-
1 take something well
eine schlimme Nachricht etc. gut aufnehmen -
2 take
1.1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmentake somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen
take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen
3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen
take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen
4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]that woman took my purse — die Frau hat mir meinen Geldbeutel gestohlen
he took his degree at Sussex University — er hat sein Examen an der Universität von Sussex gemacht
take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen
I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry
5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun
take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren
take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.
take all the time you want — nimm dir ruhig Zeit
[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester
take somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen
take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen
take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen
take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen
the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London
his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen
take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen
take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen
take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen
take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um
take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen
take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen
take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen
you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen
you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen
take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen
take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen
8)somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also academic.ru/34054/heart">heart 1)
9)be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden
10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln
take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten
take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen
12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]14) (be taught)15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?
not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung
16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen
is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?
17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert
the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist
the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke
as long as it takes — so lange wie nötig
something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag
it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun
somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun
what took you so long? — was hast du denn so lange gemacht?
take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten
have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben
it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein
that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben
it takes a thief to know a thief — nur ein Dieb kennt einen Dieb
it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche
19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen
take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint
take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen
take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...
can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?
take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...
take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen
take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten
21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmentake something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften
somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr
take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen
you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...
taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem
22) (accept) annehmentake money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen
will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?
[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben
take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen
take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt
23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]take one's punishment bravely — seine Strafe tapfer ertragen
take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen
24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen
take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben
25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]26) (swindle)he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)
27)2. intransitive verb,be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
took, taken1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen2) (detract)3. noun(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)Phrasal Verbs:- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up* * *(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) (jemanden) als Geisel festhalten* * *[teɪk]I. NOUN3.II. TRANSITIVE VERB<took, taken>1. (accept)▪ to \take sth etw annehmenthis restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkartenwould you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmennot to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptierento \take a bet eine Wette annehmento \take criticism Kritik akzeptierento \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glaubento \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmento \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen2. (transport)▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringenwill you \take me swimming tomorrow? nimmst du mich morgen zum Schwimmen mit?to \take sb to hospital/the station/home jdn ins Krankenhaus/zum Bahnhof/nach Hause fahrento \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladento \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)3. (seize)▪ to \take sth etw nehmenhe took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Türmay I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packento \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen4. (tolerate)▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmenyou don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassenI just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehrhe couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragento be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen5. (hold)▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmenmy car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute6. (require)▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glaubenI \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünfto \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen7.▪ it \takes... man braucht...it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nichtit \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stundeit took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht langeit will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden seinit took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut8. LING▪ to \take sth:here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebrauchtthis verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert9. (receive)▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr10. (remove)▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf abto \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen11. (travel by)▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmenshe took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh sie nahm den Flug um 10:30 Uhr nach Edinburg\take the M1 motorway up to Newcastle nehmen Sie die Autobahn M1 bis Newcastlehe took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnellto \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluckwe'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmernot to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendungto \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten14. (let stay)▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmenmy mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer15. (capture)▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmento \take prisoners Gefangene machenthe terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangento \take a city eine Stadt einnehmento \take power die Macht ergreifen16. (assume)to \take office ein Amt antreten▪ to \take sth etw unterrichtenshe \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden18. (officiate at)to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten19. (have)to \take a rest eine Pause machento \take a walk einen Spaziergang machento \take a cold sich erkälten20. (tackle)to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringento \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmento \take a test einen Test machento \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegenshe took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht22. (achieve)to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten23. (feel)to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachtento \take offence beleidigt seinto \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid habento \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...24. (earn)▪ to \take sth etw einnehmenshe \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein25. (write)to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen26. (photograph)to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografierenthis photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommerto have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen27. THEAT, MUS, FILMlet's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machencan you \take me through my lines? kannst du mit mir meine Rolle durchgehen?let's \take it from the third act fangen wir mit dem dritten Akt an28. (for example)\take last week/me,... letzte Woche/ich zum Beispiel...29. (assume to be)▪ to \take sb/sth for sb/sth [or to be sb/sth] jdn/etw für jdn/etw haltenI took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich warI \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit30. (understand)to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehenI \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...point \taken [habe] verstandenif you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine31.▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben▶ to \take sth lying down etw stillschweigend hinnehmen▶ to \take sb by surprise [or unawares] jdn überraschen▶ to \take one thing at a time eins nach dem anderen erledigenIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB<took, taken>the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an2. (become)to \take ill krank werden3. (detract)▪ to \take from sth etw schmälernwill that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?* * *take [teık]A s2. JAGDa) Beute fb) Erbeutung f3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)5. Take m/n:a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) fb) RADIO etc Aufnahme f6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)7. MEDa) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)9. besonders Br Pachtland n10. Schach etc: Schlagen n (einer Figur)B v/t prät took [tʊk], pperf taken [ˈteıkən]1. allg, z. B. Abschied, Unterricht etc nehmen:take it or leave it umg mach, was du willst;taken all in all im Großen (u.) Ganzen;taking one thing with the other im Großen (u.) Ganzen (siehe die Verbindungen mit den betreffenden Substantiven)2. (weg)nehmen:take one’s foot off the clutch AUTO den Fuß von der Kupplung nehmen;take that silly grin off your face umg hör auf, so blöd zu grinsen!;he took three seconds off the record SPORT er verbesserte den Rekord um drei Sekunden3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifenb) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen4. Fische etc fangen5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifenstealing beim Stehlen;in a lie bei einer Lüge)10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7I take it from sb who knows ich habe (weiß) es von jemandem, der es genau weiß;today’s text is taken from … der heutige Text stammt aus …;take a single from an album eine Single aus einem Album auskoppeln;be taken from … eine Auskopplung aus … sein15. nehmen:a) auswählen:I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!b) kaufenc) mietend) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösene) eine Frau heiratenf) mit einer Frau schlafeng) einen Weg wählen16. mitnehmen:don’t forget to take your umbrella;take me with you nimm mich mit;you can’t take it with you fig im Grab nützt (dir) aller Reichtum nichts mehr, das letzte Hemd hat keine TaschenI took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen21. ein Hindernis nehmenbe taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):24. Feuer fangen25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmenb) einen Stein schlagenc) eine Karte stechend) einen Satz etc gewinnen:he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaillee) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen30. nehmen, verwenden:take four eggs man nehme vier Eier31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen33. (als Beispiel) nehmen34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen38. leisten:a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 243. machen, tun:44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen45. eine Auswahl treffen46. einen Entschluss fassen47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen49. a) verstehenb) auffassen, auslegen ( beide:as als)c) etwas gut etc aufnehmen:do you take me? verstehen Sie(, was ich meine)?;I take it that … ich nehme an, dass …;may we take it that …? dürfen wir es so verstehen, dass …?;50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:as als), halten ( for für):what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholenb) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen54. glauben:you may take it from me verlass dich drauf!55. eine Beleidigung, einen Verlust etc, auch jemanden hinnehmen, eine Strafe, Folgen auf sich nehmen, sich etwas gefallen lassen:take people as they are die Leute nehmen, wie sie (eben) sind;take life as it comes das Leben so nehmen, wie es kommt;I’m not taking this das lass ich mir nicht gefallen56. etwas ertragen, aushalten:he can take a lot er ist hart im Nehmen;take it umg es kriegen, es ausbaden (müssen)57. MED sich einer Behandlung etc unterziehen59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen61. a) Zeit, Material etc, auch fig Geduld, Mut etc brauchen, erfordern, kosten, eine gewisse Zeit dauern:it took a long time es dauerte oder brauchte lange;the book takes a long time to read man braucht viel Zeit, um das Buch zu lesen;the project took two years to plan die Planung des Projekts dauerte zwei Jahre oder nahm zwei Jahre in Anspruch;take some minutes einige Minuten brauchen ( doing sth um etwas zu tun);it takes a lot of courage to do a thing like that es gehört viel Mut dazu, so etwas zu tun;it takes a man to do that das kann nur ein Mann (fertigbringen);he took a little convincing es bedurfte (bei ihm) einiger Überredungit took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen63. LINGb) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushaltenC v/i1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)7. Feuer fangen8. anbeißen (Fisch)9. TECH an-, eingreifen* * *1.1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmentake somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen
take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen
3) (gain, earn) [Laden:] einbringen; [Film, Stück:] einspielen; (win) gewinnen [Satz, Spiel, Preis, Titel]; erzielen [Punkte]; (Cards) machen [Stich]take first/second etc. place — den ersten/zweiten usw. Platz belegen; (fig.) an erster/zweiter usw. Stelle kommen
take the biscuit (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) cake — (fig.) alle/alles übertreffen
4) (assume possession of) nehmen; (take away with one) mitnehmen; (steal) mitnehmen (verhüll.); (obtain by purchase) kaufen, (by rent) mieten [Auto, Wohnung, Haus]; nehmen [Klavier-, Deutsch-, Fahrstunden]; mitmachen [Tanzkurs]; (buy regularly) nehmen; lesen [Zeitung, Zeitschrift]; (subscribe to) beziehen; (obtain) erwerben [akademischen Grad]; (form a relationship with) sich (Dat.) nehmen [Frau, Geliebten usw.]take place — stattfinden; (spontaneously) sich ereignen; [Wandlung:] sich vollziehen
I'll take this handbag/the curry, please — ich nehme diese Handtasche/das Curry
5) (avail oneself of, use) nehmen; machen [Pause, Ferien, Nickerchen]; nehmen [Beispiel, Zitat usw.] ( from aus)take the opportunity to do/of doing something — die Gelegenheit dazu benutzen, etwas zu tun
take the car/bus into town — mit dem Auto/Bus in die Stadt fahren
take two eggs — etc. (in recipe) man nehme zwei Eier usw.
[let's] take a more recent example/my sister [for example] — nehmen wir ein Beispiel neueren Datums/einmal meine Schwester
6) (carry, guide, convey) bringentake somebody's shoes to the mender['s]/somebody's coat to the cleaner's — jmds. Schuhe zum Schuster/jmds. Mantel in die Reinigung bringen
take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen
take somebody to the zoo/cinema/to dinner — mit jemandem in den Zoo/ins Kino/zum Abendessen gehen
take somebody into one's home/house — jemanden bei sich aufnehmen
the road takes you/the story takes us to London — die Straße führt nach/die Erzählung führt uns nach London
his ability will take him far/to the top — mit seinen Fähigkeiten wird er es weit bringen/wird er ganz nach oben kommen
take somebody/something with one — jemanden/etwas mitnehmen
take home — mit nach Hause nehmen; (earn) nach Hause bringen [Geld]; (accompany) nach Hause bringen od. begleiten; (to meet one's parents etc.) mit nach Hause bringen
take somebody through/over something — (fig.) mit jemandem etwas durchgehen
take in hand — (begin) in Angriff nehmen; (assume responsibility for) sich kümmern um
take somebody into partnership [with one]/into the business — jemanden zu seinem Teilhaber machen/in sein Geschäft aufnehmen
take a stick etc. to somebody — den Stock usw. bei jemandem gebrauchen
take something to pieces or bits — etwas auseinander nehmen
you can/can't take somebody anywhere — (fig. coll.) man kann jemanden überallhin/nirgendwohin mitnehmen
you can't take it 'with you — (coll.) man kann es ja nicht mitnehmen
take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen
take all the fun/hard work out of something — einem alle Freude an etwas (Dat.) nehmen/einem die schwere Arbeit bei etwas ersparen
8)somebody takes courage from something — etwas macht jemandem Mut; see also heart 1)
9)be taken ill or (coll.) sick — krank werden
10) (make) machen [Foto, Kopie]; (photograph) aufnehmen11) (perform, execute) aufnehmen [Brief, Diktat]; machen [Prüfung, Sprung, Spaziergang, Reise, Umfrage]; durchführen [Befragung, Volkszählung]; ablegen [Gelübde, Eid]; übernehmen [Rolle, Part]; treffen [Entscheidung]take a fall/tumble — stürzen/straucheln
take a step forward/backward — einen Schritt vor-/zurücktreten
take a turn for the better/worse — eine Wende zum Besseren/Schlechteren nehmen
12) (negotiate) nehmen [Zaun, Mauer, Hürde, Kurve, Hindernis]13) (conduct) halten [Gottesdienst, Andacht, Unterricht]14) (be taught)15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]not to be taken [internally] — nicht zur innerlichen Anwendung
16) (occupy) einnehmen [Sitz im Parlament]; übernehmen, antreten [Amt]take somebody's seat — sich auf jmds. Platz setzen
is that/this seat taken? — ist da/hier noch frei?
17) (need, require) brauchen [Platz, Zeit]; haben [Kleider-, Schuhgröße usw.]; (Ling.) haben [Objekt, Plural-s]; gebraucht werden mit [Kasus]this verb takes "sein" — dieses Verb wird mit "sein" konjugiert
the wound will take some time to heal — es braucht einige Zeit, bis die Wunde geheilt ist
the ticket machine takes 20p and 50p coins — der Fahrkartenautomat nimmt 20-Pence- und 50-Pence-Stücke
something takes an hour/a year/all day — etwas dauert eine Stunde/ein Jahr/einen ganzen Tag
it takes an hour etc. to do something — es dauert eine Stunde usw., [um] etwas zu tun
somebody takes or it takes somebody a long time/an hour etc. to do something — jmd. braucht lange/eine Stunde usw., um etwas zu tun
take a lot of work/effort/courage — viel Arbeit/Mühe/Mut kosten
have [got] what it takes — das Zeug dazu haben
it will take [quite] a lot of explaining — es wird schwer zu erklären sein
that story of his takes some believing — die Geschichte, die er da erzählt, ist kaum zu glauben
it takes all sorts [to make a world] — es gibt solche und solche
18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen19) (ascertain and record) notieren [Namen, Adresse, Autonummer usw.]; fühlen [Puls]; messen [Temperatur, Größe usw.]take the minutes of a meeting — bei einer Sitzung [das] Protokoll führen
20) (apprehend, grasp)take somebody's meaning/drift — verstehen, was jmd. meint
take somebody's point — jmds. Standpunkt verstehen
take it [that]... — annehmen, [dass]...
can I take it that...? — kann ich davon ausgehen, dass...?
take something to mean something — etwas so verstehen, dass...
take something as settled/as a compliment/refusal — etwas als erledigt betrachten/als eine Ablehnung/ein Kompliment auffassen
take somebody/something for/to be something — jemanden/etwas für etwas halten
21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmentake something well/badly/hard — etwas gut/schlecht/nur schwer verkraften
somebody takes something very badly/hard — etwas trifft jemanden sehr
take something calmly or coolly — etwas gelassen [auf- od. hin]nehmen
you can/may take it as read that... — du kannst sicher sein, dass...
taking it all in all, taking one thing with another — alles in allem
22) (accept) annehmentake money etc. [from somebody/for something] — Geld usw. [von jemandem/für etwas] [an]nehmen
will you take £500 for the car? — wollen Sie den Wagen für 500 Pfund verkaufen?
