the Italian air strike

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

prendetelo! — stop him!

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere a fare — to start doing

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism

è molto gentile se lo sai prendere — he is very nice when you know how to handle him

lui sa come prenderla — he knows how to manage her

farsi prendere le misure per — to get oneself measured for

prendere appunti — to take notes

prendere in prestito — to borrow

prendere in affitto — to rent

prendere posto — to take one's seat

prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

le ha prese di santa ragione — he got a sound beating

prendere a sinistra — to go left

prendere per i campi — to head off across the fields

cosa ti prende? — what's come over you?

- rsi le dita nella porta — to catch one's fingers in the door

-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

- rsi per mano — to join hands

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

hard to beat — schwer zu schlagen

beat somebody to it — jemandem zuvorkommen

can you beat it? — ist denn das zu fassen?

beat the system — sich gegen das bestehende System durchsetzen

it beats me how/why... — es ist mir ein Rätsel wie/warum...

beat time — den Takt schlagen

my heart seemed to stop beating — ich dachte, mir bleibt das Herz stehen

beat about the bush — um den [heißen] Brei herumreden (ugs.)

his heart missed a beat — ihm stockte das Herz

the beat of her heart grew weaker — ihr Herzschlag wurde schwächer

to the beat of the drum — zum Schlag der Trommeln

to be on or to patrol the beat — seine Runde machen

to have a heavy beat — einen ausgeprägten Rhythmus haben

on/off the beat — auf dem betonten/unbetonten Taktteil

the crocodile beat the ground with its tail — das Krokodil schlug mit dem Schwanz auf den Boden

to beat a/the drum — trommeln, die Trommel schlagen

to beat the air —

to beat sth flat — etw flach or platt hämmern

to beat sb into second place — jdn auf den zweiten Platz verweisen

you can't beat these prices — diese Preise sind nicht zu unterbieten

you can't beat central heating/real wool —

coffee beats tea any day — Kaffee ist allemal besser als Tee

to beat sb to the top of a hill — vor jdm oben auf dem Berg sein or ankommen

to beat sb home — vor jdm zu Hause sein

to beat the deadline — vor Ablauf der Frist fertig sein

to beat sb to the draw — schneller ziehen als jd

to beat sb to it — jdm zuvorkommen

the bird beats its wings — der Vogel schlägt mit den Flügeln

to beat time (to the music) — den Takt schlagen

to beat on the door (with one's fists) —

with beating heart — mit pochendem or klopfendem Herzen

her heart was beating with excitement — ihr Herz schlug vor Aufregung schneller

we've got him beat — wir haben ihn schachmatt gesetzt

beat the deadline — den Termin noch einhalten

hard to beat — schwer zu schlagen

beat that! — das soll mal einer nachmachen!

beat somebody to it — jemandem zuvorkommen

can you beat it? — ist denn das zu fassen?

beat the system — sich gegen das bestehende System durchsetzen

it beats me how/why... — es ist mir ein Rätsel wie/warum...

beat time — den Takt schlagen

my heart seemed to stop beating — ich dachte, mir bleibt das Herz stehen

beat about the bush — um den [heißen] Brei herumreden (ugs.)

his heart missed a beat — ihm stockte das Herz