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to take sth away from sb

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1 take

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

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

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idioms

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

Phrasal verbs

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

Big English-French dictionary > take
2 take away

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

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

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

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

2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

9 take away 7 is 2 — 9 meno 7 fa 2

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

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1. vi + adv

to take away from sth — danneggiare qc

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

2. vt + adv

1)

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

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

sixteen take away three — sedici meno tre

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

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

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

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

pizzas to take away — pizze fpl da asporto

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

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

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

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

2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

9 take away 7 is 2 — 9 meno 7 fa 2

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

English-Italian dictionary > take away
3 take away

take away

v.

• quitar v.

• restar v.

• retirar v.

Sense I

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

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

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

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

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

c) (erase, obliterate)

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

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

2) ( Math)

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

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

Sense II

3) v + o + adv

take it away! — (colloq) adelante!

Sense III

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

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

1. VT + ADV

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

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

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

2) (=subtract) restar

take 9 away from 12 — reste 9 de 12

7 take away 4 is 3 — 7 menos 4 son 3

2.

VI + ADV

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

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

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

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Sense I

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

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

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

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

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

c) (erase, obliterate)

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

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

2) ( Math)

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

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

Sense II

3) v + o + adv

take it away! — (colloq) adelante!

Sense III

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

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

English-spanish dictionary > take away
4 take away

1. transitive verb
1) (remove) wegnehmen; (to a distance) mitnehmen

take something away from somebody — jemandem etwas abnehmen

take somebody's licence/passport away — jemandem den Führerschein/Pass abnehmen

to take away — [Pizza, Snack usw.] zum Mitnehmen

take away somebody's rights/privileges/freedom — jemandem seine Rechte/Privilegien/die Freiheit nehmen

take somebody away — jemanden wegbringen; [Polizei:] jemanden abführen

take him away! — schafft ihn fort!; hinweg mit ihm! (geh.)

take a child away from its parents/home/from school — ein Kind den Eltern wegnehmen/aus seiner häuslichen Umgebung herausreißen/aus der Schule nehmen

2) (Math.): (deduct) abziehen
2. noun
(restaurant) Restaurant mit Straßenverkauf; (meal) Essen zum Mitnehmen; attrib. [Restaurant] mit Straßenverkauf; [Essen, Mahlzeit] zum Mitnehmen

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◆ take away

I. vt

1. (remove)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth etw wegnehmen

2. (deprive of)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth [from sb] [jdm] etw [weg]nehmen

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sb from sb jdn jdm wegnehmen

3. (lead away)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sb jdn mitnehmen; (force to come) jdn wegbringen [o fam fortschaffen] [o SCHWEIZ bes wegschaffen]; police jdn abführen; (criminal act) jdn verschleppen

4. ( fig: have as a result)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth etw mitnehmen

5. (cause to be away)

▪ to \take away sb away [from sth] jdn [von etw dat] abhalten

her work \take aways her away from her family a lot on weekends durch ihre Arbeit kann sie nur selten an den Wochenenden bei ihrer Familie sein

6. (remove)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth etw verringern

to \take away away sb's fear/pain jdm die Angst/den Schmerz nehmen

7. BRIT, AUS (buy to eat elsewhere)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth food etw mitnehmen

to \take away away zum Mitnehmen

8. (subtract from)

▪ to \take away away ⇆ sth from sth etw von etw dat abziehen

10 \take away away 7 10 weniger 7

9.

▶ to \take away sb's breath away jdm den Atem verschlagen

II. vi (detract from)

▪ to \take away away from sth etw schmälern

to \take away away from the beauty of sth der Schönheit einer S. gen Abbruch tun

to \take away away from sb's personality jds Persönlichkeit beeinträchtigen

to \take away away from the importance/worth of sth die Bedeutung/den Wert einer S. gen mindern

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take away

A v/t

1. a) wegnehmen ( from sb jemandem; from sth von etwas):

take away sb’s driving licence (US driver’s license) jemandem den Führerschein entziehen;

take away sb’s fear jemandem die Angst nehmen

b) take away from → academic.ru/73206/take_from">take from A 2

2. jemanden (hin)wegraffen (Tod)

3. “pizzas to take away” Br „Pizzas zum Mitnehmen“

B v/i take away from → take from B

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1. transitive verb
1) (remove) wegnehmen; (to a distance) mitnehmen

take something away from somebody — jemandem etwas abnehmen

take somebody's licence/passport away — jemandem den Führerschein/Pass abnehmen

to take away — [Pizza, Snack usw.] zum Mitnehmen

take away somebody's rights/privileges/freedom — jemandem seine Rechte/Privilegien/die Freiheit nehmen

take somebody away — jemanden wegbringen; [Polizei:] jemanden abführen

take him away! — schafft ihn fort!; hinweg mit ihm! (geh.)

take a child away from its parents/home/from school — ein Kind den Eltern wegnehmen/aus seiner häuslichen Umgebung herausreißen/aus der Schule nehmen

2) (Math.): (deduct) abziehen
2. noun
(restaurant) Restaurant mit Straßenverkauf; (meal) Essen zum Mitnehmen; attrib. [Restaurant] mit Straßenverkauf; [Essen, Mahlzeit] zum Mitnehmen

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v.

fortschaffen v.

wegnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take away
5 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

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

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente

➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

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

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

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

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

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

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

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

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

(c) (make for, head for)

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

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

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

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

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

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

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

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

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

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

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

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

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

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

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

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

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

(b) (ask to explain)

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

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

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

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

(b) (preoccupy)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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take [teɪk]

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1. noun

2. transitive verb

3. intransitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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► vb: pret took, ptp taken

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1. noun

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

   b. ( = takings) (US) recette f

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

   c. ( = share) (inf) part f

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

2. transitive verb

   a. prendre

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

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

• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?

• I'll take a taxi je prendrai un taxi

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

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

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

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

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

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

► to take + from

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

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

   b. ( = subtract) soustraire ( from de)

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

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

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

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

• to take one's seat s'asseoir

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

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

   h. ( = study) [+ subject] faire

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

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

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

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

   k. ( = have as capacity) contenir

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   m. ( = assume) supposer

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

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

   n. ( = consider) prendre

• take the case of Paul prenons le cas de Paul

   o. ( = require) prendre

• it takes time cela prend du temps

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

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

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

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

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

   p. ( = carry) porter

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

• take his suitcase upstairs montez sa valise

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

► to take sb (with place)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. intransitive verb

[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre

4. compounds

► take-home pay noun salaire m net

► take-up noun (British) souscription f

5. Phrasal Verbs

► take after inseparable transitive verb

[+ person] tenir de

► take apart separable transitive verb

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

► take away

1. intransitive verb

• it takes away from its value cela diminue sa valeur

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

   b. ( = dismantle) démonter

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

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

   b. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillir

   c. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendre

   d. ( = include) comprendre

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

• to take in a movie aller au cinéma

   e. ( = understand) comprendre

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

   b. ( = lead away) emmener

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

• to take o.s. off s'en aller

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

1. intransitive verb

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

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

   c. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à

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

   a. ( = lead or carry outside) sortir

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. intransitive verb

[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoir

• to take over from sb prendre la relève de qn

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

   b. to take to drink se mettre à boire

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

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

1. intransitive verb

• to take up with sb se lier avec qn

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

   c. ( = raise question of) aborder

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

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

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

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

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[teɪk] 1.
noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to take somebody something —

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

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

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

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

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

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

3) (accompany, lead) emmener [person]

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

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

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

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

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

his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents

what took you to Brussels? — qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles?

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

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

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

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

we take the Gazette — nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat — asseyez-vous

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

will you take £10 for the radio? — je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it! — c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it! — le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

I find their attitude hard to take — je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized — il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it — elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke — il ne comprend pas la plaisanterie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12) ( assume)

I take it that — je suppose que

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

what do you take me for? — pour qui est-ce que tu me prends?

what do you take this poem to mean? — comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème?

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

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

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

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

to take a reading — lire les indications

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ten take three is seven — dix moins trois égalent sept

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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

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

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

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

you can take it from me — croyez-moi

English-French dictionary > take
7 take off

take off

1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

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

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

4) (deduct)

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

5) (have as holiday)

to take two days off — prendere due giorni di vacanza

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

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

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

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

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

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

10) (remove)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1. vi + adv

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

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

2. vt + adv

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

take your coat off — levati il cappotto

2)

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

3) (lead away: person, object) portare

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

to take o.s. off — andarsene

4) (imitate) imitare

3. vt + prep

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

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

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

2)

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

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take off

1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare

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

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

4) (deduct)

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

5) (have as holiday)

to take two days off — prendere due giorni di vacanza

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

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

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

7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]

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

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

10) (remove)

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

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

English-Italian dictionary > take off
8 from

from
preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) de

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de

from prep

1. de

he's from Cardiff es de Cardiff

the train from London to Edinburgh el tren de Londres a Edimburgo

this letter is from my brother esta carta es de mi hermano

a town 10 miles from here una ciudad a 10 millas de aquí

I borrowed a book from the library saqué un libro de la biblioteca

2. de / desde

from Monday to Friday de lunes a viernes

from January to June desde enero hasta junio

3. de / con / a partir de

butter is made from milk la mantequilla se hace con leche

wine is made from grapes el vino se obtiene de la uva

from

tr[frɒm]

preposition

1 (starting at) de; (train, plane) procedente de

■ what time does he get home from work? ¿a qué hora llega del trabajo?

■ we're travelling from London to Rome viajamos desde Londres hasta Roma

■ the train from Madrid el tren procedente de Madrid

2 (origin, source) de, desde

■ where are you from? ¿de dónde eres?

■ this water comes from a spring esta agua es de manantial

■ it's a quote from Burns es una cita de Burns

■ I bought it from Jack se lo compré a Jack

3 (number, price, etc) de, desde, a partir de

■ prices start from $10 precios a partir de 10 dólares

■ it's reduced from £25 to £20 está rebajado de 25 a 20 libras

4 (time) de, desde

■ we work from 9.00 until 5.00 trabajamos de 9.00 a 5.00

■ from next Monday onwards a partir del próximo lunes

■ she's been blind from birth es ciega de nacimiento

5 (sent or given by) de

■ I've got a letter from my mum tengo una carta de mi madre

■ say hello to him from me dale recuerdos de mi parte

■ this is Mr Singh from the Council es el Sr. Singh del Ayuntamiento

6 (using, out of) de, con

■ beer is made from hops la cerveza se hace con cebada

■ cheese is made from milk de la leche se hace el queso

7 (distance) de

■ the hotel is 500 yards from the beach el hotel está a 500 metros de la playa

8 (indicating separation, removal, etc) de; (subtraction) a

■ she is sparated from her husband está separada de su marido

■ I've borrowed some books from the library he cogido prestado unos libros de la biblioteca

■ take five from ten réstale cinco a diez

9 (because of) por, a causa de

■ the boys died from exposure los chicos murieron de frío

10 (considering, according to) según, por

■ from what I can gather por lo que yo entiendo

■ from the look of him, I'd say he's a tramp por su aspecto, diría que es indigente

■ I know from experience lo sé por experiencia

11 (indicating difference) de; (when distinguishing) entre

■ how different is Catalan from Spanish? ¿en qué se diferencia el catalán del español?

12 (indicating position) desde

■ from above, you can see the whole stadium desde encima, se puede ver todo el estadio

■ from my point of view desde mi punto de vista

from ['frʌm, 'frɑm] prep

1) (indicating a starting point) : desde, de, a partir de

from Cali to Bogota: de Cali a Bogotá

where are you from?: ¿de dónde eres?

from that time onward: desde entonces

from tomorrow: a partir de mañana

2) (indicating a source or sender) : de

a letter from my friend: una carta de mi amiga

a quote from Shakespeare: una cita de Shakespeare

3) (indicating distance) : de

10 feet from the entrance: a 10 pies de la entrada

4) (indicating a cause) : de

red from crying: rojos de llorar

he died from the cold: murió del frío

5) off, out of: de

she took it from the drawer: lo sacó del cajón

6) (with adverbs or adverbial phrases) : de, desde

from above: desde arriba

from among: de entre

from

prep.

• a partir de prep.

• de prep.

• de parte de prep.

• desde prep.

