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1 take up the wear
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2 take up
take up а) обсуждать (план и т. п.); б) поднимать; the lift took us up лифтподнял нас наверх; в) снимать, удалять; перемещать; to take up paving stonesснять дорожное покрытие; to take up a tree пересадить дерево; to take up aword to the previous line перенести слово на предыдущую строчку; г) сматывать;свёртывать; to take up the film смотать плёнку; д) укорачивать, убирать; totake up a skirt укоротить юбку; е) подтягивать; ж) закреплять; з) брать (пас-сажиров); и) подвозить, отвозить, доставлять; к) впитывать, поглощать; л) пок-ровительствовать, опекать; м) отнимать (время и т. п.); занимать (место); Iwill not take up any more of your time я не стану больше отнимать у вас время;the bed took up half the room кровать заняла полкомнаты; н) браться (зачто-л.); заниматься (чем-л.); to take up photography заняться фотографией; totake up arms взяться за оружие; о) занимать (определённую позицию); п) продол-жать (начатое); to take up smb.'s story продолжить чей-л. рассказ; р) рассмат-ривать (вопрос и т. п.); с) принять, подхватить; to take up the lead следоватьпримеру; т) принимать (вызов, пари и т. п.); he took up my challenge он принялмой вызов; у) упрекать, отчитывать; ф) брать на себя; х) арестовывать he wastaken up by the police его забрала полиция; ц) въезжать, поселяться; to takeup residence въехать (в квартиру, номер и т. п.); ч) покупать; оплачивать; ш)компенсировать; to take up the wear компенсировать износ; щ) улучшаться (о по-годе); -
3 take up
1) обсуждать (план и т. п.)
2) поднимать The lift took us up. ≈ Лифт поднял нас наверх.
3) снимать, удалять;
перемещать to take up paving stones ≈ снять дорожное покрытие to take up a tree ≈ пересадить дерево to take up a word to the previous line ≈ перенести слово на предыдущую строчку
4) сматывать;
свертывать to take up the film ≈ смотать пленку
5) укорачивать, убирать to take up a skirt ≈ укоротить юбку
6) подтягивать
7) закреплять
8) брать( пассажиров)
9) подвозить, отвозить, доставлять
10) впитывать, поглощать
11) покровительствовать, опекать
12) отнимать (время и т. п.) ;
занимать (место) I will not take up any more of your time. ≈ Я не стану больше отнимать у вас время. The bed took up half the room. ≈ Кровать заняла полкомнаты.
13) браться( за что-л.) ;
заниматься( чем-л.) to take up photography ≈ заняться фотографией to take up arms ≈ взяться за оружие
14) занимать (определенную позицию)
15) продолжать( начатое) to take up smb.'s story ≈ продолжить чей-л. рассказ
16) рассматривать (вопрос и т. п.)
17) принять, подхватить to take up the lead ≈ следовать примеру
18) принимать (вызов, пари и т. п.) He took up my challenge. ≈ Он принял мой вызов.
19) упрекать, отчитывать
20) брать на себя
21) арестовывать He was taken up by the police. ≈ Его забрала полиция.
22) въезжать, поселяться to take up residence ≈ въехать( в квартиру, номер и т. п.)
