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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.

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > take
2 take

1. [teık] n
1. 1) захват, взятие; получение

2) шахм. взятие ( фигуры)

2. 1) сл. выручка, барыши; сбор ( театральный)

2) получка

3. 1) улов ( рыбы)

great take of fish - большой улов рыбы

2) добыча ( на охоте)

4. 1) аренда ( земли)

2) арендованный участок

5. разг. популярная песенка, пьеса

6. мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка

7. полигр. «урок» наборщика

8. кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль

9. мед. пересадка ( кожи)

successful takes - успешные операции по пересадке

10. запись (на пленку и т. п.)

♢ give and take - а) взаимные уступки, компромисс; б) обмен любезностями; обмен шутками, колкостями, пикировка

on the take - корыстный, продажный

officials on the take - чиновники-взяточники
2. [teık] v (took; taken)
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1. брать; хватать

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] - взять карандаш [лист бумаги, лопату]

to take smth. in one's hand - взять что-л. в руку

to take one's head in one's hands - обхватить голову руками

to take smb.'s hand, to take smb. by the hand - взять кого-л. за руку

to take smb. in one's arms - а) брать кого-л. на руки; б) обнимать кого-л.

to take smb.'s arm - взять кого-л. под руку

to take smth. in one's arms - взять что-л. в руки; схватить что-л. руками

to take smb. to one's arms /to one's breast/ - обнимать кого-л., прижимать кого-л. к груди

to take smb. by the shoulders - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за плечи

to take smb. by the throat - взять /схватить/ кого-л. за горло /за глотку/

to take smth. between one's finger and thumb - взять что-л. двумя пальцами

to take smth. (up) with a pair of tongs - взять что-л. щипцами

to take smth. on one's back - взвалить что-л. на спину

to take money from a friend - взять деньги у друга

he took the book from the table - он взял книгу со стола

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer - возьми лист бумаги из ящика стола

take your bag off the table - снимите /уберите, возьмите/ сумку со стола

take this table out of the room - уберите /вынесите/ этот стол из комнаты

2. 1) захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) - брать крепость [город] (штурмом)

to take prisoners - захватывать /брать/ пленных

he was taken prisoner - его взяли /он попал/ в плен

he was taken in the street - его взяли /арестовали/ на улице

2) ловить

to take fish - ловить рыбу

a rabbit taken in a trap - заяц, попавшийся в капкан

he managed to take the ball (off the bat) - ему удалось поймать мяч (с биты)

to take smb. in the act - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to take smb. by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ - захватить /застигнуть/ кого-л. врасплох

to take smb. at his word - поймать кого-л. на слове

3) разг. овладевать ( женщиной), брать ( женщину)

4) уносить, сводить в могилу

pneumonia took him - воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

3. 1) присваивать, брать (без разрешения)

who has taken my pen? - кто взял мою ручку?

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on - он пользуется (всем), чем только может, он берёт всё, что под руку подвернётся

she took all the credit to herself - она приписала все заслуги себе

he is always taking other people's ideas - он всегда использует /присваивает себе/ чужие мысли, он всегда пользуется чужими мыслями

2) (from) отбирать, забирать

they took his dog from him - они у него забрали /отобрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him - у него отобрали одежду

I'll take it from him - я отберу это у него

4. 1) пользоваться; получать; приобретать

to take lessons - брать уроки

to take a book from the library - взять книгу в библиотеке

to take a taxi - брать такси [см. тж. II А 2]

to take one's part - взять свою часть /долю/ [ср. тж. III А 2)]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] - воспользоваться цитатой из Шекспира [из книги], взять цитату из Шекспира [из книги]

to take a holiday - а) взять отпуск; when are you taking your holiday? - когда ты идёшь в отпуск?; б) отдыхать; you must take a holiday - вам надо отдохнуть; I am taking a holiday today - я сегодня отдыхаю /не работаю/; сегодня у меня свободный день

he lived in my house and took my care and nursing - он жил у меня и принимал мои заботы и уход (как должное)

2) выбирать

to take a role (in a play) - выбрать себе роль (в пьесе)

take what you like - возьми что хочешь

he took the largest piece of cake - он взял себе самый большой кусок пирога

to take any means to do smth. - использовать любые средства, чтобы сделать что-л.

to take the shortest way - выбрать кратчайший путь

to take the wrong road - сбиться с пути

which route shall you take? - какой дорогой вы пойдёте /поедете/?

she is old enough to take her own way - она достаточно взрослая, чтобы самой выбрать свой собственный путь

take your partners - пригласите партнёров ( в танце)

3) покупать

to take tickets - брать билеты

to take seats in advance - приобрести билеты заблаговременно

I shall take this hat - я возьму эту шляпу

I take bread here - я покупаю /беру/ хлеб здесь

you will take - 2 lbs. - купишь /возьмёшь/ два фунта (чего-л.)

I shall take it for $3 - я возьму /куплю/ это за три доллара

4) выигрывать; брать, бить

to take a bishop - взять /побить/ слона ( в шахматах)

to take a trick - взять взятку ( в картах)

he took little by that move - этот ход /шаг/ мало помог /мало что дал/ ему

5) юр. вступать во владение, наследовать

the eldest son shall take - наследует старший сын

according to the will he will take when of age - согласно завещанию он вступит во владение (имуществом) по достижении совершеннолетия

5. 1) доставать, добывать

to take coal - добывать уголь

to take the crop - убирать /собирать/ урожай

2) взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

to take money for admission - взимать плату за приём

to take contributions to the Red Cross - собирать пожертвования в пользу Красного Креста

3) получать, зарабатывать

to take 100 dollars a week - зарабатывать сто долларов в неделю

6. 1) принимать (что-л.); соглашаться (на что-л.)

to take an offer [presents] - принимать предложение [подарки]

to take bribes - брать взятки

to take £50 for the picture - взять /согласиться на/ пятьдесят фунтов за картину

how much less will you take? - на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

I won't take a cent less - я не уступлю больше ни цента

if the magazine takes my article - если этот журнал примет мою статью

take what he offers you - возьми /прими/ то, что он тебе предлагает

I'll take it - ладно, я согласен

I will take no denial - отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

I won't take that answer - такой ответ меня не устраивает

to take smb.'s orders - слушаться кого-л., подчиняться кому-л.

I am not taking orders from you - я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы; ≅ вы мне не указчик

I will not take such treatment - я не потерплю такого обращения

to take a wager /a bet/ - идти на пари

to take a dare /a challenge/ - принимать вызов

2) получать

take that (and that)! - получай!, вот тебе!

7. воспринимать, реагировать

to take smth. coolly [lightly] - относиться к чему-л. спокойно /хладнокровно/ [несерьёзно /беспечно/]

to take smth. to heart - принимать что-л. (близко) к сердцу

to take it all in good fun - отнестись ко всему этому с юмором

I wonder how he will take it - интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

I can't take him [his words] seriously - я не могу принимать его [его слова] всерьёз, я не могу серьёзно относиться к нему [к его словам]

he took the joke in earnest - он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way - он, в сущности, добрый человек, если (конечно) правильно его воспринимать

this is no way to take his behaviour - на его поведение нужно реагировать не так

take it easy! - а) не волнуйся!; б) смотри на вещи проще!; в) не усердствуй чрезмерно!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ - принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

to take smth. amiss /ill, in bad part/ - обижаться на что-л.

you must not take it ill of him - вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

to take kindly to smb. - дружески /тепло/ отнестись к кому-л. принять участие в ком-л.

he took kindly to the young author - он принял участие в начинающем писателе, он «пригрел» начинающего писателя

to take smth. kindly - благожелательно /доброжелательно/ отнестись к чему-л.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter - я буду вам очень благодарен, если вы ответите на моё письмо

8. 1) понимать; толковать

to take a hint - понять намёк

I take your meaning - я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

I [don't] take you - уст. я вас [не] понимаю, я [не] понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

how did you take his remark? - как вы поняли его замечание?

he can't take a joke - он не понимает шуток

to take smb. in the wrong way - неправильно понять кого-л.

your words may be taken in a bad sense - ваши слова можно истолковать дурно /превратно/

2) полагать, считать; заключать

to take the news to be true /as true/ - считать эти сведения верными /соответствующими действительности/

what time do you take it to be? - как вы думаете /как по-вашему/, сколько сейчас времени?

how old do you take him to be? - сколько лет вы ему дадите?

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] - надо полагать /я так понимаю/, что мы должны ждать здесь [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so - предположим, что это так

3) верить; считать истинным

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says - поверьте мне, он не шутит /к тому, что он говорит, надо отнестись серьёзно/

take it from me!, take my word for it - можете мне поверить; уж я-то знаю!, можете не сомневаться!

we must take it at that - ничего не поделаешь, приходится верить

9. охватывать, овладевать

an intense despair took him - его охватило полное отчаяние

when love takes a man - когда любовь овладевает человеком

his conscience takes him when he is sober - когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

what has taken the boy? - что нашло на мальчика?

he was taken by violent shaking - он весь задрожал

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] - на него напал приступ кашля [смеха]

to be taken ill /bad/ - заболеть

10. 1) захватывать, увлекать; нравиться

to take smb.'s fancy - а) поразить чьё-л. воображение; the story took my fancy - рассказ поразил моё воображение; б) понравиться; her new novel took the fancy of the public - её новый роман понравился читателям

this author takes his readers with him - этот автор увлекает читателей

I was not taken with him - он мне не понравился, он не произвёл на меня (большого) впечатления

he was very much taken with the idea - он очень увлёкся этой мыслью, он был весь во власти этой идеи

2) иметь успех, становиться популярным (тж. take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) - пьеса не имела успеха (у публики)

11. записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать

to take notes - делать заметки

to take notes of a lecture - записывать лекцию

to take minutes - вести протокол

the police took the number of his car - полиция записала номер его машины

to take dictation - а) писать под диктовку; б) писать диктант

12. 1) снимать, фотографировать

to take a photograph of a tower - сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

he liked to take animals - он любил фотографировать /снимать/ животных

to have one's likeness taken - сфотографироваться

2) выходить, получаться на фотографии

he does not take well, he takes badly - он плохо выходит /получается/ на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

13. использовать в качестве примера

take the French Revolution - возьмите /возьмём/ (например) Французскую революцию

take me for example - возьмите меня, например

to take one simple example - один простой пример

14. вмешать

this car takes only five - в этой машине может поместиться только пять человек

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper - в эту (пишущую) машинку входит бумага большого формата

15. 1) требовать; отнимать

it takes time, means and skill - на это нужно время, средства и умение

the stuff takes sixty hours in burning - это вещество сгорает за шестьдесят часов

how long will it take you to translate this article? - сколько времени уйдёт у вас на перевод этой статьи?

it took him three years to write the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 2)]

this trip will take a lot of money - на эту поездку уйдёт /потребуется/ много денег

the piano would take much room - пианино заняло бы много места

it takes some pluck to do our work - для нашей работы требуется немало мужества

it takes a man to do this - это под силу только (настоящему) мужчине

it took four men to hold him - потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

it takes a poet to translate poetry - только поэт может переводить стихи

it takes two to make a quarrel - для ссоры нужны двое

it would take volumes to relate - нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

it takes a lot of doing - разг. это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

the work took some doing - работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

it took some finding [explaining] - разг. это было трудно найти /разыскать/ [объяснить]

he has everything it takes to be a pilot - у него есть все (необходимые) качества (для того), чтобы стать лётчиком

she's got what it takes - разг. она очень привлекательна, она нравится мужчинам

2) требовать, нуждаться

he took two hours to get there - ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

wait for me, I won't take long - подожди меня, я скоро освобожусь

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book - ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу [ср. тж. 1)]

3) требовать ( грамматической формы)

a plural noun takes a plural verb - существительное во множественном числе требует глагола /употребляется с глаголом/ во множественном числе

16. (in, on) цепляться (за что-л.); застревать, запутываться (в чём-л.)

the anchor took in the seaweed - якорь запутался в водорослях

17. жениться; выходить замуж

he is going to take a wife - он собирается жениться

she wouldn't take him - она не хотела выходить за него замуж, она ему упорно отказывала

he took to wife Jane Smith - уст. он взял в жёны Джейн Смит

18. с.-х. принимать

the cow [the mare] took the bull [the stallion] - корова [кобыла] приняла быка [жеребца]

19. 1) приниматься

before the graft has taken - до тех пор, пока прививка не принялась

the flower took at once - цветок сразу принялся

2) действовать; приниматься

the vaccination did not take - оспа не привилась /не принялась/

the medicine seems to be taking - лекарство, кажется, подействовало

3) держаться, закрепляться, оставаться

this ink does not take on glossy paper - этими чернилами нельзя писать на глянцевой бумаге

the snow was not taking on the wet streets - снег таял на мокрых улицах

20. начинаться, расходиться, набирать силу

the fire has taken - огонь набрал силу

21. 1) амер. схватываться, замерзать

the pond has taken - пруд замёрз

2) тех. твердеть, схватываться

22. разг. становиться, делаться

to take sick - заболеть, захворать; приболеть

II А

1. 1) принимать (пищу, лекарство)

to take a meal - поесть

to take an early breakfast [dinner] - рано позавтракать [пообедать]

just take a sip of that wine - прошу вас хотя бы пригубить этого вина

will you take tea or coffee? - вы будете пить чай или кофе?

do you take sugar in your tea? - вы пьёте чай с сахаром?

I cannot take whiskey - я не могу пить /не выношу/ виски

he can't take his drink - разг. он не умеет пить

he can take his drink - разг. у него крепкая голова, он может много выпить

that's all he ever takes - это всё, что он ест

to take medicine [pills, sleeping powders] - принимать лекарство [пилюли, снотворное]

I must take smth. for my headache - мне нужно принять что-л. от головной боли

to be (well) shaken before taking - перед употреблением взбалтывать ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

to be taken - принимать внутрь, для внутреннего употребления ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

not to be taken - наружное ( надпись на этикетке лекарства)

2) нюхать ( табак)

to take snuff - нюхать табак

3) клевать, брать ( приманку)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) - рыба не клюёт

2. ездить (на автобусе, такси и т. п.)

to take a tram [a taxi] - поехать на трамвае [на такси] [см. тж. I 4, 1)]

you can take the boat - вы можете поехать на пароходе

we usually take the lift - мы обычно пользуемся лифтом

3. 1) снимать, арендовать ( помещение)

to take a house (for a year) - снять дом (на год)

they've taken the large hall for the conference - они сняли большой зал для конференции

2) нанимать, приглашать (рабочих и т. п.)

to take a maid - нанять служанку

to take smb. as a servant - взять кого-л. в качестве слуги

he took me into partnership - он сделал меня своим компаньоном, он принял /пригласил/ меня в долю

he has been taken into the Air Ministry - его взяли /приняли на работу/ в министерство авиации

3) брать (постояльцев и т. п.)

to take pupils [lodgers] - брать учеников [постояльцев]

to take paying guests - брать жильцов с пансионом

4. выписывать или регулярно покупать (газеты и т. п.); подписываться (на газету и т. п.)

which magazines and newspapers do you take? - какие журналы и газеты вы выписываете?

5. 1) принимать (руководство, обязанности и т. п.); нести (ответственность и т. п.)

to take command - принять командование

to take the lead - взять на себя руководство

to take control - брать в свои руки руководство /управление/

to take all responsibility - принять на себя всю полноту ответственности

to take responsibility for an action - взять на себя ответственность за какую-л. акцию

to take charge of smb., smth. - взять на себя заботу о ком-л., чём-л.; осуществлять контроль /надзор/ за кем-л., чем-л.

when I go away she is to take charge of the children - когда я уеду, она будет заботиться о детях

to take the consequences - отвечать за последствия

I don't want to take the blame for what he did - я не хочу отвечать за то, что сделал он; ≅ он виноват, пусть он и отвечает /расхлёбывает/

to take the blame upon oneself - брать вину на себя

I shall take it upon myself to convince him - я беру /возьму/ на себя (задачу) убедить его

2) вступать (в должность и т. п.)

to take office - вступать в должность

to take service - поступать на службу

to take the crown - вступать на престол

3) получать (степень и т. п.)

to take a degree - получить учёную степень, стать магистром или доктором наук

to take holy orders - принять духовный сан, стать священником

6. занимать ( место)

to take a front [a back] seat - садиться спереди [сзади] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take a seat! - садитесь!

take the chair - садитесь /сядьте/ на (этот) стул [ср. тж. ♢ ]

take your seats! - занимайте места! (в поезде и т. п.)

he took one of the vacant places - он занял одно из свободных мест

7. держаться, двигаться (в каком-л. направлении)

to take (a little) to the right - брать /держаться/ (немного) правее

take this street until you come to the big yellow house, then take the first street to the right, go another 100 yards and take the turning on the left - идите по этой улице до большого жёлтого дома, затем сверните в первую улицу направо, пройдите ещё сто ярдов и сверните (за угол) налево

he took the opposite direction - он пошёл в противоположном направлении

8. занимать ( позицию); придерживаться (мнения, точки зрения и т. п.)

to take the attitude of an outsider - занять позицию (стороннего) наблюдателя

if you take this attitude we shall not come to an agreement - если вы так будете к этому относиться, мы не договоримся /не придём к соглашению/

to take a strong stand - решительно настаивать на своём, упорно отстаивать свою точку зрения; занять жёсткую позицию

to take a jaundiced view - отнестись к чему-л. предвзято /предубеждённо, пристрастно/

to take a practical view of the situation - смотреть на дело /положение/ практически /с практической точки зрения/; трезво смотреть на ситуацию

9. 1) приобретать, принимать (вид, форму и т. п.)

a pudding takes its shape from the mould - пудинг принимает форму посуды (в которой он пёкся)

the word takes a new meaning in this text - в этом тексте слово приобретает новое значение

at times his voice takes a different tone - иногда его голос звучит иначе

this drink takes its flavour from the lemon peel - лимонная корочка придаёт этому напитку особый вкус /привкус/

2) получать, наследовать (имя, название и т. п.)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington - город Вашингтон назван в честь Джорджа Вашингтона

this apparatus takes ifs name from the inventor - этот аппарат назван по имени изобретателя

10. 1) преодолевать (препятствие и т. п.)

to take a hurdle [a grade] - брать барьер [подъём]

the horse took the ditch [the fence] - лошадь перепрыгнула через канаву [забор]

the car took the corner at full speed - машина свернула за угол на полной скорости

I took the stairs too fast - я слишком быстро поднялся по лестнице

2) выигрывать, побеждать, одерживать верх (в спортивном состязании и т. п.)

the visiting team took the game 8 to 1 - команда гостей выиграла встречу со счётом 8:1

3) выигрывать, завоёвывать, брать (приз и т. п.); занимать ( определённое место)

to take (the) first prize - завоевать /получить/ первую премию

who took the first place? - кто занял первое место?

4) поразить ( ворота в крикете)

11. (into)

1) посвящать (в тайну и т. п.)

to take smb. into the secret - посвятить кого-л. в тайну

to take smb. into one's confidence - оказать доверие /довериться/ кому-л.; поделиться с кем-л.; сделать кого-л. поверенным своих тайн

we took him into the details - мы ознакомили его с подробностями; мы ввели его в курс дела

2) принимать (в расчёт и т. п.)

to take smth. into account /into consideration/ - принять что-л. во внимание, учесть что-л.

12. 1) изучать (предмет, ремесло)

I shall take French - я буду изучать французский язык, я буду заниматься французским

you should take a course in physiology - вам следует заняться физиологией /прослушать курс физиологии/

2) вести (занятия и т. п.)

he takes the English class - он ведёт занятия по английскому языку

he always takes botany in the park - он всегда проводит занятия по ботанике в парке

to take the evening service - церк. служить вечерню

13. определять (размер, расстояние и т. п.); снимать ( показания приборов)

to take the /a/ temperature - измерять температуру

to take the pulse - проверять пульс

to take measurements - снимать мерку

to take the readings of a meter - снять показания счётчика

to take azimuth - засекать направление, брать азимут

to take bearings - а) ориентироваться; уяснять обстановку; б) пеленговать

14. носить, иметь размер (ноги и т. п.)

what size do you take in shoes? - какой размер обуви вы носите?

she takes sevens /a seven/ in gloves - она носит седьмой номер перчаток

15. подвергаться (наказанию и т. п.); нести (потери, урон)

to take a beating - получить взбучку

to take casualties - нести потери

to take a light [severe] punishment - воен. а) получить лёгкое [серьёзное] повреждение; б) нести незначительные [большие] потери

to take a direct hit - воен. получить прямое попадание

16. 1) выдерживать, переносить (неприятности, удары и т. п.)

I don't know how he can take it - я не знаю, как он (это) выдерживает

she takes the rough with the smooth - она стойко переносит превратности судьбы

he always takes what comes to him - он всегда мирится с тем, что есть

he won't take the insult lying down - он не простит этого оскорбления

2) (take it) сл. выносить, терпеть

he can dish it out but he can't take it - он может любого отделать /любому всыпать по первое число/, но сам такого обращения ни от кого не потерпит

3) (take it) спорт. разг. держать ( удар)

he can't take it - он плохо держит удар

4) выдерживать (физические нагрузки; о балке и т. п.)

to take stress - выдерживать давление

17. заболеть; заразиться ( болезнью)

I take cold easily - я легко простуживаюсь

he took cold that rainy night - в ту дождливую ночь он схватил насморк

he takes all the epidemics - к нему пристают все болезни

18. поддаваться (отделке, обработке и т. п.)

wool takes the dye well - шерсть хорошо красится

the fiber takes any dye - (эта) ткань легко окрашивается в любой цвет

this wood takes the nails easily - в это дерево легко входят гвозди

marble takes high polish - мрамор отлично полируется

19. впитывать, поглощать ( жидкость)

the sand took all the water - вся вода ушла в песок

parchment will not take ink - на пергаменте нельзя писать чернилами

this stuff doesn't take anything - к этому материалу ничего не пристаёт

20. спорт. принимать (подачу, мяч и т. п.)

to take the service - принять подачу

to take a volley low - принять низкий мяч ( в теннисе)

II Б

1. 1) to take to á place направляться куда-л.

to take to the field - направиться в поле; выйти в поле [ср. тж. ♢ ]

he took to the road again - он вновь вышел /вернулся/ на дорогу [см. тж. 4, 4)]

to take to the open sea - выйти в открытое море

the cat took to the woods and became wild - кошка убежала в лес и одичала

the guerillas took to the mountains - партизаны ушли в горы /скрылись в горах/

2) to take across smth. пересекать что-л., идти через что-л.

to take across the field - идти по полю

3) it /smth./ takes somewhere диал. идти, течь и т. п. в каком-л. направлении (о дороге, реке и т. п.)

2. to take smb., smth. to á place, to smb.

1) доставлять, относить, отводить, отвозить кого-л., что-л. куда-л., к кому-л.

to take smb. home - отвезти /отвести, проводить/ кого-л. домой

may I take you home? - можно мне проводить вас (домой)?

to take letters to the post - отнести письма на почту

to take smb. to the hospital - доставить /отвезти/ кого-л. в больницу

he was taken to the police station - его доставили /отвели/ в полицейский участок

don't worry, I'll take the book to your father - не беспокойтесь, я отнесу книгу вашему отцу

it was I who took the news to him - это /именно/ я сообщил ему эту новость

the butler took the lawyer to the old lady - дворецкий провёл /проводил/ адвоката к старой даме

2) приводить кого-л. куда-л.

what took you to the city today? - что привело вас сегодня в город?

business took him to London - он поехал в Лондон по делу, дела заставили его поехать в Лондон

3) брать кого-л., что-л. (с собой) куда-л.

to take the children to the theatre - сводить детей в театр

why don't you take the manuscript to the country? - почему бы тебе не взять рукопись с собой в деревню?

4) выводить, приводить кого-л. куда-л. (о дороге и т. п.)

where will this road take me? - куда эта дорога выведет меня?

this path will take you to the river - эта тропинка приведёт вас к реке

3. to take smb. for smth. выводить кого-л. (на прогулку и т. п.)

to take a dog for a walk - вывести собаку на прогулку

to take smb. for a ride - взять кого-л. (с собой) на прогулку ( на лошади или на автомобиле) [см. тж. ♢ ]

4. to take to smth.

1) пристраститься к чему-л.

to take to bad habits - приобрести дурные привычки

to take to drink /to drinking, to the bottle/ - пристраститься к вину, запить

2) проявлять интерес, симпатию к чему-л.

he didn't take to the idea - его эта идея не заинтересовала, ему эта идея не понравилась /не пришлась по вкусу/

does he take to Latin? - он с удовольствием занимается латынью?

I took to instant coffee - я полюбил быстрорастворимый кофе, быстрорастворимый кофе пришёлся мне по вкусу

to take to tennis - увлечься теннисом

3) привыкать, приспосабливаться к чему-л.

to take to changes easily - быстро привыкнуть к переменам

fruit trees take badly to the soil - фруктовые деревья плохо акклиматизируются на этой почве

4) обращаться, прибегать к чему-л.

the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats - корабль тонул, и им пришлось воспользоваться лодками

he took to the road again - он снова пустился в странствия, он вернулся к бродячему образу жизни [см. тж. 1, 1)]

to take to flight - обращаться в бегство

to take to a milk diet - перейти на молочную диету

to take to one's bed - слечь, заболеть

5) начинать заниматься чем-л.

to take to literature - заняться литературой, стать писателем

to take to the stage - поступить в театр, стать актёром

5. 1) to take to smb. полюбить кого-л., почувствовать к кому-л. симпатию

I took to him at once - он мне сразу понравился

they have taken to each other - они понравились друг другу, они потянулись друг к другу

I didn't take to him - я почувствовал к нему антипатию

2) to take against smb. выступать против кого-л.

to take against the king - выступить против короля

6. to take after smb.

1) походить на кого-л.

he takes after his father - он похож на своего отца

2) подражать

his followers take after him in this particular - его сторонники следуют его примеру в этом отношении

7. 1) to take smb., smth. for smb., smth. принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him for an Englishman - я принял его за англичанина

I am not the person you take me for - я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете

do you take me for a fool? - вы принимаете меня за дурака?, вы считаете меня дураком?

2) to take smb., smth. to be smb., smth. считать кого-л., что-л. кем-л., чем-л., принимать кого-л., что-л. за кого-л., что-л.

I took him to be an honest man - я принял его за честного человека; он мне показался честным человеком

do you take me to be a fool? - вы считаете меня дураком?, вы принимаете меня за дурака?

how old do you take him to be? - как по-вашему, сколько ему лет?

8. to take smth., smb. off smth., smb.

1) снимать что-л. с чего-л.

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] - снять кастрюлю с огня [крышку с кастрюли]

2) снимать, вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take three points off the total score - снять три очка с общего счёта

to take 3 shillings off the price of smth. - снизить цену на что-л. на три шиллинга

3) заимствовать что-л. у кого-л., подражать, копировать; пародировать, передразнивать

her hairdo was taken off a famous actress - причёску она взяла /заимствовала/ у одной известной актрисы

she takes her manners off him - своими манерами /своим поведением/ она подражает ему

4) отвлекать что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

to take smb.'s attention off smth. - отвлечь чьё-л. внимание от чего-л.

to take smb.'s mind off smth. - отвлечь чьи-л. мысли от чего-л.

I hope the child will take his mind off his troubles - я надеюсь, (что) ребёнок заставит его забыть неприятности

to take one's mind off smth. - забыть что-л.

I can't take my mind off this misfortune - я не могу забыть об этом несчастье

he couldn't take his eyes off the picture - он не мог оторваться /отвести глаз/ от картины

he never took his eyes off us - он не сводил с нас глаз

to take smb. off his work - отвлекать кого-л. от работы, мешать кому-л. работать

5) избавлять что-л., кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.

he took the responsibility [the blame] off me - он снял с меня ответственность [вину]

he took him [the responsibility, all the worries] off my hands - он избавил меня от него [от ответственности, от всех хлопот]

6) отстранять кого-л. от чего-л.

to take smb. off the job - отстранить кого-л. от работы

7) вычёркивать, изымать кого-л. из чего-л.

to take smb. off the list - вычеркнуть /изъять/ кого-л. из списка

to take a ship off the active list - вычеркнуть корабль из числа действующих

8) сбивать кого-л. с чего-л.

the waves took me off my feet - волны сбили меня с ног [ср. тж. ♢ ]

9. 1) to take smth. from smth. вычитать что-л. из чего-л.

to take one number from another - вычесть одно число из другого

if we take two from five we'll have tree left - если вычесть два из пяти, останется /в остатке будет/ три

take my dept from the sum - вычти мой долг из этой суммы

the storekeeper took a dollar from the price - лавочник сбавил цену на доллар

2) to take from smth. снижать, ослаблять

to take from the value of smth. - снижать ценность, стоимость чего-л.

it doesn't take from the effect of the play - это не ослабляет впечатления, которое производит пьеса

to take from the merit of smb. - умалять чьи-л. достоинства

it takes much from the pleasure - это портит удовольствие

her paleness takes from her beauty - бледность портит её

10. to take smth. out of smth.

1) выносить что-л. откуда-л.

books must not be taken out of the library - книги нельзя выносить из библиотеки

2) вынимать что-л. откуда-л.

take your hands out of your pockets - вынь руки из карманов

3) отвлекать, развлекать кого-л.

a drive in the country will take her out of herself - поездка за город развлечёт её /отвлечёт её от мрачных мыслей/

4) устранять кого-л.

to take smb. out of one's way - устранить кого-л. (со своего пути)

11. to take smb. through smth.

1) заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.

I took him through a book of Livy - я заставил его прочесть (одну) книгу Ливия

to take smb. through the first two books of English - прочитать с кем-л. первые две английские книги, помочь кому-л. справиться с двумя первыми английскими книгами

2) заставить кого-л. пройти через что-л.; подвергнуть кого-л. чему-л.

she took me through hell - она заставила меня испытать муки ада

12. to take smth., smb. down smth. вести что-л., кого-л. вниз по чему-л.

to take a little boat down the Mississippi - пройти /совершить путешествие/ на маленькой лодке вниз по Миссисипи

13. to take smth. up to smth. доводить что-л. до какого-л. времени

to take the story up to 1840 - доводить рассказ до 1840 года

14. to take smb. over some place водить кого-л., показывать кому-л. что-л. (обыкн. помещение и т. п.)

to take smb. over a house [a museum] - показывать кому-л. дом [музей], водить кого-л. по дому [по музею]

15. to take smb. on /in, across, over/ smth. попадать кому-л. по какому-л. месту, ударять кого-л. по чему-л.

the ball took him on the chin - мяч попал ему (прямо) в подбородок

the blow took me across the arm [over the head] - удар пришёлся мне по руке [по голове]

16. to take upon oneself to do smth. браться за что-л., брать на себя выполнение чего-л.

to take upon oneself to distribute food - взять на себя распределение продовольствия

III А

1) обыкн. в сочетании с последующим отглагольным существительным выражает единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

to take a walk - погулять; прогуляться, пройтись

to take a turn - а) повернуть; б) прогуляться, пройтись; покататься, проехаться

to take a step - шагнуть [ср. тж. 2)]

to take a run - разбежаться [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a jump /a leap/ - прыгнуть

to take a dive - нырнуть

to take a nap - вздремнуть; соснуть

to take a leak - сл. помочиться

to take a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

just take a look at that - (ты) только взгляни на это

to take a shot - выстрелить [ср. тж. ♢ ]

to take a bath - принять ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ - рискнуть

to take one's chance - воспользоваться случаем

to take (a) breath - а) вдохнуть; б) перевести дыхание; he stopped to take (a) breath - он остановился, чтобы перевести дыхание /передохнуть/

to take (one's) leave - прощаться, уходить

to take an examination - сдавать /держать/ экзамен

to take an oath - а) дать клятву, поклясться; б) воен. принимать присягу

2) обыкн. в сочетании с существительным выражает действие, носящее общий характер:

to take action - а) действовать, принимать меры; I felt I had to take action - я чувствовал, что мне необходимо что-то сделать /начать действовать, принять меры/; б) юр. возбуждать судебное дело

to take steps - принимать меры [ср. тж. 1)]

what steps did you take to help them? - какие вы приняли меры /что вы предприняли/, чтобы помочь им?

to take effect - а) возыметь, оказать действие; when the pills took effect - когда пилюли подействовали, б) вступить в силу; the law will take effect next year - закон вступит в силу с будущего года

to take place - случаться, происходить

to take part - участвовать, принимать участие [ср. тж. I 4, 1)]

to take post - располагаться

take post! - по местам!

to take root - пустить корни, укорениться

to take hold - а) схватить; he took hold of my arm - он схватил меня за руку; он ухватился за мою руку; б) овладевать; my plane had taken hold upon his fancy - мой план захватил его воображение; the fashion took hold - мода укоренилась

to take possession - а) стать владельцем, вступить во владение; б) овладеть, захватить

to take aim /sight/ - прицеливаться

to take counsel - совещаться; советоваться

to take advice - а) советоваться, консультироваться; б) следовать совету; take my advice - послушайтесь доброго совета; to take legal advice - брать консультацию у юриста

to take account - принимать во внимание, учитывать

you must take account of his illness - вы должны учитывать, что он был болен

to take advantage - воспользоваться (преимуществом)

they took advantage of the old woman - они обманули /провели/ эту старую женщину

to take the privilege - воспользоваться правом /привилегией/

to take the opportunity - воспользоваться удобным случаем

we take this opportunity of thanking /to thank/ you - мы пользуемся случаем, чтобы поблагодарить вас

to take interest - интересоваться, проявлять интерес; увлекаться (чем-л.)

to take pleasure /delight/ - находить удовольствие

to take pride - гордиться

to take pity - проявлять жалость /милосердие/

to take trouble - стараться, прилагать усилия; брать на себя труд

to take pains - стараться

she took great pains with her composition - она очень усердно работала над своим сочинением

to take offence - обижаться

to take comfort - успокоиться, утешиться

I took comfort in her words - её слова утешили меня

to take courage /heart/ - мужаться; воспрянуть духом; приободриться; не унывать

take courage! - мужайся!, не робей!

to take cover - прятаться; скрываться

to take refuge /shelter/ - укрыться, найти убежище

in his old age he took refuge from his loneliness in his childhood memories - в старости он спасался /находил убежище/ от одиночества в воспоминаниях детства

to take fire - загораться, воспламеняться

to take alarm - встревожиться

to take fright - испугаться

to take warning - остерегаться; внять предупреждению

to take notice - замечать; обращать (своё) внимание

to take heed - а) обращать внимание; замечать; б) быть осторожным, соблюдать осторожность

to take care - быть осторожным; take care how you behave - смотри, веди себя осторожно

to take care of smb., smth. - смотреть, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л., заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

who will take care of the baby? - кто позаботится о ребёнке?, кто присмотрит за ребёнком?

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb. - полюбить кого-л.

to take a dislike to smb. - невзлюбить кого-л.

to take the salute - воен. а) отвечать на отдание чести; б) принимать парад

to take a vote - решать вопрос голосованием

♢

take and - амер. диал. взять и

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head - вот возьму и тресну тебя камнем по башке

to take a drop - выпить, подвыпить

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much - хватить /хлебнуть/ лишнего

to take the chair - занять председательское место, председательствовать; открыть заседание [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take the veil - облачиться в одежду монахини; уйти в монастырь

to take the floor - а) выступать, брать слово; б) пойти танцевать

to take for granted - считать само собой разумеющимся /не требующим доказательств/; принимать на веру

to take too much for granted - быть слишком самонадеянным; позволять себе слишком много

to take smth. to pieces - разобрать что-л.

to take a stick to smb. - побить /отделать/ кого-л. палкой

take a stick to him - тресни его палкой

take it or leave it - на ваше усмотрение; как хотите, как угодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn - измениться к лучшему, пойти на лад

to take a turn for the worse - измениться к худшему, ухудшиться

his illness took a turn for the worst - в его болезни наступило ухудшение

to take stock (of smth., smb.) - [см. stock I ♢ ]

to take it out of smb. - а) утомлять, лишать сил кого-л.; the long climb took it out of me - длинный подъём утомил меня; the heat takes it out of me - от жары я очень устаю жара лишает меня сил; the illness has taken it out of him - он обессилел от болезни; б) отомстить кому-л.; I will take it out of you /of your hide/ - я отомщу тебе за это; это тебе даром не пройдёт, ты мне за это заплатишь, так просто ты не отделаешься; я с тобой рассчитаюсь /расквитаюсь/; he will take it out of me /of my hide/ - он отыграется на мне, он мне отомстит за это

to take smb.'s measure - а) снимать мерку с кого-л.; б) присматриваться к кому-л.; определять чей-л. характер; в) распознать /раскусить/ кого-л.

to take sides - присоединиться /примкнуть/ к той или другой стороне

to take smb.'s side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb. - стать на /принять/ чью-л. сторону

to take to one's heels - улизнуть, удрать, дать стрекача, пуститься наутёк

to take one's hook - смотать удочки, дать тягу

to take it on the lam - амер. сл. смываться, скрываться; улепётывать

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ - занять /выйти на/ первое место; получить приз

it takes the cake! - это превосходит всё!, дальше идти некуда!

to take off one's hat to smb. - восхищаться кем-л., преклоняться перед кем-л., снимать шляпу перед кем-л.

to take a back seat - а) отойти на задний план, стушеваться; б) занимать скромное положение; [ср. тж. II А 6]

to take a run at smth. - попытаться заняться чем-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take a shot /a swing/ at smth. /at doing smth./ - попытаться /рискнуть/ сделать что-л. [ср. тж. III А 1)]

to take liberties with smb. - позволять себе вольности по отношению к кому-л.; быть непозволительно фамильярным с кем-л.

not to be taking any - не быть склонным (делать что-л.)

I am not taking any - ≅ слуга покорный!

to take one's hair down - разойтись вовсю, разбушеваться

to take smb. for a ride - прикончить /укокошить/ кого-л. [см. тж. II Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb. - амер. сбить спесь с кого-л., осадить кого-л.

to take smth. with a grain of salt - относиться к чему-л. скептически /недоверчиво, критически/

to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth - закусить удила, пойти напролом

to take to earth - а) охот. уходить в нору; б) спрятаться, притаиться

to take a load from /off/ smb.'s mind - снять тяжесть с души у кого-л.

you've taken a load off my mind - ты снял тяжесть с моей души; у меня от сердца отлегло

to take a load from /off/ one's feet - сесть

to take a leaf out of smb.'s book - следовать чьему-л. примеру, подражать кому-л.

to take a rise out of smb. см. rise I 15

to take in hand - а) взять в руки, прибрать к рукам; б) взять в свои руки; взяться, браться (за что-л.)

to take smb. to task см. task I ♢

to take smb. off his feet - вызвать чей-л. восторг; поразить /увлечь, потрясти/ кого-л. [ср. тж. II Б 8, 8)]

to take smb. out of his way - доставлять кому-л. лишние хлопоты

to take it into one's head - вбить /забрать/ себе в голову

to take one's courage in both hands - набраться храбрости, собраться с духом

to take exception to smth. - возражать /протестовать/ против чего-л.

to take the name of God /the Lord's name/ in vain - богохульствовать, кощунствовать; упоминать имя господа всуе

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain - театр. выходить на аплодисменты

to take the field - а) воен. начинать боевые действия; выступать в поход; б) выйти на поле ( о футбольной команде); [ср. тж. II Б 1, 1)]

to take in flank [in rear] - воен. атаковать с фланга [с тыла]

to take out of action - воен. выводить из боя

take your time! - не спеши(те)!, не торопи(те)сь!

he took his time over the job - он делал работу медленно /не спеша/

to take time by the forelock см. time I ♢

the devil take him! - чёрт бы его побрал!

НБАРС > take
3 take

I

n

1) захоплення, взяття; здобуття, одержання

2) виручка; бариші; збір (театральний)

3) розм. получка

4) улов (риби)

5) здобич (на полюванні)

6) оренда (землі)

7) орендована ділянка

8) мед. вдале щеплення

9) друк. урок складача

10) кін. кінокадр, дубль

11) популярна пісенька (п'єса)

12) шах. взяття (фігури)

give and take — а) взаємні поступки, компроміс; б) обмін люб'язностями (ущипливими зауваженнями)

II

v (past took; p.p. taken)

1) брати; хапати

to take smb. by the hand — узяти когось за руку

to take smb. to one's arms — обнімати когось

2) захоплювати, оволодівати, завойовувати

to take prisoners — захоплювати (брати) в полон

3) ловити

to take fish — ловити рибу

to take smb. by surprise — захопити когось зненацька

to take smb. at his word — спіймати когось на слові

4) привласнювати; брати без дозволу

5) відбирати, забирати (у когось — from)

they took his dog from him — у нього забрали собаку

6) користуватися; діставати; набувати; одержувати

to take lessons — брати уроки

to take a taxi — брати (користуватися) таксі

I am taking a holiday today — я сьогодні відпочиваю; сьогодні у мене вільний день

7) вибирати

to take the shortest way — вибрати найкоротший шлях

to take the wrong road — збитися з дороги

8) купувати

to take tickets — купувати (брати) квитки

I take bread here — я купую (беру) хліб тут

9) вигравати

10) юр. успадковувати

11) видобувати; збирати

to take coal — видобувати вугілля

to take the crop — збирати урожай

12) сприймати; реагувати

to take things as they are — сприймати речі такими, якими вони є

13) розуміти, тлумачити

to take smb. in the wrong way — неправильно зрозуміти когось

14) гадати, вважати

15) охоплювати, оволодівати

an intense despair took her — її охопив відчай

to be taken ill (bad) — захворіти

16) захоплювати; приваблювати

this author takes his readers with him — цей автор захоплює читачів

17) мати успіх, ставати популярним

the play didn't take — п'єса не мала успіху

18) записувати, реєструвати; протоколювати

to take notes — занотовувати

to take minutes — вести протокол

19) фотографувати, знімати

20) виходити на фотографії

she does not take well — вона погано виходить на фотографії

21) використовувати як приклад

22) уміщати

23) чіплятися, застрявати; заплутуватися

24) одружуватися; виходити заміж

he is going to take a wife — він збирається одружитися

she wouldn't take him — вона не хотіла виходити заміж за нього

25):
с.г. the cow took the bull — корова злучена

26) мед., с.г. прийматися; діяти

the vaccination did not take — віспа не прийнялася

27) споживати, приймати (їжу тощо)

to take supper — вечеряти

not to be taken — зовнішнє (напис на ліках)

28) тех. тужавіти, тверднути

29) їздити (на таксі тощо)

to take a taxi (a tram) — поїхати на таксі (на трамваї)

we usually take the lift — ми звичайно користуємося ліфтом

30) орендувати; наймати

31) запрошувати, наймати на роботу

32) передплачувати (газету тощо)

which newspapers do you take? — які газети ви передплачуєте?

33) брати (керівництво); нести (відповідальність)

to take the blame upon oneself — брати вину на себе

34) вступати (на посаду)

to take the crown — вступати на престол

35) займати (місце)

take a seat! — сідайте!

take your seats! — займайте місця!

