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1 precaution
pri'ko:ʃən(care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc: They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.) precauciónprecaution n precaución / medida de seguridadtr[prɪ'kɔːʃən]1 precaución nombre femenino■ take these tablets as a precaution against malaria toma estas pastillas como precaución contra el paludismo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the precaution of doing something tener la precaución de hacer algoprecaution [pri'kɔʃən] n: precaución fn.• precaución s.f.• prevención s.f.• recado s.m.prɪ'kɔːʃənnoun precaución fas a precaution — por or como precaución
are you taking precautions? — (euph) ¿te estás cuidando? (euf)
to take the precaution of -ing — tener* la precaución de + inf
[prɪ'kɔːʃǝn]N precaución fas a precaution — como precaución, para mayor seguridad
to take precautions — (gen) tomar precauciones; (=use contraceptive) usar anticonceptivos, tomar precauciones
* * *[prɪ'kɔːʃən]noun precaución fas a precaution — por or como precaución
are you taking precautions? — (euph) ¿te estás cuidando? (euf)
to take the precaution of -ing — tener* la precaución de + inf
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2 tomar
tomar ( conjugate tomar) verbo transitivo 1 ( en general) to take; la tomé de la mano I took her by the hand; toma lo que te debo here's what I owe you; ¿lo puedo tomar prestado? can I borrow it?; tomó el asunto en sus manos she took charge of the matter; tomar precauciones/el tren/una foto to take precautions/the train/a picture; tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature; tomar algo por escrito to write sth down; tomar algo/a algn POR algo/algn to take sth/sb for sth/sb; ¿por quién me has tomado? who o what do you take me for?; lo tomó a mal/a broma he took it the wrong way/as a joke; eso toma demasiado tiempo that takes up too much time 2◊ ¿qué vas a tomar? what are you going to have?3 (esp AmL) 4 ( apoderarse de) ‹fortaleza/tierras› to seize; ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy 5 ( adquirir) ‹ forma› to take; ‹ aspecto› to take on; ‹velocidad/altura› to gain; ‹ costumbre› to get into 6 ( cobrar):◊ le he tomado cariño a esta casa/a la niña I've become quite attached to this house/quite fond of the girl7 ( exponerse a): tomar (el) sol to sunbathe; vas a tomar frío (CS) you'll get o catch cold verbo intransitivo 1 ( asir):◊ toma, aquí tienes tus tijeras here are your scissors;tome, yo no lo necesito take it, I don't need it 2 (esp AmL) ( beber alcohol) to drink 3 (AmL) (ir) to go; tomar a la derecha to turn o go right 4 [ injerto] to take tomarse verbo pronominal 1 ‹vacaciones/tiempo› to take; 2 ‹molestia/libertad› to take;◊ tomarse la molestia/libertad de hacer algo to take the trouble to do sth/the liberty of doing sth3 ( enf) ‹helado/yogur› to have 4 ‹autobúsen/taxi› to take 5 (Med)b) ( caus):6 ( caus) (esp AmL) ‹ foto› to have … taken 7 ( enf) ( reaccionar frente a) ‹comentario/noticia› to take; 8 (Chi) ‹universidad/fábrica› to occupy
tomar verbo transitivo
1 (coger, agarrar) to take: tomó mi mano, he took my hand
toma las llaves, here are the keys
2 (autobús, taxi, etc) to take, catch: tomé el ascensor, I took the lift o elevator
tengo que tomar el próximo tren, I have to catch the next train
3 (alimentos) to have (bebidas) to drink (medicinas) to take
4 (adoptar) to take, adopt: tomaron medidas desesperadas, they took desperate measures
5 (tener cierta reacción) no lo tomes a broma, don't take it as a joke
6 (juzgar) no me tomes por idiota, don't think I'm stupid (confundirse) le tomaron por Robert Redford, they mistook him for Robert Redford
7 (el aire, el fresco, etc) to get
tomar el sol, to sunbathe
8 (en carretera) decidió tomar la autopista, he decided to take the motorway
9 (apuntes, notas) to take
10 (fotos) to take
11 Av tomar tierra, to land, touch down 12 ¡toma! excl (sorpresa) well!, why! (asentimiento) of course! ' tomar' also found in these entries: Spanish: adelantarse - aire - apetecer - apunte - arma - asunto - baño - birra - cachondeo - carrerilla - carta - competer - concernir - conciencia - contingencia - copa - cuerpo - deber - decisión - delantera - derivar - desviarse - determinar - determinación - drogodependencia - especificación - granulada - granulado - impulso - iniciativa - jugar - mal - meterse - nota - parte - partida - partido - pecho - pensar - pito - poder - posesión - precaución - pulso - reírse - relevo - represalia - resolver - sol - tierra English: account - action - antidepressant - beach - borrow - capture - catch - change - clamp down - coffee break - come off - compel - confuse - corner - crack down - crackdown - cut across - drink - eight - either - engage in - face value - form - govern - have - join - join in - jot down - laugh off - less - lightly - make - measure - mental - mickey - mind - monotony - muck about - muck around - note - occupy - off - office - pause - precaution - provision - record - rest - retaliate - rib
См. также в других словарях:
precaution — pre|cau|tion [prıˈko:ʃən US ˈko: ] n [C usually plural] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: précaution, from Latin, from praecavere to guard against ] something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening ▪ Fire… … Dictionary of contemporary English
precaution — noun (countable usually plural) something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening: Fire precautions were neglected. | elaborate precautions to avoid detection (+ against): You should save your work often as a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