23) покупать;
оплачивать
24) компенсировать to take up the wear ≈ компенсировать износ
25) улучшаться( о погоде) поднимать - to * hay with a fork поднять сено на вилы /вилами/ - to * a carpet поднять /снять с пола/ ковер - the lift took us up лифт доставил нас наверх снимать, удалять;
перемешать - to * paving stones снять дорожное покрытие - to * a street разобрать мостовую - to * a tree пересадить дерево - to * a buoy (морское) снять буй - to * a word to the previous line перенести слово на предыдущую строчку сматывать;
свертывать - to * the film смотать пленку - to * the cloth свернуть ткань /полотно/ (в рулон) укорачивать, убирать - to * the hem of a dress укоротить платье на подшивку - to * a skirt укоротить юбку - to * a sleeve at the shoulder убрать /поднять/ рукав в плече подтягивать - to * a slack rope подтянуть /натянуть/ провисшую веревку закреплять - to * a dropped stitch закрепить спустившуюся петлю брать, подбирать, принимать ( пассажиров) - the car took them up at the corner они сели в автомобиль на углу - I took up this fare at three o'clock я посадил этого пассажира в три часа, этот пассажир сел ко мне (в такси) в три часа подвозить, отвозить, доставлять - he took me up to the museum он подвез меня к музею впитывать, поглощать - a sponge takes up liquid quickly губка быстро впитывает влагу покровительствовать (кому-л.), опекать (кого-л.) - he was taken up by his uncle till he was of age его опекал дядя, пока он не достиг совершеннолетия отнимать (время и т. п.) ;
занимать (место) - I will not * any more of your time я не стану больше отнимать у нас время - it takes up all my evenings это отнимает у меня все вечера - the bed took up half the room кровать заняла полкомнаты - he took up all my attemtion он поглотил все мое внимание - I am very much taken up this morning я очень занят сегодня утром - he is entirely taken up with his business он с головой ушел в свое дело браться (за что-л.) ;
заниматься (чем-л.) - to * photography заняться фотографией - to * history приняться за изучениек истории - to * one's duties again вернуться к своим обязанностям - to * one's pen взяться за перо - to * arms взяться за оружие, вооружаться - he took up piano lessons in summer летом он брал уроки игры на фортепиано занимать (определенную позицию), вставать, становиться( на определенную точку зрения) - to * an attitude /a stance/ on smth. занять позицию по какому-л. вопросу продолжать начатое, возвращаться к начатому - to * smb.'s story подхватить /продолжить/ чей-л. рассказ - the thread of the conversation was taken up again разговор был продолжен рассматривать (вопрос и т. п.) - I will not * the matter я не буду заниматься этим делом - appeals will be taken up in the Court of Appeal next week жалобы будут разбираться в аппеляционном суде на следующей неделе принять, подхватить - to * an idea подхватывать идею - to * the lead следовать примеру (on) (разговорное) ловить( кого-л. на чем-л.) ;
подхватывать (чье-л. предложение) - he invited me to dinner and I took him up on it он пригласил меня на обед, и я тут же принял его предложение - I'll take you up on that ловлю вас на слове принимать (вызов, пари и т. п.) - he took up my challenge он принял мой вызов - to * the glove поднять перчатку, принять вызов - his resignation will be taken up его отставка будет принята прерывать, одергивать;
упрекать, отчитывать - to take smb. up sharply /short/ резко одернуть кого-л. принимать, брать на себя - to * the burdens of office взвалить на себя бремя служебных обязанностей арестовывать - he was taken up by the police его забрала полиция въезжать, поселяться - to * residence въехать (в квартиру, номер и т. п.) ;
расположиться( где-л.) - to * quarters поселиться;
(военное) остановиться на постой( коммерческое) акцептовать покупать;
выкупать;
закупать;
оплачивать - the whole edition was taken up by the booksellers on the day of publication все издание было (за) куплено /весь тираж был закуплен/ книжными магазинами в день выхода (книги) в свет оплачивать - to * the mortgage выкупить закладную компенсировать, восполнять - to * the wear компенсировать износ улучшаться (о погоде) (with) (разговорное) сближаться;
встречаться( с кем-л.) - I don't want you to * with him я не хочу, чтобы ты с ним встречалась - to * with young folks водить дружбу с молодежью -
4 take up
[ʹteıkʹʌp] phr v1. подниматьto take up hay with a fork - поднять сено на вилы /вилами/
to take up a carpet - поднять /снять с пола/ ковёр
2. снимать, удалять; перемещатьto take up a buoy - мор. снять буй
to take up a word to the previous line - перенести слово на предыдущую строчку
3. сматывать; свёртыватьto take up the cloth - свернуть ткань /полотно/ (в рулон)
4. укорачивать, убиратьto take up a sleeve at the shoulder - убрать /поднять/ рукав в плече
5. подтягиватьto take up a slack rope [cable] - подтянуть /натянуть/ провисшую верёвку [-ий кабель]
6. закреплять7. 1) брать, подбирать, принимать ( пассажиров)I took up this fare at three o'clock - я посадил этого пассажира в три часа, этот пассажир сел ко мне (в такси) в три часа
2) подвозить, отвозить, доставлять8. впитывать, поглощать9. покровительствовать (кому-л.), опекать (кого-л.)he was taken up by his uncle till he was of age - его опекал дядя, пока он не достиг совершеннолетия
10. отнимать (время и т. п.); занимать ( место)I will not take up any more of your time - я не стану больше отнимать у вас время
11. браться (за что-л.); заниматься (чем-л.)to take up history [modern languages] - приняться за изучение истории [современных языков]
to take up arms - взяться за оружие, вооружаться
he took up piano lessons in summer - летом он брал уроки игры на фортепьяно
