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1 דחי

דחי, דָּחָא, דָּחָה(b. h. דָּחָה) 1) to push away, thrust. Tosef. Yoma IV (III), 14 דְּחָאוֹ ולא מת; Y. ib. VI, 43a bot. דְּחָייוֹ if the man thrust the goat down the precipice, and it did not die. Snh.107b, a. e. תהא שמאל דּוֹחָהוכ׳ let the left hand repel them and the right invite; a. fr.Transf. ד׳ בקש, or בקנה to dismiss with a vague or paltry reply. Ḥull.27b. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. 2) to expel. Tosef.Dem.III, 4; Bekh.31a; Y.Dem.II, 23a top, v. חֲבֵירוּת. 3) to suspend, make inoperative, supersede. Ohol. VII, 6 אין דּוֹחִין נפש מפניוכ׳ we dare not set aside the regard due to one human life for the sake of saving another human life; Gen R. s. 94 כך עושין דוחיםוכ׳ is it thus one must act? dare you sacrifice one life ?Y.Snh.VIII, 26c top ד׳ את הספק to disregard the doubt the benefit of which is to be given to the criminal.Y.Shek.IV, 47d bot. דָּחִינוּ אותווכ׳ we postponed it (the fast) to the first day of the week; Meg.5b דְחִינוּהוּ; Erub.41a דְחִינֻהוּ.Pes.VI, 1 אלו דברים … דוחיןוכ׳ the following performances needed for the Passover offering take precedence of the Sabbath (cause a suspension of the Sabbath laws); a. v. fr.Part. pass. דָּחוּי a) pushed, hurried. M. Kat. 28a מיתה דְחוּיָה a hurried death.b) suspended, superseded. Yoma 7b, a. fr. טומאה דְּחוּיָה היאוכ׳ the law about levtical purity is only suspended for the sake of an entire community (and its suspension requires atonement), opp. טומאה הותרה the law is inoperative. Zeb.12a ד׳ מעיקרו unfit from the start, opp. נראה ונדחה, v. infra.Yeb.80b; Gitt.57a דוחה, v. דִּיהַּ. Nif. נִדְחֶה to be pushed aside, suspended; to give way. Meg.5b הואיל ונ׳ יִדָּחֶה the fast being once suspended (on account of the Sabbath), let it remain so (and not be taken up on Sunday). Pes.66a איש נ׳ … ואין צבור נִידָּחִין an individual (if unclean on Passover) is suspended (postpones the celebration) until the second Passover (Num. 9:10 sq.), but not a community. Yoma 64a נעלי חיים אינן נידחין animals (dedicated for sacrifices) cannot be removed forever from sacred use (as long as the obstacle lies not in their physical unfitness). Ib. נראה ונ׳ once fit and then discarded (on account of a temporary unfitness).Ber.64a כל הנ׳ … שעה נִדֶּחֶת מפניו to him who gives way to time (yielding patiently to circumstances), time will give way, v. דָּחַק. Hif. הִדְחָה 1) to remove hurriedly. M. Kat. 22a מדְחֶה מיטתו he who is anxious to remove the bier of a relative (hurries the burial). 2) to thrust. Arakh.30b אַדְחֶה אבן אחדוכ׳ Rashi (ed. אידחה, corrupt. of אֲיַדֶּה; Ar. דְּחֵה imperat. Kal) I will throw a stone after the fallen man (not give the sinner a chance to return). Naz.16b מדחין בה Ar., read with ed. כדהוינן בה. Tosef.Toh.VIII, 8 המדחה, v. יָּחַס.

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2 דחא

דחי, דָּחָא, דָּחָה(b. h. דָּחָה) 1) to push away, thrust. Tosef. Yoma IV (III), 14 דְּחָאוֹ ולא מת; Y. ib. VI, 43a bot. דְּחָייוֹ if the man thrust the goat down the precipice, and it did not die. Snh.107b, a. e. תהא שמאל דּוֹחָהוכ׳ let the left hand repel them and the right invite; a. fr.Transf. ד׳ בקש, or בקנה to dismiss with a vague or paltry reply. Ḥull.27b. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. 2) to expel. Tosef.Dem.III, 4; Bekh.31a; Y.Dem.II, 23a top, v. חֲבֵירוּת. 3) to suspend, make inoperative, supersede. Ohol. VII, 6 אין דּוֹחִין נפש מפניוכ׳ we dare not set aside the regard due to one human life for the sake of saving another human life; Gen R. s. 94 כך עושין דוחיםוכ׳ is it thus one must act? dare you sacrifice one life ?Y.Snh.VIII, 26c top ד׳ את הספק to disregard the doubt the benefit of which is to be given to the criminal.Y.Shek.IV, 47d bot. דָּחִינוּ אותווכ׳ we postponed it (the fast) to the first day of the week; Meg.5b דְחִינוּהוּ; Erub.41a דְחִינֻהוּ.Pes.VI, 1 אלו דברים … דוחיןוכ׳ the following performances needed for the Passover offering take precedence of the Sabbath (cause a suspension of the Sabbath laws); a. v. fr.Part. pass. דָּחוּי a) pushed, hurried. M. Kat. 28a מיתה דְחוּיָה a hurried death.b) suspended, superseded. Yoma 7b, a. fr. טומאה דְּחוּיָה היאוכ׳ the law about levtical purity is only suspended for the sake of an entire community (and its suspension requires atonement), opp. טומאה הותרה the law is inoperative. Zeb.12a ד׳ מעיקרו unfit from the start, opp. נראה ונדחה, v. infra.Yeb.80b; Gitt.57a דוחה, v. דִּיהַּ. Nif. נִדְחֶה to be pushed aside, suspended; to give way. Meg.5b הואיל ונ׳ יִדָּחֶה the fast being once suspended (on account of the Sabbath), let it remain so (and not be taken up on Sunday). Pes.66a איש נ׳ … ואין צבור נִידָּחִין an individual (if unclean on Passover) is suspended (postpones the celebration) until the second Passover (Num. 9:10 sq.), but not a community. Yoma 64a נעלי חיים אינן נידחין animals (dedicated for sacrifices) cannot be removed forever from sacred use (as long as the obstacle lies not in their physical unfitness). Ib. נראה ונ׳ once fit and then discarded (on account of a temporary unfitness).Ber.64a כל הנ׳ … שעה נִדֶּחֶת מפניו to him who gives way to time (yielding patiently to circumstances), time will give way, v. דָּחַק. Hif. הִדְחָה 1) to remove hurriedly. M. Kat. 22a מדְחֶה מיטתו he who is anxious to remove the bier of a relative (hurries the burial). 2) to thrust. Arakh.30b אַדְחֶה אבן אחדוכ׳ Rashi (ed. אידחה, corrupt. of אֲיַדֶּה; Ar. דְּחֵה imperat. Kal) I will throw a stone after the fallen man (not give the sinner a chance to return). Naz.16b מדחין בה Ar., read with ed. כדהוינן בה. Tosef.Toh.VIII, 8 המדחה, v. יָּחַס.