36) займати (позицію); дотримуватися (точки зору)

37) триматися (якогось напряму), рухатися (в певному напрямі)

38) набувати (вигляду, форми)

39) переборювати, долати (перешкоди)

40) відкривати (комусь таємницю)

41) вивчати (ремесло тощо)

I shall take French — я вивчатиму французьку мову

42) вести (заняття тощо)

to take the evening service — церк. правити вечерню

43) визначати (розмір тощо); знімати (показання приладу)

to take temperature — вимірювати температуру

to take measurements — знімати мірку

44) носити, мати розмір (ноги тощо)

what size do you take in shoes? — який розмір взуття ви носите?

she takes sevens in gloves — вона носить рукавички сьомого розміру

45) зазнавати (покарання, втрат тощо)

46) витерплювати, зносити (неприємності тощо)

47) заразитися; захворіти

48) піддаватися (обробці тощо)

wool takes the dye well — вовна гарно фарбується

49) убирати, поглинати, усмоктувати

take aback — вразити, приголомшити; захопити зненацька

take about, take around — супроводжувати, показувати визначні місця

take after — бути схожим (на когось)

take apart — розбирати на частини

away — а) забирати, виносити; виводити; б) іти геть; тікати; в) відбирати; г) віднімати

to take away six from ten — від десяти відняти шість; д) захоплюватися

take back — а) відводити; відвозити; відносити; б) брати назад; в) нагадувати (минуле)

take down — а) знімати (з полиці тощо); б) зносити, руйнувати; в) збивати (в польоті); г) записувати; д) проковтувати; є) знижувати (ціни); є) розм. принижувати; ж) розбирати (на складові частини); з) супроводжувати; і) друк. розбирати (набір)

take for — приймати (вважати) за когось

to take for granted — вважати само собою зрозумілим

take from — знижувати, ослабляти

take in — а) приймати (когось), надавати притулок (комусь); б) брати (роботу додому); в) передплачувати, регулярно одержувати (газету тощо); г) включати, містити в собі; д) займати, приєднувати (територію); є) робити учасником; є) збирати; ж) розуміти сутність (чогось), усвідомлювати (щось); з) обдурювати, ошукувати; і) повірити (вигадкам); й) ушивати (одяг); к) супроводжувати; л) передавати; м) дивитися, бачити; амер. оглядати, відвідувати (визначні місця)

take off — а) знімати, нести геть, забирати; б) виводити, вивозити; в) усувати; г) відрізати, відтинати; д) ав. злітати, відриватися (відземлі); є) брати початок; є) убивати, знищувати; ж) знижувати (ціну); з) розм. починати; і) відскакувати; й) брати початок; к) відгалужуватися; л) відгалужувати; м) зменшуватися; припинятися; н) ковтати, пити залпом; о) наслідувати, копіювати, пародіювати; передражнювати

take on — а) брати (роботу); б) приймати, брати (на роботу); в) набувати, набирати (форми тощо); г) брати додатково; д) боротися, мірятися силами; приймати виклик; є) мати успіх, ставати популярним; є) дуже хвилюватися; сердитися, гніватися; ж) мор. брати на борт; з) військ. відкривати вогонь

take out — а) виймати; б) виводити (на прогулянку тощо); в) запросити, повести (в театр тощо); г) виводити (плями); д) виривати (зуби); є) вибирати, виписувати (цитати); є) одержувати (права тощо)

to take out a driver's licence — одержати права водія

take over — а) приймати від когось (посаду тощо); б) перевозити; в) доставляти

take through — примусити зробити (уроки тощо)

take to — а) звикнути (до чогось); б) удаватися (до чогось)

to take to flight — утікати

take up — а) піднімати; б) підтягати; в) закріплювати; г) взяти, підвезти, підібрати (пасажирів); д) опікувати (когось); є) забирати (час); є) зайняти (місце); ж) братися (до чогось); займатися (чимсь); з) продовжити розпочате, повернутися до початого; і) розглянути (питання); й) прийняти, підхопити; к) перервати, спинити; л) арештовувати; м) поліпшуватися (про погоду); н) розм. зблизитися, зустрітися (з кимсь)

to take a back seat — відійти на задній план; зайняти скромне становище

to take a drop — випити, підпити

to take advantage — скористатися з переваги

to take aim (sight) — прицілюватися

to take a leaf out of smb.'s book — наслідувати чийсь приклад, запозичити чийсь прийом

to take at a disadvantage — застукати зненацька

to take (a) breath — перевести дух

to take care — бути обережним

to take care of — піклуватися про когось

to take comfort — утішатися

to take counsel — радитися

to take courage — кріпитися, мужатися

to take to earth — а) лізти в нору (про лисицю тощо); б) сховатися, причаїтися

to take effect — починати діяти

to take exception to smth. — протестувати проти чогось

to take fire — спалахувати, займатися

to take fright — злякатися

to take heart — мужатися; не занепадати духом

to take heed — а) звертати увагу, помічати; б) бути обережним

to take hold — а) схопити (щось — of); б) захоплювати, зацікавлювати

to take ill — захворіти

to take interest — цікавитися (чимсь — in)

to take in the act — застати на місці злочину

to take into account — брати до уваги (щось); зважати (на щось)

to take it easy — не поспішати, не напружувати сили

I take it that... — я гадаю, що...

to take one's life in one's hands — розпочинати небезпечну справу

to take — по приймати відмову

to take notes — занотовувати

to take notice of smth. — звертати увагу на щось, помічати щось

to take oath — присягати, давати клятву

to take offence — ображатися

to take the nonsense out of smb. — вибивати дурість з когось

to take pains — старатися щосили

to take part in smth. — брати участь у чомусь

to take pity — зглянутися (на когось — on)

to take place — траплятися, відбуватися

to take pleasure in smth. — знаходити задоволення в чомусь

to take possession of smth. — оволодіти чимсь

to take rise from smth. — виникати з чогось

to take root — пускати коріння, укорінюватися

to take sides with smb. — бути на чиємусь боці, бути чиїмсь прихильником

to take smb. at his word — піймати когось на слові

to take stock of smb. — критично оглядати когось

to take the cake (biscuit) — розм. перевершити усіх

to take the chair — відкривати збори (засідання), головувати

to take the measure of smb.'s foot — придивлятися до когось; вивчати людину

to take one's time — діяти не поспішаючи

to take the wind out of smb.'s sails — зруйнувати чиїсь плани

to take to heart — брати близько до серця

to take trouble — докладати зусиль

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I [teik] n
1) захоплення, взяття; одержання; шахм. узяття ( фігури)

2) cл. виторг, бариші; збір ( театральний); получка

3) улов ( риби)

great take of fish — великий улов риби; видобуток ( на полюванні)

4) оренда ( землі); орендована ділянка

5) популярна пісенька, п'єса

6) мeд.; cпeц. гарне щеплення, що прийнялося,

7) пoлiгp. "урок" складача

8) кiнo знятий кадр, кінокадр, дубль

9) мeд. пересадка ( шкіри)

successful takes — успішні операції з пересадки

10) запис ( на плівку)

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give and take — взаємні поступки, компроміс; обмін люб'язностями; обмін жартами, підколками, пікіровка

on the take — корисливий, продажний

officials on the take — чиновники-хабарники
II [teik] v
(took; taken)

1) брати; схопити

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] — взяти олівець [лист паперу, лопату]

to take smth in one's hand — узяти що-н. у руку

to take one's head in one's hands — обхопити голову руками

to take smb 's hand, to take smb by the hand — узяти кого-н. за руку

to take smb in one's arms — брати кого-н. на руки; обіймати кого-н.

to take smb 's arm — узяти кого-н. під руку

to take smth in one's arms — узяти що-н. у руки; схопити що-н. руками

to take smb to one's arms /to one's breast/ — обіймати кого-н., притискати кого-н. до грудей

to take smb by the shoulders — узяти /схопити/ кого-н. за плечі

to take smb by the throat — узяти /схопити/ кого-н. за горло

to take smth between one's finger and thumb — узяти що-н. двома пальцями

to take smth (up) with a pair of tongs — взяти що-н. щипцями

to take money from a friend — узяти гроші в друга

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer — візьми лист паперу із шухляди столу

take your bag off the table — зніміть /заберіть, візьміть/ сумку зі столу

take this table out or the room — заберіть /винесіть/ цей стіл з кімнати

2) захоплювати; опановувати, завойовувати

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) — брати фортецю [місто]( штурмом)

to take prisoners — захоплювати /брати/ полонених

he was taken in the street — його взяли /заарештували/ на вулиці; ловити

to take fish — ловити рибу

a rabbit taken in a trap — заєць, що потрапив в капкан

to take smb in the act — застати кого-н. на місці злочину

to take smb by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ — захопити /застигнути/ кого-н. зненацька

to take smb at his word — піймати кого-н. на слові; оволодіти ( жінкою), брати ( жінку); нести, зводити в могилу

pneumonia took him — запалення легень звело його в могилу, він помер від запалення легенів

3) привласнювати, брати ( без дозволу)

who has taken my pen — є хто взяв мою ручкує

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on — він користається ( усім), чим тільки може, він бере усе, що під руку потрапить

she took all the credit to herself — вона приписала всі заслуги собі

he is always taking other people's ideas — він завжди використовує /привласнює собі/ чужі ідеї; ( from) відбирати, забирати

they took his dog from him — вони в нього забрали /відібрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him — у нього відібрали одяг

4) користатися; одержувати; здобувати

to take lessons — брати уроки

to take a book from the library — взяти книгу в бібліотеці

to take a taxi — брати таксі [див. ІІ 2]

to take one's part — взяти свою частину /частку/ [порівн ІІІ a]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] — скористатися цитатою із Шекспіра [із книги], взяти цитату із Шекспіра [із книги]

to take a holiday — взяти відпустку

when are you taking your holiday — є коли ти йдеш у відпусткує; відпочивати

I am taking a holiday today — я сьогодні відпочиваю /не працюю/; сьогодні в мене вільний день; вибирати

to take a role (in a play) — вибрати собі роль ( у п'єсі)

take what you like — візьми що хочеш

he took the largest piece of cake — він узяв собі найбільший шматок пирога

to take any means to do smth — використовувати будь-які засоби, щоб зробити що-н.

to take the shortest way — вибрати найкоротший шлях

to take the wrong road — збитися зі шляху

which route shall you take — є якою дорогою ви підете /поїдете/?; she is old enough to take her own way вона досить доросла, щоб сама вибрати свій власний шлях

take your partners — запросити партнерів ( у танці); купувати

to take tickets — брати квитки

to take seats in advance — придбати квитки завчасно

you will take 2 lbs. — купиш /візьмеш/ два фунти (чого-н.)

I shall take it for $3 — я візьму /куплю/ це за три долари; вигравати; брати, бити

to take a bishop — узяти /побити/ слона ( у шахах)

to take a trick — узяти хабар ( у картах)

he took little by that move — цей хід /крок/ мало допоміг /мало що дав/ йому; юp. вступати у володіння, успадковувати

the eldest son shall take — успадковує старший син

according to the will he will take when of age — відповідно до заповіту він вступить у володіння ( майном) з досягненням повноліття

5) діставати, добувати

to take coal — добувати вугілля

to take the crop — забирати /збирати/ врожай; стягувати, збирати; домагатися сплати

to take money tor admission — стягувати плату за прийом

to take contributions to the Red Cross — збирати пожертвування на користь Червоного Хреста; одержувати, заробляти

to take 100 dollars a week — заробляти сто доларів на тиждень

6) приймати (що-н.); погоджуватися (на що-н.)

to take an offer [presents] — приймати пропозицію [подарунки]

how much less will you take — є на скільки ви зменшите ціну?, скільки ви уступитеє

take what he offers you — візьми /прийми/ те, що він тобі пропонує

I'll take it — добре, я згодний

I will take no denial — відмовлення я не прийму; не здумайте відмовлятися

I won't take that answer — така відповідь мене не влаштовує

to take smb 's orders — слухатися кого-н., підкорятися кому-н.

I am not taking orders from you — я вам не підкоряюся, я не буду виконувати ваші накази; = ви мені не укажчик

I will not take such treatment — я не потерплю такого звертання

to take a wager /a bet/ — йти на парі

to take a dare /a, challenge/ — приймати виклик; одержувати

take that (and that)! — на тобі!, ось тобі!

7) сприймати, реагувати

to take smth coolly [lightly] — ставитися до чого-н. спокійно /холоднокровно/ [несерйозно /безтурботно/]; to take smth

to heart — приймати що-н. ( близько) до серця

to take it all in good fun — постаитися до усього цього з гумором

I can't take him [his words]seriously — я не можу приймати його [його слова]усерйоз, я не можу серйозно ставитися до нього [до його слів]

he took the joke in earnest — він не зрозумів жарти, він сприйняв жарт всерйоз

take it easy! — не хвилюйся!; дивися на речі простіше!; не перестарайся!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ — приймати речі такими, які вони є

to take smth amiss /ill, in bad part/ — ображатися на що-н.

you must not take it ill of him — ви не повинні сердитися на нього; він не хотів вас скривдити

to take kindly to smb — дружньо /тепло/ поставитися до кого-н., to take smth

kindly — доброзичливо поставитися до чого-н.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter — я буду вам дуже вдячний, якщо ви відповісте на мій лист

8) розуміти; тлумачити

to take a hint — зрозуміти натяк

I take your meaning — я вас розумію, я розумію, що ви хочете сказати

I [don't] take you — icт. я вас [не]розумію, я [не]розумію, що ви хочете сказати

to take smb in the wrong way — неправильно зрозуміти кого-н.

your words may be taken in a bad sense — ваші слова можна витлумачити дурно /перекручено/; думати, вважати; укладатися

to take the news to be true /as true/ — вважати це зведення вірними /відповідними дійсності/; what time do you take it to be є як ви думаєте /як по-вашому/, котра зараз годинає

how old do you take him to be — є скільки років ви йому дастеє

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] — треба думати /я так розумію/, що ми повинні чекати тут [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so — припустимо, що це так; вірити; вважати щирим

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says — повірте мені, він не жартує /до того, що він говорить, треба віднестися серйозно/

take it from me!, take my word for it — можете мені повірити; от я-ось знаю!, можете не сумніватися!

we must take It at that — нічого не поробиш, приходиться вірити

9) охоплювати, опановувати

an intense despair took him — його охопив повний розпач

when love takesa man — коли любов охоплює людину

his conscience takes him when he is sober — коли він тверезий, його мучать каяття совісті

what has taken the boy — є що найшло на хлопчикає

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] — на нього напав приступ кашлю [сміху]

to be taken ill /bad/ — занедужати

10) захоплювати, захоплюватися; подобатися

to take smb 's fancy — вразити чиюсь уяву

the story took my fancy — розповідь вразила мою уяву; сподобатися

her new novel took the fancy of the public — її новий роман сподобався читачам

he was very much taken with the idea — він дуже захопився цією думкою; мати успіх, ставати популярним ( take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) — п'єса не мала успіху ( у публіки)

11) записувати, реєструвати, протоколювати

to take notes — робити замітки

to take notes of a lecture — записувати лекцію

to take minutes — вести протокол

to take dictation — писати під диктування; писати диктант

12) знімати, фотографувати

to take a photograph of a tower — сфотографувати вежу, зробити знімок вежі

he liked to take animals — він любив фотографувати /знімати/ тварин; виходити на фотографії

he does not take well, he takes badly — він погано виходить на фотографії; він нефотогенічний

13) використовувати як приклад

take the French Revolution — візьміть /візьмемо/ ( наприклад) Французьку революцію

14) уміщати

this car takes only five — у цій машині може поміститися тільки п'ять чоловік

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper — у цю ( друкарську) машинку входить папір великого формату

15) вимагати; віднімати

it takes time, means and skill — на це потрібно час, засоби е уміння

the stuff takes sixtv hours in burning — ця речовина згоряє за шістдесят годин

it took him three years to write the book — йому треба буде три роки, щоб написати книгу

this trip will take a lot of money — на цю поїздку піде /буде потрібно/ багато грошей

the piano would take much room — піаніно зайняло б багато місця

it takes a man to do this — це під силу тільки ( справжьному) чоловіку

it took four men to hold nim — треба буде чотири чоловіки, щоб його утримати

it takes a poet to translate poetry — тільки поет може переводити вірші

it would take volumes to relate — потрібні томи, щоб це розповісти

it takes a lot of doing — це зробити досить важко, це не так-то просто зробити

it took some finding [explaining] — це було важко знайти /розшукати/ [пояснити]; he has everything it takes to be a pilot y нього є всі ( необхідні) якості ( для того), щоб стати льотчиком

she's got what it takes — вона дуже приваблива, вона подобається чоловікам; вимагати, бідувати

he took two hours to get there — дорога туди відняла в нього дві години

wait for me, it won't take long — почекай мене, я незабаром звільнюся

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book — йому треба буде три роки, щоб написати книгу; вимагати ( граматичної форми)

a plural noun takesa plural verb — іменник у множині вимагає дієслова /уживається з дієсловом/ у множині

16) (in, on) чіплятися (за що-н.); застрявати, заплутуватися (у чому-н.); the anchor took in the seaweed якір заплутався у водоростях

17) женитися; виходити заміж

he is going to take a wife — він збирається оженитися

she wouldn't take him — вона не хотіла виходити за нього заміж, вона йому завзято відмовляла

he took to wife Jane Smith — icт. він взяв у дружини Джейн Смит

18) с.-х. приймати

the cow [the mare]took the bull [the stallion] — корова [кобила]прийняла бика [жеребця]

19) прийматися

before the graft has taken — доти, доки щеплення не прийнялося

the flower took at once — квітка відразу прийнялася; діяти; прийматися

the vaccination did not take — віспа не прищепилася /не прийнялася/: the medicine seems to be taking ліки, здається, подіяли; триматися, закріплюватися, залишатися

this ink does not take on glossy paper — цим чорнилом не можна писати на глянсовому папері

the snow was not taking on the wet streets — сніг танув на мокрих вулицях

20) починатися, розходитися, набирати силу

the fire has taken — вогонь розійшовся

21) aмep. схоплюватися, замерзати

the pond has taken — ставок змерзнув; тex. твердіти, схоплюватися

22) ставати, робитися

to take sick — занедужати; приболіти

23) приймати (їжу, ліки)

to take a meal — поїсти

to take an early breakfast [dinner] — рано поснідати [пообідати]

he can't take his drink — він не вміє пити

to be taken — для внутрішнього вживання ( напис на етикетці ліків); нюхати ( тютюн)

to take snuff — нюхати тютюн; клювати ( про рибу)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) — риба не клює

24) їздити (на автобусі, таксі) [див. І 4,]

you can take the boat — ви можете поїхати на пароплаві

we usually take the lift — ми звичайно користаємося ліфтом

25) знімати, орендувати ( приміщення); наймати, запрошувати ( робітників)

to take a maid — найняти служницю

he has been taken into the air Ministry — його взяли /прийняли на роботу/ у міністерство авіації; брати (постояльців, учнів)

26) виписувати або регулярно купувати ( газети); підписуватися ( на газету)

27) приймати (керівництво, обов'язки); нести ( відповідальність); взяти на себе (відповідальність, керівництво) to take command прийняти командування

to take the lead — взяти на себе керівництво

to take responsibility — нести відповідальність

to take the consequences — відповідати за наслідки; вступати ( у посаду)

to take office — ставати на посаду

to take service — надходити на службу

to take the crown — вступати на престол; отримувати ( ступінь)

to take holy orders — прийняти духовний сан, стати священиком

28) займати ( місце)

to take a front seat — сідати попереду [порівн. *]

take a seat! — сідайте! 7. притримуватися ( курсу), рухатися ( у якомусь напрямку)

to take the right — повернути праворуч

29) займати ( позицію); дотримувати (думки, точки зору)

to take a strong stand — рішуче наполягати на своєму, завзято відстоювати свою точку зору

to take a practical view of the situation — дивитися на справу /ситуацію/ практично /із практичної точки зору/; тверезо дивитися на ситуацію

30) здобувати, приймати (вигляд, форму, значення); одержувати, успадковувати (ім'я, назва)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington — місто Вашингтон названий на честь Джорджа Вашингтона

31) побороти, справитися ( з перешкодою); взяти ( висоту); вигравати, перемагати, брати верх ( у спортивному змаганні)

to take the game — перемогти у грі; вигравати, завойовувати, брати ( приз); займати ( певне місце)

to take (the) first prize — завоювати /одержати/ першу премію; вразити ( ворота у крикеті)

32) ( into) утаємничити, відкрити (таємницю, секрет)

to take smb into one's confidence — довіритися кому-н.; поділитися з кимсь; приймати ( до уваги)

to take smth into account /into consideration/ — прийняти щось до уваги, врахувати щось

33) вивчати (предмет, ремесло); вести, проводити ( заняття)

to take the evening service — цepк. служити вечерню

34) визначати (розмір, відстань); знімати ( показання приладів); вимірювати ( температуру) to take bearings орієнтуватися; з'ясовувати обстановку; пеленгувати

35) носити, мати розмір( ноги)

what size do you take in shoes — є який розмір взуття ви носитеє

36) зазнавати (покарання, втрати)

37) витримувати, переносити (неприємності, удари); ( takeit) cл. виносити, терпіти

he can't take it — він такого звернення ні від кого не потерпить

(takeit) — cпopт. тримати ( удар); витримувати (фізичні навантаження; про балку)

to take stress — витримувати тиск

38) занедужати; заразитися ( хворобою)

to take cold easily — легко застудитися

39) піддаватися (обробці, фарбуавнню)

wool takes the dye well — вовна добре фарбується

40) вбирати, поглинати ( рідину)

41) cпopт. приймати (подачу, м'яч)

to take the service — прийняти подачу

to take a volley low — прийняти низький м'яч ( у тенісі)

42) to take to a place направлятися кудись

to take to the field — направитися в поле; вийти в поле [порівн. *]

he took to the road again — він знову вийшов /повернувся/ на дорогу [див. 4,;]

to take to the open sea — вийти у відкрите море

to take across smth — перетинати щось, йти через щось

it [smth] takes somewhere — дiaл. йти, текти у якомусь напрямку (про дорогу, річку)

43)

to take smb; smth to a place, to smb — доправити, відносити, відводити, відвозити когось, щось кудись, до когось

to take letters to the post — віднести листа на пошту

to take the news — повідомити новину; приводити когось кудись

what took you to the city today — є що привело вас сьогодні в місто?; брати когось, щось ( із собою) кудись; виводити, приводити когось кудись ( про дорогу)

where will this road take me — є куди ця дорога виведе мене?

44) to take smb for smth виводити когось ( на прогулянку) [див. *]

45) to take to smth захопитися чимсь ( вином)

to take to bad habits — надбати дурні звички; виявляти інтерес, симпатію до чогось

to take to tennis — захопитися тенісом; звикати, пристосовуватися до чогось

to take to changes — звикнути до змін; звертатися, вдаватися до чогось

to take to flight — вдатися до втечі

to take to one's bed — злягти, занедужати

46) починати займатися чимсь

47) to take to smb полюбити когось, відчути до когось симпатію; to take against smb виступати проти когось

to take against the king — виступити проти короля

48) to take after smb походити на когось; бути схожим на когось; наслідувати когось ( у поведінці думках)

49) to take smb; smth for smb; smth приймати когось, щось за когось, щось

do you take me for a fool — є ви приймаєте мене за дурня?; to take smb; smth to be smb; smth вважати когось, щось комсь, чимсь, приймати когось, щось за когось, щось

50) to take smth; smb off smth; smb знімати щось з чогось

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] — зняти каструлю з вогню [кришку з каструлі]; знімати, віднімати щось від чогось

to take 3 shillings off the price — знизити ціну на на три шилінги; запозичити щось (манери, зачіску) у когось, наслідувати, копіювати; пародіювати, передражнювати; відволікати щось, когось від чогось, когось

to take smb 's attention (mind) off smth — відвернути чиюсь увагу ( думки) від чогось

to take smb 's mind off smth — відвернути чиїсь думки від чогось

51) рятувати щось, когось від чогось, когось

to take the responsibility [the blame]off smb — зняти з когось відповідальність [провину]; відстороняти когось від чогось

to take smb off the job — відсторонити когось від роботи

52) викреслювати, вилучати когось з чогось ( зі списку)

53) збивати когось з чогось ( з ніг) [порівн. *]

54) to take smth from smth віднімати щось від чогось; to take from smth знижувати, послабляти

to take from the value of smth — знижувати цінність, вартість чогось

it takes much from the pleasure — це псує задоволення

55) to take smth out of smth виносити щось звідкись; виймати щось звідкись ( руки з кишень); відволікати, розважати когось; усувати когось

to take smb out of one's way — усунути когось ( зі свого шляху)

56) to take smb through smth змусити когось зробити щось

to take smb through a book — змусити когось прочитати книгу; змусити когось пройти через щось (муки, випробування)

57) to take smth; smb down smth вести щось, когось униз по чомусь. (по річці, дорозі)

58) to take smth up to smth доводити щось до певного часу

to take the story up to 1840 — доводити розповідь до 1840 року

59) to take smb over some place водити когось, показувати комусь щось (звичн.. приміщення)

60) to take smb on /in, across, over / smth попадати комусь по якомусь місці, вдарити когось по чомусь

the ball took him on the chin — м'яч потрапив йому ( прямо) у підборіддя

61) to take upon oneself to do smth братися за щось, брати на себе виконання чогось ІІІ А звичн. у сполученні з наступним віддієслівним іменником виражає одиничний акт або короткочасну дію, що відповідає значенню іменника

to take a walk — погуляти; прогулятися, пройтися

to take a turn — повернути; прогулятися; проїхатися

to take a step — ступнути

to take a run — розбігтися [порівн. *]

to take a jump /a leap/ — стрибнути

to take a dive — пірнути

to take a leak — cл. помочитися

to take a look /a glance/ — глянути

just take a look at that — (ти) тільки глянь на це

to take a shot — вистрілити

to take a bath — прийняти ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ — ризикнути

to take one's chance — скористатися з нагоди

to take (a) breath — вдихнути; перевести подих

to take (one's) leave — прощатися, іти

to take an examination — здавати іспит

to take an oath — дати клятву, заприсягтися

62) вiйcьк. приймати присягу; звичн. у сполученні з іменником виражає дію, що носить загальний характер

to take action — діяти, вжити заходів юp. порушувати судову справу

to take steps — уживати заходів

to take effect — подіяти ( ліки) набрати сили; набути чинності ( про закон)

to take place — траплятися, відбуватися

to take part — брати участь, приймати участь [порівн. І 4,]

to take post — розташовуватися

take post! — по місцях!

to take root — пустити корені, укоренитися

to take hold — схопити ( за руку) опановувати; оволодіти, захопити ( про почуття)

to take possession — стати власником, вступити у володіння; опанувати, захопити

to take aim /sight/ — прицілюватися

to take counsel — радити; радитися

to take advice — радитися, консультуватися; дотримуватися поради

to take account — брати до уваги, враховувати

to take advantage — скористатися ( перевагою)

to take the opportunity — скористатися зручним випадком

to take interest — цікавитися, виявляти інтерес; захоплюватися ( чимось)

to take pleasure /delight/ — знаходити задоволення

to take pride — пишатися

to take pity — виявляти жалість /милосердя/; to take trouble намагатися, докладати зусиль

to take pains — намагатися

to take offence — ображатися

to take comfort — заспокоїтися, утішитися

to take courage /heart/ — мужатися; піднестися духом; підбадьоритися; не сумувати

take courage! — мужайся!, не бійся!

to take cover — сховатися; ховатися

to take refuge /shelter/ — укритися, знайти притулок

to take fire — загорятися

to take alarm — стривожитися

to take fright — злякатися

to take warning — остерігатися; зважати на попередження

to take notice — зауважувати; звертати ( свою) увагу

to take heed — звертати увагу; зауважувати; бути обережним, дотримувати обережності

to take care — бути обережним

to take care of smb; smth — дивитися, доглядати за кимсь, чимось піклуватися про когось, щось

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb — полюбити когось

to take a dislike to smb — не злюбити когось

to take the salute — вiйcьк. відповідати на складання честі; приймати парад

to take a vote — вирішувати питання голосуванням

take and — aмep.; дiaл. взяти

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head от — візьму, трісну тебе каменем по голові

to take a drop — випити, підвипити

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much — випити зайвого

to take the chair — зайняти місце голови, головувати; відкрити засідання [порівн. ІІ А 6]

to take the veil — облачитися в одяг черниці; піти в монастир

to take the floor — виступати, брати слово

63) піти танцювати

to take for granted — вважати таким, не потребуючих доказів/; приймати на віру

to take too much for granted — бути занадто самовпевненим; дозволяти собі занадто багато

to take smth to pieces — розібрати щось

to take a stick to smb — побити когось ціпком

take it or leave it — на ваш розсуд; як хочете, як завгодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn — змінитися на краще, піти на лад

to take a turn for the worse — змінитися на гірше, погіршитися

to take stock, (of smth; smb) — [див. stock I]

to take it out of smb — стомлювати, позбавляти сил когось помститися комусь

to take smb 's measure — знімати мірку з когось; придивлятися до когось; визначати чийсь характер; розпізнати /розкусити/ когось

to take sides — приєднатися /примкнути/ до тієї чи іншої сторони

to take smb 's side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb — стати на /прийняти/ чиюсь сторону

to take to one's heels — втекти, пуститися навтьоки

to take one's nook — змотати вудки, дати тягу

to take it on the lam — aмep.; cл. змиватися, ховатися

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ — зайняти /вийти на/ перше місце; отримати приз

it takes the cake! — це перевершує все, далі йти нікуди!

to take off one's hat to smb — захоплюватися кимсь, схилятися перед кимсь, знімати капелюх перед кимсь

to take a back seat — відійти на задній план, стушуватися; займати скромне положення; [порівн. ІІ А 6]

to take a run at smth — спробувати зайнятися чимось [порівн. ІІІ А]

to take- a shot /a swing/ at smth /at doing smth / — спробувати /ризикнути/ зробити щось [порівн. ІІІ А]

to take liberties with smb — дозволяти собі вольності стосовно когось; бути недозволено фамільярним з кем-л

not to be taking any — не бути схильним (робити что-л)

to take one's hair down — розійтися щосили, розбушуватися

to take smb for a ride — кінчити /прибити/ когось [див. ІІ Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb — aмep. збити пиху з когось, осадити когось

to take smth with a grain of salt — відноситися до чогось скептично /недовірливо, критично/; to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth піти напролом

to take to earth — полюв. іти в нору; сховатися, причаїтися

to take a load from /off/ smb 's mind — зняти камінь з душі в когось

to take a load from /off/ one's feet — сісти

to take a leaf out of smb 's book — дотримуватись чийогось прикладу, наслідувати когось

to take a rise out of smb — див. rise 115; to take in hand взяти в руки, прибрати до рук; взяти у свої руки; узятися, братися ( за щось)

to take smb to task — див

task I *; to take smb off his feet — викликати чийсь захват; вразити / потрясти/ когось [порівн. ІІ Б 8]

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to take smb out of his way — доставляти комусь зайві турботи

to take it into one's head — вбити собі в голову

to take one's courage in both hands — набратися хоробрості, зібратися з духом

to take exception to smth — заперечувати /протестувати/ проти чогось

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain — миcт. виходити на оплески

to take the field — вiйcьк. починати бойові дії; виступати в похід; вийти на поле ( про футбольну команду); to take out of action — вiйcьк. виводити з бою

take your time! — не поспішай(те)!, to take time by the forelock див

time I O. the devil take him! — чорт би його забрав!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > take
4 take

I [teik] n
1) захоплення, взяття; одержання; шахм. узяття ( фігури)

2) cл. виторг, бариші; збір ( театральний); получка

3) улов ( риби)

great take of fish — великий улов риби; видобуток ( на полюванні)

4) оренда ( землі); орендована ділянка

5) популярна пісенька, п'єса

6) мeд.; cпeц. гарне щеплення, що прийнялося,

7) пoлiгp. "урок" складача

8) кiнo знятий кадр, кінокадр, дубль

9) мeд. пересадка ( шкіри)

successful takes — успішні операції з пересадки

10) запис ( на плівку)

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give and take — взаємні поступки, компроміс; обмін люб'язностями; обмін жартами, підколками, пікіровка

on the take — корисливий, продажний

officials on the take — чиновники-хабарники
II [teik] v
(took; taken)

1) брати; схопити

to take a pencil [a sheet of paper, a spade] — взяти олівець [лист паперу, лопату]

to take smth in one's hand — узяти що-н. у руку

to take one's head in one's hands — обхопити голову руками

to take smb 's hand, to take smb by the hand — узяти кого-н. за руку

to take smb in one's arms — брати кого-н. на руки; обіймати кого-н.

to take smb 's arm — узяти кого-н. під руку

to take smth in one's arms — узяти що-н. у руки; схопити що-н. руками

to take smb to one's arms /to one's breast/ — обіймати кого-н., притискати кого-н. до грудей

to take smb by the shoulders — узяти /схопити/ кого-н. за плечі

to take smb by the throat — узяти /схопити/ кого-н. за горло

to take smth between one's finger and thumb — узяти що-н. двома пальцями

to take smth (up) with a pair of tongs — взяти що-н. щипцями

to take money from a friend — узяти гроші в друга

take a sheet of paper from /out of/ the drawer — візьми лист паперу із шухляди столу

take your bag off the table — зніміть /заберіть, візьміть/ сумку зі столу

take this table out or the room — заберіть /винесіть/ цей стіл з кімнати

2) захоплювати; опановувати, завойовувати

to take a fortress [a town] (by storm) — брати фортецю [місто]( штурмом)

to take prisoners — захоплювати /брати/ полонених

he was taken in the street — його взяли /заарештували/ на вулиці; ловити

to take fish — ловити рибу

a rabbit taken in a trap — заєць, що потрапив в капкан

to take smb in the act — застати кого-н. на місці злочину

to take smb by surprise /off his guard, unawares/ — захопити /застигнути/ кого-н. зненацька

to take smb at his word — піймати кого-н. на слові; оволодіти ( жінкою), брати ( жінку); нести, зводити в могилу

pneumonia took him — запалення легень звело його в могилу, він помер від запалення легенів

3) привласнювати, брати ( без дозволу)

who has taken my pen — є хто взяв мою ручкує

he takes whatever he can lay his hands on — він користається ( усім), чим тільки може, він бере усе, що під руку потрапить

she took all the credit to herself — вона приписала всі заслуги собі

he is always taking other people's ideas — він завжди використовує /привласнює собі/ чужі ідеї; ( from) відбирати, забирати

they took his dog from him — вони в нього забрали /відібрали/ собаку

his clothes were taken from him — у нього відібрали одяг

4) користатися; одержувати; здобувати

to take lessons — брати уроки

to take a book from the library — взяти книгу в бібліотеці

to take a taxi — брати таксі [див. ІІ 2]

to take one's part — взяти свою частину /частку/ [порівн ІІІ a]

to take a quotation from Shakespeare [from a book] — скористатися цитатою із Шекспіра [із книги], взяти цитату із Шекспіра [із книги]

to take a holiday — взяти відпустку

when are you taking your holiday — є коли ти йдеш у відпусткує; відпочивати

I am taking a holiday today — я сьогодні відпочиваю /не працюю/; сьогодні в мене вільний день; вибирати

to take a role (in a play) — вибрати собі роль ( у п'єсі)

take what you like — візьми що хочеш

he took the largest piece of cake — він узяв собі найбільший шматок пирога

to take any means to do smth — використовувати будь-які засоби, щоб зробити що-н.

to take the shortest way — вибрати найкоротший шлях

to take the wrong road — збитися зі шляху

which route shall you take — є якою дорогою ви підете /поїдете/?; she is old enough to take her own way вона досить доросла, щоб сама вибрати свій власний шлях

take your partners — запросити партнерів ( у танці); купувати

to take tickets — брати квитки

to take seats in advance — придбати квитки завчасно

you will take 2 lbs. — купиш /візьмеш/ два фунти (чого-н.)

I shall take it for $3 — я візьму /куплю/ це за три долари; вигравати; брати, бити

to take a bishop — узяти /побити/ слона ( у шахах)

to take a trick — узяти хабар ( у картах)

he took little by that move — цей хід /крок/ мало допоміг /мало що дав/ йому; юp. вступати у володіння, успадковувати

the eldest son shall take — успадковує старший син

according to the will he will take when of age — відповідно до заповіту він вступить у володіння ( майном) з досягненням повноліття

5) діставати, добувати

to take coal — добувати вугілля

to take the crop — забирати /збирати/ врожай; стягувати, збирати; домагатися сплати

to take money tor admission — стягувати плату за прийом

to take contributions to the Red Cross — збирати пожертвування на користь Червоного Хреста; одержувати, заробляти

to take 100 dollars a week — заробляти сто доларів на тиждень

6) приймати (що-н.); погоджуватися (на що-н.)

to take an offer [presents] — приймати пропозицію [подарунки]

how much less will you take — є на скільки ви зменшите ціну?, скільки ви уступитеє

take what he offers you — візьми /прийми/ те, що він тобі пропонує

I'll take it — добре, я згодний

I will take no denial — відмовлення я не прийму; не здумайте відмовлятися

I won't take that answer — така відповідь мене не влаштовує

to take smb 's orders — слухатися кого-н., підкорятися кому-н.

I am not taking orders from you — я вам не підкоряюся, я не буду виконувати ваші накази; = ви мені не укажчик

I will not take such treatment — я не потерплю такого звертання

to take a wager /a bet/ — йти на парі

to take a dare /a, challenge/ — приймати виклик; одержувати

take that (and that)! — на тобі!, ось тобі!

7) сприймати, реагувати

to take smth coolly [lightly] — ставитися до чого-н. спокійно /холоднокровно/ [несерйозно /безтурботно/]; to take smth

to heart — приймати що-н. ( близько) до серця

to take it all in good fun — постаитися до усього цього з гумором

I can't take him [his words]seriously — я не можу приймати його [його слова]усерйоз, я не можу серйозно ставитися до нього [до його слів]

he took the joke in earnest — він не зрозумів жарти, він сприйняв жарт всерйоз

take it easy! — не хвилюйся!; дивися на речі простіше!; не перестарайся!

to take things as they are /as one finds them, as they come/ — приймати речі такими, які вони є

to take smth amiss /ill, in bad part/ — ображатися на що-н.

you must not take it ill of him — ви не повинні сердитися на нього; він не хотів вас скривдити

to take kindly to smb — дружньо /тепло/ поставитися до кого-н., to take smth

kindly — доброзичливо поставитися до чого-н.

I should take it kindly if you would answer my letter — я буду вам дуже вдячний, якщо ви відповісте на мій лист

8) розуміти; тлумачити

to take a hint — зрозуміти натяк

I take your meaning — я вас розумію, я розумію, що ви хочете сказати

I [don't] take you — icт. я вас [не]розумію, я [не]розумію, що ви хочете сказати

to take smb in the wrong way — неправильно зрозуміти кого-н.

your words may be taken in a bad sense — ваші слова можна витлумачити дурно /перекручено/; думати, вважати; укладатися

to take the news to be true /as true/ — вважати це зведення вірними /відповідними дійсності/; what time do you take it to be є як ви думаєте /як по-вашому/, котра зараз годинає

how old do you take him to be — є скільки років ви йому дастеє

I take it that we are to wait here [to come early] — треба думати /я так розумію/, що ми повинні чекати тут [прийти рано]

let us take it that it is so — припустимо, що це так; вірити; вважати щирим

(you may) take it from me that he means what he says — повірте мені, він не жартує /до того, що він говорить, треба віднестися серйозно/

take it from me!, take my word for it — можете мені повірити; от я-ось знаю!, можете не сумніватися!

we must take It at that — нічого не поробиш, приходиться вірити

9) охоплювати, опановувати

an intense despair took him — його охопив повний розпач

when love takesa man — коли любов охоплює людину

his conscience takes him when he is sober — коли він тверезий, його мучать каяття совісті

what has taken the boy — є що найшло на хлопчикає

he was taken with a fit of coughing [of laughter] — на нього напав приступ кашлю [сміху]

to be taken ill /bad/ — занедужати

10) захоплювати, захоплюватися; подобатися

to take smb 's fancy — вразити чиюсь уяву

the story took my fancy — розповідь вразила мою уяву; сподобатися

her new novel took the fancy of the public — її новий роман сподобався читачам

he was very much taken with the idea — він дуже захопився цією думкою; мати успіх, ставати популярним ( take on)

the play didn't take (with the public) — п'єса не мала успіху ( у публіки)

11) записувати, реєструвати, протоколювати

to take notes — робити замітки

to take notes of a lecture — записувати лекцію

to take minutes — вести протокол

to take dictation — писати під диктування; писати диктант

12) знімати, фотографувати

to take a photograph of a tower — сфотографувати вежу, зробити знімок вежі

he liked to take animals — він любив фотографувати /знімати/ тварин; виходити на фотографії

he does not take well, he takes badly — він погано виходить на фотографії; він нефотогенічний

13) використовувати як приклад

take the French Revolution — візьміть /візьмемо/ ( наприклад) Французьку революцію

14) уміщати

this car takes only five — у цій машині може поміститися тільки п'ять чоловік

the typewriter takes large sizes of paper — у цю ( друкарську) машинку входить папір великого формату

15) вимагати; віднімати

it takes time, means and skill — на це потрібно час, засоби е уміння

the stuff takes sixtv hours in burning — ця речовина згоряє за шістдесят годин

it took him three years to write the book — йому треба буде три роки, щоб написати книгу

this trip will take a lot of money — на цю поїздку піде /буде потрібно/ багато грошей

the piano would take much room — піаніно зайняло б багато місця

it takes a man to do this — це під силу тільки ( справжьному) чоловіку

it took four men to hold nim — треба буде чотири чоловіки, щоб його утримати

it takes a poet to translate poetry — тільки поет може переводити вірші

it would take volumes to relate — потрібні томи, щоб це розповісти

it takes a lot of doing — це зробити досить важко, це не так-то просто зробити

it took some finding [explaining] — це було важко знайти /розшукати/ [пояснити]; he has everything it takes to be a pilot y нього є всі ( необхідні) якості ( для того), щоб стати льотчиком

she's got what it takes — вона дуже приваблива, вона подобається чоловікам; вимагати, бідувати

he took two hours to get there — дорога туди відняла в нього дві години

wait for me, it won't take long — почекай мене, я незабаром звільнюся

he took three years to write /in writing/ the book — йому треба буде три роки, щоб написати книгу; вимагати ( граматичної форми)

a plural noun takesa plural verb — іменник у множині вимагає дієслова /уживається з дієсловом/ у множині

16) (in, on) чіплятися (за що-н.); застрявати, заплутуватися (у чому-н.); the anchor took in the seaweed якір заплутався у водоростях

17) женитися; виходити заміж

he is going to take a wife — він збирається оженитися

she wouldn't take him — вона не хотіла виходити за нього заміж, вона йому завзято відмовляла

he took to wife Jane Smith — icт. він взяв у дружини Джейн Смит

18) с.-х. приймати

the cow [the mare]took the bull [the stallion] — корова [кобила]прийняла бика [жеребця]

19) прийматися

before the graft has taken — доти, доки щеплення не прийнялося

the flower took at once — квітка відразу прийнялася; діяти; прийматися

the vaccination did not take — віспа не прищепилася /не прийнялася/: the medicine seems to be taking ліки, здається, подіяли; триматися, закріплюватися, залишатися

this ink does not take on glossy paper — цим чорнилом не можна писати на глянсовому папері

the snow was not taking on the wet streets — сніг танув на мокрих вулицях

20) починатися, розходитися, набирати силу

the fire has taken — вогонь розійшовся

21) aмep. схоплюватися, замерзати

the pond has taken — ставок змерзнув; тex. твердіти, схоплюватися

22) ставати, робитися

to take sick — занедужати; приболіти

23) приймати (їжу, ліки)

to take a meal — поїсти

to take an early breakfast [dinner] — рано поснідати [пообідати]

he can't take his drink — він не вміє пити

to be taken — для внутрішнього вживання ( напис на етикетці ліків); нюхати ( тютюн)

to take snuff — нюхати тютюн; клювати ( про рибу)

the fish doesn't take (the bait /the hook/) — риба не клює

24) їздити (на автобусі, таксі) [див. І 4,]

you can take the boat — ви можете поїхати на пароплаві

we usually take the lift — ми звичайно користаємося ліфтом

25) знімати, орендувати ( приміщення); наймати, запрошувати ( робітників)

to take a maid — найняти служницю

he has been taken into the air Ministry — його взяли /прийняли на роботу/ у міністерство авіації; брати (постояльців, учнів)

26) виписувати або регулярно купувати ( газети); підписуватися ( на газету)

27) приймати (керівництво, обов'язки); нести ( відповідальність); взяти на себе (відповідальність, керівництво) to take command прийняти командування

to take the lead — взяти на себе керівництво

to take responsibility — нести відповідальність

to take the consequences — відповідати за наслідки; вступати ( у посаду)

to take office — ставати на посаду

to take service — надходити на службу

to take the crown — вступати на престол; отримувати ( ступінь)

to take holy orders — прийняти духовний сан, стати священиком

28) займати ( місце)

to take a front seat — сідати попереду [порівн. *]

take a seat! — сідайте! 7. притримуватися ( курсу), рухатися ( у якомусь напрямку)

to take the right — повернути праворуч

29) займати ( позицію); дотримувати (думки, точки зору)

to take a strong stand — рішуче наполягати на своєму, завзято відстоювати свою точку зору

to take a practical view of the situation — дивитися на справу /ситуацію/ практично /із практичної точки зору/; тверезо дивитися на ситуацію

30) здобувати, приймати (вигляд, форму, значення); одержувати, успадковувати (ім'я, назва)

the city of Washington takes its name from George Washington — місто Вашингтон названий на честь Джорджа Вашингтона

31) побороти, справитися ( з перешкодою); взяти ( висоту); вигравати, перемагати, брати верх ( у спортивному змаганні)

to take the game — перемогти у грі; вигравати, завойовувати, брати ( приз); займати ( певне місце)

to take (the) first prize — завоювати /одержати/ першу премію; вразити ( ворота у крикеті)

32) ( into) утаємничити, відкрити (таємницю, секрет)

to take smb into one's confidence — довіритися кому-н.; поділитися з кимсь; приймати ( до уваги)

to take smth into account /into consideration/ — прийняти щось до уваги, врахувати щось

33) вивчати (предмет, ремесло); вести, проводити ( заняття)

to take the evening service — цepк. служити вечерню

34) визначати (розмір, відстань); знімати ( показання приладів); вимірювати ( температуру) to take bearings орієнтуватися; з'ясовувати обстановку; пеленгувати

35) носити, мати розмір( ноги)

what size do you take in shoes — є який розмір взуття ви носитеє

36) зазнавати (покарання, втрати)

37) витримувати, переносити (неприємності, удари); ( takeit) cл. виносити, терпіти

he can't take it — він такого звернення ні від кого не потерпить

(takeit) — cпopт. тримати ( удар); витримувати (фізичні навантаження; про балку)

to take stress — витримувати тиск

38) занедужати; заразитися ( хворобою)

to take cold easily — легко застудитися

39) піддаватися (обробці, фарбуавнню)

wool takes the dye well — вовна добре фарбується

40) вбирати, поглинати ( рідину)

41) cпopт. приймати (подачу, м'яч)

to take the service — прийняти подачу

to take a volley low — прийняти низький м'яч ( у тенісі)

42) to take to a place направлятися кудись

to take to the field — направитися в поле; вийти в поле [порівн. *]

he took to the road again — він знову вийшов /повернувся/ на дорогу [див. 4,;]

to take to the open sea — вийти у відкрите море

to take across smth — перетинати щось, йти через щось

it [smth] takes somewhere — дiaл. йти, текти у якомусь напрямку (про дорогу, річку)

43)

to take smb; smth to a place, to smb — доправити, відносити, відводити, відвозити когось, щось кудись, до когось

to take letters to the post — віднести листа на пошту

to take the news — повідомити новину; приводити когось кудись

what took you to the city today — є що привело вас сьогодні в місто?; брати когось, щось ( із собою) кудись; виводити, приводити когось кудись ( про дорогу)

where will this road take me — є куди ця дорога виведе мене?