12. занимать ( определённую позицию), вставать, становиться ( на определённую точку зрения)to take up an attitude /a stance/ on smth. - занять позицию по какому-л. вопросу
13. продолжать начатое, возвращаться к начатомуto take up smb.'s story - подхватить /продолжить/ чей-л. рассказ
the thread of the conversation was taken up again - разговор был продолжен
14. рассматривать (вопрос и т. п.)appeals will be taken up in the Court of Appeal next week - жалобы будут разбираться в апелляционном суде на следующей неделе
15. принять, подхватитьto take up an idea [a suggestion] - подхватывать идею [предложение]
16. (on) разг. ловить (кого-л. на чём-л.); подхватывать (чьё-л. предложение)he invited me to dinner and I took him up on it - он пригласил меня на обед, и я тут же принял его предложение
17. принимать (вызов, пари и т. п.)to take up the glove - поднять перчатку, принять вызов
18. прерывать, одёргивать; упрекать, отчитыватьto take smb. up sharply /short/ - резко одёрнуть кого-л.
19. принимать, брать на себяto take up the burdens of office - взвалить на себя бремя служебных обязанностей
20. арестовывать21. въезжать, поселятьсяto take up residence - въехать (в квартиру, номер и т. п.); расположиться (где-л.)
to take up quarters - а) поселиться; б) воен. остановиться на постой
22. ком. акцептовать23. 1) покупать; выкупать; закупать; оплачиватьthe whole edition was taken up by the booksellers on the day of publication - всё издание было (за)куплено /весь тираж был закуплен/ книжными магазинами в день выхода (книги) в свет
2) оплачивать24. компенсировать, восполнять25. улучшаться ( о погоде)26. (with) разг. сближаться; встречаться (с кем-л.)I don't want you to take up with him - я не хочу, чтобы ты с ним встречалась
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1. phr v поднимать2. phr v снимать, удалять; перемещатьtake a picture — снимать; фотографировать
to take pictures — производить съёмку, снимать
3. phr v сматывать; свёртывать4. phr v укорачивать, убиратьtake off — убирать, уносить, снимать
take away — убирать; забирать; уносить; уводить
5. phr v подтягивать6. phr v закреплять7. phr v брать, подбирать, приниматьtake on — брать; браться
8. phr v подвозить, отвозить, доставлятьtake back — отводить; отвозить; относить
9. phr v впитывать, поглощать10. phr v покровительствовать, опекатьhe was taken up by his uncle till he was of age — его опекал дядя, пока он не достиг отнимать ; занимать
11. phr v браться; заниматься12. phr v занимать, вставать, становиться13. phr v продолжать начатое, возвращаться к начатому14. phr v рассматривать15. phr v принять, подхватитьtake shape — принять определенную форму; воплотиться
16. phr v разг. ловить; подхватыватьhe invited me to dinner and I took him up on it — он пригласил меня на обед, и я тут же принял его предложение
17. phr v прерывать, одёргивать; упрекать, отчитыватьtake to task — призывать к ответу; отчитывать; отчитать
18. phr v принимать, брать на себяto take its rise — брать начало, начинаться
take with you — брать с собой; взять с собой
19. phr v въезжать, поселятьсяto take up residence — въехать ; расположиться
20. phr v ком. акцептовать21. phr v покупать; выкупать; закупать; оплачиватьthe whole edition was taken up by the booksellers on the day of publication — всё издание было куплено книжными магазинами в день выхода в свет
to take stock in — покупать акции; вступать в пай
22. phr v оплачивать23. phr v компенсировать, восполнять24. phr v улучшаться25. phr v разг. сближаться; встречатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. adopt (verb) adapt for use; adopt; appropriate; arrogate; assume as one's own; choose for oneself; embrace; espouse; imitate; take on; take over; take to oneself; undertake2. begin (verb) begin; commence; embark on; embark upon; enter; get off; inaugurate; initiate; jump off; kick off; launch; lead off; open; set to; start; tee off3. lift (verb) elevate; hoist; lift; raise; rear; uphold; uplift; upraise; uprear4. resume (verb) continue; pick up; recommence; renew; reopen; restart; resume -
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фраз. гл.1) обсуждать (что-л.)2) снимать, удалять; перемещать3) сматывать; свёртывать4) укорачивать, убирать5) подтягивать6) закреплять7) брать ( пассажиров)8) подвозить, отвозить, доставлять9) впитывать, поглощать10) покровительствовать, опекатьI will not take up any more of your time. — Я не стану больше отнимать у вас время.
The bed took up half the room. — Кровать занимала полкомнаты.
12) браться (за что-л.); заниматься (чем-л.)13) занимать ( определённую позицию)14) продолжать ( начатое)to take up smb.'s story — продолжить чей-л. рассказ
15) рассматривать (вопрос и т. п.)16) принять, подхватить17) принимать (вызов, пари)He took up my challenge. — Он принял мой вызов.
18) упрекать, отчитывать19) брать на себя20) арестовыватьHe was taken up by the police. — Его забрала полиция.
21) въезжать, поселятьсяto take up residence — въехать (в квартиру, номер и т. п.)
22) покупать; оплачивать23) компенсировать24) улучшаться ( о погоде)25) ( take up with) разг. сближаться; встречаться (с кем-л.)I don't want you to take up with him. — Я не хочу, чтобы ты с ним встречалась.
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7 take up
phr v1) піднімати2) знімати, видаляти; переміщати3) змотувати; згортати (плівку, тканину)4) укорочувати, забирати ( довжину)5) підтягувати6) закріплювати ( петлю)7) брати, підбирати, приймати ( пасажирів); підвозити, відвозити, доставляти8) усмоктувати, поглинати ( про губку)9) бути чиїмсь покровителем, опікувати ( когось)12) займати ( визначену позицію), ставати ( на визначену точку зору)13) продовжувати почате ( розмову), повертатися до початого14) розглядати ( питання)15) прийняти, підхопити (ідею, пропозицію)16) (on) ловити ( когось на чомусь); підхоплювати ( чиюсь пропозицію)17) приймати (виклик, парі)18) переривати, смикати; дорікати, вичитуватиto take smb up sharply /short/ — різко смикати когось