[you can] take it or leave it — entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du lässt es bleiben
take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen
take things as they come, take it as it comes — es nehmen, wie es kommt
23) (receive, submit to) einstecken [müssen] [Schlag, Tritt, Stoß]; (Boxing) nehmen [müssen] [Schlag]; (endure, tolerate) aushalten; vertragen [Klima, Alkohol, Kaffee, Knoblauch]; verwinden [Schock]; (put up with) sich (Dat.) gefallen lassen [müssen] [Kritik, Grobheit]take no nonsense — sich (Dat.) nichts bieten lassen
take it — (coll.) es verkraften; (referring to criticism, abuse) damit fertigwerden
24) (adopt, choose) ergreifen [Maßnahmen]; unternehmen [Schritte]; einschlagen [Weg]; sich entschließen zu [Schritt, Handlungsweise]take the wrong road — die falsche Straße fahren/gehen
take a firm etc. stand [with somebody/on or over something] — jemandem gegenüber/hinsichtlich einer Sache nicht nachgeben
25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]26) (swindle)he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)
27)2. intransitive verb,be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
took, taken1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen2) (detract)3. noun(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)Phrasal Verbs:- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up* * *(do) one's driving test expr.seinen Führerschein machen ausdr. (in) shorthand expr.stenographieren v. (lift) from an album expr.auskoppeln (Titel von einem Album) v. (the) responsibility for expr.verantworten v. (advice) v.befolgen (Rat) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken)= einnehmen v.ergreifen v.nehmen v.nehmen v.(§ p.,pp.: nahm, genommen)vornehmen v.wegnehmen v. -
3 something
something ['sʌmθɪŋ]1 pronoun(a) (an unspecified object, event, action etc) quelque chose;∎ there must be something going on il doit se passer quelque chose;∎ I've got something in my eye j'ai quelque chose dans l'œil;∎ I've thought of something j'ai eu une idée;∎ don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là, fais quelque chose!;∎ something else quelque chose d'autre, autre chose;∎ something or other quelque chose;∎ something big/small quelque chose de grand/de petit;∎ I've done/said something stupid j'ai fait/dit une bêtise;∎ was it something I said? est-ce que j'ai dit quelque chose (qu'il ne fallait pas)?;∎ I've got a feeling there's something wrong j'ai le sentiment que quelque chose ne va pas;∎ there's something wrong with the ship's computer l'ordinateur de bord ne marche pas bien;∎ take something to read on the train prenez quelque chose à lire ou prenez de quoi lire dans le train;∎ he gave them something to eat/drink il leur a donné à manger/boire;∎ would you like something to eat? voulez-vous manger quelque chose?;∎ something to live for une raison de vivre;∎ to have something to cry/be annoyed about avoir une bonne raison de pleurer/se fâcher;∎ a film with something for everybody un film qui peut plaire à tout le monde;∎ they all want something for nothing ils veulent tous avoir tout pour rien;∎ you can't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien;∎ there's something about him/in the way he talks that reminds me of Gary il y a quelque chose chez lui/dans sa façon de parler qui me rappelle Gary;∎ she's something in the City/in insurance elle travaille dans la finance/dans les assurances;∎ would you like a little something to drink? voulez-vous un petit quelque chose à boire?;∎ she slipped the head waiter a little something elle a glissé un petit pourboire au maître d'hôtel;∎ I've brought you a little something je vous ai apporté un petit quelque chose ou une bricole;∎ I'm sure she's got something going with him je suis sûr qu'il y a quelque chose entre elle et lui;∎ to be or have something to do with sth avoir un rapport avec qch;∎ her job is or has something to do with the Stock Exchange son travail a un rapport avec la Bourse;∎ I don't know what it means, I think it's got something to do with nuclear physics je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire, je crois que ça a (quelque chose) à voir avec la physique nucléaire;∎ I'm sure the weather has something to do with it je suis sûre que le temps y est pour quelque chose ou que ça a un rapport avec le temps(b) (thing of significance, value etc)∎ to make something of oneself or one's life faire quelque chose de sa vie;∎ at least they've replied to my letter, that's something au moins ils ont répondu à ma lettre, c'est toujours ou déjà ça;∎ there must be something in or to all these rumours il doit y avoir quelque chose de vrai dans toutes ces rumeurs;∎ there's something in her plan son projet mérite considération;∎ there's something in what you say il y a du vrai dans ce que vous dites;∎ I think you've got something there ce n'est pas bête ce que vous dites là;∎ that new singer has got something ce nouveau chanteur n'est pas mal;∎ he's got a certain something il a un petit quelque chose;∎ familiar that was quite something!, that was something else! c'était vraiment quelque chose!;∎ familiar that meal was something else! c'était quelque chose, ce repas!;∎ familiar he really is something else! (wonderful) il est vraiment génial!; (exasperating) il est pas possible!;∎ familiar well, isn't that something? et bien, ça alors!;∎ familiar it was really something to see those kids dancing! c'était quelque chose de voir ces gosses danser!;∎ familiar the new model is really something le nouveau modèle est sensationnel(c) (replacing forgotten amount, word, name etc)∎ the battle took place in 1840 something la bataille a eu lieu dans les années 1840;∎ he's forty something il a dans les quarante ans;∎ it cost £7 something ça a coûté 7 livres et quelques;∎ her friend, Maisie something (or other) son amie, Maisie quelque chose2 adverb(a) (a little) un peu;∎ something over a month's salary un peu plus d'un mois de salaire;∎ temperatures were something under what we expected les températures étaient un peu en-dessous de ce que nous attendions;∎ something in the region of $10,000 quelque chose comme 10 000 dollars;∎ an increase of something between 10 and 15 percent une augmentation de 10 à 15 pour cent∎ something rotten or awful or terrible vachement;∎ it hurts something awful ça fait vachement mal;∎ he was screaming something terrible il gueulait comme un putois;∎ he fancies her something rotten il est dingue d'elle∎ it looks something like a grapefruit ça ressemble un peu à un pamplemousse;∎ now that's something like it! c'est déjà mieux!∎ it's something like 5 metres long/wide ça fait quelque chose comme 5 mètres de long/large;∎ it costs something like £500 ça coûte quelque chose comme ou dans les 500 livres∎ (rather) he's something of an expert in the field c'est en quelque sorte un expert dans ce domaine;∎ she became something of a legend elle est devenue une sorte de légende;∎ she's something of a miser elle est un peu ou quelque peu avare;∎ how they do it remains something of a mystery comment ils s'y prennent, ça c'est un mystère∎ would you like a cup of tea or something? veux-tu une tasse de thé, ou autre chose?;∎ she must be ill or something elle doit être malade ou quelque chose dans ce genre-là;∎ I thought they were engaged or something je croyais qu'ils étaient fiancés ou quelque chose comme ça;∎ are you deaf or something? tu es sourd ou quoi? -
4 take
{teik}
I. 1. вземам
2. водя, завеждам, отвеждам
откарвам (с кола и пp.) (to на, в)
занасям (to на, в)
business often TAKEs me abroad често ходя в чужбина служебно, работата ми често ме кара да пътувам из чужбина
3. хващам, залавям
to TAKE prisoner/captive пленявам, вземам в плен
they were TAKEn prisoner/hostage взеха ги пленници/заложници
to TAKE someone unprepared изненадвам, хващам някого неподготвен
4. вземам (и при игри), превземам, завладявам (и прен.)
I was much TAKEn by the idea идеята много ми хареса
5. възползувам се oт, използувам (възможности и пр.)
6. вземам, наемам (жилище, коли, pаботна ръка и пр.)
7. вземам, заемам, обсебвам (дума, идея и пр.)
8. вземам, заемам, ангажирам (място и пр.)
9. абониран съм за, получавам/купувам си редовно (вестник и пр.)
10. вземам/използувам превозно средство
11. вземам, поемам/тръгвам по (път и пр.)
12. прескачам, преодолявам (препятствие и пр.)
13. вземам, получавам, спечелвам (диплома, награда и пр.)
to TAKE the biscuit/bun/cake sl. надминавам всички, излизам първeнeц
14. вземам, приемам, поемам (хранa, лекарство, въздух u пр.), ям, пия
to TAKE breakfast/dinner, etc. закусвам, обядвам и пр.
do you TAKE sugar in your tea? със захар ли пиeте чая си? I cannot TAKE whisky нe могa да пия/не ми понася пиенето на уиски
15. вземам, приемам (подарък, предложение и пр.)
taking one thing with another прен. (взето) едно на друго
taking all in all общо взето
to TAKE things as they come приемам нещата такива, каквито са
I am not taking any! да имаш да вземаш! ще извиняваш! благодаря! he will not TAKE no for an answer той не приема/не се примирява с отказ
I suppose we must TAKE it at that да приемем/допуснем, че e така, да повярваме
TAKE it from me! добре да гo знаеш
16. предполагам, смятам, приемам
what time do you TAKE it to be? колко мислиш, че e часът? how old do you TAKE him to be? колко години му даваш? I TAKE it that предполагам, че
as I TAKE it според мен
people took him to be mad хората го вземаха за луд
17. разбирам, тълкувам
to TAKE someone seriously вземам думите/постъпките на някого сериозно
I don't know how to TAKE him не зная как да го разбирам/как да тълкувам думите/постъпките му
18. поемам (командуване, отговорност, риск и пр.)
to TAKE the consequences/the punishment поемам/понасям последствията/наказанието
he can TAKE it разг. той издържа, носи (наказание, нещастие и пр.)
19. вземам, отнемам (време и пр.), изисквам, трябва (ми), нужно (ми) е
it TAKEs her/she TAKEs hours/ages to dress тя ce облича с часове
to TAKE one's time over something /in doing something не се притеснявам/не си давам зор/не бързам с (извършването на) нещо
TAKE your time полека, не бързай, не се притеснявай
it took four men to hold him бяха необходими четирима души, за да гo удържат
it TAKEs a clever man to do that ум трябва за тази работа, само умен човек може да свърши това
that will TAKE some explaining това няма да е лесно да се обясни
the work took some doing работата не беше лесна/лека
it took some finding не беше лесно да се намери
don't TAKE so much asking не чакай толкова да тe молят, не се назлъндисвай толкова
20. измервам (температуpа, височина и пр.)
отчитам данни (на измервателен ypед)
21. хващам, пипвам, разболявам се oт
22. правя снимка, снимам, излизам добре/зле на снимка
to TAKE well излизам добре на снимка, фотогеничен съм
23. обучавам, вземам (клас), следвам (курс и пр.)
24. имам успех, харесвам се, имам/оказвам въздействие
25. хващам (се) (за ваксина, присадка и пр.), хващам, ловя (за боя и пр.)
26. побирам (за кола и пр.)
27. издържам (товар и пр.), поддържам, крепя, подкрепям (за греда и пр.)
28. пламвам (за огън)
29. нося (номер на обувки и пр.)