44) to take smb for smth виводити когось ( на прогулянку) [див. *]

45) to take to smth захопитися чимсь ( вином)

to take to bad habits — надбати дурні звички; виявляти інтерес, симпатію до чогось

to take to tennis — захопитися тенісом; звикати, пристосовуватися до чогось

to take to changes — звикнути до змін; звертатися, вдаватися до чогось

to take to flight — вдатися до втечі

to take to one's bed — злягти, занедужати

46) починати займатися чимсь

47) to take to smb полюбити когось, відчути до когось симпатію; to take against smb виступати проти когось

to take against the king — виступити проти короля

48) to take after smb походити на когось; бути схожим на когось; наслідувати когось ( у поведінці думках)

49) to take smb; smth for smb; smth приймати когось, щось за когось, щось

do you take me for a fool — є ви приймаєте мене за дурня?; to take smb; smth to be smb; smth вважати когось, щось комсь, чимсь, приймати когось, щось за когось, щось

50) to take smth; smb off smth; smb знімати щось з чогось

to take the saucepan off the fire [the lid off the pan] — зняти каструлю з вогню [кришку з каструлі]; знімати, віднімати щось від чогось

to take 3 shillings off the price — знизити ціну на на три шилінги; запозичити щось (манери, зачіску) у когось, наслідувати, копіювати; пародіювати, передражнювати; відволікати щось, когось від чогось, когось

to take smb 's attention (mind) off smth — відвернути чиюсь увагу ( думки) від чогось

to take smb 's mind off smth — відвернути чиїсь думки від чогось

51) рятувати щось, когось від чогось, когось

to take the responsibility [the blame]off smb — зняти з когось відповідальність [провину]; відстороняти когось від чогось

to take smb off the job — відсторонити когось від роботи

52) викреслювати, вилучати когось з чогось ( зі списку)

53) збивати когось з чогось ( з ніг) [порівн. *]

54) to take smth from smth віднімати щось від чогось; to take from smth знижувати, послабляти

to take from the value of smth — знижувати цінність, вартість чогось

it takes much from the pleasure — це псує задоволення

55) to take smth out of smth виносити щось звідкись; виймати щось звідкись ( руки з кишень); відволікати, розважати когось; усувати когось

to take smb out of one's way — усунути когось ( зі свого шляху)

56) to take smb through smth змусити когось зробити щось

to take smb through a book — змусити когось прочитати книгу; змусити когось пройти через щось (муки, випробування)

57) to take smth; smb down smth вести щось, когось униз по чомусь. (по річці, дорозі)

58) to take smth up to smth доводити щось до певного часу

to take the story up to 1840 — доводити розповідь до 1840 року

59) to take smb over some place водити когось, показувати комусь щось (звичн.. приміщення)

60) to take smb on /in, across, over / smth попадати комусь по якомусь місці, вдарити когось по чомусь

the ball took him on the chin — м'яч потрапив йому ( прямо) у підборіддя

61) to take upon oneself to do smth братися за щось, брати на себе виконання чогось ІІІ А звичн. у сполученні з наступним віддієслівним іменником виражає одиничний акт або короткочасну дію, що відповідає значенню іменника

to take a walk — погуляти; прогулятися, пройтися

to take a turn — повернути; прогулятися; проїхатися

to take a step — ступнути

to take a run — розбігтися [порівн. *]

to take a jump /a leap/ — стрибнути

to take a dive — пірнути

to take a leak — cл. помочитися

to take a look /a glance/ — глянути

just take a look at that — (ти) тільки глянь на це

to take a shot — вистрілити

to take a bath — прийняти ванну

to take a risk /a chance/ — ризикнути

to take one's chance — скористатися з нагоди

to take (a) breath — вдихнути; перевести подих

to take (one's) leave — прощатися, іти

to take an examination — здавати іспит

to take an oath — дати клятву, заприсягтися

62) вiйcьк. приймати присягу; звичн. у сполученні з іменником виражає дію, що носить загальний характер

to take action — діяти, вжити заходів юp. порушувати судову справу

to take steps — уживати заходів

to take effect — подіяти ( ліки) набрати сили; набути чинності ( про закон)

to take place — траплятися, відбуватися

to take part — брати участь, приймати участь [порівн. І 4,]

to take post — розташовуватися

take post! — по місцях!

to take root — пустити корені, укоренитися

to take hold — схопити ( за руку) опановувати; оволодіти, захопити ( про почуття)

to take possession — стати власником, вступити у володіння; опанувати, захопити

to take aim /sight/ — прицілюватися

to take counsel — радити; радитися

to take advice — радитися, консультуватися; дотримуватися поради

to take account — брати до уваги, враховувати

to take advantage — скористатися ( перевагою)

to take the opportunity — скористатися зручним випадком

to take interest — цікавитися, виявляти інтерес; захоплюватися ( чимось)

to take pleasure /delight/ — знаходити задоволення

to take pride — пишатися

to take pity — виявляти жалість /милосердя/; to take trouble намагатися, докладати зусиль

to take pains — намагатися

to take offence — ображатися

to take comfort — заспокоїтися, утішитися

to take courage /heart/ — мужатися; піднестися духом; підбадьоритися; не сумувати

take courage! — мужайся!, не бійся!

to take cover — сховатися; ховатися

to take refuge /shelter/ — укритися, знайти притулок

to take fire — загорятися

to take alarm — стривожитися

to take fright — злякатися

to take warning — остерігатися; зважати на попередження

to take notice — зауважувати; звертати ( свою) увагу

to take heed — звертати увагу; зауважувати; бути обережним, дотримувати обережності

to take care — бути обережним

to take care of smb; smth — дивитися, доглядати за кимсь, чимось піклуватися про когось, щось

to take a liking /a fancy/ to smb — полюбити когось

to take a dislike to smb — не злюбити когось

to take the salute — вiйcьк. відповідати на складання честі; приймати парад

to take a vote — вирішувати питання голосуванням

take and — aмep.; дiaл. взяти

I'll take and bounce a rock on your head от — візьму, трісну тебе каменем по голові

to take a drop — випити, підвипити

to take (a drop /a glass/) too much — випити зайвого

to take the chair — зайняти місце голови, головувати; відкрити засідання [порівн. ІІ А 6]

to take the veil — облачитися в одяг черниці; піти в монастир

to take the floor — виступати, брати слово

63) піти танцювати

to take for granted — вважати таким, не потребуючих доказів/; приймати на віру

to take too much for granted — бути занадто самовпевненим; дозволяти собі занадто багато

to take smth to pieces — розібрати щось

to take a stick to smb — побити когось ціпком

take it or leave it — на ваш розсуд; як хочете, як завгодно

to take a turn for the better, to take a favourable turn — змінитися на краще, піти на лад

to take a turn for the worse — змінитися на гірше, погіршитися

to take stock, (of smth; smb) — [див. stock I]

to take it out of smb — стомлювати, позбавляти сил когось помститися комусь

to take smb 's measure — знімати мірку з когось; придивлятися до когось; визначати чийсь характер; розпізнати /розкусити/ когось

to take sides — приєднатися /примкнути/ до тієї чи іншої сторони

to take smb 's side /part/, to take sides /part/ with smb — стати на /прийняти/ чиюсь сторону

to take to one's heels — втекти, пуститися навтьоки

to take one's nook — змотати вудки, дати тягу

to take it on the lam — aмep.; cл. змиватися, ховатися

to take the cake /the biscuit, the bun/ — зайняти /вийти на/ перше місце; отримати приз

it takes the cake! — це перевершує все, далі йти нікуди!

to take off one's hat to smb — захоплюватися кимсь, схилятися перед кимсь, знімати капелюх перед кимсь

to take a back seat — відійти на задній план, стушуватися; займати скромне положення; [порівн. ІІ А 6]

to take a run at smth — спробувати зайнятися чимось [порівн. ІІІ А]

to take- a shot /a swing/ at smth /at doing smth / — спробувати /ризикнути/ зробити щось [порівн. ІІІ А]

to take liberties with smb — дозволяти собі вольності стосовно когось; бути недозволено фамільярним з кем-л

not to be taking any — не бути схильним (робити что-л)

to take one's hair down — розійтися щосили, розбушуватися

to take smb for a ride — кінчити /прибити/ когось [див. ІІ Б 3]

to take the starch /the frills/ out of smb — aмep. збити пиху з когось, осадити когось

to take smth with a grain of salt — відноситися до чогось скептично /недовірливо, критично/; to take the bit between the /one's/ teeth піти напролом

to take to earth — полюв. іти в нору; сховатися, причаїтися

to take a load from /off/ smb 's mind — зняти камінь з душі в когось

to take a load from /off/ one's feet — сісти

to take a leaf out of smb 's book — дотримуватись чийогось прикладу, наслідувати когось

to take a rise out of smb — див. rise 115; to take in hand взяти в руки, прибрати до рук; взяти у свої руки; узятися, братися ( за щось)

to take smb to task — див

task I *; to take smb off his feet — викликати чийсь захват; вразити / потрясти/ когось [порівн. ІІ Б 8]

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to take smb out of his way — доставляти комусь зайві турботи

to take it into one's head — вбити собі в голову

to take one's courage in both hands — набратися хоробрості, зібратися з духом

to take exception to smth — заперечувати /протестувати/ проти чогось

to take a /one's/ call, to take the curtain — миcт. виходити на оплески

to take the field — вiйcьк. починати бойові дії; виступати в похід; вийти на поле ( про футбольну команду); to take out of action — вiйcьк. виводити з бою

take your time! — не поспішай(те)!, to take time by the forelock див

time I O. the devil take him! — чорт би його забрав!

English-Ukrainian dictionary > take
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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln

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off

[ɒf, AM ɑ:f]

I. prep

1. (indicating removal) von + dat

he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen

please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]

keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!

has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?

I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab

that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus

he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab

to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden

the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr

2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat

they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe

the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]

he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett

the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen

3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat

let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen

to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

4. (away from) weg von + dat

single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg

he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren

\off the point nicht relevant

somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab

\off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt

\off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend

I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden

to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen

a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun

we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind

far \off weit entfernt

we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam

how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?

just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen

they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße

5. (at sea) vor + dat

to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern

six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen

6. (absent from)

to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit

7. ( fam: stop liking)

▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben

to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben

to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen

I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr

8. (not taking)

▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen

she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann

to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen

to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen

9. (subsisting)

they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft

the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie

10. (from source)

I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen

the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab

to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen

11. after n (minus) weniger

I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach

there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger

12.

▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam

to be \off beam daneben liegen fam

▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif

▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam

▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost

he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost

she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren

▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif

▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam

to go \off the wall ausflippen fam

II. adv inv

1. (not on) aus

to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten

2. (away) weg-

someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam

let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen

I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen

I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen

she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada

to drive \off wegfahren

to go \off weggehen

I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen

to see sb \off jdn verabschieden

3. (removed) ab-

I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus

he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke

one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen

\off with his head! Kopf ab!

\off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!

4. (completely)

between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren

to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen

to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]

to kill \off germs Keime abtöten

to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen

5. (in bad shape) schlecht

to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden

6. (distant in time) entfernt

your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche

to be far \off weit weg sein

the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen

7. (stopped) abgesagt

the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam

his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt

it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus

to call sth \off etw absagen

8. (discounted) reduziert

there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel

to get money \off Rabatt bekommen

9. (separated)

to shut \off streets Straßen sperren

to fence sth \off etw abzäunen

10. (expressing riddance)

we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen

he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen

to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun

III. adj inv

1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt

I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden

2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer

the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD

3. (not at work)

▪ to be \off freihaben

to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen

4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht

I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

5. (provided for)

sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam

I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet

how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?

6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]

7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam

that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam

IV. n no pl

to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein

V. vt AM (sl)

▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]

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[ɒf]
1. adv

1)

(distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

Christmas is only a week off — es ist nur noch eine Woche bis Weihnachten

noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

2)

(departure) to be/go off — gehen

he's off to school — er ist zur Schule gegangen

(be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

off with him! — fort or weg mit ihm!

I must be off — ich muss (jetzt) gehen or weg

it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

he's off playing tennis every evening — er geht jeden Abend Tennis spielen

they're off (Sport) — sie sind vom Start

3)

(removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

with his shirt off — ohne Hemd

off with those wet clothes! — raus aus den nassen Kleidern!

the handle has come off — der Griff ist abgegangen

there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

he had the back of the TV off — er hatte die Rückwand des Fernsehers abgenommen

the lid is off — der Deckel ist nicht drauf

4)

(= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

5)

(= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

I've got a day off — ich habe einen Tag frei(bekommen)

she's nearly always off on Tuesdays — dienstags hat sie fast immer frei

to be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6)

(in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

it rained off and on — es regnete mit Unterbrechungen

right or straight off — gleich

2. adj

1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht

I'm having an off day today — ich bin heute nicht in Form

2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig

to go off — schlecht werden

3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

I'm afraid veal is off today — Kalbfleisch gibt es heute leider nicht

the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

their engagement is off — ihre Verlobung ist gelöst

4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

the brake was off — die Bremse war gelöst

5)

they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

I am badly off for money/time —

how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

6) pred

(= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

he was quite a bit off in his calculations — er hatte sich in seinen Berechnungen ziemlich or schwer (inf) vertan

7) pred (inf)

that's a bit off! — das ist ein dicker Hund! (inf)

it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

was a bit off — er hat sich ziemlich danebenbenommen

she's been a bit off with me all week — sie hat sich die ganze Woche mir gegenüber etwas komisch verhalten

3. prep

1) (indicating motion, removal etc) von (+dat)

he jumped off the roof — er sprang vom Dach

once you are off the premises — sobald Sie vom Gelände (herunter) sind

I got it off my friend (inf) — ich habs von meinem Freund (gekriegt) (inf)

he borrowed money off his father (inf) — er lieh sich (dat)

they dined off chicken — sie aßen Hühnchen

we live off cheese on toast — wir leben von Käse und Toastbrot

I'll take something off the price for you — ich lasse Ihnen vom or im Preis etwas nach

he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

the lid had been left off the tin — jemand hatte den Deckel nicht wieder auf die Büchse getan

the coat has two buttons off it — am Mantel fehlen zwei Knöpfe

which coat is that button off? — von welchem Mantel ist dieser Knopf?

2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

one mile off the main road — eine Meile von der Hauptstraße weg or entfernt

height off the ground — Höhe vom Boden (weg)

just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

a road off Bank Street — eine Querstraße zur Bank Street

3)

off the map — nicht auf der Karte

I just want it off my hands — ich möchte das nur loswerden

See:

→ duty, food etc

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off [ɒf]

A adv

1. (meist in Verbindung mit Verben) fort, weg, davon:

be off

a) weg oder fort sein,

b) (weg)gehen,

c) SPORT starten;

be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;

off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;

where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;

he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet

2. ab…, aus…, los…:

the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;

have one’s shoes off seine oder die Schuhe ausgezogen haben; → academic.ru/33817/hat">hat Bes Redew

3. weg, entfernt:

three miles off

4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:

Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;

off and on

a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,

b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen

5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass

6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):

“off” „aus“

7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:

the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;

their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;

the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)

8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:

oranges are off

9. frei (von Arbeit):

take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;

have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;

give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;

she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag

10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben

11. WIRTSCH flau:

the market is off

12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):

the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg

13. SPORT nicht in Form

14. besonders US im Irrtum:

you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg

15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben

16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab

17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;

how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?

B präp

1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):

climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;

take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;

he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;

eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;

cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;

take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen

2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:

a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;

off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;

sing off the note falsch singen;

be off size vom Maß abweichen

3. frei von: → duty A 2

4. be off sth

a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,

b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:

be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2

5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:

three miles off shore

6. von: → dine A

C adj

1. (weiter) entfernt

2. Seiten…, Neben…:

off street

3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich

4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):

the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;

the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd

5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen

6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:

the button is off der Knopf ist ab

7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:

an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)

8. schlecht:

an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);

I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;

he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;

an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year

9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:

off season auch Nebensaison f

10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:

off shade Fehlfarbe f

11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg

12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3

D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen

E v/i meist imp verschwinden

F int fort!, weg!, raus!:

hands off! Hände weg!

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1. adverb
1) (away, at or to a distance)

be a few miles off — wenige Meilen entfernt sein

the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

some way off — in einiger Entfernung

where are you off to? — wohin gehst du?

I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

I'm off now — ich gehe jetzt

off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

3)

be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

put the light off — das Licht ausmachen

is the gas tap off? — ist der Gashahn zu?

4)

be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

is Sunday's picnic off? — fällt das Picknick am Sonntag aus?

off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

5) (not at work) frei

on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

be off sick — wegen Krankheit fehlen

6) (no longer available)

soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

7) (situated as regards money etc.)

he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

we'd be better off without him — ohne ihn wären wir besser dran

there are many people worse off than you — vielen geht es schlechter als dir

how are you off for food? — wieviel Essbares hast du noch?

be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein
2. preposition
1) (from) von

cut a couple of slices off the loaf — einige Scheiben Brot abschneiden

2)

be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

3) (diverging from)

get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

be off the point — nicht zur Sache gehören

4) (designed not to cover)

off-the-shoulder — schulterfrei [Kleid]

5) (having lost interest in)

be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

be off one's food — keinen Appetit haben

6) (leading from, not far from)

just off the square — ganz in der Nähe des Platzes

a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
3. adjective
the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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adj.

ausgeschaltet adj.

entfernt adj.

fort adj.

von adj. prep.

aus präp.

English-german dictionary > off
6 take

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.

Idioms

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,…

Phrasal verbs

■ 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.

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7 get

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;

∎ get him to move the car demande-lui de déplacer la voiture;

∎ I got it to work, I got it working j'ai réussi à le faire marcher;

∎ we have to get the government to tighten up on pollution control il faut que l'on obtienne du gouvernement qu'il renforce les lois contre la pollution;

∎ he got the other members to agree il a réussi à obtenir l'accord des autres membres;

∎ I can always get someone else to do it je peux toujours le faire faire par quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ I got her to talk about life in China je lui ai demandé de parler de la vie en Chine;

∎ they can't get the landlord to fix the roof ils n'arrivent pas à obtenir du propriétaire qu'il fasse réparer le toit;

∎ how do you get jasmine to grow indoors? comment peut-on faire pousser du jasmin à l'intérieur?

(c) (with past participle) (cause to be done or carried out) to get sth done/repaired faire faire/réparer qch;

∎ to get one's hair cut se faire couper les cheveux;

∎ I didn't get anything done today je n'ai rien fait aujourd'hui;

∎ it's impossible to get anything done around here (by oneself) il est impossible de faire quoi que ce soit ici; (by someone else) il est impossible d'obtenir quoi que ce soit ici

(d) (cause to come, go, move)

∎ how are you going to get this package to them? comment allez-vous leur faire parvenir ce paquet?;

∎ they eventually got all the boxes downstairs/upstairs ils ont fini par descendre/monter toutes leurs boîtes;

∎ I managed to get the old man downstairs/upstairs j'ai réussi à faire descendre/monter le vieil homme;

∎ I managed to get him away from the others j'ai réussi à l'éloigner des autres;

∎ get him away from me débarrassez-moi de lui;

∎ can you get me home? pouvez-vous me raccompagner?;

∎ they got her to the airport on time ils l'ont amenée à l'aéroport à l'heure;

∎ his friends managed to get him home ses amis ont réussi à le ramener (à la maison);

∎ how are we going to get the bike home? comment est-ce qu'on va ramener le vélo à la maison?;

∎ I got a message to them je leur ai fait parvenir un message;

∎ he can't get the children to bed il n'arrive pas à mettre les enfants au lit;

∎ I can't get my boots off/on je n'arrive pas à enlever/mettre mes bottes;

∎ we couldn't get the bed through the door nous n'avons pas pu faire passer le lit par la porte;

∎ figurative where has all this got us? où est-ce que tout ça nous a menés?;

∎ this is getting us nowhere ça ne nous mène nulle part, ça ne nous mène à rien;

∎ that won't get you very far! ça ne te servira pas à grand-chose!, tu ne seras pas beaucoup plus avancé!

D.

(a) (prepare → meal, drink) préparer;

∎ he's in the kitchen getting dinner il est à la cuisine en train de préparer le dîner;

∎ who's going to get the children breakfast? qui va préparer le petit déjeuner pour les enfants?;

∎ she got herself some breakfast elle s'est préparé un petit déjeuner

(b) (hear correctly) entendre, saisir;

∎ I didn't get his name je n'ai pas saisi son nom

(c) (establish telephone contact with)

∎ I got her father on the phone j'ai parlé à son père ou j'ai eu son père au téléphone;

∎ I couldn't get her at the office je n'ai pas pu l'avoir au bureau;

∎ did you get the number you wanted? avez-vous obtenu le numéro que vous vouliez?;

∎ get me extension 3500 passez-moi ou donnez-moi le poste 3500

(d) familiar (understand) comprendre^□, saisir^□ ;

∎ I don't get it, I don't get the point je ne comprends ou ne saisis pas, je n'y suis pas du tout;

∎ I don't get you or your meaning je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire;

∎ if you get my meaning si tu vois ce que je veux dire^□ ;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ I think he's got the message now je crois qu'il a compris maintenant;

∎ I don't get the joke je ne vois pas ce qui est (si) drôle^□ ;

∎ get it?, get me?, get my drift? tu saisis?, tu piges?;

∎ (I've) got it! ça y est!^□, j'y suis!^□ ;

∎ oh, I get you! ah! j'ai pigé!

(e) (take note of) remarquer;

∎ did you get his address? lui avez-vous demandé son adresse?

(f) familiar (look at) viser;

∎ get him! who does he think he is? vise un peu ce mec, mais pour qui il se prend?;

∎ get (a load of) that! vise un peu ça!

(g) familiar (listen to) écouter^□ ;

∎ get a load of this! écoute un peu ça!;

∎ get him! écoute-le, celui-là!;

E.

(a) familiar (hit) atteindre^□ ; (hit and kill) tuer^□ ;

∎ she got him in the face with a pie elle lui a jeté une tarte à la crème à la figure;

∎ the bullet got him in the back il a pris la balle ou la balle l'a atteint dans le dos;

∎ a car got him il a été tué par une voiture

(b) familiar (harm, punish)

∎ everyone's out to get me tout le monde est après moi

(c) familiar (take vengeance on) se venger de^□ ;

∎ we'll get you for this! on te revaudra ça!;

∎ I'll get him for that! je lui revaudrai ça!

(d) familiar (affect physically)

∎ the pain gets me in the back j'ai des douleurs dans le dos^□

(e) familiar (affect emotionally) émouvoir^□ ;

∎ that song really gets me cette chanson me fait vraiment quelque chose

(f) familiar (baffle, puzzle)

∎ you've got me there alors là, aucune idée

(g) familiar (irritate) énerver^□, agacer^□ ;

∎ it really gets me when you're late qu'est-ce que ça peut m'énerver quand tu es en retard!

(h) American (learn) apprendre;

∎ to get sth by heart apprendre qch par cœur

(i) archaic (beget) engendrer;

∎ to get sb with child faire un enfant à qn

(j) Radio & Television (signal, station) capter, recevoir

(k) familiar (idiom)

∎ he got his in Vietnam il est mort au Viêt Nam^□

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (become) devenir;

∎ I'm getting hungry/thirsty je commence à avoir faim/soif;

∎ get dressed! habille-toi!;

∎ to get fat grossir;

∎ to get married se marier;

∎ to get divorced divorcer;

∎ don't get lost! ne vous perdez pas!;

∎ how did that vase get broken? comment se fait-il que ce vase soit cassé?;

∎ he got so he didn't want to go out any more il en est arrivé à ne plus vouloir sortir;

∎ to get old vieillir;

∎ it's getting late il se fait tard;

∎ this is getting boring ça devient ennuyeux;

∎ to get used to sth/doing sth s'habituer à qch/à faire qch;

∎ familiar will you get with it! mais réveille-toi un peu!

(b) (used to form passive)

∎ to get elected se faire élire, être élu;

∎ suppose he gets killed et s'il se fait tuer?;

∎ to get drowned se noyer;

∎ we got paid last week on a été payés la semaine dernière;

∎ I'm always getting invited to parties on m'invite toujours à des soirées

(c) (with present participle) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ let's get going or moving! (let's leave) allons-y!; (let's hurry) dépêchons(-nous)!, grouillons-nous!; (let's start to work) au travail!;

∎ I'll get going on that right away je m'y mets tout de suite;

∎ I can't seem to get going today je n'arrive pas à m'activer aujourd'hui;

∎ she got talking to the neighbours elle s'est mise à discuter avec les voisins;

∎ we got talking about racism nous en sommes venus à parler de racisme;

∎ he got to thinking about it il s'est mis à réfléchir à la question

B.

(a) (go) aller, se rendre; (arrive) arriver;

∎ when did you get home? quand es-tu rentré?;

∎ it's nice to get home ça fait du bien de rentrer chez soi;

∎ how do you get to the museum? comment est-ce qu'on fait pour aller au musée?;

∎ how did you get in here? comment êtes-vous entré?;

∎ they should get here today ils devraient arriver ici aujourd'hui;

∎ how did you get here? comment es-tu venu?;

∎ how did that bicycle get here? comment se fait-il que ce vélo se trouve ici?;

∎ I took the train from Madrid to get there j'ai pris le train de Madrid pour y aller;

∎ she's successful now but it took her a while to get there elle a une bonne situation maintenant, mais ça ne s'est pas fait du jour au lendemain;

∎ he got as far as buying the tickets il est allé jusqu'à acheter les billets;

∎ I'd hoped things wouldn't get this far j'avais espéré qu'on n'en arriverait pas là;

∎ are you getting anywhere with that report? il avance, ce rapport?;

∎ now you're getting somewhere! enfin tu avances!;

∎ I'm not getting anywhere or I'm getting nowhere with this project je fais du surplace avec ce projet;

∎ we're not getting anywhere with this meeting cette réunion est une perte de temps;

∎ she won't get anywhere or she'll get nowhere if she's rude to people elle n'arrivera à rien en étant grossière avec les gens;

∎ where's your sister got to? où est passée ta sœur?;

∎ where did my keys get to? où sont passées mes clés?

(b) (move in specified direction)

∎ he got along the ledge as best he could il a avancé le long du rebord du mieux qu'il pouvait;

∎ she got behind a tree elle s'est mise derrière un arbre;

∎ to get into bed se coucher;

∎ get in or into the car! monte dans la voiture!;

∎ get over here! viens ici!;

∎ we couldn't get past the truck nous ne pouvions pas passer le camion

(c) (with infinitive) (start) commencer à, se mettre à;

∎ each city is getting to look like another toutes les grandes villes commencent à se ressembler;

∎ to get to know sb apprendre à connaître qn;

∎ we got to like her husband nous nous sommes mis à apprécier ou à aimer son mari;

∎ you'll get to like it in the end ça finira par te plaire;

∎ his father got to hear of the rumours son père a fini par entendre les rumeurs;

∎ he's getting to be known il commence à être connu, il se fait connaître;

∎ they got to talking about the past ils en sont venus ou ils se sont mis à parler du passé

(d) (become) devenir;

∎ it's getting to be impossible to find a flat ça devient impossible de trouver un appartement;

∎ she may get to be president one day elle pourrait devenir ou être président un jour;

∎ they got to be friends ils sont devenus amis

(e) (manage) réussir à;

∎ we never got to see that film nous n'avons jamais réussi à ou nous ne sommes jamais arrivés à voir ce film;

∎ I didn't get to speak to him in person je n'ai pas pu lui parler en personne

(f) familiar (be allowed to)

∎ he never gets to stay up late on ne le laisse jamais se coucher tard^□ ;

∎ I never get to drive on ne me laisse jamais conduire^□

(g) familiar (leave) se tirer;

∎ get! fous le camp!, tire-toi!

3 noun

familiar (in tennis) beau retour^□ m

➲ get about intransitive verb

(a) (be up and about, move around) se déplacer;

∎ how do you get about town? comment vous déplacez-vous en ville?;

∎ she gets about on crutches/in a wheelchair elle se déplace avec des béquilles/en chaise roulante;

∎ I don't get about much these days je ne me déplace pas beaucoup ces temps-ci

(b) (travel) voyager;

∎ I get about quite a bit in my job je suis assez souvent en déplacement pour mon travail

(c) (be socially active)

∎ she certainly gets about elle connaît beaucoup de monde

(d) (story, rumour) se répandre, circuler;

∎ the news or it got about that they were splitting up la nouvelle de leur séparation s'est répandue

➲ get across

1 intransitive verb

(a) (succeed in crossing) traverser, passer;

∎ the river was flooded but we managed to get across la rivière était en crue mais nous avons réussi à traverser

(b) (be communicated)

∎ our message is not getting across notre message ne passe pas

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (over water, street → person) faire traverser;

∎ we couldn't get the supplies across (across the river) nous ne pouvions pas faire passer les vivres de l'autre côté;

∎ it was easy to get the people across (across the border) il était facile de faire passer les gens

(b) (communicate) communiquer;

∎ I can't seem to get the idea across to them je n'arrive pas à leur faire comprendre ça;

∎ he managed to get his point across il a réussi à faire passer son message

➲ get after inseparable transitive verb

poursuivre

➲ get ahead intransitive verb

(succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get ahead in life or in the world réussir dans la vie;

∎ if you want to get ahead at the office, you have to work si tu veux de l'avancement au bureau, il faut que tu travailles

➲ get along intransitive verb

(a) (fare, manage) aller;

∎ how are you getting along? comment vas-tu?, comment ça va?;

∎ she's getting along well in her new job elle se débrouille bien dans son nouveau travail;

∎ we can get along without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

(b) (advance, progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ the patient is getting along nicely le patient est en bonne voie ou fait des progrès

(c) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ we get along fine nous nous entendons très bien, nous faisons bon ménage;

∎ she doesn't get along with my mother elle ne s'entend pas avec ma mère;

∎ she's easy to get along with elle est facile à vivre

(d) (move away) s'en aller, partir; (go) aller, se rendre;

∎ it's time for me to be getting along, it's time I was getting along il est temps que je parte;

∎ I must be getting along to the office il faut que j'aille au bureau;

∎ British get along with you! (leave) va-t'en!, fiche le camp!; familiar (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

➲ get around

1 inseparable transitive verb

(obstacle, problem) contourner; (law, rule) tourner;

∎ there's no getting around it, we'll have to tell her il n'y a pas d'autre moyen, il va falloir que nous le lui disions;

∎ there's no getting around the fact that he lied to us il reste qu'il nous a menti

2 intransitive verb

= get about

➲ get around to inseparable transitive verb

∎ she won't get around to reading it before tomorrow elle n'arrivera pas à (trouver le temps de) le lire avant demain;

∎ he finally got around to fixing the radiator il a fini par ou il est finalement arrivé à réparer le radiateur;

∎ it was some time before I got around to writing to her j'ai mis pas mal de temps avant de lui écrire

➲ get at inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach → object, shelf) atteindre; (→ place) parvenir à, atteindre;

∎ I've put the pills where the children can't get at them j'ai mis les pilules là où les enfants ne peuvent pas les prendre;

∎ familiar just let me get at him! si jamais il me tombe sous la main!

(b) (discover) trouver;

∎ to get at the truth découvrir la vérité

(c) (mean, intend) entendre;

∎ I see what you're getting at je vois où vous voulez en venir;

∎ just what are you getting at? qu'est-ce que vous entendez par là?, où voulez-vous en venir?;

∎ what I'm getting at is why did she leave now? ce que je veux dire, c'est pourquoi est-elle partie maintenant?

(d) familiar (criticize) s'en prendre à^□, s'attaquer à^□ ;

∎ you're always getting at me tu t'en prends toujours à moi

(e) familiar (bribe, influence) acheter, suborner^□ ;

∎ the witnesses had been got at les témoins avaient été achetés

➲ get away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) s'en aller, partir;

∎ she has to get away from home/her parents il faut qu'elle parte de chez elle/s'éloigne de ses parents;

∎ I was in a meeting and couldn't get away j'étais en réunion et je ne pouvais pas m'échapper ou m'en aller;

∎ will you be able to get away at Christmas? allez-vous pouvoir partir (en vacances) à Noël?;

∎ to get away from the daily grind échapper au train-train quotidien;

∎ get away from it all, come to Florida! quittez tout, venez en Floride!;

∎ she's gone off for a couple of weeks to get away from it all elle est partie quelques semaines loin de tout

(b) (move away) s'éloigner;

∎ get away from that door! éloignez-vous ou écartez-vous de cette porte!;

∎ get away from me! fichez-moi le camp!

(c) (escape) s'échapper, se sauver;

∎ the murderer got away l'assassin s'est échappé;

∎ the thief got away with all the jewels le voleur est parti ou s'est sauvé avec tous les bijoux;

∎ there's no getting away from or you can't get away from the fact that the other solution would have been cheaper on ne peut pas nier (le fait) que l'autre solution aurait coûté moins cher;

∎ you can't get away from it, there's no getting away from it c'est comme ça, on n'y peut rien

(d) British familiar (idiom)

∎ get away (with you)! à d'autres!

2 separable transitive verb

(remove → person) emmener;

∎ get that child away from the road! éloignez cet enfant de la route!;

∎ get me away from here! fais-moi sortir d'ici!;

∎ get your dog away from my garden! faites sortir votre chien de mon jardin!;

∎ they managed to get him away from the TV ils ont fini par l'arracher de devant la télévision;

∎ to get sth away from sb prendre qch à qn

➲ get away with inseparable transitive verb

∎ he got away with cheating on his taxes personne ne s'est aperçu qu'il avait fraudé le fisc;

∎ I can't believe you got away with it! je n'arrive pas à croire que personne ne t'ait rien dit!;

∎ he got away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;

∎ that child gets away with murder on laisse tout faire à ce gamin;

∎ her skirt is really tiny but she gets away with it sa jupe est vraiment très courte mais elle peut se le permettre

➲ get back

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move backwards) reculer;

∎ get back! éloignez-vous!, reculez!

(b) (return) revenir, retourner;

∎ I can't wait to get back home je suis impatient de rentrer (à la maison);

∎ get back in bed! va te recoucher!, retourne au lit!;

∎ I got back in the car/on the bus je suis remonté dans la voiture/dans le bus;

∎ to get back to sleep se rendormir;

∎ to get back to work (after break) se remettre au travail; (after holiday, illness) reprendre le travail;

∎ things eventually got back to normal les choses ont peu à peu repris leur cours (normal);

∎ getting or to get back to the point pour en revenir au sujet qui nous préoccupe;

∎ let's get back to your basic reasons for leaving revenons aux raisons pour lesquelles vous voulez partir;

∎ I'll get back to you on that (call back) je vous rappelle pour vous dire ce qu'il en est; (discuss again) nous reparlerons de cela plus tard

(c) (return to political power) revenir;

∎ do you think the Democrats will get back in? croyez-vous que le parti démocrate reviendra au pouvoir?

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (recover → something lost or lent) récupérer; (→ force, strength) reprendre, récupérer; (→ health, motivation) retrouver;

∎ he got his job back il a été repris;

∎ I got back nearly all the money I invested j'ai récupéré presque tout l'argent que j'avais investi;

∎ you'll have to get your money back from the shop il faut que vous vous fassiez rembourser par le magasin

(b) (return) rendre;

∎ we have to get this book back to her il faut que nous lui rendions ce livre

(c) (return to original place) remettre, replacer;

∎ I can't get it back in the box je n'arrive pas à le remettre ou le faire rentrer dans le carton;

∎ I want to get these suitcases back down to the cellar je veux redescendre ces valises à la cave;

∎ he managed to get the children back to bed il a réussi à remettre les enfants au lit

(d) familiar (idiom)

∎ to get one's own back (on sb) se venger (de qn)^□

➲ get back at inseparable transitive verb

se venger de;

∎ he only said it to get back at him il n'a dit ça que pour se venger de lui

➲ get behind

1 intransitive verb

(gen) rester à l'arrière, se laisser distancer; Sport se laisser distancer; figurative prendre du retard;

∎ he got behind with his work il a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ we mustn't get behind with the rent il ne faut pas qu'on soit en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

(support, sympathize with) appuyer

➲ get by

1 intransitive verb

(a) (pass) passer;

∎ let me get by laissez-moi passer

(b) (be acceptable) passer, être acceptable;

∎ their work just about gets by leur travail est tout juste passable ou acceptable

(c) (manage, survive) se débrouiller, s'en sortir;

∎ how do you get by on that salary? comment tu te débrouilles ou tu t'en sors avec un salaire comme ça?;

∎ they get by as best they can ils se débrouillent ou s'en sortent tant bien que mal;

∎ we can get by without him nous pouvons nous passer de lui ou nous débrouiller sans lui

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (move past)

∎ can you get by the washing machine? est-ce que vous avez assez de place pour passer à côté de la machine à laver?

(b) (escape attention of → censor, editor) échapper à;

∎ her film got by the censors son film a échappé à l'attention de la censure

➲ get down

1 intransitive verb

descendre;

∎ get down off that chair! descends de cette chaise!;

∎ may I get down (from the table)? (leave the table) puis-je sortir de table?;

∎ they got down on their knees ils se sont mis à genoux;

∎ get down! (hide) couchez-vous!; (to dog) bas les pattes!

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring, fetch down → book from shelf etc) descendre

(b) (reduce → temperature, inflation etc) faire baisser;

∎ to get one's weight down perdre du poids

(c) (write down) noter;

∎ I didn't manage to get down what she said je n'ai pas réussi à noter ce qu'elle a dit

(d) (depress) déprimer, démoraliser;

∎ work is really getting me down at the moment le travail me déprime vraiment en ce moment;

∎ this rainy weather gets him down cette pluie lui fiche le cafard;

∎ don't let it get you down ne te laisse pas abattre

(e) (swallow) avaler, faire descendre

➲ get down to inseparable transitive verb

se mettre à;

∎ I have to get down to balancing the books il faut que je me mette à faire les comptes;

∎ it's not so difficult once you get down to it ce n'est pas si difficile une fois qu'on s'y met;

∎ he got down to working on it this morning il s'y est mis ou s'y est attelé ce matin;

∎ it's hard getting down to work after the weekend c'est difficile de reprendre le travail après le week-end;

∎ we eventually got down to details nous avons fini par en arriver aux détails;

∎ when you get down to it, there's very little difference between them en fin de compte, il y a très peu de différence entre eux

➲ get in

1 intransitive verb

(a) (into building) entrer;

∎ the thief got in through the window le cambrioleur est entré par la fenêtre;

∎ a car pulled up and she got in une voiture s'est arrêtée et elle est montée dedans;

∎ water had got in everywhere l'eau avait pénétré partout

(b) (return home) rentrer;

∎ we got in about 4 a.m. nous sommes rentrés vers 4 heures du matin

(c) (arrive) arriver;

∎ what time does your plane get in? à quelle heure ton avion arrive-t-il?

(d) (be admitted → to club) se faire admettre; (→ to school, university) entrer, être admis ou reçu;

∎ he applied to Oxford but he didn't get in il voulait entrer à Oxford mais il n'a pas pu

(e) (be elected → person) être élu; (→ party) accéder au pouvoir

(f) familiar (become involved) participer^□ ;

∎ she got in at the beginning elle est arrivée au début^□

(g) (interject) glisser;

∎ "what about me?" she managed to get in "et moi?" réussit-elle à glisser

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (fit in)

∎ I hope to get in a bit of reading on holiday j'espère pouvoir lire ou que je trouverai le temps de lire pendant mes vacances;

∎ she got in some last-minute revision before the exam elle a réussi à faire des révisions de dernière minute avant l'examen

(b) (insert) faire pénétrer;

∎ I couldn't get a word in je n'ai pas pu placer un mot, je n'ai pas pu en placer une

(c) (collect, gather → crops) rentrer, engranger; (→ debts) recouvrer; (→ taxes) percevoir

(d) (lay in)

∎ I must get in some more coal je dois faire une provision de charbon;

∎ to get in supplies s'approvisionner

(e) (call in → doctor, plumber) faire venir; (→ dog, cat) faire rentrer;

∎ shouldn't Elaine be in on this meeting? - of course, could you get her in? on n'a pas besoin d'Elaine pour cette réunion? - si, bien sûr, tu peux lui demander de venir?

(f) (hand in, submit) rendre, remettre;

∎ did you get your application in on time? as-tu remis ton dossier de candidature à temps?

(g) (cause to be admitted → to club, university) faire admettre ou accepter; (cause to be elected) faire élire

(h) (plant → seeds) planter, semer; (→ bulbs, plants) planter

(i) British familiar (pay for, stand) payer^□, offrir^□ ;

∎ he got the next round in il a payé la tournée suivante

3 inseparable transitive verb

(building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans;

∎ he had just got in the door when the phone rang il venait juste d'arriver ou d'entrer quand le téléphone a sonné

➲ get in on

1 inseparable transitive verb

∎ to get in on a deal prendre part à un marché;

∎ to get in on the fun se mettre de la partie

2 separable transitive verb

faire participer à;

∎ he got me in on the deal il m'a intéressé à l'affaire

➲ get into

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (building) entrer dans; (vehicle) monter dans

(b) (arrive in) arriver à;

∎ we get into Madrid at 3 o'clock nous arrivons à Madrid à 3 heures;

∎ the train got into the station le train est entré en gare

(c) (put on → dress, shirt, shoes) mettre; (→ trousers, stockings) enfiler, mettre; (→ coat) endosser;

∎ she got into her clothes elle a mis ses vêtements ou s'est habillée;

∎ can you still get into your jeans? est-ce que tu rentres encore dans ton jean?

(d) (be admitted to → club, school, university) entrer dans;

∎ he'd like to get into the club il voudrait devenir membre du club;

∎ her daughter got into medical school sa fille a été admise dans ou est entrée dans une école de médecine;

∎ to get into office être élu

(e) (become involved in)

∎ he wants to get into politics il veut se lancer dans la politique;

∎ they got into a conversation about South Africa ils se sont mis à parler de l'Afrique du Sud;

∎ we got into a fight over who had to do the dishes nous nous sommes disputés pour savoir qui devait faire la vaisselle;

∎ this is not the moment to get into that ce n'est pas le moment de parler de ça

(f) familiar (take up) s'intéresser à^□ ;

∎ he got into Eastern religions il a commencé à s'intéresser aux religions orientales;

∎ it's a hard book to get into c'est un livre dans lequel il est difficile de rentrer ^□

(g) (become accustomed to)

∎ he soon got into her way of doing things il s'est vite fait ou s'est vite mis à sa façon de faire les choses

(h) (experience a specified condition or state)

∎ to get into debt s'endetter;

∎ he got into a real mess il s'est mis dans un vrai pétrin;

∎ the children were always getting into mischief les enfants passaient leur temps à faire des bêtises;

∎ I got into a real state about the test j'étais dans tous mes états à cause du test;

∎ she got into trouble with the teacher elle a eu des ennuis avec le professeur

(i) (cause to act strangely) prendre;

∎ what's got into you? qu'est-ce qui te prend?, quelle mouche te pique?;

∎ I wonder what got into him to make him act like that je me demande ce qui l'a poussé à réagir comme ça

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert into)

∎ to get sth into sth (faire) (r)entrer qch dans qch;

∎ to get the key into the lock mettre ou introduire la clef dans la serrure;

∎ to get an article into a paper faire accepter un article par un journal;

∎ to get an idea into one's head se mettre une idée en tête;

∎ familiar when will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(b) (cause to be admitted to → club) faire entrer à; (→ school, university) faire entrer dans;

∎ he got his friend into the club il a permis à son ami de devenir membre du club;

∎ the president got his son into Harvard le président a fait entrer ou accepter ou admettre son fils à Harvard

(c) (cause to be in a specified condition or state) mettre;

∎ she got herself into a terrible state elle s'est mis dans tous ses états;

∎ he got them into a lot of trouble il leur a attiré de gros ennuis

(d) (involve in) impliquer dans, entraîner dans;

∎ you're the one who got us into this c'est toi qui nous as embarqués dans cette histoire

(e) familiar (make interested in) faire découvrir^□ ; (accustom to) habituer à^□, faire prendre l'habitude de^□ ;

∎ he got me into jazz il m'a initié au jazz^□

➲ get in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (ingratiate oneself with) s'insinuer dans ou s'attirer les bonnes grâces de, se faire bien voir de;

∎ they tried to get in with the new director ils ont essayé de se faire bien voir du nouveau directeur

(b) (associate with → person, group etc) fréquenter;

∎ he has got in with a new gang il n'est pas plus avec la même bande;

∎ she got in with the wrong crowd at school elle avait de mauvaises fréquentations à l'école

➲ get off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave bus, train etc) descendre;

∎ get off at the next stop descendez au prochain arrêt;

∎ familiar I told him where to get off! je l'ai envoyé sur les roses!, je l'ai envoyé promener!;

∎ familiar where do you get off telling me what to do? qu'est-ce qui te prend de me dicter ce que je dois faire?