• según prep.

frɑːm, frɒm, weak form frəm
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) de

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

b) ( indicating distance)

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2)

a) ( after)

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

b) ( before)

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

3) ( indicating source) de

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

4)

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

5) ( as a result of) de

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

6)

a) (out of, off) de

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

b) ( Math)

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

7) (with preps & advs)

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

[frɒm]
PREP
1) (indicating starting place) de, desde

where are you from? — ¿de dónde eres?

where has he come from? — ¿de dónde ha venido?

he comes from Segovia — es de Segovia

he had gone from home — se había ido de su casa

the train from Madrid — el tren de Madrid, el tren procedente de Madrid

from London to Glasgow — de Londres a Glasgow

from house to house — de casa en casa

from A to Z — de A a Z, desde A hasta Z

2) (indicating time) de, desde

from now on — de aquí en adelante

from that time — desde aquel momento

from one o'clock to or until two — desde la una hasta las dos

(as) from Friday — a partir del viernes

from a child, from childhood — desde niño

from time to time — de vez en cuando

3) (indicating distance) de, desde

the hotel is 1km from the beach — el hotel está a 1km de la playa

a long way from home — muy lejos de casa

to be far from the truth — estar lejos de la verdad

4) (indicating sender etc) de

a letter from my sister — una carta de mi hermana

a telephone call from Mr Smith — una llamada de parte del Sr. Smith

a message from him — un mensaje de parte de él

tell him from me — dile de mi parte

5) (indicating source) de

to drink from a stream/from the bottle — beber de un arroyo/de la botella

we learned it from him — lo aprendimos de él

we learned it from a book — lo aprendimos en un libro

a quotation from Shakespeare — una cita de Shakespeare

to steal sth from sb — robar algo a algn

to pick sb from the crowd — escoger a algn de la multitud

I'll buy it from you — te lo compraré

where did you get that from? — ¿de dónde has sacado or sacaste eso?

take the gun from him! — ¡quítale el revólver!

one of the best performances we have seen from him — uno de los mejores papeles que le hayamos visto

painted from life — pintado del natural

6) (indicating price, number etc) desde, a partir de

we have shirts from £8 (upwards) — tenemos camisas desde or a partir de 8 libras

prices range from £10 to £50 — los precios varían entre 10 y 50 libras

there were from 10 to 15 people there — había allí entre 10 y 15 personas

7) (indicating change)

things went from bad to worse — las cosas fueron de mal en peor

the interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — la tasa de interés ha subido del 6 al 10 por ciento

he went from office boy to director in five years — pasó de ser recadero a director en cinco años

8) (indicating difference)

to be different from sb — ser distinto de algn

he can't tell red from green — no distingue entre rojo y verde

to know good from bad — saber distinguir entre el bien y el mal, saber distinguir el bien del mal

9) (=because of, on the basis of) por

to act from conviction — obrar por convicción

from sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

weak from hunger — debilitado por el hambre

from what I can see — por lo que veo

from what he says — por lo que dice, según lo que dice

from experience — por experiencia

to die from exposure — morir de frío

10) (=away from)

to shelter from the rain — protegerse de la lluvia

to escape from sth/sb — escapar de algo/algn

to prevent sb from doing sth — impedir a algn hacer algo

11) (with prep, adv)

from above — desde arriba

from afar — desde lejos

from among the crowd — de entre la multitud

from beneath or underneath — desde abajo

from inside/outside the house — desde dentro/fuera de la casa

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[frɑːm, frɒm], weak form [frəm]
preposition

1)

a) ( indicating starting point) desde; ( indicating origin) de

from the beginning — desde el principio

the flight from Madrid — el vuelo procedente de Madrid

I'm from Texas — soy de Texas

from here you can see the river — desde aquí se puede ver el río

T-shirts from $15 — camisetas desde or a partir de $l5

b) ( indicating distance)

2cm from the edge — a 2cm del borde

we're still three hours from Tulsa — todavía faltan tres horas para llegar a Tulsa

2)

a) ( after)

from today — a partir de hoy, desde hoy

from the moment we met — desde el momento en que nos conocimos

50 years/an hour from now — dentro de 50 años/una hora

b) ( before)

we are only minutes from takeoff! — estamos a pocos minutos del despegue!

3) ( indicating source) de

a letter from my lawyer — una carta de mi abogado

that's enough from you! — basta!, cállate!

you can tell him that from me! — puedes decírselo de mi parte!

have you heard from her? — ¿has tenido noticias suyas?

we heard from Sam that... — nos enteramos por Sam de que...

a drawing from life — un dibujo del natural

4)

from... to...; they flew from New York to Lima volaron de Nueva York a Lima; they stretch from Derbyshire to the borders of Scotland se extienden desde el condado de Derbyshire hasta el sur de Escocia; from door to door de puerta en puerta; we work from nine to five trabajamos de nueve a cinco; I'll be in Europe from June 20 to 29 voy a estar en Europa desde el 20 hasta el 29 de junio; from $50 to $100 — entre 50 y 100 dólares

5) ( as a result of) de

his eyes were red from crying — tenía los ojos rojos de tanto llorar

from experience I would say that... — según mi experiencia diría que...

6)

a) (out of, off) de

from the cupboard/shelf — del armario/estante

b) ( Math)

5 from 10 is 5 — 10 menos 5 es 5

if you take 5 from 10 — si le restas 5 a 10

7) (with preps & advs)

from above/below — desde arriba/abajo

he crawled out from under the table — salió gateando de debajo de la mesa

the lady from across the street — la señora de enfrente

English-spanish dictionary > from
9 take

1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; 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

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

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

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

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 a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

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

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

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) aufnehmen

11) (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]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

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

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

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

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...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

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

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take 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

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

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) annehmen

take 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 the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

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

take 'that! — nimm das!

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

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

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(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

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take

[teɪk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (money received) Einnahmen pl

2. (filming of a scene) Aufnahme f, Take m o nt fachspr

3.

▶ to be on the \take AM ( fam) korrupt sein pej, Bestechungsgelder nehmen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (accept)

▪ to \take sth etw annehmen

this restaurant \takes credit cards dieses Restaurant akzeptiert Kreditkarten

would you \take an offer? darf ich Ihnen ein Angebot machen?

to \take sb's advice jds Rat annehmen

not to \take no for an answer ein Nein nicht akzeptieren

to \take a bet eine Wette annehmen

to \take criticism Kritik akzeptieren

to \take responsibility [for sth] die Verantwortung [für etw akk] übernehmen

\take my word for it [or \take it from me] das kannst du mir glauben

to \take sth badly/well etw schlecht/gut aufnehmen

to \take sth seriously etw ernst nehmen

2. (transport)

▪ to \take sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin bringen

could you \take this drink over to Marsha? könntest du Marsha diesen Drink rüberbringen? fam

will 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 fahren

to \take sb to the cinema jdn ins Kino einladen

to \take sb for a meal jdn zum Essen einladen (im Restaurant)

3. (seize)

▪ to \take sth etw nehmen

he took my arm and led me to the door er nahm meinen Arm und führte mich zur Tür

may I \take your coat? darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?

to \take sb by the hand/throat jdn bei der Hand nehmen/am Kragen packen

to \take hold of sb ( fig) jdn ergreifen

4. (tolerate)

▪ to \take sth etw ertragen [o verkraften]; abuse, insults etw hinnehmen

you don't have to take his insults, you know du brauchst dir seine Beleidigungen nicht gefallen lassen

I just can't take it anymore ich bin am Ende, ich kann einfach nicht mehr

he couldn't \take it anymore er konnte es nicht länger ertragen

to be able to \take a joke einen Spaß verstehen [o fam vertragen

5. (hold)

▪ to \take sth etw aufnehmen

my car \takes five people mein Auto hat Platz für fünf Leute

6. (require)

▪ to \take sth etw erfordern [o benötigen]

his story took some believing seine Geschichte ist kaum zu glauben

I \take [a] size five (in shoes) ich habe Schuhgröße fünf

to \take one's time sich dat Zeit lassen

to \take the time to do sth sich dat die Zeit nehmen, etw zu tun

7.

▪ it \takes... man braucht...

it \takes more than that to convince me das überzeugt mich noch lange nicht

it \takes me an hour ich brauche eine Stunde

it took me a long time [to...] es hat lange gedauert [bis...]

hold on, it won't \take long warten Sie, es dauert nicht lange

it will \take some persuasion er/sie wird schwer zu überreden sein

it took a lot of courage dazu gehörte viel Mut

8. LING

▪ to \take sth:

here, ‘sich’ \takes the dative hier wird ‚sich‘ mit dem Dativ gebraucht

this verb \takes ‘haben’ dieses Verb wird mit ‚haben‘ konjugiert

9. (receive)

▪ to \take sth etw erhalten [o bekommen]

we've stopped taking the newspaper wir beziehen die Zeitung nicht mehr

10. (remove)

▪ to \take sth etw [weg]nehmen; (steal a.) etw stehlen

\take your books off the table please nimm bitte deine Bücher vom Tisch; MATH

\take three from five ziehe drei von fünf ab

to \take a chesspiece eine Schachfigur schlagen

11. (travel by)

▪ to \take sth taxi, train etw nehmen

she 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 Newcastle

he took that last bend too fast er nahm die letzte Kurve zu schnell

to \take the bus/car mit dem Bus/Auto fahren

12. (eat, consume)

▪ to \take sth food, drink etw zu sich dat nehmen; medicine etw einnehmen

\take a sip trink [o nimm] einen Schluck

we'll \take the tea in the sitting room wir trinken den Tee im Wohnzimmer

not to be \taken internally MED nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

13. BRIT (rent)

to \take a flat/house eine Wohnung/ein Haus mieten

14. (let stay)

▪ to \take sb jdn [auf]nehmen

my mother takes lodgers meine Mutter vermietet [ein] Zimmer

15. (capture)

▪ to \take sb jdn gefangen nehmen

to \take prisoners Gefangene machen

the terrorists took him prisoner die Terroristen nahmen ihn gefangen

to \take a city eine Stadt einnehmen

to \take power die Macht ergreifen

16. (assume)

to \take office ein Amt antreten

17. BRIT, AUS (teach)

▪ to \take sth etw unterrichten

Mr Marshall \takes us for physics in Physik haben wir Herrn Marshall fam

she \takes private pupils sie gibt Privatstunden

18. (officiate at)

to \take a church service einen Gottesdienst halten

19. (have)

to \take a rest eine Pause machen

to \take a walk einen Spaziergang machen

to \take a cold sich erkälten

20. (tackle)

to \take a hurdle/fence eine Hürde/einen Zaun überspringen

to \take an obstacle ein Hindernis nehmen

21. BRIT (sit exam)

to \take a test einen Test machen

to \take an exam eine Prüfung ablegen

she took her degree in May sie hat im Mai [ihr] Examen gemacht

22. (achieve)

to \take first prize den ersten Preis erhalten

23. (feel)

to \take an interest in sb/sth sich akk für jdn/etw interessieren, Interesse an jdm/etw haben

to \take notice of sb/sth jdn/etw beachten

to \take offence beleidigt sein

to \take pity on sb/sth mit jdm/etw Mitleid haben

to \take the view that... der Ansicht sein, dass..., auf dem Standpunkt stehen, dass...

24. (earn)

▪ to \take sth etw einnehmen

she \takes £300 a week sie nimmt 300 Pfund die Woche ein

25. (write)

to \take notes sich dat Notizen machen

26. (photograph)

to \take pictures [or photos] Bilder machen, fotografieren

this photo was taken last summer dieses Foto ist vom letzten Sommer

to have one's photo \taken sich akk fotografieren lassen

27. THEAT, MUS, FILM

let's \take that scene again lass uns die Szene nochmal machen

can 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 an

28. (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 halten

I took him to be more intelligent than he turned out to be ich hielt ihn für intelligenter, als er tatsächlich war

I \take it [that]... ich nehme an, [dass]...

I \take it that you're coming with us ich nehme an, du kommst mit

30. (understand)

to \take sb's/the point jds/den Standpunkt verstehen

I \take your point, but... ich verstehe, was du meinst, aber...

point \taken [habe] verstanden

if you \take my meaning BRIT wenn du verstehst, was ich meine

31.

▶ to \take it as it comes es nehmen, wie es kommt

▶ what do you \take me for? wofür [o SCHWEIZ für was] hältst du mich?

▶ he's got what it \takes er bringt's fam, er kann was

▶ \take it from me das kannst du mir glauben

▶ \take it or leave it entweder du akzeptierst es, oder du lässt es bleiben fam

▶ 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 erledigen

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<took, taken>

1. (have effect) wirken; plant angehen; dye angenommen werden; medicine anschlagen

the ink won't take on this paper dieses Papier nimmt die Tinte nicht an

2. (become)

to \take ill krank werden

3. (detract)

▪ to \take from sth etw schmälern

will that not \take from it's usefulness? würde das nicht den Gebrauchswert vermindern?

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take [teık]

A s

1. Fischerei: Fang m

2. JAGD

a) Beute f

b) Erbeutung f

3. umg Anteil m (of an dat)

4. besonders US umg Einnahme(n) f(pl)

5. Take m/n:

a) FILM Szene(naufnahme) f

b) RADIO etc Aufnahme f

6. TYPO Portion f (eines Manuskripts)

7. MED

a) Reaktion f (auf eine Impfung)

b) Anwachsen n (eines Hauttransplantats)

8. fig Reaktion f: → double take

9. besonders Br Pachtland n

10. 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 Sekunden

3. a) nehmen, fassen, packen, ergreifen

b) SPORT einen Pass etc aufnehmen

4. Fische etc fangen

5. einen Verbrecher etc fangen, ergreifen

6. MIL gefangen nehmen, Gefangene machen

7. MIL eine Stadt, Stellung etc (ein)nehmen, auch Land erobern, ein Schiff kapern

8. jemanden erwischen, ertappen ( beide:

stealing beim Stehlen;

in a lie bei einer Lüge)

9. nehmen, sich etwas aneignen, Besitz ergreifen von, sich bemächtigen (gen); → place A 18

10. a) eine Gabe etc (an-, entgegen)nehmen, empfangen

b) eine Bestellung aufnehmen (Ober etc)

11. bekommen, erhalten, Geld, Steuern etc einnehmen, einen Preis etc gewinnen, Geld einspielen (Film): → trick A 7

12. (heraus)nehmen (from, out of aus), auch fig ein Zitat etc entnehmen ( from dat):

I 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 … sein

13. eine Speise etc zu sich nehmen, eine Mahlzeit einnehmen, Gift, eine Medizin etc nehmen

14. sich eine Krankheit holen oder zuziehen: → ill A 6

15. nehmen:

a) auswählen:

I’m not taking any sl ohne mich!

b) kaufen

c) mieten

d) eine Eintritts-, Fahrkarte lösen

e) eine Frau heiraten

f) mit einer Frau schlafen

g) einen Weg wählen

16. 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 Taschen

17. (hin- oder weg)bringen, jemanden wohin führen:

business took him to London;

I took her some flowers ich brachte ihr Blumen

18. jemanden (durch den Tod) wegraffen

19. MATH abziehen ( from von)

20. jemanden treffen, erwischen (Schlag)

21. ein Hindernis nehmen

22. jemanden befallen, packen (Empfindung, Krankheit):

be taken with a disease eine Krankheit bekommen;

be taken with fear von Furcht gepackt werden

23. ein Gefühl haben, bekommen, Mitleid etc empfinden, Mut fassen, Anstoß nehmen, Ab-, Zuneigung fassen (to gegen, für):

take alarm beunruhigt sein (at über akk); → comfort B 1, courage, fancy A 7, pride A 2

24. Feuer fangen

25. eine Bedeutung, einen Sinn, eine Eigenschaft, Gestalt annehmen, bekommen, einen Namen, eine Staatsbürgerschaft annehmen

