take this letter to the post-office

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vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti

to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se

he does not take alcohol — on ne pije (alkohola)

to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo

take her through this book — predelaj z njo to knjigo

to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)

to take breakfast — zajtrkovati

the car cannot take more than five — v avto ne more več kot pet oseb

to take a cup of tea — popiti skodelico čaja

shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?

to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)

to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe

to take a flat — vzeti (v najem) stanovanje

to take in one's hands — vzeti v roke

to be taken ill — zboleti

to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej

I took her in a lie — ujel sem jo na laži

to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)

I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...

to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran

to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo

to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti

to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se

to take precedence over — imeti prednost pred

to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga

to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov

to take a seat — sesti (na stol)

to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga

to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini

I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)

to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem

to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost

to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo

to take by the throat — zgrabiti za vrat

to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico

to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)

to take a thief in the act — zasačiti tatu pri dejanju

to be taken in a trap — ujeti se v past

the town was taken after a short siege — mesto je bilo zavzeto po kratkem obleganju

to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga

to take the waters — piti zdravilno vodo (v zdravilišču)

to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj

to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna

to take a wife — oženiti se

to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način

we must have taken the wrong way — morali smo se zmotiti v poti

to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;

odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati

children were taken from their mothers — materam so odvzeli otroke

take three from ten — odštej tri od deset

he tried to take her handbag from her — skušal ji je iztrgati torbico

take this letter to the post-office — odnesi to pismo na pošto

take your umbrella — vzemi dežnik s seboj

the bus will take you there — avtobus vas bo peljal tja

to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov

where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?

he was taken in the prime of life — umrl je v najboljših letih

he was taken hence — umrl je;

dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti

to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad

to take a cold — prehladiti se

to take a fever — dobiti mrzlico

to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se

to take a game — dobiti igro

to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado

to take the first prize in — dobiti prvo nagrado v (pri)

to take a monthly salary — prejemati mesečno plačo

to take a degree at the university — diplomirati na univerzi

to take a newspaper — biti naročen na časopis

to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj

to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;

vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben

it takes a good actor to play this role — le dober igralec more igrati to vlogo

it takes time and courage — za to je potreben čas in pogum

it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje

it did not take more than 3 minutes — to ni trajalo več kot 3 minute

it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil

which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?

it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;

občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti

to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice

to take an examination — napraviti izpit

to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice

to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo

to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti

to take pains — (po)truditi se

to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga

to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti

to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem

are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?

these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;

očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti

to be taken with (by) — biti očaran od

he takes readers with him — on očara (potegne za seboj) svoje bralce

to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu

his play did not take — njegova drama ni imela uspeha

they soon took to each other — kmalu sta se vzljubila

what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;

razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti

I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...

shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?

then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel

as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)

do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem

to take a hint ( —ali cue) — razumeti namig

to take a joke well (ill) — (ne) razumeti šalo

to take seriously — resno vzeti

you may take it from me — lahko mi to verjamete

whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?

to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca

to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno

I take this to be fun — to smatram za šalo

I take him to be ( —ali for) an honest man — imam ga za poštenjaka

to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)

may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;

zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti

to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se

to take a header — skočiti (na glavo) v vodo

to take (to) the water — iti v vodo

he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto

they took to the woods — zbežali so (zatekli so se) v gozdove

to take refuge ( —ali shelter) — zateči se ( with k)

to take to the stage — iti h gledališču

take the corner slowly — počasi zavijte okoli vogala

the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;

fotografirati; skrbeti (za)

he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam

he insisted on being taken with his hat on — na vsak način je hotel biti fotografiran s klobukom na glavi

to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati

to have one's photograph taken — dati se fotografirati

to take a photo — fotografirati

she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;

uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet

the book did not take — knjiga ni imela uspeha

the dye takes well on this cloth — barva se dobro prime (drži) na tem blagu

some people take better than others — nekateri ljudje so videti boljši na fotografiji kot drugi

he did not take well this time — to pot on ni dober (ni dobro uspel) na fotografiji

to take well — biti fotogeničen

he takes well (badly) — on je (ni) dober na fotografiji

to take sick — zboleti

to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič

to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati

to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na

to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se

to take alarm — vznemiriti se

to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si

to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi

this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!

to take care — biti oprezen, paziti

to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo

to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se

to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj

to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo

to take comfort — potolažiti se

to take a dare — pustiti (dati) se izzvati ali razdražiti

deuce take it! — vrag vzemi to! k vragu s tem!