(b) (depart → person) s'en aller, partir; (→ car) démarrer; (→ plane) décoller; (→ letter, parcel) partir;

∎ I have to be getting off to work il faut que j'aille au travail;

∎ figurative the project got off to a bad/good start le projet a pris un mauvais/bon départ

(c) (leave work) finir, s'en aller; (take time off) se libérer;

∎ what time do you get off? à quelle heure finissez-vous?;

∎ can you get off early tomorrow? peux-tu quitter le travail de bonne heure demain?

(d) (escape punishment) s'en sortir, s'en tirer, en être quitte;

∎ she didn't think she'd get off so lightly elle n'espérait pas s'en tirer à si bon compte;

∎ the students got off with a fine/warning les étudiants en ont été quittes pour une amende/un avertissement

(e) (let go of something) lâcher;

∎ hey! get off! that's MY book! hé! laisse ça! c'est mon livre ou c'est à moi ce livre!

(f) (go to sleep) s'endormir

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → bus, train, plane etc) descendre de

(b) (descend from → bike, wall, chair etc) descendre de;

∎ he got off his horse il est descendu de cheval;

∎ if only the boss would get off my back si seulement le patron me fichait la paix

(c) (depart from) partir de, décamper de;

∎ get off my property fichez le camp de chez moi;

∎ get off the grass! ne marche pas sur la pelouse!;

∎ we got off the road to let the ambulance pass nous sommes sortis de la route pour laisser passer l'ambulance

(d) (let go of)

∎ get off me! laisse-moi tranquille!, lâche-moi!

(e) (escape from) se libérer de; (avoid) échapper à;

∎ she managed to get off work elle a réussi à se libérer;

∎ how did you get off doing the housework? comment as-tu fait pour échapper au ménage?

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to leave, climb down) faire descendre;

∎ get the cat off the table fais descendre le chat de (sur) la table;

∎ the conductor got the passengers off the train le conducteur a fait descendre les passagers du train;

∎ figurative try to get her mind off her troubles essaie de lui changer les idées

(b) (send) envoyer, faire partir;

∎ I want to get this letter off je veux expédier cette lettre ou mettre cette lettre à la poste;

∎ she got the boys off to school elle a expédié ou envoyé les garçons à l'école;

∎ we got him off on the morning train nous l'avons mis au train du matin

(c) (remove → clothing, lid) enlever, ôter; (→ stains) faire partir ou disparaître, enlever;

∎ I can't get this ink off my hands je n'arrive pas à faire partir cette encre de mes mains;

∎ get your hands off that cake! ne touche pas à ce gâteau!;

∎ get your hands off me! ne me touche pas!;

∎ get your feet off the table! enlève tes pieds de sur la table!;

∎ figurative he'd like to get that house off his hands il aimerait bien se débarrasser de cette maison

(d) (free from punishment) tirer d'affaire; (in court) faire acquitter;

∎ he'll need a good lawyer to get him off il lui faudra un bon avocat pour se tirer d'affaire;

∎ to get sb off doing sth dispenser qn de faire qch

(e) (put to sleep) endormir;

∎ I've just managed to get the baby off (to sleep) je viens de réussir à endormir le bébé

(f) (have as holiday)

∎ to get a day/week off prendre un jour/une semaine de congé;

∎ can you get tomorrow afternoon/next week off? est-ce que tu peux prendre un congé demain après-midi/la semaine prochaine?

(g) (obtain)

∎ to get sth off sb obtenir qch de qn;

∎ I got that story off the woman next door je tiens cette histoire de la voisine;

∎ I got this cold off the woman next door la voisine m'a passé son rhume

➲ get off on inseparable transitive verb

(a) familiar (sexually)

∎ he gets off on pornographic films il prend son pied en regardant des films pornos;

∎ is that what you get off on? c'est comme ça que tu prends ton pied?;

∎ figurative he gets off on teasing people il adore taquiner les gens^□ ;

∎ I really get off on hip-hop! j'adore le hip-hop!^□

(b) very familiar drugs slang

∎ he gets off on heroin il se défonce à l'héroïne

➲ get off with inseparable transitive verb

British familiar

∎ to get off with sb faire une touche avec qn

➲ get on

1 intransitive verb

(a) (on bus, plane, train) monter; (on ship) monter à bord

(b) (fare, manage)

∎ how's your husband getting on? comment va votre mari?;

∎ how did he get on at the interview? comment s'est passé son entretien?, comment ça a marché pour son entretien?;

∎ you'll get on far better if you think about it first tout ira mieux si tu réfléchis avant

(c) (make progress) avancer, progresser;

∎ Jennifer is getting on very well in maths Jennifer se débrouille très bien en maths;

∎ how's your work getting on? ça avance, ton travail?

(d) (succeed) réussir, arriver;

∎ to get on in life or in the world faire son chemin ou réussir dans la vie;

∎ some say that in order to get on, you often have to compromise il y a des gens qui disent que pour réussir (dans la vie), il faut souvent faire des compromis

(e) (continue) continuer;

∎ we must be getting on il faut que nous partions;

∎ do you think we can get on with the meeting now? croyez-vous que nous puissions poursuivre notre réunion maintenant?;

∎ get on with your work! allez! au travail!;

∎ they got on with the job ils se sont remis au travail

(f) (be on good terms) s'entendre;

∎ my mother and I get on well je m'entends bien avec ma mère;

∎ they don't get on ils ne s'entendent pas;

∎ she's never got on with him elle ne s'est jamais entendue avec lui;

∎ to be difficult/easy to get on with être difficile/facile à vivre

(g) (grow late → time)

∎ time's getting on il se fait tard;

∎ it was getting on in the evening, the evening was getting on la soirée tirait à sa fin

(h) (grow old → person) se faire vieux (vieille);

∎ she's getting on (in years) elle commence à se faire vieille

(i) (idioms)

∎ get on with it! (continue speaking) continuez!; (continue working) allez! au travail!; (hurry up) mais dépêchez-vous enfin!;

∎ familiar get on with you! (I don't believe you) à d'autres!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(bus, train) monter dans; (plane) monter dans, monter à bord de; (ship) monter à bord de; (bed, horse, table, bike) monter sur;

∎ he got on his bike il est monté sur ou il a enfourché son vélo;

∎ get on your feet levez-vous, mettez-vous debout;

∎ how did these papers get on my desk? comment est-ce que ces papiers se sont retrouvés ou sont arrivés sur mon bureau?;

∎ figurative it took the patient a while to get (back) on his feet le patient a mis longtemps à se remettre

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (help onto → bus, train) faire monter dans; (→ bed, bike, horse, table) faire monter sur;

∎ they got him on his feet ils l'ont mis debout;

∎ figurative the doctor got her on her feet le médecin l'a remise sur pied

(b) (coat, gloves, shoes) mettre, enfiler; (lid) mettre;

∎ I can't get these trousers on any more je n'entre plus dans ce pantalon

(c) American familiar

∎ to get it on (with sb) (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air (avec qn); (fight) se friter (avec qn);

∎ to get it on (get started) s'y mettre^□

➲ get on for inseparable transitive verb

∎ the president is getting on for sixty le président approche de la soixantaine ou a presque soixante ans;

∎ it's getting on for midnight il est presque minuit, il n'est pas loin de minuit;

∎ it's getting on for three weeks since we saw her ça va faire bientôt trois semaines que nous ne l'avons pas vue;

∎ there were getting on for ten thousand demonstrators il n'y avait pas loin ou il y avait près de dix mille manifestants

➲ get onto

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get on inseparable transitive verb

(b) (turn attention to)

∎ to get onto a subject or onto a topic aborder un sujet;

∎ how did we get onto reincarnation? comment est-ce qu'on en est venus à parler de réincarnation?;

∎ I'll get right onto it! je vais m'y mettre tout de suite!

(c) (contact) prendre contact avec, se mettre en rapport avec; (speak to) parler à; (call) téléphoner à, donner un coup de fil à

(d) familiar (become aware of) découvrir^□ ;

∎ the plan worked well until the police got onto it le plan marchait bien jusqu'à ce que la police tombe dessus

(e) (nag, rebuke) harceler;

∎ his father is always getting onto him to find a job son père est toujours à le harceler pour qu'il trouve du travail

(f) (be elected to)

∎ he got onto the school board il a été élu au conseil d'administration de l'école

2 separable transitive verb

(a) = get on separable transitive verb

(a)

(b) (cause to talk about) faire parler de, amener à parler de;

∎ we got him onto (the subject of) his activities in the Resistance nous l'avons amené à parler de ses activités dans la Résistance

➲ get out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (leave building, room etc) sortir; (leave vehicle) descendre; (leave organization, town) quitter;

∎ he got out of the car il est sorti de la voiture;

∎ to get out of bed se lever, sortir de son lit;

∎ you'd better get out of here tu ferais bien de partir ou sortir;

∎ get out! sortez!;

∎ get out of here! (leave) sortez d'ici!; American familiar (I don't believe it) mon œil!;

∎ to get out while the going is good partir au bon moment

(b) (go out) sortir;

∎ they don't get out much ils ne sortent pas beaucoup

(c) (be released from prison, hospital) sortir

(d) (information, news) se répandre, s'ébruiter;

∎ the secret got out le secret a été éventé

(e) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ the prisoner got out of his cell le prisonnier s'est échappé de sa cellule;

∎ he was lucky to get out alive il a eu de la chance de s'en sortir vivant

(f) American (empty)

∎ theaters were getting out les gens sortaient des théâtres

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (bring out → champagne, furniture, books, car) sortir; (person) (faire) sortir;

∎ to get a book out from the library emprunter un livre à la bibliothèque

(b) (produce, publish → book) publier, sortir; (→ list) établir, dresser

(c) (speak with difficulty) prononcer, sortir;

∎ I could barely get a word out c'est à peine si je pouvais dire ou prononcer ou sortir un mot;

∎ familiar to get out from under s'en sortir^□, s'en tirer^□

(d) (free → hostages etc) libérer

(e) (remove) enlever; (nail etc) arracher; (cork) retirer; (stain) faire disparaître

(f) Sport (in cricket → batsman) renverser le guichet à

➲ get out of

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (leave → building) sortir de; (car, train) descendre de;

∎ let's get out of here partons d'ici;

∎ he managed to get out of the country (criminal, refugee) il a réussi à quitter le pays;

∎ to get out of bed se lever;

∎ to get out of prison/the army sortir de prison/quitter l'armée;

∎ to get out of sb's way s'écarter du chemin de qn, faire place à qn;

∎ very familiar get the hell out of here! fiche(-moi) le camp!

(b) (avoid) éviter, échapper à; (obligation) se dérober ou se soustraire à;

∎ how did you get out of doing the dishes? comment as-tu pu échapper à la vaisselle?;

∎ he tried to get out of helping me il a essayé de se débrouiller pour ne pas devoir m'aider;

∎ we have to go, there's no getting out of it il faut qu'on y aille, il n'y a rien à faire ou il n'y a pas moyen d'y échapper;

∎ there's no getting out of it, you were the better candidate il faut le reconnaître ou il n'y a pas à dire, vous étiez le meilleur candidat

(c) (escape from)

∎ to get out of trouble se tirer d'affaire;

∎ they managed to get out of the clutches of the mafia ils ont réussi à se tirer des griffes de la mafia;

∎ how can I get out of this mess? comment puis-je me tirer de ce pétrin?

(d) (become unaccustomed to)

∎ to get out of (the habit of) doing sth perdre l'habitude de faire qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (take out of) sortir de;

∎ get the baby out of the house every now and then sors le bébé de temps en temps;

∎ she got a handkerchief out of her handbag elle a sorti un mouchoir de son sac à main;

∎ how many books did you get out of the library? combien de livres as-tu emprunté à ou sorti de la bibliothèque?

(b) (help to avoid)

∎ the lawyer got his client out of jail l'avocat a fait sortir son client de prison;

∎ figurative the phone call got her out of having to talk to me le coup de fil lui a évité d'avoir à me parler;

∎ he'll never get himself out of this one! il ne s'en sortira jamais!;

∎ my confession got him out of trouble ma confession l'a tiré d'affaire

(c) (extract → cork) sortir de; (→ nail, splinter) enlever de; (→ stain) faire partir de, enlever de;

∎ I can't get the cork out of the bottle je n'arrive pas à déboucher la bouteille;

∎ the police got a confession/the truth out of him la police lui a arraché une confession/la vérité;

∎ we got the money out of him nous avons réussi à obtenir l'argent de lui;

∎ I can't get anything out of him je ne peux rien tirer de lui;

∎ I can't get the idea out of my mind je ne peux pas chasser cette idée de mon esprit

(d) (gain from) gagner, retirer;

∎ to get a lot out of sth tirer (un) grand profit de qch;

∎ I didn't get much out of that class ce cours ne m'a pas apporté grand-chose, je n'ai pas retiré grand-chose de ce cours;

∎ the job was difficult but she got something out of it la tâche était difficile, mais elle y a trouvé son compte ou en a tiré profit

➲ get over

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (cross → river, street) traverser, franchir; (→ fence, wall) franchir, passer par-dessus

(b) (recover from → illness) se remettre de, guérir de; (→ accident) se remettre de; (→ loss) se remettre de, se consoler de;

∎ I'll never get over her je ne l'oublierai jamais;

∎ he can't get over her death il n'arrive pas à se remettre de sa mort ou disparition;

∎ we couldn't get over our surprise nous n'arrivions pas à nous remettre de notre surprise;

∎ I can't get over how much he's grown! qu'est-ce qu'il a grandi, je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ I can't get over it! je n'en reviens pas!;

∎ he couldn't get over the fact that she had come back il n'en revenait pas qu'elle soit revenue;

∎ I can't get over your having refused je n'en reviens pas que vous ayez refusé;

∎ he'll get over it! il n'en mourra pas!

(c) (master, overcome → obstacle) surmonter; (→ difficulty) surmonter, venir à bout de;

∎ they soon got over their shyness ils ont vite oublié ou surmonté leur timidité

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to cross) faire traverser

(b) (communicate → idea, message) faire passer

3 intransitive verb

(a) (cross) traverser;

∎ to get over to France/America aller en France/Amérique;

∎ we'll try to get over next weekend (to visit) nous essayerons de venir vous voir le week-end prochain

(b) (idea, message) passer

➲ get over with inseparable transitive verb

(finish with) en finir avec;

∎ let's get it over with finissons-en;

∎ I expect you'll be glad to get it over with j'imagine que vous serez soulagé quand ce sera terminé

➲ get round

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) = get around

(b) (exhibition, museum) faire le tour de; (corner) passer

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring, take) I'll get the books round (to you) as soon as I can je t'apporterai les livres dès que je le pourrai

3 intransitive verb

(a) = get about

(b) the doctor said she'd get round as soon as she could le docteur a dit qu'elle viendrait ou passerait dès qu'elle pourrait;

∎ I didn't manage to get round to each pupil in the class je n'ai pas réussi à m'occuper de chaque élève de la classe

➲ get round to inseparable transitive verb

= get around to

➲ get through

1 intransitive verb

(a) (reach destination) parvenir;

∎ the road was blocked and no one could get through la route était bloquée et personne ne pouvait passer;

∎ they managed to get through to the wounded ils ont réussi à parvenir jusqu'aux blessés;

∎ the letter got through to her la lettre lui est parvenue;

∎ the message didn't get through le message n'est pas arrivé;

∎ despite the crowds, I managed to get through malgré la foule, j'ai réussi à passer

(b) (candidate, student → succeed) réussir; (→ in exam) être reçu, réussir;

∎ the team got through to the final l'équipe s'est classée pour la finale

(c) (bill, motion) passer, être adopté ou voté

(d) (make oneself understood) se faire comprendre;

∎ I can't seem to get through to her elle et moi ne sommes pas sur la même longueur d'onde

(e) (contact) contacter; Telecommunications obtenir la communication;

∎ I can't get through to his office je n'arrive pas à avoir son bureau

(f) American (finish) finir, terminer;

∎ call me when you get through appelez-moi quand vous aurez ou avez fini

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (come through → hole, window) passer par; (→ crowd) se frayer un chemin à travers ou dans; (→ military lines) percer, franchir

(b) (survive → storm, winter) survivre à; (→ difficulty) se sortir de, se tirer de;

∎ he got through it alive il s'en est sorti (vivant)

(c) (complete, finish → book) finir, terminer; (→ job, project) achever, venir à bout de;

∎ I got through an enormous amount of work j'ai abattu beaucoup de travail;

∎ it took us one week to get through the entire play il nous a fallu une semaine pour venir à bout de la pièce

(d) (consume, use up) consommer, utiliser;

∎ we get through a litre of olive oil a week nous utilisons un litre d'huile d'olive par semaine;

∎ they got through their monthly salary in one week en une semaine ils avaient dépensé tout leur salaire du mois;

∎ he gets through eight shirts a week il salit huit chemises par semaine;

∎ we'll never get through all this food nous ne viendrons jamais à bout de toute cette nourriture

(e) (endure, pass → time) faire passer;

∎ how will I get through this without you? comment pourrai-je vivre cette épreuve sans toi?;

∎ they got through the day without a single argument ils ne se sont pas disputés une seule fois de toute la journée;

∎ the Government may have difficulty getting through another six months le gouvernement aura peut-être du mal à tenir encore six mois

(f) (exam) réussir, être reçu à

(g) (of bill, motion) passer;

∎ the bill got through both Houses le projet de loi a été adopté par les deux Chambres

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (transport, send successfully) faire parvenir;

∎ they got the food supplies through ils ont réussi à faire parvenir les provisions alimentaires (à destination);

∎ to get sth through customs (faire) passer qch à la douane;

∎ you'll never get that desk through tu n'arriveras jamais à faire passer ce bureau

(b) (transmit → message) faire passer, transmettre, faire parvenir;

∎ can you get this letter through to my family? pouvez-vous transmettre ou faire parvenir cette lettre à ma famille?

(c) (make understood)

∎ I finally got it through to him that I wasn't interested j'ai fini par lui faire comprendre que je n'étais pas intéressé;

∎ familiar when will you get it through your thick head that I don't want to go? quand est-ce que tu vas enfin comprendre que je ne veux pas y aller?^□

(d) (bill, motion) faire adopter, faire passer;

∎ the party got the bill through the Senate le parti a fait voter ou adopter le projet de loi par le Sénat

(e) (cause to succeed)

∎ it was your essay that got you through (the exam) c'est grâce à ta dissertation que tu as réussi l'examen

(f) (enable to endure)

∎ I need four cups of coffee to get me through the day il me faut mes quatre tasses de café par jour

➲ get through with inseparable transitive verb

terminer, finir

➲ get to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (reach) arriver à;

∎ where have you got to? (in book, work) où en es-tu?;

∎ it got to the point where he couldn't walk another step il en est arrivé au point de ne plus pouvoir faire un pas

(b) (deal with) s'occuper de;

∎ I'll get to you in a minute je suis à toi ou je m'occupe de toi dans quelques secondes;

∎ he'll get to it tomorrow il va s'en occuper demain

(c) familiar (have an effect on)

∎ that music really gets to me (moves me) cette musique me touche vraiment^□ ; (annoys me) cette musique me tape sur le système;

∎ don't let it get to you! ne t'énerve pas pour ça!

(d) American familiar

∎ they got to the witness (bribed) ils ont acheté le témoin; (killed) ils ont descendu le témoin

➲ get together

1 intransitive verb

(a) (meet) se réunir, se rassembler;

∎ can we get together after the meeting? on peut se retrouver après la réunion?

(b) (reach an agreement) se mettre d'accord;

∎ the committee got together on the date les membres du comité se sont entendus ou se sont mis d'accord sur la date;

∎ you'd better get together with him on the proposal vous feriez bien de vous entendre avec lui au sujet de la proposition

2 separable transitive verb

(people) réunir, rassembler; (things) rassembler, ramasser; (thoughts) rassembler;

∎ to get some money together réunir une somme d'argent;

∎ let me get my thoughts together laissez-moi rassembler mes idées;

∎ familiar to get one's act together se secouer;

∎ familiar she's really got it together (in life) elle sait ce qu'elle fait^□ ; (in job etc) elle domine son sujet^□ ;

∎ familiar I never thought he would get it together je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y arriverait^□

➲ get up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (arise from bed) se lever;

∎ it was 6 o'clock when we got up il était 6 heures quand nous nous sommes levés;

∎ I like to get up late on Sundays j'aime faire la grasse matinée le dimanche;

∎ get up! sors du lit!, debout!, lève-toi!

(b) (rise to one's feet) se lever, se mettre debout;

∎ she had to get up from her chair elle a été obligée de se lever de sa chaise;

∎ to get up from the table se lever ou sortir de table;

∎ get up off the floor! relève-toi!;

∎ please don't bother getting up restez assis, je vous prie

(c) (climb up) monter;

∎ they got up on the roof ils sont montés sur le toit;

∎ she got up behind him on the motorcycle elle est montée derrière lui sur la moto

(d) (of wind) se lever

(e) (to horse)

∎ get up! allez!

2 inseparable transitive verb

(stairs) monter; (ladder, tree) monter à; (hill) gravir

3 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to rise to feet) faire lever; (awaken) réveiller

(b) (move up) monter;

∎ how are we going to get this desk up to the fifth floor? comment allons-nous monter ce bureau jusqu'au cinquième étage?;

∎ to get sb up the stairs (help climb) aider qn à monter l'escalier

(c) (generate, work up)

∎ to get up speed gagner de la vitesse;

∎ to get one's courage up rassembler son courage;

∎ I can't get up any enthusiasm for the job je n'arrive pas à éprouver d'enthousiasme pour ce travail

(d) familiar (organize → entertainment, party) organiser^□, monter^□ ; (→ petition) organiser^□ ; (→ play) monter^□ ; (→ excuse, story) fabriquer^□, forger^□

(e) (dress up) habiller; (in costume) déguiser;

∎ their children are always so nicely got up leurs enfants sont toujours si bien habillés;

∎ to get oneself up se mettre sur son trente et un

(f) familiar (study → subject) bûcher, travailler^□ ; (→ notes, speech) préparer^□

(g) very familiar (idiom)

∎ to get it up bander

➲ get up to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (do) faire;

∎ he gets up to all kinds of mischief il fait des tas de bêtises;

∎ what have you been getting up to lately? qu'est-ce que tu deviens?

(b) (reach)

∎ I've got up to chapter 5 j'en suis au chapitre 5;

∎ where have you got up to? (in book, work) où en êtes-vous?

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8 quitar

v.

1 to remove.

quitar la mesa to clear the table (peninsular Spanish)

quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebody

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)

de quita y pon removable; detachable (capucha)

2 to take away, to relieve.

María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.

el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

3 to take up (time).

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time

4 to take, to steal.

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet

5 to switch off.

6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.

María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.

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quitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (separar) to remove, take off

■ le quitó la piel a la pera he peeled the pear

■ quita la tapa remove the lid

2 (sacar) to take off, take out; (prendas) to take off; (tiempo) to take up

■ el médico quitó los puntos al enfermo the doctor took out the patient's stitches

■ quítate los zapatos take your shoes off

3 (apartar) to take away, take off

■ quita eso de ahí clear that away

4 (hacer desaparecer) to remove; (dolor) to relieve; (sed) to quench

■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite

■ eso te quitará el hambre that'll stop you feeling hungry

■ el café me quita el sueño coffee keeps me awake

5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal

■ me han quitado la cartera my wallet's been stolen

■ le quitó la vida he killed him

6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off

7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out

■ me han quitado el alcohol I've been told to cut out alcohol

8 (impedir) to prevent

■ eso no quita para que se lo diga that's no reason not to tell him

9 (disminuir) to take away

■ eso no le quita mérito a la obra that doesn't take anything away from the work

10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off

► verbo pronominal quitarse

1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out

■ se me han quitado las ganas I don't feel like it any more

■ esa mancha no se quita that stain won't come out

2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up

■ se quitó de fumar she gave up smoking

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de quita y pon (que se desprende) removable, detachable 2 (no permanente) temporary

¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!

quitando... except...

quitar de delante to clear away

quitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath away

quitar el sueño (desvelar) to keep awake 2 (preocupar) to worry

■ eso no me quitará el sueño I won't lose any sleep over that

quitar importancia a algo to play something down

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody off

quitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebody

quitarse años figurado to lie about one's age

quitarse la vida eufemístico to commit suicide 2 (admirar) to admire

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verb

1) to remove

2) take off

3) clear

4) rob

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- quitarse
- quitarse a alguien
- quitarse algo de encima
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1. VT

1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take down

le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

tardaron dos días en quitar los escombros — it took two days to clear o remove the rubble

quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

quita eso de allí — get that away from there

querían quitarle de su puesto — they wanted to remove him from his post

• quitar la mesa — to clear the table

- quitar de en medio a algn

- no quitarle ojo a algn

2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to take

su hermana le quitó la pelota — his sister took the ball away from him

me quitaron la licencia — I had my licence taken away

le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

me quitó la novia — he stole my girlfriend

• quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place

3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay

me quitó las ganas de comer — it took my appetite away

trataba de quitarme esa idea de la cabeza — she tried to make me change my mind

• quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungry

no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

• quitar la sed — to quench one's thirst

el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

• quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping

ese asunto no me quita el sueño — I'm not losing any sleep over that matter

4) (=restar)

no quita nada de su valor — it does not detract at all from its value

no le quiero quitar méritos — I don't want to detract from him

eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

quiero quitar unos cuantos centímetros a mi cintura — I want to lose a few centimetres from around the waist

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

quitar extensión a un campo — to reduce the size of a field

• quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down

• quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good meal

quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

5) (=impedir)

quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth

6) (Mat) to take away, subtract

7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry

8) ** [+ dinero] to make

2.

VI

¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!

eso no quita —

eso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me

eso no quita que eche de menos a mi mujer — that doesn't mean I don't miss my wife

- ni quito ni pongo
quita
3.

See:

quitarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

* * *

= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, retirar)

quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

quita esa silla de en medio! — get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio — take your things off my desk

quitó los obstáculos de mi camino — he removed the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

quítame las manos de encima! — take your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo — he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro — she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa — I can't get the top off

b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos — take his shoes off

2) (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ( de las manos)

le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo — she swiped it out of his hand

le quité el cuchillo — I took the knife (away) from her

b) ( privar de)

la policía le quitó el pasaporte — the police took his passport away

c) ( robar)

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

me quitó el asiento — he took my seat

3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

me estás quitando autoridad — you're undermining my authority

me quita mucho tiempo — it takes up a lot of my time

no le quites méritos — give him his due

quitarle años a alguien — to take years off somebody

quitarle importancia a algo — to play something down

le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)

eso te quitará el hambre — that will stop you feeling hungry

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza — we must get that idea out of his head

5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
2.
quitar vi

1) (Esp fam)

quita (de ahí)! — get out of the way!

quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

2) (en locs)

de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it
3.
quitarse v pron

1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me quitó el dolor — I got rid of the pain

ya se me quitaron las ganas — I don't feel like it any more

2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

quítate de mi vista! — get out of my sight!

3) (refl)

a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off

b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

* * *

= remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.

Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.

Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.

Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.

Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.

Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.

* hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.

* poner y quitar = get on and off.

* que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.

* quita o pon = give or take.

* quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.

* quitar con pala = shovel.

* quitar con un cepillo = brush away.

* quitar con un golpe = knock off.

* quitar de las manos = snap up.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

* quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.

* quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* quitar el polvo = dust.

* quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.

* quitar el valor = render + valueless.

* quitar frotando = rub off, rub.

* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.

* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.

* quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.

* quitar la humedad = dehumidify.

* quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.

* quitar la marca = unmark.

* quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.

* quitar las escamas = scale.

* quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.

* quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.

* quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.

* quitar mérito = detract from.

* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.

* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.

* quitarse = take off, doff, take off.

* quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.

* quitarse de encima = shake off.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.

* quitar(se) la ropa = undress.

* quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.

* quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.

* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.

* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.

* quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.

* quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.

* quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.

* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.

* quitar valor = devalue, deflate.

* tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.

* ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

* * *

quitar [A1 ]

vt

A

1

(apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!

quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my desk

quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my path

quitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table

(+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!

le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chicken

me quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder

no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off

2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take off

quítale los zapatos take his shoes off

B ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her

la policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport away

me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief

se lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his hand

bailar

C (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84

no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children

los niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time

no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …

no le quites méritos give him his due

ese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off you

hay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bit

trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter down

le quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the house

D (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of

(+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing

te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again

a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?

E ( fam) (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):

el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine

F quitando ger ( fam) except for

quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest ones

quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time

■ quitar

vi

A

( Esp fam): ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!

B ( en locs):

de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable

tiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hood

una fe de quita y pon ( iró); a very flexible o convenient sort of faith ( iro)

eso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it

ni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here

en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter

quien quita y … ( Méx fam): quien quita y me lo regrese pronto I hope she brings it back soon

■ quitarse

v pron

A (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down

(+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headache

ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more

B (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way

¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassle

C ( refl)

1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

quítate la chaqueta take your jacket off

2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid of

se quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm

me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying

3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:

me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye

¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!

¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!

quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb

4 ‹años›

te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years younger

se quita años or la edad she lies about her age

* * *

quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):
◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;

quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)
a) ( de las manos):

◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;

le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;

‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;

quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ eso te quitará el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;

hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for

verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):
◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

2 ( en locs)
◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;

eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
◊ ya se me quitaron las ganas I don't feel like it any more

2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

3 ( refl)
a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;

‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;

quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' quitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- aligerar
- allanar
- careta
- desenmascarar
- desollar
- despejar
- despepitar
- despintar
- despuntar
- hipo
- restar
- sueño
- truco
- alisar
- arrebatar
- aspereza
- coger
- cortar
- desarmar
- descuidar
- espabilar
- espátula
- mancha
- manchar
- minimizar
- polvo
- retirar
- sacar
- soplete
English:
bleach
- bone
- brush off
- clear
- clear away
- clutter
- de-ice
- discourage
- dust
- fillet
- flick
- from
- get off
- get out
- graffiti
- mess
- peel off
- play down
- pull off
- push off
- removable
- remove
- scrub away
- scrub off
- shift
- snatch
- spoil
- strip
- strip off
- sweat off
- table
- take
- take away
- take off
- take out
- trim
- upstage
- wash away
- wash off
- wash out
- whatsit
- whip off
- wipe off
- wrestle
- brush
- clean
- detach
- detachable
- dull
- get

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quitar

♦ vt

1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;
[ropa, zapatos] to take off; Esp
quitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;

al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;

le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;

quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;

quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);

voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;

quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;

me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;

durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;

le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;

eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;

Comp

por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;

Comp
Méx
no quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point

2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;

quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;

han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;

ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;

el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking

3. [robar] to take, to steal;

me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;

le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him

4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;
[sed] to quench;
el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack

5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;

me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;

el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;

el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there

6. [restar] to take away;

a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;

no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;

le quitó importancia al hecho he played it down

7. [impedir]
esto no quita que sea un vago that doesn't change the fact that he's a layabout;

que me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other

8. [exceptuar]
quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything

9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;

quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving

♦ vi

1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;

¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!

2.
de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable

3. Fam [expresando incredulidad]
¡quita!, ¡quite! don't talk rubbish!;

¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;

¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?

♦ See also the pronominal verb quitarse

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quitar

I v/t ropa take off, remove; obstáculos remove;

quitar el polvo dust;

quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;

quitar la mesa clear the table;

de quita y pon fam removable

II v/i

:

¡quita! get out of the way!

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quitar vt

1) : to remove, to take away

2) : to take off (clothes)

3) : to get rid of, to relieve

♦ See also the reflexive verb quitarse

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quitar vb

1. (en general) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to take down

quita los pies del sofá take your feet off the sofa

quítate el abrigo take your coat off

2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove

no puedo quitar la mancha I can't get the stain out

3. (robar cartera, dinero) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

me han quitado la cartera somebody's taken my wallet

¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?

¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!

quitar el sueño to keep awake

quitar la mesa to clear the table

quitar la sed to quench your thirst

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9 enlever

enlever [ɑ̃l(ə)ve]

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1. transitive verb

   a. to remove

• enlève tes mains de tes poches/de là take your hands out of your pockets/off there

• enlever le couvert to clear the table

• enlève tes coudes de la table take your elbows off the table

   b. enlever à qn [+ objet, argent] to take (away) from sb

• on lui a enlevé la garde de l'enfant the child was taken from his care

• ça n'enlève rien à son mérite that doesn't in any way detract from his worth

• enlève-toi cette idée de la tête get that idea out of your head

• ça lui a enlevé tout espoir it made him lose all hope

   c. ( = emporter) [+ objet, meuble] to take away ; [+ ordures] to collect ; [+ voiture en infraction] to tow away

   d. ( = kidnapper) to kidnap

2. reflexive verb

► s'enlever [tache, peinture, peau, écorce] to come off

• enlève-toi de là (inf) get out of the way (inf)

• comment est-ce que ça s'enlève ? [étiquette, housse] how do you remove it? ; [vêtement] how do you take it off?

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ɑ̃lve
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( ôter) gén to remove; to take [something] down [rideaux]; to take [something] off [vêtement]; to move [véhicule] (de from)

enlève tes affaires de là/tes pieds du fauteuil — get (colloq) your things out of here/your feet off the armchair

2) ( supprimer) to remove (de from)

3) ( priver de) to take [somebody/something] away [personnes, objet] (à from)

enlever à quelqu'un l'envie de faire — to put somebody off doing

enlever toute signification à quelque chose — to make something totally meaningless

cela n'enlève rien à l'estime que j'ai pour elle — it doesn't make me think any the less of her

4) ( ravir) to kidnap; [amant] to carry [somebody] off [bien -aimée]

5) ( gagner) to carry [something] off [coupe, prix]; to capture [marché]

6) ( avec brio) to give a brilliant rendering of [morceau de musique]

2.

s'enlever verbe pronominal

1) ( disparaître) [vernis, papier peint] to come off; [tache] to come out

2) ( être séparable) [pièce] to be detachable

ça s'enlève comment? — [vêtement] how do you take it off?

3) (colloq) ( partir)

enlève-toi de là — get off (colloq)

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ɑ̃l(ə)ve vt
1) [meuble d'une pièce, article d'une liste] to remove

2) [tache, furoncle] to remove

3) MÉDECINE, [organe] to remove

4) [clou, vis] to remove, to take out

5) [vêtement, lunettes] to take off

Enlève donc ton manteau! — Take your coat off!

6) [ordures, choses à emporter] to collect, to take away

7)

enlever qch à qn [privilège] — to take sth away from sb, [espoir] to rob sb of sth

Cette nouvelle nous a enlevé tout espoir. — This news robbed us of all hope.

la maladie qui nous l'a enlevé euphémisme — the illness which took him from us

8) (= kidnapper) to kidnap, to abduct

Un groupe terroriste a enlevé la femme de l'ambassadeur. — A terrorist group has kidnapped the ambassador's wife.

9) (= obtenir) [trophée, contrat] to win

enlever la victoire — to win

10) MILITAIRE, [position] to take

11) [morceau de piano, figure acrobatique] to execute with spirit

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enlever verb table: lever

A vtr

1 ( ôter) to take [sth] away, to remove [meuble, livre, vase]; to take [sth] down, to remove [rideaux, tableau, tuiles]; to take [sth] off [vêtement, chapeau, bijou]; to move, to remove [véhicule] (de from); enlève tes affaires de là/les mains de tes poches/tes pieds du fauteuil get your things out of here/your hands out of your pockets/your feet off the armchair;

2 ( supprimer) to remove [tache, vernis, peinture] (de from); to remove [pépins, tumeur, amygdales];

3 ( priver de) to take [sb/sth] away [personnes, objet, avantage, souci] (à from); enlever à qn l'envie de faire to put sb off doing; enlever toute signification à qch to make sth totally meaningless; cela n'enlève rien à leurs qualités it doesn't take away from their good qualities in any way; cela n'enlève rien à l'estime que j'ai pour elle it doesn't make me think any the less of her; la tuberculose nous l'a enlevé à 20 ans euph tuberculosis took him from us at 20; ⇒ pain;

4 ( ravir) [criminel] to kidnap, to abduct [otage]; liter [amant] to carry [sb] off [bien-aimée];

5 ( gagner) to carry [sth] off [coupe, prix, titre]; to capture [marché, place forte];

6 ( avec brio) to give a brilliant rendering of [morceau de musique].

B s'enlever vpr

1 ( disparaître) [vernis, papier peint] to come off; [tache] to come out; les taches s'enlèvent plus facilement à l'eau tiède/avec du savon stains come out more easily with warm water/with soap;

2 ( être séparable) [pièce] to be detachable; le miroir peut s'enlever the mirror can be removed; les pépins s'enlèvent? do you take out ou remove the pips?; la peau s'enlève? do you peel it?; ça s'enlève comment? [vêtements, parure] how do you take ou get it off?;

3 ( partir) enlève-toi de là○ get off○.

[ɑ̃lve] verbe transitif

1. [ôter - couvercle, housse, vêtement] to remove, to take off (separable) ; [ - étagère] to remove, to take down (separable)

enlève ton manteau, mets-toi à l'aise take your coat off and make yourself comfortable

enlever les pépins to take the pips out

ils ont enlevé le reste des meubles ce matin they took away ou collected what was left of the furniture this morning

2. [arracher] to remove, to pull out

enlever un clou avec des tenailles to prise (UK) ou to pry (US) a nail out with a pair of pliers

3. [faire disparaître] to remove

enlever une tache

a. [généralement] to remove a stain

b. [en lavant] to wash out a stain

c. [en frottant] to rub out a stain

d. [à l'eau de Javel] to bleach out a stain

4. MÉDECINE [dentisterie]

se faire enlever une dent to have a tooth pulled out ou extracted

se faire enlever un grain de beauté to have a mole removed

5. [soustraire]

enlever quelque chose à quelqu'un to take something away from somebody, to deprive somebody of something

ça m'enlève mes scrupules it dispels ou allays (soutenu) my misgivings

j'ai peur qu'on ne m'enlève la garde de mon enfant I'm afraid they'll take my child away from me

ne m'enlevez pas tous mes espoirs don't deprive ou rob me of all hope

6. [obtenir - récompense] to carry off (separable), to win

il a enlevé la victoire he ran away with the victory

enlever un marché to get ou to secure a deal

7. [soulever] to lift

enlever 10 kilos sans effort to lift 10 kilos easily

8. (littéraire) [faire mourir] to carry off (separable)

c'est un cancer qui nous l'a enlevé cancer took him from us

9. MILITAIRE to carry, to seize

10. [exécuter vite - sonate, chanson] to dash off (separable)

11. [kidnapper] to abduct, to kidnap, to snatch

il a été enlevé à son domicile he was snatched from his home

se faire enlever to be kidnapped

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s'enlever verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [vêtement, étiquette] to come off

[écharde] to come out

le costume s'enlève par le haut/par le bas you slip the costume off over your head/step out of the costume

comment ça s'enlève? how do you take it off?

2. [s'effacer - tache] to come out ou off

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s'enlever verbe pronominal transitif

s'enlever une écharde du doigt to pull a splinter out of one's finger

s'enlever une épine du pied (figuré) to get rid of a niggling problem

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > enlever
10 ôter

ôter [ote]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = enlever) to take off (de from)

• ôte tes pieds de là ! get your feet off that!

• on lui a ôté ses menottes they took his handcuffs off

   b. [+ somme] to take away

• 5 ôté de 8 égale 3 5 from 8 equals 3

   c. ( = prendre) ôter qch à qn to take sth away from sb

• ôter à qn ses illusions to rob sb of his illusions

• ôte-lui le couteau des mains take the knife away from him

• on ne m'ôtera pas de l'idée que... I can't get it out of my mind that...

2. reflexive verb

► s'ôter

• ôtez-vous de là move yourself!

• je ne peux pas m'ôter ça de l'idée I can't get it out of my mind

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ote
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( se débarrasser de) to take off [vêtement, lunettes]; to remove [arête, tache] (de from)

ôte tes pieds du fauteuil — take your feet off the chair

2) ( retirer) fml

ôter quelque chose à quelqu'un — to take something away from somebody

ôter tout espoir à quelqu'un — to dash somebody's hopes

ôter la vie à quelqu'un — to take somebody's life

on ne m'ôtera pas de l'idée qu'ils le savaient — I'm still convinced that they knew

3) Mathématique ( retrancher) to take [something] (à away from)

4 ôté de 9, il reste 5 — 9 minus ou less ou take away 4 leaves 5

2.

s'ôter verbe pronominal

1) ( s'enlever)

s'ôter quelque chose de l'esprit or la tête — to get something out of one's mind ou head

2) ( se déplacer)

ôte-toi de là! — move!

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ote vt
1) [vêtement] to take off

Elle a ôté son manteau. — She took off her coat.

2) [tache] to remove

3) [couvercle] to take off, to remove

4)

ôter qch de — to remove sth from

ôter qch à qn — to take sth away from sb

5) MATHÉMATIQUE

6 ôté de 10 égale 4. — 10 take away 6 equals 4., 6 from 10 equals 4.

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ôter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( se débarrasser de) to take off [vêtement, lunettes]; to remove [arête, étiquette, tache] (de from); ôter le couvert to clear the table; ôte tes pieds du fauteuil take your feet off the chair; cela m'ôte un poids (de la poitrine) that's a load off my mind; ça ôte de son amertume au thé it makes tea less bitter; ⇒ épine, pain;

2 ( retirer) fml ôter qch à qn to take sth away from sb; ôter l'appétit à qn to take away ou spoil sb's appetite; ôter tout espoir à qn to dash sb's hopes; ôter la vie à qn to take sb's life; ôter à qn l'envie de recommencer to cure sb of any desire to try it again; ôtez-leur cette idée de la tête get that idea out of their heads; on ne m'ôtera pas de l'idée qu'ils le savaient I'm still convinced that they knew; ce qui ne lui ôte rien de son charme/sa saveur which doesn't in any way detract from its charm/flavour^GB;

3 Math ( retrancher) to take [sth] (à away from); 4 ôté de 9, il reste 5 9 minus ou less ou take away 4 leaves 5.

B s'ôter vpr

1 ( s'enlever) fml s'ôter qch de l'esprit or la tête to get sth out of one's mind ou head;

2 ( se déplacer) ôte-toi de là! move!

[ote] verbe transitif

1. [retirer] to take off (separable), to remove (from)

ôte tes pieds du fauteuil take ou get your feet off the armchair

ôtez votre veste take your jacket off

ôter son masque

a. (sens propre) to take off ou to remove one's mask

b. (figuré) to unmask oneself

ôte-moi d'un doute, tu ne vas pas accepter! wait a minute, you're not actually going to say yes!

2. [mettre hors de portée] to take away

personne n'a pensé à lui ôter son arme nobody thought to take his weapon (away) from him

3. [supprimer] to remove (from)

ôter la vie à quelqu'un to take somebody's life

cela m'ôte un poids (figuré) that's a weight off my mind

son attitude m'a ôté mes dernières illusions his attitude rid me of my last illusions

on ne m'ôtera pas de l'idée que... I can't help thinking that...

