∎ long may our partnership continue! à notre collaboration!;

∎ long live the Queen! vive la reine!

(d) (for a long time) depuis longtemps;

∎ it has long been known that... on sait depuis longtemps que...;

∎ I have long suspected that he was involved in it cela fait longtemps que je le soupçonne ou je le soupçonne depuis longtemps d'être impliqué là-dedans;

∎ the longest-running TV series le feuilleton télévisé qui existe depuis le plus longtemps

(e) (throughout)

∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;

∎ all my life long toute ma vie

(f) Stock Exchange

∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

∎ to buy long acheter à long terme

(g) familiar (idiom)

∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!^□

4 intransitive verb

∎ I long for him il me manque énormément;

∎ she was longing for a letter from you elle attendait impatiemment que vous lui écriviez;

∎ we were longing for a cup of tea nous avions très envie d'une tasse de thé;

∎ to long or to be longing to do sth être impatient ou avoir hâte de faire qch;

∎ he's longing to go back to Italy il meurt d'envie de retourner en Italie;

∎ I was longing to tell her the truth je mourais d'envie de lui dire la vérité;

∎ I've been longing to meet you for years cela fait des années que je souhaite faire votre connaissance

5 longs plural noun

Stock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues

6 as long as, so long as conjunction

(a) (during the time that) aussi longtemps que, tant que;

∎ as long as he's in power, there will be no hope tant qu'il sera au pouvoir, il n'y aura aucun espoir;

∎ I'll never forget that day for as long as I live jamais de ma vie je n'oublierai ce jour

(b) (providing) à condition que, pourvu que;

∎ you can have it as long as you give me it back vous pouvez le prendre à condition que ou pourvu que vous me le rendiez;

∎ I'll do it as long as I get paid for it je le ferai à condition d'être payé;

∎ you can go out as long as you're back before midnight tu peux sortir à condition de rentrer avant minuit;

∎ as long as you're happy du moment que tu es heureux

(c) American familiar (seeing that) puisque^□ ;

∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres

7 before long adverb

(soon) dans peu de temps, sous peu; (soon afterwards) peu (de temps) après;

∎ she'll be back before long elle sera de retour dans peu de temps ou sous peu;

∎ before long, everything had returned to normal tout était rapidement rentré dans l'ordre

8 for long adverb

longtemps;

∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtemps

9 no longer adverb

ne...plus;

∎ not any longer plus maintenant;

∎ she no longer loves him elle ne l'aime plus;

∎ I can't wait any longer je ne peux pas attendre plus longtemps, je ne peux plus attendre;

∎ they used to live there, but not any longer ils habitaient là autrefois, mais plus maintenant

►► long black grand café m noir;

Finance long credit crédit m à long terme;

long dress (for evening wear) robe f longue;

long drink long drink m; (non-alcoholic) = grand verre de jus de fruits, de limonade etc;

Finance long hedge couverture f longue, achat m par couverture;

Long Island Long Island;

∎ on Long Island à Long Island;

Long Island iced tea = cocktail composé de cinq alcools, de bitter et de Coca-Cola;

familiar long johns caleçon m long^□, caleçons mpl longs^□ ;

Sport long jump saut m en longueur;

Sport long jumper sauteur(euse) m,f en longueur;

History the Long March la Longue Marche;

American long pants pantalon m long;

the Long Parliament le Long Parlement, = Parlement convoqué par Charles Ier en 1640, renvoyé par Cromwell en 1653 et dissous en 1660;

long pig chair f humaine;

Stock Exchange long position position f acheteur ou longue;

∎ to take a long position acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;

long shot (competitor, racehorse etc) outsider m; (bet) pari m risqué; Cinema plan m éloigné; figurative entreprise f hasardeuse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot il y a peu de chances pour que cela réussisse;

∎ it's a bit of a long shot, but we may be successful c'est une entreprise hasardeuse mais nous réussirons peut-être;

∎ I haven't finished, not by a long shot je n'ai pas fini, loin de là;

Technology long ton tonne f anglaise;

long trousers pantalon m long;

University long vacation grandes vacances fpl, vacances fpl d'été;

long view prévisions fpl à long terme;

∎ to take the long view envisager les choses à long terme;

long vodka = cocktail à base de vodka, de bitter, de sirop de citron vert et de soda ou limonade;

Radio long wave grandes ondes fpl;

∎ on long wave sur les grandes ondes;

long weekend week-end m prolongé;

∎ to take a long weekend prendre un week-end prolongé

✾ Play 'Long Day's Journey into Night' O'Neill 'Long Voyage vers la nuit'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > long
5 from

from
preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de

from prep

1. de

he's from Cardiff es de Cardiff

the train from London to Edinburgh el tren de Londres a Edimburgo

this letter is from my brother esta carta es de mi hermano

a town 10 miles from here una ciudad a 10 millas de aquí

I borrowed a book from the library saqué un libro de la biblioteca

2. de / desde

from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

from January to June desde enero hasta junio

3. de / con / a partir de

butter is made from milk la mantequilla se hace con leche

wine is made from grapes el vino se obtiene de la uva

from

tr[frɒm]

preposition

1 (starting at) de; (train, plane) procedente de

■ what time does he get home from work? ¿a qué hora llega del trabajo?

■ we're travelling from London to Rome viajamos desde Londres hasta Roma

■ the train from Madrid el tren procedente de Madrid

2 (origin, source) de, desde

■ where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?

■ this water comes from a spring esta agua es de manantial

■ it's a quote from Burns es una cita de Burns

■ I bought it from Jack se lo compré a Jack

3 (number, price, etc) de, desde, a partir de

■ prices start from $10 precios a partir de 10 dólares

■ it's reduced from £25 to £20 está rebajado de 25 a 20 libras

4 (time) de, desde

■ we work from 9.00 until 5.00 trabajamos de 9.00 a 5.00

■ from next Monday onwards a partir del próximo lunes

■ she's been blind from birth es ciega de nacimiento

5 (sent or given by) de

■ I've got a letter from my mum tengo una carta de mi madre

■ say hello to him from me dale recuerdos de mi parte

■ this is Mr Singh from the Council es el Sr. Singh del Ayuntamiento

6 (using, out of) de, con

■ beer is made from hops la cerveza se hace con cebada

■ cheese is made from milk de la leche se hace el queso

7 (distance) de

■ the hotel is 500 yards from the beach el hotel está a 500 metros de la playa

8 (indicating separation, removal, etc) de; (subtraction) a

■ she is sparated from her husband está separada de su marido

■ I've borrowed some books from the library he cogido prestado unos libros de la biblioteca

■ take five from ten réstale cinco a diez

9 (because of) por, a causa de

■ the boys died from exposure los chicos murieron de frío

10 (considering, according to) según, por

■ from what I can gather por lo que yo entiendo

■ from the look of him, I'd say he's a tramp por su aspecto, diría que es indigente

■ I know from experience lo sé por experiencia

11 (indicating difference) de; (when distinguishing) entre

■ how different is Catalan from Spanish? ¿en qué se diferencia el catalán del español?

12 (indicating position) desde

■ from above, you can see the whole stadium desde encima, se puede ver todo el estadio

■ from my point of view desde mi punto de vista

from ['frʌm, 'frɑm] prep

1) (indicating a starting point) : desde, de, a partir de

from Cali to Bogota: de Cali a Bogotá

where are you from?: ¿de dónde eres?

from that time onward: desde entonces

from tomorrow: a partir de mañana

2) (indicating a source or sender) : de

a letter from my friend: una carta de mi amiga

a quote from Shakespeare: una cita de Shakespeare

3) (indicating distance) : de

10 feet from the entrance: a 10 pies de la entrada

4) (indicating a cause) : de

red from crying: rojos de llorar

he died from the cold: murió del frío

5) off, out of: de

she took it from the drawer: lo sacó del cajón

6) (with adverbs or adverbial phrases) : de, desde

from above: desde arriba

from among: de entre

from

prep.

• a partir de prep.

• de prep.

• de parte de prep.

• desde prep.

• según prep.

frɑːm, frɒm, weak form frəm
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) de

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

b) ( indicating distance)

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2)

a) ( after)

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

b) ( before)

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

3) ( indicating source) de

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

4)

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

5) ( as a result of) de

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

6)

a) (out of, off) de

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

b) ( Math)

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

7) (with preps & advs)

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

[frɒm]
PREP
1) (indicating starting place) de, desde

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?

he comes from Segovia — es de Segovia

he had gone from home — se había ido de su casa

the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid

from London to Glasgow — de Londres a Glasgow

from house to house — de casa en casa

from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

2) (indicating time) de, desde

from now on — de aquí en adelante

from that time — desde aquel momento

from one o'clock to or until two — desde la una hasta las dos

(as) from Friday — a partir del viernes

from a child, from childhood — desde niño

from time to time — de vez en cuando

3) (indicating distance) de, desde

the hotel is 1km from the beach — el hotel está a 1km de la playa

a long way from home — muy lejos de casa

to be far from the truth — estar lejos de la verdad

4) (indicating sender etc) de

a letter from my sister — una carta de mi hermana

a telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith

a message from him — un mensaje de parte de él

tell him from me — dile de mi parte

5) (indicating source) de

to drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella

we learned it from him — lo aprendimos de él

we learned it from a book — lo aprendimos en un libro

a quotation from Shakespeare — una cita de Shakespeare

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

to pick sb from the crowd — escoger a algn de la multitud

I'll buy it from you — te lo compraré

where did you get that from? — ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?

take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!

one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto

painted from life — pintado del natural

6) (indicating price, number etc) desde, a partir de

we have shirts from £8 (upwards) — tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras

prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras

there were from 10 to 15 people there — había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

7) (indicating change)

things went from bad to worse — las cosas fueron de mal en peor

the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento

he went from office boy to director in five years — pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

8) (indicating difference)

to be different from sb — ser distinto de algn

he can't tell red from green — no distingue entre rojo y verde

to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

9) (=because of, on the basis of) por

to act from conviction — obrar por convicción

from sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

weak from hunger — debilitado por el hambre

from what I can see — por lo que veo

from what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice

from experience — por experiencia

to die from exposure — morir de frío

10) (=away from)

to shelter from the rain — protegerse de la lluvia

to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn

to prevent sb from doing sth — impedir a algn hacer algo

11) (with prep, adv)

from above — desde arriba

from afar — desde lejos

from among the crowd — de entre la multitud

from beneath or underneath — desde abajo

from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa

* * *
[frɑːm, frɒm], weak form [frəm]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) de

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

b) ( indicating distance)

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2)

a) ( after)

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

b) ( before)

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

3) ( indicating source) de

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

4)

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

5) ( as a result of) de

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

6)

a) (out of, off) de

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

b) ( Math)

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

7) (with preps & advs)

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

English-spanish dictionary > from
6 long

I
1. loŋ adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno

2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long!
II loŋ verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar

- longing
- longingly

long¹ adj largo

she has long nails tiene las uñas largas

a long journey un largo viaje

the pool is 50 metres long la piscina hace 50 metros de largo

a long time mucho tiempo

it takes a long time to climb the mountain se tarda mucho en escalar la montaña

a long way lejos

long² adv

1. mucho tiempo

Goya died long ago Goya murió hace mucho tiempo

I won't be long no tardaré mucho

have you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?

2. ya

he couldn't wait any longer and he left ya no podía esperar más y se marchó

she doesn't work here any longer ya no trabaja aquí

as long as / so long as con tal de que

I'll tell you the secret as long as you tell nobody else te diré el secreto con tal de que no se lo digas a nadie más

how long? ¿cuánto tiempo?

how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?

how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

long³ vb ansiar / desear

I'm longing to see you again estoy deseando volver a verte

long

tr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]

abbreviation

1 ( longitude) longitud nombre femenino; (abbreviation) long

————————

long

tr[lɒŋ]

adjective

1 largo,-a

■ how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?

■ the garden is 30 metres long el jardín hace 30 metros de largo

■ we were a long way from the beach estábamos lejos de la playa

■ it took him a long time to finish tardó mucho en acabar

adverb

1 mucho tiempo

■ how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?

■ it wasn't long before they returned no tardaron en volver

noun

1 lo largo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as long as (while) mientras 2 (if) si, con tal que

(for) a long time, for long mucho tiempo

in the long run a la larga

long ago hace mucho tiempo

no longer / not any longer ya no

■ he doesn't live here any longer ya no vive aquí

not by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejos

so long SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (goodbye) hasta la vista

so long as→ link=as as{ long as

the long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...

to be a bit long in the tooth familiar tener años

to pull a long face poner cara larga

long jump salto de longitud

long johns calzones nombre masculino plural largos

long ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)

long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL vacaciones nombre femenino plural de verano

long wave onda larga

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long

tr[lɒŋ]

phrase to long to do STH

1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algo

■ he's longing to see you tiene muchas ganas de verte

long ['lɔŋ] vi

1)

to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar

2)

to long to : anhelar, estar deseando

they longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verla

long adv

1) : mucho, mucho tiempo

it didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempo

will it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?

