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to take (a person

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1 take a person into one's confidence

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take a person into one's confidence
2 take a person's life

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◙ גורהל◄

English-Hebrew dictionary > take a person's life
3 take another person at his word

melaksanakan seperti contoh

English-Indonesian dictionary > take another person at his word
4 take a person's life

doden

English-Dutch dictionary > take a person's life
5 take a person's likeness

• slikati koga

English-Serbian dictionary > take a person's likeness
6 take a person's part

• pristati uz koga

English-Serbian dictionary > take a person's part
7 take a person down

• nolata

English-Finnish dictionary > take a person down
8 take a person to task

• läksyttää

English-Finnish dictionary > take a person to task
9 take a person into one's confidence

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Новый англо-русский словарь > take a person into one's confidence
10 to take a person at

كسيراغافلگيركردن‌يابراوپيشدستي‌ كردن‌

English to Farsi dictionary > to take a person at
11 to take a person's m

اندازه‌كسيرا گرفتن‌،با اخلاق‌كسيرا ازمودن‌

English to Farsi dictionary > to take a person's m
12 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.

Big English-French dictionary > take
13 take

take [teɪk]

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2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

   a. (for film) prise f de vue(s) ; (Recording) enregistrement m

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

• to be on the take (inf!) se servir dans la caisse

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

   d. ( = view) (inf) point m de vue

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

• to take sb's hand prendre la main de qn

• he took her in his arms il l'a prise dans ses bras

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

• take the first on the left prenez la première à gauche

• I'll take that one je prends celui-là

• the policeman took his name l'agent a pris son nom

• he takes "The Times" il lit le « Times »

• to take sth upon o.s. prendre qch sur soi

• to take it upon o.s. to do sth prendre sur soi de faire qch

► to take + from

• to take sth from one's pocket prendre qch dans sa poche

• he takes his examples from real life il tire ses exemples de la réalité

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollars

   c. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenir

   d. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par jour

   e. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

   f. ( = negotiate) [+ bend] prendre ; [+ hill] grimper ; [+ fence] sauter

   g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passer

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

   i. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours à

• the teacher who took us for economics le professeur qui nous enseignait l'économie

   j. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepter

• I can't take it any more je n'en peux plus

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

• the bus takes 60 passengers l'autobus a une capacité de 60 places

   l. ( = accept) [+ gift, payment, bribe, bet] accepter ; [+ news] supporter

• he won't take less than $50 for it il ne le laissera pas pour moins de 50 dollars

• take it from me! croyez-moi (sur parole) !

• take it or leave it c'est à prendre ou à laisser

• she took his death very badly elle a été très affectée par sa mort

• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?

• take five! (inf) ( = have a break) repos !

   m. ( = assume) supposer

• I take it that it's true je suppose que c'est vrai

• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

• it took me two hours to do it j'ai mis deux heures (pour le faire)

• it won't take long cela ne prendra pas longtemps

• that takes a lot of courage cela demande beaucoup de courage

• it took three policemen to hold him down il a fallu trois agents pour le tenir

• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteur

   p. ( = carry) porter

• he took her some flowers il lui a apporté des fleurs

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine

► to take sb (with place)

he took her to the cinema il l'a emmenée au cinéma

• I'll take you to her office je vais vous conduire à son bureau

• they took him over the factory ils lui ont fait visiter l'usine

• to take sb to hospital conduire qn à l'hôpital

• he took me home in his car il m'a ramené dans sa voiture

• this bus will take you to the town hall cet autobus vous conduira à la mairie

• £20 doesn't take you far these days de nos jours on ne va pas loin avec 20 livres

• what took you to Lille? pourquoi êtes-vous allés à Lille ?

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

[+ machine, engine, toy] démonter ; ( = criticize harshly) (inf) démolir (inf)

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmener

   b. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)

• she took her children away from the school elle a retiré ses enfants de l'école

   c. ( = subtract) soustraire► take back separable transitive verb

   a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre

• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !

   b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagner

   c. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verb

   a. [+ object from shelf] descendre ; [+ picture] décrocher ; [+ poster] enlever

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

   c. [+ notes, letter, details] prendre► take in separable transitive verb

   a. (into building) [+ person] faire entrer

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

• we took in Venice on the way home nous avons visité Venise sur le chemin du retour

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

• he took in the situation at a glance il a compris la situation tout de suite

• the children were taking it all in les enfants étaient tout oreilles

• he hadn't fully taken in that she was dead il n'avait pas vraiment réalisé qu'elle était morte

   f. ( = deceive) (inf) avoir (inf)

• he's easily taken in il se fait facilement avoir (inf)

• I was taken in by his disguise je me suis laissé prendre à son déguisement► take off