4. MATHÉMATIQUES to take away (separable)

20 ôté de 100 égale 80 20 (taken away) from 100 leaves 80

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s'ôter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

[s'enlever] to come off, to be removed

ces bottes s'ôtent facilement these boots are easy to take off

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s'ôter verbe pronominal transitif

ôte-toi cette idée de la tête get that idea out of your head

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s'ôter de verbe pronominal plus préposition

ôte-toi de là (que je m'y mette) budge up (for me)

ôtez-vous de là, vous gênez le passage move, you're in the way

ôte-toi de mon soleil Diogène (allusion) get out of my way

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ôter
11 levare

( alzare) raise, lift

( togliere) take, (re)move

( rimuovere) take out, remove

macchia remove, get out

dente take out, extract

levare l'ancora weigh anchor

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levare v.tr.

1 (sollevare, alzare) to raise; to lift (anche fig.): levare gli occhi, lo sguardo, to raise one's eyes; levare le braccia, to raise one's arms; levare la voce, to raise one's voice; la montagna leva la cima nevosa verso il cielo, (fig.) the mountain rears its snowy summit towards the sky; levare il bicchiere alla salute di qlcu., to raise one's glass to s.o.; levare le vele, to hoist (o to set) sail // levare l'ancora, to weigh anchor // levare un grido, to utter (o to let out) a cry // levare le mani su qlcu., to raise one's hand against s.o. (o to lay hands on s.o. o to strike s.o.) // levare il bollore, to come to the boil // levare il capo, (insuperbirsi) to become full of oneself // levare qlcu. al cielo, to praise s.o. to the skies

2 (togliere, rimuovere) to remove, to take* away: glielo ha levato dalle mani, she took it out of his hands; leva via questa sedia, take this chair away; leva (via) quei libri dal tavolo, clear your books off the table; levare una macchia da un vestito, to remove a stain from a piece of clothing; non riesco a levare il tappo dalla bottiglia, I can't get the cork out of the bottle; non levò gli occhi dal libro, he never took his eyes off his book; levati di dosso i vestiti bagnati, take off your wet clothes; levarsi la giacca, to take one's jacket off; levo tanto di cappello alla tua cultura, I take off my hat to your culture; levare la tovaglia, to take off the tablecloth; levare tutti i dubbi, to remove all doubts; levare un assedio, to raise a siege; levare un dente, to pull a tooth out; levare le lettere dalla cassetta, to take the letters out of the letterbox; (dir.) levare i sigilli, to remove (o to break) the seals // se vai avanti così due sberle non te le leva nessuno, (fam.) if you go on like that, you'll get what's coming to you // se si levano due o tre persone..., (eccettuandole) two or three persons excepted... // levare la fame a qlcu., to appease s.o.'s hunger; levare la sete a qlcu., to quench s.o.'s thirst // levare il disturbo, l'incomodo, to take one's leave // levare qlco., qlcu. di mezzo, to get rid of sthg., s.o.; leva di mezzo quel tavolo, move the table out of the way; è uno che parla troppo, bisogna levarlo di mezzo, he talks too much, we've got to get rid of him // levarsi qlcu. di torno, to get rid of s.o. // levare le parole di bocca a qlcu., to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth // levarsi un'idea dalla testa, to get an idea out of one's head // levarsi una voglia, un capriccio, to satisfy a wish, a whim // levarsi la maschera, to take off (o fig. to drop) the mask // levare il latte a un bambino, (svezzarlo) to wean a child // levare il pelo a qlcu., (sgridarlo) to flay s.o. // levare le tende, to break camp, (fig. fam.) (andarsene) to clear out // levare un vizio a qlcu., to break s.o. of a vice: è riuscita a levargli il vizio del fumo, she succeeded in breaking his smoking habit // levarsi il pane di bocca, to go without: si è levato il pane di bocca per far studiare i figli, he went without so that his children could study

3 (mat.) to subtract, to take* away: levare cinque da dieci, to take (o to subtract) five from ten

4 (abolire) to abolish, to remove, to lift; (detrarre) to deduct: (trib.) levare una tassa, to abolish a tax; levare un embargo, to lift an embargo; (amm.) levare le spese, to deduct expenses

5 (caccia) to put* up, to flush: il cane ha levato una pernice, the dog has flushed a partridge

6 (comprare all'ingrosso merci) to buy* wholesale.

◘ levarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 (togliersi da un luogo) to get* out (of a place): levati di lì, get out (o clear out) of the way

2 (alzarsi) to rise*; (dal letto) to get* up; (in volo) to take* off: si leva di buon mattino, he gets up early (o he is an early riser); l'albatros si levò in volo, the albatross took off; l'aereo si levò (in volo) con difficoltà, the plane took off with difficulty; levare da tavola, to leave the table; levare in piedi, to get up (o to get to one's feet); levare in difesa di qlcu., to come to s.o.'s defence

3 (sorgere) to rise*: il sole si leva alle sei, the sun rises at six; si sta levando il vento, the wind is rising (o getting up).

levare s.m.

1 (il sorgere) rise, rising: partimmo al levare del sole, we left at sunrise

2 (mus.) upbeat: in battere e in levare, on the beat and on the upbeat.

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[le'vare]
1. vt

1) (gen : togliere) to remove, take away, (coperchio) to take off, (tassa) to abolish, (dente) to take out, Mat to subtract, take away

leva i tuoi libri dal tavolo — take your books off the table

levare la sete — to quench one's thirst

levare qn/qc di mezzo o di torno — to get rid of sb/sth

levare l'assedio Mil — to raise the siege

levare un divieto — to lift a ban

levare le tende fig — to pack up and leave

2) (sollevare: occhi, testa) to lift (up), raise

levare l'ancora Naut — to lift o weigh anchor

levare un grido — to let out a cry

3)

levarsi qc — (vestito) to take sth off, remove sth

si è levato le scarpe — he took off his shoes

levarsi il pensiero — to put one's mind at rest

2. vr (levarsi)

(persona: alzarsi) to get up

levati di mezzo o di lì o di torno! — get out of the o my way!

puoi levarti dalla luce? — can you get out of my light?

3. vip (levarsi)

(vento, burrasca, sole) to rise

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I 1. [le'vare]
verbo transitivo

1) (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]

levare gli occhi al cielo — to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven

levare i calici o i bicchieri to raise one's glasses; levare un grido — to utter a cry

2) (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]

levare le scarpe dalla scatola — to take the shoes out of the box

levare una somma dal totale — to take o subtract a sum from the total

levare l'ancora — mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor

levare il fiato a qcn. — to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.)

levare le tende — to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack off
2.
verbo pronominale levarsi

1) (alzarsi) [ persona] to get* up; [vento, brezza] to get* up, to increase

- rsi da tavola — to get up, to get down from the table

- rsi (in volo) — [aereo, uccello] to rise

2) fig. (ribellarsi)

- rsi in armi — to rise up in revolt

3) (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above)

-rsi in difesa di qcn. — fig. to leap to sb.'s defence

4) (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]

- rsi il cappello — to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat

5) (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*

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levare di mezzo qcn. — to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in

levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! — (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!
II [le'vare]
sostantivo maschile

1) rising

al levare del sole — at sunrise

2) mus.

(tempo in) levare — offbeat

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levare¹

/le'vare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]; levare gli occhi al cielo to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven; levare i calici o i bicchieri to raise one's glasses; levare un grido to utter a cry

2 (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]; levare le scarpe dalla scatola to take the shoes out of the box; levare una somma dal totale to take o subtract a sum from the total; levare l'ancora mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor; levare il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); levare le tende to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack off

II levarsi verbo pronominale

1 (alzarsi) [ persona] to get* up; [vento, brezza] to get* up, to increase; - rsi da tavola to get up, to get down from the table; - rsi (in volo) [aereo, uccello] to rise

2 fig. (ribellarsi) - rsi in armi to rise up in revolt

3 (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above); -rsi in difesa di qcn. fig. to leap to sb.'s defence

4 (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]; - rsi il cappello to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat

5 (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*

IDIOMS

levare di mezzo qcn. to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in; levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!

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levare²

/le'vare/

sostantivo m.

1 rising; al levare del sole at sunrise

2 mus. (tempo in) levare offbeat.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > levare
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I.

sur¹ [syʀ]

preposition

   a. (position) on ; (avec mouvement) onto ; ( = dans) in ; ( = par-dessus) over ; ( = au-dessus de) above

• il y a un sac sur la table/une affiche sur le mur there's a bag on the table/a poster on the wall

• elle a jeté son sac sur la table she threw her bag onto the table

• retire tes livres de sur la table take your books off the table

• il a grimpé sur le toit he climbed onto the roof

• une chambre qui donne sur la rue a room that looks out onto the street

• sur la place in the square

• la clé est restée sur la porte the key was left in the door

• il a 1 500 € sur son compte he has 1,500 euros in his account

• il neige sur Paris/sur toute l'Europe it's snowing in Paris/all over Europe

• mettre du papier d'aluminium sur un plat to put silver foil over a dish

• un pont sur la rivière a bridge across the river

• s'endormir sur un livre/son travail to fall asleep over a book/over one's work

• elle a acheté des poires sur le marché she bought some pears at the market

• sur terre et sur mer on land and sea

• s'étendre sur 3 km to spread over 3km

• « travaux sur 5 km » "roadworks for 5km"

• gravure sur bois/verre wood/glass engraving

   b. (direction) tourner sur la droite to turn (to the) right

• l'église est sur votre gauche the church is on your left

• revenir sur Paris to return to Paris

• les vols sur Lyon flights to Lyon

   c. (temps: proximité, approximation) il est arrivé sur les 2 heures he came at about 2

• la pièce s'achève sur une réconciliation the play ends with a reconciliation

• il est sur le départ he's just going

• sur le moment or sur le coup, je n'ai pas compris at the time I didn't understand

• sur une période de trois mois over a period of three months

• juger les résultats sur une année to assess the results over a year

   d. (cause) sur invitation/commande by invitation/order

• sur présentation d'une pièce d'identité on presentation of identification

• sur un signe du patron, elle sortit at the boss's signal, she left

   e. (moyen, manière) on

• ils vivent sur son salaire they live on his salary

• travailler sur écran to work on screen

• choisir sur catalogue to choose from a catalogue

• chanter qch sur l'air des lampions to chant sth

• sur le mode mineur (Music) in the minor key

   f. (matière, sujet) on

• renseignements sur la drogue information on drug addiction

• roman sur Louis XIV novel about Louis XIV

• être sur un travail to be doing a job

• être sur un projet to be working on a project

   g. (rapport de proportion) out of ; (prélèvement) from ; (mesure) by

• sur douze verres, six sont ébréchés out of twelve glasses six are chipped

• un homme sur dix one man out of ten

• neuf fois sur dix nine times out of ten

• il a une chance sur deux de réussir he has a fifty-fifty chance of success

• il mérite 7 sur 10 (School, University) he deserves 7 out of 10

• un jour/un vendredi sur trois every third day/Friday

• il vient un jour/mercredi sur deux he comes every other day/Wednesday

• les cotisations sont retenues sur le salaire contributions are deducted from salaries

• la cuisine fait 2 mètres sur 3 the kitchen measures 2 metres by 3

   h. (accumulation) after

• faire faute sur faute to make one mistake after another

• il a eu rhume sur rhume he's had one cold after another

   i. (influence, supériorité) on

• avoir de l'influence sur qn to have influence on sb

• avoir des droits sur qn/qch to have rights over sb/to sth

   j. ► sur ce ( = sur ces mots)

sur ce, il est sorti upon which he went out

• sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte and now I must leave you

II.

sur², e [syʀ]

adjective

( = aigre) sour

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Note: Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lake

On trouvera ci-dessous exemples supplémentaires et exceptions

Lorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc

I syʀ
préposition

1) ( dessus) on

prends un verre sur la table — take a glass from the table

appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux — apply the lotion to your hair

la clé est sur la porte — the key is in the door

passer la main sur une étoffe — to run one's hand over a fabric

2) (au-dessus, sans contact) over

un pont sur la rivière — a bridge across ou over the river

3) (étendue, surface)

sur 150 hectares — over an area of 150 hectares

une table d'un mètre sur deux — a table that measures one metre by two

4) ( direction)

se diriger sur Valence — to head for Valence

une voiture déboucha sur la droite — a car pulled out on the right

5) ( support matériel) on

écrire sur du papier — to write on paper

elle est sur la photo — she's in the photograph

dessiner sur le sable — to draw in the sand

6) ( au sujet de) [débat, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about

7) ( objet d'un travail)

être sur une affaire — to be involved in a business deal

8) ( indique un rapport de proportion)

une personne sur dix — one person out of ou in ten

une semaine sur trois — one week in three

un mardi sur deux — every other Tuesday

9) ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after

faire proposition sur proposition — to make one offer after another

10) ( juste après)

ils se sont quittés sur ces mots — with these words, they parted

sur le moment — at the time

sur ce or quoi — upon which

sur ce, je vous laisse — with that, I must leave you

11) ( pendant)

on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte — you can't judge over ou in such a short period

12) Radio, Télévision, Télécommunications on [radio, chaîne, ligne téléphonique]

II

sure syʀ adjectif ( aigre) (slightly) sour

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I syʀ prép
1) (position) on

Pose-le sur la table. — Put it on the table.

2) (en recouvrant) over

Pour finir, versez le coulis de fruits rouges sur le gâteau. — And to finish it, pour the coulis of red berries over the cake.

3) (sans contact direct) over

Ils ont construit un nouveau pont sur le Rhône. — They have built a new bridge over the Rhone.

sur soi; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi. — I haven't got any money on me.

4) (direction) towards

en allant sur Paris — going towards Paris

sur votre droite — on your right, to your right

Vous verrez l'hôpital sur votre droite. — You'll see the hospital on your right., You'll see the hospital to your right.

5) (= à propos de) on, about

un livre sur Balzac — a book on Balzac, a book about Balzac

une conférence sur l'art roman — a lecture on Romanesque art, a lecture about Romanesque art

6) (dans une proportion) out of

Sur 20, 2 sont venus. — Two out of twenty came.

7)

un sur 10 (statistiques) — one in 10, ÉDUCATION one out of 10

J'ai eu quatorze sur vingt en maths. — I got 14 out of 20 in maths.

une semaine sur deux — every other week, one week in two

une semaine sur trois — every third week, one week in three

8) (dans une mesure de surface) by

4 m sur 2 — 4 m by 2

9) (en indiquant l'heure) around

sur les dix heures — around ten o'clock

10) (cause)

sur sa recommandation — on his recommendation

sur son invitation — at his invitation

11) (répétition)

avoir accident sur accident — to have one accident after another

12) (autre locution)

sur ce — whereupon

Sur ce, il partit sans dire un mot. — Whereupon he left without uttering a word.

Sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte. — And now I must leave you.

II sur, -e
sour

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I.

sur prép

❢ Lorsque sur indique une position dans l'espace il se traduit généralement par on: sur la table/une chaise = on the table/a chair; sur la côte/le lac = on the coast/the lake.

On trouvera ci-dessous des exemples supplémentaires et exceptions. Lorsque sur a une valeur figurée comme dans régner sur, pleurer sur, sur l'honneur, sur place etc la traduction sera fournie dans l'article du deuxième élément, respectivement régner, pleurer, honneur, place etc.

1 ( dessus) on; le verre est sur la table the glass is on the table; prends un verre sur la table take a glass from the table; appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux apply the lotion to your hair; la clé est sur la porte the key is in the door; passer la main sur une étoffe to run one's hand over a fabric; il doit être sur la route he must be on the road ou on his way by now;

2 (au-dessus, sans contact) over; des nuages sur les montagnes/la plaine clouds over the mountaintops/the plain; un pont sur la rivière a bridge across ou over the river; la nuit est tombée/l'orage s'est abattu sur la ville night fell/the storm broke over the city;

3 (étendue, surface) la forêt est détruite sur 150 hectares the forest has been destroyed over an area of 150 hectares; une table d'un mètre sur deux a table (of) one metre by two;

4 ( direction) se diriger sur Valence to head ou make for Valence; une voiture déboucha sur la droite a car pulled out on the right;

5 ( support matériel) on; sur un morceau de papier on a piece of paper; elle est très jolie sur la photo she looks very pretty in the photograph; dessiner sur le sable to draw in the sand;

6 ( au sujet de) [débat, exposé, essai, chapitre, thèse] on; [étude, poème] about; [article, livre] on;

7 ( objet d'un travail) être sur une affaire to be involved in a business deal; on est sur un gros chantier actuellement we're currently involved in a big construction project;

8 ( indique un rapport de proportion) une personne sur dix one person in ou out of ten; une semaine sur trois one week in three; il a fait trois exercices sur quatre he did three exercises out of four; sur 250 employés, il y a seulement 28 femmes out of 250 employees, there are only 28 females; un mardi sur deux every other Tuesday; il y a deux chances sur trois qu'il ne vienne pas there are two chances out of three that he won't come;

9 ( indique l'accumulation) lit upon; fig after; entasser pierre sur pierre to pile stone upon stone; faire proposition sur proposition to make one offer after another, to make offer after offer; commettre erreur sur erreur to make one mistake after another, to make mistake after mistake; il a eu deux accidents coup sur coup he had two accidents one after the other;

10 ( juste après) ils se sont quittés sur ces mots with these words, they parted; sur le moment at the time; sur ce or quoi upon which, thereupon; sur ce, je vous laisse with that, I must leave you;

11 ( pendant) on ne peut pas juger sur une période aussi courte/trois jours you can't decide over ou in such a short period/three days;

12 Radio, TV, Télécom on [radio, chaîne, ligne téléphonique].

II.

sur, sure adj (slightly) sour.

I

( féminin sure) [syr] adjectif

sour

II

[syr] préposition

1. [dans l'espace - dessus] on ; [ - par-dessus] over ; [ - au sommet de] on top of ; [ - contre] against

sur la table on the table

un visage est dessiné sur le sable a face has been drawn in the sand

elle avait des bleus sur tout le visage she had bruises all over her face, her face was covered in bruises

il a jeté ses affaires sur le lit he threw his things onto the bed

monter sur un escabeau to climb (up) a stepladder

monter sur un manège/une bicyclette to get on a roundabout/bicycle

retire tes pieds de sur la chaise (familier) take your feet off the chair

demain, du soleil sur le nord tomorrow, there will be sunshine in the north

ouragan sur la ville hurricane over the city

une chambre avec vue sur la mer a room with a view of ou over the sea

des fenêtres qui donnent sur la rue windows giving onto ou overlooking the street

sur la cime de l'arbre at the top of the tree

mettre un doigt sur sa bouche to put a finger to one's lips

la peinture est appliquée directement sur le plâtre the paint is applied directly onto the plaster

sa silhouette se détachait sur le ciel he was silhouetted against the sky

je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi I haven't got any money on me

il y avait un monde fou, on était tous les uns sur les autres there was a huge crowd, we were all crushed up together ou one on top of the other

la clef est sur la porte the key's in the door

je n'ai plus d'argent sur mon compte I haven't any money left in my account

sculpture sur bois ART wood carving

sculpture sur marbre ART marble sculpture

je cherche un logement sur Paris I'm looking for somewhere to live in Paris

2. [indiquant la direction]

sur votre gauche, le Panthéon on ou to your left, the Pantheon

en allant sur Rennes going towards Rennes

obliquer sur la droite to turn ou to bear right

diriger son regard sur quelqu'un to look in somebody's direction

tirer sur quelqu'un to shoot at somebody

le malheur s'est abattu sur cette famille unhappiness has fallen upon this family

la porte s'est refermée sur elle the door closed behind ou after her

3. [indiquant une distance] over, for

‘virages sur 3 km’ ‘bends for 3 km’

il est le plus rapide sur 400 mètres he's the fastest over 400 metres

la foire s'étend sur 3 000 m² the fair covers 3,000 m²

4. [dans le temps - indiquant l'approximation] towards, around

sur les quatre heures, quelqu'un a téléphoné (at) around ou about four, somebody phoned

[indiquant la proximité]

sur le moment ou le coup, je me suis étonné at the time ou at first, I was surprised

être sur le départ to be about to leave

il va sur ses 40 ans he's approaching ou nearly 40

5. [indiquant la durée]

c'est un contrat sur cinq ans it's a five-year contract, the contract runs for five years

les versements sont étalés sur plusieurs mois the instalments are spread over several months

6. [indiquant la répétition] after, upon

je lui ai envoyé lettre sur lettre I sent him letter after ou upon letter

elle écrit roman sur roman she writes one novel after another

7. [indiquant la cause]

condamné sur faux témoignage condemned on false evidence

juger quelqu'un sur ses propos/son apparence to judge somebody by his words/appearance

j'ai agi sur vos ordres I acted on your orders

il est venu sur votre invitation he came at your invitation

8. [indiquant la manière, l'état, la situation]

avoir un effet sur quelqu'un/quelque chose to have an effect on somebody/something

être sur ses gardes/la défensive/le qui-vive to be on one's guard/the defensive/the look-out

danser sur un air connu to dance to a well-known tune

sur le mode majeur/mineur MUSIQUE in the major/minor key

c'est sur la première chaîne/France Inter it's on channel one/France Inter

9. [indiquant le moyen]

vivre sur ses économies/un héritage to live off one's savings/a legacy

je n'aime pas choisir sur catalogue I don't like choosing from a catalogue

on peut tailler deux jupes sur le même patron you can make two skirts out of ou from the same pattern

ça s'ouvre sur simple pression you open it by just pressing it

fait sur traitement de texte done on a word-processor

le film se termine sur une vue du Lido the film ends with ou on a view of the Lido

10. [indiquant le domaine, le sujet]

on a un dossier sur lui we've got a file on him

je sais peu de choses sur elle I don't know much about her

sur ce point, nous sommes d'accord we agree on that point

140 personnes sont sur le projet there are 140 people on ou involved in the project

faire des recherches sur quelque chose to do some research into something

un poème sur la solitude a poem about solitude

elle s'est expliquée sur ses choix politiques she explained her political choices

elle pleurait sur ses jeunes années she was crying over her lost youth

s'apitoyer sur soi-même to feel sorry for oneself

11. [indiquant - une proportion] out of ; [ - une mesure] by

un homme sur deux one man in two, every second man

un jour sur deux every other day

un lundi sur trois every third Monday

sur 100 candidats, 15 ont été retenus 15 out of 100 candidates were shortlisted

tu as une chance sur deux de gagner you've got a 50-50 chance of winning

cinq mètres sur trois five metres by three

12 sur 3 égale 4 MATHÉMATIQUES 12 divided by ou over 3 equals 4

j'ai eu 12 sur 20 I got 12 out of 20

faire une enquête sur 1 000 personnes to do a survey of ou involving 1,000 people

12. [indiquant une relation de supériorité] over

régner sur un pays to rule over a country

l'emporter sur quelqu'un to defeat somebody

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   a. ( = placer) to put

• mettre du sucre dans son thé to put sugar in one's tea

• mettre la balle dans le filet to put the ball into the net

• mettre qch debout to stand sth up

• mettre qch à terre to put sth down

• mettre qn dans le train to put sb on the train

• mets le chat dehors put the cat out

• mettre qn au régime to put sb on a diet

• cela m'a mis dans une situation difficile that has put me in a difficult position

• où mets-tu tes verres ? where do you keep your glasses?

• mettre un enfant à l'école to send a child to school

• mettre qn au pas to bring sb into line

• il met qu'il est bien arrivé he says that he arrived safely

• mettre son poing sur la figure de qn to punch sb in the face

► mettre qch à (+ infinitif)

• mettre qch à cuire to put sth on to cook

• mettre qch à chauffer to put sth on to heat

• mettre du linge à sécher (à l'intérieur) to hang washing up to dry ; (à l'extérieur) to hang washing out to dry

   b. ( = revêtir) to put on

• mettre une robe to put on a dress

• mettre du maquillage to put on some make-up

• mets-lui son chapeau put his hat on

• il avait mis un manteau he was wearing a coat

   c. ( = consacrer) to take

• j'ai mis deux heures à le faire I took two hours to do it

• le train met trois heures the train takes three hours

• il y a mis le temps ! he's taken his time!

• y mettre le prix to pay the price

• mettre de l'argent dans une affaire to put money into a business

• je suis prêt à mettre 500 € I'm willing to give 500 euros

   d. ( = faire fonctionner) to put on

• mettre le chauffage to put the heating on

• mettre les informations to put the news on

• mettre le réveil à 7 heures to set the alarm for 7 o'clock

• mets France Inter put on France Inter

   e. ( = installer) [+ eau] to lay on ; [+ placards] to put in ; [+ étagères, rideaux] to put up ; [+ moquette] to lay

• mettre du papier peint to hang wallpaper

   f. ( = supposer) mettons que je me sois trompé let's say I've got it wrong

• si un pays, mettons la Norvège, décide... if a country, Norway say, decides...

   g. (locutions) mettre les bouts to clear off (inf)

• mettre les voiles (inf) to clear off (inf)

• qu'est-ce qu'ils nous ont mis ! (inf) (bagarre, match) they gave us a real hammering! (inf)

• va te faire mettre ! (vulg!) fuck off! (vulg!)

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► se mettre

   a. ( = se placer) [objet] to go

• mets-toi là (debout) stand there ; (assis) sit there

• se mettre au piano to sit down at the piano

• se mettre à l'ombre to go into the shade

• elle ne savait plus où se mettre she didn't know where to put herself

• il s'est mis dans une situation délicate he's put himself in an awkward situation

• ces verres se mettent dans le placard these glasses go in the cupboard

• il y a un bout de métal qui s'est mis dans l'engrenage a piece of metal has got caught in the works

   b. ( = s'habiller) se mettre en short to put on a pair of shorts

• se mettre une robe to put on a dress

• elle n'a plus rien à se mettre she's got nothing left to wear

   c. ( = s'ajouter) il s'est mis de l'encre sur les doigts he's got ink on his fingers

• il s'en est mis partout he's covered in it

   d. ( = se grouper) ils se sont mis à plusieurs pour pousser la voiture several of them joined forces to push the car

• se mettre avec qn ( = faire équipe) to team up with sb ; (en ménage) (inf) to move in with sb (inf)

• se mettre mal avec qn to get on the wrong side of sb

   e. ( = commencer) to start

• il est temps de s'y mettre it's time we got down to it

• qu'est-ce que tu es énervant quand tu t'y mets ! (inf) you can be a real pain once you get started! (inf)

► se mettre à + nom

• se mettre à une traduction to start a translation

• se mettre à la peinture to take up painting

• il s'est bien mis à l'anglais he's really taken to English► se mettre à + infinitif

• se mettre à rire to start laughing

• se mettre à traduire to start translating

• voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir ! and now it's starting to rain!

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mɛtʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put

on m'a mis devant — they put me at the front

je mets les enfants à la crèche — I send the children to a creche

2) ( projeter involontairement) to drop [confiture, beurre] ( sur on); to spill [liquide, poudre] ( sur on)

3) ( placer sur le corps) to put on [écharpe, fard]

4) ( placer dans le corps) to put in

on m'a mis un plombage — I had a filling

5) ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear

je ne mets jamais de chapeau — I never wear a hat

6) (placer dans une situation, un état)

mettre quelqu'un en colère — to make somebody angry

mettre quelqu'un de bonne humeur — to put somebody in a good mood

mettre quelqu'un au travail — to put somebody to work

mettre le riz à cuire — to put the rice on

mettre le linge à sécher — to put the washing out to dry

7) ( classer)

mettre quelque chose avant tout le reste or au-dessus de tout — to put something

8) ( disposer)

mettre les assiettes — to put the plates on the table

mettre les verres — to put out the glasses

mettre une autre chaise — to bring another chair

mettre une nappe — to put on a tablecloth

je t'ai mis des draps propres — I've put clean sheets on for you

9) ( faire fonctionner)

mettre la radio/les nouvelles — to put the radio/the news on

mets plus/moins fort! — turn it up/down!

mettre les phares — to switch on the headlights

mettre le réveil — to set the alarm

mettre le verrou — to bolt the door

10) ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]

faire mettre le téléphone — to have a telephone put in

mettre du carrelage/de la moquette — to lay tiles/a carpet

faire mettre de la moquette — ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid

11) ( écrire) to put up [inscription]

il met que tout va bien — ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine

qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? — what shall I put?

mettre au passif/en anglais — to put into the passive/into English

est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? — is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?

il faut mettre un trait d'union — you must put a hyphen in

mettez votre signature ici — sign here

mettez le pronom qui convient — ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom

mettre en musique — to set to music

12) ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] ( dans to); to put [accessoire]

mettre du sel dans la soupe — to put some salt in the soup

13) ( consacrer)

mettre tout son cœur dans son travail — to put one's heart into one's work

y mettre du sien — to put oneself into it

mettre toute son énergie à faire — to put all one's energy into doing

14) (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into)

combien pouvez-vous mettre? — ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?

15) ( prendre) ( du temps)

elle a (bien) mis une heure — it took her (easily) an hour

mettre un temps fou — (colloq) to take ages (colloq)

16) (colloq) ( vendre)

je vous mets des tomates? — would you like some tomatoes?

17) ( attribuer) to give [note]

18) (colloq) ( dire)

mettons dix dollars/à dix heures — let's say ten dollars/at ten

19) (colloq) ( supposer)

mettons qu'il vienne — supposing he comes

20) (sl) ( ficher)

tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part — you know where you can put it (colloq)

2.

verbe intransitif

mettre bas — gén [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal

3.

se mettre verbe pronominal

1) (se placer dans un endroit, une position)

se mettre devant la fenêtre — ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window

se mettre sur les mains — to stand on one's hands

se mettre sur le dos — to lie on one's back

se mettre au lit — to go to bed

se mettre debout — to stand up

ne plus savoir où se mettre — not to know where to put oneself

se mettre les mains sur la tête — to put one's hands on one's head

se mettre les doigts dans le nez — to pick one's nose

où est-ce que ça se met? — where does this go?

2) ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [something] on oneself [liquide, poudre]

se mettre de la confiture — to get jam on oneself

s'en mettre partout — to get it all over oneself

3) ( placer sur son corps) to put on [veste, fard]

je ne sais pas quoi me mettre — I don't know what to put on

4) ( placer dans son corps) to put in

5) ( commencer)

se mettre à l'anglais — to take up English

elle s'est mise à leur recherche — she started looking for them

il va se mettre à pleuvoir — it's going to start raining

il se met à faire du vent — it's starting to get windy

6) ( tourner)

le temps s'est mis au froid/à la pluie — the weather has turned cold/to rain

7) (se placer dans une situation, un état)

se mettre en tort — to put oneself in the wrong

se mettre dans une situation impossible — to get (oneself) into an impossible situation

se mettre dans une sale affaire — to get involved in some shady business

je me mets de ton côté — I'm on your side

je préfère me mettre bien avec lui — I prefer to get on the right side of him

se mettre à l'aise — to make oneself comfortable

on va se mettre ensemble — (colloq) ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together

8) ( s'habiller)

se mettre en tenue d'été — to put on summer clothes

se mettre en jaune — to wear yellow

9) ( se grouper)

ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix — there's no need for ten of you

ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente — there were at least thirty of them

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mɛtʀ vt
1) (= placer) to put

Où est-ce que tu as mis les clés? — Where have you put the keys?

mettre en bouteille — to bottle

mettre en sac — to put in bags, to put in sacks

mettre qch à la poste — to post sth Grande-Bretagne to mail sth USA

mettre qn en examen pour qch — to charge Grande-Bretagne sb with sth, to indict USA sb for sth

mettre qn debout — to help sb to their feet

2) [vêtements] (= revêtir) to put on, (= porter) to wear

Mets ton gilet. — Put your cardigan on.

Je mets mon manteau et j'arrive. — I'll put on my coat and then I'll be ready.

Je ne mets plus mon manteau. — I no longer wear my coat.

Elle ne met pas souvent de jupe. — She doesn't often wear a skirt.

3) (= faire fonctionner) [chauffage, électricité] to put on, [réveil, minuteur] to set

Il fait froid, je vais mettre le chauffage. — It's cold, I'm going to put the heating on.

mettre en marche — to start

Comment met-on la machine à laver en marche? — How do you start the washing machine?

4) (= installer) [gaz, eau] to put in, to lay on

faire mettre le gaz — to have gas put in, to have gas installed

faire mettre l'électricité — to have electricity put in, to have electricity installed

5) (= consacrer)

mettre du temps à faire qch — to take time to do sth, to take time over sth

mettre 2 heures à faire qch — to take 2 hours to do sth, to take 2 hours over sth

Combien de temps as-tu mis pour aller à Lille? — How long did it take you to get to Lille?

Elle met des heures à se préparer. — She takes hours to get ready.

y mettre du sien — to pull one's weight

6) (= noter, écrire) to put

qu'est-ce qu'il a mis sur la carte? — what did he put on the card?

mettez les mots suivants au pluriel:... — put the following words into the plural:...

7) (= supposer)

mettons que... — let's suppose that..., let's say that...

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mettre verb table: mettre

A vtr

1 (placer dans un endroit, une position) to put [chose, partie du corps, personne]; mettre un vase sur la table/des bûches dans la cheminée/le vin au frais to put a vase on the table/logs on the fire/the wine in a cool place; j'ai mis ta voiture au garage I've put your car in the garage for you; mettre les pieds sur la table/les mains sur la tête to put one's feet on the table/one's hands on one's head; mettre les mains en l'air/un timbre à l'envers to put one's hands up/a stamp on upside down; on m'a mis devant/tout au fond they put me at the front/right at the back; je l'ai mise sur ses pieds I put her on her feet; je mets les enfants à la crèche I send the children to a creche; il m'a mis en bas de chez moi he dropped me off outside my door; on m'a mis debout they stood me up; nous l'avons mise à l'hôtel we put her up at the hotel;

2 ( projeter involontairement) to drop [solide]; to spill [liquide, poudre]; mettre de la confiture sur le tapis to drop jam on the carpet; mettre de la colle/farine partout to spill glue/flour all over the place;

3 ( placer sur le corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage, lunettes, préservatif, serviette]; mets ton écharpe put your scarf on; je vais mettre du mascara I'll put some mascara on;

4 ( placer dans le corps) to put in [tampon, suppositoire, plombage]; on m'a mis un plombage I had a filling;

5 ( porter habituellement sur le corps) to wear [lunettes, type de vêtement, parfum]; dans mon école les garçons mettent des cravates in my school boys wear ties; je ne mets jamais de chapeau I never wear a hat;

6 (placer dans une situation, un état) mettre qn dans une situation embarrassante to put sb in an embarrassing situation; mettre qn en colère/en joie to make sb angry/happy; mettre qn en fureur to enrage sb; mettre qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair; mettre qn de bonne/mauvaise humeur to put sb in a good/bad mood; tu me mets hors de moi you infuriate me; mettre qn à la chaîne/à la reliure to put sb on the assembly line/on binding; mettre qn au travail to put sb to work; mettre qn au piano/au latin to start sb on the piano/on Latin; mettre les enfants à regarder la télévision to put the children in front of the television; si vous nous quittez, on mettra quelqu'un d'autre if you leave us, we'll find somebody else; mettre le riz à cuire to put the rice on; mettre le linge à sécher to put the washing out to dry;

7 ( classer) mettre la famille avant tout le reste to put one's family first; mettre ses études au-dessus de tout to put one's studies first; je le mets au premier rang de tous les écrivains I rank him the best writer of all;

8 ( disposer) mettre les assiettes to put the plates on the table; mettre les verres/la moutarde/un cendrier to put out the glasses/the mustard/an ashtray; mettre les chaises/une autre chaise to bring chairs/another chair; mettre une nappe to put on a tablecloth; je t'ai mis des draps propres I've put clean sheets on for you;

9 ( faire fonctionner) mettre la radio/la télévision/le chauffage to put the radio/the television/the heating on; mettre les nouvelles/la deuxième chaîne to put the news/channel 2 on; mettre plus fort to turn up [appareil]; mettre moins fort to turn down [appareil]; mets plus/moins fort! turn it up/down!; mettre les essuie-glaces/les phares to switch on ou put on the windscreen GB ou windshield US wipers/the headlights; mettre le réveil to set the alarm; mettre le verrou to bolt the door; mettre le loquet to latch the door;

10 ( installer) to put in [chauffage, douche, téléphone, placard]; to put up [rideau, lustre, étagère]; faire mettre le téléphone to have a telephone put in; je t'ai mis une prise I've put in a socket for you; mettre de la moquette to lay a carpet; faire mettre de la moquette ( dans une pièce) to have a carpet laid; ( dans plusieurs pièces) to have carpets laid; mettre du carrelage to lay tiles;

11 ( écrire) to put up [inscription]; ils ont mis des graffiti partout/sur la colonne they've put graffiti everywhere/on the column; il met que tout va bien ( dans une lettre) he says ou writes that everything's fine; qu'est-ce que je dois mettre? what shall I put?; mettre au passif/au singulier to put into the passive/into the singular; mettre en vers to put into verse; je t'ai mis un mot I've left you a note; est-ce qu'on met un trait d'union à ‘multinational’? is there a hyphen in ‘multinational’?; il faut mettre un trait d'union you must put a hyphen in; mettre sa signature sur un document to put one's signature to a document; mettez votre signature ici sign here; mettez le pronom qui convient ( remplacez) replace with the appropriate pronoun; ( bouchez les trous) insert the appropriate pronom; mettre en musique to set to music; mettre en anglais to put into English; mettre son brouillon au propre or au net to write out ou up one 's notes;

12 ( ajouter) to add [ingrédient] (dans to); to put [accessoire, élément décoratif]; mettre du sel dans la soupe to put some salt in the soup; mettre un peu de piment dans un récit to add a little spice to a story; mettre une sonnette à son vélo/des pompons à ses pantoufles to put a bell on one's bicycle/pompoms on one's slippers; mettre une radio à sa voiture/une doublure à sa veste to put a radio in one's car/a lining in one's jacket;

13 ( consacrer) mettre tout son cœur dans son travail to put one's heart into one's work; y mettre du sien to put oneself into it; mettre toute son énergie à essayer de comprendre to put all one's energy into trying to understand; mettre des moyens importants au service d'une cause to use all possible means to further a cause; mettre de la rigueur dans sa démarche to become more thorough in one's approach;

14 (investir, dépenser) to put [argent] (dans, sur into); mettre tout son argent dans son commerce to put all one's money into one's business; j'ai tout mis sur le pétrole I've put everything into oil; il a tout mis sur un cheval/une équipe he's put everything on a horse/a team; combien pouvez-vous mettre? ( pour acheter) how much can you afford?; ( pour contribuer) how much can you put in?;

15 ( prendre) [activité] to take [heures, jours, années] (pour faire to do); elle a bien mis une heure it took her easily an hour; mettre un temps fou○ to take ages○;

16 ○( vendre) je vous mets des tomates? would you like some tomatoes?; je vous en mets combien? deux, trois? how many would you like? two, three?;

17 ○( attribuer) je vous ai mis trois sur vingt I've given you three out of twenty;

18 ○( battre) ils nous ont mis trois à zéro they beat us three nil GB ou three to nothing US; je lui ai mis une gifle I gave him/her a slap (across the face); tu veux que je te mette mon poing sur la figure? do you want my fist in your face○?; qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis! what a thrashing○ he gave me!;

19 ○( partir) les mettre to beat it○; je dois les mettre I'd better beat it;

20 ○( dire) mettons dix dollars/à dix heures let's say ten dollars/at ten;

21 ○( supposer) mettons qu'il vienne, qu'est-ce que vous ferez? supposing ou say he comes, what will you do?;

22 ◑( ficher) tu peux te le mettre où je pense or quelque part you know where you can put○ it ou stick◑ it; va te faire mettre get stuffed◑!

B vi Vét, Zool mettre bas gén to give birth, to drop; [vache] to calve; [brebis] to lamb; [jument] to foal.

C se mettre vpr

1 (se placer dans un endroit, une position) se mettre devant la fenêtre ( debout) to stand in front of the window; ( assis) to sit down in front of the window; ( couché) to lie (down) in front of the window; se mettre sur les mains to stand on one's hands; se mettre sur le dos to lie on one's back; se mettre au lit to go to bed; se mettre debout to stand up; se mettre sur ses jambes to get to one's feet; ne plus savoir où se mettre not to know where to put oneself; se mettre les mains sur la tête to put one's hands on one's head; se mettre les doigts dans le nez to pick one's nose; où est-ce que ça se met? where does this go?;

2 ( projeter involontairement sur soi) to spill [sth] on oneself [liquide, poudre]; se mettre de la confiture to get jam on oneself; se mettre de la boue sur ses chaussures/de l'encre sur le nez/une poussière dans l'œil to get mud on one's shoes/ink on one's nose/some grit in one's eye; s'en mettre partout to get it all over oneself;

3 ( placer sur son corps) to put on [vêtement, bijou, maquillage]; se mettre un foulard/un collier/du rouge à lèvres to put on a scarf/a necklace/lipstick; se mettre de la poudre sur le visage to put some powder on one's face, to powder one's face; je ne sais pas quoi me mettre I don't know what to put on;

4 ( placer dans son corps) to put in [suppositoire, tampon];

5 ( commencer) se mettre à l'anglais/au tennis to take up English/tennis; se mettre à prendre des somnifères to start taking sleeping pills; ma voiture se met à avoir des problèmes my car is starting to go wrong; il va se mettre à pleuvoir it's going to start raining; il se met à faire froid/du vent it's starting to get cold/windy;

6 ( tourner) le temps s'est mis au froid/au beau/à la pluie the weather has turned cold/fine/to rain;

7 ( se lancer) elle s'est mise à leur recherche she started looking for them; je me suis mis sur l'affaire I started looking into the case;

8 (se placer dans une situation, un état) se mettre en tort to put oneself in the wrong; se mettre dans une situation impossible to get (oneself) into an impossible situation; se mettre dans une sale affaire to get involved in some shady business; je me mets de ton côté I'm on your side; je préfère me mettre bien avec lui I prefer to get on the right side of him; se mettre à l'aise to make oneself comfortable; se mettre en colère to get angry; se mettre nu to take off one's clothes; on va se mettre ensemble○ ( sous le même toit) we're going to live together; il s'est mis avec elle○ ( de son côté) he's on her side; ( sous le même toit) he's moved in with her;

9 ( s'habiller) se mettre en tenue d'été to put on summer clothes; se mettre en arlequin to dress up as Harlequin; se mettre en jaune to wear yellow;

10 ( se grouper) ce n'est pas la peine de vous (y) mettre à dix there's no need for ten of you; ils s'y sont mis à au moins trente there were at least thirty of them;

11 ○( manger) je m'en suis mis un maximum I really stuffed○ myself; s'en mettre plein la panse○ or lampe○ or gueule● to stuff○ oneself; qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really stuffed○ ourselves!;

12 ( se battre) qu'est-ce qu'on s'est mis! we really laid○ into each other!

[mɛtr] verbe transitif

1. [placer] to put

mettre sa confiance/tout son espoir en to put one's trust/all one's hopes in

j'avais mis beaucoup de moi-même dans le projet I'd put a lot into the project

elle a mis son talent au service des défavorisés she used her talent to help the underprivileged

mettre à: mettre une pièce à l'affiche to bill a play

je n'ai pas pu la mettre à l'école du quartier I couldn't get her into the local school

mettre un enfant au lit to put a child to bed

on m'a mis au standard they put me on the switchboard

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans l'avion/le train to put somebody on the plane/the train

mettre ses enfants dans le privé to send one's children to private school

mettre quelqu'un en: mettre un enfant en pension to put a child in a ou to send a child to boarding school

mettre quelque chose sur: mettre 100 euros sur un cheval to put ou to lay 100 euros on a horse

mettre de l'argent sur son compte to put ou to pay some money into one's account

mettre quelqu'un en boîte (familier) to pull somebody's leg

2. [poser horizontalement] to lay, to put

mettre la main sur le bras de quelqu'un to lay ou to put one's hand on somebody's arm

mettre quelque chose à plat to lay something down flat

3. [disposer]

mettre le loquet to put the latch down

4. [ajuster] to set

mettre quelque chose droit to set something straight (sens propre)

mettre une pendule à l'heure to set a clock to the right time

mets la sonnerie à 20 h 30 set the alarm for 8:30 p.m

5. [établir - dans un état, une situation]

mettre quelque chose à: mettre un étang à sec to drain a pond

mettez les verbes à l'infinitif put the verbs into the infinitive

mettre quelqu'un à: mettre quelqu'un à l'amende to fine somebody, to impose a fine on somebody

mettre quelqu'un au travail to set somebody to work, to get somebody working

mettre quelqu'un au désespoir to cause somebody to despair

mettre quelqu'un dans: mettre quelqu'un dans la confidence to let somebody in on ou into the secret

mettre quelqu'un dans l'embarras

a. [perplexité] to put somebody in a predicament

b. [pauvreté] to put somebody in financial difficulty

mettre quelqu'un dans l'obligation de faire quelque chose to oblige somebody to do something

mettre en: mettre une maison en vente to put a house up for sale

mettre du vin en bouteilles to put wine into bottles, to bottle wine

mettre une plante en pot to pot a plant

mettre quelque chose en miettes to smash something to bits

mettre un poème en musique to set a poem to music

mettre quelque chose en vigueur to bring something into force ou operation

mettre quelque chose à: mettre quelque chose à cuire to put something on to cook

mettre quelque chose à réchauffer to heat something up (again)

mettre du linge à sécher to put ou to hang clothes up to dry

mettre quelque chose à tremper to put something to soak, to soak something

6. [fixer] to put

mettre une pièce à un pantalon to put a patch on ou to patch a pair of trousers

mettre un bouton à sa veste to sew a button on one's jacket

[ajouter] to put

il faut lui mettre des piles you have to put batteries in it

j'ai fait mettre de nouveaux verres à mes lunettes I had new lenses put in my glasses

7. [se vêtir, se coiffer, se chausser de] to put on (separable)

[porter régulièrement] to wear

mets une barrette put a (hair) slide in

je lui ai mis son manteau/ses gants I put his coat/his gloves on (for him)

8. [faire fonctionner - appareil] to turn ou to put ou to switch on (separable)

mets de la musique put some music on, play some music

mets les sports (familier) /la première chaîne put on the sport channel/channel one

9. [installer] to put in (separable), to install

faire mettre le chauffage central to have central heating put in ou installed

mettre du papier peint/de la moquette dans une pièce to wallpaper/to carpet a room

10. [consacrer - temps] to take

elle a mis trois mois à me répondre she took three months ou it took her three months to answer me

combien de temps met-on pour y aller? how long does it take to get there?

nous y mettrons le temps/le prix qu'il faudra we'll spend as much time/money as we have to

tu as mis le temps! (familier) you took your time about it!, you took long enough!

tu en a mis du temps pour te décider! you took some time to make up your mind!

mettre de l'argent dans une voiture to put money in ou into a car

11. [écrire] to put

on met un accent sur le "e" "e" takes an accent

on met deux m à "pomme" "pomme" has two m's

mets qu'il a refusé de signer (familier) write ou put down that he refused to sign

12. [supposer]

mettons (let's) say

et mettons que tu gagnes? suppose ou let's say you win?

il faut, mettons, 2 mètres de tissu we need, (let's) say ou shall we say, 2 metres of material

mettons que j'ai mal compris! [acceptation] let's just say I got it wrong!