2)

all day long : todo el día

3)

as long asor so long as : mientras, con tal que

4)

long before : mucho antes

5)

so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!

long adj, longer ['lɔngər] ; longest ['lɔŋgəst]

1) (indicating length)) : largo

the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largo

a long way from: bastante lejos de

in the long run: a la larga

2) (indicating time)) : largo, prolongado

a long illness: una enfermedad prolongada

a long walk: un paseo largo

at long last: por fin

3)

to be long on : estar cargado de

long n

1)

before long : dentro de poco

2)

the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamental

long

adj.

• extenso, -a adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• luengo, -a adj.

• prolongado, -a adj.

adv.

• largamente adv.

• mucho tiempo adv.

n.

• mangote s.m.

v.

• anhelar v.

• suspirar v.

I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ
adjective longer 'lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r), longest 'lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)
1. ADJ

1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo

it's six metres long — tiene seis metros de largo

it's a very long book — es un libro muy largo

he has long legs — tiene las piernas largas

• it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio

• to make or pull a long face — poner cara larga

• to get longer — [queue] hacerse más largo; [hair] crecer (más)

• how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?

how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?

• to be long in the leg — [trousers] tener piernas largas

• the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detalles

- the long arm of the law

- a list as long as your arm

- not by a long chalk

- he's a bit long in the tooth
suit 1., 3)
2) (in distance)

it's a long way — está lejos

it's a long way to the shops — las tiendas están lejos

we walked a long way — caminamos mucho

3) (in time) [film] largo; [visit] prolongado; [wait] largo, prolongado

two hours long — de dos horas

the course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses

a long walk — un paseo largo

a long holiday — unas vacaciones largas

• it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado

• there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables

• he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua

• the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando

• how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?

how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?

• to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo

the reply was not long in coming — la respuesta no tardó en llegar

• it will be a long job — será un trabajo que llevará mucho tiempo

• at long last — por fin

• to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente

• he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente

• in the long run — (fig) a la larga

• a long time ago — hace mucho tiempo

it takes a long time — lleva mucho tiempo

I've been waiting a long time — llevo esperando mucho tiempo

long time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

• it's a good place to go for a long weekend — es un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo

- he's not long for this world
term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)
4) (Ling) [vowel] largo

2. ADV

1) (=a long time)

don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!

I shan't be long — (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo

will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?

we didn't stay long — nos quedamos poco tiempo

he hasn't been gone long — no hace mucho que se ha ido

have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?

I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...

this method has long been used in industry — este método se viene usando desde hace mucho tiempo en la industria

• long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morir

he died long after his wife — murió mucho tiempo después que su mujer

• long ago — hace mucho (tiempo)

how long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?

as long ago as 1930 — ya en 1930

not long ago — no hace mucho (tiempo)

• long before — mucho antes

not long before — poco antes

long before now — hace mucho tiempo

long before you came — mucho antes de que llegaras

not long before the war — poco antes de la guerra

not long before his wife died — poco antes de que muriera su mujer

they left before long — se marcharon muy pronto

• I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico

• we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada más

are you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?

he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante

"are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya

• how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?

how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?

how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?

how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?

how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?

how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?

• it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc

• to live long — tener una vida larga

women live longer than men — las mujeres son más longevas que los hombres

he hasn't long to live — no le queda mucho de vida

long live the King! — ¡viva el rey!

• it's not long since he died, he died not long since — no hace mucho que murió, murió hace poco

long since dead — muerto hace mucho

• so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!

• it won't take long — no tardará mucho

it didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...

• he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política

2)

longer — más tiempo

we stayed longer than you — quedamos más tiempo que vosotros

wait a little longer — espera un poco más

how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?

how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?

two hours longer — dos horas más

• I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo

I can't stand it any longer — ya no lo aguanto más

• no longer — ya no

he no longer comes — ya no viene

3)

longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho

4)

as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras

as long as the war lasts — mientras dure la guerra

as long as I live — mientras viva

stay (for) as long as you like — quédate hasta cuando quieras

as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta

5)

as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun

you can borrow it as long as John doesn't mind — lo puedes tomar prestado siempre que a John no le importe or si a John no le importa

6) (=through)

• all day long — todo el (santo) día

• all night long — toda la noche

• all summer long — todo el verano

3. N

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...

2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo

4.

CPD

long division N — (Math) división f larga

long drink N — refresco m, bebida f no alcohólica

long johns NPL — calzoncillos mpl largos

long jump N — salto m de longitud

long jumper N — saltador(a) m / f de longitud

long shot N — (Cine) toma f a distancia; (in race) desconocido(-a) m / f

it's a long shot * — dudo que resulte

- not by a long shot

long sight N — presbicia f, hipermetropía f

to have long sight — ser présbita

the long term N —

in or over the long term — a largo plazo

long trousers NPL — (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos

the long vacation N, the long vac * N — (Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano

long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga

II

[lɒŋ]
VI
to long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo

to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn

to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo

to long for sb to do sth — desear que algn haga algo

* * *

I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]
adjective longer ['lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r)], longest ['lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst]

1)

a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

the wall is 200 m long — el muro mide 200 m de largo

it's a long way to Tulsa from here — Tulsa queda bastante lejos de aquí

a long drink — un trago largo

the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo

the book is over 300 pages long — el libro tiene más de 300 páginas

2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

two months isn't long enough — dos meses no son suficientes or no es tiempo suficiente

she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue

he works long hours — trabaja muchas horas

II

adverb -er, -est

1) ( in time)

are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

I didn't have long enough to answer all the questions — no me alcanzó el tiempo para contestar todas las preguntas

people live longer now — ahora la gente vive más (años)

it won't be long before they get here — no tardarán en llegar

sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

all day long — todo el día

not long afterwards — poco después

long ago — hace (ya) mucho tiempo

it has long since been lost — lleva perdido desde hace tiempo

not long ago o since — no hace mucho

a long forgotten hero — un héroe olvidado desde hace tiempo

2)

a) (in phrases)

before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

b)

as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

for as long as I can remember — desde que tengo memoria

you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12

III

intransitive verb

to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

Phrasal Verbs:

- long for

IV

(= longitude) Long

English-spanish dictionary > long
7 take

1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten

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take

[teɪk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (money received) Einnahmen pl

2. (filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

3.

▶ to be on the \take AM ( fam) korrupt sein pej, Bestechungsgelder nehmen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (accept)

▪ to \take sth etw annehmen

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben

to \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2. (transport)

▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink rüberbringen? fam

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?

to \take sb to hospital/the station/home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3. (seize)

▪ to \take sth etw nehmen

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?

to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4. (tolerate)

▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen

5. (hold)

▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmen

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6. (require)

▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben

I \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7.

▪ it \takes... man braucht...

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8. LING

▪ to \take sth:

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9. (receive)

▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10. (remove)

▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch; MATH

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11. (travel by)

▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell

to \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12. (eat, consume)

▪ to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer

not to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13. BRIT (rent)

to \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14. (let stay)

▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15. (capture)

▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16. (assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17. BRIT, AUS (teach)

▪ to \take sth etw unterrichten

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall fam

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18. (officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19. (have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20. (tackle)

to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21. BRIT (sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22. (achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23. (feel)

to \take an interest in sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben

to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachten

to \take offence beleidigt sein

to \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24. (earn)

▪ to \take sth etw einnehmen

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25. (write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26. (photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27. THEAT, MUS, FILM

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28. (for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29. (assume to be)

▪ to \take sb/sth for sb/sth [or to be sb/sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30. (understand)

to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...

point \taken [habe] verstanden

if you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

31.

▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt

▶ what do you \take me for? wofür [o SCHWEIZ für was] hältst du mich?

▶ he's got what it \takes er bringt's fam, er kann was

▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben

▶ \take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben fam

▶ to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen

▶ to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen

▶ to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2. (become)

to \take ill krank werden

3. (detract)

▪ to \take from sth etw schmälern

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

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take [teık]

A s

1. Fischerei: Fang m

2. JAGD

a) Beute f

b) Erbeutung f

3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)

4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)

5. Take m/n:

a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) f

b) RADIO etc Aufnahme f

6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)

7. MED

a) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)

b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)

8. fig Reaktion f: → double take

9. besonders Br Pachtland n

10. Schach etc: Schlagen n (einer Figur)

B v/t prät took [tʊk], pperf taken [ˈteıkən]

1. allg, z. B. Abschied, Unterricht etc nehmen:

take it or leave it umg mach, was du willst;

taken all in all im Großen (u.) Ganzen;

taking one thing with the other im Großen (u.) Ganzen (siehe die Verbindungen mit den betreffenden Substantiven)

2. (weg)nehmen:

take one’s foot off the clutch AUTO den Fuß von der Kupplung nehmen;

take that silly grin off your face umg hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen!;

he took three seconds off the record SPORT er verbesserte den Rekord um drei Sekunden

3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifen

b) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen

4. Fische etc fangen

5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifen

6. MIL gefangen nehmen, Gefangene machen

7. MIL eine Stadt, Stellung etc (ein)nehmen, auch Land erobern, ein Schiff kapern

8. jemanden erwischen, ertappen ( beide:

stealing beim Stehlen;

in a lie bei einer Lüge)

9. nehmen, sich etwas aneignen, Besitz ergreifen von, sich bemächtigen (gen); → place A 18

10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen

b) eine Bestellung aufnehmen (Ober etc)

11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7

12. (heraus)nehmen (from, out of aus), auch fig ein Zitat etc entnehmen ( from dat):

I take it from sb who knows ich habe (weiß) es von jemandem, der es genau weiß;

today’s text is taken from … der heutige Text stammt aus …;

take a single from an album eine Single aus einem Album auskoppeln;

be taken from … eine Auskopplung aus … sein

13. eine Speise etc zu sich nehmen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen, Gift, eine Medizin etc nehmen

14. sich eine Krankheit holen oder zuziehen: → ill A 6

15. nehmen:

a) auswählen:

I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!

b) kaufen

c) mieten

d) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösen

e) eine Frau heiraten

f) mit einer Frau schlafen

g) einen Weg wählen

16. mitnehmen:

don’t forget to take your umbrella;

take me with you nimm mich mit;

you can’t take it with you fig im Grab nützt (dir) aller Reichtum nichts mehr, das letzte Hemd hat keine Taschen

17. (hin- oder weg)bringen, jemanden wohin führen:

business took him to London;

I took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen

18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen

19. MATH abziehen ( from von)

20. jemanden treffen, erwischen (Schlag)

21. ein Hindernis nehmen

22. jemanden befallen, packen (Empfindung, Krankheit):

be taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;

be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden

23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):

take alarm beunruhigt sein (at über akk); → comfort B 1, courage, fancy A 7, pride A 2

24. Feuer fangen

25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen

26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmen

27. SPORT und Spiele:

a) den Ball, einen Punkt, eine Figur, einen Stein abnehmen ( from dat)

b) einen Stein schlagen

c) eine Karte stechen

d) einen Satz etc gewinnen:

he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaille

e) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen

28. JUR etc erwerben, besonders erben

29. eine Ware, Zeitung beziehen, WIRTSCH einen Auftrag hereinnehmen

30. nehmen, verwenden:

take four eggs man nehme vier Eier

31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen

32. eine Gelegenheit, einen Vorteil ergreifen, wahrnehmen: → chance A 5

33. (als Beispiel) nehmen

34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:

be taken besetzt sein; → seat A 4

b) seinen Platz einnehmen: → seat A 4

35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:

be taken with ( oder by) begeistert oder entzückt sein von

36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen

37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen

38. leisten:

a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten

b) einen Eid, ein Gelübde ablegen: → oath Bes Redew

c) ein Versprechen (ab)geben

39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen

40. FOTO etwas aufnehmen, ein Bild machen

41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen

42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 2

43. machen, tun:

take a look einen Blick tun oder werfen (at auf akk)

44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen

45. eine Auswahl treffen

46. einen Entschluss fassen

47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen

48. eine Ansicht vertreten: → stand A 2, view C 7

49. a) verstehen

b) auffassen, auslegen ( beide:

as als)

c) etwas gut etc aufnehmen:

do you take me? verstehen Sie(, was ich meine)?;

I take it that … ich nehme an, dass …;

may we take it that …? dürfen wir es so verstehen, dass …?;

take sth ill of sb jemandem etwas übel nehmen; → seriously

50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:

as als), halten ( for für):

I took him for an honest man;

what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen

52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholen

b) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen

53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen

54. glauben:

you may take it from me verlass dich drauf!