I TAKE sixes in gloves нося ръкавици номер шест
30. мат. вадя, изваждам
31. грам. вземам, управлявам
32. разг. мамя, измамвам
to TAKE advice приемам/вслушвам се в/потърсвам съвет
to TAKE legal/medical advice съветвам се с адвокат/лекар
to TAKE heed/notice of внимавам за, обръщам внимание на
to TAKE measures/steps вземам мерки
to TAKE one's name from нося името/наименованието си от
to TAKE pains/trouble старая се, полагам грижи/старание
to TAKE something apart/to pieces разглобявам нещо
the table TAKEs apart масата се разглобява/е разглобяема
II. 1. улов (дивеч, риба и пр.)
2. театр. касов сбор
3. печ. текст, даден за набор на един словослагател
4. кино сцена, кадър (за снимане)* * *{teik} v (took {tuk}; taken {teikn}) 1. вземам; 2. водя, зав(2) {teik} n 1. улов (дивеч, риба и пр.); 2. театр. касов сбор;* * *хващам; спечелвам; улов; сварвам; пия; понасям; отнемам; правя; приемам; вземам; водя; разбирам; занасям; завеждам; залавям; наемам;* * *1. 1 вземам, отнемам (време и пр.), изисквам, трябва (ми), нужно (ми) е 2. 1 вземам, поемам/тръгвам по (път и пр.) 3. 1 вземам, получавам, спечелвам (диплома, награда и пр.) 4. 1 вземам, приемам (подарък, предложение и пр.) 5. 1 вземам, приемам, поемам (хранa, лекарство, въздух u пр.), ям, пия 6. 1 поемам (командуване, отговорност, риск и пр.) 7. 1 предполагам, смятам, приемам 8. 1 прескачам, преодолявам (препятствие и пр.) 9. 1 разбирам, тълкувам 10. 2 издържам (товар и пр.), поддържам, крепя, подкрепям (за греда и пр.) 11. 2 имам успех, харесвам се, имам/оказвам въздействие 12. 2 нося (номер на обувки и пр.) 13. 2 обучавам, вземам (клас), следвам (курс и пр.) 14. 2 пламвам (за огън) 15. 2 побирам (за кола и пр.) 16. 2 правя снимка, снимам, излизам добре/зле на снимка 17. 2 хващам (се) (за ваксина, присадка и пр.), хващам, ловя (за боя и пр.) 18. 2 хващам, пипвам, разболявам се oт 19. 20. измервам (температуpа, височина и пр.) 20. 3 грам. вземам, управлявам 21. 3 разг. мамя, измамвам 22. 30. мат. вадя, изваждам 23. as i take it според мен 24. business often takes me abroad често ходя в чужбина служебно, работата ми често ме кара да пътувам из чужбина 25. do you take sugar in your tea? със захар ли пиeте чая си? i cannot take whisky нe могa да пия/не ми понася пиенето на уиски 26. don't take so much asking не чакай толкова да тe молят, не се назлъндисвай толкова 27. he can take it разг. той издържа, носи (наказание, нещастие и пр.) 28. i am not taking any! да имаш да вземаш! ще извиняваш! благодаря! he will not take no for an answer той не приема/не се примирява с отказ 29. i don't know how to take him не зная как да го разбирам/как да тълкувам думите/постъпките му 30. i suppose we must take it at that да приемем/допуснем, че e така, да повярваме 31. i take sixes in gloves нося ръкавици номер шест 32. i was much taken by the idea идеята много ми хареса 33. i. вземам 34. ii. улов (дивеч, риба и пр.) 35. it takes a clever man to do that ум трябва за тази работа, само умен човек може да свърши това 36. it takes her/she takes hours/ages to dress тя ce облича с часове 37. it took four men to hold him бяха необходими четирима души, за да гo удържат 38. it took some finding не беше лесно да се намери 39. people took him to be mad хората го вземаха за луд 40. take it from me! добре да гo знаеш 41. take your time полека, не бързай, не се притеснявай 42. taking all in all общо взето 43. taking one thing with another прен. (взето) едно на друго 44. that will take some explaining това няма да е лесно да се обясни 45. the table takes apart масата се разглобява/е разглобяема 46. the work took some doing работата не беше лесна/лека 47. they were taken prisoner/hostage взеха ги пленници/заложници 48. to take advice приемам/вслушвам се в/потърсвам съвет 49. to take breakfast/dinner, etc. закусвам, обядвам и пр 50. to take heed/notice of внимавам за, обръщам внимание на 51. to take legal/medical advice съветвам се с адвокат/лекар 52. to take measures/steps вземам мерки 53. to take one's name from нося името/наименованието си от 54. to take one's time over something /in doing something не се притеснявам/не си давам зор/не бързам с (извършването на) нещо 55. to take pains/trouble старая се, полагам грижи/старание 56. to take prisoner/captive пленявам, вземам в плен 57. to take someone seriously вземам думите/постъпките на някого сериозно 58. to take someone unprepared изненадвам, хващам някого неподготвен 59. to take something apart/to pieces разглобявам нещо 60. to take the biscuit/bun/cake sl. надминавам всички, излизам първeнeц 61. to take the consequences/the punishment поемам/понасям последствията/наказанието 62. to take things as they come приемам нещата такива, каквито са 63. to take well излизам добре на снимка, фотогеничен съм 64. what time do you take it to be? колко мислиш, че e часът? how old do you take him to be? колко години му даваш? i take it that предполагам, че 65. абониран съм за, получавам/купувам си редовно (вестник и пр.) 66. вземам (и при игри), превземам, завладявам (и прен.) 67. вземам, заемам, ангажирам (място и пр.) 68. вземам, заемам, обсебвам (дума, идея и пр.) 69. вземам, наемам (жилище, коли, pаботна ръка и пр.) 70. вземам/използувам превозно средство 71. водя, завеждам, отвеждам 72. възползувам се oт, използувам (възможности и пр.) 73. занасям (to на, в) 74. кино сцена, кадър (за снимане) 75. откарвам (с кола и пp.) (to на, в) 76. отчитам данни (на измервателен ypед) 77. печ. текст, даден за набор на един словослагател 78. театр. касов сбор 79. хващам, залавям* * *take [teik] I. v ( took [tuk], taken[´teikn]) 1. в комбинация със съществително, носител на цялостното значение на фразата: to \take care внимавам, пазя се; грижа се за (of); to \take a shower вземам душ, къпя се; to \take a risk рискувам; to \take heart окуражавам се; to \take account of държа сметка за; to \take advice приемам (вслушвам се в; потърсвам) съвет; to \take aim прицелвам се; to \take a dislike to намразвам; to \take a nap дрямвам, поспивам; to \take a turn 1) разхождам се, разтъпквам се; 2) променям се; to \take a turn for the better подобрявам се; to \take cover скривам се; to \take effect давам резултат; имам въздействие; влизам в сила; to \take exception to правя възражение срещу; to \take heed ( notice) of внимавам, обръщам внимание на; to \take leave of сбогувам се с; to \take leave of o.'s senses изгубвам си ума; to \take notes водя си бележки; to \take offence ( umbrage) обиждам се; to \take pains ( trouble) старая се, полагам грижи (старание); to \take part in участвам в, вземам участие в; to \take pity on съжалявам се над, смилявам се; имам милост към; to \take place става, състои се; to \take pleasure in намирам удоволствие в, приятно ми е да (с ger); to \take possession of завладявам; to \take pride in гордея се с; to \take rise произлизам, създавам се; to \take sides вземам страна (при спор и пр.); to \take wing отлитам; to \take wind разчувам се; 2. вземам; to \take in hand залавям се (заемам се) за; to \take in tow тегля, влача с въже; стягам ( някого); 3. водя, завеждам; \take me to him заведи ме при него; 4. хващам, залавям; to \take s.o. by the throat хващам някого за гушата; to \take s.o.'s arm хващам някого под ръка; to \take prisoner ( captive) пленявам, вземам в плен; to \take hold of хващам, сграбчвам; to \take in charge ( into custody) арестувам, затварям, задържам; to \take in the act залавям на местопрестъплението; to \take by surprise изненадвам; to \take unprepared изненадвам, хващам неподготвен; to \take at a disadvantage залавям (намирам, хващам) в неблагоприятно положение; 5. вземам, отнемам (време и пр.); изисквам, трябва ми, нужно ми е; he took ( it took him) three years нужни му бяха три години; to \take o.'s time over s.th. не бързам с нещо; it took four men to hold him бяха нужни четири души, за да го удържат; it \takes a clever man to do that за тази работа трябва ум, само умен човек може да свърши това; it \takes two to make a quarrel обикновено и в двете страни има вина; the work took some doing работата не беше лесна; it took some finding не беше лесно да се намери; 6. възползвам се от, използвам (възможност и пр.); to \take o.'s chance възползвам се; 7. вземам, заемам (дума, идея и пр.) ( from от); 8. вземам, приемам (подарък, предложение и пр.); taking one thing with another прен. едно върху друго; taking all in all общо взето; to \take things as one finds them приемам нещата такива, каквито са; to \take it from there действам според случая (без предварителен план); to \take the rough with the smooth приемам и доброто, и лошото хладнокръвно; I'm not taking any ще има да вземаш! ще извиняваш! благодаря! he will not \take no не приема отказ; I suppose we must \take it at that предполагам, че трябва да го приемем така (да повярваме); \take it from me! вярвай ми!; to \take it easy не се вълнувам (тревожа); не бързам; to \take it lying down приемам поражение без съпротива; прен. вдигам ръце; \take it badly обиждам се, огорчавам се; 9. вземам, заемам; ангажирам, запазвам (място и пр.); to \take a back seat прен. оставам в сянка; изгубвам значението (влиянието) си; to \take the chair заемам председателското място, председателствам; 10. абониран съм за, получавам (купувам) редовно (вестник и пр.); 11. вземам, използвам (превозно средство); to \take ship качвам се на кораб; to \take horse ост. качвам се на кон, пътувам на кон; 12. вземам, поемам, тръгвам по (път и пр.); 13. предполагам, мисля, смятам, приемам; what time do you \take it to be? колко мислите, че е часът? I \take it that предполагам, че; let us \take it that да предположим, че; 14. вземам; наемам, използвам (жилище, кола, работна ръка и пр.); 15. прескачам, преодолявам (препятствие и пр.); 16. вземам, получавам, спечелвам (диплома, награда и пр.); вземам, издържам ( изпит); \take it or leave it прави каквото искаш; 17. вземам, поемам (храна, въздух и пр.); ям, пия; to \take o.'s meals храня се; do you \take sugar in your tea? със захар ли пиете чая? I cannot \take whisky не мога да пия уиски, не ми понася уиски; 18. разбирам, тълкувам; to \take s.th. in the wrong way разбирам нещо неправилно; to \take as a datum вземам, приемам за нула или начало; to \take s.o. seriously вземам думите (постъпките) на някого на сериозно; to \take ill ( amiss) обиждам се, разбирам (тълкувам) неправилно; I don't know how to \take him не знам как да го разбирам (как да разбирам думите му); 19. вземам (и при игри), превземам, завладявам (и прен.); to \take by storm превземам с щурм; I was much \taken with the idea идеята много ми хареса; 20. занасям (to на, в); водя, завеждам, отвеждам (to на, в); откарвам (с кола и пр.); 21. поемам (отговорност, командване и пр.); \take as read пренебрегвам (маловажни факти и пр.); to \take the lead заставам начело, водя; to \take the consequences ( the punishment) поемам (понасям) последствията (наказанието); 22. измервам (температура, височина и пр.); to \take reading отчитам данни (напр. от ска́ла); отчитам (данни на измервателен уред); 23. хващам, пипвам, разболявам се от; заразявам се; to be \taken ill разболявам се; 24. правя ( снимка), снимам, фотографирам; изобразявам, рисувам; излизам (добре, зле) на снимка; she doesn't \take well тя не излиза добре на снимки, не е фотогенична; 25. обучавам, вземам ( клас); следвам (курс и пр.); 26. имам успех, харесвам се, налагам се; to be \taken with завладян съм от, пленен съм от, много ми се нрави; 27. хваща (за ваксина и пр.); хваща се (за присадка и пр.); хваща, лови (боя и пр.); to \take root вкоренява се; хваща корен; 28. побира (за кола и пр.); 29. издържа (товар и пр.); поддържа, крепи, подкрепя (за греда и пр.); 30. пламва (за огън); to \take fire запалвам се, подпалвам се; 31. нося (номер обувки и пр.); I \take sixes in gloves нося ръкавици номер шест; 32. ловя, хващам; to \take fish ловя риба; 33. втвърдявам се (за цимент, гипс и пр.); прониквам, боядисвам (за боя, оцветител); • to \take a leaf out of s.o.'s book възприемам нечий метод и пр.; to \take God's name in vain споменавам божието име напразно; to \take ( holy) orders ръкополагат ме за (ставам) свещеник; запопвам се; to \take for granted не се съобразявам много с; приемам нещо за дадено (за разбиращо се от само себе си); to \take too much for granted позволявам си твърде много, отивам твърде далеч; to \take in set получавам остатъчна деформация; to \take into account вземам (имам) предвид; to \take o.'s name from нося името си от; to \take s.o. at his word повярвам на някого; to \take the air разхождам се на (чист) въздух; to \take the bull by the horns посрещам смело трудно положение; to \take the liberty of позволявам си да (с ger); to \take the measure of s.o.'s foot разбирам какво мога да си позволя с някого; to \take the offensive минавам в настъпление, атакувам; to \take the view that на мнение съм, мисля, че; to \take (s.o.) to task държа (някого) отговорен; хокам (някого); to have what it \takes притежавам способности (данни); II. n 1. улов (дивеч, риба и пр.); 2. театр. сбор, пари, получени от едно представление; 3. печ. текст, даден за набор на един словослагател; 4. кино сцена, кадър (за снимане), дубъл; кинокадър; to be on the \take sl вземам подкупи. -
5 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehéntake vb1. cogertake your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo2. llevarcould you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?3. llevarsesomeone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!4. tomar5. llevar / tardar / durarto take place tener lugar / ocurrirtr[teɪk]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma1 (carry, bring) llevar■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva2 (drive, escort) llevar■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?7 (medicine, drugs) tomar■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar9 (teach) dar clase a10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer12 (time) tardar, llevar■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)18 (bear) aguantar, soportar19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer■ she takes the view that... opina que...21 (have) tomar(se)22 (suppose) suponer■ I take it that... supongo que...23 (consider) considerar, mirar24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir25 (rent) alquilar2 (fish) picar3 (in draughts etc) comer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativatake it from me escucha lo que te digotake it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejastake my word for it créemeto be hard to take ser difícil de aceptarto be on the take dejarse sobornarto have what it takes tener lo que hace faltato take five descansar cinco minutosto take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nadato take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasto take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a1) capture: capturar, apresar2) grasp: tomar, agarrarto take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos3) catch: tomar, agarrartaken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa4) captivate: encantar, fascinar5) ingest: tomar, ingerirtake two pills: tome dos píldoras6) remove: sacar, extraertake an orange: saca una naranja7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)8) need, require: tomar, requirirthese things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargartake them with you: llévalos contigotake the trash out: saca la basura10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)12) suppose: suponerI take it that...: supongo que...to take a walk: dar un paseoto take a class: tomar una claseto take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrirtake vi: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)take n1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)n.• taquilla s.f.• toma (Film) s.f.• toma s.f. (time)expr.• tardar expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.• asir v.• calzar v.• cautivar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• llevar v.• quedarse con v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)• tomar v.
I
1. teɪk2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
2.
vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
II
1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)1. VT1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarsewho took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?
someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso
•
I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo
I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul
•
the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †•
take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals•
please take a seat — tome asiento, por favoris this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
•
it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)•
take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio3) (=lead, transport) llevarher work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn
•
he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche•
they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir porwe took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco
take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha
5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacerwe took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras
7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacertake my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad
what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?
•
London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941•
will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?•
you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual•
take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...
•
losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota•
it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo dejawhisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene
•
I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga•
he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro•
take that! — ¡toma!8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantara car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas
can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?
10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzarwhat size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?
11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requeririt takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor
•
it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir•
she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta12) (of time)•
I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempotake your time! — ¡despacio!
13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasarwhat are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?
•
to take a degree in — licenciarse en14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar15) (=understand, assume)I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...
am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?
how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?
•
I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médicowhat do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?
•
I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomarnow take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda
let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos
take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja
taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...
17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportarwe can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo
•
I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!•
I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomarwill you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?
•
he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer•
he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té•
to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de20) (=acquire)•
to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar•
he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo•
I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...21) (Ling) [+ case] regir22)• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —
I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia
23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar2. VI1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar3) (=receive)giveshe's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
3. N1) (Cine) toma f3)- be on the take4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f5) * (=opinion) opinión fwhat's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?
- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take upTAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I
1. [teɪk]2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
2.
vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
II
1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f -
6 take
(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) ta/holde som gisselanta--------behøve--------bringe--------fjerne--------fordre--------forlange--------godta--------kåre--------overveie--------ta--------trenge--------utbytteIsubst. \/teɪk\/1) det å ta2) fangst, (jakt)bytte3) (billett)inntekter4) ( film) opptak (det som filmes på én gang)5) (bånd)opptak6) ( medisin) vaksinasjon som slår an7) ( typografi) del, avsnitt, stykkeII1) ta, gripe, ta tak i2) ta med (seg), bære, flytte, frakte, overbringe, gå med• could you take this letter to her?3) føre, lede, følge, kjøre, ta med4) innta, ta, legge beslag på• can I take this seat?5) notere, skrive ned, skrive opp6) (film, radio e.l.) ta opp, spille inn7) innta, svelge, spise, drikke8) ta imot, akseptere, gå med på, være fornøyd med• will you take £5000 for the car?9) kjøpe, leie10) abonnere på, holde11) behøve(s), trengs, legge beslag på, bruke(s), kreve(s)12) ta på seg, påta seg13) tåle, orke, holde ut14) oppfatte, forstå, ta, tro, mene, anse• how old do you take him to be?15) (sport, spill) vinne, ta hjem, ta, komme på• the cafe takes £10,000 a week17) fatte, få, finne, ha, kjenne, føle18) romme, (kunne) ta, ha plass for, ha plass til19) holde, forrette, ta, undervise i, lære, studere• can you take German with them?20) ( hverdagslig) ligge med, ha samleie med21) virke, lykkes, ta, slå an, slå rot (botanikk), nappe (om fisk), bre seg (om ild)give and take se ➢ give, 2give or take se ➢ give, 2take (somebody) about vise (noen) omkring, føre (noen) rundt (omkring)take after slekte på, lignetake against (begynne å) fatte uvilje mot, begynne å misliketake along ta med (seg)take a vow avlegge en ed, avlegge et løftetake away ta bort, fjerneføre borttrekke fra, subtraheretake back ta tilbake, gi tilbake, levere tilbakeføre tilbake, forflytte tilbake (i tid)take cover søke dekningtake down rive (ned), demontereskrive ned, skrive opp, notere, ta referat av kue, slå nedtake from forringe, minske, redusere, sette nedtake in ( om å drive losji) ta imot, haden gamle damen tok imot losjerende omfatte, inkludere, ta med( hverdagslig) stikke innom, besøke, gå på( om klær som er for vide) sy inn, legge inn, ta inn forstå, fatte, få overblikk over, legge merke tillure, narre, føre bak lyset, bedra( hverdagslig) ta med til politistasjonen, arresteretake it easy! ta det rolig!, ta det med ro!take it out of somebody gjøre noen sliten, utmatte noentake off ( også take oneself off) dra, reise, gi seg i vei, forsvinne, gå sin vei ( luftfart) ta av, lette, gå opp ( sport) ta sats, satse ( handel) få vind i seilene, gå bra komme i skuddet, bli populærtake on slå an, slå igjennom, bli populær( hverdagslig) ta på vei, bli opprørt, hisse seg opptake one's time ta tiden til hjelp, ta den tiden en trengertake out ta ut, ta vekk, fjernetegne, ta ut, skaffe seg, løsetake over overta, tiltreoverta ledelsen, overta makten( finans) kjøpe opp, legge under seg, overta aksjemajoriteten itake over from avløse, tiltre etter, ta over ettertake size... bruke størrelse...take somebody apart (hverdagslig, også overført) gi noen en skikkelig omgang, flå noen levende, hudflette noentake somebody down (a peg or two) jekke noen ned et hakk, sette noen på plasstake somebody off ( britisk) parodiere noen, herme etter noen føre noen bort, kjøre noen av stedtake somebody on ansette noen, ta inn noenvi ansetter flere arbeidere hver vår stille opp mot, spille mottake somebody up hjelpe noen fremtake somebody up on something akseptere (et tilbud \/ en utfordring) fra noen protestere på noe som noen har sagttake somebody up short avbryte noen bråtttake something hard ta noe hardt, ta noe tungttake something off ta noe av, fjerne noe( om tid) ta fri( om pris) slå av (på), redusere• she took £10 off the pricetake something on påta seg noe, ta på seg noebli noe, anta noe, begynne å få noelegge seg til noeta opp noe, ta noe om bord, fylle på med noetake something out on someone la noe gå ut over noentake something up with someone ta noe opp med noen, drøfte en sak med noentake to begynne med, slå seg påsette seg inn i, lære seghenfalle til• don't you take to drinking!(begynne å) like, fatte sympati for, fatte interesse forflykte til, ta sin tilflukt til• when the bombers came, the children took to the jungleda bombeflyene kom, flyktet barna inn i jungelentake up ta opp, løfte opp fortsette (med)ta, oppta, legge beslag påakseptere, anta, ta, gå med påbegynne med, slå seg påabsorbere, suge opp, ta til seg tiltre, begynne i( om klær som er for lange) legge opp ta på, ta med, la stige påta seg av, hjelpe fremavbryte (for å protestere eller irettesette)take up with somebody slå seg i lag med noen, begynne å omgås noenwell taken ( om utsagn) berettiget, akseptert, godkjent -
7 something
1. [ʹsʌmθıŋ] n1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение (где-л.)he is something in the Record Office - он занимает какую-то должность в архиве
these gentlemen are something in the City, but no one knows what - эти джентльмены что-то делают в Сити, но никто не знает, что именно
2. важная персона, «шишка»he thinks himself something - он о себе высокого мнения; он считает себя весьма важной персоной
you think you are something? - уж не считаешь ли ты себя важной персоной?