1. intransitive verb

[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décoller

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer

• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livres

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

• he was taken off to hospital on l'a transporté à l'hôpital

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

   c. (British) ( = imitate) imiter► take on

1. intransitive verb

(British = be upset) (inf) s'en faire (inf)

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ work, responsibility] se charger de ; [challenger in game, fight] accepter d'affronter

• he has taken on more than he bargained for il ne s'était pas rendu compte de ce à quoi il s'engageait

   b. [+ employee] embaucher ; [+ passenger] embarquer ; [+ form, qualities] prendre

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verb

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

• he took her out to lunch il l'a emmenée déjeuner

• I'm going to take the dog out je vais sortir le chien

   b. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever

• that sort of work certainly takes it out of you (inf) c'est vraiment un travail épuisant

• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !

   c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendre

• I took over his duties je l'ai remplacé dans ses fonctions

   b. ( = get control of) [+ company] prendre le contrôle de► take to inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à

• I didn't take to him il ne m'a pas beaucoup plu

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...

   c. ( = go to) to take to one's bed se mettre au lit► take up

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ carpet] enlever ; [+ hem] raccourcir ; (after interruption) [+ one's work, book] reprendre ; [+ conversation, discussion, story] reprendre (le fil de)

   b. ( = occupy) [+ space, time] prendre ; [+ attention] occuper

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

• I'll take that up with him je lui en parlerai

   d. ( = start) [+ hobby, subject, sport] se mettre à ; [+ career] embrasser ; [+ challenge] relever

• to take up one's new post entrer en fonction

• I'd like to take you up on your offer je voudrais accepter votre offre

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m

2) ( catch) ( of fish) prise f; ( of game) tableau m de chasse
2.
transitive verb (prét took; pp taken)

1) ( take hold of) prendre [object, money]

to take something from — prendre quelque chose sur [shelf, table]; prendre quelque chose dans [drawer, box]

to take something out of — sortir quelque chose de [pocket]

to take somebody by the hand/throat — prendre quelqu'un par la main/à la gorge

to take a knife to somebody — attaquer quelqu'un avec un couteau

2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]

to take somebody something —

to take something to somebody — apporter quelque chose à quelqu'un

did he take an umbrella (with him)? — est-ce qu'il a emporté un parapluie?

to take a letter to the post office — porter une lettre à la poste

to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose

to take the car to the garage — emmener la voiture au garage

he took her some flowers — il lui a apporté des fleurs

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

to take somebody to — [bus, road] conduire quelqu'un à [place]

to take somebody to school/work — emmener quelqu'un à l'école/au travail

I'll take you up to your room — je vais vous conduire à votre chambre

you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!

I'll take you through the procedure — je vous montrerai comment on procède

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?

4) ( go by) prendre [bus, taxi, plane, road, path]

5) ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend]; [horse] sauter [fence]

6) (capture, win) [army] prendre [fortress, city, chess piece]; ( in cards) faire [trick]; [person] remporter [prize]

7) ( have) prendre [bath, shower, holiday]; prendre [milk, sugar, pills]

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

8) ( accept) accepter [job, cheque, credit card, bribe]; prendre [patients, pupils, phone call]; [machine] accepter [coins]; supporter [pain, criticism]; accepter [punishment]

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

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 comprend pas la plaisanterie

I can't take any more! — je n'en peux plus!

9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]

it takes patience to do — il faut de la patience pour faire

it takes three hours to get there — il faut trois heures pour y aller

it won't take long — ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her ten minutes to repair it — elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build — le mur sera vite construit

to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)

that'll take some doing! — ce ne sera pas facile!

she'll take some persuading — ce sera difficile de la convaincre

10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]

to take things one step at a time — prendre les choses une par une

11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]

to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose

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?

13) ( consider) prendre [person, example, case]

take Jack (for example), he has brought a family up by himself — prends Jack, il a élevé une famille tout seul

14) ( record) prendre [notes, statement, letter]; prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure]; Photography prendre [photograph]

to take somebody's measurements — ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de quelqu'un

to take a reading — lire les indications

15) ( hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people, 50 passengers]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans cette valise

16) School, University ( study) prendre, faire [subject]; suivre [course]; prendre [lessons] (in de); ( sit) passer [exam, test]; ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students]

to take somebody for Geography — faire cours de géographie à quelqu'un

17) ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size]

what size do you take? — ( in clothes) quelle taille faîtes-vous?; ( in shoes) quelle est votre pointure?, quelle pointure faîtes-vous?

I take a size 5 — ( in shoes) je chausse du 38

18) Mathematics ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity]

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]
3.
intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin

to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un

to take it upon oneself to do — prendre sur soi de faire

to take somebody out of themselves — changer les idées à quelqu'un

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

English-French dictionary > take
14 take

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

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2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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

take to [sb., sth.]