55. eine Beleidigung, einen Verlust etc, auch jemanden hinnehmen, eine Strafe, Folgen auf sich nehmen, sich etwas gefallen lassen:

take people as they are die Leute nehmen, wie sie (eben) sind;

take life as it comes das Leben so nehmen, wie es kommt;

I’m not taking this das lass ich mir nicht gefallen

56. etwas ertragen, aushalten:

he can take a lot er ist hart im Nehmen;

take it umg es kriegen, es ausbaden (müssen)

57. MED sich einer Behandlung etc unterziehen

58. SCHULE, UNIV eine Prüfung machen, ablegen:

take French Examen im Französischen machen; → degree 8

59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen

60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen

61. a) Zeit, Material etc, auch fig Geduld, Mut etc brauchen, erfordern, kosten, eine gewisse Zeit dauern:

it took a long time es dauerte oder brauchte lange;

the book takes a long time to read man braucht viel Zeit, um das Buch zu lesen;

the project took two years to plan die Planung des Projekts dauerte zwei Jahre oder nahm zwei Jahre in Anspruch;

take some minutes einige Minuten brauchen ( doing sth um etwas zu tun);

it takes a lot of courage to do a thing like that es gehört viel Mut dazu, so etwas zu tun;

it takes a man to do that das kann nur ein Mann (fertigbringen);

he took a little convincing es bedurfte (bei ihm) einiger Überredung

b) jemanden etwas kosten, jemandem etwas abverlangen:

it took him ( oder he took) three hours es kostete ihn oder er brauchte drei Stunden;

it took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen

62. eine Kleidergröße, Nummer haben: → size¹ A 2

63. LING

a) eine grammatische Form annehmen, im Konjunktiv etc stehen

b) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen

64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für

65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushalten

C v/i

1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)

3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)

4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)

5. JUR das Eigentumsrecht erlangen, besonders erben, (als Erbe) zum Zuge kommen

6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)

7. Feuer fangen

8. anbeißen (Fisch)

9. TECH an-, eingreifen

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; nehmen

3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]

take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen

take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen

4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]

that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen

he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht

take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen

I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)

take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun

take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren

take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.

take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit

[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen

take a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen

take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen

the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London

his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen

take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen

take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen

take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen

take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um

take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen

take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen

take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen

you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen

you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen

8)

somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also heart 1)

9)

be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden

10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen

11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]

take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln

take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten

take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen

12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]

13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung

16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]

take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen

is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?

17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]

this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert

the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist

the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke

as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig

something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag

it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun

somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun

what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?

take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten

have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben

it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein

that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben

it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb

it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]

take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen

20) (apprehend, grasp)

take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint

take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen

take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...

can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?

take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen

take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften

somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr

take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...

taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem

22) (accept) annehmen

take money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen

will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?

[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben

take the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt

23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]

take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen

take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen

take 'that! — nimm das!

take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden

24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]

take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen

take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(do) one's driving test expr.

seinen Führerschein machen ausdr. (in) shorthand expr.

stenographieren v. (lift) from an album expr.

auskoppeln (Titel von einem Album) v. (the) responsibility for expr.

verantworten v. (advice) v.

befolgen (Rat) v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)

= einnehmen v.

ergreifen v.

nehmen v.

nehmen v.

(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)

vornehmen v.

wegnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take
8 long

I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lang

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lange weg

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) weitreichend
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lang

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lang

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- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) sich sehnen

- longing
- longingly
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long¹

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

I. adj

1. (in space) lang; (over great distance) weit; (elongated) lang, länglich; ( fam: tall) groß, lang fam

the rods are 20 cm \long die Stäbe sind 20 cm lang

we're still a \long way from the station wir sind noch weit vom Bahnhof entfernt

as \long as one's arm ( fig) ellenlang fam

there was a list of complaints as \long as your arm es gab eine ellenlange Liste von Beschwerden

to draw a \long breath tief Luft holen

\long journey weite Reise

to have come a \long way einen weiten Weg zurückgelegt haben, von weit her gekommen sein

to go a \long way ( fig: succeed) es weit [o zu etwas] bringen

to go a \long way toward[s] sth ( fig: help) eine große Hilfe bei etw dat sein

to have a \long way to go ( fig) [noch] einen weiten Weg vor sich dat haben

2. (in time) lang; (tedious) lang, langwierig

each session is an hour \long jede Sitzung dauert eine Stunde

we go back a \long way wir kennen uns schon seit ewigen Zeiten

\long career [jahre]lange Karriere

a \long day ein langer [und anstrengender] Tag

\long friendship langjährige Freundschaft

a \long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis

to have a \long memory for sth etw nicht so schnell vergessen

\long service jahrelanger Dienst

a \long time eine lange Zeit

it was a \long time before I received a reply es dauerte lange, bis ich [eine] Antwort bekam

to be a \long while since... [schon] eine Weile her sein, seit...

to work \long hours einen langen Arbeitstag haben

3. (in scope) lang

the report is 20 pages \long der Bericht ist 20 Seiten lang

a \long book ein dickes Buch

a \long list eine lange Liste

4. pred ( fam: ample)

▪ to be \long on sth etw reichlich haben

\long on ideas but short on funds mehr Ideen als Geld

to be \long on charm jede Menge Charme besitzen

to be \long on wit sehr geistreich sein

5. LING

a \long vowel ein langer Vokal

6. (improbable)

a \long chance eine geringe Chance

\long odds geringe [Gewinn]chancen

7. FIN

\long security/shares Versicherung f/Aktien pl mit langer Laufzeit

to be \long of stock STOCKEX eine Longposition einnehmen fachspr

8.

▶ the \long arm of the law der lange Arm des Gesetzes

▶ [not] by a \long chalk bei Weitem [nicht]

▶ in the \long run langfristig gesehen, auf lange Sicht [gesehen]

▶ to take the \long view [of sth] [etw] auf lange Sicht betrachten

▶ \long time no see ( fam) lange nicht gesehen fam

▶ to be \long in the tooth nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

▶ to be \long in the tooth to do sth zu alt sein, [um] etw zu tun

II. adv

1. (for a long time) lang[e]

have you been waiting \long? wartest du schon lange?

how \long have you lived here? wie lange haben Sie hier gewohnt?

the authorities have \long known that... den Behörden war seit Langem bekannt, dass...

\long live the King! lang lebe der König!

to be \long lange brauchen

I won't be \long (before finishing) ich bin gleich fertig; (before appearing) ich bin gleich da

don't be \long beeil dich!

to be \long about doing sth lange für etw akk brauchen

don't be too \long about it! lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, beeil dich nur!

2. (at a distant time) lange

\long ago vor langer Zeit

\long after/before... lange nachdem/bevor...

not \long before... kurz davor

3. (after implied time) lange

if this meeting goes on any \longer wenn das Meeting noch länger andauert

how much \longer will it take? wie lange wird es noch dauern?

not any \longer nicht länger

I'm not going to wait any \longer ich werde nicht länger warten

I can't wait any \longer to open my presents! ich kann es gar nicht [mehr] erwarten, endlich meine Geschenke auszupacken!

no \longer nicht mehr

he no \longer wanted to go there er wollte nicht mehr dorthin

4. (throughout)

all day/night/summer \long den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [lang]

5.

▶ as [or so] \long as... (during) solange...; (provided that) sofern..., vorausgesetzt, dass...

▶ to be not \long for this world ( dated) nicht mehr lange zu leben haben, mit einem Fuß/Bein im Grabe sein

▶ so \long! ( fam) tschüss fam, bis dann fam

III. n

1. no pl (long time) eine lange Zeit

have you been waiting for \long? wartest du schon lange?

to take \long [to do sth] lange brauchen[, um etw zu tun]

it won't take \long es wird nicht lange dauern

take as \long as you like lass dir Zeit

2. (in Morse) lang

one short and three \longs einmal kurz und dreimal lang

3. FIN

▪ \longs pl Langläufer pl fachspr

4.

▶ before [very [or too]] \long schon [sehr] bald

▶ the \long and the short of it kurz gesagt

long²

[lɒŋ, AM lɑ:ŋ]

vi sich akk sehnen

▪ to \long for sth sich akk nach etw dat sehnen

▪ to \long to do sth sich akk danach sehnen, etw zu tun

long³

n GEOG abbrev of longitude Länge f

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I abbr See: of longitude II [lɒŋ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) lang; glass hoch; journey weit

it is 6 feet long — es ist 6 Fuß lang

to be long in the leg — lange Beine haben

to pull a long face — ein langes Gesicht machen

it's a long way — das ist weit

it's a long way to Hamburg — nach Hamburg ist es weit

to have a long memory — ein gutes Gedächtnis haben

to be long in the tooth (inf) — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

surely he is a bit long in the tooth to be climbing Everest — ist er nicht schon ein bisschen (zu) alt, um den Everest zu besteigen?

2) (in time) lang; job langwierig

it's a long time since I saw her — ich habe sie schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

will you need it for a long time? — brauchen Sie es lange?

he's been here (for) a long time — er ist schon lange hier

she was abroad for a long time —

well hullo, it's been a long time — hallo, schon lange nicht mehr gesehen

long time no see (inf) — sieht man dich auch mal wieder? (inf)

to take a long look at sth — etw lange or ausgiebig betrachten

how long is the film? — wie lange dauert der Film?

a year is 12 months long — ein Jahr hat 12 Monate

how long is your vacation? (US) — wie lange haben Sie Urlaub?

to take the long view — etw auf lange Sicht betrachten

3) (POET, PHON) vowel, syllable lang

4)

a long drink (mixed) — ein Longdrink m

a long gin —

I'd like something long and cool — ich möchte einen kühlen Longdrink

2. adv

1) lang(e)

to be long in or about doing sth — lange zu etw brauchen

don't be long! — beeil dich!

don't be too long about it — lass dir nicht zu viel Zeit, mach nicht zu lange (inf)

don't be too long about phoning me — ruf mich bald (mal) an

I shan't be long (in finishing) — ich bin gleich fertig; (in returning)

two months without you, it's been too long — zwei Monate ohne dich, das war zu lang(e)

he drank long and deep — er nahm einen langen, tiefen Schluck

all night long — die ganze Nacht

long ago — vor langer Zeit

not long ago — vor Kurzem

long before — lange vorher

long before now — viel früher

not long before I met you — kurz bevor ich dich kennenlernte

not long before that — kurz davor

those days are long (since) past — diese Tage sind schon lange vorbei

at the longest — höchstens

as long as — so lange wie

we waited as long as we could — wir haben gewartet, solange wir konnten

See:

→ also ago, since

2)

(in comp) how much longer can you stay? — wie lange können Sie noch bleiben?

I can't wait any longer — ich kann nicht mehr länger warten

if that noise goes on any longer — wenn der Lärm weitergeht

I'll wait no longer I'll insist no longer — ich warte nicht länger ich werde nicht weiter darauf bestehen

3)

so long! (inf) — tschüs(s)! (inf), bis später!

3. n

1)

the long and the short of it is that... — kurz gesagt..., der langen Rede kurzer Sinn...

that's the long and the short of it — und damit hat sichs (inf)

before long — bald

are you going for long? —

I won't stay for long — ich bleibe nicht lange

it won't take long — das dauert nicht lange

it didn't take long before... — es dauerte nicht lange, bis...

I won't take long — ich brauche nicht lange (dazu)

2) (POET) lange Silbe
III
vi
sich sehnen (for nach); (less passionately) herbeisehnen, kaum erwarten können (for sth etw acc)
he longed for his wife to return — er wartete sehnsüchtig auf die Rückkehr seiner Frau

I'm longing for him to resign —

the children were longing for the bell to ring — die Kinder warteten sehnsüchtig auf das Klingeln or konnten das Klingeln kaum erwarten

he is longing for me to make a mistake — er möchte zu gern, dass ich einen Fehler mache

I am longing to go abroad — ich brenne darauf, ins Ausland zu gehen

he longed to know what was happening — er hätte zu gerne gewusst, was vorging

I'm longing to see my cat again — ich möchte meine Katze so gern wiedersehen

I'm longing to see that film — ich will den Film unbedingt sehen

I'm longing to hear his reaction — ich bin sehr auf seine Reaktion gespannt

how I long for a cup of tea/a shower — wie ich mich nach einer Tasse Tee/einer Dusche sehne

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long¹ [lɒŋ]

A adj

1. a) allg lang (auch fig langwierig):

a long illness (journey, list, look, speech, etc);

long years pl of experience langjährige Erfahrung;

long time no see umg sieht man dich auch wieder mal?;

two miles (weeks) long zwei Meilen (Wochen) lang;

a long way round ein großer Umweg;

two long miles zwei gute Meilen, mehr als zwei Meilen; → haul A 5 b, → live¹ A 2, measure A 1, run A 1, ton¹ 1 a

b) weit, lang (Weg), weit (Entfernung)

2. zu lang:

his second service was long;

the coat is long on him der Mantel ist ihm zu lang

3. lang (gestreckt), länglich

4. Längs…:

long side

5. umg lang, hochgewachsen (Person)

6. groß:

a long figure eine vielstellige Zahl

7. übergroß, Groß…:

long dozen dreizehn; → hundred B 1

8. weitreichend (Gedanken etc):

a long memory ein gutes Gedächtnis;

take the long view weit vorausblicken; → view C 2

9. grob (Schätzung)

10. gering (Chance): → odds 3

11. seit Langem bestehend, alt (Brauch, Freundschaft etc)

12. besonders WIRTSCH langfristig, mit langer Laufzeit, auf lange Sicht:

long bill langfristiger Wechsel

13. (zeitlich) fern, weit in der Zukunft liegend (Datum etc)

14. WIRTSCH

a) eingedeckt (of mit)

b) auf Preissteigerung wartend:

be ( oder go) long of the market, be on the long side of the market auf Hausse spekulieren

15. be long on umg eine Menge … haben:

he’s long on good ideas

16. mit Mineral-, Sodawasser oder Fruchtsaft aufgefüllt (alkoholisches Getränk):

long drink Longdrink m

17. LING lang (Vokal)

18. LIT

a) lang

b) betont

19. CHEM leichtflüssig

B adv

1. lang(e):

have you been waiting long? wartest du schon lange?;

long dead schon lange tot;

as long as he lives solange er lebt;

as ( oder so) long as

a) solange wie,

b) sofern; vorausgesetzt, dass; falls;

long after lange danach;

as long ago as 1900 schon 1900;