3. имярекProfessor Something Appleby - профессор Эпплби, не помню его имени
Something Smith - Смит, как там его зовут?, какой-то Смит
4. в грам. знач. прил. эвф. проклятый, чёртов, такой-сякойthe something horse [weather]! - чёртова лошадь [погода]!
♢
to be up to something - замышлять что-л. недоброеsomething on the ball - сл. способности, достоинства; умение соображать; ≅ винтики работают
2. [ʹsʌmθıŋ] advsomething on the hip - сл. виски во фляге; карманная фляга
1. примерно, приблизительно, околоwe were something over a hundred - нас было приблизительно сто /несколько больше ста/ человек
it is something between twenty and thirty - это что-то между двадцатью и тридцатью
he is something like what his father was at that age - он немного напоминает своего отца, когда тот был в его возрасте [ср. тж. ♢ ]
2. несколько, немногоshe has got something stouter - она немного пополнела, она слегка округлилась
3. прост. довольно, сильно♢
something like - превосходный, чудесный, великолепный [ср. тж. 1]that's something like! - вот это здорово!, вот это да!
this is something like a dinner - вот это обед так обед!
3. [ʹsʌmθıŋ] indef pronhe was something like an actor! - он был актёр что надо!, вот это был актёр!
1. что-то, кое-чтоsomething or other - что-то, то или другое, кое-что
something or other went wrong - что-то сорвалось /вышло не так/
to make something of - извлечь какую-л. пользу из (чего-л.), приспособить (что-л.)
there is something about it in the newspapers - об этом что-то есть в газетах
I have something else to do - у меня (есть) другие дела [ср. тж. ♢ ]
he has seen something of the world - он поездил по свету, он повидал кое-что
now you see something of what I have to put up with - теперь вы имеете некоторое представление о том, с чем мне приходится сталкиваться
there is something in what you say - пожалуй, в том, что вы говорите, есть рациональное зерно; к тому, что вы говорите, стоит прислушаться; по-своему вы правы
2. что-нибудь3. (of) в какой-то степени, слегка, нечто вродеhe is something of a carpenter - он немного /в некотором роде/ столяр, он умеет столярничать
he is something of a painter - он немного художник, он художник-любитель
he speaks with something of a foreign accent - он говорит с лёгким (иностранным) акцентом
there was something of sarcasm in his voice - в его голосе проскальзывали нотки сарказма
will you take something? - а) не выпьете ли (вы) чего-нибудь?; б) не хотите ли поесть /закусить/?
5. что-то вродеhe was made a director or something - его сделали директором или ещё кем-то в этом роде
he broke his arm or something - он сломал себе, кажется, руку
6. нечто важное; некто важныйwell, that's something - это уже кое-что /не пустяк/
it's something that they are at hand - важно уже то, что они близко
it is something to have reached home without an accident! - благополучно добраться домой - это уже чего-то стоит!
♢
to see something of smb. - изредка /иногда, время от времени/ видеться с кем-л.we hope to see something of them now - мы надеемся, что теперь будем с ними иногда видеться
there is something in the wind - что-то назревает /готовится/
something good - совет от знающего человека, на что надо ставить ( на скачках)
something damp /short/ - сл. что-нибудь, чем промочить горло, выпивка
something else - а) ещё что-нибудь; б) сл. нечто особенное, невиданное; что-л. замечательное; ≅ такое поискать надо; в) незаурядная личность; [ср. тж. 1]
-
8 take
/teik/ * danh từ - sự cầm, sự nắm, sự lấy - chầu, mẻ (số lượng săn được, câu được, bắt được) =a great take of fish+ mẻ cá lớn - tiền thu (trong buổi hoà nhạc, diễn kịch) - (điện ảnh) cảnh quay (vào phim) * ngoại động từ took; taken - cầm, nắm, giữ =to take something in one's hand+ cầm vật gì trong tay =to take someone by the throat+ nắm cổ ai - bắt, chiếm =to be taken in the act+ bị bắt quả tang =to take a fortress+ chiếm một pháo đài - lấy, lấy đi, lấy ra, rút ra, trích ra =if you take 5 from 12 you have 7 left+ lấy 12 trừ 5, anh sẽ còn lại 7 - mang, mang theo, đem, đem theo =you must take your raincoat+ anh phải mang theo áo mưa =take this letter to the post+ hãy mang bức thư này ra nhà bưu điện - đưa, dẫn, dắt =I'll take the children for a walk+ tôi sẽ dẫn bọn trẻ con đi chơi =the tram will take you there in ten minutes+ xe điện sẽ đưa anh đến đó trong mười phút - đi, theo =to take a bus+ đi xe buýt =we must have taken the wrong road+ hẳn là chúng tôi đi lầm đường - thuê, mướn, mua =to take a ticket+ mua vé =to take a house+ thuê một căn nhà - ăn, uống, dùng =will you take tea or coffee?+ anh uống (dùng) trà hay cà phê? =to take breakfast+ ăn sáng, ăn điểm tâm =to take 39 in boot+ đi giày số 39 - ghi, chép, chụp =to take notes+ ghi chép =to have one's photograph taken+ để cho ai chụp ảnh - làm, thực hiện, thi hành =to take a journey+ làm một cuộc du lịch =to take a bath+ đi tắm - lợi dụng, nắm =to take the opportunity+ lợi dụng cơ hội, nắm lấy cơ hội =to take advantage of+ lợi dụng - bị, mắc, nhiễm =to take cold+ bị cảm lạnh, bị nhiễm lạnh =to be taken ill+ bị ốm - coi như, cho là, xem như, lấy làm, hiểu là, cảm thấy =to take a joke in earnest+ coi đùa làm thật =do you take my meaning?+ anh có hiểu ý tôi không? - đòi hỏi, cần có, yêu cầu, phải =it would take a strong man to move it+ phải có một người khoẻ mới chuyển nổi cái này đi =it does not take more than two minutes to do it+ làm cái đó không (đòi hỏi) mất quá hai phút - chịu, chịu đựng, tiếp, nhận =to take a beating+ chịu một trận đòn =enemy troops took many casualties+ quân địch bị tiêu diệt nhiều =to take all the responsibility+ chịu (nhận) hết trách nhiệm - được, đoạt; thu được =to take a first prize in...+ được giải nhất về... =to take a degree at the university+ tốt nghiệp đại học - chứa được, đựng =the car can't take more than six+ chiếc xe không chứa được quá sáu người - mua thường xuyên, mua dài hạn (báo, tạp chí...) =the "Times" is the only paper he takes+ tờ " Thời báo" là tờ báo độc nhất anh ấy mua dài hạn - quyến rũ, hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn =to be taken with+ bị lôi cuốn, bị quyến rũ, say mê, say đắm - vượt qua, đi tới, nhảy vào; trốn tránh ở =to take an obstacle+ vượt qua một điều trở ngại, vượt qua một vật chướng ngại =the thoroughbred takes the hedge with greatest ease+ con ngựa nòi vượt qua hàng rào một cách hết sức dễ dàng =to take the water+ nhảy xuống nước =the bandits had taken the forest+ bọn cướp đã trốn vào rừng * nội động từ - bắt, bén (lửa); ngấm, có hiệu lực (thuốc) =the medicine did not take+ thuốc không có hiệu lực - ăn ảnh =she does not take well+ cô ta không ăn ảnh lắm - thành công, được ưa thích =his second play took even more than the first+ vở kịch thứ hai của ông ta còn thành công hơn cả vở kịch thứ nhất !to take after - giống =he takes after his uncle+ nó giống ông chú nó !to take along - mang theo, đem theo =I'll take that book along with me+ tôi sẽ mang theo cuốn sách này với tôi !to take aside - kéo ra một chỗ, đưa ra một chỗ để nói riêng !to take away - mang đi, lấy đi, đem đi, cất đi !to take back - lấy lại, mang về, đem về =to take back one's words+ nói lại, rút lui ý kiến !to take down - tháo xuống, bỏ xuống, hạ xuống - tháo ra, dỡ ra - ghi chép - làm nhục, sỉ nhục - nuốt khó khăn !to take from - giảm bớt, làm yếu !to take in - mời vào, đưa vào, dẫn vào, đem vào (người đàn bà mình sẽ ngồi cạnh ở bàn tiệc) - tiếp đón; nhận cho ở trọ =to take in lodgers+ nhận khách trọ - thu nhận, nhận nuôi =to take in an orphan+ nhận nuôi một trẻ mồ côi - mua dài hạn (báo chí...) - nhận (công việc) về nhà làm =to take in sewing+ nhận đồ khâu về nhà làm - thu nhỏ, làm hẹp lại =to take in a dress+ khâu hẹp cái áo - gồm có, bao gồm - hiểu, nắm được, đánh giá đúng =to take in a situation+ nắm được tình hình - vội tin, nhắm mắt mà tin =to take in a statement+ nhắm mắt mà tin một bản tuyên bố - lừa phỉnh, lừa gạt, cho vào tròng, cho vào bẫy !to take into - đưa vào, để vào, đem vào =to take someone into one's confidence+ thổ lộ chuyện riêng với ai =to take it into one's head (mind)+ có ý nghĩ, có ý định !to take off - bỏ (mũ), cởi (quần áo); giật ra, lấy đi, cuốn đi =to take off one's hat to somebody+ thán phục ai - dẫn đi, đưa đi, tiễn đưa (ai) =to take oneself off+ ra đi, bỏ đi - nhổ đi, xoá bỏ, làm mất tích - nuốt chửng, nốc, húp sạch - bớt, giảm (giá...) - bắt chước; nhại, giễu - (thể dục,thể thao) giậm nhảy - (hàng không) cất cánh !to take on - đảm nhiệm, nhận làm, gách vác =to take on extra work+ nhận làm việc thêm (việc ngoài giờ) =to take on responsibilities+ đảm nhận trách nhiệm - nhận đánh cuộc, nhận lời thách đố =to take someone on at billiards+ nhận đấu bi a với ai =to take on a bet+ nhận đánh cuộc - nhận vào làm, thuê, mướn (người làm...) - dẫn đi tiếp - (thông tục) choáng váng, xúc động mạnh, bị kích thích; làm hoảng lên !to take out - đưa ra, dẫn ra ngoài - lấy ra, rút ra; xoá sạch, tẩy sạch, làm mất đi =to take out a stain+ xoá sạch một vết bẩn =to take it out of+ rút hết sức lực (của ai), làm (ai) mệt lử; trả thù (ai) - nhận được, được cấp, được phát (bằng, giấy phép, giấy đăng ký...) - nhận (cái gì...) để bù vào; nhận số lượng tương đương để bù vào =as he could not get paid he took it out in goods+ vì nó không lấy được tiền nên phải lấy hàng bù vào !to take over - chuyển, chở, đưa, dẫn qua (đường, sông...) - tiếp quản, kế tục, nổi nghiệp, tiếp tục =we take over Hanoi in 1954+ chúng ta tiếp quản Hà nội năm 1954 =to take over the watch+ thay (đổi) phiên gác !to take to - dùng đến, nhờ cậy đến, cần đến =the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats+ tàu bị chìm và họ phải dùng đến thuyền - chạy trốn, trốn tránh =to take to flight+ bỏ chạy, rút chạy =to take to the mountain+ trốn vào núi - bắt đầu ham thích, bắt đầu say mê, tập, nhiễm =to take to drinking+ bắt đầu nghiện rượu =to take to bad habits+ nhiễm những thói xấu =to take to chemistry+ ham thích hoá học - có cảm tình, ưa, mến =the baby takes to her murse at once+ đứa bé mến ngay người vú =to take to the streets+ xuống đường (biểu tình, tuần hành...) !to take up - nhặt, cầm lên, lượm lên; đưa lên, dẫn lên, mang lên - cho (hành khách) lên (ô tô, xe lửa) =the car stops to take up passengers+ xe đỗ lại cho hành khách lên, xe đỗ lại lấy khách - tiếp tục (một công việc bỏ dở...) - chọn (một nghề); đảm nhiệm, gánh vác (một công việc) - thu hút, choán, chiếm (thời gian, tâm trí...) - hút, thấm =sponges take up water+ bọt biển thấm (hút) nước - bắt giữ, tóm =he was taken up by the police+ nó bị công an bắt giữ - (thông tục) la rầy, quở mắng, trách móc - ngắt lời (ai...) - đề cập đến, xét đến, bàn đến (một vấn đề) - hiểu =to take up someone's idea+ hiểu ý ai - nhận, áp dụng =to take up a bet+ nhận đánh cuộc =to take up a challenge+ nhận lời thách =to take up a method+ áp dụng một phương pháp - móc lên (một mũi đan tuột...) =to take up a dropped stitch+ móc lên một mũi đan tuột - vặn chặt (chỗ jơ); căng (dây cáp) !to take up with - kết giao với, giao thiệp với, đi lại với, thân thiết với, chơi bời với !to take aim - (xem) aim !to take one's chance - (xem) chance !to take earth - chui xuống lỗ (đen & bóng) !to take one's life in one's hand - liều mạng -
9 well
well [wel]1. noun(for water, oil) puits m3. adverba. ( = satisfactorily, skilfully) [behave, sleep, eat, treat, remember] bien• well done! bravo !• well played! bien joué !• you're well out of it! c'est une chance que tu n'aies plus rien à voir avec cela !b. (intensifying = very much, thoroughly) bien• well over 1,000 people bien plus de 1 000 personnesc. ( = with good reason, with equal reason) one might well ask why on pourrait à juste titre demander pourquoi• you might (just) as well say that... autant dire que...• and it rained as well! et par-dessus le marché il a plu !e. ( = positively) to think/speak well of penser/dire du bien de4. exclamation• he has won the election! -- well, well, well! il a été élu ! -- tiens, tiens !• well, what do you think of it? alors qu'en dites-vous ?• well, here we are at last! eh bien ! nous voilà enfin !• you know Paul? well, he's getting married vous connaissez Paul ? eh bien il se marie• are you coming? -- well... I've got a lot to do here vous venez ? -- c'est que... j'ai beaucoup à faire ici5. adjective(comparative, superlative best)a. bien, bon• that's all very well but... tout ça c'est bien joli mais... (PROV) all's well that ends well(PROV) tout est bien qui finit bienb. ( = healthy) how are you? -- very well, thank you comment allez-vous ? -- très bien, merci• get well soon! remets-toi vite !c. (cautious) it is as well to remember that... il ne faut pas oublier que...6. prefix• well-chosen/dressed bien choisi/habillé7. compounds• you would be well-advised to leave vous auriez (tout) intérêt à partir ► well-appointed adjective [house, room] bien aménagé► well-kept adjective [house, garden, hair] bien entretenu ; [hands, nails] soigné ; [secret] bien gardé► well-meaning adjective [person] bien intentionné ; [remark, action] fait avec les meilleures intentions• you don't know when you're well-off ( = fortunate) tu ne connais pas ton bonheur ► well-paid adjective bien payé• he got many letters from well-wishers il a reçu de nombreuses lettres d'encouragement ► well-woman clinic noun (British) centre prophylactique et thérapeutique pour femmes* * *I 1. [wel]1) ( in good health)are you well? — vous allez bien?, tu vas bien?