1) (develop liking for) essere preso da [person, job]

2) (begin)

to take to doing — mettersi o cominciare a fare

he's taken to smoking — si è messo a fumare

3) (go) ritirarsi su [ hills]; rifugiarsi in [ forest]

to take to one's bed — [ sick person] mettersi a letto

to take to the streets — = diventare un barbone

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1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) affezionarsi

2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) mettersi a

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vi + prep

1) (develop liking for: person) prendere in simpatia, (games, surroundings, activity) prendere gusto a

I just can't take to my friend's husband — il marito della mia amica non riesce proprio a piacermi

she didn't take kindly to the idea — l'idea non le è piaciuta per niente

2)

(form habit of) to take to sth — darsi a qc

to take to doing sth — prendere or cominciare a fare qc

3) (escape to) fuggire verso

to take to one's bed — mettersi a letto

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take to [sb., sth.]

1) (develop liking for) essere preso da [person, job]

2) (begin)

to take to doing — mettersi o cominciare a fare

he's taken to smoking — si è messo a fumare

3) (go) ritirarsi su [ hills]; rifugiarsi in [ forest]

to take to one's bed — [ sick person] mettersi a letto

to take to the streets — = diventare un barbone

English-Italian dictionary > take to
16 take out

take out togliersi; take [sb., sth.] out, take out [sb., sth.]

1) (remove) togliere [ object] ( from, of da); estrarre [ tooth]; togliere, asportare [ appendix]; (from bank) ritirare [ money] (of da)

take your hands out of your pockets! — togli le mani dalle tasche!

2) (go out with) uscire con [ person]

to take sb. out to dinner — portare qcn. fuori a cena

3) colloq. (kill) fare fuori, eliminare [ person]

4)

to take sth. out on sb. — sfogare qcs. su qcn. [ anger]

to take it out on sb. — prendersela con qcn

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vt + adv

1) (bring, carry out) portare fuori

to take sb out to... — portare qn a...

he took her out to the theatre — l'ha portata a teatro

can I take you out to lunch? — posso invitarti a pranzo fuori?

he took the dog out for a walk — ha portato il cane a passeggio

2) (extract: appendix, tooth) togliere, (remove: stain) rimuovere, togliere

(pull out: from pocket, drawer) to take sth out of sth — tirare fuori qc da qc, estrarre qc da qc

he took a plate out of the cupboard — ha preso un piatto dalla credenza

he opened his wallet and took out some money — ha aperto il portafoglio e ha tirato fuori dei soldi

3) (insurance, patent, licence) prendere, ottenere, procurarsi

4)

to take sb out of himself — far distrarre qn

redecorating a house takes it out of you — è spossante ridipingere una casa

don't take it out on me! — non prendertela con me!

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take out togliersi; take [sb., sth.] out, take out [sb., sth.]

1) (remove) togliere [ object] ( from, of da); estrarre [ tooth]; togliere, asportare [ appendix]; (from bank) ritirare [ money] (of da)

take your hands out of your pockets! — togli le mani dalle tasche!

2) (go out with) uscire con [ person]

to take sb. out to dinner — portare qcn. fuori a cena

3) colloq. (kill) fare fuori, eliminare [ person]

4)

to take sth. out on sb. — sfogare qcs. su qcn. [ anger]

to take it out on sb. — prendersela con qcn

English-Italian dictionary > take out
17 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)

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18 take up

take up

Ex:

to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrotto

to take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (lift up) alzare, sollevare [ carpet]; rialzare [ pavement]; raccogliere [ pen]

2) (start) darsi a [ golf]; cominciare [ job]

to take up a career as an actor — intraprendere la carriera di attore

to take up one's duties o responsibilities — assumersi le proprie responsabilità

3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]

4) (accept) accettare [offer, invitation]; raccogliere [ challenge]

to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso

5)

to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]

6) (occupy) prendere, occupare [ space]; richiedere [time, energy]

7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]

8) sart. (shorten) accorciare [ garment]

9) (absorb) assorbire [ liquid]; take [sb.] up

10) (adopt) adottare [ technique]

11)

to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]

to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn

* * *

1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendere

2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) dedicarsi

3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) accorciare

4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) sollevare

* * *

1. vi + adv

to take up with sb — fare amicizia con qn

she took up with bad company — si è messa a frequentare cattive compagnie

2. vt + adv

1) (raise, lift) raccogliere, (subj: bus) prendere, (carpet, floorboards) sollevare, (road) spaccare, (dress, hem) accorciare