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3 דָּחָא

דחי, דָּחָא, דָּחָה(b. h. דָּחָה) 1) to push away, thrust. Tosef. Yoma IV (III), 14 דְּחָאוֹ ולא מת; Y. ib. VI, 43a bot. דְּחָייוֹ if the man thrust the goat down the precipice, and it did not die. Snh.107b, a. e. תהא שמאל דּוֹחָהוכ׳ let the left hand repel them and the right invite; a. fr.Transf. ד׳ בקש, or בקנה to dismiss with a vague or paltry reply. Ḥull.27b. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. 2) to expel. Tosef.Dem.III, 4; Bekh.31a; Y.Dem.II, 23a top, v. חֲבֵירוּת. 3) to suspend, make inoperative, supersede. Ohol. VII, 6 אין דּוֹחִין נפש מפניוכ׳ we dare not set aside the regard due to one human life for the sake of saving another human life; Gen R. s. 94 כך עושין דוחיםוכ׳ is it thus one must act? dare you sacrifice one life ?Y.Snh.VIII, 26c top ד׳ את הספק to disregard the doubt the benefit of which is to be given to the criminal.Y.Shek.IV, 47d bot. דָּחִינוּ אותווכ׳ we postponed it (the fast) to the first day of the week; Meg.5b דְחִינוּהוּ; Erub.41a דְחִינֻהוּ.Pes.VI, 1 אלו דברים … דוחיןוכ׳ the following performances needed for the Passover offering take precedence of the Sabbath (cause a suspension of the Sabbath laws); a. v. fr.Part. pass. דָּחוּי a) pushed, hurried. M. Kat. 28a מיתה דְחוּיָה a hurried death.b) suspended, superseded. Yoma 7b, a. fr. טומאה דְּחוּיָה היאוכ׳ the law about levtical purity is only suspended for the sake of an entire community (and its suspension requires atonement), opp. טומאה הותרה the law is inoperative. Zeb.12a ד׳ מעיקרו unfit from the start, opp. נראה ונדחה, v. infra.Yeb.80b; Gitt.57a דוחה, v. דִּיהַּ. Nif. נִדְחֶה to be pushed aside, suspended; to give way. Meg.5b הואיל ונ׳ יִדָּחֶה the fast being once suspended (on account of the Sabbath), let it remain so (and not be taken up on Sunday). Pes.66a איש נ׳ … ואין צבור נִידָּחִין an individual (if unclean on Passover) is suspended (postpones the celebration) until the second Passover (Num. 9:10 sq.), but not a community. Yoma 64a נעלי חיים אינן נידחין animals (dedicated for sacrifices) cannot be removed forever from sacred use (as long as the obstacle lies not in their physical unfitness). Ib. נראה ונ׳ once fit and then discarded (on account of a temporary unfitness).Ber.64a כל הנ׳ … שעה נִדֶּחֶת מפניו to him who gives way to time (yielding patiently to circumstances), time will give way, v. דָּחַק. Hif. הִדְחָה 1) to remove hurriedly. M. Kat. 22a מדְחֶה מיטתו he who is anxious to remove the bier of a relative (hurries the burial). 2) to thrust. Arakh.30b אַדְחֶה אבן אחדוכ׳ Rashi (ed. אידחה, corrupt. of אֲיַדֶּה; Ar. דְּחֵה imperat. Kal) I will throw a stone after the fallen man (not give the sinner a chance to return). Naz.16b מדחין בה Ar., read with ed. כדהוינן בה. Tosef.Toh.VIII, 8 המדחה, v. יָּחַס.