‘how is he?’ - ‘as well as can be expected’ — ‘comment va-t-il?’ - ‘pas trop mal étant donné les circonstances’
2) ( in satisfactory state) bienthat's all very well, but — tout ça c'est bien beau, mais
it's all very well for you to laugh, but — tu peux rire, mais
3) ( prudent)4) ( fortunate)it was just as well for him that the shops were still open — il a eu de la chance que les magasins aient été encore ouverts
2.the flight was delayed, which was just as well — le vol a été retardé, ce qui n'était pas plus mal
1) ( satisfactorily) bienI did well in the general knowledge questions — je me suis bien débrouillé pour les questions de culture générale
to do well at school — être bon/bonne élève
to do well by somebody — se montrer généreux/-euse avec quelqu'un
some businessmen did quite well out of the war — certains hommes d'affaires se sont enrichis pendant la guerre
she didn't come out of it very well — ( of situation) elle ne s'en est pas très bien sortie; (of article, programme etc) ce n'était pas très flatteur pour elle
2) ( used with modal verbs)I can well believe it — je veux bien le croire, je n'ai pas de mal à le croire
‘shall I shut the door?’ - ‘you might as well’ — ‘est-ce que je ferme la porte?’ - ‘pourquoi pas’
she looked shocked, as well she might — elle a eu l'air choquée, ce qui n'avait rien d'étonnant
3) ( intensifier) bien, largementthe weather remained fine well into September — le temps est resté au beau fixe pendant une bonne partie du mois de septembre
she was active well into her eighties — elle était toujours active même au-delà de ses quatre-vingts ans
4) ( approvingly)5)3.exclamation ( expressing astonishment) eh bien!; (expressing indignation, disgust) ça alors!; ( expressing disappointment) tant pis!; (after pause in conversation, account) bon; ( qualifying statement) enfinwell, you may be right — après tout, tu as peut-être raison
well, that's too bad — c'est vraiment dommage
well then, what's the problem? — alors, quel est le problème?
oh well, there's nothing I can do about it — ma foi, je n'y peux rien
4.well, well, well, so you're off to America? — alors comme ça, tu pars aux États-Unis!
as well adverbial phrase aussi5.as well as prepositional phrase aussi bien quethey have a house in the country as well as an apartment in Paris — ils ont à la fois une maison à la campagne et un appartement à Paris
••to be well in with somebody — (colloq) être bien avec quelqu'un (colloq)
to leave well alone GB ou well enough alone US — ne pas s'en mêler
II 1. [wel] 2.you're well out of it! — (colloq) heureusement que tu n'as plus rien à voir avec ça!
Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
10 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguienwell1 adj adv1. bien2. buenowell, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?as well as y... tambiénhe has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicópterowell2 n pozotr[wel]1 (in good health) bien■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias2 (satisfactory, right) bien1 (gen) bien■ well played! ¡bien jugado!2 (with modals) bien■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras3 (much, quite) bien1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes2 (surprise) ¡vaya!■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acabaall well and good muy bien, perfectoas well (also, too) tambiénas well as además de, aparte de■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemánit's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + infto be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + infto be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguiento be well off for something tener algo de sobrato be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algoto be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algoto do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar biento do well by somebody tratar bien a alguiento do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxitoto do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguiento do well out of... sacar provecho de...to do well to do something convenir hacer algoto speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguiento think well of somebody pensar bien de alguienvery well muy bien, buenowell and truly completamentewell done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente————————tr[wel]1 (for water) pozo2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)1) rightly: bien, correctamente2) satisfactorily: biento turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien3) completely: completamentewell-hidden: completamente escondido4) intimately: bienI knew him well: lo conocía bien5) considerably, far: muy, bastantewell ahead: muy adelantewell before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha6)as well also: también7) as well aswell adj1) satisfactory: bienall is well: todo está bien2) desirable: convenienteit would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras3) healthy: bien, sanowell n1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)2) source: fuente fa well of information: una fuente de informaciónwell interjv.• manar v.adj.• bien adj.adv.• bien adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• muy bien adv.• pues adv.interj.• bueno interj.n.• depósito s.m.• fuente s.f.• manantial s.m.• pozo s.m.
I wel1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up
I [wel]1. N2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f3) (in auditorium) estrado m2.VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar
II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)1. ADV1) (=in a good manner) bien(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!
to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien
•
he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella•
to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegioyou would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
•
well done! — ¡bien hecho!•
to go well — ir bien•
well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn•
to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn2) (=thoroughly, considerably)a) bien•
to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn•
it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados
•
she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de tias we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente
•
to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn•
it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la penab)well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado
3) (=probably, reasonably)you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...
it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun
•
we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"
we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa
she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón
•
you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!•
I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharmea)• as well — (=in addition) también
and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!
•
as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejosI had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy
could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?
all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
b)• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas
2. ADJ1) (=healthy) bienI'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias
are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?
•
to get well — mejorarseget well soon! — ¡que te mejores!
2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bienthat's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano
•
it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar•
it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio•
it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos3. EXCL1) (introducing topic, resuming) buenowell, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió
well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo
well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!
well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos
well then? — ¿y qué?
3) (concessive, dismissive) pueswell, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?
well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta
well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!
5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!
* * *
I [wel]1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
11 something
ˈsʌmθɪŋ
1. мест.;
неопред.;
как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то;
до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он до некоторой степени артист. I felt there was a little something wanting. ≈ Я чувствовал, что чего-то не хватает правды. to be up to something ≈ замышлять что-то недоброе Syn: anything, some things
2. мест.;
неопред.;
разг.;
как нареч.
1) до некоторой степени, несколько, немного
2) приблизительно, около
3) великолепно какая-либо должность, какое-либо положение (где-либо) - he is * in the Record Office он занимает какую-то должность в архиве - these gentlemen are * in the City, but no one knows what эти джентльмены что-то делают в Сити, но никто не знает, что именно важная персона, "шишка" - he thinks himself * он о себе высокого мнения;
он считает себя весьма важной персоной - you think you are *? уж не считаешь ли ты себя важной персоной? имярек - Professor S. Appleby профессор Эпплби, не помню его имени - S. Smith Смит, как там его зовут?, какой-то Смит (эвфмеизм) проклятый, чертов, такой-сякой( в грам. знач. прил.) - the * horse (weather) ! чертова лошадь (погода) ! > to be up to * замышлять что-либо недоброе > * on the ball (сленг) способности, достоинства;
умение соображать;
винтики работают > * on the hip (сленг) виски во фляге;
карманная фляга примерно, приблизительно, около - he is * under forty ему приблизительно под сорок - we were * over a hundred нас было приблизительно сто (несколько больше ста) человек - it is * between twenty and thirty это что-то между двадцатью и тридцатью - it is * like two o'clock сейчас что-нибудь около двух (часов) - he left * like a million он оставил что-то около миллиона - he is * like what his father was at that age он немного напоминает своего отца, когда тот был в его возрасте несколько, немного - he is * worried он несколько обеспокоен - she has got * stouter она немного пополнела, она слегка округлилась - there was * too much of this (пожалуй) это было слишком - he is * less than faer to me он более чем несправедлив ко мне (просторечие) довольно, сильно - he was * impatient он был достаточно нетерпелив - he was * troubled он был сильно взволнован - he treated me * shocking он обошелся со мной просто ужасно - he curses her out * fierce он ее здорово ругает > * like превосходный, чудесный, великолепный > that's * like! вот это здорово!, вот это да! > this is * like a dinner вот это обед так обед! > he was * like an actor! он был актер что надо!, вот это был актер! что-то, кое-что - * or other что-то, то или другое, кое-что - * or other went wrong что-то сорвалось (вышло не так) - to make * of извлечь какую-либо пользу из (чего-либо), приспособить( что-либо) - there is * about it in the newspapers об этом что-то есть в газетах - I have * else to do у меня( есть) другие дела - he has seen * of the world он поездил по свету, он повидал кое-что - now you see * of what I have to put up withтеперь вы имеете некоторое представление о том, с чем мне приходится сталкиваться - there's * in it в этом что-то есть - there is * in what you say пожалуй, в том, что вы говорите, есть рациональное зерно;
к тому, что вы говорите, стоит прислушаться;
по-своему вы правы что-нибудь - say * скажите что-нибудь - I must get * to eat мне надо достать что-нибудь поесть в какой-то степени, слегка, нечто вроде (of) - he is * of a carpenter он немного (в некотором роде) столяр, он умеет столярничать - he is * of a painter он немного художник, он художник-любитель - he is * of a liar он может приврать - he speaks with * of a foreign он говорит с легким (иностранным) акцентом - there was * of sarcasm in his voice в его голосе проскальзывали нотки сарказма (разговорное) что-нибудь съестное или спиртное (обыкновенно в сочетании с have или take) - will you take *? не выпьете ли (вы) чего-нибудь?;
не хотите ли поесть (закусить) ? - let's have a little * давайте перекусим немного - take a drop of * выпейте чего-нибудь (спиртного) что-то вроде - he was made a director or * его сделали директором или еще кем-то в этом роде - he is a doctor or * он как будто врач или что-то в этом роде - he broke his arm or * он сломал себе, кажется, руку нечто важное;
некто важный - well, that's * это уже кое-что (не пустяк) - it's * that they are at hand важно уже то, что они близко - it is * to have reached home without an accident! благополучно добраться домой - это уже чего-то стоит! > to see * of smb. изредка (иногда, время от времени) видеться с кем-либо > we hope to see * of them now мы надеемся, что теперь будем с ними иногда видеться > there is * in the wind что-то назревает (готовится) > * good совет от знающего человека, на что надо ставить( на скачках) > * damp (short) (сленг) что-нибудь, чем промочить горло, выпивка > * else еще что-нибудь;
(сленг) нечто особенное, невиданное;
что-либо замечательное;
такое поискать надо;
незаурядная личность ~ pron indef. (как сущ.) что-то, кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь;
something else что-нибудь другое;
to be up to something замышлять что-то недоброе comply with ~ действовать в соответствии с he is ~ in the Record Office он занимает какую-то должность в Архиве;
he is something of a painter он до некоторой степени художник he is ~ in the Record Office он занимает какую-то должность в Архиве;
he is something of a painter он до некоторой степени художник I felt there was a little ~ wanting я чувствовал, что чего-то не хватает it is ~ to be safe home again приятно вернуться домой целым и невредимым;
there is something about it in the papers об этом упоминается в газетах ~ разг. приблизительно;
it must be something like six o'clock должно быть около шести часов negotiate ~ договариваться о чем-либо something разг. великолепно;
that's something like a hit! вот это удар! ~ (как нареч.) разг. до некоторой степени, несколько, немного;
something like немного похожий;
something too much of this слишком много этого ~ разг. приблизительно;
it must be something like six o'clock должно быть около шести часов ~ pron indef. (как сущ.) что-то, кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь;
something else что-нибудь другое;
to be up to something замышлять что-то недоброе ~ pron indef. (как сущ.) что-то, кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь;
something else что-нибудь другое;
to be up to something замышлять что-то недоброе ~ (как нареч.) разг. до некоторой степени, несколько, немного;
something like немного похожий;
something too much of this слишком много этого ~ (как нареч.) разг. до некоторой степени, несколько, немного;
something like немного похожий;
something too much of this слишком много этого something разг. великолепно;
that's something like a hit! вот это удар! it is ~ to be safe home again приятно вернуться домой целым и невредимым;
there is something about it in the papers об этом упоминается в газетах there is ~ in what you say в ваших словах есть доля правды;
the train gets in at two something поезд прибывает в два с чем-то to think oneself ~, to think ~ of oneself быть высокого мнения о себе to think oneself ~, to think ~ of oneself быть высокого мнения о себе there is ~ in what you say в ваших словах есть доля правды;
the train gets in at two something поезд прибывает в два с чем-тоБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > something
-
12 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) simpatizar con, empezar a gustar2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) aficionarse av + prep + oa) (respond well to, develop liking for)she took to teaching immediately — enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza, la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
b) ( form habit of)to take to drink — darse* a la bebida
to take to -ing — darle* a alguien por + inf
c) ( go to)to take to the hills — \<\<rebels\>\> huir* al monte
VI + PREP1) (=form liking for) [+ person] tomar cariño a algn, encariñarse con algn; [+ sport] aficionarse a; [+ surroundings, idea] hacerse ashe didn't take kindly to the idea — no le gustó or no le hizo gracia la idea
2) (=form habit of)to take to doing sth: she took to inviting them round every Sunday — empezó a invitarles a casa todos los domingos
she took to telling everyone that... — le dio por contar a todos que...
3) (=escape to)heel I, 1., 1), hill, wood* * *v + prep + oa) (respond well to, develop liking for)she took to teaching immediately — enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza, la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
b) ( form habit of)to take to drink — darse* a la bebida
to take to -ing — darle* a alguien por + inf
c) ( go to)to take to the hills — \<\<rebels\>\> huir* al monte
-
13 something
1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) algo2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) algo importantesomething pron algotr['sʌmɵɪŋ]1 algo■ can I ask you something? ¿puedo preguntarte una cosa?■ would you like something to drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?2 (a thing of value) algo■ at least they didn't take much, that's something al menos no se llevaron mucho, algo es algo■ something like that algo así, algo por el estilo■ do you want a sandwich or something? ¿quieres un bocadillo o algo así?■ are you drunk or something? ¿estás borracho o qué?1\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsomething else otra cosato be something else (special) ser algo extraordinario,-asomething ['sʌmɵɪŋ] pron: algoI want something else: quiero otra cosashe's writing a novel or something: está escribiendo una novela o no sé quéadv.• algo adv.• un poco adv.n.• algo s.m.• alguna cosa s.f.pron.• algo pron.
I 'sʌmθɪŋ1) algohave something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo
do you know something? I think we're lost — ¿sabes una cosa or sabes qué? creo que nos hemos perdido
is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?
it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es
2)have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?
b)something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano
c)something of — ( rather)
it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco
3) ( something special)it was quite something for a woman to reach that position — era todo un logro or (fam) no era moco de pavo que una mujer alcanzara esa posición
that party was something else! — (colloq) la fiesta estuvo genial or fue demasiado! (fam)
she's quite something, isn't she? — ( in looks) está bien ¿eh?; ( in general) qué mujer (or chica etc)! ¿no?
to have (got) something — ( be talented) tener* algo; ( perceive something significant)
I think you might have something there — puede que tengas razón
II
noun (no pl)won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?