2) (lead, carry upstairs) portare su

3) (continue) riprendere

4) (occupy: time, attention) assorbire, (space) occupare

it will take up the whole of our Sunday — ci porterà via tutta la domenica

he's very taken up with his work — è molto preso dal suo lavoro

he's very taken up with her — non fa che pensare a lei

5) (absorb: liquids) assorbire

6) (raise question of: matter, point) affrontare

7) (start: job, duties) cominciare

(hobby, sport) to take up painting/golf/photography — cominciare a dipingere/giocare a golf/fare fotografie

to take up a career as — intraprendere la carriera di

8) (accept: offer, challenge) accettare

I'll take you up on your offer — accetto la tua offerta

9) (adopt: cause, case, person) appoggiare

* * *

take up

Ex:

to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrotto

to take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]

/Ex:

1) (lift up) alzare, sollevare [ carpet]; rialzare [ pavement]; raccogliere [ pen]

2) (start) darsi a [ golf]; cominciare [ job]

to take up a career as an actor — intraprendere la carriera di attore

to take up one's duties o responsibilities — assumersi le proprie responsabilità

3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]

4) (accept) accettare [offer, invitation]; raccogliere [ challenge]

to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso

5)

to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]

6) (occupy) prendere, occupare [ space]; richiedere [time, energy]

7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]

8) sart. (shorten) accorciare [ garment]

9) (absorb) assorbire [ liquid]; take [sb.] up

10) (adopt) adottare [ technique]

11)

to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]

to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn

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19 take away

take away

v.

• quitar v.

• restar v.

• retirar v.

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) (carry, lead away) \<\<person/object\>\> llevarse

b) (remove, confiscate) \<\<possession\>\> quitar, sacar* (RPl)

to take something away from somebody — quitarle or (RPl tb) sacarle* algo a alguien

her children were taken away from her — le quitaron a los niños

c) (erase, obliterate)

this will take the pain away — con esto se te pasará el dolor

this will take the taste away — esto te quitará el sabor de la boca

2) ( Math)

34 take away 13 equals 21 — 34 menos 13 es igual a 21

if you take away 13 from 34... — si a 34 le restas 13...

Sense II

3) v + o + adv

take it away! — (colloq) adelante!

Sense III

4) v + adv + o (BrE) \<\<food\>\> llevar

to eat here or take away? — ¿para comer aquí o para llevar?

1. VT + ADV

1) (=remove) [+ person, thing] llevarse; [+ privilege] quitar; (=carry away, transport) llevar

she took her children away from the school — sacó a los niños del colegio

not to be taken away — (on book) para consulta en sala

2) (=subtract) restar

take 9 away from 12 — reste 9 de 12

7 take away 4 is 3 — 7 menos 4 son 3

2.

VI + ADV

to take away from sth: this does not take away from their achievement — esto no quita mérito or resta valor a su éxito

the argument took away from the joy of the occasion — la discusión aguó la ocasión

putting butter on it takes away from the taste of the bread itself — añadiendo mantequilla se estropea lo que es el sabor del pan

* * *

Sense I

1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a) (carry, lead away) \<\<person/object\>\> llevarse

b) (remove, confiscate) \<\<possession\>\> quitar, sacar* (RPl)

to take something away from somebody — quitarle or (RPl tb) sacarle* algo a alguien

her children were taken away from her — le quitaron a los niños

c) (erase, obliterate)

this will take the pain away — con esto se te pasará el dolor

this will take the taste away — esto te quitará el sabor de la boca

2) ( Math)

34 take away 13 equals 21 — 34 menos 13 es igual a 21

if you take away 13 from 34... — si a 34 le restas 13...

Sense II

3) v + o + adv

take it away! — (colloq) adelante!

Sense III

4) v + adv + o (BrE) \<\<food\>\> llevar

to eat here or take away? — ¿para comer aquí o para llevar?

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20 take away

take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]

1) (remove) togliere, levare [ object]; portare via [ person]; fare passare [pain, fear]

"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"

to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn

2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

9 take away 7 is 2 — 9 meno 7 fa 2

that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo

* * *

1. vi + adv

to take away from sth — danneggiare qc

his bad temper took away from the pleasure of our party — ci ha guastato un po' la festa con il suo cattivo umore

2. vt + adv

1)

(subtract) to take away (from) — sottrarre (da)

you need to take this amount away from the total — devi sottrarre questa cifra dal totale

sixteen take away three — sedici meno tre

2) (remove: person, thing, privilege) togliere, (carry away, lead away) portar via

they took away all his belongings — gli hanno portato via tutte le sue cose

she was afraid her children would be taken away from her — temeva che le togliessero i bambini

we took him away on holiday — l'abbiamo portato in vacanza

pizzas to take away — pizze fpl da asporto

* * *

take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]

1) (remove) togliere, levare [ object]; portare via [ person]; fare passare [pain, fear]

"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"

to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn

2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

9 take away 7 is 2 — 9 meno 7 fa 2

that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo

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