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4 דָּחָה

דחי, דָּחָא, דָּחָה(b. h. דָּחָה) 1) to push away, thrust. Tosef. Yoma IV (III), 14 דְּחָאוֹ ולא מת; Y. ib. VI, 43a bot. דְּחָייוֹ if the man thrust the goat down the precipice, and it did not die. Snh.107b, a. e. תהא שמאל דּוֹחָהוכ׳ let the left hand repel them and the right invite; a. fr.Transf. ד׳ בקש, or בקנה to dismiss with a vague or paltry reply. Ḥull.27b. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8; Num. R. s. 19; a. fr. 2) to expel. Tosef.Dem.III, 4; Bekh.31a; Y.Dem.II, 23a top, v. חֲבֵירוּת. 3) to suspend, make inoperative, supersede. Ohol. VII, 6 אין דּוֹחִין נפש מפניוכ׳ we dare not set aside the regard due to one human life for the sake of saving another human life; Gen R. s. 94 כך עושין דוחיםוכ׳ is it thus one must act? dare you sacrifice one life ?Y.Snh.VIII, 26c top ד׳ את הספק to disregard the doubt the benefit of which is to be given to the criminal.Y.Shek.IV, 47d bot. דָּחִינוּ אותווכ׳ we postponed it (the fast) to the first day of the week; Meg.5b דְחִינוּהוּ; Erub.41a דְחִינֻהוּ.Pes.VI, 1 אלו דברים … דוחיןוכ׳ the following performances needed for the Passover offering take precedence of the Sabbath (cause a suspension of the Sabbath laws); a. v. fr.Part. pass. דָּחוּי a) pushed, hurried. M. Kat. 28a מיתה דְחוּיָה a hurried death.b) suspended, superseded. Yoma 7b, a. fr. טומאה דְּחוּיָה היאוכ׳ the law about levtical purity is only suspended for the sake of an entire community (and its suspension requires atonement), opp. טומאה הותרה the law is inoperative. Zeb.12a ד׳ מעיקרו unfit from the start, opp. נראה ונדחה, v. infra.Yeb.80b; Gitt.57a דוחה, v. דִּיהַּ. Nif. נִדְחֶה to be pushed aside, suspended; to give way. Meg.5b הואיל ונ׳ יִדָּחֶה the fast being once suspended (on account of the Sabbath), let it remain so (and not be taken up on Sunday). Pes.66a איש נ׳ … ואין צבור נִידָּחִין an individual (if unclean on Passover) is suspended (postpones the celebration) until the second Passover (Num. 9:10 sq.), but not a community. Yoma 64a נעלי חיים אינן נידחין animals (dedicated for sacrifices) cannot be removed forever from sacred use (as long as the obstacle lies not in their physical unfitness). Ib. נראה ונ׳ once fit and then discarded (on account of a temporary unfitness).Ber.64a כל הנ׳ … שעה נִדֶּחֶת מפניו to him who gives way to time (yielding patiently to circumstances), time will give way, v. דָּחַק. Hif. הִדְחָה 1) to remove hurriedly. M. Kat. 22a מדְחֶה מיטתו he who is anxious to remove the bier of a relative (hurries the burial). 2) to thrust. Arakh.30b אַדְחֶה אבן אחדוכ׳ Rashi (ed. אידחה, corrupt. of אֲיַדֶּה; Ar. דְּחֵה imperat. Kal) I will throw a stone after the fallen man (not give the sinner a chance to return). Naz.16b מדחין בה Ar., read with ed. כדהוינן בה. Tosef.Toh.VIII, 8 המדחה, v. יָּחַס.

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5 דחי

דְּחִי, דְּחָאch. sam( Hif. הִדְחָה to remove hurriedly), 1) to thrust, push, knock down. Targ. O. Num. 35:20 דְּחָהִי he knocked him down (h. text הדף; Y. דַּחְיֵיה). Targ. Ps. 118:13; a. e. 2) to suspend, supersede, v. preced. 3). Zeb.12b הוא ד׳ נפשיה בידים he debarred himself from offering (on account of his apostasy). Pes.69b אימא לִידְחֵי I might think they take precedence of the Sabbath. Ber.23a גברא דְחוּיָא הוא the person was for the time in an unfit condition to pray (and his prayer does not count at all). Af. אַדְחֵי, Pa. דַּחֵי to push aside, drive off. Pes.57a דַּחוּיֵי קא מַדְחֵי לן he sends us off (with a vain promise). Ithpa. אּידָּחֵי, Ithpe. אּידְּחֵי 1) to be thrust down. Targ. Ps. 36:13 אּירָּחֲיַין Ms. (ed. יִדְחֲיַן); a. e. 2) to be superseded, postponed (v. preced. Nif.). Targ. Y. Num. 9:10.Zeb.12b ממילא אי׳ he was debarred from offering through no fault of his. Ib. גברא אי׳ the person was unfit; a. fr.

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6 דחא

דְּחִי, דְּחָאch. sam( Hif. הִדְחָה to remove hurriedly), 1) to thrust, push, knock down. Targ. O. Num. 35:20 דְּחָהִי he knocked him down (h. text הדף; Y. דַּחְיֵיה). Targ. Ps. 118:13; a. e. 2) to suspend, supersede, v. preced. 3). Zeb.12b הוא ד׳ נפשיה בידים he debarred himself from offering (on account of his apostasy). Pes.69b אימא לִידְחֵי I might think they take precedence of the Sabbath. Ber.23a גברא דְחוּיָא הוא the person was for the time in an unfit condition to pray (and his prayer does not count at all). Af. אַדְחֵי, Pa. דַּחֵי to push aside, drive off. Pes.57a דַּחוּיֵי קא מַדְחֵי לן he sends us off (with a vain promise). Ithpa. אּידָּחֵי, Ithpe. אּידְּחֵי 1) to be thrust down. Targ. Ps. 36:13 אּירָּחֲיַין Ms. (ed. יִדְחֲיַן); a. e. 2) to be superseded, postponed (v. preced. Nif.). Targ. Y. Num. 9:10.Zeb.12b ממילא אי׳ he was debarred from offering through no fault of his. Ib. גברא אי׳ the person was unfit; a. fr.

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7 דְּחִי

דְּחִי, דְּחָאch. sam( Hif. הִדְחָה to remove hurriedly), 1) to thrust, push, knock down. Targ. O. Num. 35:20 דְּחָהִי he knocked him down (h. text הדף; Y. דַּחְיֵיה). Targ. Ps. 118:13; a. e. 2) to suspend, supersede, v. preced. 3). Zeb.12b הוא ד׳ נפשיה בידים he debarred himself from offering (on account of his apostasy). Pes.69b אימא לִידְחֵי I might think they take precedence of the Sabbath. Ber.23a גברא דְחוּיָא הוא the person was for the time in an unfit condition to pray (and his prayer does not count at all). Af. אַדְחֵי, Pa. דַּחֵי to push aside, drive off. Pes.57a דַּחוּיֵי קא מַדְחֵי לן he sends us off (with a vain promise). Ithpa. אּידָּחֵי, Ithpe. אּידְּחֵי 1) to be thrust down. Targ. Ps. 36:13 אּירָּחֲיַין Ms. (ed. יִדְחֲיַן); a. e. 2) to be superseded, postponed (v. preced. Nif.). Targ. Y. Num. 9:10.Zeb.12b ממילא אי׳ he was debarred from offering through no fault of his. Ib. גברא אי׳ the person was unfit; a. fr.