III
adverb (colloq)['sʌmθɪŋ]my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!
1. PRON1) algo•
there's something about him I don't like — hay algo que no me gusta de él•
let me ask you something — déjame hacerte una pregunta, deja que te pregunte algo•
it's come to something when you get the sack for that — ¡a lo que hemos llegado! ¡que te echen por eso!•
that has something to do with accountancy — eso tiene que ver or está relacionado con la contabilidadhe's got something to do with it — está metido or involucrado en eso
•
here's something for your trouble — † aquí tiene, por la molestia•
I think you may have something there — puede que tengas razón, puede que estés en lo cierto•
there's something in what you say — hay algo de verdad en lo que diceshe's something in the City — trabaja de algo or de no sé qué en la City
•
do you want to make something of it? — ¿quieres hacer un problema de esto?•
it's not something I approve of — no es algo que yo apruebe•
there's something odd here — aquí hay or pasa algo (raro)•
it's something of a problem — es de algún modo or en cierto modo un problema, en cierto sentido representa un problemahe's something of a musician — tiene algo de músico, tiene cierto talento para la música
I hope to see something of you — espero que nos seguiremos viendo, nos estaremos viendo, espero (LAm)
•
did you say something? — ¿dijiste algo?•
well, that's something — eso ya es algo•
will you have something to drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?2) * (=something special or unusual)•
their win was quite something — su victoria fue extraordinaria•
that's really something! — ¡eso sí que es fenomenal or estupendo!3) (in guesses, approximations)he's called John something — se llama John no sé qué, se llama John algo
•
are you mad or something? — ¿estás loco o qué?, ¿estás loco o algo así?her name is Camilla or something — se llama Camilla o algo así, se llama algo así como Camilla, se llama Camilla o algo por el estilo
•
something or other — algo, alguna cosa2. ADV1) (=a little, somewhat)a)• there were something like 80 people there — había algo así como 80 personas allí, había como unas 80 personas allí
it's something like ten o'clock — son algo así como las diez, son las diez más o menos
it cost £100, or something like that — costó 100 libras, o algo así
he looks something like me — se parece algo or un poco a mí
now that's something like a rose! — ¡eso es lo que se llama una rosa!
now that's something like it! — ¡así es como debe ser!
b)• something over 200 — algo más de 200, un poco más de 200
2) *they pull her leg something chronic — le toman el pelo una barbaridad *, le toman el pelo que es una cosa mala *
3.N•
she has a certain something — tiene un algo, tiene un no sé qué•
it's just a little something I picked up in a sale — es una tontería que compré en las rebajaswould you like a little something before dinner? — ¿quieres tomar or picar algo antes de la cena?
* * *
I ['sʌmθɪŋ]1) algohave something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo
do you know something? I think we're lost — ¿sabes una cosa or sabes qué? creo que nos hemos perdido
is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?
it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es
2)have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?
b)something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano
c)something of — ( rather)
it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco
3) ( something special)it was quite something for a woman to reach that position — era todo un logro or (fam) no era moco de pavo que una mujer alcanzara esa posición
that party was something else! — (colloq) la fiesta estuvo genial or fue demasiado! (fam)
she's quite something, isn't she? — ( in looks) está bien ¿eh?; ( in general) qué mujer (or chica etc)! ¿no?
to have (got) something — ( be talented) tener* algo; ( perceive something significant)
I think you might have something there — puede que tengas razón
II
noun (no pl)won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?
III
adverb (colloq)my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!
-
14 take
[teɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр. took, прич. прош. вр. taken1) брать; хвататьto take smb. by the shoulders — схватить кого-л. за плечи
to take smth. (up) with a pair of tongs — взять что-л. щипцами
I took her hand and kissed her. — Я взял её за руку и поцеловал.
Here, let me take your coat. — Позвольте взять ваше пальто.
He took the book from the table. — Он взял книгу со стола.
2)а) захватывать, овладевать (с применением силы, с помощью какой-л. уловки)I was taken into custody. — Меня взяли под стражу.
Someone took a jewellery store in the town. — Кто-то захватил ювелирный магазин в городе.
б) разг. овладевать женщинойHe wanted to throw her on a bed and take her against her will, violently. — Ему хотелось бросить её на кровать и против её воли, силой овладеть ею.
в) крим. арестовать, "взять"3)а) ловить (диких животных, птиц, рыбу)They are readily taken by nets. — Их легко поймать сетями.
б) хватать (добычу; о животных)Syn:4)а) завоёвывать, очаровывать, покорятьYou took the whole audience. — Вы полностью покорили зрителей.
He was taken with her at their first meeting. — Он увлёкся ею с первой же их встречи.
The play didn't take. — Пьеса не имела успеха.
Syn:б) получать признание, становиться популярнымв) привлекать (взгляд, внимание)My eye was taken by something bright. — Мой взгляд привлекло что-то блестящее.
5) достигать цели, оказывать воздействиеThe vaccine from Europe, - unfortunately none of it took. — Вакцина из Европы - к сожалению она оказалась неэффективной.
Syn:succeed, be effective, take effect6) нанимать, брать (постояльцев, работников, компаньонов); брать (под покровительство, в обучение)None were allowed to let their rooms or take lodgers. — Было запрещено сдавать комнаты или брать постояльцев.
He took pupils to increase his income. — Он брал учеников, чтобы увеличить свой доход.
7)а) брать в собственность; присваиватьб) юр. наследовать, вступать во владениев) получать, наследовать (происхождение, имя, характер, качества)г) снимать (квартиру, дачу)д) регулярно покупать (продукты, товары), выписывать или регулярно покупать ( периодические издания)I take two magazines. — Я выписываю два журнала.
8) потреблять, принимать внутрь; глотать; есть, пить; вдыхатьto take the air — прогуливаться, дышать свежим воздухом
Take this medicine after meals. — Принимай это лекарство после еды.
He usually takes breakfast at about eight o'clock. — Он обычно завтракает где-то в восемь часов.
9)а) принимать (форму, характер, имя и другие атрибуты)The house took its present form. — Дом принял свой нынешний облик.
Syn:б) (принимать символ, знак, указывающий на выполняемую функцию)- take the crown- take the throne
- take the habit
- take the gown
- take the ball
- take an oar10)а) принимать (должность, пост)Captain Mayer was compelled by circumstances to take the responsibility. — Обстоятельства вынудили капитана Майера взять ответственность на себя.
б) давать (клятву, обещание, обет)11) выполнять, осуществлять (функции, долг, службу)the female parts in plays being taken by boys and men — женские роли в пьесах, которые играют мальчики и мужчины
12) занимать (место, позицию)13)а) впитывать, насыщаться ( влагой)б) заразитьсяa man who takes all the epidemics — человек, который подхватывает все заразные болезни
в) легко поддаваться (окраске, обработке)the granite, capable of taking a high polish — гранит, который прекрасно шлифуется
It takes dyes admirably - much better than cotton. — Эта ткань прекрасно окрашивается - гораздо лучше, чем хлопок.
14) понимать, воспринимать, схватывать ( о значении слов)I take your point. — Я понимаю тебя.; Я понимаю, что ты хочешь сказать.
Do you take me? — разг. Вы меня понимаете?
Syn:15) думать, полагать, считать; заключатьYou might take it that this court overruled the objection. — Можно заключить, что суд отклонил возражение.
I take it that we are to go London. — Я так полагаю, что мы должны ехать в Лондон.
You haven't congratulated me. Never mind, we'll take that as done. — Ты не поздравил меня. Ладно, неважно, будем считать, что это сделано.
Syn:16) испытывать, чувствоватьpersons to whom I had taken so much dislike — лица, к которым я испытывал такую неприязнь
Syn:17)а) воспринимать, учитывать, действовать в соответствии с (советом, предупреждением, намёком)He begged others to take warning by his fate. — Он умолял других сделать выводы из его несчастья.
б) ( take as) воспринимать, считатьto take things as they are — принимать вещи такими, какие они есть
Am I to take this excuse as a reason for your behaviour? — Должен ли я считать это извинением вашему поведению?
в) верить, считать правильным, истиннымI think you must take it from me, Mr. Pennington, that we have examined all the possibilities very carefully. (A. Christie) — Полагаю, вы должны поверить мне, мистер Пеннингтон, что мы очень тщательно проанализировали все возможности.
18)а) охватывать, поражать, обрушиватьсяFire took the temple. — Огонь охватил храм.
The kick of a horse took me across the ribs. — Удар лошади пришелся мне в ребра.
The ball took him squarely between the eyes. — Мяч попал ему прямо между глаз.
The ball took me an awful whack on the chest. — Мяч сильно ударил меня в грудь.
Syn:б) быть поражённым, охваченным (болезнью, приступом, чувством)They were taken with a fit of laughing. — У них случился приступ хохота.
He was taken with the idea. — Он увлёкся этой мыслью.
I was not taken with him. — Он мне не понравился.
19)а) получать, извлекать (из какого-л. источника, материального или нематериального); перенимать, усваивать, копировать; брать в качестве примераThe proportions of the three Grecian orders were taken from the human body. — Пропорции тела человека были взяты в качестве основы во всех трёх греческих ордерах.
б) добывать; собирать ( урожай)20)а) приниматься ( о растениях)б) мед. приживаться ( о трансплантатах)Odds that a transplanted cadaveric kidney will "take" are usually no better than 50%. — Шансов, что пересаженная от умершего почка приживётся, обычно не больше 50%.
в) держаться, приставать (о чернилах и т. п.)г) образовываться, создаваться (о льде; особенно на реках, озёрах)Seines were set in the water just before the ice "took" on the lake or river. — Сети ставились в воде непосредственно перед замерзанием озера или реки.
д) тех. твердеть, схватываться ( о цементе)21) раздобывать, выяснять (информацию, факты); проводить (исследования, измерения)Tests are taken to see if the cable has sustained any damage. — Проводятся испытания, чтобы определить, повреждён ли кабель.
The temperature has to be taken every hour. — Температуру приходится проверять каждый час.
The weather was too cloudy to take any observations. — Погода была слишком облачной, чтобы проводить какие бы то ни было наблюдения.
22)а) записывать, протоколироватьHe had no clinical clerks, and his cases were not taken. — У него не было в клинике регистраторов, поэтому на больных не заводились истории болезни.
б) изображать; рисовать; фотографироватьв) разг. выходить на фотографии (хорошо, плохо)He does not take well. — Он плохо выходит на фотографии.
23)а) применять, использовать (средства, методы, возможности)Every possible means is now taken to conceal the truth. — В настоящее время используются все возможные средства, чтобы скрыть правду.
б) использовать (какие-л.) средства передвиженияThey took train to London. — Они сели на поезд, идущий до Лондона.
I took the packet-boat, and came over to England. — Я сел на пакетбот и добрался до Англии.
24)а) получать; выигрыватьSyn:б) подвергаться ( наказанию), переносить25)а) принимать, соглашаться (на что-л.); принимать ( ставку)They will not take such treatment. — Они не потерпят такого обращения.
Syn:б) принимать (самцов; о самках)в) клевать, захватывать (наживку; о рыбах)26) принимать (с каким-л. чувством, настроем)to take it lying down — безропотно сносить что-л.
to take things as one finds them — принимать вещи такими, какие они есть
She takes the rough with the smooth. — Она стойко переносит превратности судьбы.
27) пытаться преодолеть (что-л., мешающее продвижению); преодолевать, брать препятствиеThe horse took the hedge easily. — Лошадь легко взяла препятствие.
He took the corner like a rally driver. — Он завернул за угол, как настоящий гонщик.
28)а) разг. противостоять; нападать; наносить поражение; убитьThe man who tried to take me was Martinez. — Человек, пытавшийся меня убить, был Мартинес.
Syn:б) ( take against) выступать против; испытывать неприязнь, не любитьI've never done anything to offend her, but she just took against me from the start. — Я никогда не делал ничего, что могло бы оскорбить её, но она невзлюбила меня с самого начала.
29) брать, бить (в картах, шахматах и др. играх)A pawn takes the enemy angularly. — Пешка бьёт фигуру противника по диагонали.
The king takes the queen. — Король берёт ферзя.
30)а) = take short / by surprise / at unawares заставать врасплохThe doctor was not easily taken off his guard. — Доктора трудно было поймать врасплох.
б) разг. обмануть, наколоть; вымогать ( деньги)It wasn't enough for Julie just to admit she'd been taken. — Для Джулии было недостаточно просто признать, что её облапошили.
Syn:31)а) выбирать, избиратьTake me a man, at a venture, from the crowd. — Выбери мне наугад какого-нибудь человека из толпы.
Syn:б) выбрать (дорогу, путь), отправиться (по какой-л. дороге)to take (a place or person) in (on) one's way — заходить, заезжать (в какое-л. место или к кому-л.) по пути
He did not take Rome in his way. — Он не включил Рим в свой маршрут.
32)а) = take up занимать, отнимать, требовать (времени, активности, энергии)It will take two hours to translate this article. — Перевод этой статьи займёт два часа.
Any ignoramus can construct a straight line, but it takes an engineer to make a curve. — Любой профан может построить прямую линию, но чтобы построить кривую, требуется инженер.
б) носить, иметь размер (перчаток, обуви)33) начинать, начинать снова; возобновлятьEveline remained silent. The abbess took the word. — Эвелин продолжала молчать. Аббатиса снова заговорила.
34) лингв. требовать ( определённой грамматической формы)All Declensions take the Ending m for Masc. and Fem. Nouns. — Все склонения требуют окончания m у существительных мужского и женского рода.
35) с последующим существительным выражает общее значение: делать, осуществлять; сочетание часто является перифразой соответствующего существительному глагола и выражает единичный акт или кратковременное действиеto take a leap — сделать прыжок, прыгнуть
to take one's departure — уйти, уехать
to take adieu, farewell — прощаться
My wife and my daughter were taking a walk together. — Мои жена и дочь предприняли совместную прогулку.
- take five- take ten
- take a fall36) доставлять; сопровождать; провожать; вести; брать с собойto take smb. home — провожать кого-л. домой
to take smb. out for a walk — повести кого-л. погулять
to take along a picnic basket / a laptop / a copy of the contract / a few books / one's financial statement — брать с собой корзину для пикника / ноутбук / копию контракта / несколько книг / свой финансовый отчёт
to buy wine to take along — покупать вино, чтобы взять его с собой
The second stage of the journey takes the traveller through Egypt. — На втором этапе путешествия путников провезут через Египет.
I want to take her all over the house. — Я хочу показать ей дом.
I'll take him around. — Я ему тут всё покажу.
the business that took me to London — дело, которое привело меня в Лондон
37)а) забирать, уносить; извлекать, удалять; избавлять (от чего-л.)The flood took many lives. — Наводнение унесло жизни многих людей.
to take the life of (smb.) — лишить (кого-л.) жизни, убить
to take one's (own) life — лишить себя жизни, совершить самоубийство
Syn:б) умеретьIt was God's will that he should be taken. (E. O'Neill) — Господу было угодно, чтобы он умер.
в) = take off отнимать, вычитатьSyn:г) ( take from) уменьшать, сокращатьIt takes greatly from the pleasure. — Это сильно уменьшает удовольствие.