26. eine Farbe, einen Geruch oder Geschmack annehmen

27. SPORT und Spiele:

a) den Ball, einen Punkt, eine Figur, einen Stein abnehmen ( from dat)

b) einen Stein schlagen

c) eine Karte stechen

d) einen Satz etc gewinnen:

he took bronze medal er gewann die Bronzemedaille

e) einen Eckstoß etc ausführen

28. JUR etc erwerben, besonders erben

29. eine Ware, Zeitung beziehen, WIRTSCH einen Auftrag hereinnehmen

30. nehmen, verwenden:

take four eggs man nehme vier Eier

31. einen Zug, ein Taxi etc nehmen, benutzen

32. eine Gelegenheit, einen Vorteil ergreifen, wahrnehmen: → chance A 5

33. (als Beispiel) nehmen

34. a) einen Platz einnehmen:

be taken besetzt sein; → seat A 4

b) seinen Platz einnehmen: → seat A 4

35. fig jemanden, das Auge, den Sinn gefangen nehmen, fesseln, (für sich) einnehmen:

be taken with ( oder by) begeistert oder entzückt sein von

36. den Befehl, die Führung, eine Rolle, eine Stellung, den Vorsitz, JUR jemandes Verteidigung übernehmen

37. eine Mühe, Verantwortung auf sich nehmen

38. leisten:

a) eine Arbeit, einen Dienst verrichten

b) einen Eid, ein Gelübde ablegen: → oath Bes Redew

c) ein Versprechen (ab)geben

39. eine Notiz, Aufzeichnungen machen, niederschreiben, ein Diktat, Protokoll aufnehmen

40. FOTO etwas aufnehmen, ein Bild machen

41. eine Messung, Zählung etc vornehmen, durchführen

42. wissenschaftlich ermitteln, eine Größe, die Temperatur etc messen, Maß nehmen: → blood pressure, temperature 2

43. machen, tun:

take a look einen Blick tun oder werfen (at auf akk)

44. eine Maßnahme ergreifen, treffen

45. eine Auswahl treffen

46. einen Entschluss fassen

47. eine Fahrt, einen Spaziergang, auch einen Sprung, eine Verbeugung, Wendung etc machen, Anlauf nehmen

48. eine Ansicht vertreten: → stand A 2, view C 7

49. a) verstehen

b) 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 …?;

take sth ill of sb jemandem etwas übel nehmen; → seriously

50. ansehen, betrachten ( beide:

as als), halten ( for für):

I took him for an honest man;

what do you take me for? wofür halten Sie mich eigentlich?

51. sich Rechte, Freiheiten (heraus)nehmen

52. a) einen Rat, eine Auskunft einholen

b) einen Rat annehmen, befolgen

53. eine Wette, ein Angebot annehmen

54. 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 gefallen

56. 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 unterziehen

58. SCHULE, UNIV eine Prüfung machen, ablegen:

take French Examen im Französischen machen; → degree 8

59. eine Rast, Ferien etc machen, Urlaub, auch ein Bad nehmen

60. Platz, Raum ein-, wegnehmen, beanspruchen

61. 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 Überredung

b) jemanden etwas kosten, jemandem etwas abverlangen:

it took him ( oder he took) three hours es kostete ihn oder er brauchte drei Stunden;

it took him a long time to get over it er brauchte lange, um darüber hinwegzukommen

62. eine Kleidergröße, Nummer haben: → size¹ A 2

63. LING

a) eine grammatische Form annehmen, im Konjunktiv etc stehen

b) einen Akzent, eine Endung, ein Objekt etc bekommen

64. aufnehmen, fassen, Platz bieten für

65. ein Gewicht tragen, aushalten

C v/i

1. BOT Wurzeln schlagen

2. BOT, MED anwachsen (Pfropfreis, Steckling, Transplantat)

3. MED wirken, anschlagen (Medikament etc)

4. umg ankommen, ziehen, einschlagen, Anklang finden (Buch, Theaterstück etc)

5. JUR das Eigentumsrecht erlangen, besonders erben, (als Erbe) zum Zuge kommen

6. sich gut etc fotografieren (lassen)

7. Feuer fangen

8. anbeißen (Fisch)

9. TECH an-, eingreifen

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1.
[teɪk]transitive verb, took [tʊk], taken ['teɪkn]

1) (get hold of, grasp, seize) nehmen

take somebody's arm — jmds. Arm nehmen

take somebody by the hand/arm — jemanden bei der Hand/am Arm nehmen

2) (capture) einnehmen [Stadt, Festung]; machen [Gefangenen]; (chess) schlagen; 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

who has taken my pencil? — wer hat meinen Bleistift weggenommen?

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

6) (carry, guide, convey) bringen

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 a message to somebody — jemandem eine Nachricht überbringen

take somebody to school/hospital — jemanden zur Schule/ins Krankenhaus bringen

take somebody to visit somebody — jemanden zu Besuch bei jemandem mitnehmen

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

7) (remove) nehmen; (deduct) abziehen

take something/somebody from somebody — jemandem etwas/jemanden wegnehmen

I took the parcel from her — ich nahm ihr das Paket ab

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) aufnehmen

11) (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]

Ms X takes us for maths — in Mathe haben wir Frau X

14) (be taught)

take Latin at school — in der Schule Latein haben

15) (consume) trinken [Tee, Kaffee, Kognak usw.]; nehmen [Zucker, Milch, Überdosis, Tabletten, Medizin]

take sugar in one's tea — den Tee mit Zucker trinken

what can I take for a cold? — was kann ich gegen eine Erkältung nehmen?

to be taken three times a day — dreimal täglich einzunehmen

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

18) (contain, hold) fassen; (support) tragen

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

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...

what do you take that to mean? — wie verstehen Sie das?

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

what do you take me for? — wofür halten Sie mich?

21) (treat or react to in a specified manner) aufnehmen

take something like a man — etwas wie ein Mann nehmen

take 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

take something as read — etwas als bekannt voraussetzen

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) annehmen

take 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 the hint — den Wink verstehen

take somebody's word for it — sich auf jemanden od. jmds. Wort[e] verlassen

you don't have to take my word for it — du brauchst es mir nicht zu glauben

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

take 'that! — nimm das!

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

take the easy way out — die einfachste Lösung wählen

25) (receive, accommodate) [an]nehmen [Bewerber, Schüler]; aufnehmen [Gäste]

the city takes its name from its founder — die Stadt ist nach ihrem Gründer benannt

26) (swindle)

he was taken for £500 by the conman — (coll.) der Schwindler hat ihm 500 Pfund abgeknöpft (ugs.)

27)

be taken with somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas angetan sein
2. intransitive verb,
took, taken

1) (be successful, effective) [Transplantat:] vom Körper angenommen werden; [Impfung:] anschlagen; [Pfropfreis:] anwachsen; [Sämling, Pflanze:] angehen; [Feuer:] zu brennen beginnen; [Fisch:] [an]beißen

2) (detract)

take from something — etwas schmälern
3. noun
(Telev., Cinemat.) Einstellung, die; Take, der od. das (fachspr.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take round

- take to

- take up

- take upon

* * *

(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.

English-german dictionary > take
10 take away

vt

1) ( remove)

to \take away away <-> sth etw wegnehmen

2) ( deprive of)

to \take away away <-> sth [from sb] [jdm] etw [weg]nehmen;

to \take away away <-> sb from sb jdn jdm wegnehmen

3) ( lead away)

to \take away away <-> sb jdn mitnehmen;

( force to come) jdn wegbringen [o ( fam) fortschaffen]; police jdn abführen;

( criminal act) jdn verschleppen;

4) (fig: have as a result)

to \take away away <-> sth etw mitnehmen

5) ( cause to be away)

to \take away sb away [from sth] jdn [von etw dat] abhalten;

her work \take aways her away from her family a lot on weekends durch ihre Arbeit kann sie nur selten an den Wochenenden bei ihrer Familie sein

6) ( remove)

to \take away away <-> sth etw verringern;

to \take away away sb's fear/ pain jdm die Angst/den Schmerz nehmen

7) (Brit, Aus) ( buy to eat elsewhere)

to \take away away <-> sth food etw mitnehmen;

to \take away away zum Mitnehmen

8) ( subtract from)

to \take away away <-> sth from sth etw von etw dat abziehen;

10 \take away away 7 10 weniger 7

PHRASES:

to \take away sb's breath away jdm den Atem verschlagen vi ( detract from)

to \take away away from sth etw schmälern;

to \take away away from the beauty of sth der Schönheit einer S. gen Abbruch tun;

to \take away away from sb's personality jds Persönlichkeit beeinträchtigen;

to \take away away from the importance/ worth of sth die Bedeutung/den Wert einer S. gen mindern