I saw him no longer ago than last week ich sah ihn erst letzte Woche;

so long! umg bis dann!, tschüs(s)!; → ago, all A 1, before A 2, overdue 2, since A 1

2. lange (in elliptischen Wendungen):

don’t be long beeil dich!, mach schnell!;

I won’t be long

a) ich bin gleich wieder da,

b) ich bin gleich fertig;

be long (in oder about) doing sth lange brauchen, um etwas zu tun;

it was not long before he came es dauerte nicht lange, bis er kam

3. (in Steigerungsformen):

hold out longer länger aushalten;

no longer, not any longer nicht mehr, nicht (mehr) länger

C s

1. (eine) lange Zeit:

at (the) longest längstens;

for long lange (Zeit);

it is long since I saw her es ist lange her, dass ich sie gesehen habe;

take long (to do sth) lange brauchen(, um etwas zu tun);

the long and (the) short of it is that …

a) es dreht sich einzig und allein darum, dass …,

b) mit einem Wort, …; → before B 3

2. Länge f:

a) LING langer Laut

b) LIT lange Silbe

3. WIRTSCH Haussier m

4. pl

a) auch pair of longs lange Hose

b) Übergrößen pl

long² [lɒŋ] v/i sich sehnen ( for nach):

long to do sth sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun;

she was longing for the sermon to end sie sehnte das Ende der Predigt herbei;

he longed for the holidays (US vacation) to come er sehnte sich nach den Ferien;

she is longing for him to kiss her sie sehnt sich danach, von ihm geküsst zu werden;

longed-for ersehnt

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I 1. adjective,
longer, longest

1) lang; weit [Reise, Weg]

be long in the tooth — nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein

take a long view of something — etwas auf lange od. weite Sicht sehen

two inches/weeks long — zwei Zoll/Wochen lang

2) (elongated) länglich; schmal

pull or make a long face — (fig.) ein langes Gesicht ziehen od. machen (ugs.)

3) (of extended duration) lang

long service — (esp. Mil.) langjähriger Dienst

in the long run — auf die Dauer; auf lange Sicht

in the long term — auf lange Sicht; langfristig

for a long time — lange; (still continuing) seit langem

what a long time you've been away! — du warst aber lange [Zeit] fort!

long time no see! — (coll.) lange nicht gesehen! (ugs.)

4) (tediously lengthy) lang[atmig]; weitschweifig

5) (lasting) lang; langjährig [Gewohnheit, Freundschaft]

6) klein, gering [Chance]

7) (seemingly more than stated) lang [Minute, Tag, Jahre usw.]

8) lang [Gedächtnis]

have a long memory for something — etwas nicht so schnell vergessen

9) (consisting of many items) lang [Liste usw.]; hoch [Zahl]

10) (Cards)

long suit — lange Farbe
2. noun
1) (long interval)

take long — lange dauern

for long — lange; (since long ago) seit langem

before long — bald

it is long since... — es ist lange her, dass...

2)

the long and the short of it is... — der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist...
3. adverb,
longer, longest

1) lang[e]

as or so long as — solange

you should have finished long before now — du hättest schon längst od. viel früher fertig sein sollen

I knew her long before I met you — ich kenne sie schon viel länger als dich

not long before that — kurz davor od. zuvor

not long before I... — kurz bevor ich...

long since — [schon] seit langem

all day/night/summer long — den ganzen Tag/die ganze Nacht/den ganzen Sommer [über od. lang]

I shan't be long — ich bin gleich fertig; (departing) bis gleich!

don't be long! — beeil dich!

somebody is long [in or about doing something] — jemand braucht lange od. viel Zeit[, um etwas zu tun]

much longer — viel länger

not wait any/much longer — nicht mehr länger/viel länger warten

no longer — nicht mehr; nicht länger [warten usw.]

2)

as or so long as — (provided that) solange; wenn
II intransitive verb
long for somebody/something — sich nach jemandem/etwas sehnen

long for somebody to do something — sich (Dat.) [sehr] wünschen, dass jemand etwas tut

long to do something — sich danach sehnen, etwas zu tun

* * *

adj.

lang adj.

langwierig adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > long
9 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

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

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
10 take

[teɪk] n

1) no pl ( money received) Einnahmen fpl

2) ( filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

PHRASES:

to be on the \take (Am) ( fam) korrupt sein ( pej), Bestechungsgelder nehmen vt <took, taken>

1) ( accept)

to \take sth etw annehmen;

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten;

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?;

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen;

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren;

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen;

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren;

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen;

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben;

to \take sth badly/ well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen;

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2) ( transport)

to \take sb/ sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen;

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink 'rüberbringen? ( fam)

will you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?;

to \take sb to hospital/ the station/ home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahren;

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen;

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3) ( seize)

to \take sth etw nehmen;

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür;

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?;

to \take sb by the hand/ throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen;

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4) ( tolerate)

to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen;

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen;

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr;

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen;

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o ( fam) vertragen];

5) ( hold)

to \take sth etw aufnehmen;

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6) ( require)

to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen];

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben;

I \take [a] size five ( in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf;

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen;

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7) it \takes... man braucht...;

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht;

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde;

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...];

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange;

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein;

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8) ling

to \take sth;

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht;

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9) ( receive)

to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen];

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10) ( remove)

to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen;

(steal a.) etw stehlen;

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch math

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab;

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11) ( travel by)

to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen;

she took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg;

\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastle;

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell;

to \take the bus/ car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12) (eat, consume)

to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen;

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck;

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer;

not to be \taken internally med nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13) ( Brit) ( rent)

to \take a flat/ house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14) ( let stay)

to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen;

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15) ( capture)

to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen;

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen;

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen;

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen;

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16) ( assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17) (Brit, Aus) ( teach)

to \take sth etw unterrichten;

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall ( fam)

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18) ( officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19) ( have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen;

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen;

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20) ( tackle)

to \take a hurdle/ fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen;

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21) ( Brit) ( sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen;

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen;

to \take a test einen Test machen;

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22) ( achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23) ( feel)

to \take an interest in sb/ sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben;

to \take notice of sb/ sth jdn/etw beachten;

to \take offence beleidigt sein;

to \take pity on sb/ sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben;

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24) ( earn)

to \take sth etw einnehmen;

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25) ( write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26) ( photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren;

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer;

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27) theat, mus, film

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen;

can you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?;

let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an

28) ( for example)

\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...

29) ( assume to be)

to \take sb/ sth for sb/ sth [or to be sb/ sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw halten;

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war;

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...;

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30) ( understand)

to \take sb's/ the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen;

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...;

point \taken [habe] verstanden;

if you \take my meaning ( Brit) wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

PHRASES:

to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen;

to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigen;

to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt;

he's got what it \takes er bringts ( fam), er kann was;

\take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben ( fam)

to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen;

what do you \take me for? wofür hältst du mich?;

\take it from me das kannst du mir glauben vi <took, taken>

1) ( have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen;

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2) ( become)

to \take ill krank werden

3) ( detract)

to \take from sth etw schmälern;