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8 דְּחָא

דְּחִי, דְּחָאch. sam( Hif. הִדְחָה to remove hurriedly), 1) to thrust, push, knock down. Targ. O. Num. 35:20 דְּחָהִי he knocked him down (h. text הדף; Y. דַּחְיֵיה). Targ. Ps. 118:13; a. e. 2) to suspend, supersede, v. preced. 3). Zeb.12b הוא ד׳ נפשיה בידים he debarred himself from offering (on account of his apostasy). Pes.69b אימא לִידְחֵי I might think they take precedence of the Sabbath. Ber.23a גברא דְחוּיָא הוא the person was for the time in an unfit condition to pray (and his prayer does not count at all). Af. אַדְחֵי, Pa. דַּחֵי to push aside, drive off. Pes.57a דַּחוּיֵי קא מַדְחֵי לן he sends us off (with a vain promise). Ithpa. אּידָּחֵי, Ithpe. אּידְּחֵי 1) to be thrust down. Targ. Ps. 36:13 אּירָּחֲיַין Ms. (ed. יִדְחֲיַן); a. e. 2) to be superseded, postponed (v. preced. Nif.). Targ. Y. Num. 9:10.Zeb.12b ממילא אי׳ he was debarred from offering through no fault of his. Ib. גברא אי׳ the person was unfit; a. fr.

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9 take off

take off

1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

2) fig. [idea, fashion] prendere piede; [ product] decollare; [ sales] impennarsi

3) colloq. (leave hurriedly) filare (via), tagliare la corda; take [sth.] off

4) (deduct)

to take Ј 5 off (the price) — ridurre il prezzo di 5 sterline

5) (have as holiday)

to take two days off — prendere due giorni di vacanza

I'm taking next week off — la prossima settimana me la prendo di vacanza take [sth.] off, take off [sth.]

6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]

to take sth. off the market — ritirare qcs. dal mercato

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]

9) colloq. (imitate) fare il verso a [ person]

10) (remove)

to take sb. off the case — [ police] togliere il caso a qcn.

to take oneself off — partire (to per), andarsene (to a)

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1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) togliere

2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) decollare

3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) assentarsi

4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) imitare

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1. vi + adv

(plane, passengers) decollare, (high jumper) spiccare un salto

the plane took off twenty minutes late — l'aereo ha decollato con venti minuti di ritardo

2. vt + adv

1) (remove: clothes) togliere or togliersi, (price tag, lid, item from menu) togliere, (leg, limb) amputare, (cancel: train) sopprimere

take your coat off — levati il cappotto

2)

(deduct: from bill, price) she took 50p off — ha fatto 50 penny di sconto

3) (lead away: person, object) portare

she was taken off to the hospital — è stata portata all'ospedale

to take o.s. off — andarsene

4) (imitate) imitare

3. vt + prep

1) (remove: clothes, price tag, lid) togliere da, (item from menu) cancellare da, (cancel: train) togliere da

to take sb off sth — (remove from duty, job) allontanare qn da qc

they took him off the Financial Page — (journalist) gli hanno tolto la pagina economica

2)

(deduct: from bill, price) he took 5% off the price for me — mi ha fatto uno sconto del 5% sul prezzo

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take off

1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

2) fig. [idea, fashion] prendere piede; [ product] decollare; [ sales] impennarsi

3) colloq. (leave hurriedly) filare (via), tagliare la corda; take [sth.] off

4) (deduct)

to take Ј 5 off (the price) — ridurre il prezzo di 5 sterline

5) (have as holiday)

to take two days off — prendere due giorni di vacanza

I'm taking next week off — la prossima settimana me la prendo di vacanza take [sth.] off, take off [sth.]

6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]

to take sth. off the market — ritirare qcs. dal mercato

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]

9) colloq. (imitate) fare il verso a [ person]

10) (remove)

to take sb. off the case — [ police] togliere il caso a qcn.

to take oneself off — partire (to per), andarsene (to a)

English-Italian dictionary > take off
10 tear

I 1. noun
Riß, der; see also academic.ru/81489/wear">wear 1. 1)
2. transitive verb,
tore, torn

1) (rip, lit. or fig.) zerreißen; (pull apart) auseinander reißen; (damage) aufreißen

tear open — aufreißen [Brief, Schachtel, Paket]

tear one's dress [on a nail] — sich (Dat.) das Kleid [an einem Nagel] aufreißen

tear a hole/gash in something — ein Loch/eine klaffende Wunde in etwas (Akk.) reißen

tear something in half or in two — etwas entzweireißen

tear to shreds or pieces — (lit.) zerfetzen; in Stücke reißen [Flagge, Kleidung, Person]

tear to shreds — (fig.) (destroy) ruinieren [Ruf, Leumund]; zerrütten [Nerven]; zunichte machen [Argument, Alibi]; auseinander nehmen (salopp) [Mannschaft]; (criticize) verreißen (ugs.)

a country torn by war — ein durch Krieg zerrissenes Land

be torn between two things/people/between x and y — zwischen zwei Dingen/Personen/x und y hin- und hergerissen sein

that's torn it — (Brit. fig. coll.) das hat alles vermasselt (salopp)

2) (remove with force) reißen

tear something out of or from somebody's hands — jemandem etwas aus der Hand reißen

tear one's hair — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Haare raufen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
tore, torn

1) (rip) [zer]reißen

it tears along the perforation — es lässt sich entlang der Perforation abreißen

tear in half or in two — entzweireißen; durchreißen

2) (move hurriedly) rasen (ugs.)

tear past — vorbeirasen (ugs.)

tear along the street — die Straße hinunterrasen (ugs.)

tear off — losrasen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- tear apart

- tear at

- tear away

- tear down

- tear into

- tear off

- tear out

- tear up
II noun
Träne, die

there were tears in her eyes — sie hatte od. ihr standen Tränen in den Augen

with tears in one's eyes — mit Tränen in den Augen

burst into tears — in Tränen ausbrechen

move somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tränen rühren

bore somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tode langweilen

be in tears — in Tränen aufgelöst sein

end in tears — böse enden od. ausgehen; ein böses od. schlimmes Ende nehmen

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I [tiə] noun
(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) die Träne