to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo

to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke

to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)

to take one's ease — udobno se namestiti

to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga

to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se

to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se

to take holiday — vzeti si dopust

to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti

to take it into one's head — vbiti si (to) v glavo

to take an interest in — zanimati se za

to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti

to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)

take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!

to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje

to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga

to take a leap — poskočiti

to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od

to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen

to take lessons — jemati učne ure (lekcije)

to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko

to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe

to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)

to take no — dobiti odklonitev

to take possession of — vzeti v posest

to take notice colloquially opaziti

to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati

to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati

to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)

to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v

to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)

to take a river — iti čez reko

to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti

to take root — ukoreniniti se

to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se

to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je

the son took after his father — sin se je vrgel po očetu

to take by surprise — presenetiti

to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti

to take to singing a tune — začeti peti melodijo

to take to bad habits — vdati se slabim navadam

to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj

to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti

to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom

to take one's turn — priti na vrsto

to take turns — menjavati se (za)

to take a turn for the worse — obrniti se na slabše

to take things easy — lagodno delati

take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!

I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram

to take the water marine izpluti

to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte

to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu

to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)

that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal

to take one's time — vzeti si čas

to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti

vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)

a great take of fish — velik ulov rib

he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

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

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse

transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

12) ( assume)

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]

intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.

(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!

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1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

4) (accompany, lead)

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

12) (assume)

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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post [pəʊst]

courrier ⇒ 1 (a) poste ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f), 1 (g) poteau ⇒ 1 (c)-(e) pieu ⇒ 1 (c) poster ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) muter ⇒ 2 (c) affecter ⇒ 2 (c) afficher ⇒ 2 (d)

1 noun

(a) British (letters) courrier m; (postal service) poste f, courrier m; (delivery) (distribution f du) courrier m; (collection) levée f (du courrier);

∎ has the post come? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;

∎ by return of post par retour du courrier;

∎ there's no post today il n'y a pas de courrier aujourd'hui;

∎ did it come through the post or by post? est-ce que c'est arrivé par la poste?;

∎ I sent it by post je l'ai envoyé par la poste;

∎ it's in the post c'est parti au courrier;

∎ can you put the cheque in the post? pouvez-vous envoyer le chèque par la poste?;

∎ do you want the letters to go first or second class post? voulez-vous envoyer ces lettres au tarif normal ou au tarif lent?;

∎ a parcel came in this morning's post un paquet est arrivé au courrier de ce matin;

∎ I don't want to miss the post je ne veux pas manquer la levée;

∎ will we still catch the post? pourrons-nous poster le courrier à temps ou avant la levée?;

∎ I missed the post quand je suis arrivé, la levée était déjà faite ou le courrier était déjà parti;

∎ can you take the letters to the post? (post office) pouvez-vous porter les lettres à la poste?; (post them) pouvez-vous poster les lettres ou mettre les lettres à la boîte?

(b) History (station) relais m de poste; (rider) courrier m

(c) (of sign, street lamp) poteau m; (of fence) pieu m; (of four-poster bed) colonne f; (upright → of door, window) montant m

(d) (in racing) poteau m;

∎ starting/finishing or winning post poteau m de départ/d'arrivée;

∎ also figurative to be left at the post rater le départ;

∎ also familiar figurative to be beaten or pipped at the post se faire coiffer ou battre sur le poteau

(e) Football poteau m, montant m;

∎ the near/back post le premier/deuxième poteau

(f) (job) poste m, emploi m;

∎ he got a post as an economist il a obtenu un poste d'économiste;

∎ a university/diplomatic post un poste universitaire/de diplomate;

∎ a government post un poste au gouvernement

(g) Military etc (duty station) poste m; American (permanent station) camp m, fort m; (garrison) garnison f;

∎ remain at your post restez à votre poste;

∎ a sentry post un poste de sentinelle;

∎ advanced or outlying post (place, group of men) poste m avancé;

∎ lookout post poste m de guet ou d'observation;

∎ frontier post poste m frontière

(h) American (trading post) comptoir m

(i) Military (bugle call)

∎ first post première partie f de la sonnerie de la retraite;

∎ last post (at night) extinction f des feux; (at funeral) sonnerie f aux morts;

∎ to sound the last post (over the grave) jouer la sonnerie aux morts

2 transitive verb

(a) esp British (letter → put in box) poster, mettre à la poste; (→ send by post) envoyer par la poste;

∎ to post sth to sb envoyer qch à qn par la poste, poster qch à qn

(b) Military etc (station → guard, sentry) poster;

∎ they posted men all around the house ils ont posté des hommes tout autour de la maison;

∎ figurative she posted herself at the window elle s'est postée à la fenêtre

(c) (assign → gen) muter, affecter; Military affecter;