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

English-German students dictionary > take
11 long

̈ɪlɔŋ I
1. прил.
1) (протяженный в пространстве) а) длинный;
больше своей ширины long legs/arms/fingernails/nose ≈ длинные ноги, руки, ногти, нос long road/journey ≈ дальняя дорога long distance ≈ дальнее расстояние the long side of the room ≈ длина комнаты it's a long way to go ≈ это далеко he came from a long way off ≈ прибыл он издалека a long way about ≈ немалый крюк (объезд) at long range ≈ на большом расстоянии long measures ≈ меры длины long waves ≈ длинные волны б) редк., иногда шутл. долговязый, высокий Syn: tall в) обладающий определенной протяженностью;
имеющий такую-то длину a mile/ seven yards long ≈ длиной в одну милю, семь ярдов how long your nose is? ≈ какой длины твой нос?
2) (протяженный во времени) а) долгий, длительный, существующий давно;
продолжительный;
затяжной long vacation ≈ летние каникулы( в университетах и судах Великобритании) a long(-lasting) relationship/friendship/love ≈ длительные отношения, старинная дружба, любовь надолго an illness of long standing ≈ застарелая болезнь long cold winter ≈ долгая холодная зима a long beer, drink ≈ разг. пиво, коктейль и т. п. в высоком стакане she gave him a long look/stare ≈ она долго/пристально посмотрела на него long custom/tradition ≈ старинный обычай/давняя традиция long words ≈ долгая речь long memory ≈ долгая, хорошая память we took a long farewell а) мы долго прощались б) мы расставались надолго wait a while long ≈ подождите еще немного I shall not wait (any) long ≈ не буду больше ждать( two days, a week) at (the) longest ≈ самое большее (два дня, неделю) for a long time ≈ очень долго a long time ago ≈ очень давно long time no see ≈ амер. шутл. якобы коверкая язык давно не виделись! in the long term ≈ долгосрочный;
перспективный long service ≈ воен. сверхсрочная служба б) обладающий определенной протяженностью, длящийся столько-то a (whole) life long ≈ длиной в (целую) жизнь;
всю жизнь an hour/three hours long ≈ часовой( продолжительностью в один час) трехчасовой how long does it take you to get there? ≈ сколько времени тебе понадобится, чтобы добраться туда?
3) долгий, медленный;
неспешный, медлительный How long he is! ≈ Что он так долго?! a long count by the referee ≈ (нарочно) медленный отсчет времени судьей (в спорте и т. п.) to be long about smth., to be long doing smth. ≈ копошиться, копаться (делая что-л.) ;
возиться, канителиться( с чем-л.)
4) а) длинный, большой;
обширный (состоящий из многих пунктов, насчитывающий много объектов) long list ≈ огромный, длинный список( a book) 300 pages long ≈ (книга) в триста страниц long family ≈ большая, многодетная семья long shillings ≈ ид. длинный рубль, хороший заработок б) огромный, избыточный, непомерно высокий long odds ≈ карт. высокие ставки long bill ≈ раздутый счет long prices ≈ непомерные, бешеные цены the guy's a long purse! ≈ у него денег до черта! Syn: high I
1., large
1.
5) длинный, далекий( далеко направленный, посланный, пущенный и т. п.) a long left jab ≈ длинный удар левой( в боксе) to hit the long ball ≈ выбить мяч далеко, сильно ударить( в футболе и т. п.) long train ≈ поезд дальнего следования( от long distance train)
6) фон.;
просодика а) долгий (гласный) ;
слоговой( об элементе дифтонга) б) ударный
7) направленный в будущее, относящийся к будущему а) отдаленный, отложенный на будущее long date ≈ отдаленный срок long thoughts ≈ мысли о будущем long guess ≈ долгосрочный прогноз, ожидание на будущее б) фин. долгосрочный a long note/bill, lease ≈ долгосрочный вексель, аренда
8) (on) отличающийся( какой-л. чертой) ;
тж. амер. сл. богатый( чем-л.), сильный в чем-л. long suit ≈ перен. сильная сторона( кого-л.) ;
ориг. карт. длинная масть to be long on common sense ≈ быть весьма здравомыслящим long on hope ≈ не переставать надеяться long on patience ≈ очень долго хранить терпение he-s long on weed ≈ у него еще большая куча травы Syn: strong
1.
9) эмфат., усил. целый, добрый long mile ≈ целая миля, не меньше мили to be waiting for a long hour ≈ ждать битый час
10) продолговатый, удлиненный (о любых фигурах, глазах и т. п.)
11) бирж. играющий на повышение they are now long on wheat ≈ сейчас они играют на повышение цен на пшеницу take a long position in steel ≈ принимать обязательства по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение цен на сталь ∙ long greens long nine Long Tom Long Parliament to make/pull a long face ≈ разг. помрачнеть long ears ≈ глупость, наивность a long head ≈ ум, башковитость;
предусмотрительность to make a long nose ≈ показать 'нос' long in the tooth ≈ о лошади, тж. перен. старый to have a long tongue ≈ много болтать to get a long start over smb. ≈ значительно опередить кого-л. at long weapons ≈ воен. на расстоянии (перестреливаться)
2. нареч.
1) а) долго, длительно;
в течение долгого времени it won't be long ≈ это ненадолго stay for as long as you like ≈ оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно long a popular hangout ≈ долгое время популярное заведение I, you, etc. may (do something) long enough ≈ ид. хоть в лепешку разбейся;
как горохом об стену можешь стараться сколько угодно - все бесполезно б) до определенного времени didn't stay longer than midnight ≈ до полуночи уже ушла it is no longer possible ≈ это уже/более невозможно
2) далеко, на далекое расстояние I didn't travel that long ≈ не то, чтобы я так далеко ездил threw the ball long ≈ запустил, бросил мяч далеко Syn: far
2.
3) а) давно, задолго до (особенно long before) long before you were born ≈ задолго до твоего появления на свет was excited long before the big day ≈ был весь в нервном напряжении еще задолго до событие long ago/since ≈ давным-давно/уже очень давно to be past long ≈ иметь место, пройти давно б) потом;
долгое время спустя( особенно long after) long after midnight ≈ далеко заполночь
4) усил. полностью, целиком all day/night long ≈ целый день/всю ночь (напролет) all smb.'s life long ≈ всю свою жизнь;
в течение всей своей жизни
5) бирж. на повышение to go long 100 shares ≈ купить 100 акций в расчете на повышение ∙ as long as ≈ пока;
до тех пор, пока so long ≈ пока! до свидания! long live ≈ да здравствует...
3. сущ.
1) долгое время;
долгий срок, долгий период времени before long ≈ скоро;
вскоре, в ближайшем времени for long ≈ надолго, на долгое время it can take long ≈ это может занять много времени it didn't take him long to come ≈ его ждать долго не пришлось
2) фон. долгий гласный;
слоговой гласный дифтонга
3) (the longs) летние каникулы( в университетах и судах Великобритании) Syn: long vacation
4) бирж. маклер, спекулянт, играющий на повышение
5) мн. а) брюки, длинные штаны (в противопоставление shorts) б) большие размеры мужской одежды ∙ the long and short the long and the short II гл. очень хотеть, страстно желать( чего-л.), испытывать потребность( в чем-л.), стремиться (to, for - к чему-л.) I long for you ≈ ты мне очень нужен, я не могу без тебя after she left me I was longing for a change in my life ≈ после того, как она меня покинула, мне очень хотелось радикально изменить свою жизнь he was longing for a shower ≈ он не мог дождаться момента, когда он сможет принять душ they long for peace but are driven to war ≈ им очень хочется мира, а их заставляют воевать I'm longing for a smoke ≈ очень хочется курить, умру без сигареты Syn: yearn, wish
2., desire
2., to be eager долгий срок;
длительный период;
большой промежуток времени - for * надолго, на большой срок - I shan't be away for * я уезжаю ненадолго, я скоро вернусь - before * скоро, в ближайшее время - we shall see you before * мы увидимся с вами в скором времени - it is * since we saw him мы уже давно его не видели, прошло много времени с тех пор, как мы его видели - it will not take * это не займет много времени - he did not take * to answer он не замедлил ответить - will you take * over it? вы скоро кончите? (стихосложение) долгий слог - four *s and six shorts четыре долгих слога и шесть коротких - *s and shorts стих, стихотворная строчка( особ. латинская) (фонетика) долгий гласный (музыкальное) лонга (the L.) (разговорное) сокр. от long vacation (биржевое) покупатель ценных бумаг (биржевое) спекулянт, играющий на повышение (длинные) брюки большие роста (мужской одежды) > the * and the short of smth. самая суть, самое главное( в чем-л.) > the * and the short of it is that they won короче говоря /все дело в том, что/ они выиграли длинный - * hair длинные волосы - * distance большое /далекое/ расстояние - * journey дальний /долгий/ путь - a * way off далеко - from a * way off издалека - a * way to go далеко (докуда-л.) - at * range на большом расстоянии;
с большого расстояния - a * way about (большой) крюк, объезд - * waves (радиотехника) длинные волны - on the * wave на длинной волне - a novel 300 pages * роман( длиной) в 300 страниц (редкое) высокий, долговязый долгий, продолжительный, длительный - * life долгая жизнь - * visit длительный визит - * years долгие годы - * halt (военное) большой привал - * service( военное) сверхсрочная служба - L. Service and Good Conduct Medal медаль "За долголетнюю и безупречную службу" - * farewell долгое прощание;
прощание надолго - * look долгий взгляд - * custom давнишний /старинный/ обычай - at (the) *est самое большее - we can wait only three days at (the) *est мы можем ждать самое большее три дня - for a * time долго, давно;
надолго - a * time ago много времени тому назад;
давным-давно - a * time before the war задолго до войны - it will be a * time before we meet again мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять - in the * term перспективный;
долгосрочный имеющий такую-то длину;
длиной в... - ten feet * длиной в десять футов - how * is this river? какова длина этой реки? имеющий такую-то продолжительность;
продолжительностью в... - an hour * продолжающийся один час, часовой отдаленный - * date отдаленный срок (финансовое) долгосрочный - * bill долгосрочный вексель - to draw at a * date выставить долгосрочный вексель - * lease долгосрочная аренда - * guess загадывание( на будущее) ;
долгосрочный прогноз медленный, медлительный - * illness затяжная болезнь - how * he is! как он копается! - to be * about smth., to be * doing smth. канителиться, копаться (с чем-л.) - the opportunity was not * in coming случай не замедлил представиться, случай пришлось ждать недолго томительный, скучный - the * hours dragged slowly by долгие, томительные часы тянулись так медленно - the days never seemed *, so full of interest were they заполненные интересными событиями, (эти) дни быстро пролетели - I had not seen him for many a * day я его целую вечность не видел (разговорное) многочисленный, обширный;
состоящий из множества пунктов, большого числа членов и т. п. - * family очень большая /многодетная/ семья - * bill длинный счет;
раздутый счет большой - * price непомерная цена - * purse много денег, толстый кошелек удлиненный, продолговатый - * square (вытянутый) прямоугольник - * slanted eyes миндалевидные раскосые глаза (фонетика) (стихосложение) долгий (о гласном, о слоге) - * mark знак долготы (:), (-) (грамматика) полный - * form полная форма( прилагательного и т. п.) целый - * mile добрая миля, не меньше мили - * hour целый /добрый/ час (on) богатый (чем-л.) ;
сильный (в чем-л.) - he is * on common sense здравый смысл - его сильная сторона - they are * on hope их никогда не оставляет надежда( биржевое) играющий на повышение - * position обзательства /позиция/ по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение - to be * on exchange играть на повышение курса валюты > * tongue длинный язык, болтливость > * ears глупость;
глуп, как осел > * suit (карточное) длинная масть;
превосходство, преимущество( в чем-л.) > * finger средний палец руки > * bone (анатомия) трубчатая кость > a * dozen тринадцать;
чертова дюжина > L. Tom дальнобойная пушка;
длинная сигара;
длинная глиняная трубка > * home могила > to make a * nose показать (длинный) нос > * hot summer (американизм) (историческое) период расовых столкновений и борьбы негров за свои права > * head проницательность;
предусмотрительность > to have a * head быть проницательным или предусмотрительным > to take * views проявлять предусмотрительность, быть дальновидным > to take the * view of smth. рассматривать что-л. в перспективе /с точки зрения возможностей чего-л./ > to have a * wind обладать способностью долго бежать или долго говорить не задыхаясь > in the * run в конечном счете, в результате > to make /to cut/ a * story short короче говоря > * in the tooth старый (о коне) ;
пожилой, в годах > she is rather * in the tooth она уже не первой молодости > by a * chalk намного, значительно > he is not * for this world он не жилец на этом свете долго;
длительно - how * do you mean to stay in London? сколько времени вы думаете пробыть в Лондоне? - I shan't be * я скоро вернусь, я не задержусь - we've * been intending to call on you мы уже давно собираемся навестить вас - we can't wait any *er, we can wait no *er мы больше не можем ждать - he does not work here any *er он здесь больше не работает - it is no *er possible это уже невозможно давно;
долгое время (спустя или перед чем-л.) - * after спустя много времени - * before задолго до - * before we were born задолго до нас - * ago /since/ давно - it was * past midnight было далеко за полночь - these events are * past все это случилось давно - she is * since dead она давно уже умерла (усилительно) полностью;
с начала до конца - all day * целый день;
день-деньской - all night * всю ночь напролет - all his life * всю свою долгую жизнь;
в течение всей своей жизни (биржевое) на повышение - we went * 500 shares мы купили 500 акций в расчете на повышение > as * as пока (тж. so * as) > as * as I live пока я жив > you may stay there as * as you like вы можете оставаться там сколько (за) хотите > so * as если только, при условии, что > so *! до свидания! > * live...! да здравствует...! (for, after) страстно желать;
стремиться - to * to go away стремиться уйти - to * for smb. тосковать, скучать по кому-л. - to * for a change жаждать перемены - we are *ing to see you мы очень хотим повидаться с вами - I *ed for a drink я ужасно хотел пить /выпить/;
у меня в горле пересохло - we are *ing for your return мы ждем не дождемся вашего возвращения ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) go ~ играть большую роль go ~ иметь большое влияние ~ медленный;
медлительный;
how long he is! как он копается! long большой промежуток времени ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ длинный ~ длительный период ~ фон., прос. долгий (о гласном звуке) ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ фон. долгий гласный ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгосрочная ценная бумага ~ фин. долгосрочный;
long ears глупость ~ долгосрочный ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа ~ медленный;
медлительный;
how long he is! как он копается! ~ pl мужская одежда больших размеров ~ наличие у банка определенной суммы в иностранной валюте ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ покупатель ценных бумаг ~ скучный, многословный ~ спекулянт, играющий на повышение курса ~ срочная позиция, образовавшаяся в результате покупки фьючерсных и опционных контрактов ~ страстно желать (чего-л.), стремиться (to, for - к чему-л.) ~ тосковать ~ удлиненный, продолговатый ~ ценные бумаги, принадлежащие инвестору ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом longer: longer сравн. ст. от long;
wait a while longer подождите еще немного;
I shall not wait (any) longer не буду больше ждать longest: longest превосх. ст. от long;
(a week) at longest самое большее (неделю) ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ фин. долгосрочный;
long ears глупость ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок a ~ farewell долгое прощание a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы ~ greens амер. разг. бумажные деньги ~ head проницательность, предусмотрительность ~ adv his life ~ в течение всей его жизни, всю его жизнь Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгий;
длительный;
давно существующий;
long look долгий взгляд;
a long custom давнишний, старинный обычай ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны ~ nine амер. разг. дешевая сигара ~ odds большое неравенство ставок;
неравные шансы odds: long (short) ~ неравные (почти равные) шансы;
odds on шансы на выигрыш выше, чем у противника Long Parliament ист. Долгий парламент;
long in the teeth старый;
to get a long start over (smb.) значительно опередить (кого-л.) ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ обширный, многочисленный;
long family огромная семья;
long bill длинный, раздутый счет;
long price непомерная цена;
long shillings хороший заработок ~ давно;
долгое время (перед, спустя) ;
long before задолго до;
long after долгое время спустя;
long since уже давным-давно Long Tom дальнобойная пушка Long Tom разг. длинная сигара Tom: Tom название большого колокола или орудия, напр.: Long Tom ист. "Длинный Том" a ~ farewell прощание надолго;
a friendship (an illness) of long standing старинная дружба (застарелая болезнь) ;
long vacation летние каникулы ~ (the longs) = ~ vacation;
the ~ and the short of it короче говоря, словом vacation: ~ каникулы;
the long vacation летние каникулы ~ длинный;
long measures меры длины;
at long range на большом расстоянии;
a long mile добрая миля;
long waves радио длинные волны wave: ~ радио сигнал;
волна;
long (medium, short) waves длинные (средние, короткие) волны to make (или to pull) a ~ face помрачнеть to make a ~ nose показать "нос" ~ имеющий такую-то длину или продолжительность;
a mile long длиной в одну милю;
an hour long продолжающийся в течение часа so ~ разг. пока!, до свидания! ~ долго;
as long as пока;
stay for as long as you like оставайтесь столько, сколько вам будет угодно;
long live... да здравствует... ~ долгий срок, долгое время;
for long надолго;
before long скоро;
вскоре;
will not take long не займет много времени

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > long
12 drink

[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb
1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) piti

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) popivati
2. noun
1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) pitje; pijača

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) kozarček (pijače)

•

- drink in
- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up
* * *
I [driŋk]
1.

transitive verb

piti, popiti, srkati; zapiti;

2.

intransitive verb

popivati, pijančevati; nazdraviti; globoko dihati

to drink the air — vdihavati zrak

to drink o.s. to death — napiti se do onemoglosti

to drink hard ( —ali deep, like a fish) — piti ko žolna

to drink a toast — nazdraviti komu

to drink one's fill — napiti se, kolikor komu drago

to drink the waters — piti mineralno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to drink s.o. under the table — spraviti koga pod mizo

to drink o.s. into an illness — nakopati si bolezen s pijančevanjem
II [driŋk]
noun

pijača, popitek, požirek; opojna pijača; pijančevanje; slang morje

in drink, the worse for ( —ali in) drink — pijan, vinjen

to be meat and drinkable drink to s.o. — biti komu nujno potreben

hard drink — opojna pijača

soft drink — brezalkoholna pijača

small drink — pivo

to be on the drink — popivati, pijančevati

to have ( —ali take) a drink — napiti se, pogasiti žejo

to take to drink — začeti piti, postati pijanec

American jocosely the big drink — Atlantski ocean; reka Mississippi

long drink — pijača iz visokega kozarca

American colloquially long drink of water — nenavadno velik človek, dolgin

English-Slovenian dictionary > drink
13 drink

[drɪŋk] 1. гл.; прош. вр. drank, прич. прош. вр. drunk
1)

а) пить

I always drink tea from a glass. — Я всегда пью чай из стакана.

He was drinking whisky and soda. — Он пил виски с содовой.

I could drink the sea dry. — Я страшно хочу пить.

Syn:

imbibe

б) (drink up / off / down) выпивать до дна

Drink up, then I'll refill your glass. — Допивай, я тебе снова налью.