13. [donner] to give

je vous mets un peu plus de la livre I've put in a bit more than a pound

le prof m'a mis 18 ≃ the teacher gave me an A

14. (familier) [infliger]

qu'est-ce qu'il m'a mis au ping-pong! he really hammered me ou he didn't half thrash me at table tennis!

on leur a mis 5 buts en première mi-temps we hammered in 5 goals against them in the first half

je lui ai mis une bonne claque I gave ou landed him a good clout

qu'est-ce que son père va lui mettre! his father is really going to give it to him!

15. (locution)

on les met! (très familier) let's split! (très familier)

va te faire mettre! (vulgaire) up yours! (très familier)

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se mettre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

1. [dans une position, un endroit - chose] to go

où se mettent les tasses? where do the cups go?

les pieds, ça ne se met pas sur la table! tables aren't made to put your feet on!

2. [aller - vêtement] to go

le noir se met avec tout black goes with everything

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se mettre verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'installer, s'établir - dans une position]

se mettre debout to stand up

se mettre sur le dos to lie (down) on one's back

mets-toi près de la fenêtre

a. [debout] stand near the window

b. [assis] sit near the window

mettez-vous en cercle arrange yourselves into ou form a circle

je me mets dehors pour travailler I go outside to work

mettez-vous dans la position du lotus get into the lotus position

2. [entrer - dans un état, une situation]

ne te mets pas dans un tel état! don't get (yourself) into such a state!

se mettre en rage to get into a rage

il s'est mis dans une position difficile he's got ou put himself in a difficult situation

3. [s'habiller]

se mettre en to put on

se mettre en pantalon to put on a pair of trousers

elle se met toujours en jupe she always wears a skirt

4. [s'unir]

se mettre avec quelqu'un

a. [pour un jeu] to team up with somebody

b. [pour vivre] to move in with somebody

c. [dans une discussion] to side with somebody

on s'est tous mis ensemble pour acheter le cadeau we all clubbed together to buy the present

on s'est mis par équipes de 6 we split up into ou we formed teams of 6 (people)

ils ont dû s'y mettre à 4 pour porter le buffet it took 4 of them to carry the dresser

5. (locution)

qu'est-ce qu'ils se mettent!

a. (très familier) [dans un combat, un débat] they're really having a go at each other!

b. [en mangeant] they're really getting stuck in!

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se mettre verbe pronominal transitif

to put on (separable)

se mettre une belle robe/du parfum to put on a nice dress/some perfume

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se mettre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [passer à]

quand le feu se met au rouge when the lights turn ou go red

MÉTÉOROLOGIE

le temps se met au beau it's turning sunny

le temps se met au froid it's getting ou turning cold

2. [commencer]

se mettre au judo to take up judo

se mettre à l'ouvrage to set to work, to get down to work

voilà qu'il se met à pleuvoir! now it's started to rain ou raining!

s'y mettre

a. [au travail] to get down to it

b. [à une activité nouvelle] to have a try

si tu t'y mets aussi, je renonce! if you join in as well, I give up!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > mettre

14 sacar

v.

1 to take out.

sacar algo de to take something out of

sacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the window

nos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eat

Ellos sacaron a los perros They took out the dogs.

2 to remove.

el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's

3 to get (obtener) (carné, entradas, buenas notas).

¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?

sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bank

la sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples

¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?

Ella saca provecho She gets benefits.

4 to take (realizar) (foto).

siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos

5 to bring out (al mercado) (nuevo producto, modelo).

6 to work out, to do.

sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answer

sacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion

7 to gather, to understand.

lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of it

8 to let out (item of clothing) (de ancho). (peninsular Spanish)

9 to take off. ( Latin American Spanish)

sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed

10 to throw in (sport) (con la mano).

11 to put the ball into play (sport).

sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick

12 to stick out, to put out one's, to put out, to show.

María saca la lengua Mary sticks out her tongue.

13 to serve the ball.

Ricardo saca Richard serves the ball.

14 to be obtained from.

Se te saca información Information is obtained from you.

15 to be extracted from, to be removed from.

Se me sacó una muela A molar was extracted from me.

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SACAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(c changes to qu before e)

Past Indicative

saqué, sacaste, sacó, sacamos, sacasteis, sacaron.

Present Subjunctive

saque, saques, saque, saquemos, saquéis, saquen.

Imperative

saca (tú), saque (él/Vd.), saquemos (nos.), sacad (vos.), saquen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to take out

2) get, obtain

3) get out

4) produce, invent

5) introduce

6) take (a photo)

7) release (a book, a disc, a film)

8) make (a copy)

9) stick out (one's tongue)

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Para las expresiones sacar adelante, sacar brillo, sacar algo en claro, sacar los colores a algn, sacar faltas a algo, sacar algo en limpio, sacar provecho, sacar a relucir, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=poner fuera) to take out, get out

sacó el revólver y disparó — he drew his revolver and fired, he took {o} got his revolver out and fired

he sacado las toallas al sol — I've put the towels out to dry in the sun

saca la basura, por favor — please put {o} take the rubbish out

sacaron a los rehenes por la ventana — they got the hostages out through the window

• sacar a algn a [bailar] — to get sb up for a dance

• sacar algo/a algn [de], sacó toda su ropa del armario — she took all his clothes out of the wardrobe, she removed all his clothes from the wardrobe

sacó el regalo del paquete — he removed the present from its wrapping

voy a sacar dinero del cajero — I'm going to take {o} get some money out of the machine

quiero sacar un libro de la biblioteca — I want to get a book out of the library

¡sacadme de aquí! — get me out of here!

nunca saca a su mujer de casa — he never takes his wife out

mañana sacan a dos terroristas de cárcel — tomorrow two terrorists will be released from jail

• sacar a [pasear] a algn — to take sb (out) for a walk

saqué al perro a pasear — I took the dog (out) for a walk

- sacar a algn de sí

2) [de una persona] [+ diente] to take out

me han sacado una muela — I've had a tooth (taken) out

¡deja ese palo, que me vas a sacar un ojo! — stop playing with that stick, you're going to poke my eye out!

• sacar [sangre] a algn — to take blood from sb

3) [con partes del cuerpo] to stick out

saca la lengua — stick your tongue out

sacar la lengua a alguien — to stick one's tongue out at sb

sacar la barbilla — to stick one's chin out

saca la mano si vas a aparcar — stick your hand out if you're going to park
pecho I, 1)
4) (=obtener)

a) [+ notas, diputados] to get

siempre saca buenas notas — he always gets good marks

han sacado 35 diputados — they have had 35 members (elected)

¿y tú qué sacas con denunciarlo a la policía? — and what do you get out of {o} gain from reporting him to the police?

no consiguió sacar todos los exámenes en junio Esp — she didn't manage to pass {o} get all her exams in June

sacó un seis — [con dados] he threw a six

b) [+ dinero]

lo hago para sacar unos euros — I do it to earn {o} make a bit of money

sacó el premio gordo — he got {o} won the jackpot

sacamos una ganancia de... — we made a profit of...

c) [+ puesto] to get

sacó la plaza de enfermera — she got the nursing post

d) [+ información] to get

los datos están sacados de dos libros — the statistics are taken {o} come from two books

¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? — where did you get that idea?

¿de dónde has sacado esa chica tan guapa? — where did you get {o} find such a beautiful girlfriend?

e)

sacar algo de — [+ fruto, material] to extract sth from

sacan aceite de las almendras — they extract oil from the almonds

han sacado petróleo del desierto del Sáhara — they have extracted oil from the Sahara desert

f)

sacar algo a algn — to get sth out of sb

no conseguirán sacarle nada — they won't get anything out of him

le sacaron millones a base de chantajes — they got millions out of him by blackmailing him

le sacaron toda la información que necesitaban — they got all the information they needed from {o} out of him

g) [+ conclusión] to draw

¿qué conclusión se puede sacar de todo esto? — what can be concluded from all of this?, what conclusion can be drawn from all of this?

lo que se saca de todo esto es que... — the conclusion to be drawn from all this is that...

h) [+ característica]

ha sacado el pelo rubio de su abuela — she gets her blonde hair from her grandmother

5) (=comprar) [+ entradas] to get

yo sacaré los billetes — I'll get the tickets

6) (=lanzar) [+ modelo nuevo] to bring out; [+ libro] to bring out, publish; [+ disco] to release; [+ moda] to create

han sacado sus nuevos productos al mercado — they have brought out their new product range

ya han sacado las nuevas monedas de dos euros — the new two-euro coins are out

7) (=hacer) [+ foto] to take; [+ copia] to make

te voy a sacar una foto — I'm going to take a photo of you

esta cámara saca buenas fotos — this camera takes good photos

8) (=resolver)

no conseguí sacar el problema — I couldn't solve the problem

9) (=mostrar)

le han sacado en el periódico — he was in the paper

los sacaron en la tele — they were on TV

no me sacó en la foto — he missed me out of the photo

estamos sacando anuncios en TV — we're running some adverts on TV

10) (=mencionar)

no me saques ahora eso — don't come to me with that now

11) esp LAm (=quitar) [+ ropa] to take off; [+ mancha] to get out {o} off, remove frm

sacar la funda a un fusil — to take the cover off a rifle

12) (=aventajar en)

al terminar la carrera le sacaba 10 metros al adversario — he finished the race 10 metres ahead of his rival

le saca 10cm a su hermano — he is 10cm taller than his brother

13) (=salvar) to get out

nos sacó de esa penosa situación — she got us out of that difficult situation
apuro 1)
14) (=poner) [+ apodo, mote] to give

15) (Dep)

a) (Tenis) to serve

b) (Ftbl)

saca el balón Kiko — [en saque de banda] the throw-in is taken by Kiko; [en falta] Kiko takes the free kick

sacar una falta — to take a free kick

16) (Cos) [+ prenda de vestir] (=ensanchar) to let out; (=alargar) to let down

17) (Naipes) to play

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (Tenis) to serve

2) (Ftbl) [en córner, tiro libre] to take the kick; [en saque de banda] to take the throw-in

después de marcar un gol, saca el contrario — after a goal has been scored, the opposing team kicks off

3.

See:

sacarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( extraer)

a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to draw

sacar algo DE algo — to take something out of something

lo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer

sacaron agua del pozo — they drew water from the well

b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to remove

me sacaron sangre — they took some blood

c) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, mine

sacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

d) <carta/ficha> to draw

2) (poner, llevar fuera)

a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take out

saca las plantas al balcón — put the plants out on the balcony

sácalo aquí al sol — bring it out here into the sun

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana — we had to get it out through the window

sacar el perro a pasear — to take the dog out for a walk

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche — I took them out for a ride (in the car)

sacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something

sacar el coche del garaje — to get the car out of the garage

sáquenme de aquí! — get me out of here!

b) ( invitar)

el marido no la saca nunca — her husband never takes her out

sacar a alguien a bailar — to ask somebody to dance

c) < parte del cuerpo> to put out

me sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla — don't put your head out of the window

3) ( retirar) to take out

sacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank

sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books

4) ( de una situación difícil)

sacar a alguien DE algo — to get somebody out of something

me sacó de un apuro — he got me out of a tight spot

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria — that money released them from their life of poverty

5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

6) ( obtener)

<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buy

ya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

7)

a) <calificación/nota> to get

saqué un cinco en química — I got five out of ten in chemistry

b) <votos/puntos> to get

c) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, win

tiró los dados y sacó un seis — she threw the dice and got a six

d) < conclusión> to draw

e) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out

8) < beneficio> to get; < ganancia> to make

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así — you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?

saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez — he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course

9)

sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something

sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody

10) < brillo> to bring out

sacarle brillo a algo — to polish something to a shine

Sentido III

11)

a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring out

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana — the report appeared on the front page

b) < tema> to bring up

c) < foto> to take; < copia> to make, take; < apuntes> to make, take

d) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas — he always has to find fault with everything

12)

sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take

Sentido IV

14) ( quitar)

(esp AmL)

a)

sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody

no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?

b)

sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something

c) ( retirar)

saca esto de aquí — take this away

saquen los libros de la mesa — take the books off the table

15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out

me sacas un peso de encima — you've taken a great weight off my mind
2.
sacar vi (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve; ( en fútbol) to kick off

sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner

sacar de banda — to take the throw-in
3.
sacarse v pron (refl)

1) ( extraer)

ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me saqué la astilla con unas pinzas — I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo — to take something out of something

sácate las manos de los bolsillos — take your hands out of your pockets

2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take off

sácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima — we just couldn't get rid of him

3)

a) (caus) < foto>

tengo que sacarme una foto — I have to get a photo taken

b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get

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= draw from, pull out, remove, take out, withdraw, draw, pull from, put out, scoop (out), pull off, ferret out, winkle out.

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* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.

* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.

* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.

* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.

* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.

* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.

* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* sacar arrastrando = haul out.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.

* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].

* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.

* sacar con sifón = siphon out.

* sacar con una bomba = pump out.

* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.

* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.

* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.

* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar extractos de = excerpt.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.

* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.

* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.

* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.

* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.

* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar perforando = drill out.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.

* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.

* sacar una foto = take + a shot.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.

* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.

* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.

* sacar un diez = score + an A.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

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1.
verbo transitivo

Sentido I

1) ( extraer)

a) <billetera/lápiz> to take out, get out; <pistola/espada> to draw

sacar algo DE algo — to take something out of something

lo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer

sacaron agua del pozo — they drew water from the well

b) < muela> to pull out, take out; <riñón/cálculo> to remove

me sacaron sangre — they took some blood

c) <diamantes/cobre> to extract, mine

sacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

d) <carta/ficha> to draw

2) (poner, llevar fuera)

a) <maceta/mesa/basura> to take out

saca las plantas al balcón — put the plants out on the balcony

sácalo aquí al sol — bring it out here into the sun

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana — we had to get it out through the window

sacar el perro a pasear — to take the dog out for a walk

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche — I took them out for a ride (in the car)

sacar algo/a alguien DE algo — to get something/somebody out of something

sacar el coche del garaje — to get the car out of the garage

sáquenme de aquí! — get me out of here!

b) ( invitar)

el marido no la saca nunca — her husband never takes her out

sacar a alguien a bailar — to ask somebody to dance

c) < parte del cuerpo> to put out

me sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla — don't put your head out of the window

3) ( retirar) to take out

sacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank

sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books

4) ( de una situación difícil)

sacar a alguien DE algo — to get somebody out of something

me sacó de un apuro — he got me out of a tight spot

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria — that money released them from their life of poverty

5) (Esp) < dobladillo> to let down; <pantalón/falda> ( alargar) to let down; ( ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

6) ( obtener)

<pasaporte/permiso> to get; < entrada> to get, buy

ya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

7)

a) <calificación/nota> to get

saqué un cinco en química — I got five out of ten in chemistry

b) <votos/puntos> to get

c) ( en juegos de azar) < premio> to get, win

tiró los dados y sacó un seis — she threw the dice and got a six

d) < conclusión> to draw

e) <suma/cuenta> to do, work out

8) < beneficio> to get; < ganancia> to make

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así — you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con eso? — what do you gain by doing that?

saco $3.000 mensuales — I take home $3,000 a month

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez — he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo: sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they made a lot of money from the sale; no ha sacado ningún provecho del curso — she hasn't got anything out of the course

9)

sacar algo DE algo — <idea/información> to get something from something; <porciones/unidades> to get something out of something

sacarle algo A alguien — <dinero/información> to get something out of somebody

10) < brillo> to bring out

sacarle brillo a algo — to polish something to a shine

Sentido III

11)

a) < libro> to publish, bring out; < disco> to bring out, release; <modelo/producto> to bring out

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana — the report appeared on the front page

b) < tema> to bring up

c) < foto> to take; < copia> to make, take; < apuntes> to make, take

d) (Esp) <defecto/falta> (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas — he always has to find fault with everything

12)

sacar adelante — < proyecto> ( poner en marcha) to get something off the ground; ( salvar de la crisis) to keep something going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos — I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

13) (Dep) <tiro libre/falta> to take

Sentido IV

14) ( quitar)

(esp AmL)

a)

sacarle algo A alguien — <botas/gorro> to take something off somebody; <juguetes/plata> (RPl) to take something from somebody

no se lo saques, que es suyo — don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? — how much do they take off in taxes?

b)

sacarle algo a algo — <tapa/cubierta> to take something off something

c) ( retirar)

saca esto de aquí — take this away

saquen los libros de la mesa — take the books off the table

15) (esp AmL) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out

me sacas un peso de encima — you've taken a great weight off my mind
2.
sacar vi (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve; ( en fútbol) to kick off

sacar de puerta/de esquina — to take the goal kick/to take the corner

sacar de banda — to take the throw-in
3.
sacarse v pron (refl)

1) ( extraer)

ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo — be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me saqué la astilla con unas pinzas — I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

me tengo que sacar una muela — (caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo — to take something out of something

sácate las manos de los bolsillos — take your hands out of your pockets

2) (AmL) ( quitarse) <ropa/zapatos> to take off; < maquillaje> to remove, take off

sácate el pelo de la cara — get o take your hair out of your eyes

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima — we just couldn't get rid of him

3)

a) (caus) < foto>

tengo que sacarme una foto — I have to get a photo taken

b) (AmL) <calificación/nota> to get

* * *

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* cría cuervos y te sacarán y los ojos = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* sacando provecho de = on the coattails of.

* sacar a Alguien de quicio = get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty.

* sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

* sacar a colación = bring + Nombre + up.

* sacar a colación una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + issue, bring up + point.

* sacar a colación una idea = bring up + idea.

* sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.

* sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.

* sacar a concurso = tender for, tender out.

* sacar a concurso público = bid, bid + Posesivo + business, tender for, tender out.

* sacar a convocatoria pública = tender for, tender out, bid.

* sacar a flote = get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet.

* sacar a golpes = punch out.

* sacar a la luz = bring to + light, dredge up.

* sacar Algo a relucir = bring + Nombre + to the surface.

* sacar Algo de = take + Nombre + out of.

* sacar a licitación = tender for, tender out.

* sacar al mercado = bring to + market.

* sacar a relucir = bring to + the surface, bring to + light, bring to + the fore.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* sacar a relucir lo peor de = bring out + the worst in.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + dirty linen in public.

* sacar arrastrando = haul out.

* sacar brillo = polish.

* sacar brillo a = buff, buff up.

* sacar conclusiones = draw + implications.

* sacar conclusiones generales = generalise [generalize, -USA].

* sacar conclusiones precipitadas = jump to + conclusions.

* sacar con sifón = siphon out.

* sacar con una bomba = pump out.

* sacar de = carry out of, wretch from, tilt + Nombre + out of, take from, catapult + Nombre + out of.

* sacar de apuros = bail out, bale out.

* sacar de contrabando = smuggle out.

* sacar de la inactividad = take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.

* sacar de las casillas = piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar del mismo molde = cast in + the same mould as.

* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.

* sacar de quicio = drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend, exasperate, grind on + Posesivo + nerves, piss + Nombre + off.

* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.

* sacar el abrebotellas = pull out + the corks.

* sacar el máximo partido = exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), take + the best advantage.

* sacar el máximo partido a = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo partido a Algo = reach + the full potential of.

* sacar el máximo partido de = harness + the power of, make + the best of.

* sacar el máximo partido de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de = get + the most out of.

* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo = make + the most of.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.

* sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best advantage of, make + the best use of, make + the best possible use of.

* sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.

* sacar en préstamo = charge out, check out.

* sacar extractos de = excerpt.

* sacar faltas = find + fault with.

* sacar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* sacar haciendo sifón = siphon out.

* sacar ilegalmente = smuggle out.

* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sacar lecciones de = draw + lessons from.

* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.

* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* sacarle partido a = make + an opportunity (out) of.

* sacarle un bocado a = take + a bite out of.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sacar los pies del plato = break out of + the box.

* sacar los pies del tiesto = break out of + the box.

* sacar más partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar + Nombre + de = extricate + Nombre + from.

* sacar partido = take + advantage (of), exploit + benefits.

* sacar partido a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar perforando = drill out.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* sacar por impresora = print + off-line, print out + off-line.

* sacar provecho a una oportunidad = capitalise on + opportunity.

* sacar provecho de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA], cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.

* sacar punta = sharpen.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* sacarse los mocos = pick + Posesivo + nose.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* sacar una conclusión = draw + conclusion.

* sacar una deducción = draw + inference.

* sacar una foto = take + a shot.

* sacar una fotografía = take + picture.

* sacar una impresión = gain + picture.

* sacar una prueba = pull + a proof.

* sacar unas notazas = pass with + flying colours.

* sacar un diez = score + an A.

* sacar un ojo = gouge + eye out.

* sacar ventaja = gain + one-upmanship.

* * *

sacar [A2 ]

vt

Sentido I

A (extraer)

1 ‹cartera/dinero/lápiz› to take out, get out; ‹pistola› to draw, get out; ‹espada› to draw sacar algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sth

lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer

sacar el pollo del horno take the chicken out of the oven, remove the chicken from the oven ( frml)

sacaron agua del pozo they drew water from the well

2 ‹muela› to pull out, take out; ‹riñón/cálculo› to remove

me sacaron sangre para hacer los análisis they took some blood to do the tests

saqué la astilla con unas pinzas I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers

deja que te saque esa espinilla let me squeeze that pimple for you

me vas a sacar un ojo con ese paraguas you'll have o poke my eye out with that umbrella!

3 ‹diamantes/cobre› to extract, mine

sacamos petróleo de debajo del mar we get oil o ( frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

4 ‹conclusión› to draw

¿sacaste algo en limpio de todo eso? did you (manage to) make anything of all that?

primero tienes que sacar la raíz cuadrada first you have to find o extract the square root

B (de una situación) sacar a algn DE algo:

aquel dinero los sacó de la miseria that money released them from their life of poverty

¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to tell him he's wrong o put him right?

me sacó de una situación muy difícil she got me out of a really tight spot

pagaron la fianza y la sacaron de la cárcel they put up bail and got her out of prison

¿por qué lo sacaron del colegio? why did they take him out of o take him away from the school?

C (de una cuenta, un fondo) to take out, get out ( colloq)

tengo que sacar dinero del banco/de la otra cuenta I have to get o draw some money out of the bank/draw o take some money out of the other account

sólo puede sacar tres libros you can only take out o borrow three books

D ‹cuenta/suma/ecuación› to do, work out; ‹adivinanza› to work out

saca la cuenta y dime cuánto te debo work it out and tell me how much I owe you

E (poner, llevar fuera)

1 ‹maceta/mesa› to take out

saca las plantas al balcón put the plants out on the balcony, take the plants out onto the balcony

¿has sacado la basura? have you put o taken the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish out?

sácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sun

sacaron el sofá por la ventana they got the sofa out through the window

sacar algo DE algo to take o get sth OUT OF sth

no puedo sacar el coche del garaje I can't get the car out of the garage

2 ‹persona/perro›

los saqué a dar una vuelta en coche I took them out for a ride (in the car)

lo tuvimos que sacar por la ventana we had to get him out through the window

la sacaron en brazos they carried her out

saca el perro a pasear take the dog out for a walk

sacar a algn DE algo to get sb OUT OF sth

¡socorro! ¡sáquenme de aquí! help! get me out of here!

su marido no la saca nunca de casa her husband never takes her out

lo sacaron de allí a patadas they kicked him out of there

3

sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance

4 ‹parte del cuerpo›

saca (el) pecho stick your chest out

me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me

no saques la cabeza por la ventanilla don't put your head out of the window

F (poner en juego) ‹carta› to play, put down; ‹pieza/ficha› to bring out

G ‹dobladillo› to let down ‹pantalón/falda› (alargar) to let down; (ensanchar) to let out

Sentido II

A ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get; ‹entrada› to get, buy

ya he sacado el pasaje or ( Esp) billete I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

¿sacaste hora para la peluquería? did you make an appointment at the hairdresser's?

he sacado número para la consulta de mañana I've made an appointment with the doctor tomorrow

sacar una reserva to make a reservation, to book

¡qué tipo más buen mozo! ¿de dónde lo habrá sacado? wow, he's good-looking! where do you think she got hold of o found him? ( colloq)

B

1 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth FROM sth

saqué los datos del informe oficial I got o took the information from the official report

2 sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth OUT OF sb

no le pude sacar ni un peso para la colecta I couldn't get a penny out of him for the collection

le sacaron el nombre de su cómplice they got the name of his accomplice out of him, they extracted the name of his accomplice from him

a ver si le sacas quién se lo dijo see if you can find out who told her, try and get out of her who it was who told her

C

1 ‹calificación/nota› to get

saqué un cinco en química I got five out of ten in chemistry

2 ‹votos/puntos› to get

el partido sacó tres escaños the party got o won three seats

3 (en juegos de azar) ‹premio› to get, win

cuando saque la lotería when I win the lottery

tiró los dados y sacó un seis she threw the dice and got a six

saqué la pajita más corta I drew the short straw

4 ( Esp) ‹examen/asignatura› to pass

no creo que saque la física en junio I don't think I'll pass o get through physics in June

D ‹brillo› to bring out

frotar para sacarle brillo rub to bring out the shine o to make it shine

esa caminata le sacó los colores that walk brought the color to her cheeks

punta² (↑ punta (2))

E ‹beneficio› to get

no vas a sacar nada hablándole así you won't get anywhere talking to him like that

¿qué sacas con amargarle la vida? what do you gain by making his life a misery?

le sacó mucho partido a la situación he took full advantage of the situation

con este trabajito saco (lo suficiente) para mis vicios I earn a little pocket money with this job

saqué unas £200 en limpio I made a clear £200

le sacó diez segundos (de ventaja) a Martínez he took a ten-second lead over Martínez

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros ( fam); his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is

sacar algo DE algo:

no ha sacado ningún provecho del cursillo she hasn't got anything out of o ( frml) hasn't derived any benefit from the course

tienes que aprender a sacar partido de estas situaciones you have to learn to take advantage of these situations

no sacaron mucho dinero de la venta they didn't make much money on o out of o from the sale

F sacar algo DE algo ‹porciones/unidades› to get sth OUT OF sth

de esa masa puedes sacar dos pasteles there's enough pastry there to make o for two pies, you can get two pies out of that amount of pastry

G

(heredar): ha sacado los ojos verdes de la madre he's got his mother's green eyes, he gets his green eyes from his mother

Sentido III

A

1 ‹libro› to publish, bring out; ‹película/disco› to bring out, release; ‹modelo/producto› to bring out

han vuelto a sacar la moda de la minifalda the miniskirt is back in fashion

sacaron el reportaje en primera plana the report was published o printed o the report appeared on the front page

2 ‹tema› to bring up

3 ( Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to find

a todo le tiene que sacar faltas he always has to find fault with everything

4 ( Esp) ‹apodo› to give

B

sacar adelante: gracias a su empeño sacaron adelante el proyecto thanks to her determination they managed to get the project off the ground/keep the project going

luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

tengo que sacar adelante la misión que me fue encomendada I have to carry out the mission that has been entrusted to me

C

1 ‹foto› to take

2 ‹copia› to make, take

3 ‹apuntes› to make, take

D ( Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take

Sentido IV (quitar)

A ( esp AmL)

1 ‹botas/gorro/tapa› sacarle algo A algn/algo to take sth OFF sb/sth

¿me sacas las botas? can you pull o take my boots off?

tengo que sacarles el polvo a los muebles I have to dust the furniture

2

(apartar): saca esto de aquí que estorba take this away, it's in the way

saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table

mejor sacarlo de en medio ahora we'd better get it out of the way now

3 ‹programa› to switch off; ‹disco› to take off

B

( RPl) ‹pertenencia› sacarle algo a algn to take sth from sb

no se lo saques, que es suyo don't take it (away) from him, it's his

¿cuánto te sacan en impuestos? how much do they take off in taxes?, how much do you get deducted o ( AmE) withheld in taxes?

no me saques la silla don't take o ( BrE colloq) pinch my seat

C ( esp AmL) (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to get rid of

es una idea descabellada, a ver si se la podemos sacar de la cabeza it's a crazy idea, we should try to talk him out of it

me sacas un peso de encima you've taken a great weight off my mind

tenemos que sacarle esa costumbre we have to break him of that habit

■ sacar

vi

1 (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve

2 (en fútbol) to kick off

sacó de puerta/de esquina he took the goal kick/corner

saca de banda he takes the throw-in

■ sacarse

v pron

( refl)

A

(extraer): ten cuidado, te vas a sacar un ojo be careful or you'll poke o take your eye out

me tengo que sacar una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth out

sacarse algo DE algo to take sth OUT OF sth

sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets

sácate el dedo de la nariz don't pick your nose

B ( esp AmL)

1 ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off

se sacó el reloj she took off her watch

2

(apartar, hacer desaparecer): sácate el pelo de la cara get o take your hair out of your eyes

sacarse el maquillaje to remove o take off one's makeup

no me puedo sacar el dolor con nada no matter what I do I can't seem to get rid of the pain

no pudimos sacárnoslo de encima we just couldn't get rid of him

C (Chi, Méx) ‹calificación/nota› to get

me saqué un 6 en español I got 6 out of 10 in Spanish

* * *

sacar ( conjugate sacar) verbo transitivo
1 ( extraer)
a) ‹billetera/lápiz› to take out, get out;

‹pistola/espada› to draw;
sacar algo DE algo to take o get sth out of sth;
◊ lo saqué del cajón I took o got it out of the drawer

b) ‹ muela› to pull out, take out;

‹riñón/cálculo› to remove;
◊ me sacaron sangre they took some blood

c) ‹diamantes/cobre/petróleo› to extract

d) ‹carta/ficha› to draw

2 (poner, llevar fuera)
a) ‹maceta/mesa/basura› to take out;

◊ sácalo aquí al sol bring it out here into the sun;

tuvimos que sacarlo por la ventana we had to get it out through the window;
sacar el perro a pasear to take the dog out for a walk;
sacar el coche del garaje to get the car out of the garage
b) ( invitar):

◊ el marido no la saca nunca her husband never takes her out;

sacar a algn a bailar to ask sb to dance
c) ‹ parte del cuerpo› to put out;

◊ me sacó la lengua he stuck o put his tongue out at me

3 ( retirar) to take out;
◊ sacar dinero del banco to take out o withdraw money from the bank

4 ( de una situación difícil) sacar a algn DE algo ‹de apuro/atolladero› to get sb out of sth
5 (Esp) ‹ dobladillo› to let down;
‹pantalón/falda› ( alargar) to let down;
( ensanchar) to let out
( obtener)
1 ‹pasaporte/permiso› to get;
‹entrada/billete› to get, buy
2
a) ‹votos/puntos/calificación› to get

b) ‹ premio› to get, win

c) ‹ conclusión› to draw

d) ‹suma/cuenta› to do, work out

3 ‹ beneficio› to get;
‹ ganancia› to make;
◊ ¿qué sacas con eso? what do you gain by doing that?;

no sacó ningún provecho del curso she didn't get anything out of the course
4 sacar algo DE algo ‹idea/información› to get sth from sth;
‹porciones/unidades› to get sth out of sth;
sacarle algo A algn ‹dinero/información› to get sth out of sb
5 ‹ brillo› to bring out;
◊ sacarle brillo a algo to polish sth to a shine

1
a) ‹ libro› to publish, bring out;

‹ disco› to bring out, release;
‹modelo/producto› to bring out
b) ‹ tema› to bring up

c) ‹ foto› to take;

‹ copia› to make, take;
‹ apuntes› to make, take;
◊ sacarle una foto a algn to take a photo of sb

d) (Esp) ‹defecto/falta› (+ me/te/le etc) to find;

◊ a todo le tiene que sacar faltas he always has to find fault with everything

2
◊ sacar adelante ‹ proyecto› ( poner en marcha) to get sth off the ground;

( salvar de la crisis) to keep sth going;
◊ luché tanto para sacar adelante a mis hijos I fought so hard to give my children a good start in life

3 (Dep) ‹tiro libre/falta› to take
( quitar) (esp AmL)
a) sacarle algo A algn ‹botas/gorro› to take sth off sb

b) sacarle algo a algo ‹tapa/cubierta› to take sth off sth

c) ( retirar):

◊ saca esto de aquí take this away;

saquen los libros de la mesa take the books off the table
d) ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out

verbo intransitivo (Dep) (en tenis, vóleibol) to serve;
( en fútbol) to kick off
sacarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
1 ( extraer) ‹astilla/púa› to take … out;
‹ ojo› to poke … out;
◊ me tengo que sacar una muela ( caus) I have to have a tooth out;

sacarse algo DE algo to take sth out of sth;
sácate las manos de los bolsillos take your hands out of your pockets
2 (AmL) ( quitarse) ‹ropa/zapatos› to take off;
‹ maquillaje› to remove, take off
3
a) ( caus) ‹ foto›:

◊ tengo que sacarme una foto I have to have my photo taken

b) (AmL) ‹calificación/nota› to get

sacar
I verbo transitivo
1 (de un sitio) to take out
sacar la cabeza por la ventana, to stick one's head out of the window
sacar dinero del banco, to withdraw money from the bank
2 (un beneficio, etc) to get
3 (extraer una cosa de otra) to extract, get: de la uva se saca vino, you get wine from grapes
4 (una solución) to work out
sacar conclusiones, to draw conclusions
5 (descubrir, resolver) no consigo sacar esta ecuación, I can't resolve this equation
6 (un documento) to get
7 (una entrada, un billete) to buy, get
8 (de una mala situación) sacar a alguien de algo, to get sb out of sthg
sacar de la pobreza, to save from poverty
9 (manifestar, dar a conocer) de repente, sacó su malhumor, he got into a strop all of a sudden
10 (una novedad) han sacado un nuevo modelo de televisor, they've brought out a new television model again
11 (poner en circulación) to bring out, release
12 familiar (producir) esa máquina saca más de 2.500 piezas a la hora, this machine can produce more than 2,500 parts an hour
(una fotografía, una copia) to take
13 familiar (aparecer alguien o algo en un medio de comunicación) lo sacaron por la tele, it was on television
14 familiar (superar a alguien en algo) ha crecido mucho, ya le saca la cabeza a su padre, he's grown a lot o he's already taller than his father
15 (un jugador una carta o una ficha) to draw
16 (una mancha) to get out
17 Cost (de largo) to let down
(de ancho) to let out
II vi Dep (en tenis) to serve
(en fútbol, baloncesto, etc) to kick off
♦ Locuciones: sacar a alguien a bailar, to ask sb to dance
sacar a relucir, to point out
sacar adelante, to keep going
sacar en claro o limpio, to make sense of
sacar la lengua, to stick one's tongue out
sacar pecho, to thrust one's chest out
' sacar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achicar
- basura
- bota
- brillo
- cara
- casilla
- chupar
- clara
- claro
- colación
- concurso
- contrarreloj
- descargar
- desorbitar
- destripar
- espaldarazo
- estárter
- exigible
- flote
- fuego
- invertir
- jugo
- liberar
- listada
- listado
- moldear
- noria
- pegote
- penetrar
- provecho
- punta
- quicio
- relucir
- sacacorchos
- sangrar
- subastar
- tajada
- trapo
- varar
- ajustar
- apunte
- billete
- carné
- cuenta
- desengañar
- esquina
- limpio
- luz
- músculo
- nota
English:
assign
- back
- bail out
- bash out
- benefit
- book
- bring out
- capital
- capitalize
- carry
- carry through
- centre
- cheese
- dig out
- dig up
- dislodge
- draw
- draw out
- dredge up
- exercise
- extricate
- find
- float
- from
- get out
- get round to
- gouge out
- jam
- job
- jump
- out
- photograph
- poke out
- polish
- polish up
- produce
- profit
- pull
- pull out
- pump out
- put out
- reel in
- release
- responsible
- run off
- scoop
- scoop out
- score
- serve
- sharpen

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sacar

♦ vt

1. [poner fuera, hacer salir, extraer] to take out;
[pistola, navaja, espada] to draw; [naipe, ficha] to play; [carbón, oro, petróleo] to extract;
sacar agua de un pozo to draw water from a well;

sacó la lengua she stuck her tongue out;

¡saca las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!;

sacó la mano/la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck his hand/head out of the window;

habrá que sacar los zapatos a la terraza we'll have to put our shoes out on the balcony;

¿de qué carpeta has sacado estos papeles? which folder did you take these papers out of?;

¿cómo lo vamos a sacar de ahí? how are we going to get him out of there?;

me sacaron de allí/a la calle por la fuerza they threw me out of there/into the street by force;

sacar a alguien a bailar to ask sb to dance;

sacar a pasear al perro to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk;

nos sacaron algo de comer they gave us something to eat;

Comp
Ven Fam
sacar la piedra a alguien to make sb mad

2. [quitar] to remove (de from); [manchas] to get out, to remove (de from); [espinas] to get o pull out (de from);
el dentista me sacó una muela I had a tooth out at the dentist's;

sacarle sangre a alguien to draw blood from sb;
RP
¿quién me sacó el diccionario? who's taken my dictionary?

3. [obtener] [carné, certificado, buenas notas] to get;
[entradas, billetes, pasajes] to get, to buy; [datos, información] to get, to obtain; [premio] to win;
¿qué sacaste en el examen de inglés? what did you get for o in your English exam?;

saqué un ocho I got eight out of ten;

sacar beneficios (a o [m5] de un negocio) to make a profit (from a business);

sacar dinero del banco to get o take some money out of the bank;

¿de dónde has sacado esa idea? where did you get that idea (from)?;

lo que sigue está sacado de la Constitución the following is an extract from the Constitution;

la sidra se saca de las manzanas cider is made from apples;

de esta pizza no sacas más de seis raciones you won't get more than six portions from this pizza;

¿y qué sacamos con reñirle? what do we gain by telling him off?, what's the point in telling him off?;

¿y yo qué saco? what's in it for me?

4. [librar, salvar]
sacar a alguien de algo to get sb out of sth;

gracias por sacarme del apuro thanks for getting me out of trouble;

5.000 pesos no nos van a sacar de pobres 5.000 pesos isn't exactly enough for us never to have to work again

5. [realizar] [foto] to take;
[fotocopia] to make; RP [apuntes, notas] to take;
siempre me sacan fatal en las fotos I always look terrible in photos;

juntaos, que no os saco a todos move closer together, I can't fit you all in the photo like that

6. [sonsacar]
sacar algo a alguien to get sth out of sb;

no me sacarán nada they won't get anything out of me

7. [nuevo producto, modelo, libro] to bring out;
[disco] to release;
ha sacado un nuevo disco/una nueva novela he has a new record/novel out

8. [manifestar]
sacar (a relucir) algo to bring sth up;

yo no fui el que sacó el tema it wasn't me who brought the matter up in the first place;

sacó su mal humor a relucir he let his bad temper show

9. [resolver, encontrar] to do, to work out;
[crucigrama] to do, to solve;
sacar la cuenta/la solución to work out the total/the answer;

sacar la respuesta correcta to get the right answer;

siempre está sacando defectos a la gente she's always finding fault with people

10. [deducir] to gather, to understand;

sacar una conclusión to come to a conclusion;

sacar algo en consecuencia de algo to conclude o deduce sth from sth;

lo leí tres veces, pero no saqué nada en claro o [m5] limpio I read it three times, but I couldn't make much sense of it

11. [aventajar en]
sacó tres minutos a su rival he was three minutes ahead of his rival;

mi hijo ya me saca la cabeza my son's already a head taller than me

12. [en medios de comunicación] to show;

sacaron imágenes en el telediario they showed pictures on the news;

sacaron imágenes en el periódico they printed pictures in the newspaper;

la sacaron en o [m5] por televisión she was on television

13. Esp [prenda] [de ancho] to let out;
[de largo] to let down
14. Am [camisa, zapatos] to take off;

sácale la ropa al niño get the child undressed

15. [en deportes] [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;

sacar un córner/una falta to take a corner/free kick

16.
sacar adelante [hijos] to provide for;
[negocio, proyecto] to make a go of;
sacó sus estudios adelante she successfully completed her studies;

no sé cómo vamos a sacar adelante la empresa I don't know how we're going to keep the company going;

saca adelante a su familia con un mísero salario he supports his family on a miserable salary

♦ vi
[en fútbol, baloncesto, hockey] to put the ball into play; [en tenis, voleibol] to serve;
sacar de banda/de esquina/de puerta to take a throw-in/corner/goal kick

♦ See also the pronominal verb sacarse

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sacar

v/t

1 take out;

sacar de paseo take for a walk;

sacar a alguien a bailar ask s.o. to dance

2 mancha take out, remove

3 disco, libro bring out

4 fotocopias make;

le sacó bien PINT, FOT that’s a good picture of you

5 ( conseguir) get;

sacar información get information;

¿de dónde has sacado el dinero? where did you get the money from?;

sacar un buen sueldo make good money

6

:

sacar a alguien de sí drive s.o. mad;

sacar algo en claro ( entender) make sense of sth;

me saca dos años he is two years older than me

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sacar {72} vt

1) : to pull out, to take out

saca el pollo del congelador: take the chicken out of the freezer

2) : to get, to obtain

saqué un 100 en el examen: I got 100 on the exam

3) : to get out, to extract

le saqué la información: I got the information from him

4) : to stick out

sacar la lengua: to stick out one's tongue

5) : to bring out, to introduce

sacar un libro: to publish a book

sacaron una moda nueva: they introduced a new style

6) : to take (photos)

7) : to make (copies)

sacar vi

1) : to kick off (in soccer or football)

2) : to serve (in sports)

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sacar vb

1. (extraer) to take out [pt. took; pp. taken]

fui al dentista para que me sacara una muela I went to the dentist to have a tooth out

sacó el dinero de la cartera he took the money out of his wallet

saca el perro a pasear take the dog out for a walk

2. (conseguir) to get

he sacado buenas notas en los exámenes I got good marks in the exams

3. (arrancar) to get out

le he sacado la información I got the information out of him

4. (adquirir) to buy [pt. & pp. bought] / to get

he sacado las entradas para el concierto I've bought the tickets for the concert

5. (poner en circulación) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]

Mónica Limón ha sacado un nuevo disco Mónica Limón has brought out a new record

6. (hacer una foto) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]

sácame una foto take a photo of me

7. (parte del cuerpo) to stick out [pt. & pp. stuck]

no me saques la lengua don't stick your tongue out at me

8. (producir) to make

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

9. (invitar) to ask

no me sacó nadie a bailar no one asked me to dance

10. (en tenis) to serve

11. (en fútbol para empezar) to kick off

12. (aventajar) to get ahead of

Induráin sacó cinco minutos de ventaja a Zulle Induráin took a five minute lead over Zulle

mi hermano me saca tres centímetros my brother is three centimetres taller than me

sacar brillo to polish

sacar punta to sharpen

Spanish-English dictionary > sacar

15 mettere

put

vestito put on

mettere a punto meccanismo adjust

motore (fine-)tune

mettere in moto start (up)

mettere in ordine tidy up

mettere al sicuro put away safely

mettere su casa set up house

mettiamo che let's assume that

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mettere v.tr.