19) приймати, брати на себе ( тягар)20) заарештовувати21) в'їжджати, поселятисяto take up residence — в'їхати (у квартиру, номер); розташуватися ( де-небудь)
to take up quarters — оселитися; вiйcьк. зупинитися на постій
22) кoм. акцептувати23) купувати; викуповувати; закуповувати; оплачувати; оплачувати24) компенсувати, заповнювати25) поліпшуватися ( про погоду) -
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phr v1) піднімати2) знімати, видаляти; переміщати3) змотувати; згортати (плівку, тканину)4) укорочувати, забирати ( довжину)5) підтягувати6) закріплювати ( петлю)7) брати, підбирати, приймати ( пасажирів); підвозити, відвозити, доставляти8) усмоктувати, поглинати ( про губку)9) бути чиїмсь покровителем, опікувати ( когось)12) займати ( визначену позицію), ставати ( на визначену точку зору)13) продовжувати почате ( розмову), повертатися до початого14) розглядати ( питання)15) прийняти, підхопити (ідею, пропозицію)16) (on) ловити ( когось на чомусь); підхоплювати ( чиюсь пропозицію)17) приймати (виклик, парі)18) переривати, смикати; дорікати, вичитуватиto take smb up sharply /short/ — різко смикати когось
19) приймати, брати на себе ( тягар)20) заарештовувати21) в'їжджати, поселятисяto take up residence — в'їхати (у квартиру, номер); розташуватися ( де-небудь)
to take up quarters — оселитися; вiйcьк. зупинитися на постій
22) кoм. акцептувати23) купувати; викуповувати; закуповувати; оплачувати; оплачувати24) компенсувати, заповнювати25) поліпшуватися ( про погоду) -
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take [teɪk]prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)A.∎ 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 qchB.(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∎ 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∎ 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 négatifC.(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?∎ American take a right prenez à droiteD.∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;∎ 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 matchE.(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∎ 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)∎ 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 remercierF.∎ 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∎ 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!□∎ 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 personneG.(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∎ 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 direH.∎ 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!∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au plurielI.(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∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?∎ 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 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou(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 succès3 noun(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin□, palper(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 surprisressembler à, tenir de;∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère(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) critiquerprendre à part, emmener à l'écart;∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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(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∎ 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!∎ 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∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage∎ 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∎ 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) démonterse démonter(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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(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∎ 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∎ 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(a) (aeroplane) décoller;∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir➲ take on(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;∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari∎ 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 significationfamiliar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!∎ 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∎ 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?(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier∎ 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)∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire∎ 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!□(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∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise∎ 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∎ 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(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∎ 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∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde∎ 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∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron(k) (shares, stock) souscrire àreprendre, continuer∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion(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∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous∎ 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∎ 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ⓘ 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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A n1 ( 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 ;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 ;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 ;21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;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].1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.