He silently drank down his beer. — Он молча допил пиво.

2)

а) пить, пьянствовать

to drink hard / heavily — пить беспробудно, пить запоем

I don't drink. — Я не пью.

Syn:

tipple I 2.

б) ( drink away) пить запоем, стакан за стаканом

It is easy to drink away a whole night. — Пить всю ночь напролёт? Да запросто!

3) разг. напаивать, подпаивать, снабжать выпивкой

to drink oneself drunk — напиться

to drink oneself unconscious — напиться до потери сознания

to drink oneself into incoherence / oblivion — напиться до невменяемости / беспамятства

to drink oneself to death — спиться, умереть от алкоголизма

He could not feed us, only lodge and drink us. — Он не мог нас кормить, только давал нам пристанище и снабжал выпивкой.

4) испить; хлебнуть; отведать

to drink the cup of joy / sorrow — испить из чаши радости / печали

5) поднимать тост, пить (за кого-л.)

I drink your good health. — Я пью за ваше здоровье.

Let us drink to the happy pair. — Давайте выпьем за счастье молодых.

Syn:

toast II 2., pledge 2.

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to drink like a fish — пить как сапожник

to drink smb. under the table разг. — перепить кого-л.

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. посл. — Можно пригнать коня на водопой, но пить его не заставишь.; Не всего можно добиться силой.

I'll drink to that! разг. — Я полностью с этим согласен!

- drink deep
- drink away
- drink in 2. сущ.
1) питьё; напиток

weak drink — слабый напиток

ardent / potent / stiff / strong drink — крепкий напиток

fizzy drink — газированный напиток

soft drinks — безалкогольные напитки

still drink — негазированный напиток

to fix / make / mix a drink — приготовить напиток

Syn:

beverage

2) алкогольный напиток

He poured himself a drink. — Он налил себе выпить.

3) глоток

a drink of water — глоток воды

a long drink — большой глоток

to take a drink from a glass — сделать глоток, отпить из стакана

He took another long drink of his scotch. — Он сделал ещё один большой глоток виски.

4) доза лекарства

One of the men came back with two drinks for the calf. — Один из них вернулся с двойной дозой лекарства для телёнка.

5) запой; пьянство, алкоголизм; состояние опьянения

drink driver — водитель, управляющий автомобилем в нетрезвом виде

in drink, the worse for drink — в пьяном виде, пьяный

to be on the drink — быть в запое

to take to drink — стать пьяницей

He eventually died of drink. — В конце концов он умер от пьянства.

This job is enough to drive anyone to drink. шутл. — На этой работе сопьёшся.

Both men were plainly the worse for drink, and they were still drinking. (R. L. Stevenson, Treasure Island) — Оба были уже изрядно пьяны, но продолжали пить.

6) ( the drink) разг. водный простор, море

to fall into the drink — падать за борт

- big drink

Англо-русский современный словарь > drink
14 long

I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) dolg

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) dolg

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) dolg

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) dolgo

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) daljnosežen
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mnogo (prej)

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) dolgo

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) hrepeneti

- longing
- longingly
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I [lɔŋ]
adjective

dolg; dolgotrajen, dolgovezen; juridically časovno odmaknjen; (zlasti economy) dolgoročen; economy čakajoč na zvišanje cen

long arm — dolga roka, oblast

to make a long arm — iztegniti roko po čem

at long bowls — borba na daljavo

American long bit — kovanec za 1ɜ centov

as broad as it is long — vseeno

a long chair — ležalnik

by a long chalk — in že kako

not by a long chalk — kje neki

long clay — dolga pipa

economy a long date — dolg rok

long dozen — 1ʌ kosov

a long drink — pijača iz visokega kozarca

long ears — neumnost

little pitchers have long ears — otroci vse slišijo

a long family — mnogoštevilna družina

the long finger — sredinec

long in the finger — tatinski, dolgoprst

a long face — kisel, žalosten obraz

a long figure ( —ali price) — visoka cena

a long guess — negotova domneva

long hundred — 120 kosov

long hundredweight — angleški cent (50,8 kg)

to have a long head — biti preudaren, bister, daljnoviden

long home — grob

long haul — prevoz ali promet na veliko daljavo

sport long jump — skok v daljino

it is a long lane that has no turning — nobena stvar ne traja večno, vsaki nesreči je enkrat kraj

long measure — dolžinska mera

two long miles — dve dobri milji

economy to be on the long side of the market — ali to be long of the market — špekulirati na višje cene

to make a long nose — pokazati osle

long odds — neenaka stava

long in oil — bogat z oljem, z mnogo olja

it is long odds that — stavim l proti 100

a long purse — globok žep, mnogo denarja

nautical slang longpig — človeško meso (hrana ljudožrcev)

gentlemen of the long robe — pravniki, odvetniki

in the long run — končno, konec koncev

long sight — daljnovidnost (tudi figuratively)

of long standing — dolgoleten, star

to be ( —ali take) a long time in — dolgo potrebovati za

Long Tom — daljnosežen top

to have a long tongue — imeti dolg jezik

long in the tooth — starejša, kakor hoče priznati

long vacation — letni oddih, poletne počitnice

to have a long wind — imeti dobra pljuča, dobro teči, figuratively dolgovezno govoriti

to take long views — misliti na posledice

a long way round — velik ovinek
II [lɔŋ]
adverb

dolgo

as ( —ali so) long as — dokler, samo če

long after — dolgo potem

long ago — zdavnaj

not long ago — pred kratkim

as long ago as 1900 — že l. 1900.

long before — že zdavnaj prej

long since — že davno

all day long — ves dan

so long! — na svidenje!

don't be long — ne pomudi se

to be long in doing s.th. — potrebovati mnogo časa za kaj napraviti

I won't be long — ne bom dolgo odsoten

he won't be long for this world — ne bo več dolgo živel

no ( —ali not any) longer — nič več, ne delj

to hold out longer — dlje zdržati
III [lɔŋ]
noun

dolg čas; dolžina, dolg glas, dolg zlog; British English velike počitnice; plural dolge hlače

at — ( the) longest — najdlje

before long — kmalu

for long — za dolgo časa

to take long — dolgo potrebovati

the long and the short of it — bistvo tega, z eno besedo, na kratko
IV [lɔŋ]
intransitive verb

hrepeneti, poželeti ( for)

the longed-for rest — težko pričakovan počitek

English-Slovenian dictionary > long
15 drink

driŋk 1. past tense - drank; verb
1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) drikke

2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) drikke (alkohol)
2. noun
1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) drikk(e)

2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) drink

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- drink in
- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
- drink up

alkohol
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drikk
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drikke
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drikkevare

I
subst. \/drɪŋk\/

1) drikk, drikke

• food and drink

• refreshing drink

2) drikkevarer

3) drukkenskap, drikkfeldighet

• he had a drink problem

han hadde et alkoholproblem

4) rus, fyll

5) slurk, tår, glass, drink

• have a drink!

• a drink of water

et glass med vann

the Drink (slang, britisk, luftfart) Kanalen (dvs. Den engelske kanal)

the drink ( slang) vannet, havet

fond of drink være svak for det sterke, være glad i det sterke

long drink ( hverdagslig) longdrink (i høyt glass)

stand drinks all round gi en omgang, gi en runde, rive i en omgang

strong drink sterke drikkevarer, spritvarer

take to drink begynne å drikke

be the worse for drink være full

under the influence of drink alkoholpåvirket, påvirket av alkohol
II
verb ( drank - drunk, poetisk: drunken) \/drɪŋk\/

drikke, tømme

• drink the cup of sorrow

• he drank away his whole fortune

han drakk opp hele formuen sin \/ alt han eide

• hurry up and drink your tea (down)

skynd deg og drikk opp teen din

drink deep ta en stor slurk

drink heavily drikke (svært) mye

drink in ( overført) sluke, nyte i fulle drag

• drink in the music

drink in\/up suge inn

• a plant drinks in moisture

drink off eller drink up drikke ut, drikke opp, tømme

drink oneself to death drikke seg i hjel

drink out of a bottle eller drink from a bottle drikke av flasken

drink success to the enterprise drikke for foretagendets suksess, skåle på at det skal gå bra

drink to somebody skåle for noen

• drink (to) the ladies

drikke damenes skål

skåle med noen

what are you drinking? hva vil du ha å drikke?

English-Norwegian dictionary > drink
16 Long

I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grande

20 minutes long — (della durata) di 20 minuti

how long is the interval? — quanto dura l'intervallo?

is an hour long enough? — basta un'ora?

it's been a long day — è stata una lunga giornata

to get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data

2) (in expressions of time)

he's been away a long time — è stato assente per molto tempo o a lungo

it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto

you've been a long time getting here — ci hai messo tanto per arrivare qui

six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto

I've been a teacher for a long time — sono insegnante da molto (tempo)

for a long time I didn't believe her — per molto tempo non le ho creduto

a long time ago — molto tempo fa

to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo

3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] alto

20 m long — lungo 20 m

to get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]

4) (in expressions of distance)

is it a long way to the station? — è lontana la stazione?

to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione

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long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!

why all the long faces? — cosa sono quei musi lunghi?

to pull a long face — fare il muso (lungo)

to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
avverbio

1) (a long time) molto tempo, molto

not very long — non molto (tempo)

will you be long? — ci metterai tanto?

I shan't be long — non ci metterò molto

how long will you be? — quanto ci metterai? per quanto ne hai?

don't be long (in getting ready) — non metterci tanto (a prepararti)

how long will it be before I hear? — quanto passerà prima di sapere?

it won't be long before you're home again — non passerà molto che tornerai a casa

I've been here longer than you — sono qui da più tempo di te

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — più il tempo passava e più faceva caldo

it's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...

has he been gone long? — è via da molto (tempo)?

I haven't got long — non ho molto tempo

if you stay long enough — se rimani abbastanza a lungo

just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...

that doesn't give us long to have dinner — non abbiamo molto tempo per pranzare

longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto

this won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

how long did it take him? — quanto ci ha messo?

two days at the longest — due giorni al massimo

before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco

for long — a lungo, per molto tempo

will you be gone for long? — sarai assente a lungo?

long after — molto tempo dopo

it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!

2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)

those days are long gone — quei giorni sono ormai passati

3) dopo nome (throughout)

all night long — tutta la notte

4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione che

as long as I live — finché vivo

for as long as you like — tutto il tempo che vuoi

as long as you're safe — basta che tu sia al sicuro

as long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato

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so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
verbo intransitivo

to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di

to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare

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I 1. [loŋ] adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)

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- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.)

- longing
- longingly
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(Surnames) Long /lɒŋ, USA lɔ:ŋ/
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I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
aggettivo

1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grande

20 minutes long — (della durata) di 20 minuti

how long is the interval? — quanto dura l'intervallo?

is an hour long enough? — basta un'ora?

it's been a long day — è stata una lunga giornata

to get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data

2) (in expressions of time)

he's been away a long time — è stato assente per molto tempo o a lungo

it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto

you've been a long time getting here — ci hai messo tanto per arrivare qui

six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto

I've been a teacher for a long time — sono insegnante da molto (tempo)

for a long time I didn't believe her — per molto tempo non le ho creduto

a long time ago — molto tempo fa

to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo

3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] alto

20 m long — lungo 20 m

to get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]

4) (in expressions of distance)

is it a long way to the station? — è lontana la stazione?

to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione

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long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!

why all the long faces? — cosa sono quei musi lunghi?

to pull a long face — fare il muso (lungo)

to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
avverbio

1) (a long time) molto tempo, molto

not very long — non molto (tempo)

will you be long? — ci metterai tanto?

I shan't be long — non ci metterò molto

how long will you be? — quanto ci metterai? per quanto ne hai?

don't be long (in getting ready) — non metterci tanto (a prepararti)

how long will it be before I hear? — quanto passerà prima di sapere?

it won't be long before you're home again — non passerà molto che tornerai a casa

I've been here longer than you — sono qui da più tempo di te

the longer we stayed the hotter it grew — più il tempo passava e più faceva caldo

it's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...

has he been gone long? — è via da molto (tempo)?

I haven't got long — non ho molto tempo

if you stay long enough — se rimani abbastanza a lungo

just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...

that doesn't give us long to have dinner — non abbiamo molto tempo per pranzare

longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto

this won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

how long did it take him? — quanto ci ha messo?

two days at the longest — due giorni al massimo

before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco

for long — a lungo, per molto tempo

will you be gone for long? — sarai assente a lungo?

long after — molto tempo dopo

it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!

2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)

those days are long gone — quei giorni sono ormai passati

3) dopo nome (throughout)

all night long — tutta la notte

4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione che

as long as I live — finché vivo

for as long as you like — tutto il tempo che vuoi

as long as you're safe — basta che tu sia al sicuro

as long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato

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so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]
verbo intransitivo

to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di

to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare

English-Italian dictionary > Long
17 long

I
1. [lɒŋ] n

1. долгий срок; длительный период; большой промежуток времени

for long - надолго, на большой срок

I shan't be away for long - я уезжаю ненадолго, я скоро вернусь

before long - скоро, в ближайшее время

we shall see you before long - мы увидимся с вами в скором времени

it is long since we saw him - мы уже давно его не видели, прошло много времени с тех пор, как мы его видели

it will not take long - это не займёт много времени

he did not take long to answer - он не замедлил ответить

will you take long over it? - вы скоро кончите?