1 to put*; (collocare, disporre) to place, to set*; (posare, deporre) to lay* (down), to put* (down): mise i libri sullo scaffale, he put the books on the shelf; metterò la nuova poltrona in camera mia, I'll put the new armchair in my bedroom; metti la firma a questa lettera, put your signature to this letter; metti questa scatola sulla tavola, put this box on the table; mise il denaro in tasca, he put the money in his pocket; mise tutti i giocattoli davanti al suo amico, he placed (o set) all his toys in front of his friend

2 (infondere) to inspire; (produrre, causare) to cause; to make*: l'idea di vederlo mi mette gioia, the idea of seeing him makes me very happy; questo tempo mi mette tristezza, this weather makes me sad; mettere fame, sete, to make (s.o.) hungry, thirsty; mettere paura a qlcu., to scare (o to frighten) s.o.; mettere soggezione (a qlcu.), to make (s.o.) uneasy; mettere terrore (a qlcu.), to terrify (s.o.)

3 (emettere) to put* forth: quel ragazzo sta mettendo i baffi, that boy is growing a moustache; mettere un dente, to cut a tooth; mettere i denti, to teethe; mettere le foglie, to grow (o to put forth) leaves; mettere radici, to put down roots (anche fig.)

4 (impiegare) to take*: quanto tempo ci hai messo a farlo?, how long did it take you to do it?

5 (investire) to put*; (scommettere, puntare) to bet*: ho messo 10 sterline su Golden Cloud, I bet (o put) ten pounds on Golden Cloud; ci ha messo tutti i suoi risparmi, he put all his savings in it

6 (indossare) to put* on; (portare) to wear*; mettiti l'abito azzurro, put on the blue dress; che cosa ti metterai al matrimonio?, what are you going to wear for the wedding?

7 (non com.) (ridurre, rendere) to turn: mettere in francese, to translate into French; mettere in versi, to turn into verse

8 (far pagare) to charge: quanto ti hanno messo per vitto e alloggio?, how much did they charge you for board and lodgings?

9 (ammettere) to suppose: mettiamo che abbia ragione, (let us) suppose he is right

10 (paragonare) to compare: non vorrai mettere la mia casa con la tua, you can't compare your house with mine; la sua è molto più bella, neanche da mettere, (fam.) hers is much nicer, there is no comparison

11 (installare) to lay* on, to put* in: ti hanno messo il telefono?, have they put in (o installed) the telephone?; domani verranno a mettere il gas, tomorrow they are coming to lay on the gas; non hanno ancora messo lo scaldabagno, they haven't installed the water heater yet

◆ v. intr. (sboccare) to lead* (to sthg.); (sfociare) to flow (into sthg.).

◘ mettersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to put* oneself; to place oneself: mi sono messo in una situazione imbarazzante, I have got (myself) into an awkward position; si mise vicino a sua moglie, he placed himself near his wife; mettere a sedere, to sit down; mettere a tavola, to sit down at the table // mettiti nei miei panni, put yourself in my shoes // mettere a capo di qlco., to assume control of sthg. // mettere a letto, (ammalarsi) to take to one's bed // mettere a proprio agio, in libertà, to make oneself at home (o comfortable) // mettere d'accordo su qlco., to come to an agreement about sthg. // mettere in contatto con qlcu., to get in touch with s.o. // mettere in mostra, to draw attention to oneself // (comm.) mettere in società con qlcu., to form a (o to go into) partnership with s.o. // mettere in urto con qlcu., to fall out with s.o. // mettere sotto, (accingersi a un lavoro di buona lena) to get down to it

2 (incominciare) to begin*, to start, to set* to (sthg.): si mise a lavorare, he started working; è ora di mettere a lavorare, it's time to get down to work; si mise a piovere, it began to rain; mettere in cammino, in viaggio, to set out (o off o forth)

3 (diventare) to become*, to turn: la situazione si mette male, the situation is taking a turn for the worse; il tempo si mette al bello, the weather turned out fine; mettere in sospetto, to become suspicious

4 (indossare) to wear*, to put* on (sthg.): non occorre mettere in abito da sera, you don't need to wear evening dress.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: mettere a, to put to; mettere a bottega, to apprentice; mettere a confronto, to confront (o to compare); mettere a dieta, to put on a diet; mettere a disposizione di qlcu., to put at s.o.'s disposal; mettere a frutto, to invest; (ottica) mettere a fuoco, to focus; mettere agli atti, to file away; mettere a grano un campo, to plant a field with corn; mettere al bando, to ban; mettere al corrente qlcu. di qlco., to inform s.o. of (o to acquaint s.o. with) sthg.; mettere alla gogna, to pillory; mettere a letto, to put to bed; mettere alla porta qlcu., to show s.o. the door (o to turn s.o. out); mettere alla prova, to test (o to put to a test); mettere alla tortura, to torture; mettere all'incanto, all'asta, to put up for auction; mettere all'indice, to put on the Index; mettere al sicuro, to put into a safe place (o to preserve); mettere al trotto, to put into a trot; mettere a morte, to put to death; mettere a parte qlcu. di qlco., to tell s.o. sthg.; mettere a posto qlco., to put sthg. in its proper place, (aggiustare) to repair (o to adjust) sthg.: mettere le cose a posto, (fig.) to put things right; mettere a posto qlcu., (trovargli lavoro) to find a job for s.o., (dargli una lezione) to put s.o. in his place: ti metto a posto io!, I'll fix you!; mettere a profitto qlco., to turn sthg. to account: mettere a profitto un consiglio, to profit by advice; mettere a punto, to get ready, (un motore) to tune up; mettere a sacco, to sack; mettere a soqquadro, to turn upside-down (o to turn topsy-turvy) // mettere in, to put in (to): mettere in atto, to put into action; mettere in cantiere qlco., to begin work on sthg.; mettere in carta, to write down; mettere in chiaro qlco., to make sthg. clear; mettere in commercio, to put on sale; mettere in conto qlco. a qlcu., to put sthg. on s.o.'s account; mettere in dubbio, in forse qlco., to cast doubt on (o to question o to doubt) sthg.: non lo metto in dubbio, I don't doubt it; mettere in fila, to line up; mettere in fuga, to put to flight; mettere in funzione una macchina, to start a machine; mettere in giro, in piazza, to spread (o to broadcast); mettere in grado qlcu. di fare qlco., to enable s.o. to do sthg.; mettere nei guai qlcu., to land s.o. in a mess; mettere in guardia qlcu., to put s.o. on his guard; mettere in libertà, to set free; mettere in luce, in rilievo qlco., (fig.) to emphasize (o to stress o to highlight) sthg.; (tip.) mettere in macchina, to print; mettere qlco. in mano di qlcu., to put sthg. in s.o.'s hands; (mecc.) mettere in moto, in marcia, to start; mettere in musica, to set to music; (rad.) mettere in onda, to broadcast; mettere in opera, to start up (o to set running); mettere in ordine, to put (o to set) in order; mettere in pericolo, to endanger; mettere in pratica, to put into practice; mettere in prigione, to put in prison (o to imprison); mettere in salvo, to save; (teatr.) mettere in scena, to produce; mettere in tacere, to keep secret; mettere in vendita, to put on sale: mettere in vendita una casa, to put a house up for sale; mettere nel sacco, to fool (o to deceive) // mettersi in mente, in testa di fare qlco., to get (o to take) it into one's head to do sthg.: si mise in mente che la colpa fosse mia, he got it into his head that it was my fault; si mise in mente una strana idea, he got a strange idea into his head; si mise in testa di farlo, he took it into his head to do it // mettere su, to put on: mettere su arie, to put on airs; mettere su casa, to set up house; mettere su ciccia, (fam.) to put on weight; mettere su la minestra, (fam.) to put the soup on; mettere su un negozio, to set up a shop; mettere su i punti, (a maglia) to cast on stitches; mettere su qlcu. contro un altro, to set (o to incite) s.o. against another // mettere le ali ai piedi di qlcu., to lend wings to s.o.'s heels // mettere avanti, indietro un orologio, to put a watch forward, back // mettere il bastone tra le ruote, to put a spoke in s.o.'s wheel // mettere il carro davanti ai buoi, to put the cart before the horse // mettere qlcu. con le spalle al muro, alle strette, to get s.o. with his back to the wall // mettere da parte, to put (o to set o to lay) aside: ha messo da parte molto denaro, he has put a good bit of money aside // mettere dentro, (in prigione) to put inside // mettere disaccordo tra due persone, to set two people against each other // mettere fine a qlco., to put an end to sthg. // mettere fuoco a qlco., to set fire to sthg. (o to set sthg. on fire) // mettere fuori combattimento qlcu., (boxe) to knock s.o. out // mettere insieme, to put together, (raccogliere) to gather (o to collect) // mettere le mani addosso a qlcu., to lay hands on s.o., (molestare una donna) to touch s.o. up // mettere le mani su qlco., to lay one's hands on (o to take) sthg. // non credo che ci abbia messo mano, I do not think he has had a hand in it; mettere mano alla spada, to clap one's hand to one's sword // mettere il naso, il becco in qlco., to stick one's nose into sthg. // mettere nome a qlcu., to call (o to name) s.o.: gli ho messo nome Giovanni, I've named him John // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to set eyes on s.o. // mettere per iscritto, to put in writing // mettere piede in un posto, to set foot in a place // mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a qlcu., to sow doubts in s.o.'s mind // mettere i puntini sugli i, to dot one's i's // mettere sotto i piedi qlcu., to humiliate (o to trample on) s.o. // mettere sul lastrico qlcu., to turn s.o. out into the street, (fig.) to ruin s.o. // mettere tavola, to lay the table // mettere tempo in mezzo, to gain time // mettere la testa a partito, a posto, to settle down // mettere una tassa, to levy a tax.

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1. ['mettere]
vb irreg vt
1) (porre) to put

dove hai messo la mia penna? — where did you put my pen?

guarda dove metti i piedi — be careful where you step

gli ha messo una mano sulla spalla — he put o laid a hand on his shoulder

mettere qc diritto — to put o set sth straight

mettere un bambino a letto — to put a child to bed

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to put an advert in the paper

mettere il lavoro al di sopra di tutto — to put work before all else

quando si mette una cosa in testa... — when he gets an idea into his head...

mettere qn sulla strada giusta fig — to set sb right

2)

(infondere) mettere fame/allegria/malinconia a qn — to make sb (feel) hungry/happy/sad

3)

mettersi — (abito: indossare) to put on, (portare) to wear

mettiti il maglione — put your jumper on

si mise le scarpe — he put his shoes on

non metto più quelle scarpe — I've stopped wearing those shoes, I don't wear those shoes any more

mettersi il cappello — to put on one's hat

non so cosa mettermi — I don't know what to wear

ma che cosa ti sei messo? — what on earth have you got on?

4) (installare: telefono, gas, finestre) to put in, (acqua) to lay on

5) (sveglia, allarme) to set

hai messo la sveglia? — have you set the alarm?

hai messo la sicura? Auto — have you locked the door?

6)

(supporre) mettiamo che... — let's suppose o say that...

7)

metterci; metterci molta cura/molto tempo — to take a lot of care/a lot of time

quanto tempo ci hai messo? — how long did it take you?

ci ho messo 3 ore per venire — it's taken me 3 hours to get here

mettercela tutta — to do one's utmost o very best

8)

(fraseologia) mettere a confronto — to compare

mettere in conto — (somma ecc) to put on account

mettere qn contro qn fig — to turn sb against sb

mettere qn al corrente di qc — to put sb in the picture about sth

mettere dentro qn — (fam : imprigionare) to put sb inside

mettere in giro — (pettegolezzi, voci) to spread

mettere insieme — (gen) to put together, (organizzare: spettacolo, gruppo) to organize, get together, (soldi) to save

mettere in luce — (problemi, errori) to show up, highlight

mettere qn a sedere — to sit sb down

mettere sotto — (sopraffare) to get the better of

mettere su il caffè fam — to put the coffee on

mettere su casa — to set up house

mettere su un negozio — to start a shop

mettere su pancia — to develop a paunch

mettere su peso — to put on weight

mettere a tacere qn/qc — to keep sb/sth quiet

mettere via — to put away

2. vr (mettersi)

1) to put o.s.

non metterti là — (seduto) don't sit there, (in piedi) don't stand there

mettiti là e aspetta — wait there

mettersi a sedere — to sit down

mettersi a letto — to go to bed, (malato) to take to one's bed

2)

(vestirsi) mettersi in costume — to put on one's swimming things

ti dispiace se mi metto in maniche di camicia? — do you mind if I take off my jacket?

3)

(in gruppo) mettersi in società — to set up in business

si sono messi insieme — (coppia) they've started going out together Brit o dating Am

3. vip (mettersi)

1)

(incominciare) mettersi a fare qc — to start to do sth

mettersi a piangere/ridere — to start crying/laughing, start o begin to cry/laugh

mettersi a bere — to take to drink

mettersi al lavoro — to set to work

2)

(prendere un andamento) si mette al bello — (tempo) the weather's turning fine

mettersi bene/male — (faccenda) to turn out well/badly

vediamo come si mettono le cose — let's see how things go

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['mettere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]

mettere i piatti in tavola — to put the plates on the table

mettere una tovaglia — to put on a tablecloth

ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite — I've changed the sheets for you

mettere i piedi sul tavolo — to put one's feet on the table

mettere le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere la biancheria ad asciugare — to put the washing out to dry

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to place an advertisement in the paper

mettere giù (il ricevitore) — to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

2) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

non metto mai il cappello — I never wear a hat

metti la sciarpa! — put your scarf on!

3) (porre in una situazione, in uno stato)

mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore — to put sb. in a good, bad mood

mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro — to play sb. off against sb.

mettere qcn. a dieta — to put sb. on a diet

mettere alla prova — to put to the test

mettere in dubbio — to question

mettere in fuga qcn. — to put sb. to flight

mettere in libertà — to set free

mettere qcs. in vendita — to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

4) (classificare) to put*, to rank

tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto — I rank him the best writer of all

mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto — to put children, safety first

5) (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6) mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]

mettere un po' di musica — to play music

7) (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]

fare mettere il telefono — to have a telephone put in

mettere la moquette — to lay a carpet

8) (puntare)

mettere la sveglia alle sette — to set the alarm for 7 am

mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio — to put forward, back the clock

9) (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]

metta una firma qui — sign here

10) (rendere, volgere)

mettere in versi — to put into verse

mettere in musica — to set to music

11) (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12) (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]

mettercela tutta — to try one's hardest o best to do

mettici più impegno! — try harder!

13) (impiegare)

non metterci tanto — don't be long

ci ho messo due ore — it took me two hours

ci hanno messo molto a decidere — they've been a long time making up their minds

ce ne hai messo di tempo! — you took a long time!

14) (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15) colloq. (fare pagare)

a quanto mette le patate? — what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

16) (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17) (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire

mettere paura a qcn. — to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare

mettere allegria — to cheer, to delight

mettere sete, fame a qcn. — to make sb. thirsty, hungry

18) (azionare)

mettere la retromarcia — to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse

mettere la seconda — to shift into second gear AE

mettere gli anabbaglianti — to dip one's headlights BE

19) colloq. (confrontare) to compare

vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? — how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon?

vuoi mettere? — there's no comparison!

20) colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume

mettiamo il caso che... — let's assume that...

mettiamo che sia vero — suppose (that) it's true

21) mettere su (dare inizio)

mettere su famiglia — to start a family

mettere su casa — to set up home o house

mettere su un negozio — to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare)

mettere su peso, chili — to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello)

mettere su il caffè — colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire)

mettere su uno spettacolo — to put on o stage a show

22) mettere sotto

mettere sotto qcn. — (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) colloq. (regolare)

mettere sul terzo (canale) — to switch to channel 3
3.
verbo pronominale mettersi

1) (collocarsi) to put* oneself

- rsi in un angolo — to place oneself in a corner

- rsi in piedi — to stand up

- rsi in ginocchio — to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel

- rsi a letto — to go to bed, to take to one's bed

mettiti seduto — sit down there

- rsi a tavola — to sit down to dinner o to a meal

2) (infilarsi)

- rsi le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

- rsi una caramella in bocca — to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

3) (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]

che cosa ti metti stasera? — what are you wearing tonight?

non ho niente da mettermi — I haven't got a thing to wear

- rsi in pigiama — to get into one's pyjamas

- rsi in maschera — to put on o wear fancy dress

4) (cominciare)

-rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis — to take up English, tennis

- rsi a bere — to take to the bottle

- rsi a cantare — to burst into song, to burst out singing

- rsi a correre — to break into a run

si è messo a nevicare — it started to snow o snowing

5) (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato)

- rsi dalla parte del torto — to put oneself in the wrong

- rsi nei guai — to get into trouble

- rsi in salvo — to flee to safety

- rsi in viaggio — to go on a journey

-rsi contro qcn. — to set oneself against sb

6) colloq.

- rsi insieme — [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

7) (evolversi)

le cose si mettono male per noi — things are looking black for us

dipende da come si mettono le cose — it depends how things turn out

il tempo si è messo al bello — the weather is set fair

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come la mettiamo? — (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself?

- rsi sotto — (impegnarsi) to set to

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mettere

/'mettere/ [60]

I verbo transitivo

1 (collocare, porre) to put*, to place, to set* [ oggetto]; mettere i piatti in tavola to put the plates on the table; mettere una tovaglia to put on a tablecloth; ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite I've changed the sheets for you; mettere i piedi sul tavolo to put one's feet on the table; mettere le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; mettere la biancheria ad asciugare to put the washing out to dry; mettere un annuncio sul giornale to place an advertisement in the paper; mettere giù (il ricevitore) to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

2 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; non metto mai il cappello I never wear a hat; metti la sciarpa! put your scarf on!

3 (porre in una situazione, in uno stato) mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore to put sb. in a good, bad mood; mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro to play sb. off against sb.; mettere qcn. a dieta to put sb. on a diet; mettere alla prova to put to the test; mettere in dubbio to question; mettere in fuga qcn. to put sb. to flight; mettere in libertà to set free; mettere qcs. in vendita to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

4 (classificare) to put*, to rank; tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto I rank him the best writer of all; mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto to put children, safety first

5 (appendere, attaccare) to put* up, to post up [poster, manifesto]

6 mus. telev. to play, to put* on [disco, cassetta, CD]; mettere un po' di musica to play music

7 (installare) to put* in [riscaldamento, telefono]; to lay* on BE [luce, gas]; to put* in, to fit* [doccia, mensola]; fare mettere il telefono to have a telephone put in; mettere la moquette to lay a carpet

8 (puntare) mettere la sveglia alle sette to set the alarm for 7 am; mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio to put forward, back the clock

9 (scrivere, inserire) to put* in [parola, virgola]; metta una firma qui sign here

10 (rendere, volgere) mettere in versi to put into verse; mettere in musica to set to music

11 (aggiungere) to add, to put* [ ingrediente]

12 (dedicare) to put* (in) [energia, impegno]; mettercela tutta to try one's hardest o best to do; mettici più impegno! try harder!

13 (impiegare) non metterci tanto don't be long; ci ho messo due ore it took me two hours; ci hanno messo molto a decidere they've been a long time making up their minds; ce ne hai messo di tempo! you took a long time!

14 (investire, spendere) to put* [ denaro] (in into)

15 colloq. (fare pagare) a quanto mette le patate? what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

16 (imporre) to put* (on), to impose [ tassa]

17 (infondere, provocare) to cause, to inspire; mettere paura a qcn. to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare; mettere allegria to cheer, to delight; mettere sete, fame a qcn. to make sb. thirsty, hungry

18 (azionare) mettere la retromarcia to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse; mettere la seconda to shift into second gear AE; mettere gli anabbaglianti to dip one's headlights BE

19 colloq. (confrontare) to compare; vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon? vuoi mettere? there's no comparison!

20 colloq. (supporre) to suppose, to assume; mettiamo il caso che... let's assume that...; mettiamo che sia vero suppose (that) it's true

21 mettere su (dare inizio) mettere su famiglia to start a family; mettere su casa to set up home o house; mettere su un negozio to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare) mettere su peso, chili to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello) mettere su il caffè colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire) mettere su uno spettacolo to put on o stage a show

22 mettere sotto mettere sotto qcn. (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere) colloq. (regolare) mettere sul terzo (canale) to switch to channel 3

III mettersi verbo pronominale

1 (collocarsi) to put* oneself; - rsi in un angolo to place oneself in a corner; - rsi in piedi to stand up; - rsi in ginocchio to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel; - rsi a letto to go to bed, to take to one's bed; mettiti seduto sit down there; - rsi a tavola to sit down to dinner o to a meal

2 (infilarsi) - rsi le mani in tasca to put one's hands in one's pockets; - rsi una caramella in bocca to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

3 (indossare) to put* on, to wear* [abito, gioiello]; to put* on [crema, rossetto]; che cosa ti metti stasera? what are you wearing tonight? non ho niente da mettermi I haven't got a thing to wear; - rsi in pigiama to get into one's pyjamas; - rsi in maschera to put on o wear fancy dress

4 (cominciare) -rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis to take up English, tennis; - rsi a bere to take to the bottle; - rsi a cantare to burst into song, to burst out singing; - rsi a correre to break into a run; si è messo a nevicare it started to snow o snowing

5 (porsi in una situazione, in uno stato) - rsi dalla parte del torto to put oneself in the wrong; - rsi nei guai to get into trouble; - rsi in salvo to flee to safety; - rsi in viaggio to go on a journey; -rsi contro qcn. to set oneself against sb.

6 colloq. - rsi insieme [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

7 (evolversi) le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black for us; dipende da come si mettono le cose it depends how things turn out; il tempo si è messo al bello the weather is set fair

IDIOMS

come la mettiamo? (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself? - rsi sotto (impegnarsi) to set to.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mettere

16 separar

v.

1 to separate.

las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart

son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us

María separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.

2 to move away.

separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit

3 to put aside.

4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.

El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.

5 to set apart, to put away.

6 to abduce.

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separar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to separate

2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out

■ separa las lentejas de los garbanzos separate the lentils from the chickpeas

3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside

■ te he separado un trozo de pastel I've put aside a piece of cake for you

4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)

■ separa la mesa de la pared move the table away from the wall

5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)

6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)

► verbo pronominal separarse

1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company

2 (matrimonio) to separate

3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)

4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)

5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)

6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with

■ no me separaré nunca de este libro I shall never part with this book

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verb

1) to separate

2) divide

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- separarse

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1. VT

1) (=apartar) to separate

la maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk

si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other

separe la última sección del formulario — detach the bottom of the form

separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth

al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth

los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers

separa el sofá de la pared — move the sofa away from the wall

separe la cazuela de la lumbre — take the pot off the heat

- separar el grano de la paja

2) (=distanciar)

nada conseguirá separarnos — nothing can come between us

éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us

el trabajo la mantiene separada de su familia — work keeps her away from her family

hasta que la muerte nos separe — till death us do part

3) (=existir entre)

la distancia que separa Nueva York de Roma — the distance between New York and Rome

el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor

4) (=deslindar)

los Pirineos separan España de Francia — the Pyrenees separate Spain from France

unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square

la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction

5) (=dividir) to divide

separa las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

los separé en varios montones — I sorted them out into several piles

6) (=poner aparte)

¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?

7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismiss

ser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged

2.

See:

separarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part

separa la cama de la pared — move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

2)

a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa los dos campos — there is a fence separating the two fields

los separan profundas diferencias — they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo — to separate something from something

b) ( despegar)

no puedo separar estas dos fotos — I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón — separate the slices of ham

3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
2.
separarse v pron

a) matrimonio to separate

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

es hijo de padres separados — his parents are separated

separarse DE alguien — to separate from somebody

b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos — we split up half way

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

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= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.

Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.

Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.

Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.

Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.

Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.

Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.

Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.

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* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.

* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.

* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).

* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.

* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part

separa la cama de la pared — move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

2)

a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa los dos campos — there is a fence separating the two fields

los separan profundas diferencias — they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo — to separate something from something

b) ( despegar)

no puedo separar estas dos fotos — I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón — separate the slices of ham

3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
2.
separarse v pron

a) matrimonio to separate

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

es hijo de padres separados — his parents are separated

separarse DE alguien — to separate from somebody

b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos — we split up half way

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

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= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.

Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

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Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.

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Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.

Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.

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Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

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Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

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* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.

* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.

* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).

* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.

* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.

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separar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (apartar, alejar) to separate

dos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part them

ha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us up

las consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split up

la maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so much

separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

separar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolk

separar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females

2 (dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllables

la guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families

3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

sepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming later

separa la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one side

B

1 (deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teams

los separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sth

los Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile

2

(despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of ham

no separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it in

C ( frml) (destituir) to dismiss ( frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)

separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge

■ separarse

v pron

1 «matrimonio» to separate

se separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriage

es hijo de padres separados his parents are separated

separarse DE algn to separate FROM sb

se separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October

2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half way

los socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/algn:

esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television

no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children

no se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended

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separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (apartar, alejar) to separate;

◊ separar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females;

separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

2
a) ( actuar de división) [valla/línea] to separate;

◊ los Andes separan a Chile de Argentina the Andes separate Chile from Argentina

b) ( despegar):

◊ no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apart

separarse verbo pronominal
a) [ matrimonio] to separate;

separarse DE algn to separate from sb
b) ( seguir direcciones distintas) to split up;

◊ a mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half way

c) (apartarse, alejarse):

◊ no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;

no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
separar verbo transitivo
1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
3 (reservar) to save
4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
' separar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- desgajar
- desunir
- paja
- quitar
- segregar
- aislar
- apartar
- cortar
- desmontar
- desprender
English:
detach
- divide
- divorce
- fence off
- part
- peel off
- prise
- pull apart
- screen off
- separate
- sort out
- space
- split up
- twist off
- wall off
- fence
- pull
- screen
- sort
- splay
- split
- wall

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separar

♦ vt

1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);
lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;

tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;

el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;

separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;

son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;

quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life

2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);
separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;

separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;

separa bien las piernas open your legs wide

3. [desunir, quitar]
las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;

separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;

no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock

4. [reservar] to put aside

5. [destituir]
separar de to remove o dismiss from;

fue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);

separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service

♦ See also the pronominal verb separarse

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separar

v/t separate

* * *

separar vt

1) : to separate, to divide

2) : to split up, to pull apart

♦ separarse vr

* * *

separar vb

1. (en general) to separate

los Pirineos separan España de Francia the Pyrenees separate Spain from France

2. (apartar) to move away

separó la silla de la pared she moved the chair away from the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > separar

17 draw

drɔ:
1. сущ.
1) тяга, волочение;
вытягивание (по значению глагола draw)
2) а) жеребьевка;
лотерея to hold a draw ≈ проводить лотерею Syn: lottery б) жребий;
выигрыш
3) приманка, соблазн (то, что привлекает, нравится) Free dishes used to be a big draw at the movie theaters. ≈ Что-нибудь свеженькое - хорошая приманка для театралов. Syn: attraction, lure, enticement, inducement, come-on
4) игра вничью, ничья The bake-off was a draw, so they awarded two first prizes. ≈ Конкурс на лучший пирог не выявил победителя, поэтому было назначено две первых премии. Syn: tie, stalemate;
deadlock
5) замечание, имеющее целью выпытать что-л.;
наводящий вопрос
6) строит. разводная часть моста
7) бот. молодой побег
8) амер. выдвижной ящик комода ∙
2. гл.;
прош. вр. - drew, прич. прош. вр. - drawn
1) а) тащить, волочить;
натягивать, тянуть How many horses will draw the royal coach? ≈ Сколько лошадей будет вести королевскую карету? Syn: pull, drag, haul, tow, pull along б) растягивать The strands of rubber were drawn to test their strength. ≈ Резиновые полоски растянули, чтобы проверить их прочность. Syn: stretch, attenuate, elongate;
extend, protract в) вытаскивать, вытягивать;
тянуть, вытягивать (жребий) ;
выдергивать;
вырывать They will draw the winner's name from the barrel. ≈ Они должны вытянуть имя победителя из барабана. They drew for places. ≈ Они тянули жребий, кому где сесть. Syn: extract, pull out, take out, draw out, pick, pick out г) натягивать, надевать( шапку;
тж. draw on)
2) потрошить to draw a fowl ≈ потрошить птицу
3) а) настаивать (чай) б) настаиваться( о чае)
4) задергивать
5) сморщивать, искажать He drew up his face in an expression of disgust. ≈ Он сморщился от отвращения. Syn: contract, distort, wrinkle
6) получать (деньги и т. п.) ;
добывать (сведения, информацию) ;
черпать (вдохновение и т. п.) to draw a prize ≈ получить приз
7) а) привлекать, притягивать, соблазнять Cover the food so it won't draw the flies. ≈ Накрой еду, чтобы она не привлекла мух. The play still draws. ≈ Пьеса все еще делает сборы. Syn: attract, lure;
allure, entice, charm;
evoke, elicit, bring forth, make appear б) навлекать to draw troubles upon oneself ≈ накликать на себя беду
8) извлекать, выводить (заключение) She drew the wrong conclusion from the meeting. ≈ Она сделала неправильные выводы из собрания. Syn: get, take, deduce, infer
9) а) вызывать( на разговор, откровенность и т. п.) б) вызывать (слезы, аплодисменты)
10) пускать (кровь)
11) а) вбирать, вдыхать, втягивать to draw a sigh ≈ вздохнуть to draw a deep breath ≈ сделать глубокий вздох б) иметь тягу The chimney draws well. ≈ В трубе хорошая тяга.
12) чертить, рисовать;
проводить линию, черту (ручкой или карандашом) The assignment is to draw a horse in motion. ≈ Задание - нарисовать лошадь в движении. Syn: sketch, limn, make a picture of
13) проводить (различие)
14) составлять, оформлять (документ) ;
выписывать (чек;
часто draw out, draw up) She agreed to draw a proper contract. ≈ Она согласилась должным образом составить контракт. Syn: draft, write, make up, make out
15) а) подходить, приближаться б) кончать( игру) вничью
16) сидеть в воде (о судне) This steamer draws 12 feet. ≈ Этот пароход имеет осадку в 12 футов.
17) карт. брать карты из колоды
18) тех. отпускать (сталь) ;
закаливать
19) тех. всасывать, втягивать ∙ draw aside draw away draw back draw down draw forth draw from draw in draw into draw off draw on draw out draw over draw round draw up draw upon draw it mild! разг. ≈ не преувеличивай(те) ! to draw amiss ≈ идти по ложному следу to draw the cloth ≈ убирать со стола( особ. перед десертом) draw to a head тяга - * pull (техническое) сила тяги на крюке, тяговое усилие - * test тяговое испытание( трактора) вытягивание, вытаскивание;
выхватывание - to beat to the * обнажить оружие раньше противника;
опередить( кого-л.) - he was quick on the * он сразу хватался за шпагу (американизм) затяжка - to take a * at a cigarette затянуться сигаретой - to have a * (американизм) закурить( разговорное) то, что нравится, привлекает зрителей;
приманка;
гвоздь программы - the new play proved a great * на новую пьесу народ валом валил;
новая пьеса пользовалась большим успехом (разговорное) провокационное замечание, провокационный вопрос - this was meant as a * but he didn't rise to it это было провокацией, но он не поддался на нее;
его пытались спровоцировать, но он не клюнул на приманку тот, кто пытается спровоцировать собеседника на неосторожное замечание;
тот, кто допытывается, выспрашивает тот, кто легко поддается на провокацию;
тот, кто проговаривается, болтун жеребьевка - that's just the luck of the * в жеребьевке все зависит от везенья;
это как повезет лотерея вытянутый жребий;
выигрыш молодой побег, особ. побег сладкого картофеля (американизм) (диалектизм) выдвижной ящик комода (спортивное) игра вничью, ничья - the game ended in a * игра закончилась вничью (американизм) разводная часть моста бассейн( реки) (американизм) лощина рикошет( в биллиарде;
тж. * shot) (техническое) прокатка( металла) > quick on the * умеющий выстрелить первым;
быстро реагирующий;
за словом в карман не лезет тащить, волочить, тянуть - to * a train тянуть состав - to * a net тянуть сеть тащиться, волочиться;
тянуться - the cart drew slowly along the road повозка медленно тащилась по дороге( near, close, etc.) пододвигать;
подтягивать;
приближать - grief drew them closer горе сблизило их (near, close, etc.) пододвигаться;
подтягиваться;
приближаться - on * ing near the mountains по мере приближения к горам - we drew near the town мы приблизились к /подошли к самому/ городу (to, toward, into, etc.) перемещать, передвигать( в какое-л. положение) - to * a book towards oneself пододвинуть к себе книгу - * your chair to the table придвиньтесь к столу - to * one's hat over one's eyes надвинуть шляпу на глаза - he drew the blanket over his head он укрылся с головой (to, toward, into, etc.) перемещаться, передвигаться( в какое-л. положение) - to * ahead of smb. обогнать кого-л. - to * level with a competitor поравняться с соперником - to * round the table собраться за столом - he drew towards the door он стал подвигаться к двери - the crowd drew to one side толпа подалась в (одну) сторону - the train drew into the station поезд втянулся в здание вокзала - they drew apart они разошлись, они отдалились друг от друга - their affair is *ing to a close /to an end/ их роман близится к концу - the project is *ing towards completion проект близится к завершению натягивать;
вытягивать - to * a rope натянуть веревку - to * a bow натягивать тетиву (лука) - to * rein /bit, bridle/ натягивать поводья, останавливать лошадь;
останавливаться, сдерживаться;
сокращать расходы - to * smth. tight затянуть /стянуть/ что-л. натягиваться;
вытягиваться - to * tight /taut/ натянуться, напрячься - his face drew tight его лицо напряглось вытягиваться, искажаться - his face was *n with pain его лицо исказилось от боли (straight, erect) вытягиваться, выпрямляться - to * oneself up /straight, erect/ выпрямиться во весь рост привлекать, притягивать;
собирать - to * an audience собирать аудиторию, привлекать слушателей - the accident drew a great crowd на месте происшествия собралась большая толпа - a pretty girl drew his eye его внимание привлекла смазливая девчушка - to * smb.'s attention (to smth.) обратить чье-л. внимание (на что-л.) - to * smb.'s mind from smth. отвлечь чье-л. внимание от чего-л. - I felt *n to him меня потянуло к нему привлекать зрителей, слушателей;
пользоваться успехом - the play * well, the play continues to * пьеса все еще пользуется успехом (спортивное) оттягивать на себя (тж. * in, * off) - to * the opponent оттянуть противника на себя;
увлечь противника вытаскивать, вытягивать;
выдергивать, вырывать - to * a nail вытащить гвоздь - to * a bolt отодвинуть засов - to * a cork раскупорить бутылку - to * a tooth выдернуть /вытащить/ зуб - to * one's sword выхватить шпагу - to * bread from the oven вытащить хлеб из печи - to * a root from the ground выкопать корень из земли - to * a card from the pack вытянуть /взять/ карту из колоды - to * a parachute вырвать кольцо парашюта, раскрыть парашют добывать - to * stone from a quarry добывать камень в каменоломне - to * water from a well брать /качать/ воду из колодца заставить действовать, говорить и т. п.;
вывести из равновесия - the last taunt drew him последнее ехидное замечание вывело его из себя - he is not to be *n его из себя не выведешь: его с места не столкнешь;
от него слова не добьешься;
его трудно расшевелить зондировать, прощупывать - to try to* the enemy прощупывать противника провоцировать - the government refused to be *n правительство не поддавалось на провокации отбирать, отделять;
выделять, выбирать - to * a jury выбрать присяжных - to * a sample( специальное) отбирать пробу (on, upon) (спортивное) нагонять, настигать;
сокращать расстояние, разрыв - to * upon smb. догонять кого-л. (спортивное) сводить, кончать вничью - to * the game закончить игру вничью - he didn't play to * он играл на выигрыш не получать перевеса - the battle was *n исход битвы был неопределенным, битва не принесла победы ни той, ни другой стороне затягивать, задергивать или открывать, раздвигать( занавеску и т. п.) - to * the window-curtains задернуть /опустить/ или раздвинуть /поднять/ занавески - to * the blinds поднять или опустить шторы - to * the curtain поднять или опустить занавес;
начать или закончить представление получать (ответ, подтверждение) - to * no reply не получить ответа - to * confirmation from smb. получить подтверждение от кого-л. добывать (сведения, информацию) - to * information from a number of sources иметь несколько источников информации черпать (вдохновение и т. п.) - to * inspiration from smth. черпать вдохновение в чем-л. - to * strength from one's literary work черпать силу в своей литературной работе извлекать (урок, вывод и т. п.) - to * a conclusion /an inference/ from smth. вывести заключение /сделать вывод/ из чего-л. - to * a lesson from smth. извлечь урок из чего-л. тянуть, бросать( жребий) ;
производить жеребьевку - to * lots /уст. cuts/ тянуть жребий - to * for partners выбирать партнеров по жребию - to * a prize вытянуть /выиграть/ приз тянуть, вытягивать (лотерейный билет и т. п.) - to be *n выйти в тираж - these bonds have not been *n yet эти облигации еще не вышли в тираж( карточное) выманивать, вытягивать ( козыри) получать (зарплату, проценты и т. п.) ;
извлекать (доход) - to * one's income from writing зарабатывать на жизнь литературным трудом - to * rations( военное) получать довольствие брать (деньги со счета и т. п.) - to * money from a bank брать деньги в банке вызывать (слезы, восторг и т. п.) - to * applause вызывать аплодисменты - to * tears from smb. исторгнуть /вызвать/ у кого-л. слезы, заставить кого-л. расплакаться навлекать, накликать (беду, несчастье;
тж. * on, * upon, * down) - to * one's own ruin upon oneself стать виновником собственного разорения /-ой гибели/ - to * the enemy's fire (upon oneself) (военное) вызывать (на себя) огонь противника втягивать, вдыхать (воздух;
тж. * in) - to * a (deep) breath сделать (глубокий) вдох - to * breath перевести дыхание;
передохнуть иметь тягу (о трубе, печи) - the chimney *s well в трубе хорошая тяга (техническое) всасывать (о воздуходувке и т. п.) разгораться( об огне) раскуриваться( о сигаре, папиросе и т. п.) забирать ветер( о парусе) притягивать (о магните) отводить( воду и т. п.) осушать (болото и т. п.) - to * a pond осушать пруд( специальное) отводить, отбирать - to * the current отбирать ток осушаться, поддаваться осушению (о болоте и т. п.) цедить, нацеживать (пиво и т. п.;
тж. * off) - to * beer from a cask нацедить пива из бочонка наполнять (сосуд) - to * a bath налить /наполнить/ ванну опорожнять( сосуд) истощать( почву) сосать - to * a cow сосать корову (о теленке) пускать (кровь) брать (кровь на анализ) оттягивать (гной и т. п.) - this will help * the poison это поможет удалить яд из организма приводить к созреванию (нарыва и т. п.) - this ointment will help * the abscess эта мазь( быстро) вытянет нарыв настаивать (чай, травы и т. п.) настаиваться (о чае, травах и т. п.) - let the tea * пусть чай настоится как следует вылавливать( рыбу) ;
проходить реку( с бреднем) ловить (дичь) ;
прочесывать (лес) потрошить (птицу) отделять от шелухи, очищать (зерно) (обыкн. after, on) (охота) преследовать( дичь) по запаху, идти по запаху (о собаке;
тж. * on) (охота) выгонять;
вытаскивать (лису, барсука) из норы (спортивное) переводить (мяч) (морское) иметь (какую-л.) осадку (о судне) - the ship *s 20 feet судно имеет осадку в 20 футов тянуть, волочить расплющивать;
ковать отпускать (сталь) вязать, стягивать( рот;
о вяжущих растениях, веществах и т. п.) - to draw smb. to do smth. вынудить кого-л. сделать что-л. - her behaviour drew him to say the truth она вела себя так, что ему пришлось сказать правду - to draw smb. into smth. втянуть, втравить кого-л. в какое-л. дело - to * smb. into conversation вовлечь кого-л. в разговор - everyone *n into the drama of her life каждый, кто так или иначе участвовал в драматических событиях ее жизни - he refused to be *n into the business он не пожелал участвовать в этом деле - to draw smth. out of /from/ smb. выведать, вытянуть что-л. у кого-л.;
добиться чего-л. у кого-л.;
выманить что-л. у кого-л. - it was very difficult to * the facts from the witness было очень трудно вытянуть показания из свидетеля - you will never * a compliment from her от нее похвалы не дождешься - to * a confession from smb. добиться признания от кого-л. - to draw on smth. обращаться к чему-л. - to * on smb.'s critical comments опираться на чьи-л. критические замечания - to * on one's savings расходовать накопленные средства - to * on one's experiences for a novel использовать в качестве материала для романа свой собственный опыт - to * on one's memory напрягать память, стараться вспомнить - to * on one's imagination (быть склонным) придумывать /выдумывать, привирать/ - to draw on smb. угрожать( оружием) кому-л. - to draw smb. on smth. вытягивать у кого-л. сведения о чем-л. - to draw smb. over (to one side) переманивать, перетягивать кого-л. (на свою сторону) - to draw round smth. собираться вокруг чего-л. - the whole family drew round the table вся семья собралась за столом > to * to a head нарвать( о фурункуле) ;
созреть, достичь наивысшей точки (о кризисе и т. п.) > to * a knife угрожать (кому-л.) ножом > to * the sword (возвышенно) обнажить меч, начать войну > to * a blank вытянуть пустой (лотерейный) билет;
потерпеть неудачу, вернуться ни с чем > to * the winner победить, оказаться победителем > to * the cloth( устаревшее) убирать со стола > to * first blood наносить первый удар > to * a bow at a venture случайным замечанием попасть в точку > to * the long bow преувеличивать, рассказывать небылицы > to * the first breath родиться > to * smb.'s teeth обезвредить кого-л.;
вырвать у змеи жало > to * the curtain over /on/ smth. скрывать, замалчивать что-л. > to * a veil over smth. опускать завесу над чем-л.;
обходить молчанием /замалчивать/ что-л. > to * one's pen /one's quill/ against smb. выступить против кого-л. в печати > to * in one's horns стать более осторожным, умерить свой пыл > to * it fine доводить до последней минуты > to * and quarter( историческое) пытать и четвертовать рисовать - to * cartoons рисовать карикатуры - to * from smth. срисовывать с чего-л. - to * smth. in ink рисовать что-л. чернилами представлять, изображать, обрисовывать - to * a character обрисовать характер - to * smb. as a hunter изобразить кого-л. в костюме охотника чертить, вычерчивать (тж. * out) - to * figures upon smth. вычерчивать фигуры на чем-л. проводить (линию, черту;
тж. * out) - to * a line провести линию проводить (сравнение, различие) - to * a parallel between smth. проводить параллель между чем-л. - to * a comparison between smth. сравнивать что-л., проводить сравнение между чем-л. составлять, набрасывать( проект и т. п.;
тж. * out, * up) - to * (out) a scheme составить схему - to * a document составить документ - to * a cheque( on a bank) for a certain sum of money выписать чек (на банк) на определенную сумму - to draw on smb. for smth. выписывать тратту на чье-л. имя на определенную сумму - to * on Johnson for a thousand pounds выписать переводной вексель на тысячу фунтов на (банк) Джонсона > to * the line проводить границу, разграничивать;
класть предел, конец;
ставить точку > to * a line at smth. останавливаться перед чем-л. > he will * a line at nothing он ни перед чем не остановится > to * it fine тонко разграничивать > * it mild! не преувеличивай!, не сгущай краски! > to * it strong преувеличивать, сгущать краски ~ on наступать, приближаться;
autumn is drawing on осень приближается ~ up останавливаться;
the carriage drew up before the door экипаж остановился у подъезда ~ иметь тягу;
the chimney draws well в трубе хорошая тяга draw карт. брать карты из колоды ~ вдыхать, втягивать, вбирать;
to draw a sigh вздохнуть;
to draw a breath передохнуть;
to draw a deep breath сделать глубокий вздох ~ тех. всасывать, втягивать;
draw aside отводить в сторону ~ выводить (заключение) ;
to draw conclusions делать выводы ~ амер. выдвижной ящик комода;
he is quick on the draw он сразу хватается за оружие ~ вызывать (слезы, аплодисменты) ~ вызывать (на разговор, откровенность и т. п.) ;
to draw no reply не получить ответа ~ выигрыш ~ выписывать, выставлять( чек, тратту) ~ выписывать тратту ~ выписывать чек ~ выставлять тратту ~ выставлять чек ~ вытаскивать, выдергивать;
вырывать;
to draw the sword обнажить шпагу;
перен. начать войну;
to draw the knife угрожать ножом ~ вытаскивать ~ вытягивать ~ добывать (сведения, информацию) ;
черпать (вдохновение и т. п.) ~ жеребьевка;
лотерея ~ жребий;
выигрыш ~ задергивать;
to draw the curtain поднимать или опускать занавес;
перен. скрывать или выставлять напоказ( что-л.) ~ игра вничью, ничья ~ извлекать доход ~ иметь тягу;
the chimney draws well в трубе хорошая тяга ~ искажать;
a face drawn with pain лицо, искаженное от боли ~ использовать ~ кончать (игру) вничью ~ бот. молодой побег ~ навлекать;
to draw troubles upon oneself накликать на себя беду ~ замечание, имеющее целью выпытать (что-л.) ;
наводящий вопрос;
a sure draw замечание, которое обязательно заставит другого проговориться ~ настаивать(ся) (о чае) ~ натягивать, надевать (шапку;
тж. draw on) ~ тех. отпускать (сталь) ;
закаливать ~ получать (деньги и т. п.) ;
to draw a prize получить приз ~ получать ~ пользоваться кредитом ~ потрошить;
to draw a fowl потрошить птицу ~ приближаться, подходить;
to draw to a close подходить к концу ~ привлекать (внимание, интерес) ;
I felt drawn to him меня потянуло к нему;
the play still draws пьеса все еще делает сборы ~ привлекать ~ притягивать ~ проводить (различие) ~ пускать (кровь) ~ стр. разводная часть моста ~ разделение голосов поровну ~ сидеть в воде (о судне) ;
this steamer draws 12 feet этот пароход имеет осадку в 12 футов ~ снимать деньги со счета ~ собирать ~ сокращать расходы ~ составлять, оформлять (документ) ;
выписывать (чек;
часто draw out, draw up) ~ составлять, оформлять (докуиент) ~ составлять документ ~ (drew;
drawn) тащить, волочить;
тянуть, натягивать;
to draw wire тянуть проволоку;
to draw a parachute раскрыть парашют ~ то, что привлекает, нравится;
приманка;
the play is a draw эта пьеса имеет успех ~ трассировать ~ тяга;
вытягивание ~ тянуть, бросать (жребий) ;
they drew for places они бросили жребий, кому где сесть ~ формировать состав присяжных ~ чертить, рисовать;
проводить линию, черту;
to draw the line (at) поставить (себе или другому) предел ~ чертить ~ a bill выставлять тратту to ~ a bow at a venture сделать или сказать( что-л.) наугад;
случайным замечанием попасть в точку ~ вдыхать, втягивать, вбирать;
to draw a sigh вздохнуть;
to draw a breath передохнуть;
to draw a deep breath сделать глубокий вздох ~ вдыхать, втягивать, вбирать;
to draw a sigh вздохнуть;
to draw a breath передохнуть;
to draw a deep breath сделать глубокий вздох ~ потрошить;
to draw a fowl потрошить птицу ~ (drew;
drawn) тащить, волочить;
тянуть, натягивать;
to draw wire тянуть проволоку;
to draw a parachute раскрыть парашют ~ получать (деньги и т. п.) ;
to draw a prize получить приз ~ a sample брать пробу ~ вдыхать, втягивать, вбирать;
to draw a sigh вздохнуть;
to draw a breath передохнуть;
to draw a deep breath сделать глубокий вздох to ~ amiss охот. идти по ложному следу ~ an allowance получать пособие ~ тех. всасывать, втягивать;
draw aside отводить в сторону ~ away отвлекать ~ away спорт. оторваться от противника ~ away уводить ~ back отступать;
выходить из дела, предприятия, игры to ~ bridle (или rein) натягивать поводья, останавливать лошадь;
перен. останавливаться;
сдерживаться;
сокращать расходы ~ выводить (заключение) ;
to draw conclusions делать выводы ~ down втянуть;
затянуться (папиросой и т. п.) ~ down навлекать (гнев, неудовольствие и т. п.) ~ down спускать( штору, занавес) ~ on = draw down ~ from an account брать со счета ~ from an account снимать со счета ~ in близиться к концу( о дне) ;
сокращаться (о днях) ~ in вовлекать ~ in втягивать ~ in ограничивать расходы ~ in снижать расходы ~ in сокращать (расходы и т. п.) ~ in сокращать ~ in требовать возвращения to ~ in on a cigarette затянуться папиросой ~ it mild! не преувеличивай(те) ! ~ вызывать (на разговор, откровенность и т. п.) ;
to draw no reply не получить ответа ~ off отвлекать ~ off отводить (воду) ~ off отступать (о войсках) ~ off оттягивать (войска) ~ off снимать, стягивать (сапоги, перчатки и т. п.) ~ on = draw down ~ on натягивать, надевать (перчатки и т. п.) ~ on наступать, приближаться;
autumn is drawing on осень приближается ~ on черпать, заимствовать on: draw ~ наступать draw ~ приближаться draw ~ снимать деньги со счета ~ on the reserve использовать резерв to ~ one's pen (against smb.) выступить в печати( против кого-л.) ~ out брать деньги ~ out выводить (войска) ~ out вызывать на разговор, допытываться ~ out вынимать ~ out вытаскивать ~ out вытягивать, вытаскивать ~ out выявлять ~ out затягиваться, продолжаться;
the speech drew out interminably речь тянулась без конца ~ out извлекать ~ out набрасывать;
to draw out a scheme набросать план ~ out отряжать, откомандировывать ~ out снимать деньги ~ out набрасывать;
to draw out a scheme набросать план ~ over переманивать на свою сторону ~ round собираться вокруг (стола, огня, елки и т. п.) to ~ the cloth убирать со стола (особ. перед десертом) to ~ the (enemy's) fire (upon oneself) вызвать огонь на себя ~ вытаскивать, выдергивать;
вырывать;
to draw the sword обнажить шпагу;
перен. начать войну;
to draw the knife угрожать ножом ~ чертить, рисовать;
проводить линию, черту;
to draw the line (at) поставить (себе или другому) предел line: ~ пограничная линия, граница;
предел;
to overstep the line (of smth.) перейти границы( чего-л.) ;
to draw the line провести границу;
положить предел( at -чему-л.) ~ вытаскивать, выдергивать;
вырывать;
to draw the sword обнажить шпагу;
перен. начать войну;
to draw the knife угрожать ножом to ~ the teeth off = вырвать жало у змеи;
обезвредить to ~ the wool over (smb.'s) eyes вводить( кого-л.) в заблуждение;
втирать очки ~ приближаться, подходить;
to draw to a close подходить к концу to ~ to a head назревать;
достигать апогея to ~ to a head нарывать( о фурункуле) ~ to full scale полигр. чертить в масштабе 1:1 ~ to full scale полигр. чертить в натуральную величину ~ навлекать;
to draw troubles upon oneself накликать на себя беду ~ up воен. выстраивать(ся) ~ up вытягивать ~ up вытягиваться ~ up останавливать ~ up останавливаться;
the carriage drew up before the door экипаж остановился у подъезда ~ up оформлять документ ~ up поднимать ~ up подтягивать ~ up распрямляться ~ up составлять (документ) ~ up составлять документ ~ up a balance sheet составлять балансовый отчет ~ up a consolidated annual report составлять сводный годовой отчет ~ up a contract оформлять контракт ~ up a contract составлять контракт ~ up a document оформлять документ ~ up a document составлять документ ~ up a list составлять список ~ up clearly четко выражать ~ up clearly четко формулировать ~ up refl. подтянуться;
выпрямиться ~ upon черпать, брать (из средств, фонда и т. п.) ~ upon a credit брать кредит ~ upon a credit получать кредит ~ (drew;
drawn) тащить, волочить;
тянуть, натягивать;
to draw wire тянуть проволоку;
to draw a parachute раскрыть парашют ~ искажать;
a face drawn with pain лицо, искаженное от боли ~ амер. выдвижной ящик комода;
he is quick on the draw он сразу хватается за оружие ~ привлекать (внимание, интерес) ;
I felt drawn to him меня потянуло к нему;
the play still draws пьеса все еще делает сборы ~ то, что привлекает, нравится;
приманка;
the play is a draw эта пьеса имеет успех ~ привлекать (внимание, интерес) ;
I felt drawn to him меня потянуло к нему;
the play still draws пьеса все еще делает сборы ~ out затягиваться, продолжаться;
the speech drew out interminably речь тянулась без конца ~ замечание, имеющее целью выпытать (что-л.) ;
наводящий вопрос;
a sure draw замечание, которое обязательно заставит другого проговориться sure: a ~ draw замечание, которое рассчитано на то, чтобы заставить (кого-л.) проболтаться, выдать себя a ~ draw лес, в котором наверняка есть лисицы ~ тянуть, бросать (жребий) ;
they drew for places они бросили жребий, кому где сесть ~ сидеть в воде (о судне) ;
this steamer draws 12 feet этот пароход имеет осадку в 12 футов