Syn:38) привыкать (к чему-л.)39)а) идти, двигаться (куда-л., в каком-л. направлении)I took across some fields for the nearest way. — Я двинулся по полям, чтобы добраться до ближайшей дороги.
A gang of wolves took after her. — За ней бежала стая волков.
He will take himself to bed. — Он направился в постель.
б) уст. идти, бежать (о дороге, реке)The river takes straight to northward again. — Река снова течёт прямо на север.
40) ( take after)а) походить на (кого-л.)The boy takes after his father. — Мальчик похож на своего отца.
б) подражатьв) погнаться за (кем-л.), преследовать (кого-л.)The policeman dropped his load and took after the criminal, but failed to catch him. — Полицейский бросил свою ношу и побежал за преступником, но не сумел поймать его.
41) ( take before) отправить (предложение, вопрос) на (рассмотрение кого-л.)The director intends to take your suggestion before the rest of the Board at their next meeting. — Директор собирается представить ваше предложение на следующем собрании правления.
42) ( take for)а) принимать за (кого-л.)I took him for an Englishman. — Я принял его за англичанина.
I am not the person you take me for. — Я не тот, за кого вы меня принимаете.
б) купить за ( какую-то цену)I shall take it for $5. — Я куплю это за 5$.
в) разг. грабить (кого-л.), обманывать (на какую-л. сумму)43) ( take from)а) верить; считать истиннымб) принимать (вид, форму)в) наследовать (имя, название)The city of Washington takes its name from George Washington. — Город Вашингтон назван в честь Джорджа Вашингтона.
г) отбирать, забиратьI'll take it from him. — Я отберу это у него.
44) ( take into)а) принять; взять на работуto take smth. into account — принять что-л. во внимание
45) ( take to)а) пристраститься, увлечься (чем-л.); почувствовать симпатию к (кому-л.), полюбить (кого-л.)I took to him at once. — Он мне сразу понравился.
б) привыкать, приспосабливаться к (чему-л.)в) обращаться, прибегать к (чему-л.)They had to take to the boats. — Им пришлось воспользоваться лодками.
г) начинать заниматься (чем-л.)•- take aback- take aboard
- take abroad
- take action about
- take aim
- take alarm
- take amiss
- take apart
- take as read
- take ashore
- take at word
- take away
- take back
- take the bearing of
- take the bearing
- take a breath
- take charge of
- take down
- take down shorthand
- take the edge
- take hard
- take hold
- take a holiday
- take home
- take in
- take it easy
- take kindly
- take leave of smb.
- take liberties with
- take notice
- take off
- take off a bandage
- take offence
- take on
- take out
- take over
- take a picture
- take a photograph
- take pity on smb.
- take place
- take possession
- take revenge
- take root
- take the sea
- take shelter
- take a shot at
- take sick
- take sides with
- take steps
- take through
- take to a place
- take to one's heels
- take to earth
- take umbrage about
- take unawares
- take up
- take up quarters
- take upon oneself
- take vote••to have (got) what it takes — обладать всем необходимым, иметь всё, что нужно
take it or leave it — как хотите, на ваше усмотрение
to take a joke — понимать шутку, принимать шутку
to take the wall — не уступить дороги (кому-л.)
to (be able to) take it — выносить, терпеть
to take it (or life) on the chin — мужественно встречать неудачи, несчастья, не падать духом; выдержать жестокий удар
to take on board — выпить; проглатывать; схватывать ( идею)
to take it into one's head — вбить, забрать себе в голову
to take to the woods — амер. уклоняться от своих обязанностей ( особенно от голосования)
to take too much — подвыпить, хлебнуть лишнего
2. сущ.to take the biscuit — разг. взять первый приз
1)а) взятие, захватSyn:2)а) мнение, точка зрения (по какому-л. вопросу)She was asked for her take on recent scientific results. — Её спросили о том, что она думает о последних научных достижениях.
б) трактовка, интерпретация (чего-л.)3)а) разг. барыши, выручкаThey will seek to increase their take by selling vegetables from their own garden. — Они попытаются увеличить выручку, продавая овощи из своего сада.
б) кассовый сбор (фильма, спектакля)•Syn:4)а) кино кинокадр; дубльб) фонограмма, звукозаписьSyn:5) обаяние, очарованиеHer face had some kind of harmony and take in it. — В её лице были гармония и обаяние.
Syn:charm 1.6) видимая, физическая реакция (кого-л. на какое-л. действие)7) мед. реакция (на прививку, укол и т. п.)8) бот. приживание ( привоя на растении)9) полигр. урок наборщика•• -
15 jolly well
разг.вот уж действительно; непременно; право же; всё-таки; право‘...sometimes I think it isn't worth it...’ ‘You're right, old dear; it jolly well isn't.’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part I, ch. IX) — -...иногда мне кажется, что не стоит и стараться... - Ты права, дорогая, вот уж действительно не стоит.
...if any more of my pals get inferiority complexes, they can jolly well get rid of them for themselves. (P. G. Wodehouse, ‘Very Good, Jeeves!’, ch. II) —...если еще у кого-нибудь из моих товарищей появится комплекс неполноценности, право же, пусть избавляются от него сами.
Archie: "...maybe it's time I jolly well did something and stopped being so choosy or they'll be forgetting me." (J. O'Hara, ‘The Searching Sun’, act II, sc. 1) — Арчи: "...пора мне, пожалуй, взяться за ум и не быть таким разборчивым. А то обо мне в театре совсем забудут."
‘Serve the pie, George,’ said Mrs. Bunting. ‘Should jolly well think so.’ (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting at War’, ch. III) — - Разрежь пирог, Джордж, - сказала миссис Бантинг. - Сейчас разрежу, можешь не сомневаться.
There was something very odd about it that had jolly well got to be cleared up! (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘A Stoic’) — Во всем этом было что-то очень странное и, право, нужно было бы выяснить, в чем дело!
And as for Pride, she can jolly well take what her father and mother have. (S. Lewis, ‘Ann Vickers’, ch. XLI) — Что же касается Прайд, то ей придется довольствоваться только тем, что мать и отец смогут ей дать.
-
16 do well to do something
expr infml1)You will do well to remember how he made you eat dirt in front of others — Тебе не мешает вспомнить, как он заставил тебя унижаться в присутствии других
You did well to refuse his invitation — Вы поступили правильно, что отказались от его приглашения
2)You do well to ask if you can help now that it's finished — Ты знаешь, когда предлагать свою помощь - когда все уже сделано
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > do well to do something
-
17 prendre
prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
3.
se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
18 bien
bien [bjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━1. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. ( = de façon satisfaisante) well• comment vas-tu ? -- très bien merci how are you? -- fine, thanksb. ( = selon la morale, la raison) [se conduire, agir] well• vous faites bien de me le dire ! you did well to tell me!• ça commence à bien faire ! (inf) this is getting beyond a joke!c. ( = sans difficulté) [supporter, se rappeler] welle. ( = effectivement) definitely• je trouve bien que c'est un peu cher mais tant pis yes, it is rather expensive but never mind• c'est bien à ton frère que je pensais yes, it was your brother I was thinking of• c'est bien mon manteau ? this is my coat, isn't it?• il s'agit bien de ça ! as if that's the point!• voilà bien les femmes ! that's women for you!f. ( = correctement) écoute-moi bien listen to me carefully• dis-lui bien que... make sure you tell him that...• c'est bien compris ? is that quite clear?• j'espère bien ! I should hope so!• où peut-il bien être ? where on earth can he be?g. ( = malgré tout) il fallait bien que ça se fasse it just had to be done• il pourrait bien venir nous voir de temps en temps ! he could at least come and see us now and then!h. ( = volontiers) (après un verbe au conditionnel) je mangerais bien un morceau I'd like a bite to eat• je voudrais bien t'y voir ! I'd like to see you try!i. ( = au moins) at leastj. (locutions)• je connais bien des gens qui auraient protesté I know a lot of people who would have protested► bien que although• bien sûr qu'il viendra ! of course he'll come!2. <a. ( = satisfaisant) goodc. ( = en bonne forme) well• tu n'es pas bien ? are you feeling OK?• il est bien, ce nouveau canapé the new sofa's nicee. ( = à l'aise) on est bien à l'ombre it's nice in the shade• laisse-le, il est bien où il est ! leave him alone - he's fine where he is!• vous voilà bien ! now you've done it!g. ( = en bons termes) être bien avec qn to get on well with sb3. <a. ( = ce qui est bon) good• c'est pour ton bien ! it's for your own good!4. <* * *bjɛ̃
1.
adjectif invariable1) ( convenable)ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra — (colloq) it's the done thing to go to the opera
2) ( en bonne santé) wellt'es pas bien! — (colloq) you're out of your mind! (colloq)
3) ( à l'aise)nous voilà bien! — iron we' re in a fine mess!
4) (colloq) ( de qualité)
2.
1) ( correctement) gén well; [fonctionner] properly; [interpréter] correctlybien joué! — fig well done!
aller bien — [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well
il travaille bien — ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job
il est bien remis — ( malade) he's made a good recovery
2) ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, écouter, regarder] carefully3) ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortablyaller bien à quelqu'un — [couleur, style] to suit somebody
4) ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quitec'est bien joli tout ça, mais — that's all very well, but
bien mieux/moins/pire — much ou far better/less/worse
bien trop laid/tard — much too ugly/late
bien plus riche/cher — much ou far richer/more expensive
bien plus, il la vole! — not only that, he also takes her money
bien entendu or évidemment — naturally
5) ( volontiers)6) ( malgré tout)7) ( pour souligner)ça prouve/montre bien que — it just goes to prove/show that
je sais/crois bien que — I know/think that
on verra bien — well, we'll see
il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? — if he can do it, why can't I?
8) ( réellement) definitelyc'est bien lui/mon sac — it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right (colloq)
il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude — it's not a mistake, it's fraud
c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? — this is where you get tickets, isn't it?
c'est bien le moment! — iron great timing!
c'est bien le moment de partir! — iron what a time to leave!
9) ( au moins) at leastelle a bien 40 ans — she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old
10) ( beaucoup)bien des fois — often, many a time
il s'est donné bien du mal — he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble
je te souhaite bien du plaisir! — iron I wish you joy!
3.
nom masculin1) ( avantage) goodgrand bien vous fasse! — iron much good may it do you!
parler en bien de quelqu'un — to speak favourably [BrE] of somebody
2) ( possession) possession
4.
5.
bien que locution conjonctive althoughPhrasal Verbs:••tout est bien qui finit bien — Proverbe all's well that ends well Proverbe
* * *bjɛ̃1. nm1) (= avantage)Ses vacances lui ont fait beaucoup de bien. — His holiday has done him a lot of good.
Jean m'a dit beaucoup de bien de toi. — Jean told me a lot of good things about you., Jean spoke very highly of you to me.
vouloir du bien à qn (= vouloir aider) — to have sb's best interests at heart
2) (= possession) possession, property, (= patrimoine) property3) (moral)2. biens nmpl3. adv1) (= de façon satisfaisante) wellElle travaille bien. — She works well.
aller bien; se porter bien — to be well
croyant bien faire, je... — thinking I was doing the right thing, I...
faire bien de... — to do well to...
Tu ferais bien de faire attention. — You'd do well to pay attention.
2) (concession)vouloir bien; Je veux bien le faire. — I'm quite willing to do it.
Il semble bien que... — It really seems that...
Paul est bien venu, n'est-ce pas? — Paul HAS come, hasn't he?
3) (valeur intensive) quiteJ'espère bien y aller. — I very much hope to go.
bien fait!; C'est bien fait pour toi! — It serves you right!
bien sûr!; bien entendu! — certainly!, of course!
4. exclright!, OK!, fine!5. adj inv1) (= en bonne forme)je me sens bien — I feel fine, I feel well
2) (= à l'aise)On est bien dans ce fauteuil. — This chair is very comfortable.
3) (= à son avantage)Tu es bien dans cette robe. — You look nice in that dress.
4) (= satisfaisant) goodCe restaurant est vraiment bien. — This restaurant is really good.
Elle est bien, cette maison. — It's a nice house.
Elle est bien, cette secrétaire. — She's a good secretary.
Ce n'est pas si bien que ça. — It's not as good as all that., It's not all that great.
5) (moralement)ce n'est pas bien de... — it's not right to...
Ce n'est pas bien de dire du mal des gens. — It's not right to say nasty things about people.
Elle est bien, cette femme. — She's a nice woman.