2. 1) стих. долгий слог

four longs and six shorts - четыре долгих слога и шесть коротких

longs and shorts - стих, стихотворная строчка (особ. латинская) [ср. тж. ♢ ]

2) фон. долгий гласный

3) муз. лонга

3. (the Long) разг. сокр. от long vacation

4. бирж.

1) покупатель ценных бумаг

2) спекулянт, играющий на повышение

5. 1) (длинные) брюки

2) большие роста ( мужской одежды)

♢ the long and the short of smth. - самая суть, самое главное (в чём-л.) [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

the long and the short of it is that they won - короче говоря /всё дело в том, что/ они выиграли

2. [lɒŋ] a

1. 1) длинный

long hair [legs, nose] - длинные волосы [ноги, -ый нос]

long distance - большое /далёкое/ расстояние

long journey - дальний /долгий/ путь

a long way off - далеко

from a long way off - издалека

a long way to go - далеко (докуда-л.)

at long range - на большом расстоянии; с большого расстояния

a long way about - (большой) крюк, объезд

long waves - радио длинные волны

on the long wave - на длинной волне

a novel 300 pages long - роман (длиной) в 300 страниц

2) редк. высокий, долговязый

2. долгий, продолжительный, длительный

long life [winter, reign] - долгая жизнь [зима, -ое царствование]

long visit [wait] - длительный визит [-ое ожидание]

long years - долгие годы

long halt - воен. большой привал

long service - воен. сверхсрочная служба

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal - медаль «За долголетнюю и безупречную службу»

long farewell - а) долгое прощание; б) прощание надолго

long look - долгий взгляд

long custom - давнишний /старинный/ обычай

at (the) longest - самое большее

we can wait only three days at (the) longest - мы можем ждать самое большее три дня

for a long time - долго, давно; надолго

a long time ago - много времени тому назад; давным-давно

a long time before the war - задолго до войны

it will be a long time before we meet again - мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять

in the long term - перспективный; долгосрочный

3. 1) имеющий такую-то длину; длиной в...

ten feet long - длиной в десять футов

how long is this river? - какова длина этой реки?

2) имеющий такую-то продолжительность; продолжительностью в...

an hour long - продолжающийся один час, часовой

4. 1) отдалённый

long date - отдалённый срок [ср. тж. 2)]

2) фин. долгосрочный

long bill - долгосрочный вексель [см. тж. 6 1)]

to draw at a long date - выставить долгосрочный вексель [ср. тж. 1)]

long lease - долгосрочная аренда

long guess - загадывание ( на будущее); долгосрочный прогноз

5. 1) медленный, медлительный

long illness - затяжная болезнь

how long he is! - как он копается!

to be long about smth., to be long doing smth. - канителиться, копаться (с чем-л.)

the opportunity was not long in coming - случай не замедлил представиться, случая пришлось ждать недолго

2) томительный, скучный

the long hours dragged slowly by - долгие, томительные часы тянулись так медленно

the days never seemed long, so full of interest were they - заполненные интересными событиями, (эти) дни быстро пролетели

I had not seen him for many a long day - я его целую вечность не видел

6. разг.

1) многочисленный, обширный; состоящий из множества пунктов, большого числа членов и т. п.

long family - очень большая /многодетная/ семья

long bill - а) длинный счёт; б) раздутый счёт [см. тж. 4, 2)]

2) большой

long price - непомерная цена

long purse - много денег, толстый кошелёк

7. удлинённый, продолговатый

long square - (вытянутый) прямоугольник

long slanted eyes - миндалевидные раскосые глаза

8. 1) фон., стих. долгий (о гласном, о слоге)

long mark - знак долготы (:), (-)

2) грам. полный

long form - полная форма (прилагательного и т. п.)

3) целый

long mile - добрая миля, не меньше мили

long hour - целый /добрый/ час

9. (on) богатый (чем-л.); сильный (в чём-л.)

he is long on common sense - здравый смысл - его сильная сторона

they are long on hope - их никогда не оставляет надежда

10. бирж. играющий на повышение

long position - обязательства /позиция/ по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение

to be long on exchange [on securities] - играть на повышение курса валюты [ценных бумаг]

♢ long tongue - длинный язык, болтливость

long ears - глупость; ≅ глуп как осёл

long suit - а) карт. длинная масть; б) превосходство, преимущество (в чём-л.)

long finger - средний палец руки

long bone - анат. трубчатая кость

a long dozen - тринадцать; ≅ чёртова дюжина

Long Tom - а) дальнобойная пушка; б) длинная сигара

long nine - а) амер. дешёвая сигара; б) длинная глиняная трубка

long home - могила

to make a long nose - показать (длинный) нос

long hot summer - амер. полит. период расовых столкновений и борьбы негров за свои права

long head - проницательность; предусмотрительность

to have a long head - быть проницательным или предусмотрительным

to take long views - проявлять предусмотрительность, быть дальновидным

to take the long view of smth. - рассматривать что-л. в перспективе /с точки зрения возможностей чего-л./

to have a long wind - обладать способностью долго бежать или долго говорить не задыхаясь

in the long run - в конечном счёте; в результате

to make /to cut/ a long story short - короче говоря

long in the tooth - а) старый ( о коне); б) пожилой, в годах

she is rather long in the tooth - она уже не первой молодости

by a long chalk см. chalk I ♢

he is not long for this world - он не жилец на этом свете

3. [lɒŋ] adv

1. долго; длительно

how long do you mean to stay in London? - сколько (времени) вы думаете пробыть в Лондоне?

I shan't be long - я скоро вернусь, я не задержусь

we've long been intending to call on you - мы уже давно собираемся навестить вас

we can't wait any long er, we can wait no long er - мы больше не можем ждать

he does not work [live] here any longer - он здесь больше не работает [не живёт]

it is no longer possible - это уже невозможно

2. давно; долгое время (спустя или перед чем-л.)

long after - спустя много времени

long before - задолго до

long before we were born - задолго до нас

long ago /since/ - давно

it was long past midnight - было далеко за полночь

these events are long past - всё это случилось давно

she is long since dead - она давно уже умерла

3. усил. полностью; с начала до конца

all day long - целый день; день-деньской

all night long - всю ночь напролёт

all his life long - всю свою долгую жизнь; в течение всей своей жизни

4. бирж. на повышение

we went long 500 shares - мы купили 500 акций в расчёте на повышение

♢ as long as - а) пока; as long as I live - пока я жив; you may stay there as long as you like - вы можете оставаться там сколько (за)хотите; б) = so long as

so long as - если только, при условии, что

so long! - до свидания!

long live...! - да здравствует...!
II [lɒŋ] v (for, after)
страстно желать; стремиться

to long to go away [to forget, to be told] - стремиться уйти [забыть, узнать]

to long for smb. - тосковать, скучать по кому-л.

to long for a change [for smth. new] - жаждать перемены [чего-л. нового]

we are longing to see you - мы очень хотим повидаться с вами

I longed for a drink - я ужасно хотел пить /выпить/; у меня в горле пересохло

we are longing for your return - мы ждём не дождёмся вашего возвращения

НБАРС > long
18 long

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1. [lɒŋ] n

1. долгий срок; длительный период; большой промежуток времени

for long - надолго, на большой срок

I shan't be away for long - я уезжаю ненадолго, я скоро вернусь

before long - скоро, в ближайшее время

we shall see you before long - мы увидимся с вами в скором времени

it is long since we saw him - мы уже давно его не видели, прошло много времени с тех пор, как мы его видели

it will not take long - это не займёт много времени

he did not take long to answer - он не замедлил ответить

will you take long over it? - вы скоро кончите?

2. 1) стих. долгий слог

four longs and six shorts - четыре долгих слога и шесть коротких

longs and shorts - стих, стихотворная строчка (особ. латинская) [ср. тж. ♢ ]

2) фон. долгий гласный

3) муз. лонга

3. (the Long) разг. сокр. от long vacation

4. бирж.

1) покупатель ценных бумаг

2) спекулянт, играющий на повышение

5. 1) (длинные) брюки

2) большие роста ( мужской одежды)

♢ the long and the short of smth. - самая суть, самое главное (в чём-л.) [ср. тж. 2, 1)]

the long and the short of it is that they won - короче говоря /всё дело в том, что/ они выиграли

2. [lɒŋ] a

1. 1) длинный

long hair [legs, nose] - длинные волосы [ноги, -ый нос]

long distance - большое /далёкое/ расстояние

long journey - дальний /долгий/ путь

a long way off - далеко

from a long way off - издалека

a long way to go - далеко (докуда-л.)

at long range - на большом расстоянии; с большого расстояния

a long way about - (большой) крюк, объезд

long waves - радио длинные волны

on the long wave - на длинной волне

a novel 300 pages long - роман (длиной) в 300 страниц

2) редк. высокий, долговязый

2. долгий, продолжительный, длительный

long life [winter, reign] - долгая жизнь [зима, -ое царствование]

long visit [wait] - длительный визит [-ое ожидание]

long years - долгие годы

long halt - воен. большой привал

long service - воен. сверхсрочная служба

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal - медаль «За долголетнюю и безупречную службу»

long farewell - а) долгое прощание; б) прощание надолго

long look - долгий взгляд

long custom - давнишний /старинный/ обычай

at (the) longest - самое большее

we can wait only three days at (the) longest - мы можем ждать самое большее три дня

for a long time - долго, давно; надолго

a long time ago - много времени тому назад; давным-давно

a long time before the war - задолго до войны

it will be a long time before we meet again - мы теперь не скоро встретимся опять

in the long term - перспективный; долгосрочный

3. 1) имеющий такую-то длину; длиной в...

ten feet long - длиной в десять футов

how long is this river? - какова длина этой реки?

2) имеющий такую-то продолжительность; продолжительностью в...

an hour long - продолжающийся один час, часовой

4. 1) отдалённый

long date - отдалённый срок [ср. тж. 2)]

2) фин. долгосрочный

long bill - долгосрочный вексель [см. тж. 6 1)]

to draw at a long date - выставить долгосрочный вексель [ср. тж. 1)]

long lease - долгосрочная аренда

long guess - загадывание ( на будущее); долгосрочный прогноз

5. 1) медленный, медлительный

long illness - затяжная болезнь

how long he is! - как он копается!

to be long about smth., to be long doing smth. - канителиться, копаться (с чем-л.)

the opportunity was not long in coming - случай не замедлил представиться, случая пришлось ждать недолго

2) томительный, скучный

the long hours dragged slowly by - долгие, томительные часы тянулись так медленно

the days never seemed long, so full of interest were they - заполненные интересными событиями, (эти) дни быстро пролетели

I had not seen him for many a long day - я его целую вечность не видел

6. разг.

1) многочисленный, обширный; состоящий из множества пунктов, большого числа членов и т. п.

long family - очень большая /многодетная/ семья

long bill - а) длинный счёт; б) раздутый счёт [см. тж. 4, 2)]

2) большой

long price - непомерная цена

long purse - много денег, толстый кошелёк

7. удлинённый, продолговатый

long square - (вытянутый) прямоугольник

long slanted eyes - миндалевидные раскосые глаза

8. 1) фон., стих. долгий (о гласном, о слоге)

long mark - знак долготы (:), (-)

2) грам. полный

long form - полная форма (прилагательного и т. п.)

3) целый

long mile - добрая миля, не меньше мили

long hour - целый /добрый/ час

9. (on) богатый (чем-л.); сильный (в чём-л.)

he is long on common sense - здравый смысл - его сильная сторона

they are long on hope - их никогда не оставляет надежда

10. бирж. играющий на повышение

long position - обязательства /позиция/ по срочным сделкам при игре на повышение

to be long on exchange [on securities] - играть на повышение курса валюты [ценных бумаг]

♢ long tongue - длинный язык, болтливость

long ears - глупость; ≅ глуп как осёл

long suit - а) карт. длинная масть; б) превосходство, преимущество (в чём-л.)

long finger - средний палец руки

long bone - анат. трубчатая кость

a long dozen - тринадцать; ≅ чёртова дюжина

Long Tom - а) дальнобойная пушка; б) длинная сигара

long nine - а) амер. дешёвая сигара; б) длинная глиняная трубка

long home - могила

to make a long nose - показать (длинный) нос

long hot summer - амер. полит. период расовых столкновений и борьбы негров за свои права

long head - проницательность; предусмотрительность

to have a long head - быть проницательным или предусмотрительным

to take long views - проявлять предусмотрительность, быть дальновидным

to take the long view of smth. - рассматривать что-л. в перспективе /с точки зрения возможностей чего-л./

to have a long wind - обладать способностью долго бежать или долго говорить не задыхаясь

in the long run - в конечном счёте; в результате

to make /to cut/ a long story short - короче говоря

long in the tooth - а) старый ( о коне); б) пожилой, в годах

she is rather long in the tooth - она уже не первой молодости

by a long chalk см. chalk I ♢

he is not long for this world - он не жилец на этом свете

3. [lɒŋ] adv

1. долго; длительно

how long do you mean to stay in London? - сколько (времени) вы думаете пробыть в Лондоне?

