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1 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) taka að sér2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) ráða3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) skora á (e-n)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) öðlast, taka á sig5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) hleypa inn6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) taka (e-ð) nærri sér -
2 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) telja með2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) veita húsaskjól3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) skilja, meðtaka4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) þrengja5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) gabba -
3 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) taka í gíslingu -
4 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) taka (rÿmi/tíma)2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) byrja (að gera e-ð/á e-u)3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) stytta4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) taka/lyfta upp -
5 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) laðast að2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) venja sig á (e-ð) -
6 take heed of
Take heed of my warning; He paid no heed to me.) veita athygli, sinna -
7 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
8 take-away
1) (food prepared and bought in a restaurant but taken away and eaten somewhere else eg at home: I'll go and buy a take-away; ( also adjective) a take-away meal.) matur sem tekinn er heim/út (af veitingastað)2) (a restaurant where such food is prepared and bought.) veitingastaður sem selur mat til að fara með út/heim -
9 take over
1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) taka við stjórn2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) taka við af (e-m) -
10 take risks / take a risk
(to do something which might cause loss, injury etc: One cannot be successful in business unless one is willing to take risks.) taka áhættu -
11 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) alvarlega2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) alvarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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12 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) alvarlega2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) alvarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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13 take a back seat
(to take an unimportant position: At these discussions he always takes a back seat and listens to others talking.) láta lítið á sér bera, halda sig til baka -
14 take a bet
( often with on) (to bet: Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not?) veðja -
15 take a joke
(to be able to accept or laugh at a joke played on oneself: The trouble with him is that he can't take a joke.) taka gríni -
16 take a seat
(to sit down: Please take a seat!) fá sér sæti, setjast -
17 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginn -
18 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) taka með í reikninginn -
19 take an interest
(to be interested: I take a great interest in everything they do.) hafa áhuga á -
20 take back
1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) láta hverfa aftur í tíma2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) draga tilbaka
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