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > draw

18 put

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, put

1) (place) tun; (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen; (through or into narrow opening) stecken

put plates on the table — Teller auf den Tisch stellen

put clean sheets on the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

don't put your elbows on the table — lass deine Ellbogen vom Tisch

I put my hand on his shoulder — ich legte meine Hand auf seine Schulter

put a stamp on the letter — eine Briefmarke auf den Brief kleben

put salt on one's food — Salz auf sein Essen tun od. streuen

put some more coal on the fire — Kohle nachlegen

put the letter in an envelope/the letter box — den Brief in einen Umschlag/in den Briefkasten stecken

put something in one's pocket — etwas in die Tasche stecken

put one's hands in one's pockets — die Hände in die Taschen stecken

put sugar in one's tea — sich (Dat.) Zucker in den Tee tun

put petrol in the tank — Benzin in den Tank tun od. füllen

put the car in[to] the garage — das Auto in die Garage stellen

put the cork in the bottle — die Flasche mit dem Korken verschließen

put the plug in the socket — den Stecker in die Steckdose stecken

put the ball into the net/over the bar — den Ball ins Netz befördern od. setzen/über die Latte befördern

put one's arm round somebody's waist — den Arm um jemandes Taille legen

put a bandage round one's wrist — sich (Dat.) einen Verband ums Handgelenk legen

put one's hands over one's eyes — sich (Dat.) die Hände auf die Augen legen

put one's finger to one's lips — den od. seinen Finger auf die Lippen legen

put the boxes one on top of the other — die Kisten übereinander stellen

put the jacket on its hanger — die Jacke auf den Bügel tun od. hängen

where shall I put it? — wohin soll ich es tun (ugs.) /stellen/legen usw.?; wo soll ich es hintun (ugs.) /-stellen/-legen usw.?

put somebody into a taxi — jemanden in ein Taxi setzen

we put our guest in Peter's room — wir haben unseren Gast in Peters Zimmer (Dat.) untergebracht

put the baby in the pram — das Baby in den Kinderwagen legen od. (ugs.) stecken

not know where to put oneself — (fig.) sehr verlegen sein/werden

put it there! — (coll.) lass mich deine Hand schütteln!

2) (cause to enter) stoßen

put a satellite into orbit — einen Satelliten in eine Umlaufbahn bringen

3) (bring into specified state) setzen

put through Parliament — im Parlament durchbringen [Gesetzentwurf usw.]

be put in a difficult etc. position — in eine schwierige usw. Lage geraten

be put into power — an die Macht kommen

put somebody on the committee — jemanden in den Ausschuss schicken

put something above or before something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Vorrang vor etwas (Dat.) geben

be put out of order — kaputtgehen (ugs.)

put somebody on to something — (fig.) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) hinweisen od. aufmerksam machen

put somebody on to a job — (assign) jemandem eine Arbeit zuweisen

4) (impose)

put a limit/an interpretation on something — etwas begrenzen od. beschränken/interpretieren

5) (submit) unterbreiten (to Dat.) [Vorschlag, Plan usw.]

put the situation to somebody — jemandem die Situation darstellen

put something to the vote — über etwas (Akk.) abstimmen lassen

6) (cause to go or do)

put somebody to work — jemanden arbeiten lassen

be put out of the game by an injury — wegen einer Verletzung nicht mehr spielen können

put somebody on antibiotics — jemanden auf Antibiotika setzen

put somebody on the stage — jemanden zur Bühne schicken

7) (express) ausdrücken

let's put it like this:... — sagen wir so:...

that's one way of putting it — (also iron.) so kann man es [natürlich] auch ausdrücken

8) (render)

put something into English — etwas ins Englische übertragen od. übersetzen

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

9) (write) schreiben

put one's name on the list — seinen Namen auf die Liste setzen

put a tick in the box — ein Häkchen in das Kästchen machen

put one's signature to something — seine Unterschrift unter etwas (Akk.) setzen

put something on the bill — etwas auf die Rechnung setzen

put something on the list — (fig.) sich (Dat.) etwas [fest] vornehmen; etwas vormerken

10) (imagine)

put oneself in somebody's place or situation — sich in jemandes Lage versetzen

11) (invest)

put money etc. into something — Geld usw. in etwas (Akk.) stecken

put work/time/effort into something — Arbeit/Zeit/Energie in etwas (Akk.) stecken

12) (stake) setzen (on auf + Akk.)

put money on a horse/on something happening — auf ein Pferd setzen/darauf wetten, dass etwas passiert

13) (estimate)

put somebody/something at — jemanden/etwas schätzen auf (+ Akk.)

14) (subject)

put somebody to — jemandem [Unkosten, Mühe, Umstände] verursachen od. machen

15) (Athletics): (throw) stoßen [Kugel]

put the shot — kugelstoßen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, put (Naut.)

put [out] to sea — in See stechen

put into port — [in den Hafen] einlaufen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/59262/put_about">put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up with

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[put]
present participle - putting; verb

1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?)

2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) formulieren

3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) ausdrücken

4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) schreiben

5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) fahren

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- put-on
- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with
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put

<-tt-, put, put>

[pʊt]

I. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (place)

▪ to \put sth somewhere etw irgendwohin stellen [o setzen]; (lay down) etw irgendwohin legen; (push in) etw irgendwohin stecken

they \put a horseshoe above [or over] their door sie brachten ein Hufeisen über ihrer Tür an

he was \put up against the wall man stellte ihn an die Wand

he looked at the pile of work his boss had \put before him er sah sich den Haufen Arbeit an, den seine Chefin ihm hingelegt hatte

you've got to \put the past behind you du musst die Vergangenheit vergangen seinlassen [o begraben]

\put your clothes in the closet häng deine Kleider in den Schrank

he \put his hands in his pockets er steckte die Hände in die Taschen

she \put some milk in her coffee sie gab etwas Milch in ihren Kaffee

to \put the ball in the net (tennis) den Ball ins Netz schlagen; (football) den Ball ins Netz spielen

this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine schwierige Situation

I \put my complete confidence in him ich setze mein volles Vertrauen auf ihn [o in ihn]

to \put oneself in sb's place [or position] [or shoes] sich akk in jds Situation versetzen

\put the cake into the oven schieb den Kuchen in den Backofen

they \put the plug into the socket sie steckten den Stecker in die Steckdose

he \put salt into the sugar bowl by mistake er hat aus Versehen Salz in die Zuckerdose gefüllt

they \put him into a cell sie brachten ihn in eine Zelle

to \put sth into storage etw einlagern

to \put a child into care ein Kind in Pflege geben

to \put sb into a home jdn in ein Heim stecken

to \put sb in[to] prison jdn ins Gefängnis bringen

to \put fear into sb's heart jdn ängstigen, jdm Angst machen

to \put an idea in[to] sb's head jdn auf eine Idee bringen

whatever \put that idea into your head? wie kommst du denn darauf?

to \put one's ideas into practice seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen

Sam will eat anything you \put in front of him Sam isst alles, was man ihm vorsetzt

\put the soup spoons next to the knives leg die Suppenlöffel neben die Messer

we should \put my mum next to Mrs Larson wir sollten meine Mutter neben Frau Larson setzen

she \put her coffee cup on the table sie stellte ihre Kaffeetasse auf den Tisch

do you know how to \put a saddle on a horse? weißt du, wie man ein Pferd sattelt?

I \put clean sheets on the bed ich habe das Bett frisch bezogen

he \put his head on my shoulder er legte seinen Kopf auf meine Schulter

you can't \put a value on friendship Freundschaft lässt sich nicht mit Geld bezahlen

to \put the emphasis on sth den Schwerpunkt auf etw akk legen, etw betonen

a price of £10,000 was \put on the car das Auto wurde mit 10.000 Pfund veranschlagt

she \put her arm round him sie legte ihren Arm um ihn

he \put his head round the door er steckte den Kopf zur Tür herein

he \put his finger to his lips to call for silence er hielt seinen Finger vor die Lippen und bat um Ruhe

to \put a glass to one's lips ein Glas zum Mund führen

she \put the shell to her ear sie hielt sich die Muschel ans Ohr

to \put sb to bed jdn ins Bett bringen

he was \put under the care of his aunt er wurde in die Obhut seiner Tante gegeben

I didn't know where to \put myself ich wusste nicht wohin mit mir

to \put sb/sth in jeopardy jdn/etw in Gefahr bringen

to \put sb in a rage jdn wütend machen

this \puts me in a very difficult position das bringt mich in eine sehr schwierige Situation

he was able to \put them in a good mood er konnte sie aufheitern

to stay \put person sich nicht von der Stelle rühren; object liegen/stehen/hängen bleiben; hair halten

\put it there! (congratulating) gratuliere!; (concluding a deal) abgemacht!

to \put the shot SPORT Kugel stoßen

2. (invest)

to \put effort/energy/money/time into sth Mühe/Energie/Geld/Zeit in etw akk stecken [o investieren]

we \put most of the profits towards research wir verwenden den Großteil der Gewinne für die Forschung

everyone could \put £3 towards a new coffee machine jeder könnte 3 Pfund zum Kauf einer neuen Kaffeemaschine dazugeben

to \put money into an account Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen

she \put money on a horse sie setzte auf ein Pferd

we \put back all our profits into the company all unsere Gewinne fließen in die Firma zurück

3. (impose)

to \put the blame on sb jdm die Schuld geben

to \put sb to great cost [or expense] jdn viel kosten, jdm große Ausgaben verursachen

to \put demands upon sb von jdm etwas verlangen

to \put an embargo on sth ein Embargo über etw akk verhängen

to \put an embargo on trade ein Handelsembargo verhängen

to \put faith [or trust] in sth sein Vertrauen in etw akk setzen

to \put the heat [or screws] on sb for sth (sl) jdm wegen einer S. gen die Hölle heißmachen fam

to \put sb under oath jdn vereidigen

to \put a premium on sth etw hoch einschätzen

to \put pressure on sb jdn unter Druck setzen

to \put sb under pressure [or strain] jdn unter Druck setzen

to \put a restriction [or limitation] on sth etw einschränken

to \put a spell [or curse] on sb jdn verwünschen [o verfluchen]

the children were \put on their best behaviour den Kindern wurde gesagt, dass sie sich ja gut zu benehmen haben

to \put a tax on sth etw besteuern [o mit einer Steuer belegen]

to \put sb/sth to the test jdn/etw auf die Probe stellen; (put a strain on) jdn/etw strapazieren

to \put sb on trial jdn vor Gericht bringen

to \put sb to a lot of trouble jdm viel Mühe bereiten [o machen

4. (present)

to \put a case to [or before] a judge einen Fall vor Gericht bringen

to \put sth to a discussion etw zur Diskussion stellen

to \put an idea [or a suggestion] to sb jdm etw vorschlagen

to \put one's point of view seinen Standpunkt darlegen

to \put a problem to sb jdm ein Problem darlegen

to \put a proposal before a committee einem Ausschuss einen Vorschlag unterbreiten

to \put a question to sb jdm eine Frage stellen

to \put sth to a vote etw zur Abstimmung bringen

5. (include)

▪ to \put sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk o dat aufnehmen, etw in etw akk einfügen

to \put sth on the agenda etw auf die Tagesordnung setzen; FOOD (add)

\put some more salt in füge noch etwas Salz hinzu

6. (indicating change of condition)

she always \puts her guests at ease right away sie schafft es immer, dass ihre Gäste sich sofort wohl fühlen

to \put sb at risk [or in danger] jdn in Gefahr bringen

to \put sb in a good/bad mood jds Laune heben/verderben

to \put one's affairs in order seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen

to \put a plan into operation einen Plan in die Tat umsetzen

to \put sth out of order etw kaputtmachen fam

to \put sb/an animal out of his/its misery jdn/ein Tier von seinen Qualen erlösen

to \put sb to death jdn hinrichten

to \put sb to flight jdn in die Flucht schlagen

to \put sb to shame jdn beschämen

to \put a stop [or an end] to sth etw beenden

to \put sb under arrest jdn unter Arrest stellen

to \put sb under hypnosis jdn hypnotisieren

to \put sth right etw in Ordnung bringen

to \put sb straight jdn korrigieren

to \put sb out of the competition jdn aus dem Rennen werfen

7. (express)

▪ to \put sth etw ausdrücken

let me \put it this way lass es mich so sagen

how should I \put it? wie soll ich mich ausdrücken?

to \put it bluntly um es deutlich zu sagen

to \put it mildly, we were shocked at your behaviour wir waren, gelinde gesagt, geschockt über dein Verhalten

that's \putting it mildly das ist ja noch milde ausgedrückt

as Shakespeare \put it wie Shakespeare schon sagte

she didn't know how to \put her thoughts into words sie wusste nicht, wie sie ihre Gedanken in Worte fassen sollte

\putting Shakespeare into modern English is difficult Shakespeare in zeitgenössisches Englisch zu übertragen ist schwierig

she really \puts passion into her performance sie steckt viel Leidenschaftlichkeit in ihren Vortrag

to \put one's feelings into words seine Gefühle ausdrücken

to \put a verb into the past tense ein Verb in die Vergangenheit setzen

8. (write)

to \put a cross/tick next to sth etw ankreuzen/abhaken

to \put one's signature to sth seine Unterschrift unter etw setzen

please \put your signature here bitte unterschreiben Sie hier

9. (estimate, value)

I wouldn't \put him among the best film directors ich würde ihn nicht zu den besten Regisseuren zählen

she \puts her job above everything else für sie geht ihr Beruf allem anderen vor, sie stellt ihren Beruf vor allem anderen

▪ to \put sb/sth at sth jdn/etw auf etw akk schätzen

I'd \put him at about 50 ich schätze ihn auf ungefähr 50

▪ to \put sb/sth in sth jdn/etw in etw akk einordnen

I would \put her in her 50s ich würde sie so in den Fünfzigern schätzen

to \put sb/sth in a category jdn/etw in eine Kategorie einordnen

it can't be \put in the same category as a Rolls Royce man kann es nicht auf eine Stufe mit einem Rolls Royce stellen

to \put sb/sth on a level [or par] with sb/sth jdn/etw auf eine Stufe mit jdm/etw stellen

to \put a value of £10,000 on sth den Wert einer S. gen auf 10.000 Pfund schätzen

10. (direct)

▪ to \put sb onto sth/sb jdn auf etw/jdn aufmerksam machen

the phone book \put me onto the dentist durch das Telefonbuch kam ich auf den Zahnarzt

they \put three people on the job sie setzen drei Leute ein für diesen Job

to \put sb to do sth [or doing sth] jdn abordnen, etw zu tun

11. (see someone off)

▪ to \put sb on sth jdn zu etw dat bringen

he \put his girlfriend on the plane er brachte seine Freundin zum Flugzeug

to \put sb onto the bus jdn zum Bus bringen

to \put sb in a taxi jdn in ein Taxi setzen

12. (install)

▪ to \put sth into sth MECH etw in etw akk einsetzen

to \put heating/a kitchen into a house eine Heizung/Küche in einem Haus installieren

we \put a new hard drive on our computer wir haben eine neue Festplatte in unseren Computer eingebaut

13. MED (prescribe)

▪ to \put sb on sth jdm etw verschreiben

the doctor has \put her on a strict diet der Arzt hat ihr eine strenge Diät verordnet

II. INTRANSITIVE VERB

NAUT anlegen, vor Anker gehen

to \put into the dock am Dock anlegen, vor Anker gehen

to \put into Hamburg/harbour in Hamburg/in den Hafen einlaufen

to \put to sea in See stechen

III. NOUN

STOCKEX Verkaufsoption f

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put [pʊt]

A s

1. besonders Kugelstoßen: Stoß m

2. Börse: Rückprämie f (beim Prämiengeschäft): → put and call (option)

B adj stay put umg sich nicht (vom Fleck) rühren

C v/t prät und pperf put

1. legen, stellen, setzen, tun:

put it on the table leg es auf den Tisch;

I shall put the matter before him ich werde ihm die Sache vorlegen;

put the matter in(to) his hands leg die Angelegenheit in seine Hände;

I put him above his brother ich stelle ihn über seinen Bruder;

put sb on a job jemanden an eine Arbeit setzen, jemanden mit einer Arbeit betrauen;

put eleven men behind the ball FUSSB die ganze Mannschaft defensiv spielen lassen;

his time put him in 3rd place SPORT seine Zeit brachte ihn auf den 3. Platz; → a. die Verbindungen mit den entsprechenden Substantiven

2. stecken (in one’s pocket in die Tasche):

put a lot of work into viel Arbeit stecken in (akk)

3. jemanden ins Bett, in eine unangenehme Lage etc, etwas auf den Markt, in Ordnung etc bringen:

he put her across the river er brachte oder beförderte sie über den Fluss;

put the cow to the bull die Kuh zum Stier bringen;

put into shape in (die richtige) Form bringen;

put sth on paper etwas zu Papier bringen; → mind A 2, right A 5

4. etwas in Kraft, in Umlauf, in Gang etc, jemanden in Besitz, ins Unrecht, über ein Land etc setzen:

put o.s. in a good light sich ins rechte Licht setzen;

put the case that … gesetzt den Fall, dass …; → action 1, 2, end Bes Redew, foot A 1, place A 3, trust A 1

5. put o.s. sich in jemandes Hände etc begeben:

put o.s. under sb’s care sich in jemandes Obhut begeben;

put yourself in(to) my hands vertraue dich mir ganz an

6. unterwerfen, aussetzen ( beide:

to dat):

I have put you through a lot ich habe dir viel zugemutet; → death 1, expense Bes Redew, inconvenience A 2, question A 6, shame A 2, sword, test¹ A 2

7. put out of aus … hinausstellen, verdrängen oder werfen aus, außer Betrieb od Gefecht etc setzen: → action 13, running A 2

8. Land bepflanzen (into, under mit) the fields were put under potatoes auf den Feldern wurden Kartoffeln gepflanzt

9. (to) setzen (an akk), (an)treiben oder drängen oder zwingen (zu):

put sb to work jemanden an die Arbeit setzen, jemanden arbeiten lassen;

put to school zur Schule schicken;

put to trade jemanden ein Handwerk lernen lassen;

put sb to a joiner jemanden bei einem Schreiner in die Lehre geben;

put the horse to ( oder at) the fence das Pferd zum Sprung über den Zaun antreiben;

put sb to it jemandem zusetzen, jemanden bedrängen;

be hard put to it arg bedrängt werden, in große Bedrängnis kommen;

they were hard put to it to find a house sie taten sich schwer, ein Haus zu finden;

put sb through a book jemanden zum Durchlesen oder -arbeiten eines Buches zwingen;

put sb through it jemanden auf Herz und Nieren prüfen; → blush B 1, flight², pace¹ A 5

10. veranlassen, verlocken ( beide:

on, to zu)

11. in Furcht, Wut etc versetzen:

put sb in fear of their life jemandem eine Todesangst einjagen; → countenance A 2, ease A 2, guard C 4, mettle 2, temper A 4

12. übersetzen, -tragen ( beide:

into French ins Französische)

13. (un)klar etc ausdrücken, klug etc formulieren, in Worte fassen:

I cannot put it into words ich kann es nicht in Worte fassen;

put one’s feelings into words seine Gefühle aussprechen;

how shall I put it? wie soll ich mich oder es ausdrücken?;

put another way anders gesagt oder ausgedrückt, mit anderen Worten; → mild 1

14. schätzen (at auf akk):

I put his income at £100,000 a year

15. (to) verwenden (für), anwenden (zu):

put sth to a good use etwas gut verwenden

16. eine Entscheidung etc gründen (on auf akk)

17. eine Frage, einen Antrag etc stellen, vorlegen:

I put it to you

a) ich appelliere an Sie, ich wende mich an Sie,

b) ich stelle es Ihnen anheim;

I put it to you that … besonders JUR ich halte Ihnen vor, dass …; geben Sie zu, dass …

18. Geld setzen, wetten ( beide:

on auf akk)

19. (into) Geld stecken (in akk), anlegen (in dat), investieren (in dat)

20. (on) eine Steuer etc auferlegen (dat), legen (auf akk):

put a tax on sth etwas besteuern

21. die Schuld zuschieben, geben ( beide:

on dat)

22. die Uhr stellen

23. (in, into) hinzufügen (dat), (hinein)tun, geben (in akk):

put sugar in one’s coffee Zucker in seinen Kaffee tun

24. besonders SPORT die Kugel, den Stein stoßen

25. schleudern, werfen

26. eine Waffe stoßen, eine Kugel schießen ( beide:

in, into in akk)

27. put one across sb umg jemanden drankriegen oder reinlegen

D v/i

1. sich begeben, fahren, gehen, besonders eilen ( alle:

for nach):

put to land an Land gehen;

put for home US umg sich heimtrollen; → sea 1

2. SCHIFF segeln, steuern, fahren

3. US münden, sich ergießen, fließen ( alle:

into in akk)

4. put upon (meist passiv)

a) jemandem zusetzen, jemanden bedrängen,

b) jemanden ausnutzen, -nützen,

c) jemanden betrügen

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1. transitive verb,
-tt-, put

1) (place) tun; (vertically) stellen; (horizontally) legen; (through or into narrow opening) stecken

put plates on the table — Teller auf den Tisch stellen

put clean sheets on the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

don't put your elbows on the table — lass deine Ellbogen vom Tisch

I put my hand on his shoulder — ich legte meine Hand auf seine Schulter

put a stamp on the letter — eine Briefmarke auf den Brief kleben

put salt on one's food — Salz auf sein Essen tun od. streuen

put some more coal on the fire — Kohle nachlegen

put the letter in an envelope/the letter box — den Brief in einen Umschlag/in den Briefkasten stecken

put something in one's pocket — etwas in die Tasche stecken

put one's hands in one's pockets — die Hände in die Taschen stecken

put sugar in one's tea — sich (Dat.) Zucker in den Tee tun

put petrol in the tank — Benzin in den Tank tun od. füllen

put the car in[to] the garage — das Auto in die Garage stellen

put the cork in the bottle — die Flasche mit dem Korken verschließen

put the plug in the socket — den Stecker in die Steckdose stecken

put the ball into the net/over the bar — den Ball ins Netz befördern od. setzen/über die Latte befördern

put one's arm round somebody's waist — den Arm um jemandes Taille legen

put a bandage round one's wrist — sich (Dat.) einen Verband ums Handgelenk legen

put one's hands over one's eyes — sich (Dat.) die Hände auf die Augen legen

put one's finger to one's lips — den od. seinen Finger auf die Lippen legen

put the boxes one on top of the other — die Kisten übereinander stellen

put the jacket on its hanger — die Jacke auf den Bügel tun od. hängen

where shall I put it? — wohin soll ich es tun (ugs.) /stellen/legen usw.?; wo soll ich es hintun (ugs.) /-stellen/-legen usw.?

put somebody into a taxi — jemanden in ein Taxi setzen

we put our guest in Peter's room — wir haben unseren Gast in Peters Zimmer (Dat.) untergebracht

put the baby in the pram — das Baby in den Kinderwagen legen od. (ugs.) stecken

not know where to put oneself — (fig.) sehr verlegen sein/werden

put it there! — (coll.) lass mich deine Hand schütteln!

2) (cause to enter) stoßen

put a satellite into orbit — einen Satelliten in eine Umlaufbahn bringen

3) (bring into specified state) setzen

put through Parliament — im Parlament durchbringen [Gesetzentwurf usw.]

be put in a difficult etc. position — in eine schwierige usw. Lage geraten

be put into power — an die Macht kommen

put somebody on the committee — jemanden in den Ausschuss schicken

put something above or before something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Vorrang vor etwas (Dat.) geben

be put out of order — kaputtgehen (ugs.)

put somebody on to something — (fig.) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) hinweisen od. aufmerksam machen

put somebody on to a job — (assign) jemandem eine Arbeit zuweisen

4) (impose)

put a limit/an interpretation on something — etwas begrenzen od. beschränken/interpretieren

5) (submit) unterbreiten (to Dat.) [Vorschlag, Plan usw.]

put the situation to somebody — jemandem die Situation darstellen

put something to the vote — über etwas (Akk.) abstimmen lassen

6) (cause to go or do)

put somebody to work — jemanden arbeiten lassen

be put out of the game by an injury — wegen einer Verletzung nicht mehr spielen können

put somebody on antibiotics — jemanden auf Antibiotika setzen

put somebody on the stage — jemanden zur Bühne schicken

7) (express) ausdrücken

let's put it like this:... — sagen wir so:...

that's one way of putting it — (also iron.) so kann man es [natürlich] auch ausdrücken

8) (render)

put something into English — etwas ins Englische übertragen od. übersetzen

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

9) (write) schreiben

put one's name on the list — seinen Namen auf die Liste setzen

put a tick in the box — ein Häkchen in das Kästchen machen

put one's signature to something — seine Unterschrift unter etwas (Akk.) setzen

put something on the bill — etwas auf die Rechnung setzen

put something on the list — (fig.) sich (Dat.) etwas [fest] vornehmen; etwas vormerken

10) (imagine)

put oneself in somebody's place or situation — sich in jemandes Lage versetzen

11) (invest)

put money etc. into something — Geld usw. in etwas (Akk.) stecken

put work/time/effort into something — Arbeit/Zeit/Energie in etwas (Akk.) stecken

12) (stake) setzen (on auf + Akk.)

put money on a horse/on something happening — auf ein Pferd setzen/darauf wetten, dass etwas passiert

13) (estimate)

put somebody/something at — jemanden/etwas schätzen auf (+ Akk.)

14) (subject)

put somebody to — jemandem [Unkosten, Mühe, Umstände] verursachen od. machen

15) (Athletics): (throw) stoßen [Kugel]

put the shot — kugelstoßen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, put (Naut.)

put [out] to sea — in See stechen

put into port — [in den Hafen] einlaufen

Phrasal Verbs:

- put about

- put across

- put aside

- put away

- put back

- put by

- put down

- put forward

- put in

- put off

- put on

- put out

- put over

- put through

- put together

- put up

- put upon

- put up with

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(clamp) the lid on something (US) expr.

gegen etwas scharf vorgehen ausdr.

sperren v. (take) into care expr.

in Pflege geben (nehmen) ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: put)

= ausgeben v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

English-german dictionary > put

19 foot

foot [fʊt]

1. noun

(plural feet)

   a. pied m ; [of dog, cat, bird] patte f

• to be on one's feet être debout

• I'm on my feet all day long je suis debout toute la journée

• to land on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds

• to stand on one's own two feet voler de ses propres ailes

• to go on foot aller à pied

• to keep one's feet on the ground garder les pieds sur terre

• he was trampled under foot by the crowd la foule l'a piétiné

• the children have been under my feet the whole day les enfants ont été dans mes jambes toute la journée

• you've got to put your foot down ( = be firm) il faut réagir

• to put one's foot in it (inf) mettre les pieds dans le plat

• he didn't put a foot wrong il n'a pas commis la moindre erreur

• to get off on the right/wrong foot [people, relationship] être bien/mal parti

• I got off on the wrong foot with him j'ai mal commencé avec lui

• to get one's feet under the table (inf) (British) s'installer

• to put one's feet up (inf) se reposer un peu

• to take the weight off one's feet (s'asseoir pour) se reposer un peu

• to be dead on one's feet (inf) être complètement à plat (inf)

• she is absolutely run off her feet (inf) elle ne sait plus où donner de la tête

• I've never set foot there je n'y ai jamais mis les pieds

• my foot! (inf) mon œil ! (inf)

   b. [of hill, bed] pied m ; [of stairs] bas m

• at the foot of the page en bas de la page

   c. ( = measure) pied m (anglais) ( = 30,48 cm)

2. transitive verb

• to foot the bill (inf) payer la note

3. compounds

► foot brake noun frein m à pied

► foot-dragging noun atermoiements mpl

► foot passengers plural noun [of ferry] passagers mpl sans véhicule

► foot patrol noun patrouille f à pied

► foot soldier noun fantassin m

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[fʊt] 1.
noun (pl feet)

1) gen, Anatomy (of person, horse) pied m; (of rabbit, cat, dog, cow) patte f; (of sock, chair) pied m

on foot — à pied

soft under foot — doux/douce sous le pied

to set foot in — mettre les pieds dans

from head to foot — de la tête aux pieds

to help somebody to their feet — aider quelqu'un à se lever

her speech brought the audience to its feet — toute l'audience s'est levée pour applaudir son discours

to get somebody/something back on their/its feet — ( after setback) remettre quelqu'un/quelque chose sur pied

bound hand and foot — pieds et poings liés

to wait on somebody hand and foot — faire tout pour quelqu'un

to put one's foot down — ( accelerate) appuyer sur l'accélérateur; ( act firmly) mettre le holà

2) ( measurement) pied m (anglais) (= 0,3048 m)

3) ( bottom) ( of mountain) pied m (of de)

at the foot of — au pied de [bed]; à la fin de [list, letter]; en bas de [page, stairs]; en bout de [table]

4) ( in sewing) pied m
2.
transitive verb

to foot the bill — payer la facture ( for pour)

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not to put a foot wrong — ne pas commettre la moindre erreur

under somebody's feet — fig dans les jambes de quelqu'un

rushed off one's feet — débordé

to catch somebody on the wrong foot — prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu

to cut the ground from under somebody's feet — couper l'herbe sous les pieds de quelqu'un

to fall on one's feet — fig retomber sur ses pieds

to keep one's feet on the ground — avoir les pieds sur terre

to have two left feet — être maladroit

to put one's best foot forward — ( do one's best) faire de son mieux; ( hurry) se dépêcher

to put one's foot in it — (colloq) faire une gaffe

to put one's feet up — se reposer, décompresser (colloq)

to stand on one's own (two) feet — se débrouiller tout seul

to get off on the wrong/right foot — mal/bien commencer

English-French dictionary > foot

20 dessus

dessus [d(ə)sy]

1. adverb

( = sur) [placer, poser, monter] on top ; [coller, écrire, fixer] on it ; [passer, lancer] over it ; ( = plus haut) above

• mettez votre valise dessus put your suitcase on top

• c'est écrit dessus it's written on it

• montez dessus [+ tabouret, échelle] get up on it

• passez (par) dessus go over it

• il a sauté par dessus he jumped over it

• il lui a tapé/tiré dessus he hit him/shot at him

• il nous sont tombés dessus à l'improviste they dropped in on us unexpectedly

2. masculine noun

   a. [d'objet, pied, tête] top

• le dessus du panier ( = les meilleurs) the pick of the bunch ; ( = l'élite sociale) the upper crust

► du dessus [feuille, drap] top

• les voisins du dessus the people upstairs

• à l'étage du dessus on the floor above► au-dessus above ; ( = à l'étage supérieur) upstairs ; ( = posé sur) on top ; ( = plus cher) over

► au-dessus de ( = plus haut que, plus au nord que) above ; ( = sur) on top of ; [+ prix, limite] over ; [+ possibilités] beyond

• les enfants au-dessus de 7 ans paient children over 7 pay

• 20° au-dessus de zéro 20° above zero

• c'est au-dessus de mes moyens (prix) it's more than I can afford ; (capacités) it's more than I can manage

• c'est au-dessus de mes forces it's too much for me

• être au-dessus de tout soupçon to be above suspicion

   b. (dans une confrontation) avoir/prendre le dessus to have/get the upper hand

• reprendre le dessus to get over it

3. compounds

► dessus de cheminée ( = tablette) mantelpiece ; ( = bibelots) mantelpiece ornaments

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Note: Lorsque dessus est utilisé avec un verbe d'action tel que marcher, taper, tirer, compter etc on se reportera au verbe correspondant; de même pour certaines expressions telles que mettre la main dessus, avoir le nez dessus etc on se reportera aux entrées main, nez etc. Les usages particuliers sont traités dans l'entrée ci-dessous

I dəsy
adverbe

passe dessus — go over it

tu vois la pile, le livre doit être dessus — you see that pile over there, the book should be on top of it

un gâteau avec du chocolat dessus — a cake with chocolate on top

le prix est marqué dessus — the price is on it

‘ton rapport est fini?’ - ‘non, je travaille or suis dessus’ — ‘is your report finished?’ - ‘no, I'm working on it’

II dəsy
nom masculin invariable ( de chaussure) upper; (de table, tête, panier) top

l'étage du dessus — the floor above

le drap de dessus — the top sheet

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reprendre le dessus — (dans un débat, une lutte) to regain the upper hand; (après une maladie, un chagrin) to get back on one's feet

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d(ə)sy
1. adv

on top

un gâteau avec des bougies dessus — a cake with candles on top

Tu vois la chaise? Pose le colis dessus. — You see that chair? Put the parcel on it.

Il y a un tabouret; monte dessus pour atteindre l'étagère du haut. — There's a stool; climb on it to reach the top shelf.

c'est écrit dessus — it's written on it

il lui a tiré dessus — he shot at him

2. nm

1) (= haut) top

2) (= étage supérieur)

l'appartement du dessus — the upstairs flat

les voisins du dessus — the upstairs neighbours

3) (dans un conflit)

avoir le dessus — to have the upper hand

prendre le dessus — to get the upper hand

reprendre le dessus (psychologiquement) — to get over it

4) (autres locutions)

par-dessus prép — over

Nous avons sauté par-dessus la barrière. — We jumped over the gate., advover it

La barrière? nous avons sauté par-dessus. — The fence? We jumped over it.

en dessus — above

en dessus de — above

au-dessus — above

la taille au-dessus — the size above, the next size up

au-dessus de — above

au-dessus du lit — above the bed

là-dessus (= sur cet objet) — on there, (= ensuite) with that

Tu peux écrire là-dessus. — You can write on there.

"Je démissionne!" Là-dessus, il est parti. — "I resign!" With that, he left.

ci-dessus — above

l'exemple ci-dessus — the example above

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dessus

❢ Lorsque dessus est utilisé avec un verbe d'action tel que marcher, taper, tirer, compter etc on se reportera au verbe correspondant; de même pour certaines expressions telles que mettre la main dessus, avoir le nez dessus etc on se reportera aux entrées main, nez etc. Les usages particuliers sont traités dans l'entrée ci-dessous.

A adv passe dessus go over it; tu vois la pile, le livre doit être dessus you see that pile over there, the book should be on top of it; un gâteau avec du chocolat dessus a cake with chocolate on top; ne mets pas tes doigts dessus gén don't touch it; ( sur une photographie) don't put your fingers on it; le prix est marqué dessus the price is on it; ‘ton rapport est fini?’-‘non, je travaille or suis dessus’ ‘is your report finished?’-‘no, I'm working on it’; il a mis ses meilleurs chercheurs dessus he set his best researchers to work on it; nous n'avons aucune chance d'emporter le marché, le numéro un mondial est déjà dessus we're not likely to corner the market, the world leader is working on it; il y en a deux, prends celui de or du dessus there are two of them, take the top one.

B nm inv ( de chaussure) upper; (de table, tête, panier) top; ( de main) back; les voisins du dessus the people who live on the floor above; l'étage du dessus the floor above; le drap de dessus the top sheet.

Idiomes

avoir or prendre/reprendre le dessus to gain/to regain the upper hand; avec lui, c'est toujours le poète qui prend le dessus his poetic nature always comes to the fore.

[dəsy] adverbe

[placer, monter] on top

[marcher, écrire] on it/them etc.

[passer, sauter] over it/them etc.

ils lui ont tiré/tapé dessus they shot at him/hit him

ne compte pas trop dessus don't count on it too much

je suis dessus depuis un moment

a. [affaire, travail] I've been (working) on it for a while

b. [appartement] I've been looking into it for a while

ça nous est tombé dessus à l'improviste it was like a bolt out of the blue

il a fallu que ça me tombe dessus! it had to be me!

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[dəsy] nom masculin

1. [d'un objet, de la tête, du pied] top

[de la main] back

avoir/prendre le dessus to have/to get the upper hand

reprendre le dessus [gagner] to get back on top (of the situation), to regain the upper hand

elle a bien repris le dessus

a. [après une maladie] she was soon back on her feet again

b. [après une dépression] she got over it quite well

le dessus du panier

a. [personnes] the cream, the elite

b. [choses] the top of the pile ou heap

2. [étage supérieur]

les voisins du dessus the people upstairs, the upstairs neighbours

l'appartement du dessus the flat above

de dessus locution prépositionnelle

enlève ça de dessus la table! take it off the table!

en dessus locution adverbiale

on top

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