∎ to be posted to a different branch être muté dans une autre succursale;

∎ Military to be posted to a unit/a ship être affecté à une unité/un navire;

∎ to be posted overseas être en poste à l'étranger

(d) (display → on bulletin board, wall) afficher; (→ banns, names) publier;

∎ he has been posted missing il a été porté disparu;

∎ American post no bills (sign) défense d'afficher;

∎ figurative to keep sb posted tenir qn au courant

(e) Accountancy (amount) passer; (ledger) tenir à jour;

∎ to post an entry passer une écriture;

∎ to post the books passer les écritures

(f) American (issue)

∎ to post bail déposer une caution

(g) Stock Exchange

∎ to post security déposer des garanties

(h) Computing (on Internet) poster

►► post chaise chaise f de poste;

American Military post exchange = économat pour les militaires et leurs familles;

post horn trompe f (de la malle-poste);

post house relais m de poste;

post office (place) (bureau m de) poste f; (service) (service m des) postes fpl, poste f; American (game) = jeu d'enfant dans lequel un des joueurs fait semblant de distribuer des lettres, en échange desquelles il reçoit un baiser;

the Post Office (government department) ≃ la Poste;

post office account compte m chèque postal;

post office box boîte f postale;

post office and general store = petite épicerie de village faisant office de bureau de poste;

Computing post office protocol protocole m POP;

British post office savings ≃ Caisse f (nationale) d'épargne;

∎ we have a little money in post office savings nous avons un peu d'argent à la Caisse d'épargne;

the Post Office Tower = ancien nom de la "Telecom Tower"

➲ post on separable transitive verb

(letters) faire suivre;

∎ can you post my letters on to me? pouvez-vous faire suivre mon courrier?

➲ post up separable transitive verb

(a) (notice) afficher

(b) (ledger) mettre à jour (les écritures)

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

8 ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend] ; [horse] sauter [fence] ;

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

- be first past the post

- postage

1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) puesto de trabajo, cargo

2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) puesto

3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) puesto

- the first/last post

post¹ n

1. poste / palo / estaca

2. correo

3. puesto

post² vb enviar / mandar

tr[pəʊst]

noun

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (mail) correo; (collection) recogida; (delivery) reparto

■ is there anything for me in the post? ¿hay alguna carta para mí en el correo?

■ you'll catch the post if you hurry llegarás a la recogida si te das prisa

■ it's in the post ya está enviado

transitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (send - letter, parcel) enviar por correo, mandar por correo, echar al correo; (put in postbox) echar al buzón

2 (enter - in ledger) anotar

\

to keep somebody posted mantener a alguien al corriente, tener a alguien al corriente

to post something to somebody mandar algo a alguien (por correo)

post office Correos, oficina de correos

post office box apartado de correos

tr[pəʊst]

noun

1 (job) puesto, empleo; (important position) cargo

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL puesto

transitive verb

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL destinar, apostar

2 (employee) destinar, mandar

\

to take up one's post (job) ocupar el cargo, entrar en funciones

tr[pəʊst]

noun

1 (of wood) estaca, poste nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (notice, list) fijar, poner, exponer

\

'Post no bills' "Prohibido fijar carteles"

goal post poste nombre masculino, palo

finishing post poste nombre masculino de llegada

post ['po:st] vt

1) mail: echar al correo, mandar por correo

2) announce: anunciar

they've posted the grades: han anunciado las notas

3) affix: fijar, poner (noticias, etc.)

4) station: apostar

to keep (someone) posted : tener al corriente (a alguien)

post n

1) pole: poste m, palo m

2) station: puesto m

3) camp: puesto m (militar)

4) job, position: puesto m, empleo m, cargo m

• apostadero s.m.

• buzón s.m.

• cargo s.m.

• correo s.m.

• destino s.m.

• estafeta s.f.

• guarnición s.f.

• mala s.f.

• poste s.m.

• puesto s.m.

• apostar v.

• contabilizar v.

• echar al correo v.

• fijar v.

• mandar por correo v.

• pegar v.

• situar v.

1)

a) c ( pole) poste m

b) u ( in horse racing) poste m

2) u ( mail) (esp BrE) correo m

3) c

a) ( job) puesto m, empleo m

b) ( important position) cargo m

c) ( place of duty) puesto m

4) c ( station) puesto m

1)

a) ( position) \<\<policeman/soldier\>\> apostar

b) ( send) \<\<employee/diplomat\>\> destinar, mandar

2) ( mail) (esp BrE) \<\<letter/parcel\>\> echar al correo; ( drop in postbox) echar al buzón

3)

a) ( announce) \<\<meeting/reward\>\> anunciar

b) post (up) \<\<list/notice\>\> poner*, fijar