English-German students dictionary > take away
11 take

v. (took, taken) 1. \take sth/ sb (with one); \take sth (to sb) авах. Don't forget to \take your umbrella (with you) when you go. Явахдаа шүхрээ авахаа мартуузай. 2. аваачих; аваачиж/ хүргэж өгөх. She \takes her children to school by car. Тэр эмэгтэй хүүхдүүдээ сургуульд нь машинаар хүргэж өгдөг. The thief was \taken away in a police van. Хулгайчийг цагдаагийн машинаар аваад явсан. 3. барих, атгах. She took his arm and led him across the road. Тэр түүний гараас хөтөлж зам гаргаж өгөв. 4. шаардагдах, хэрэг болох. It \takes a lot of courage to do what he's done. Түүний хийснийг хийхэд асар их эр зориг хэрэгтэй. 5. хийх. Let's \take a walk. Явгаар явцгаая. Can I \take a look at the baby? Би энэ хүүхдийг харж болох уу? 6. take a bus/ taxi/ train автобус/ такси/ галт тэргээр явах. You can \take a taxi. Та такси авч болно шүү дээ. Shall we \take a bus to the station? Өртөө рүү автобусаар явцгаах уу? 7. \take a seat суух. 8. тогтмол эм уух/ хэрэглэх. \take two tablets three times a day. Өдөрт хоёр хоёр ширхэгээр/ тунгаар гурван удаа уу. Has he \taken his medicine? Тэр эмээ уусан уу? 9. хүлээж авах. How did they \take the news? Тэд энэ мэдээг хэрхэн/ яаж хүлээж авсан бэ? You never \take my advice. Чи миний үгийг ер авдаггүй шүү дээ. 10. тэмдэглэл бичиж авах; хэмжих. He took my name and address. Тэр миний нэр, хаягийг бичиж авав. The nurse took my temperature. Сувилагч миний халууныг үзэв. 11. үзэх, бодох, санах. I took you to be an honest man. Би таныг шударга/ үнэнч хүн байх гэж санасан юм. Do you \take me for a fool? Та намайг тэнэг хүн гэж бодож байна уу? 12. зөвшөөрөлгүй/ эндүүрч авах; хулгайлах. Who has \taken my bicycle? Хэн миний дугуйг авчихав аа? 13. хүчээр эзлэн авах. \take a town (дайны үед) хотыг эзлэх. 14. байр/ сууц түрээслэн авах. We took a small flat in London. Бид Лондонд жижиг сууц хөлсөлж авав. 15. хичээл заах. I \take the students French and German. Би оюутнуудад франц, герман хэл заадаг. 16. сонгох, худалдан авах. I'll \take the red shirt, please. Би энэ улаан цамцыг авъя. 17. зөв ойлгох. I think she took my meaning. Миний юу гэснийг тэр ойлгосон шиг байна. 18. сонин, сэтгүүл тогтмол худалдан авах. She \takes the Times. Тэр Таймс авдаг юм. 19. өмсөх. What size shoes do you \take? Та ямар хэмжээтэй гутал өмсдөг вэ? 20. багтаах, агуулах. This bus can \take 60 passengers. Энэ автобусаар 60 зорчигч тээвэрлэж болно. I don't think the shelf will \take any more books. Тавиурт дахиад илүү ном багтахгүй байх. 21. \take a photograph фото зураг авах/ дарах; зураг авахуулах. have one's picture \taken зургаа авахуулах. 22. давах; тойрч явах. The horse took the first fence beautifully. Морь эхний хашлага дээгүүр сайхан гарав. You took that corner much too fast. Та тэр буланг маш хурдан тойрлоо. 23. уух, идэх, хэрэглэх. The baby isn't old enough to \take solid food. Хүүхэд бор хоолонд орох болоогүй байна. Do you \take sugar in you coffee? Та кофендоо чихэр хийдэг үү? 24. шалгуулах, шалгалт өгөх. When are you taking a driving test? Чи хэзээ жолооны шалгалтаа өгөх гэж байна? 25. gram. өгүүлбэрт үйл үг зэргийн байрлалыг заана. The verb `eat' \takes the direct object. "Eat" хэмээх үйл үг шууд тусагдахуун авна. The verb `rely' \takes the preposition `on'. "Rely" гэдэг үйл үг "on" угтлага үгтэй орно. 26. амжилттай болох; үр нөлөөтэй/ дүнтэй байх. The kidney transplant has \taken. Бөөр шилжүүлэн суулгах мэс засал амжилттай боллоо. The cuttings have \taken. Тайрмал мөчир/ навч үндэслэсэн байв. 27. be taken ill гэнэт өвдөх/ өвчин тусах. 28. can't take хүлээн зөвшөөрч/ авч чадахгүй байх; тэвчиж/ тэсвэрлэж/ хүлцэж чадахгүй байх. I can't \take his constant criticism. Би түүний байнгын шүүмжлэлийг хүлцэн өнгөрүүлж чадахгүй. 29. I take it бодох, үзэх, тааварлах, таамаглах. I \take it you know what you're doing. Та юу хийж буйгаа мэдэж байгаа гэж би бодож байна. 30. take it from me миний хэлснийг үнэмш, надад итгэ. 31. take leave of someone баяртай, сайн сууж байгаарай гэж хэлэх, үдэх. 32. take sth as read асуултгүй/ гарцаагүй үнэн юм гэж үзэх. 33. take place болох, тохиолдох; учрах. When did the accident \take place? Энэ осол/ аваар хэзээ гарсан бэ? 34. take your own life өөрийгөө егүүтгэх, амиа хорлох. take sb aback цочоох, сандаргах. be taken aback ихэд цочих, хирдхийх, балмагдах. take after sb дууриах. He took after his father in many ways. Тэр, олон талаараа эцэгтэйгээ адилхан байв. Your daughter doesn't \take after you at all. Охин чамайг ер дууриагаагүй юм байна. take against sb/ sth голдог болох, дургүй нь хүрч эхлэх. Why have you suddenly \taken against her? Яагаад чи гэнэт тэр бүсгүйг үл таашаах болов? take sb/ sth apart v. 1. sport хялбархан/ амархан ялагдах. 2. зад/ бут шүүмжлэх. Her second novel was \taken apart by the critics. Түүний хоёрдахь романыг шүүмжлэгчид ширүүн шүүмжлэв. take sth apart задлах, салгах. Let's \take the radio apart and see what's wrong with it. Энэ радиог задалцгааж юу нь гэмтсэнийг үзье. taky away v. 1. math. хасах. 4 \take away 2 is 2. Дөрвөөс хоёрыг хасахад хоёр үлдэнэ. 2. зөөх, авч явах. take sth/ sb away (from sb/ sth) авч явах, аваачих. not to be \taken away авч явж болохгүй. The child was \taken away from the school. Хүүхдийг сургуулиас нь авсан байв. take sth back v. 1. буцаах, буцах. These shoes don't fit - I'll have to \take them back. Авсан гутлын аль аль нь таарахгүй байна. - Буцаахаас. 2. буцааж/ эгүүлэн авах. The refrigerator was obviously faulty, but the shop refused to \take it back. Хөргөгч илэрхий гэмтэлтэй байсан атал дэлгүүр нь буцааж авахаасаа татгалзав. 3. буруу юм ярьсандаа гэмших/ уучлалт эрэх. I \take it all back. Би хэлсэн/ ярьсан зүйлдээ гэмшиж байна. take sth down v. 1. буулгах, авах. He took down the picture from the wall. Тэр, хананаас зургийг буулгаж авав. Engineers are taking down the bridge. Инженерүүд гүүр нурааж байна. 2. тэмдэглэж авах. I took down your address. Би таны хаягийг бичиж авлаа. She took down my phone number. Тэр бүсгүй миний утасны дугаарыг тэмдэглэж авав. take in v. 1. (take sb in) хүлээж авах, гэртээ байлгах. 2. худлаа гэж итгүүлэх, хуурах. 3. take sth in v. ойлгох. I hope you're taking in what I'm saying. Та миний юу ярьж буйг ухаарч байгаа биз. 4. дээл, хувцас танах/ хасах. This dress needs to be \taken in at the waist. Энэ бошинзыг бэлхүүсээр нь танамаар байна. 5. багтаах, оруулах. take off 1. газраас хөөрөх. The plane took off an hour later. Онгоц цагийн дараа хөөрлөө. Let your imagination \take off. Дэмий бодлоо орхи. 2. харайхдаа газраас хөөрөх. 3. гэнэт зүгээ буруулах, зугтах. When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. Намайг ирж явахыг харангуут тэр буруулан цааш одов. 4. үзэл санаа амархан газар авах/ түгэх; бүтээгдэхүүн амжилттай борлох. The new dictionary has really \taken off. Шинэ толь бичиг үнэнхүү гүйлгээ сайтай байв. take sth off 1. тайлах. The boy took off his coat. Хүү пальтогоо тайлав. 2. (take sb off) дууриах, адил болох, элэглэх. 3. (take sth off) тодорхой хугацаанд ажил хийхгүй байх. I'm taking a couple of weeks off. Би ажлаасаа хоёр долоо хоног хөндий байгаа. take sb on 1. хөлслөх, ажиллуулах. We're taking on a new secretary this week. Бид энэ долоо хоногт шинэ нарийн бичгийн дарга авч ажиллуулна. 2. тэмцээнд амлан авах, өрсөлдөх. 3. (take sth on) үүрэг авах, хариуцлага хүлээх. I've \taken too much work. Надад асар их ажил даалгасан. 4. (take on sth) хувирах, өөрчлөгдөх. His voice took on a more serious tone. Дуу нь сүрхий чангарч эхлэв. take out 1. гаргах. She took the fruit out of the bag. Тэр эмэгтэй уутнаас/ цүнхнээс жимс гаргав. 2. take sb out урих. She's taking me out for a meal tonight. Тэр эмэгтэй намайг өнөө орой хоолонд урьчихаад байгаа. 3. take out an insurance policy on даатгал авах; даатгуулах. 4. take it out of you ядраах, сульдаах. All that hard work has \taken it out of him. Тэр бүх хатуу хүтүү ажил түүний тэнхээ тамирыг нь доройтуулав. take sth out on sb уураа хүнд гаргах, өөрийн гуниг гомдлоороо бусдыг зовоох. When he's had a bad day he \takes it out on the children. Түүнд бүтэлгүй өдөр тохиовол бухимдлаа тэр хүүхдүүдэд гаргадаг юм. take sth over v. шинэ албан тушаал хүлээж авах. He took over the office of mayor. Тэр хотын дарга болов. Sarah will \take over my job when I leave. Намайг явахлаар Сара миний ажлыг авна. take to sb/ sth шууд таалагдах/ санаад нийцэх; дасах. I took to him as soon as I met him. Анх уулзмагцаа л би түүнийг аятайхан хүн байна гэж тоосон. The children took to their new teacher. Хүүхдүүд шинэ багшдаа дасчээ. take to sth / doing sth тогтмол хийж эхлэх. He's \taken to staying out late. Тэр байнга оройтдог болоод байна. take to your bed өвчний улмаас хэвтэрт орох. take sth up 1. дуртай юмаа идэвхтэй хийх. He took up writing poetry while he was still at school. Тэр аль сургуульд байх үеэсээ шүлэг бичиж эхэлсэн юм. 2. тодорхой орон зай, цаг хугацаа ашиглах/ хэрэглэх. Books \take up a lot of space. Номнууд маш их зай эзэлдэг. The visit took up the whole of Sunday. Айлчлал бүх л бүтэн сайн өдрийг авав. 3. үргэлжлүүлэх. I'll \take up the story where I left off yesterday. Би өчигдөр дутуу орхисон газраасаа өгүүллэгийг үргэлжлүүлье. take sth up with sb 1. асуух. I think I need to \take this matter up with my lawyer. Би эл хэрэг явдлыг/ асуудлыг өмгөөлөгчөөсөө асууя. 2. take up with sb нөхөрсөг/ найзархаг/ дотно болох. take upon. \take it upon yourself to do something. Санаагаараа/ өөрийн зөнгөөр хийх. take n. телевизийн нэвтрүүлэг буюу киноны нэг хэсгийг харуулсан зураглал/ зураг авалт. takeaway n. 1. зөөврийн/ бэлэн халуун хоол зэхдэг газар. Let's get some food from the Chinese \take. Хятад бэлэн хоолны газраас хоол авцгаая. 2. зэхэж бэлтгэсэн халуун хоол. an Indian \take Энэтхэг бэлэн хоол. adj. a \take meal зөөврийн/ зэхмэл халуун хоол хүнс. take-off n. 1. онгоц газраас хөөрөх үе. It was a smooth \take. Газраас алгуурхан хөөрөв. 2. элэглэл, дууриах. He does \takes of leading politicians. Тэр гол гол улс төрчдийг шоглон дууриадаг юм. take-over n. 1. дийлэнхи хувьцаагий нь худалдан авч уг компанийг эрхшээлдээ авах нь. 2. байгууллага, улс орныг хүчээр эзлэн авах явдал. a military \take цэргийн хүчээр түрэмгийлэн авах/ эзлэх.

English-Mongolian dictionary > take
12 from

preposition

1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

2) (expr. beginning) von

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

3) (expr. lower limit) von

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind

4) (expr. distance) von

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)

6) (expr. change) von

from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

7) (expr. source, origin) aus

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]

9) (expr. giver, sender) von

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

10) (after the model of)

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

11) (expr. reason, cause)

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]

13) with prep.

from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

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[from]
preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) von

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) von

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) von

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) an,von

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from

[frɒm, frəm, AM frɑ:m, frəm]

prep

1. (off) von + dat

please get me that letter \from the table gib mir bitte den Brief von dem Tisch; (out of) aus + dat

he took a handkerchief \from his pocket er nahm ein Taschentuch aus seiner Hosentasche

after vb

I'm so happy that the baby eats \from the table already ich bin so froh, dass das Baby jetzt schon am Tisch isst

2. (as seen from) von dat... [aus]

you can see the island \from here von hier aus kann man die Insel sehen; ( fig)

she was talking \from her own experience of the problem sie sprach aus eigener Erfahrung mit dem Problem

\from sb's point of view aus jds Sicht

3. after vb (as starting location) von + dat

the wind comes \from the north der Wind kommt von Norden

a flight leaving \from the nearest airport ein Flug vom nächstgelegenen Flughafen

after n

the flight \from Amsterdam der Flug von Amsterdam

the water bubbled out \from the spring das Wasser sprudelte aus der Quelle

▪ \from sth to sth (between places) von etw dat nach etw dat

my dad goes often \from Washington to Florida mein Vater reist oft von Washington nach Florida; (indicating desultoriness) von etw dat in etw dat

the woman walked \from room to room die Frau lief vom einen Raum in den anderen

4. (as starting time) von + dat

, ab + dat

the price will rise by 3p a litre \from tomorrow der Preis steigt ab morgen um 3 Pence pro Liter

\from the thirteenth century aus dem dreizehnten Jahrhundert

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat bis etw dat

the show will run \from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. die Show dauert von 10.00 Uhr bis 14.00 Uhr

\from start to finish vom Anfang bis zum Ende

\from day to day von Tag zu Tag, täglich

her strength improved steadily \from day to day sie wurden jeden Tag ein bisschen stärker

\from hour to hour von Stunde zu Stunde, stündlich

\from time to time von Zeit zu Zeit, ab und zu

\from that day [or time] on[wards] von diesem Tag [an], seitdem

they were friends \from that day on seit diesem Tag sind sie Freunde

\from now/then on von da an, seither

as \from... esp BRIT ab... + dat

as \from 1 January, a free market will be created ab dem 1. Januar haben wir einen freien Markt

5. (as starting condition) bei + dat

prices start \from £2.99 die Preise beginnen bei 2,99 Pfund

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat auf etw dat

the number has risen \from 25 to 200 in three years die Anzahl ist in drei Jahren von 25 auf 200 gestiegen

she translated into German \from the Latin text sie übersetzte aus dem Lateinischen ins Deutsche

things went \from bad to worse die Situation wurde noch schlimmer

\from strength to strength immer besser

she has gone \from strength to strength sie eilte von Erfolg zu Erfolg

tickets will cost \from $10 to $45 die Karten kosten zwischen 10 und 45 Dollar

\from soup to nuts alles zusammen

the whole dinner, \from soup to nuts, costs $55 das ganze Essen mit allem drum und dran kostet 55 Dollar

anything \from geography to history alles von A bis Z

6. after n (at distance to) von + dat

we're about a mile \from home wir sind ca. eine Meile von zu Hause entfernt

a day's walk \from her camping spot eine Tageswanderung von ihrem Zeltplatz

▪ \from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat

it's about two kilometres \from the airport to your hotel der Flughafen ist rund zwei Kilometer vom Hotel entfernt

7. (originating in)

▪ \from sth aus + dat

though \from working-class parents, he made it to the Fortune 500 list obwohl er als Arbeiterkind aufwuchs, ist er heute unter den 500 Reichsten der Welt

my mother is \from France meine Mutter stammt aus Frankreich

I'm \from New York ich komme aus New York

daylight comes \from the sun das Tageslicht kommt von der Sonne

8. after vb (in temporary location) von + dat

, aus + dat

he hasn't returned \from work yet er ist noch nicht von der Arbeit zurück

she called him \from the hotel sie rief mich aus dem Hotel an

after adj

they're here fresh \from the States sie sind gerade aus den USA angekommen

after n

his return \from the army was celebrated seine Rückkehr aus der Armee wurde gefeiert

▪ sb \from sth von + dat

they sent someone \from the local newspaper sie schickten jemanden von der örtlichen Zeitung

9. after vb (as source) von + dat

can I borrow $10 \from you? kann ich mir 10 Dollar von dir leihen?

the vegetables come \from an organic farm das Gemüse kommt von einem Biobauernhof

after n

▪ sth \from sb [to sb/sth] etw von jdm (für jdn/etw)

I wonder who this card is \from ich frage mich, von wem wohl diese Karte ist

this is a present \from me to you das ist ein Geschenk von mir für dich

10. (made of)

▪ \from sth aus etw dat

the seats are made \from leather die Sitze sind aus Leder

after n

in America, most people buy toys \from plastic in Amerika kaufen die meisten Leute Spielzeug aus Plastik

11. after vb (removed from) aus + dat

to extract usable fuel \from crude oil verwertbaren Brennstoff aus Rohöl gewinnen

they took the child \from its parents sie nahmen das Kind von seinen Eltern weg

after adj

he knows right \from wrong er kann gut und böse unterscheiden

sth [subtracted] \from sth MATH etw minus etw dat

three \from sixteen is thirteen sechzehn minus drei ist dreizehn

12. (considering) aufgrund + gen

, wegen + gen

to conclude \from the evidence that aufgrund des Beweismaterials zu dem Schluss kommen, dass

to make a conclusion from sth wegen einer S. gen zu einem Schluss kommen

information obtained \from papers and books Informationen aus Zeitungen und Büchern

\from looking at the clouds, I would say it's going to rain wenn ich mir die Wolken so ansehe, würde ich sagen, es wird Regen geben

13. after vb (caused by) an + dat

he died \from his injuries er starb an seinen Verletzungen

she suffers \from arthritis sie leidet unter Arthritis

▪ to do sth \from sth etw aus etw dat tun

he did it \from jealousy er hat es aus Eifersucht getan

▪ to do sth \from doing sth etw durch etw akk tun

she made her fortune \from investing in property sie hat ihr Vermögen durch Investitionen in Grundstücke gemacht

after adj

to get sick \from salmonella sich akk mit Salmonellen infizieren

after n

to reduce the risk \from radiation das Risiko einer Verstrahlung reduzieren

they got a lot of happiness \from hearing the news sie haben sich über die Neuigkeiten unheimlich gefreut

14. after vb (indicating protection) vor + dat

to guard sb \from sth jdn vor etw dat schützen

they insulated their house \from the cold sie dämmten ihr Haus gegen die Kälte

after n

they found shelter \from the storm sie fanden Schutz vor dem Sturm

15. after vb (indicating prevention) vor + dat

the truth was kept \from the public die Wahrheit wurde vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim gehalten

the bank loan saved her company \from bankruptcy das Bankdarlehen rettete die Firma vor der Pleite

he saved him \from death er rettete ihm das Leben

he has been banned \from driving for six months er darf sechs Monate lang nicht Auto fahren

▪ \from doing sth von etw dat

he boss tried to discourage her \from looking for a new job ihr Chef versuchte, sie davon abzubringen, nach einem neuen Job zu suchen

16. after vb (indicating distinction) von + dat

conditions vary \from one employer to another die Bedingungen sind von Arbeitgeber zu Arbeitgeber unterschiedlich

he knows his friends \from his enemies er kann seine Freunde von seinen Feinden unterscheiden

after adj

his opinion could hardly be more different \from mine unsere Meinungen könnten kaum noch unterschiedlicher sein

17.