6) (= en bons termes)* * *A adj inv1 ( convenable) être bien dans un rôle to be good in a part; être bien de sa personne to be good-looking; il n'y a rien de bien ici there's nothing of interest here; voilà qui est bien that's good; ce n'est pas bien de mentir it's not nice to lie; ce serait bien si on pouvait nager it would be nice if we could swim; ça fait bien d'aller à l'opéra○ it's the done thing to go to the opera; les roses font bien sur la terrasse the roses look nice ou good on the terrace; tout est bien qui finit bien all's well that ends well;2 ( en bonne santé) well; ne pas se sentir bien not to feel well; non, mais, t'es pas bien○! you're out of your mind○!;3 ( à l'aise) comfortable; je suis bien dans ces bottes these boots are comfortable; on est bien sur cette chaise! what a comfortable chair!; on est bien au soleil! isn't it nice in the sun!; je me trouve bien ici I like it here; suis mes conseils, tu t'en trouveras bien take my advice, it'll serve you in good stead; nous voilà bien! iron we're in a fine mess!;4 ○( de qualité) un quartier bien a nice district; des gens bien respectable people; un type bien a gentleman; un film bien a good film.B adv1 ( correctement) [équipé, fait, géré, s'exprimer, dormir, choisir, se souvenir, danser] well; [fonctionner] properly; [libeller, diagnostiquer, interpréter] correctly; bien payé well paid; bien joué! lit well played!; fig well done!; aller bien [personne] to be well; [affaires] to go well; ça s'est bien passé it went well; la voiture ne marche pas bien the car isn't running properly ou right; ni bien ni mal so-so; parler (très) bien le chinois to speak (very) good Chinese, to speak Chinese (very) well; il travaille bien ( élève) his work is good; ( artisan) he does a good job; un travail bien fait a good job; il est bien remis ( malade) he's made a good recovery; bien se tenir à table to have good table manners; bien employer son temps to make good use of one's time; j'ai cru bien faire I thought I was doing the right thing; il fait bien de partir he's right to leave; c'est bien fait pour elle! it serves her right!; tu ferais bien d'y aller it would be a good idea for you to go there; pour bien faire, il faudrait acheter une lampe the thing to do would be to buy a lamp; bien m'en a pris de refuser it's a good thing I refused;2 ( complètement) [arroser, décongeler, laver, mélanger, propre, cuit] thoroughly; [remplir, sécher, sec, fondu] completely; [lire, examiner, écouter, regarder] carefully; marche bien à droite keep well over to the right; mets-toi bien dans le coin/devant stand right in the corner/at the front; bien profiter d'une situation to exploit a situation to the full;3 ( agréablement) [présenté, situé] well; [s'habiller] well, smartly; [décoré, meublé] tastefully; [logé, installé, vivre] comfortably; femme bien faite shapely woman; aller bien ensemble to go well together; aller bien à qn [couleur, style] to suit sb; se mettre bien avec qn to get on good terms with sb; bien prendre une remarque to take a remark in good part;4 ( hautement) [aimable, triste] very; [apprécier, craindre] very much; [simple, vrai, certain, évident] quite; il s'est bien mal comporté he behaved very ou really badly; il y a bien longtemps de ça that was a very long time ago; c'est bien loin pour nous it's rather far for us; merci bien thank you very much; tu as bien raison you're quite ou absolutely right; c'est bien dommage it's a great ou real pity; bien rire/s'amuser/se reposer to have a good laugh/time/rest; tu as l'air bien pensif you're looking very pensive; c'est bien promis? is that a promise?; c'est bien compris? is that clear?; bien au contraire on the contrary; c'est bien beau ou joli tout ça, mais that's all very well, but; bien mieux/ moins/pire much ou far better/less/worse; bien trop laid/tard much too ugly/late; bien plus riche/cher much ou far richer/more expensive; bien plus, il la vole! not only that, he also takes her money; bien sûr of course; bien entendu or évidemment naturally; bien souvent quite often;5 ( volontiers) j'irais bien à Bali I wouldn't mind going to Bali; j'en prendrais bien un autre I wouldn't mind another; je veux bien t'aider I don't mind helping you; j'aimerais bien essayer I would love to try; je te dirais bien de rester/venir, mais I would ask you to stay/come but; je verrais bien un arbre sur la pelouse I think a tree would look nice on the lawn; je le vois bien habiter à Paris I can just imagine him living in Paris;6 ( malgré tout) il faut bien le faire/que ça finisse it has to be done/to come to an end; il faudra bien s'y habituer we'll just have to get used to it; elle sera bien obligée de payer she'll just have to pay; tu aurais bien pu me le dire you could at least have told me; il finira bien par se calmer he'll calm down eventually;7 ( pour souligner) ça prouve/montre bien que it just goes to prove/show that; j'espère bien que I do hope that; je vois/comprends bien I do see/understand; je sais/crois bien que I know/think that; insiste bien make sure you insist; dis-le lui bien make sure you tell him/her; on verra bien well, we'll see; sache bien que je n'accepterai jamais let me tell you that I will never accept; crois bien que je n'hésiterais pas! you can be sure ou I can assure you that I would not hesitate!; je m'en doutais bien! I thought as much!; je t'avais bien dit de ne pas le manger! I told you not to eat it!; il le fait bien lui, pourquoi pas moi? if he can do it, why can't I?; veux-tu bien faire ce que je te dis! will you do as I tell you!; tu peux très bien le faire toi-même you can easily do it yourself; il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might well rain; que peut-il bien faire à Paris? what on earth can he be doing in Paris?;8 ( réellement) definitely; c'est bien lui/mon sac it's definitely him/my bag, it's him/my bag all right○; j'ai vérifié: il est bien parti I checked, he's definitely gone ou he's gone all right○; c'est bien ce qu'il a dit/vu that's definitely ou exactly what he said/saw; et c'est bien lui qui conduisait? and it was definitely him driving?; il ne s'agit pas d'une erreur, mais bien de fraude it's not a mistake, it's fraud; c'est bien mardi aujourd'hui? today is Tuesday, isn't it?; c'est bien ici qu'on vend les billets? this is where you get tickets, isn't it?; tu as bien pris les clés? are you sure you've got the keys?; est-ce bien nécessaire? is it really necessary?; s'agit-il bien d'un suicide? was it really suicide?; c'est bien de lui! it's just like him!; voilà bien la politique! that's politics for you!; c'est bien le moment! iron great timing!; c'est bien le moment de partir! iron what a time to leave!;9 ( au moins) at least; elle a bien 40 ans she's at least 40, she's a good 40 years old; ça pèse bien dix kilos it weighs at least ten kilos, it weighs a good ten kilos; ça vaut bien le double it's worth at least twice as much;10 ( beaucoup) c'était il y a bien des années that was a good many years ago; bien des fois often, many a time; bien des gens lots of people; il s'est donné bien du mal he's gone to a lot or a great deal of trouble; il s'en faut bien! far from it!; mon fils me donne bien du souci my son is a great worry to me; avoir bien de la chance to be very lucky; je te souhaite bien du plaisir! iron I wish you joy!C nm1 ( avantage) good; pour le bien du pays for the good of the country; pour le bien de tous for the general good; c'est pour ton bien it's for your own good; ce serait un bien it would be a good thing; sacrifier son propre bien à celui d'autrui to put others first; le bien et le mal good and evil; faire le bien to do good; il a fait beaucoup de bien autour de lui he has done a lot of good; ça fait du bien aux enfants/plantes it's good for the children /plants; ça fait/ça leur fait du bien it does you/them good; mon repos m'a fait le plus grand bien my rest did me a world of good; grand bien vous fasse! iron much good may it do you!; vouloir le bien de qn to have sb's best interests at heart; vouloir du bien à qn to wish sb well; ‘un ami qui vous veut du bien’ ( dans une lettre anonyme) ‘from a well-wisher’, ‘one who has your best interests at heart’; dire du bien de qn to speak well of sb; on dit le plus grand bien du maire/musée people speak very highly of the mayor/museum; on a dit le plus grand bien de toi a lot of nice things were said about you; parler en bien de qn to speak favourablyGB of sb; ⇒ ennemi, honneur;2 ( possession) possession; (maison, terres) property; ( domaine) bien(s) estate; ( ensemble des possessions) bien(s) property ¢; ( patrimoine) bien(s) fortune; ( avoirs) biens assets; perdre tous ses bien s dans un incendie to lose all one's possessions in a fire; ce livre est mon bien le plus précieux this book is my most precious possession; les biens de ce monde material possessions; un petit bien en Corse a small property in Corsica; hériter des biens paternels to inherit one's father's property ou estate; dilapider son bien to squander one's fortune; avoir du bien (maisons, terres) to own property; ( argent) to be wealthy; des biens considérables substantial assets; la santé/liberté est le plus précieux des biens you can't put a price on good health/freedom; ⇒ abondance, acquis.D excl1 ( approbatif) bien! voyons le reste good! let's see the rest;E bien que loc conj although, though; bien qu'il le sache although he knows; bien qu'elle vive maintenant en Floride, je la vois régulièrement although she lives in Florida, I see her regularly; il est venu travailler bien qu'il soit grippé he came in to work, although he had flu; bien que très différentes en apparence, les deux œuvres ont des points communs although very different in appearance, the two works have common features; il joue un rôle important bien que discret he plays an important role, albeit a discreet one; ⇒ aussi, ou, si.biens de consommation consumer goods; biens durables consumer durables; biens d'équipement capital goods; biens d'équipement ménager household goods; biens fonciers land ¢; biens immeubles immovables; biens immeubles par destination fixtures; biens immobiliers real estate ¢; biens mobiliers personal property ¢; biens personnels private property ¢; biens propres separate estate (sg); détenir qch en bien s propres to hold sth as separate estate; biens publics public property ¢; biens sociaux corporate assets.[bjɛ̃] adverbe1. [de façon satisfaisante] wellla vis tient bien the screw is secure ou is in tighta. [à la rambarde] hold on tight!b. [sur la chaise] sit properly!c. [à table] behave yourself!2. [du point de vue de la santé]aller ou se porter bien to feel well ou finebien agir envers quelqu'un to do the proper ou right ou correct thing by somebodytu as bien fait you did the right thing, you did righttu fais bien de me le rappeler thank you for reminding me, it's a good thing you reminded me (of it)pour bien faire, nous devrions partir avant 9 h ideally, we should leave before 95. [avec soin]fais bien ce que l'on te dit do exactly ou just as you're toldc'est bien agréable it's really ou very nicetu es bien sûr? are you quite certain ou sure?bien avant/après well before/afterbien trop tôt far ou much too early7. (suivi d'un verbe) [beaucoup]on a bien ri we had a good laugh, we laughed a lot8. [véritablement]j'ai bien cru que... I really thought that...sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait without being fully aware of ou without fully realizing what he was doing9. [pour renforcer, insister]ce n'est pas lui, mais bien son associé que j'ai eu au téléphone it wasn't him, but rather his partner I spoke to on the phonec'est bien ça that's it ou rightc'est bien ce que je disais/pensais that's just what I was saying/thinkingje vais me plaindre — je comprends ou pense bien! I'm going to complain — I should think so too!il ne m'aidera pas, tu penses bien! he won't help me, you can be sure of that!c'est bien de lui, ça! that's typical of him!, that's just like him!10. [volontiers]je te dirais bien quelque chose, mais je suis poli I could say something rude but I won'tje boirais bien quelque chose I could do with ou I wouldn't mind a drink11. [au moins] at least12. [exprimant la supposition, l'éventualité]13. [pourtant]14. [suivi d'un nom]bien de, bien des quite a lot ofelle a bien du courage! isn't she brave!, she's got a great deal of courage!bien des fois... more than once...bien des gens lots of ou quite a lot of ou quite a few people15. [dans la correspondance]————————[bjɛ̃] adjectif invariable1. [qui donne satisfaction] goodc'est bien de s'amuser mais il faut aussi travailler it's all right to have fun but you have to work tooje recule? — non, vous êtes bien là (familier) shall I move back? — no, you're all right ou OK ou fine like thatqu'est-ce qu'il est bien dans son dernier film! (familier) he's great ou really good in his new film!a. [cela te sied] you look very nice in a skirtb. [c'est acceptable pour l'occasion] a skirt is perfectly all rightc'est bien [conduite, action]: ce serait bien de lui envoyer un peu d'argent it'd be a good idea to send her some moneyce n'est pas bien de tirer la langue it's naughty ou it's not nice to stick out your tongue4. [en forme] wellb. [mentalement] are you crazy?me/te/nous voilà bien! NOW I'm/you're/we're in a fine mess!5. [à l'aise]6. [en bons termes]se mettre bien avec quelqu'un to get in with somebody, to get into somebody's good books————————[bjɛ̃] nom masculin1. PHILOSOPHIE & RELIGION2. [ce qui est agréable, avantageux]le bien commun ou général the common goodc'est pour le bien de tous/de l'entreprise it's for the common good/the good of the firmdire/penser du bien de to speak/to think well offaire du bien ou le plus grand bien à quelqu'un [médicament, repos] to do somebody good, to benefit somebodyla séparation leur fera le plus grand bien being apart will do them a lot ou a world of goodcette décision a été un bien pour tout le monde the decision was a good thing for all ou everyone concerned[argent] fortunetous mes biens all my worldly goods, all I'm worth5. DROIT & ÉCONOMIEbiens d'équipement capital equipment ou goodsbiens privés/publics private/public property————————[bjɛ̃] interjection2. [marquant l'approbation]je n'irai pas! — bien, n'en parlons plus! I won't go! — very well ou all right (then), let's drop the subject!bien, bien, on y va all right, all right ou OK, OK, let's gobien entendu locution adverbialebien entendu que locution conjonctive————————bien que locution conjonctivebien que malade, il a tenu à y aller although he was ill, he insisted on going————————bien sûr locution adverbiale————————bien sûr que locution conjonctive -
19 opnemen
2 [op zich nemen] take on3 [weer opvatten] resume4 [laten afschrijven] withdraw5 [beoordelen] take6 [opvatten] take8 [nauwkeurig opmeten] measure (up)10 [weghalen] take/pull/tear up17 [opvegen] mop/wipe up♦voorbeelden:het vloerkleed opnemen • take up the carpet4 ƒ200,- opnemen • withdraw Dfl200,-een lening opnemen • take out a loaneen snipperdag opnemen • take the/a day offiets goed opnemen • take something wellhoe zou hij het opnemen? • how would he take it?iets hoog opnemen • not take kindly to somethingiets verkeerd opnemen • take something the wrong way7 iets goed opnemen • take a good look at/stock of somethingiemand nauwkeurig opnemen • observe/look at someone closelyiemand onderzoekend opnemen • scrutinize someonescherp/wantrouwend opnemen • eye sharply/keenly/suspiciouslyzij nam hem op van top tot teen • she looked him up and downop de band opnemen • tape, recordop de video opnemen • (video-)recordde tijd opnemen (van) • time a personin de stukken/notulen opnemen • enter in the documents/minutesnieuwe woorden opnemen in een woordenboek • enter new words in a dictionarylaten opnemen in een ziekenhuis • hospitalizeiets niet opnemen • leave out, omiteen clausule in een contract opnemen • insert a clause in a contractin het ziekenhuis opgenomen worden • be admitted to hospitalopnemen in een catalogus • put in a cataloguenamen in een lijst opnemen • include names on a list, list namesopnemen onder de rubriek …/in een rubriek • include under the heading …/in a columniemand als lid in een club opnemen • admit someone as a member of a club15 hij neemt alles heel snel/gemakkelijk op • he's very receptive/quick on the uptakeiets goed in zich opnemen • take something in18 deze spons neemt veel water op • this sponge takes up a lot of water/is very absorbenthet tegen iemand opnemen • take someone onhij kan het tegen iedereen opnemen • he can hold his own against anyonehet tegen anderen moeten opnemen • have to compete against othershet voor iemand/iets opnemen • make a stand for someone/something, speak/stick up for someone/something -
20 interpréter
interpréter [ɛ̃tεʀpʀete]➭ TABLE 6 transitive verba. [+ musique, rôle] to play ; [+ chanson] to singb. ( = comprendre) to interpret• interpréter qch en bien/mal to take sth the right/wrong wayc. ( = traduire) to interpret* * *ɛ̃tɛʀpʀete
1.
1) to play [rôle]; to sing [chanson]; to perform [sonate, morceau]2) ( tirer une signification de) to interpret
2.
s'interpréter verbe pronominal to be interpreted* * *ɛ̃tɛʀpʀete vt* * *interpréter verb table: céderA vtr2 ( tirer une signification de) to interpret [texte, paroles, événement, conduite] (comme as); interpréter le silence de qn comme un aveu to interpret sb's silence as an admission of guilt; ne pas savoir comment interpréter qch not to know what to make of sth; mal interpréter qch to misinterpret sth; interpréter qch en mal/en bien to take sth the wrong/right way.B s'interpréter vpr to be interpreted; l'événement/le texte peut s'interpréter de plusieurs façons the event/the text can be interpreted in several ways.[ɛ̃tɛrprete] verbe transitifinterpréter un air to perform ou to sing a tune2. [comprendre - texte] to interpretinterpréter quelque chose en bien/mal to take something well/the wrong way3. [traduire] to interpret————————s'interpréter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[être compris] to be interpreted
См. также в других словарях:
take something into account — take account of something/take something into account/ phrase to consider something when you are trying to make a decision Compensation awards take into account the pain and suffering caused to the victim. If you take inflation into account, we… … Useful english dictionary
take something in stride — verb To cope with something without much effort; to accept or manage something well. He pretty much took it in stride when he came home wailing, again … Wiktionary
take account of something — take account of something/take something into account/ phrase to consider something when you are trying to make a decision Compensation awards take into account the pain and suffering caused to the victim. If you take inflation into account, we… … Useful english dictionary
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
well — I [[t]we̱l[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ (Well is used mainly in spoken English.) 1) ADV: ADV cl You say well to indicate that you are about to say something. Sylvia shook hands. Well, you go get yourselves some breakfast. ... Well, I don t like the look … English dictionary
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) … Useful english dictionary
take in — verb 1. provide with shelter (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑house, ↑put up, ↑domiciliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. fool or hoax (Freq. 2) … Useful english dictionary
take out — verb 1. cause to leave (Freq. 7) The teacher took the children out of the classroom • Syn: ↑move out, ↑remove • Hyponyms: ↑clear, ↑call in, ↑estrange … Useful english dictionary
well — well1 W1S1 [wel] adv comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(satisfactorily)¦ 2¦(thoroughly)¦ 3¦(a lot)¦ 4 do well 5 as well 6 as well as something/somebody 7 may/might/could well … Dictionary of contemporary English