- tearful
- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) (zer-)reißen

2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) (zer-)reißen

3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) rasen
2. noun
(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) der Riß

- be torn between one thing and another
- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up
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tear¹

[tɪəʳ, AM tɪr]

I. n

1. (watery fluid) Träne f

her eyes filled with \tears ihre Augen füllten sich mit Tränen

\tears ran down his face [or rolled down his cheek] ihm liefen [die] Tränen über das Gesicht [o rannen [die] Tränen über die Wangen]

▪ to be in \tears weinen

to have \tears in one's eyes Tränen in den Augen haben

\tears of frustration/remorse Tränen pl der Enttäuschung/Reue

\tears of happiness/joy Glücks-/Freudentränen pl

to be all \tears in Tränen aufgelöst sein

to shed [or weep] bitter/crocodile \tears bittere Tränen/Krokodilstränen vergießen [o weinen]

to burst into \tears in Tränen ausbrechen

to dissolve into \tears sich akk in Tränen auflösen

to move [or reduce] sb to \tears jdn zum Weinen bringen

to not shed [any] \tears over sb/sth jdm/etw keine Träne nachweinen

to squeeze a \tear eine Träne [im Auge] zerdrücken

2. TECH (hardened matter) of glass [Glas]träne f, [Glas]tropfen m; of resin [Harz]tropfen m; TECH (in glass) Luftblase f

II. vi

1. (from the cold, smoke) tränen

the wind made her eyes \tear durch den Wind begannen ihre Augen zu tränen

2. (in grief, joy) sich akk mit Tränen füllen

tear²

[teəʳ, AM ter]

I. n (in cloth, wall) Riss m; (in wall) Spalte f, Sprung m, Ritze f

\tear in a muscle/tissue MED Riss m in einem Muskel/Gewebe

\tear propagation resistance TECH Weiterreißfestigkeit f

II. vt

<tore, torn>

▪ to \tear sth

1. (rip) piece of fabric, letter, paper etw zerreißen; ( fig: disrupt) country, party, team etw auseinanderreißen

to \tear sth to bits [or pieces] [or shreds] brochure, catalogue etw zerreißen [o in Stücke reißen]

to \tear a hole in one's trousers sich dat ein Loch in die Hose reißen

2. (injure)

to \tear one's fingernail sich dat den Fingernagel einreißen

to \tear a gash on one's leg sich dat eine [tiefe] Wunde am Bein beibringen

to \tear a muscle sich dat einen Muskelriss zuziehen

3. ( fig: shatter)

to \tear sth to pieces alibi, argument etw auseinandernehmen [o zerpflücken] fig

4. ( fig: attack)

to \tear sth to pieces [or shreds] article, book, play etw verreißen

to \tear sb to pieces [or shreds] ( fam) jdn in der Luft zerreißen [o auseinandernehmen] fig

III. vi

<tore, torn>

1. (rip) piece of fabric, paper, rope [zer]reißen; buttonhole, lining, tab ausreißen; biscuit, slab [zer]brechen

2. ( fig fam: rush) rasen

▪ to \tear away losrasen, lossausen fam

to \tear down the stairs die Treppe hinunterstürmen

to \tear in hineinstürmen, hineinstürzen

to \tear off [vorzeitig] Leine ziehen fam, abhauen sl

I hate to \tear off, but I'm late ich haue ungern schon ab, aber ich bin spät dran

3. (pull)

▪ to \tear at sth ( also fig) bandage, clasp, fastener an etw dat herumreißen [o herumzerren]

to \tear at sb's heartstrings [or heart] jdm das Herz zerreißen

to \tear at sb's soul jdm auf der Seele liegen

to \tear at each other's throats aufeinander losgehen; (physically also) sich dat an die Gurgel springen; (verbally also) übereinander herziehen

4. ( fig fam: eat)

▪ to \tear at [or into] sth sich akk über etw akk hermachen fam

5. (criticise)

▪ to \tear into sb jdn heftig kritisieren [o fam zur Schnecke machen]

I was late, and my boss tore into me like a mad dog ich kam zu spät, und mein Chef ging wie ein Wilder auf mich los

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I [tɛə(r)] vb: pret tore, ptp torn
1. vt

1) material, paper, dress zerreißen; flesh verletzen, aufreißen; hole reißen

I've torn a muscle —

the nail tore a gash in his arm — er hat sich (dat) an dem Nagel eine tiefe Wunde am Arm beigebracht

to tear sth in two — etw (in zwei Stücke or Hälften) zerreißen, etw in der Mitte durchreißen

to tear sth to pieces — etw in Stücke reißen

the critics tore the play to pieces — die Kritiker haben das Stück total verrissen

to tear sth open — etw aufreißen

that's torn it! ( Brit fig inf ) — das hat alles verdorben!

2) (= pull away) reißen

the wind tore the tent from the pole — der Wind riss das Zelt von der Stange

her child was torn from her/from her arms — das Kind wurde ihr entrissen/ihr aus den Armen gerissen

he tore it out of my hand — er riss es mir aus der Hand

to tear one's hair (out) — sich (dat) die Haare raufen

3) (fig

usu pass) a country torn by war — ein vom Krieg zerrissenes Land

a heart torn with remorse — ein von Reue gequältes Herz

to be torn between two things/people — zwischen zwei Dingen/Menschen hin und her gerissen sein

she was completely torn — sie war innerlich zerrissen

2. vi

1) (material etc) (zer)reißen

her coat tore on a nail — sie zerriss sich (dat) den Mantel an einem Nagel

tear along the dotted line — an der gestrichelten Linie abtrennen

2) (= move quickly) rasen

to tear past — vorbeirasen

3. n
(in material etc) Riss m II [tɪə(r)]
n
Träne f
in tears — in Tränen aufgelöst

wet with tears — tränenfeucht

there were tears in her eyes — ihr standen Tränen in den Augen

the news brought tears to her eyes — als sie das hörte, stiegen ihr die Tränen in die Augen

you are bringing tears to my eyes (iro) — mir kommen die Tränen (iro)

the tears were running down her cheeks — ihr Gesicht war tränenüberströmt

smiling bravely through her tears — unter Tränen tapfer lächelnd

to laugh till the tears come — Tränen lachen

to weep tears of joy — Freudentränen weinen or vergießen

See:

→ shed

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tear¹ [tıə(r)] s

1. Träne f:

tears of joy Freudentränen;

be in tears in Tränen aufgelöst sein;

let the tears flow den Tränen freien Lauf lassen;

slimming without tears müheloses Abnehmen; → bore² B 1, burst A 4, fetch A 5, near Bes Redew, reduce A 16, squeeze A 3

2. pl Tränen pl, Leid n

3. Tropfen m:

tear of resin Harztropfen

tear² [teə(r)]

A s

1. (Zer)Reißen n: → wear¹ C 3

2. Riss m

3. rasendes Tempo:

at full tear in vollem Schwung;

in a tear in wilder Hast

4. go on a tear umg die Sau rauslassen

B v/t prät tore [tɔː(r); US auch ˈtəʊər], obs tare [teə(r)], pperf torn [tɔː(r)n; US auch ˈtəʊərn]

1. zerreißen:

tear one’s shirt sich das Hemd zerreißen;

tear in two entzweireißen;

tear open aufreißen;

tear a page out of a book eine Seite aus einem Buch herausreißen;

that’s torn it! Br umg jetzt ist es aus oder passiert!;

tear a muscle MED sich einen Muskelriss zuziehen;

torn muscle MED Muskelriss m; → piece A 2, shred A 1

2. sich die Hand etc aufreißen:

tear one’s hand

3. (ein)reißen:

tear a hole in one’s coat (sich) ein Loch in den Mantel reißen

4. zerren an (dat), (aus)reißen:

tear one’s hair sich die Haare (aus)raufen (a. fig)

5. weg-, losreißen ( beide:

from von)

6. entreißen ( sth from sb jemandem etwas)

7. fig zerreißen, -fleischen:

a party torn by internal strife eine durch interne Streitigkeiten zerrissene Partei;

be torn between hope and despair zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung hin- und hergerissen sein oder werden;

a heart torn with anguish ein schmerzgequältes Herz

C v/i

1. (zer)reißen

2. reißen, zerren ( beide:

at an dat)

3. umg stürmen, jagen, rasen:

tear about ( oder around) (in der Gegend) herumsausen;

tear into sb über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

4. umg wüten, toben

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I 1. noun
Riß, der; see also wear 1. 1)
2. transitive verb,
tore, torn

1) (rip, lit. or fig.) zerreißen; (pull apart) auseinander reißen; (damage) aufreißen

tear open — aufreißen [Brief, Schachtel, Paket]

tear one's dress [on a nail] — sich (Dat.) das Kleid [an einem Nagel] aufreißen

tear a hole/gash in something — ein Loch/eine klaffende Wunde in etwas (Akk.) reißen

tear something in half or in two — etwas entzweireißen

tear to shreds or pieces — (lit.) zerfetzen; in Stücke reißen [Flagge, Kleidung, Person]

tear to shreds — (fig.) (destroy) ruinieren [Ruf, Leumund]; zerrütten [Nerven]; zunichte machen [Argument, Alibi]; auseinander nehmen (salopp) [Mannschaft]; (criticize) verreißen (ugs.)

a country torn by war — ein durch Krieg zerrissenes Land

be torn between two things/people/between x and y — zwischen zwei Dingen/Personen/x und y hin- und hergerissen sein

that's torn it — (Brit. fig. coll.) das hat alles vermasselt (salopp)

2) (remove with force) reißen

tear something out of or from somebody's hands — jemandem etwas aus der Hand reißen

tear one's hair — (fig.) sich (Dat.) die Haare raufen (ugs.)
3. intransitive verb,
tore, torn

1) (rip) [zer]reißen

it tears along the perforation — es lässt sich entlang der Perforation abreißen

tear in half or in two — entzweireißen; durchreißen

2) (move hurriedly) rasen (ugs.)

tear past — vorbeirasen (ugs.)

tear along the street — die Straße hinunterrasen (ugs.)

tear off — losrasen (ugs.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- tear apart

- tear at

- tear away

- tear down

- tear into

- tear off

- tear out

- tear up
II noun
Träne, die

there were tears in her eyes — sie hatte od. ihr standen Tränen in den Augen

with tears in one's eyes — mit Tränen in den Augen

burst into tears — in Tränen ausbrechen

move somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tränen rühren

bore somebody to tears — jemanden zu Tode langweilen

be in tears — in Tränen aufgelöst sein

end in tears — böse enden od. ausgehen; ein böses od. schlimmes Ende nehmen

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n.

Riss -e (im Stoff) m.

Träne -n f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: tore, torn)

= zerreißen v.

zerren v.

ziehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)

English-german dictionary > tear
11 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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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?

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➲ 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.

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13 déloger

déloger [delɔʒe]

➭ TABLE 3 transitive verb

[+ locataire] to throw out ; [+ fugitif] to flush out ; [+ objet] to dislodge (de from)

* * *
delɔʒe
verbe transitif ( chasser) to evict [locataire] (de from); to flush out [rebelles, gibier] (de from); to remove [poussière] (de from)

* * *
delɔʒe vt
1) [locataire] to turn out

2) [objet coincé] to dislodge

3) [ennemi] to dislodge

* * *

déloger verb table: manger vtr

1 ( chasser d'un logement) to evict (de from);

2 ( d'une position) to shift (de from);

3 Mil to flush out [rebelles];

4 ○( enlever) to remove [poussière];