▶ \from the bottom of one's heart aus tiefstem Herzen

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[frɒm]
prep

1) (indicating starting place) von (+dat); (indicating place of origin) aus (+dat)

he/the train has come from London — er/der Zug ist von London gekommen

he/it comes or is from Germany — er/es kommt or ist aus Deutschland

where have you come from today? — von wo sind Sie heute gekommen?

where does he come from?, where is he from? — woher kommt or stammt er?

the train from Manchester — der Zug aus Manchester

the train from Manchester to London — der Zug von Manchester nach London

he's on the phone from London — er ruft aus London an

from house to house — von Haus zu Haus

a representative from the company — ein Vertreter/eine Vertreterin der Firma

2) (indicating time, in past) seit (+dat); (in future) ab (+dat), von (+dat)... an

from last week until or to yesterday — von letzter Woche bis gestern

from... on — ab...

from now on — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

from then on — von da an; (in past also) seither

from his childhood — von Kindheit an, von klein auf

he comes from time to time — er kommt von Zeit zu Zeit

as from the 6th May — vom 6. Mai an, ab (dem) 6. Mai

5 years from now — in 5 Jahren

3) (indicating distance) von (+dat) (... weg); (from town etc) von (+dat)... (entfernt)

the house is 10 km from the coast — das Haus ist 10 km von der Küste entfernt

to work away from home — außer Haus arbeiten

4) (indicating sender, giver) von (+dat)

tell him from me —

an invitation from the Smiths — eine Einladung von den Smiths

"from..." (on envelope, parcel) — "Absender...", "Abs...."

5) (indicating removal) von (+dat); (= out of from pocket, cupboard etc) aus (+dat)

to take/grab etc sth from sb — jdm etw wegnehmen/wegreißen etc

to steal sth from sb — jdm etw stehlen

he took it from the top/middle/bottom of the pile — er nahm es oben vom Stapel/aus der Mitte des Stapels/unten vom Stapel weg

6) (indicating source) von (+dat); (= out of) aus (+dat)

where did you get that from? — wo hast du das her?, woher hast du das?

I got it from the supermarket/the library/Kathy — ich habe es aus dem Supermarkt/aus der Bücherei/von Kathy

to drink from a stream/glass — aus einem Bach/Glas trinken

quotation from "Hamlet"/the Bible/Shakespeare — Zitat nt aus "Hamlet"/aus der Bibel/nach Shakespeare

memories from his childhood — Erinnerungen aus seiner Kindheit

translated from the English — aus dem Englischen übersetzt

made from... — aus... hergestellt

7) (= modelled on) nach (+dat)

painted from life — nach dem Leben gemalt

8) (indicating lowest amount) ab (+dat)

from £2/the age of 16 (upwards) — ab £ 2/16 Jahren (aufwärts)

dresses (ranging) from £60 to £80 — Kleider pl zwischen £ 60 und £ 80

9)

(indicating escape) he fled from the enemy — er floh vor dem Feind

he got away from his pursuers — er entkam seinen Verfolgern

he ran away from home — er rannte von zu Hause weg

he escaped from prison — er entkam aus dem Gefängnis

10)

(indicating change) things went from bad to worse — es wurde immer schlimmer

he went from office boy to director — er stieg vom Laufjungen zum Direktor auf

a price increase from one euro to two euros — eine Preiserhöhung von einem auf zwei Euro

11)

(indicating difference) he is quite different from the others — er ist ganz anders als die andern

to tell black from white — Schwarz und Weiß auseinanderhalten

I like all sports, from swimming to wrestling — ich mag alle Sportarten, von Schwimmen bis Ringen

12)

(= because of, due to) to act from compassion — aus Mitleid handeln

to die from cancer — an Krebs sterben

weak from hunger — schwach vor Hunger

weak from loss of blood — vom Blutverlust geschwächt

13)

(= on the basis of) from experience — aus Erfahrung

to judge from recent reports... — nach neueren Berichten zu urteilen...

from your point of view — von Ihrem Standpunkt aus (gesehen)

to conclude from the information — aus den Informationen einen Schluss ziehen, von den Informationen schließen

from what I heard —

from what I can see... — nach dem, was ich sehen kann...

from the look of things... — (so) wie die Sache aussieht...

14) (MATH)

3 from 8 leaves 5 — 8 weniger 3 ist 5

take 12 from 18 — nimm 12 von 18 weg

£10 will be deducted from your account — £ 10 werden von Ihrem Konto abgebucht

15)

(in set phrases, see also other element) to prevent/stop sb from doing sth — jdn daran hindern/davon zurückhalten, etw zu tun

he prevented me from coming — er hielt mich davon ab, zu kommen

to suffer from sth — an etw (dat) leiden

to shelter from the rain — sich vor dem Regen unterstellen

to protect sb from sth — jdn vor etw (dat) schützen

16) +adv von

from inside/underneath — von innen/unten

17) +prep

from above or over/across sth — über etw (acc) hinweg

from beneath or underneath sth — unter etw (dat) hervor

from out of sth —

from before his mother's death — aus der Zeit vor dem Tod seiner Mutter

from among the trees — zwischen den Bäumen hervor

from inside/outside the house — von drinnen/draußen

from beyond the grave — aus dem Jenseits

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from [frɒm; unbetont frəm; US frɑm; frəm] präp

1. von, aus, von … aus oder her, aus … heraus, von oder aus … herab:

from the well aus dem Brunnen;

from the sky vom Himmel;

he is ( oder comes) from London er ist oder kommt aus London;

from crisis to crisis von einer Krise in die andere

2. von, von … an, seit:

from 2 to 4 o’clock von 2 bis 4 Uhr;

from day to day von Tag zu Tag;

a month from today heute in einem Monat;

from Monday (onward[s]) Br, from Monday on US ab Montag

3. von … an:

I saw from 10 to 20 boats ich sah 10 bis 20 Boote;

good wines from £5 gute Weine von 5 Pfund an (aufwärts)

4. (weg oder entfernt) von:

ten miles from Rome 10 Meilen von Rom (weg oder entfernt)

5. von, aus, aus … heraus:

he took it from me er nahm es mir weg;

stolen from the shop (the table) aus dem Laden (vom Tisch) gestohlen;

they released him from prison sie entließen ihn aus dem Gefängnis

6. von, aus (Wandlung):

change from red to green von Rot zu Grün übergehen;

from dishwasher to millionaire vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär;

an increase from 5 to 8 per cent eine Steigerung von 5 auf 8 Prozent

7. von (Unterscheidung):

he does not know black from white er kann Schwarz und Weiß nicht auseinanderhalten, er kann Schwarz und oder von Weiß nicht unterscheiden; → academic.ru/637/Adam">Adam, different 2, tell A 8

8. von, aus, aus … heraus (Quelle):

draw a conclusion from the evidence einen Schluss aus dem Beweismaterial ziehen;

from what he said nach dem, was er sagte;

a quotation from Shakespeare ein Zitat aus Shakespeare;

he has three children from previous marriages aus früheren Ehen;

four points from four games SPORT vier Punkte aus vier Spielen

9. von, von … aus (Stellung):

from his point of view von seinem Standpunkt (aus)

10. von (Geben etc):

a gift from his son ein Geschenk seines Sohnes oder von seinem Sohn

11. nach:

painted from nature nach der Natur gemalt;

from a novel by … ( FILM, TV) nach einem Roman von …

12. aus, vor (dat), wegen (gen), infolge von, an (dat) (Grund):

he died from fatigue er starb vor Erschöpfung

13. siehe die Verbindungen mit den einzelnen Verben etc

f. abk

1. SCHIFF fathom

2. feet pl

3. LING female

4. feminine

5. following

6. foot

7. PHYS frequency

8. from

fm abk

1. fathom

2. from

fr. abk

1. fragment

2. franc

3. from

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preposition

1) (expr. starting point) von; (from within) aus

[come] from Paris/Munich — aus Paris/München [kommen]

from Paris to Munich — von Paris nach München

where have you come from? — woher kommen Sie?

2) (expr. beginning) von

from the year 1972 we never saw him again — seit 1972 haben wir ihn nie mehr [wieder]gesehen

from tomorrow [until...] — von morgen an [bis...]

start work from 2 August — am 2. August anfangen zu arbeiten

from now on — von jetzt an

from then on — seitdem

3) (expr. lower limit) von

blouses [ranging] from £2 to £5 — Blusen [im Preis] zwischen 2 und 5 Pfund

dresses from £20 [upwards] — Kleider von 20 Pfund aufwärts od. ab 20 Pfund

from 4 to 6 eggs — 4 bis 6 Eier

from the age of 18 [upwards] — ab 18 Jahre od. Jahren

from a child — (since childhood) schon als Kind

4) (expr. distance) von

be a mile from something — eine Meile von etwas entfernt sein

away from home — von zu Hause weg

5) (expr. removal, avoidance) von; (expr. escape) vor (+ Dat.)

6) (expr. change) von

from... to... — von... zu...; (relating to price) von... auf...

from crisis to crisis, from one crisis to another — von einer Krise zur anderen

7) (expr. source, origin) aus

pick apples from a tree — Äpfel vom Baum pflücken

buy everything from the same shop — alles im selben Laden kaufen

where do you come from?, where are you from? — woher kommen Sie?

from the country — vom Land

8) (expr. viewpoint) von [... aus]

9) (expr. giver, sender) von

take it from me that... — lass dir gesagt sein, dass...

10) (after the model of)

painted from life/nature — nach dem Leben/nach der Natur gemalt

11) (expr. reason, cause)

she was weak from hunger/tired from so much work — sie war schwach vor Hunger/müde von der vielen Arbeit

from what I can see/have heard... — wie ich das sehe/wie ich gehört habe,...

12) with adv. von [unten, oben, innen, außen]

13) with prep.

from behind/under[neath] something — hinter/unter etwas (Dat.) hervor

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prep.

aus präp.

von präp.

vor präp.

English-german dictionary > from
13 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 rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

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, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ 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) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

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. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

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

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

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)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

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

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

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)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

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\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we 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*

Sense III

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 flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

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

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

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)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

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

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I 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?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

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) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( 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) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( 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.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who 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 quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• 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

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is 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 matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• 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 fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we 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

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we 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, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• 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?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• 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 deja

whisky? 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

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a 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?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take 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, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=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?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

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 médico

what 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 eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now 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, soportar

we 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) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• 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] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

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 con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE 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
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

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

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

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)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

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

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

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)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

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\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we 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*

Sense III

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 flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

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

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

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)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

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

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I 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?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

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) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( 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) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( 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.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
14 take

I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

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

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

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

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

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

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

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to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) prendere/tenere in ostaggio

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take /teɪk/
n.

1 il prendere; presa

2 quantità di selvaggina (di pesce, ecc.) presa; carniere (fig.): It was an excellent take, siamo tornati (sono tornati, ecc.) col carniere pieno; a great take of fish, una pesca eccezionale

3 incasso, introito (di cinema, teatr., ecc.)

4 (cinem., TV) ripresa

5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo

6 (fisc.) gettito: the tax take, il gettito delle imposte

7 (fam.) bottino; parte ( del bottino, del malloppo)

8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente

9 (fam. USA) punto di vista; interpretazione; teoria; opinione

● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.
♦ (to) take /teɪk/
(pass. took, p. p. taken)

A v. t.