I shan't be long - я скоро вернусь, я не задержусь

we've long been intending to call on you - мы уже давно собираемся навестить вас

we can't wait any long er, we can wait no long er - мы больше не можем ждать

he does not work [live] here any longer - он здесь больше не работает [не живёт]

it is no longer possible - это уже невозможно

2. давно; долгое время (спустя или перед чем-л.)

long after - спустя много времени

long before - задолго до

long before we were born - задолго до нас

long ago /since/ - давно

it was long past midnight - было далеко за полночь

these events are long past - всё это случилось давно

she is long since dead - она давно уже умерла

3. усил. полностью; с начала до конца

all day long - целый день; день-деньской

all night long - всю ночь напролёт

all his life long - всю свою долгую жизнь; в течение всей своей жизни

4. бирж. на повышение

we went long 500 shares - мы купили 500 акций в расчёте на повышение

♢ as long as - а) пока; as long as I live - пока я жив; you may stay there as long as you like - вы можете оставаться там сколько (за)хотите; б) = so long as

so long as - если только, при условии, что

so long! - до свидания!

long live...! - да здравствует...!
II [lɒŋ] v (for, after)
страстно желать; стремиться

to long to go away [to forget, to be told] - стремиться уйти [забыть, узнать]

to long for smb. - тосковать, скучать по кому-л.

to long for a change [for smth. new] - жаждать перемены [чего-л. нового]

we are longing to see you - мы очень хотим повидаться с вами

I longed for a drink - я ужасно хотел пить /выпить/; у меня в горле пересохло

we are longing for your return - мы ждём не дождёмся вашего возвращения

НБАРС > long
19 take

§ (took, taken) აღება, მიღება take along თან წაღება; take care მზრუნველობა; take leave გამომშვიდობება; take part მონაწილეობის მიღება

§ (took, taken)

1 აღება (აიღებს), ხელის მოკიდება, წავლება

he took an apple ვაშლი აიღო

who has taken my pan? ჩემი კალამი ვინ აიღო?

we took the town ქალაქი ავიღეთ

all these things taken together ეს ყველაფერი ერთად აღებული

he took a prize პრიზი მოიპოვა

he took her by the arm მკლავში მოჰკიდა ხელი

take the books off the table წიგნები მოაცილე მაგიდიდან

2 გამორთმევა

he took the book from me წიგნი გამომართვა

3 მიღება (მიიღებს), მირთმევა, ჭამა

to take medicine წამლის მიღება

take the pill with water აბს წყალი დააყოლე

will you take tea or coffee? ჩაის მიირთმევთ თუ ყავას?

she took a shower / bath შხაპი / აბაზანა მიიღო

to take measures ზომების მიღება

to take part in sth რაშიმე მონაწილეობის მიღება

4 გაგება (გაიგებს)

he took me wrong and got offended სწორად ვერ გამიგო და ეწყინა

5 წაღება, წაყვანა

he took the suitcase to the station ჩემოდანი სადგურზე წაიღო

he took her to the theater თეატრში წაიყვანა

take me with you! თან წამიყვანე

he was taken to the hospital საავადმყოფოში წაიყვანეს

6 დასჭირდება, მოუნდება

it will take a long time ამას დიდი დრო დასჭირდება

it will take us long ამას დიდხანს მოვუნდები

it takes a lot of patience ამას დიდი მოთმინება უნდა

7 (ტრანსპორტში ჩაჯდომა)

to take a taxi / bus ტაქსში / ავტობუსში ჩაჯდომა

8 დაკავება (დაიკავებს)

he took his seat თავისი ადგილი დაიკავა

take your seat! დაჯექი!

this seat is taken ეს ადგილი / სკამი დაკავებულაი

the sofa takes a lot of room ტახტს დიდი ადგილი უკავია

9 ამორჩევა (ამოარჩევს)

which road shall we take? რომელი გზით წავიდეთ?

we took a short cut მოკლეზე გადავედით

10 დაჭერა (დაიჭერს)

he always takes the side of his mother ყოველთვის დედის მხარს იჭერს

take the right! მარჯვნივ დაიჭირე

11 გამოყენება (გამოიყენებს)

to take the opportunity შესაძლებლობის გამოყენება

12 აყვანა (აიყვანს)

he was taken prisoner ტყვედ აიყვანეს

13 გახარება (იხარებს)

the seedlings took ნერგებმა / ჩითილებმა იხარეს

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●●to be taken ill ავად გახდომა

to take a note ჩანაწერის გაკეთება

the policeman took my name and address პოლიციელმა ჩემი გვარი და სახელი ჩაიწერა

I had my picture / temperature taken სურათი გადამიღეს / ტემპერატურა გამიზომეს

to take sth for granted რისიმე ჩვეულებრივად მიღება

I took it for granted that you knew it დარწმუნებული ვიყავი, რომ შენ ეს იცოდი

take it from me / / take my word for it! დამიჯერე! / / მერწმუნე!

take your time! ნუ აჩქარდები!

I take it that… ვფიქრობ, რომ...

which magazines do you take? რა ჟურნალები გაქვს გამოწერილი?

he couldn't take so much strain ასეთ დაძაბვას ვერ გაუძლო

I'm much taken აღფრთოვანებული ვარ

to take aback მოულოდნელად თავს წადგომა, შეცბუნება

to take advantage of სარგებლობა (ისარგებლებს)

we took advantage of his weakness მისი სისუსტით ვისარგებლეთ

to take aim დამიზნება

to take breath სულის მოთქმა

to take care გაფრთხილება (გაფრთხილდება, ფრთხილად იქნება)

to take care of გაფრთხილება (გაუფრთხილდება)

take care of your money ფულს გაუფრთხილდი

to take fire ცეცხლის წაკიდება

the car took fire მანქანას ცეცხლი წაეკიდა

to take heart გამხნევება (გამხნევდება)

to take to heart გულთან ახლოს მიტანა

to take heed of ყურადღების მიქცევა

take heed of my words ჩემი სიტყვები ყურად იღე! // დაიმახსოვრე!

to take hold of ხელის წავლება / ჩავლება / მოკიდება

to take into one's head აკვიატება (აიკვიატებს)

to take into account მხედველობაში მიღება

to take sth easy რისიმე აუღელვებლად გადატანა

take it easy! დამშვიდდი!

to take leave გამომშვიდობება და წასვლა

to take pains დიდი მცდელობა (ეცდება)

to take place მოხდომა (მოხდება)

the incident took place during work hours ინციდენტი სამუშაო საათებში მოხდა

to take root ფესვის გადგმა

to take a risk რისკის გაწევა

to take shape გარკვეული ფორმის მიღება

to take the oath ფიცის მიცემა, შეფიცვა

to take time 1 შეყოვნება (შეყოვნდება)

he took time to answer our question პასუხი დააყოვნა

to take time 2 დროის წაღება (დროს წაიღებს)

it will take a lot of time ეს ბევრ დროს წაიღებს

to take smb. to task ვისიმე დატუქსვა / გალანძღვა

●●take your seat, please! დაბრძანდით!

to take offence at sth რამეზე განაწყენება / წყენა

she takes lodger მდგმურები აჰყავს

gas has taken the place of petrol აირმა ბენზინი შეცვალა

●●to take place 1 მოხდება

when did it take place? ეს როდის მოხდა?

to take place 2 შედგება

to take place 3 შეცვლის

to take to pieces ნაწილებად დაშლა

get your photograph taken სურათი გადაიღე

this medicine must be taken orally ეს დასალევი წამალია

to take note of sth რისიმე შემჩნევა / აღნიშვნა

to take smb's side ვისიმე მხარის აბმა / მიმხრობა

●●to take stock ინვენტარიზაცია

to take a train მატარებელში ჩაჯდომა

to take smb's temperature ვინმესთვის სიცხის გაზომვა

to take the minutes of the meeting კრების ოქმის წერა

to take smb. hostage მძევლად აყვანა

to take to heels უკან მოუხედავად გაქცევა

don't take it to heart გულთან ნუ მიიტან!

to take effect მოქმედება (იმოქმედებს)

you did well to refuse taking the money კარგი ჰქენი, რომ ფული არ გამოართვი

let's take a dip მოდი, წყაში შევიდეთ / ვიბანაოთ

may damnation take him! ღმერთმა დასწყევლოს!

to take nothing for granted უსაბუთოდ არაფრის რწმუნება

I'll take a walk გავივლი, გავისეირნებ

to take a fancy to მოწონება, შეყვარება, გულში ჩავარდნა (გულში ჩაუვარდება)

let's take a ballot on it კენჭი ვყაროთ

to be taken bad ცუდად გახდომა (გახდება)

she`s apt to take offence წყენიაა // ადვილად წყის

to take no account of მხედველობაში არმიღება

take the lot სულ წაიღე!

take it or leave it როგორც გინდა // შენი ნებაა

take your seats! ადგილები დაიკავეთ!

take your time! ნუ ჩქარობ!

take it easy! დამშვიდდი! გულთან ახლოს ნუ მიიტან!

take no count of what he says მის სიტყვებს ანგარიშს ნუ გაუწევ

take this chance! გარისკე!

take care! ფრთხილად!

take care of the dog! ძაღლს გაუფრთხილდი!

take my advice! დამიჯერე!

he took advantage of my mistake ჩემი შეცდომით ისარგებლა

I took his story at its face value მისი მონაყოლი დავიჯერე / სიმართლე მეგონა

he took counsil with the lawyer ვექილს ეთათბირა

he took to drink სმას მიჰყო ხელი // სმა დაიწყო

he took the upper hand მაჯობა / მომერია

we took a wrong turning შესახვევი შეგვეშალა

she took him at his word მის სიტყვას ენდო

the patient took a turn for the worse პაციენტის მდგომარეობა გაუარესდა

I took a taxi so that I shouldn't be late რომ არ დამგვიანებოდა, ტაქსში ჩავჯექი

he got up from the couch and took a stretch ტახტიდან ადგა და გაიზმორა

I took pity on her შევიბრალე

they took a plunge in the river მდინარეში ჩახტნენ

she took him to law სასამართლოში უჩივლა

we took the land on lease ეს მიწა იჯარით ავიღეთ

the translator took liberties with the text მთარგმნელმა თარგმნისას ტექსტი დაამახინჯა

●●he took leave of his friends მეგობრებს დაემშვიდობა / გამოეთხოვა

English-Georgian dictionary > take
20 long

I 1. loŋ adjective
1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lang, stor

2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lang(varig)

3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) i lengde, stor

4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) lenge

5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) lang
2. adverb
1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) lenge

2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) lenge

•

- longways
- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II loŋ verb
((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) lengte (etter)

- longing
- longingly

lang
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lenge

I
subst. \/lɒŋ\/

1) ( fonetikk) lang stavelse, lang lyd

2) lang, langt signal (i morsealfabetet)

3) (amer., økonomi) haussespekulant, haussist

4) ( musikk) longanote

5) lang tid, langt tidsrom, lang stund

• I'll see you before long the

long and the short of it saken er i korthet, for å si det kort og godt, sakens kjerne

longs (også amer. økonomi) langsiktige obligasjoner

longs and shorts ( også) klassisk vers
II
verb \/lɒŋ\/

lengte

• I'm longing to see you

jeg lengter etter å treffe deg

long for lengte etter

• long for home

lengte hjem

• he longed for summer to come

han lengtet etter sommeren
III
adj. \/lɒŋ\/

1) ( også etterstilt) lang

• a boat 100 feet long

2) ( om tid) lang, langvarig, langsiktig, langtrukken, langtekkelig

• a long while

en lang stund

• long investments

langsiktige investeringer

• a long sermon

en langtrukken preken

3) omfattende, lang

• he had a long list of merits

4) (sport, om en ball) lang, langtgående, langtrekkende

5) (om person, hverdagslig) lang, høy

6) (språkvitenskap, om vokal) lang

7) usannsynlig, lite trolig, dårlig

• long odds

8) ( om tid eller avstand) drøyt, godt og vel

• it was two long miles to walk

det var drøyt to engelske mil å gå

9) ( økonomi) haussespekulerende, hausse-

10) ( om drink) forklaring: med stort volum og lav alkoholkonsentrasjon

11) ( hverdagslig) velforsynt

as long så lang tid, så lenge

as long as eller so long as så lenge (som), like lenge (som)

• you can stay as long as you like

forutsatt, hvis bare, så lenge

• you may borrow the book so long as you keep it clean

be long about something bruke lang tid på noe

be long on ha rikelig med

long in the tooth ( hverdagslig) gammel

long since for lenge siden

long time no see ( hverdagslig) lenge siden sist

not be long for this world ikke ha lenge igjen, være døende

not by a long shot på langt nær

so long (sørafr.) ha det, på gjensyn

take the long view ha et langsiktig perspektiv, tenke fremover, se fremover
IV
adv. \/lɒŋ\/

1) lenge, lenge siden

• she had not long dined

hun hadde spist for ikke lenge siden

• how long since he left?

hvor lenge er det siden han dro?

2) ( etter tidsuttrykk) hel, lang

• an hour long

en hel time

• all day long

hele dagen lang

• all his life long

i hele sitt liv

before long i løpet av kort tid, snart

be long være lenge ta lang tid

for long lenge, på lenge

• I can't stay for very long

jeg kan ikke bli særlig lenge

English-Norwegian dictionary > long

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