5 Chasse to flush out [gibier].

[delɔʒe] verbe transitif

1. [congédier - locataire] to throw ou to turn out (separable), to oust

2. [débusquer - lapin] to start

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[delɔʒe] verbe intransitif

[décamper] to move out (hurriedly)

il finira bien par déloger he'll clear off eventually

faire déloger quelqu'un to throw somebody out, to get somebody to move

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > déloger
14 take off

take off

1) ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller

2) ( be successful) [idea, fashion] prendre; [product] marcher; [sales] décoller

3) (colloq) ( leave hurriedly) filer (colloq)

take [something] off

4) ( deduct)

to take £10 off (the price) — réduire le prix de 10 livres sterling

5) ( 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

take [something] off, take off [something]

6) ( remove) enlever [clothing, shoes]; enlever [lid, feet, hands] ( from de); supprimer [dish, train]; amputer [limb]

to take something off the market — retirer quelque chose du marché

7) ( withdraw) annuler [show, play]

take [somebody] off, take off [somebody]

8) (colloq) ( imitate) imiter [person]

9) ( remove)

to take somebody off the case — [police] retirer l'affaire à quelqu'un

to take oneself off — partir

English-French dictionary > take off
15 tear

Ⅰ.

tear¹ [teə(r)]

déchirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) froisser ⇒ 1 (b) arracher ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (e) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (a) se précipiter ⇒ 2 (b) déchirure ⇒ 3

(pt tore [tɔ:(r)], pp torn [tɔ:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (rip → page, material) déchirer; (→ clothes) déchirer, faire un accroc à; (→ flesh) déchirer, arracher;

∎ I tore my jacket on a nail j'ai fait un accroc à ma veste avec un clou;

∎ he tore a hole in the paper il a fait un trou dans le papier;

∎ he tore a hole in his trousers il a fait un trou à son pantalon;

∎ tear along the dotted line (on form) détacher suivant le pointillé;

∎ the dog was tearing the meat from a bone le chien déchiquetait la viande d'un os;

∎ her heart was torn by grief/remorse elle était déchirée par la douleur/le remords;

∎ she tore open the letter elle ouvrit l'enveloppe en la déchirant, elle déchira l'enveloppe;

∎ she tore open the wrapper elle déchira l'emballage pour l'ouvrir;

∎ to tear sth in two or in half déchirer qch en deux;

∎ you can tear a piece off this cloth vous pouvez déchirer un morceau de ce tissu;

∎ also figurative to tear one's hair s'arracher les cheveux;

∎ to tear sth to pieces (document, bank note etc) déchirer qch en mille morceaux;

∎ the fox was torn to pieces by the hounds le renard a été déchiqueté ou mis en pièces par la meute;

∎ to be torn to shreds être en lambeaux;

∎ to tear sth to shreds mettre qch en lambeaux;

∎ figurative the critics tore the film to shreds or pieces les critiques ont éreinté le film;

∎ figurative to tear sb to shreds or pieces mettre qn en pièces, écharper qn

(b) (muscle, ligament) froisser, déchirer

(c) (grab, snatch) arracher;

∎ he tore the cheque from or out of my hand il m'a arraché le chèque des mains;

∎ the door had been torn from its hinges by the wind le vent avait fait sortir la porte de ses gonds

(d) figurative (divide) tirailler, déchirer;

∎ I'm torn between going and staying je suis tiraillé entre le désir de partir et celui de rester, j'hésite entre partir et rester;

∎ the country had been torn by civil war for thirty years ça faisait trente ans que le pays était déchiré par la guerre civile

(e) figurative (separate) arracher;

∎ sorry to tear you from your reading, but I need your help je regrette de vous arracher à votre lecture, mais j'ai besoin de votre aide;

∎ familiar British that's torn it, American that tears it c'est le bouquet, il ne manquait plus que cela

2 intransitive verb

(a) (paper, cloth) se déchirer;

∎ this cloth tears easily ce tissu se déchire facilement

(b) (as verb of movement)

∎ to tear after sb se précipiter ou se lancer à la poursuite de qn;

∎ to tear along (runner) courir à toute allure; (car) filer à toute allure;

∎ to tear up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier quatre à quatre;

∎ the cyclists came tearing past les cyclistes sont passés à toute allure ou vitesse;

∎ the children were tearing around the playground les enfants couraient de tous les côtés dans la cour de récréation;

∎ she came tearing into the garden elle a déboulé dans le jardin à toute allure, elle s'est précipitée dans le jardin

(c) (hurry)

∎ to tear through a job faire un travail à toute vitesse;

∎ he tore through the book/the report il a lu le livre/le rapport très rapidement

3 noun

(in paper, cloth) déchirure f; (in clothes) déchirure f, accroc m;

∎ this page has a tear in it cette page est déchirée;

∎ who's responsible for the tears in the curtains? qui a déchiré les rideaux?

➲ tear apart separable transitive verb

(a) (rip to pieces) déchirer

(b) (divide)

∎ no one can tear them apart (friends) on ne peut pas les séparer, ils sont inséparables; (fighters) on n'arrive pas à les séparer;

∎ the party was being torn apart by internal strife le parti était déchiré ou divisé par des luttes intestines

➲ tear at inseparable transitive verb

∎ to tear at sth déchirer ou arracher qch;

∎ the dogs tore at the meat les chiens arrachèrent ou déchiquetèrent la viande;

∎ the children tore impatiently at the wrapping paper dans leur impatience les enfants déchirèrent le papier d'emballage

➲ tear away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → wallpaper) arracher, enlever; figurative (→ gloss, façade) enlever

(b) (from activity) arracher;

∎ to tear sb away from sth arracher qn à qch;

∎ I just couldn't tear myself away je ne pouvais tout simplement pas me décider à partir;

∎ surely you can tear yourself away from your work for ten minutes? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu ne peux pas t'éloigner de ton travail pendant dix minutes?, tu peux quand même laisser ton travail dix minutes!