1 prendere; pigliare; afferrare; cogliere, sorprendere; catturare; conquistare, impadronirsi di; conquistare; guadagnare; ricevere; comprare; sottrarre; togliere; rubare: Will you take a glass of wine?, prendi (o vuoi) un bicchiere di vino?; to take st. (up) with one's hands, prendere qc. con le mani; to take sb. 's hand, prendere (o afferrare) la mano a q.; Let me take your coat!, posso prenderti il cappotto? ( lo metto a posto io, ecc.); I took the flat for a year, presi l'appartamento (in affitto) per un anno; Take what you like, piglia quello che vuoi!; He was taken in the act, è stato colto (o preso) in flagrante; The fortress was taken by the enemy, la fortezza fu conquistata (o presa) dal nemico; to take a Senate seat, conquistare un seggio al Senato (in Italia, ecc.); He takes three hundred pounds a month, guadagna (o prende) trecento sterline al mese; The thief took all the silver, il ladro ha rubato tutta l'argenteria; The shopkeeper took 10 p off the price, il negoziante tolse dieci penny dal prezzo; We take two newspapers daily, compriamo due giornali tutti i giorni

2 prendere con sé; portare via; portare; condurre; accompagnare: Take your umbrella with you, prenditi l'ombrello!; Take these parcels to the post office, will you?, mi porti questi pacchi alla posta?; This path will take you to the river, questo sentiero ti porterà al fiume; I took my guest home, accompagnai a casa l'ospite; Take the children for a walk, porta i bambini a fare una passeggiata! NOTA D'USO: - to bring o to take?-

3 prendere; accettare; assumere; accollarsi: Do you take credit cards?, accettate le carte di credito?; DIALOGO → - Paying 1- Which credit cards do you take?, quali carte di credito accettate?; to take holy orders, prendere gli ordini sacri; to take one's degree, prendere la laurea; They won't take our advice, non accettano i nostri consigli; He took the job, ha accettato il posto; They cannot take defeat, non riescono ad accettare la sconfitta; to take the blame, accollarsi (o assumersi) la colpa

4 prendere; assumere; ingerire: to take a medicine, prendere una medicina; to take one's meals at a restaurant, prendere i pasti (o mangiare) al ristorante; to take drugs, assumere droga; drogarsi

5 prendere; prendere in esame; considerare; giudicare; ritenere; reputare; valutare; supporre: to take sb. at his word, prendere q. in parola; to take st. as done, considerare qc. come già fatto; to take sb. as a swindler, prendere q. per un imbroglione; Let's take John, for instance, prendiamo John, per esempio; to take sb. at his face value, valutare q. per quello che sembra; I take it you're the person in charge here, se non sbaglio è lei che comanda qui; DIALOGO → - Wedding- I take it she said yes then?, suppongo che abbia detto di sì, quindi

6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?

7 portare: Take him another glass of wine, portagli un altro bicchiere di vino!

8 fare: to take a walk [a bath], fare una passeggiata [un bagno]; to take a nap, fare un sonnellino; to take a picture (o a photograph) fare una fotografia; to take an exam, fare (o dare, sostenere) un esame; (stat.) to take a census, fare un censimento; The horse took the jump, il cavallo ha fatto il salto ( non ha rifiutato l'ostacolo)

9 attirare; attrarre; trasportare (fig.); incantare; cattivarsi; affascinare: I was not much taken by ( o with) his behaviour, sono stato tutt'altro che attratto dal suo comportamento; This author takes his readers with him, quest'autore affascina (o trasporta) i lettori

10 (spesso impers.) impiegare; metterci; volerci; richiedere; occorrere: I took three days to finish my work, impiegai tre giorni per finire il mio lavoro; DIALOGO → - Building work- The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max, i muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo; How long did it take you to go there?, quanto tempo ci hai messo per andare là?; These things take time, ci vuol tempo per queste cose; It takes a lot of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza

11 resistere a; reggere (a); sostenere; sopportare: to take a thrust, reggere una spinta

12 (cinem., TV) riprendere; girare: to take a scene, riprendere una scena

13 prendere; possedere ( una donna)

14 (comm., leg.) prendere; accettare ( in pagamento)

15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto

16 provare; sentire: to take pleasure in st. [in doing st.], provare piacere in qc. [a fare qc.]

17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.

18 afferrare; cogliere: to take an opportunity, cogliere un'occasione

19 ( di un recipiente, un locale, un veicolo) contenere; portare: This bottle only takes half a litre, questa bottiglia contiene solo mezzo litro; The hall can take 200 people, la sala può contenere 200 persone; The coach takes (up) 50 passengers, il pullman porta 50 passeggeri

20 tirare, sferrare; dare: to take a shot at a bird, tirare un colpo (o sparare) a un uccello; to take a punch at sb., tirare (o sferrare) un pugno a q.

21 portare ( una misura d'indumento): What size do you take, madam?, che misura (o numero) porta, signora?

22 ( sport) vincere: ( boxe) to take nearly every round, vincere quasi tutte le riprese; ( tennis) to take the set, vincere il set

23 (a dama, a scacchi) mangiare ( una pedina, un pezzo)

24 (fam.) darle (o suonarle) a (q.); battere (q.) ( a pugni, o in una gara): The champion took the challenger in the first round, il detentore del titolo batté lo sfidante nel primo round

25 ( boxe) incassare ( colpi): He can take blows well, incassa bene i colpi; è un buon incassatore

26 ( calcio, ecc.) fare, effettuare, eseguire ( un tiro, una rimessa, ecc.); dare ( un calcio); battere; segnare ( un gol, un canestro): to take a penalty, tirare (o battere) un rigore; ( cricket) to take a run, effettuare una corsa ( verso il wicket); to take a free kick, battere (o tirare) una punizione

27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi

28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldi

B v. i.

1 ( anche mecc.) prendere; far presa; attaccare: This gear won't take, quest'ingranaggio non prende (o non fa presa); The fire took rapidly, il fuoco prese subito; This paint takes well, questa vernice attacca bene

2 avere successo; attecchire; I don't think it will take, non credo che attecchirà

3 agire; funzionare; avere effetto: The vaccine did not take, il vaccino non ha agito

4 (fam.) essere fotogenico; venire bene: She does not take well, non viene bene ( in fotografia)

5 ( di pesce) abboccare ( all'amo)

● to take advantage of, approfittare di; sfruttare □ (mil.) to take aim, prendere la mira; mirare; puntare □ to take all the fun out of st., guastare la festa; rovinare tutto □ to take sb. 's arm, prendere il braccio di q.; prender q. per il braccio □ to take st. as read, dare qc. per letto □ (fig.) to take a back seat, occupare un posto di scarsa importanza; accontentarsi di un ruolo secondario □ (leg.) to take bankruptcy, accettare di essere messo in fallimento □ (autom., ecc.) to take a bend, prendere una curva: to take a bend as tightly as possible, stringere una curva al massimo □ to take bets, accettare scommesse □ (fig.) to take the bit between one's teeth, stringere i denti (fig.) □ to take breath, prendere (o ripigliare) fiato □ to take by surprise, cogliere di sorpresa; prendere (o conquistare) di sorpresa □ to take care, stare attento; fare attenzione; badare; guardarsi: Take care what you say, fa' attenzione a quel che dici!; Take care not to break it, bada di non romperlo! □ to take care of, badare a; prendersi cura di, aver cura di; (fam. eufem.) sistemare, eliminare, uccidere: Who will take care of the baby?, chi si prenderà cura del bambino?; Take care of yourself! abbi cura di te!; riguardati! □ (fig.) to take the chair, assumere la presidenza; presiedere una seduta □ to take a chair, prendere posto; accomodarsi; sedersi □ to take a chance, correre un rischio; tentare la sorte □ to take one's chances, correre il rischio; arrischiare, azzardare; tentare la sorte; stare al gioco (fig.) □ to take no chances, non volere correre rischi; andare sul sicuro □ to take charge of st., prendere in consegna qc.; occuparsi di qc.; assumere il comando (la direzione) di qc.: The new commander took charge of the garrison, il nuovo comandante assunse (o prese) il comando della guarnigione □ to take command, prendere il comando □ (relig.) to take communion, fare la comunione □ to take courage, farsi coraggio; farsi animo □ to take a deep breath, tirare un lungo respiro □ to take a different view, essere di tutt'altro avviso; essere di parere contrario □ to take effect, ( di una medicina, ecc.) avere (o fare) effetto; ( di una legge e sim.) entrare in vigore; essere attuato; andare in porto (fig.): The new law takes effect as of July 1st, la nuova legge entra in vigore dal primo di luglio □ to take a fever, contrarre una febbre ( malarica, ecc.) □ to take fright, prendersi paura; spaventarsi □ to take hold of sb., impadronirsi di q.: A great tenderness took hold of him, una grande tenerezza si è impadronita di lui □ to take hold of st., afferrare qc.: He took hold of the bar, ha afferrato la sbarra □ to take a holiday, andare in vacanza □ to take st. in hand, prendere in mano qc. (fig.); intraprendere qc. □ to take an interest in st., interessarsi a qc. □ to take into account, tener presente; tener conto di; prendere in considerazione: We must take his youth into account, dobbiamo tener conto della sua giovinezza □ to take sb. into one's confidence, concedere a q. la propria fiducia; mettere q. a parte dei propri segreti □ (fam.) to take it, tener duro; non batter ciglio □ to take it easy, prendersela comoda, non strapazzarsi; ( anche) non prendersela, restare calmo □ to take it into one's head (o mind), mettersi in testa, figgersi in capo ( un'idea, ecc.) □ to take a joke in earnest, prender sul serio uno scherzo □ to take a leap (o a jump), fare un salto □ to take leave of sb., prendere congedo (o commiato) da q.; accomiatarsi da q. □ to take leave of one's senses, impazzire □ (leg.) to take legal action, adire le vie legali □ to take legal advice, consultare un avvocato; rivolgersi a un legale per un parere □ to take a letter, ( anche) battere una lettera sotto dettatura □ to take sb. 's life, togliere la vita a q.; uccidere q. □ (fam.) to take one's life in one's hands, rischiare la vita □ to take a look at st., dare un'occhiata a qc. □ to take a look round, dare un'occhiata in giro; guardarsi attorno (o intorno) □ (fam.) to take the mickey out of sb., prendere in giro q.; sfottere q. (fam.) □ to take minutes, mettere a verbale; verbalizzare □ to take the nonsense out of sb., togliere i grilli dalla testa a q. □ to take notes, prendere appunti □ to take notice of st., fare attenzione a qc.; occuparsi (o interessarsi) di qc.; rendersi conto di qc. □ to take an oath, fare (o prestare) un giuramento □ to take offence, offendersi □ to take other people's ideas, appropriarsi delle idee altrui □ to take pains, darsi (o prendersi) pena (di fare qc.); sforzarsi; darsi da fare; fare il possibile: to take pains to do a job well, sforzarsi di fare bene un lavoro □ to take part in st., prendere parte, partecipare a qc. □ to take place, aver luogo; accadere; avvenire; verificarsi □ (polit.) to take power, salire al potere; andare al governo □ to take pride in st., andare orgoglioso di qc. □ (mil.) to take sb. prisoner, far prigioniero q. □ ( boxe) to take punishment, subire una punizione; incassare colpi durissimi □ (fam.) to take the rap, essere incolpato (spec. per colpe altrui); prendersi la colpa □ to take refuge, trovar rifugio; rifugiarsi; riparare □ to take a seat, prendere posto; mettersi a sedere; accomodarsi □ to take sides with sb., parteggiare per q.; schierarsi con q. □ to take stock, (comm.) fare l'inventario; (fig.) valutare la situazione (e sim.) □ to take things as they are, prendere il mondo come viene □ to take things coolly, conservare il sangue freddo; mantenere la calma; non agitarsi □ to take things easy, prender le cose alla leggera; tirare a campare; fare il proprio comodo; prendersela comoda □ to take things seriously, prender le cose sul serio □ to take one's time, prendersela comoda; andare adagio: He took his time over the job, se la prese comoda col lavoro □ to take its toll on sb. [st.], farsi sentire su q. [qc.] ( in senso negativo) □ to take the train, prendere il treno; servirsi del treno ( e non dell'autobus, ecc.): DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 2- I usually take the bus, but sometimes I go by train, di solito prendo l'autobus, ma a volte vado in treno □ to take the trouble to do st., prendersi il disturbo di fare qc.; darsi la pena di fare qc. □ to take turns, fare a turno, alternarsi: (autom.) to take turns at the wheel, alternarsi al volante □ to take a vow, fare un voto □ to take a wife, prender moglie □ to take wing, levarsi a volo □ to be taken ill, ammalarsi; sentirsi male □ (fam.) to be taken short, avere un bisognino ( un bisogno impellente) □ It took a lot of doing, ci volle del bello e del buono □ Take your seats!, seduti!, a posto!; ( anche, ferr.) in carrozza! □ How old do you take me to be?, quanti anni mi dai? □ (fam.) I can take him or leave him, non mi è né simpatico né antipatico; mi lascia indifferente □ Take it or leave it!, prendere o lasciare! □ (fam.) I am not taking any, grazie, no!; ( anche) non ci sto!
NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-
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I [teɪk]
nome

1) cinem. ripresa f.

2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.

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to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
II 1. [teɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken)

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

to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano

to take sth. from — prendere qcs. da [ shelf]; prendere qcs. in [ drawer]

to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]

to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn

2) (have) fare [bath, shower]; fare, prendersi [ holiday]; prendere [milk, pills]

to take drugs — fare uso di droga

I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat! — accomodatevi!

3) (carry along) portare [ object]

to take sb. sth. to take sth. to sb. portare qcs. a qcn.; to take the car to the garage portare la macchina dal meccanico; did he take an umbrella (with him)? — ha preso l'ombrello?

4) (accompany, lead)

to take sb. to school — accompagnare qcn. a scuola

to take sb. to — [ bus] portare qcn. in [ place]; [ road] portare o condurre qcn. a [ place]

I'll take you up to your room — ti accompagno alla tua camera

you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!

I'll take you through the procedure — vi illustrerò la procedura

his work takes him to many different countries — il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome? — cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

5) (go by) prendere [bus, plane]; prendere, imboccare [ road]

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

6) (negotiate) [ driver] prendere [ bend]; girare [ corner]; [ horse] saltare [ fence]

7) (accept) [ machine] prendere [ coin]; [ shop] accettare [ credit card]; [ person] accettare, prendere [ bribe]; prendere [patients, pupils]; accettare [ job]; prendere [ phone call]; sopportare [pain, criticism]; accettare [ punishment]

will you take Ј10 for the radio? — vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

take it or leave it! — prendere o lasciare!

vodka? I can take it or leave it! — la vodka? mi è indifferente

he just sat there and took it! — è stato lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]

it takes patience to do — ci vuole pazienza per fare

it takes two hours to do — ci vogliono due ore per fare

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto

it took her 5 minutes to repair it — ci ha impiegato 5 minuti a ripararlo

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

it will take some doing! — sarà dura!

he'll take some persuading — ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerlo

9) ling. reggere [object, case]

10) (react to)

to take sth. well, badly, seriously — prendere qcs. bene, male, sul serio

11) (adopt) adottare [measures, steps]

to take the view o attitude that — essere dell'avviso che

12) (assume)

I take it that — suppongo che

to take sb. for o to be sth. prendere qcn. per; what do you take me for? per chi mi prendi? what do you take this poem to mean? — che significato dai a questa poesia?

