take upon

take upon oneself — auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Aufgabe, Pflicht, Verantwortung]

take it upon oneself to do something — es auf sich (Akk.) nehmen, etwas zu tun; (in an interfering way) sich (Dat.) herausnehmen (ugs.), etwas zu tun

take upon oneself — auf sich (Akk.) nehmen [Aufgabe, Pflicht, Verantwortung]

take it upon oneself to do something — es auf sich (Akk.) nehmen, etwas zu tun; (in an interfering way) sich (Dat.) herausnehmen (ugs.), etwas zu tun

to take something upon oneself: he took the responsibility upon himself asumió la responsabilidad; to take it upon oneself to + inf: I took it upon myself to cancel the flight me arriesgué y cancelé el vuelo; he took it upon himself to invite her to my party — se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta

to take sth upon o.s. — tomar algo sobre sí

to take it upon o.s. to do sth — atreverse a hacer algo

to take something upon oneself: he took the responsibility upon himself asumió la responsabilidad; to take it upon oneself to + inf: I took it upon myself to cancel the flight me arriesgué y cancelé el vuelo; he took it upon himself to invite her to my party — se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta

to take sth upon o.s. — prendersi la responsabilità di qc

to take it upon o.s. to do sth — prendersi la responsabilità di fare qc

let me take your coat — posso prenderti il cappotto?

to take sb's hand — prendere qn per mano

to take sb's arm — appoggiarsi al braccio di qn

to take sb by the throat — afferrare qn alla gola

he must be taken alive — dev'essere preso vivo

to take the train — prendere il treno

take the first on the left — prenda la prima a sinistra

he hasn't taken any food for four days — non mangia nulla da quattro giorni

to take notes — prendere appunti

he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline

to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura

to be taken ill — avere un malore

I take size 8 — porto la 42

I took the children with me — ho portato i bambini con me

don't forget to take your camera — non scordarti di portare la macchina fotografica

he goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé

it takes about an hour — ci vuole circa un'ora

it took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

she's got what it takes to do the job — ha i requisiti necessari per quel lavoro

it takes a brave man to do that — ci vuole del coraggio per farlo

it takes a lot of money to do that — ci vogliono un sacco di soldi per farlo

that will take some explaining — non sarà facile da spiegare

it takes some believing — bisogna fare uno sforzo per crederci

he didn't take my advice — non mi ha ascoltato

how did he take the news? — come ha preso la notizia?

please take a seat — prego, si sieda

is this seat taken? — è occupato (questo posto)?

do you take credit cards? — accettate carte di credito?

it's worth taking a chance — vale la pena di correre il rischio

it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare

you must take us as you find us — devi prenderci per quel che siamo

the hall will take 200 people — nel salone c'è posto per 200 persone

the bus takes 60 passengers — l'autobus porta 60 persone

it will take at least five litres — contiene almeno cinque litri

I only took Russian for one year — ho fatto russo solo per un anno

have you taken your driving test yet? — hai già fatto l'esame di guida?

how old do you take him to be? — quanti anni pensi che abbia?

I took him for a doctor — l'ho preso per un dottore

I took him to be foreign — l'ho preso per uno straniero

I take it that... — suppongo che...

may I take it that...? — allora posso star certo che...?

take it from me! — credimi!

take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio

she can't take the heat — non sopporta il caldo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

he can't take being criticized — non sopporta di essere criticato

(attracted) to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc

I'm quite taken with the idea — l'idea non mi dispiace per niente

(as function verb: see other element) to take a photograph — fare una fotografia

to take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia

take your time! — calma!

it took me by surprise — mi ha colto di sorpresa