➲ tear down separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → poster) arracher

(b) (demolish → building) démolir; figurative (→ argument) démolir, mettre par terre

➲ tear into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack, rush at) se précipiter sur;

∎ the boxers tore into each other les boxeurs se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre

(b) familiar (reprimand) enguirlander, passer un savon à; (criticize) taper sur, descendre (en flèche);

∎ he really tore into me over my exam results il m'a bien engueulé ou il m'a passé un bon savon au sujet de mes résultats d'examen;

∎ the critics have really torn into his latest film les critiques ont complètement descendu son dernier film

(c) (bite into → of teeth, knife) s'enfoncer dans;

∎ the saw tore into the soft wood la scie s'est enfoncée dans le bois tendre comme dans du beurre

➲ tear off separable transitive verb

(a) (tape, wrapper) arracher, enlever en arrachant; (along perforations) détacher; (clothing) retirer ou enlever rapidement;

∎ he tore off his trousers and jumped into the water il retira ou enleva son pantalon en toute hâte et sauta dans l'eau;

∎ he had had one of his arms torn off by a machine il avait eu le bras arraché par une machine;

∎ British familiar to tear sb off a strip, to tear a strip off sb passer un savon à qn, enguirlander qn

(b) familiar (report, essay etc → do hurriedly) écrire à toute vitesse^□ ; (→ do badly) bâcler, torcher

➲ tear out separable transitive verb

(page) arracher; (coupon, cheque) détacher;

∎ to tear a page out of a book arracher une page d'un livre;

∎ also figurative to tear one's hair out s'arracher les cheveux

➲ tear up separable transitive verb

(a) (paper, letter) déchirer (en morceaux); figurative (agreement, contract) déchirer

(b) (pull up → fence, weeds, surface) arracher; (→ tree) déraciner

Ⅱ.

tear² [tɪə(r)]

noun

(from eye) larme f;

∎ to be in tears être en larmes;

∎ to burst into tears fondre en larmes;

∎ to shed tears verser des larmes;

∎ I shed no tears over her resignation sa démission ne m'a pas ému outre mesure ou ne m'a pas arraché de larmes;

∎ to shed tears of joy pleurer de joie, verser des larmes de joie;

∎ he had tears or there were tears in his eyes il avait les larmes aux yeux;

∎ to be on the verge of tears, to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ to be moved to tears être ému aux larmes;

∎ the performance moved me to tears or brought tears to my eyes le spectacle m'a ému aux larmes;

∎ figurative to be bored to tears s'ennuyer à mourir

►► tear duct canal m lacrymal;

tear gas gaz m lacrymogène

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16 tear off

tear off

v.

• arrancar v.

v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<branch/sheet/wrapping\>\> arrancar*

he tore his jacket off — se quitó la chaqueta de un tirón

tear off the lower part of the form — recorte la parte inferior del formulario

1. VT + ADV

1) (=remove) [+ sheet of paper, label, wrapping] arrancar

he tore off his clothes and fell into bed — se quitó la ropa a tirones y cayó sobre la cama

he tried to tear off her burning dress — intentó quitarle a tirones el vestido en llamas

the hurricane/explosion tore off the roof — el huracán/la explosión arrancó el techo de cuajo

2) * (=write hurriedly) [+ letter] escribir deprisa y corriendo, garrapatear

2. VI + ADV

1) (at speed) salir embalado, salir a toda velocidad

she tore off on her motorbike — salió embalada or a toda velocidad en la moto

2) (=be removable)

the label tears off — la etiqueta se puede arrancar

3.

VT + PREP see tear I, 2., 3)

* * *

v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<branch/sheet/wrapping\>\> arrancar*

he tore his jacket off — se quitó la chaqueta de un tirón

tear off the lower part of the form — recorte la parte inferior del formulario

English-spanish dictionary > tear off
17 to take off

to take off

transitive verb sep

1 (clothes) quitarse

2 (remove, detach) quitar, sacar

■ he couldn't take his eyes off her no le quitaba la vista de encima

3 (force to go) llevar

■ the boy was taken off to the police station llevaron al chico a la comisaría

4 (have as holiday) tomarse

■ I think I'll take the day off creo que me tomaré el día libre

5 (imitate) imitar

6 (deduct, discount) descontar, rebajar

intransitive verb

1 (plane) despegar

2 (leave hurriedly) irse, marcharse

■ they just took off without saying a word se fueron sin decir palabra

3 (become popular) hacerse popular, tener éxito, ponerse de moda

■ video games have really taken off in the last few years los videojuegos se han puesto de moda en los últimos años

English-spanish dictionary > to take off
18 knock together

1. transitive verb
zusammenzimmern (ugs.) [Hütte, Tisch, Bühne]; see also academic.ru/41096/knock">knock 1. 3)
2. intransitive verb
my knees were knocking together — mir schlotterten die Knie

* * *

◆ knock together

vt

▪ to \knock together together ⇆ sth

1. ( fam: complete quickly) etw zusammenschustern fam; a piece of furniture, shed, shelves, etc. etw zusammenzimmern fam

to \knock together together an article einen Artikel zusammenschreiben fam

to \knock together together something to eat auf die Schnelle etwas Essbares zaubern

2. BRIT (remove wall)

to \knock together together two rooms/buildings die Wand zwischen zwei Zimmern/Gebäuden einreißen

* * *

1. vi

his knees were knocking together — seine Knie zitterten or schlotterten (inf)

2. vt sep

1) (= make hurriedly) shelter, object zusammenzimmern; meal, snack auf die Beine stellen (inf)

2) (lit) aneinanderstoßen

I'd like to knock their heads together — man sollte die beiden zur Räson bringen

* * *

knock together

A v/t

1. aneinanderstoßen oder -schlagen:

he knocked their heads together er schlug sie mit den Köpfen aneinander (um sie zur Vernunft zu bringen)

2. umg etwas schnell zusammenzimmern, ein Essen etc (her)zaubern

B v/i aneinanderstoßen oder -schlagen:

his knees were knocking together ihm schlotterten die Knie

* * *
1. transitive verb
zusammenzimmern (ugs.) [Hütte, Tisch, Bühne]; see also knock 1. 3)
2. intransitive verb
my knees were knocking together — mir schlotterten die Knie

English-german dictionary > knock together

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