13) (consider) fare [ example]; prendere (in esempio) [person, case]

take John (for example),... — prendi John (per esempio)

14) (record) prendere [ notes]; prendere nota di [ statement]; misurare [temperature, blood pressure]; prendere, sentire [ pulse]

to take sb.'s measurements — (for clothes) prendere le misure a qcn

15) (hold) [hall, bus, tank, container] (potere) contenere

the suitcase won't take any more clothes — nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]

to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37

17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]

18) mat. (subtract) sottrarre [ number]

19) scol. univ. (study) studiare, prendere [ subject]; seguire [ course]; prendere [ lessons] (in di); (sit) dare [ exam]; fare [ test]; (teach) [ teacher] fare lezione a [ students]

to take sb. for French — fare lezione di francese a qcn

20) (officiate at) [ priest] celebrare [ service]

21) (capture) [ army] prendere, espugnare [fortress, city]; (in chess) [ player] mangiare [ piece]; (in cards) [ person] prendere, vincere [ prize]

to take a trick — fare un punto
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire

- take aback

- take after

- take against

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take hold

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take part

- take place

- take to

- take up

••

to take it o a lot out of sb. chiedere tanto a qcn.; to take it upon oneself to do farsi carico di fare; to take sb. out of himself fare distrarre o divertire qcn.; you can take it from me,... — credimi

English-Italian dictionary > take
15 take out

transitive verb

1) (remove) herausnehmen; ziehen [Zahn]

take something out of something, take out something from something — etwas aus etwas [heraus]nehmen

take it/a lot out of somebody — (fig.) jemanden mitnehmen/sehr mitnehmen

2) (destroy) zerstören; (fig.) (Footb. etc.) ausschalten; (kill) töten

3) (withdraw) abheben [Geld]

4) (deduct) abziehen (of von)

5) (go out with)

take somebody out — mit jemandem ausgehen

take somebody out for a walk/drive — mit jemandem einen Spaziergang/eine Spazierfahrt machen

take somebody out to or for lunch/out to the cinema — jemanden zum Mittagessen/ins Kino einladen

take the dog out [for a walk] — den Hund ausführen

6) (get issued) erwerben; erhalten; abschließen [Versicherung]; ausleihen [Bücher]; aufgeben [Anzeige]

take out a subscription to something — etwas abonnieren

7)

take it/something out on somebody/something — seine Wut/etwas an jemandem/etwas auslassen

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◆ take out

vt

1. (remove)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sth etw herausnehmen

he took his hands out of his pockets er nahm die Hände aus den Taschen

to take out sb's teeth jdm die Zähne ziehen

2. (bring outside)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sth etw hinausbringen [o herausbringen]

Peter's \take outn the Porsche out for a spin Peter ist eine Runde mit dem Porsche gefahren

to \take out out the rubbish [or AM garbage] [or AM trash] den Müll [o SCHWEIZ bes Kehricht] hinausbringen [o ÖSTERR bes Mist]

dad's taking the dog out [for a walk] Papa geht gerade mit dem Hund spazieren

3. (invite)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sb jdn ausführen

to \take out sb out for [or to] dinner/for a drink jdn zum Abendessen/auf einen Drink einladen

to \take out sb out to the cinema/theatre jdn ins Kino/Theater einladen [o ausführen

4. AM FOOD (take away)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sth etw mitnehmen

we could \take out out a pizza wir könnten uns eine Pizza holen

would you like to eat here or to \take out out? möchten Sie's hier essen oder mitnehmen?

5. (deduct)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sth etw herausnehmen [o entfernen]

why don't you \take out it out of the housekeeping money? warum nimmst du es nicht aus der Haushaltskasse?

to \take out time out [to do sth] sich dat eine Auszeit nehmen[, um etw zu tun]

6. (obtain)

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sth etw erwerben

to \take out out a licence eine Lizenz erwerben

to \take out out a life insurance policy eine Lebensversicherung abschließen

to \take out out a loan ein Darlehen aufnehmen

to \take out out cash/money Geld abheben

7. (vent anger)

▪ to \take out sth out on sb etw an jdm auslassen fam

don't \take out it out on the children lass es nicht an den Kindern aus

8. ( fam: exhaust)

▪ to \take out it [or a lot] out of sb jdn sehr anstrengen, jdm viel abverlangen

9. MIL

▪ to \take out out ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw außer Gefecht setzen

10. (kill sb)

▪ to take out ⇆ sb jdn töten

11. (distract)

▪ to \take out sb out of himself/herself jdn von sich dat selbst ablenken [o auf andere Gedanken bringen]

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take out v/t

1. (of)

a) herausnehmen (aus)

b) wegnehmen, entfernen (von, aus):

he had a tooth taken out ihm wurde ein Zahn gezogen

2. einen Fleck entfernen herausmachen umg ( beide:

of aus)

3. Geld abheben

4. WIRTSCH, JUR

a) ein Patent, eine Vorladung etc erwirken

b) take out an insurance (policy) eine Versicherung abschließen

c) einen Kredit etc aufnehmen

5. erledigen, ausschalten

6. take it out sich schadlos halten (in an einer Sache), sich rächen:

take it out of

a) sich für eine Beleidigung etc rächen oder schadlos halten,

b) jemanden fertigmachen, erschöpfen;

take it ( oder one’s anger) out on sb seinen Zorn an jemandem auslassen, sein Mütchen an jemandem kühlen

7. etwas austreiben ( of sb jemandem):

take the nonsense out of s.o

8. jemanden ausführen ( to dinner zum Abendessen)

9. “pizzas to take out” US „Pizzas zum Mitnehmen“

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transitive verb

1) (remove) herausnehmen; ziehen [Zahn]

take something out of something, take out something from something — etwas aus etwas [heraus]nehmen

take it/a lot out of somebody — (fig.) jemanden mitnehmen/sehr mitnehmen

2) (destroy) zerstören; (fig.) (Footb. etc.) ausschalten; (kill) töten

3) (withdraw) abheben [Geld]

4) (deduct) abziehen (of von)

5) (go out with)

take somebody out — mit jemandem ausgehen

take somebody out for a walk/drive — mit jemandem einen Spaziergang/eine Spazierfahrt machen

take somebody out to or for lunch/out to the cinema — jemanden zum Mittagessen/ins Kino einladen

take the dog out [for a walk] — den Hund ausführen

6) (get issued) erwerben; erhalten; abschließen [Versicherung]; ausleihen [Bücher]; aufgeben [Anzeige]

take out a subscription to something — etwas abonnieren

7)

take it/something out on somebody/something — seine Wut/etwas an jemandem/etwas auslassen

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v.

entfernen v.

herausnehmen v.

English-german dictionary > take out
16 away

1. adverb
1) (at a distance) entfernt

away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

play away — (Sport) auswärts spielen

Christmas is still months away — bis Weihnachten dauert es noch Monate

2) (to a distance) weg; fort

away with you/him! — weg od. fort mit dir/ihm!

throw something away — etwas wegwerfen od. fortwerfen

away we go! — los geht's!

3) (absent) nicht da

be away on business — geschäftlich außer Haus sein

be away [from school] with a cold — wegen einer Erkältung [in der Schule] fehlen

4)

die/fade away — verhallen

the water has all boiled away — das ganze Wasser ist verkocht

5) (constantly) unablässig

work away on something — ohne Unterbrechung an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten

laugh away at something — unablässig über etwas (Akk.) lachen

6) (without delay) gleich [fragen usw.]

fire away — (lit. or fig.) losschießen (ugs.)
2. adjective
(Sport) auswärts präd.; Auswärts-

away team — Gastmannschaft, die

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[ə'wei]
adverb

1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) weg

2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) weg

3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) hinweg

4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) immer weiter

5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) auswärts

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away

[əˈweɪ]

I. adv inv

1. (elsewhere) weg

to be \away on business geschäftlich unterwegs sein

to go \away weggehen, fortgehen

to move \away wegziehen

she's \away from work with a cold sie ist heute nicht bei der Arbeit, da sie erkältet ist

2. (distant) weg

oh, but it's miles \away aber das ist ja ewig weit weg von hier! fam

to move \away from somewhere sich von etw dat entfernen

five miles \away [from here] fünf Meilen [von hier] entfernt

as far \away as possible so weit weg wie möglich

\away from the city außerhalb der Stadt

\away from each other voneinander entfernt

to keep [or stay] \away from sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw fernhalten

3. (in another direction) weg

to look \away wegsehen

to turn \away sich akk abwenden; AM STOCKEX

the bid is \away from the market das Angebot liegt unter dem Kursniveau

4. ( fig: from subject, trouble)

to move a discussion \away from sth das Gespräch auf ein anderes Thema bringen

5. (in future time)

to be two days/six months \away event in zwei Tagen/sechs Monaten sein

to be still/only a week \away erst/schon in einer Woche sein

summer still seems a long time \away der Sommer scheint noch weit entfernt

6. (through entire period of time)

we danced the night \away wir tanzten die ganze Nacht durch

you're dreaming your life \away du verträumst noch dein ganzes Leben

7. (continuously) dahin-

to drink the night \away die ganze Nacht über trinken

to be laughing \away ständig am Lachen sein

to write \away drauflosschreiben fam

8. SPORT (at opponents' ground)

to play \away auswärts spielen

9. ( old liter)

\away! hinweg! veraltet liter

II. adj inv, attr SPORT auswärts, Auswärts-

\away game [or fixture] [or match] Auswärtsspiel nt

\away team Gastmannschaft f

\away win Auswärtssieg m

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[ə'weɪ]
1. adv

1) (= to or at a distance) weg

three miles away (from here) — drei Meilen (entfernt) von hier

lunch seemed a long time away — es schien noch lange bis zum Mittagessen zu sein

away back in the distance/past — weit in der Ferne/vor sehr langer Zeit

they're away behind/out in front/off course — sie sind weit zurück/voraus/ab vom Kurs

2)

(motion) away! (old, liter) away with the old philosophy, in with the new! come, let us away! (liter) away with him! — fort!, hinweg! (old, liter) fort mit der alten Philosophie, her mit der neuen! kommt, lasst uns fort von hier (old) fort mit ihm!

but he was away before I could say a word — aber er war fort or weg, bevor ich den Mund auftun konnte

to look away — wegsehen

away we go! — los (gehts)!

they're away! (horses, runners etc) — sie sind gestartet

they're away first time — gleich der erste Start hat geklappt

3) (= absent) fort, weg

he's away from work (with a cold) — er fehlt (wegen einer Erkältung)

he's away in London — er ist in London

when I have to be away — wenn ich nicht da sein kann

4) (SPORT)

to play away — auswärts spielen

they're away to Arsenal — sie haben ein Auswärtsspiel bei Arsenal

5)

(= out of existence, possession etc) to put/give away — weglegen/weggeben

to boil/gamble/die away — verkochen/verspielen/verhallen

we talked the evening away — wir haben den Abend verplaudert

6) (= continuously) unablässig

to work/knit etc away — vor sich (acc) hin arbeiten/stricken etc

7)

(= forthwith) ask away! — frag nur!, schieß los (inf)

pull/heave away! — und los(, zieht/hebt an)!

right or straight away — sofort

8) (inf)

he's away again (talking, giggling, drunk etc) —

he's away with the idea that... — er hat den Fimmel, dass... (inf)

away with you! — ach wo!

2. adj attr (SPORT)
Auswärts-
away match — Auswärtsspiel nt

away win — Auswärtssieg m

away team — Gastmannschaft f

3. n
(in football pools = away win) Auswärtssieg m
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away [əˈweı]

A adv & präd adj

1. weg (-…), fort(…) ( from von):

away with you! fort mit dir!;

be away from the question nicht zur Frage oder Sache gehören

2. a) (weit) entfernt, (weit) weg (örtlich und zeitlich):

six miles away sechs Meilen entfernt;

Christmas is still three weeks away bis Weihnachten sind es noch drei Wochen

b) away from in einiger Entfernung von

3. fort, abwesend, außer Hause, verreist:

he is away;

away on business geschäftlich unterwegs;

away on holiday (bes US vacation) auf Urlaub;

after five days away nach fünftägiger Abwesenheit

4. weg…, zur Seite, in andere(r) Richtung

5. fort, weg (aus jemandes Besitz, Gebrauch etc)

6. drauf’los…

7. US weit, bei weitem:

away below average weit unter dem Durchschnitt

8. auch away from home SPORT auswärts:

our next game is away unser nächstes Spiel findet auswärts statt

B adj SPORT Auswärts…:

away defeat (game, win, etc);

away strength Auswärtsstärke f;

away weakness Auswärtsschwäche f

C s SPORT

a) Auswärtsspiel n

b) Auswärtssieg m

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1. adverb
1) (at a distance) entfernt

away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

play away — (Sport) auswärts spielen

Christmas is still months away — bis Weihnachten dauert es noch Monate

2) (to a distance) weg; fort

away with you/him! — weg od. fort mit dir/ihm!

throw something away — etwas wegwerfen od. fortwerfen

away we go! — los geht's!

3) (absent) nicht da

be away on business — geschäftlich außer Haus sein

be away [from school] with a cold — wegen einer Erkältung [in der Schule] fehlen

4)

die/fade away — verhallen

the water has all boiled away — das ganze Wasser ist verkocht

5) (constantly) unablässig

work away on something — ohne Unterbrechung an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten

laugh away at something — unablässig über etwas (Akk.) lachen

6) (without delay) gleich [fragen usw.]

fire away — (lit. or fig.) losschießen (ugs.)
2. adjective
(Sport) auswärts präd.; Auswärts-

away team — Gastmannschaft, die

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adj.

abwesend adj.

entfernt adj.

entfernt/weg adj.

fort adj.

weg adj.

English-german dictionary > away
17 take off

1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) quitarse, despojarse (de)

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

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

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

take off¹ n despegue

take off² vb

1. despegar

the plane took off on time el avión despegó a la hora prevista

2. quitar

he took his coat off se quitó el abrigo

take off vt

remove: quitar

take off your hat: quítate el sombrero

take off vi

1) : despegar (dícese de un avión o un cohete)

2) leave: irse, partir

take off

n.

• despegue (Aeronáutica) s.m. (To leave)

expr.

• marcharse v.

v.

• aviar v.

• descalzar v.

• desceñir v.

• descontar v.

• despegar (Aeronáutica) v.

• quitarse (Textil) (•Ropa•) v.

Sense I

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

(detach, remove) quitar, sacar*

the hurricane took the roof off the house — el huracán le arrancó el tejado a la casa

she took her make-up off — se quitó or (esp AmL) se sacó el maquillaje

to take off one's dress/shoes — quitarse or (esp AmL) sacarse* el vestido/los zapatos

2)

a) ( cut off) \<\<branch/shoot\>\> cortar; \<\<limb\>\> amputar

the hairdresser took too much off the back — el peluquero me cortó mucho atrás

b) ( deduct) descontar*

that haircut takes years off him — ese corte de pelo le quita años de encima

3) ( have free)

she's taken the morning off (from) work — se ha tomado la mañana libre

4) ( imitate) (colloq) imitar, remedar

Sense II

5) v + adv

a) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> despegar*, decolar (AmL); \<\<flight\>\> salir*

b) ( succeed) \<\<career\>\> tomar vuelo

c) ( depart) largarse* (fam), irse*

Sense III

6) v + o + adv ( convey) llevar(se)

to take oneself off — irse*

Sense IV

7) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o

( remove) quitar, sacar* (esp AmL)

take your foot off the clutch — levanta el pie del embrague

take your hands off me! — quítame las manos de encima!, no me toques!

the soup has been taken off the menu — han quitado la sopa del menú

8) ( take away from) (colloq) quitar, sacar* (CS)

I took the gun off him — le quité or (CS tb) le saqué la pistola

1. VT + ADV

1) (=remove) [+ lid, wrapping, label, stain] quitar; [+ clothes] quitarse, sacarse (LAm); [+ limb] amputar; [+ train] cancelar; [+ item from menu] quitar

the five o'clock train has been taken off — han cancelado el tren de las cinco

2) (=deduct) (from bill, price) descontar

she took 50p off — descontó or hizo un descuento de 50 peniques

3) (=lead away) [+ person, object] llevarse

they took him off to lunch — se lo llevaron a comer

she was taken off to hospital — la llevaron al hospital

to take o.s. off — irse, largarse *

4) (=not work)

he took the day off work — se tomó el día libre

I'm going to take two weeks off at Christmas — me voy a tomar dos semanas de vacaciones en Navidad

he has to work weekends but takes time off in lieu — tiene que trabajar los fines de semana pero le dan días libres a cambio

5) (=imitate) imitar

2. VI + ADV

1) [plane, passengers] despegar, decolar (LAm) ( for con rumbo a); [high jumper] saltar

2) (=succeed) empezar a tener éxito

the idea never really took off — la idea no llegó a cuajar

the style really took off among young people — el estilo se puso muy de moda entre los jóvenes

3. VT + PREP

1) (=remove) quitar, sacar (LAm)

they took two names off the list — quitaron or tacharon dos nombres de la lista

she's been taken off the case — le han hecho dejar el caso

to take sth off sb * — quitar algo a algn

take your hands off me! — ¡no me toques!

her new hairstyle takes ten years off her — ese peinado nuevo le quita diez años de encima

2) (=deduct) (from bill, price) descontar

he took £5 off the price — descontó 5 libras del precio

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Sense I

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

(detach, remove) quitar, sacar*

the hurricane took the roof off the house — el huracán le arrancó el tejado a la casa

she took her make-up off — se quitó or (esp AmL) se sacó el maquillaje

to take off one's dress/shoes — quitarse or (esp AmL) sacarse* el vestido/los zapatos

2)

a) ( cut off) \<\<branch/shoot\>\> cortar; \<\<limb\>\> amputar

the hairdresser took too much off the back — el peluquero me cortó mucho atrás

b) ( deduct) descontar*

that haircut takes years off him — ese corte de pelo le quita años de encima

3) ( have free)

she's taken the morning off (from) work — se ha tomado la mañana libre

4) ( imitate) (colloq) imitar, remedar

Sense II

5) v + adv

a) \<\<aircraft/pilot\>\> despegar*, decolar (AmL); \<\<flight\>\> salir*

b) ( succeed) \<\<career\>\> tomar vuelo

c) ( depart) largarse* (fam), irse*

Sense III

6) v + o + adv ( convey) llevar(se)

to take oneself off — irse*

Sense IV

7) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o

( remove) quitar, sacar* (esp AmL)

take your foot off the clutch — levanta el pie del embrague

take your hands off me! — quítame las manos de encima!, no me toques!

the soup has been taken off the menu — han quitado la sopa del menú

8) ( take away from) (colloq) quitar, sacar* (CS)

I took the gun off him — le quité or (CS tb) le saqué la pistola

English-spanish dictionary > take off
18 take

[teɪk] 1. pt took, pp taken, vt
shower, holiday brać (wziąć perf); photo robić (zrobić perf); decision podejmować (podjąć perf); ( steal) zabierać (zabrać perf); courage, time wymagać +gen; pain etc znosić (znieść perf); passengers, spectators etc mieścić (pomieścić perf); ( accompany) person zabierać (zabrać perf); (carry, bring) object brać (wziąć perf), zabierać (zabrać perf); exam, test zdawać, podchodzić (podejść perf) do +gen; drug, pill etc brać (wziąć perf), zażywać (zażyć perf)

to take sth from — wyjmować (wyjąć perf) coś z +gen

I take it (that) — zakładam (, że)

I took him for a doctor — wziąłem go za lekarza

she took them for geography — uczyła ich geografii

to take sb's hand — brać (wziąć perf) kogoś za rękę

to take sb for a walk — brać (zabrać perf) kogoś na spacer

to be taken ill — (nagle) zachorować ( perf)

to take it upon o.s. to do sth — brać (wziąć perf) na siebie zrobienie czegoś

take the first (street) on the left — skręć w pierwszą ulicę w lewo

to take Russian at university — mieć na uniwersytecie zajęcia z języka rosyjskiego

it won't take long — to nie potrwa długo

I was quite taken with her — bardzo mi się spodobała

Phrasal Verbs:

- take after

- take apart

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up
2. vi
drug działać (zadziałać perf); dye przyjmować się (przyjąć się perf), chwytać (chwycić perf) (inf)
3. n (FILM)
ujęcie nt

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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) brać jako zakładników

English-Polish dictionary > take
19 take

أَزَالَ \ eliminate: to remove or take out: Doctors try to eliminate all diseases. The body eliminates waste matter. He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. erase: to rub out (sth. written). remove: to take away; to take off: Please remove your books from the table. What will remove ink from clothing?. rub out, erase: to remove (writing) with a rubber or cloth: Rub out that word on the blackboard. take: (esp. with from, off, out, etc.) to remove: Washing takes the dirt out of clothes.

Arabic-English glossary > take
20 take off

1. transitive verb
1) abnehmen [Deckel, Hut, Bild, Hörer, Tischtuch, Verband]; ausziehen [Schuhe, Handschuhe]; ablegen [Hut, Mantel, Schmuck]

take the cover off a pillow/bed — ein Kissen abziehen/ein Bett abdecken

take a parcel off somebody — jemandem ein Paket abnehmen

take your hands off me! — fass mich nicht an!

2) (transfer from) übernehmen [Passagiere, Besatzung, Fracht]

take somebody off something — jemanden von etwas holen; (withdraw from job, assignment, etc.) jemandem etwas entziehen

take something off a list/the menu — etwas von einer Liste streichen/von der Speisekarte nehmen

take a train/bus off a route — einen Zug/Bus vom Fahrplan streichen

3) (cut off) abtrennen; (with saw) absägen; (with knife, scissors, etc.) abschneiden; (amputate) abnehmen

4) (lead, conduct)

take somebody off to hospital/prison — jemanden ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis bringen

5) (deduct) abziehen

take something off something — etwas von etwas abziehen

take £10 off the price — den Preis um zehn Pfund reduzieren

6)

take off weight/a few pounds — (lose weight) abnehmen/einige Pfund abnehmen

7) (have free)

take a day etc. off — sich (Dat.) einen Tag usw. frei nehmen (ugs.)

take time off [work or from work] — sich (Dat.) frei nehmen

8) (mimic) nachmachen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Aeronaut.) starten

2) (Sport) [Springer, Pferd:] abspringen

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

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

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

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

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◆ take off

I. vt

1. (remove)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sth etw abnehmen; clothes etw ausziehen [o SCHWEIZ abziehen]; coat a. etw ablegen

to \take off off a hat einen Hut absetzen [o ÖSTERR abnehmen]

▪ to \take off sth off [of] sth etw von etw dat [herunter]nehmen [o entfernen]

the hairdresser took off about an inch der Frisör hat etwa 2,5 cm abgeschnitten

the 9:45 service to Woking has been \take offn off the schedule der Zug um 9:45 nach Woking wurde vom Fahrplan gestrichen

to \take off sb off a list jdn von einer Liste streichen

to \take off sth off the market etw vom Markt nehmen

to \take off sth off the menu etw von der Speisekarte streichen

▪ to \take off sth off sb ( fam: take away) jdm etw wegnehmen

2. (bring away)

▪ to \take off sb off jdn wegbringen [o fortschaffen]; police jdn abführen

▪ to \take off sb off somewhere jdn irgendwohin bringen

he was \take offn off to hospital er wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht

▪ to \take off oneself off ( fam) sich akk davonmachen

3. (stop)

▪ to \take off sb off sth position, job jdn von etw dat abziehen; medication etw bei jdm absetzen

to \take off sb off a diet jdn von einer Diät absetzen

to \take off a play off ein Stück absetzen

he's been \take offn off call at the hospital this weekend dieses Wochenende hat er keinen Bereitschaftsdienst im Krankenhaus

4. (not work)

to \take off a day/a week off [work] [sich dat] einen Tag/eine Woche freinehmen

I'm taking Monday off ich werde mir Montag freinehmen

5. (subtract)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sth etw abziehen

they \take off the taxes off his salary die Steuern werden von seinem Gehalt abgezogen

6. BRIT (imitate)

▪ to \take off off ⇆ sb jdn nachmachen fam

II. vi

1. (leave the ground) airplane abheben, starten

2. ( fam: leave) verschwinden fam, weggehen; ( fam: flee) abhauen fam, sich akk davonmachen

she just took off without saying goodbye sie ist einfach abgehauen, ohne sich zu verabschieden

3. ( fig: have sudden success) idea, plan, project ankommen; product a. einschlagen; ECON sales schnell steigen

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take off

A v/t

1. wegnehmen, -bringen, -schaffen, auch Flecken etc entfernen:

take one’s make-up off sich abschminken;

he was taken off in the second half SPORT er wurde in der zweiten Halbzeit ausgewechselt oder aus dem Spiel genommen

2. MED abnehmen, amputieren

3. jemanden fortführen, -bringen:

take o.s. off sich fortmachen

4. (durch den Tod) wegraffen

5. a) aus dem Verkehr ziehen

b) einen Busdienst etc einstellen

6. den Hut etc abnehmen, ziehen, ein Kleidungsstück ablegen, ausziehen:

take one’s coat off ablegen; → academic.ru/13580/clothes">clothes 1

7. sich einen Tag etc freinehmen, einen Tag etc Urlaub machen

8. WIRTSCH

a) einen Rabatt etc abziehen

b) eine Steuer etc senken

9. austrinken

10. THEAT ein Stück etc absetzen

11. aufstellen, vorbereiten:

take off a trial balance WIRTSCH eine Rohbilanz aufstellen

12. Kopien etc anfertigen

13. jemanden abbilden, porträtieren

14. umg jemanden nachmachen, -ahmen

B v/i

1. SPORT abspringen

2. FLUG

a) abfliegen, starten

b) abheben

3. a) fortgehen, sich fortmachen

b) sich aufmachen ( for nach)

4. abzweigen (Straße etc)

5. anlaufen (Produktion etc)

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1. transitive verb
1) abnehmen [Deckel, Hut, Bild, Hörer, Tischtuch, Verband]; ausziehen [Schuhe, Handschuhe]; ablegen [Hut, Mantel, Schmuck]

take the cover off a pillow/bed — ein Kissen abziehen/ein Bett abdecken

take a parcel off somebody — jemandem ein Paket abnehmen

take your hands off me! — fass mich nicht an!

2) (transfer from) übernehmen [Passagiere, Besatzung, Fracht]

take somebody off something — jemanden von etwas holen; (withdraw from job, assignment, etc.) jemandem etwas entziehen

take something off a list/the menu — etwas von einer Liste streichen/von der Speisekarte nehmen

take a train/bus off a route — einen Zug/Bus vom Fahrplan streichen

3) (cut off) abtrennen; (with saw) absägen; (with knife, scissors, etc.) abschneiden; (amputate) abnehmen

4) (lead, conduct)

take somebody off to hospital/prison — jemanden ins Krankenhaus/Gefängnis bringen

5) (deduct) abziehen

take something off something — etwas von etwas abziehen

take £10 off the price — den Preis um zehn Pfund reduzieren

6)

take off weight/a few pounds — (lose weight) abnehmen/einige Pfund abnehmen

7) (have free)

take a day etc. off — sich (Dat.) einen Tag usw. frei nehmen (ugs.)

take time off [work or from work] — sich (Dat.) frei nehmen

8) (mimic) nachmachen (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb
1) (Aeronaut.) starten

2) (Sport) [Springer, Pferd:] abspringen

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v.

ablösen v.

abnehmen v.

abspulen v.

abwickeln v.

entfernen v.

wegnehmen v.

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