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,…■ 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] apart1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;■ 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]▶ 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]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 ;▶ take in [sth]3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;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 off1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;▶ take [sth] off1 ( 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 ;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: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 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]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 ;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] ;7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;▶ take [sb] up2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn. -
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(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehéntake vb1. cogertake your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo2. llevarcould you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?3. llevarsesomeone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!4. tomar5. llevar / tardar / durarto take place tener lugar / ocurrirtr[teɪk]1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma1 (carry, bring) llevar■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva2 (drive, escort) llevar■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?7 (medicine, drugs) tomar■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar9 (teach) dar clase a10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer12 (time) tardar, llevar■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)18 (bear) aguantar, soportar19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer■ she takes the view that... opina que...21 (have) tomar(se)22 (suppose) suponer■ I take it that... supongo que...23 (consider) considerar, mirar24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir25 (rent) alquilar2 (fish) picar3 (in draughts etc) comer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativatake it from me escucha lo que te digotake it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejastake my word for it créemeto be hard to take ser difícil de aceptarto be on the take dejarse sobornarto have what it takes tener lo que hace faltato take five descansar cinco minutosto take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nadato take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penasto take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a1) capture: capturar, apresar2) grasp: tomar, agarrarto take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos3) catch: tomar, agarrartaken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa4) captivate: encantar, fascinar5) ingest: tomar, ingerirtake two pills: tome dos píldoras6) remove: sacar, extraertake an orange: saca una naranja7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)8) need, require: tomar, requirirthese things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargartake them with you: llévalos contigotake the trash out: saca la basura10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)12) suppose: suponerI take it that...: supongo que...to take a walk: dar un paseoto take a class: tomar una claseto take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrirtake vi: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)take n1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)n.• taquilla s.f.• toma (Film) s.f.• toma s.f. (time)expr.• tardar expr.v.(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.• asir v.• calzar v.• cautivar v.• coger v.• ganar v.• llevar v.• quedarse con v.• tener v.(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-fut/c: tendr-•)• tomar v.
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1. teɪk2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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1) ( Cin) toma f2)a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación fb) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)1. VT1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarsewho took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?
someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso
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I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo
I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul
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the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †•
take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals•
please take a seat — tome asiento, por favoris this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?
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it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)•
take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!•
to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio3) (=lead, transport) llevarher work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn
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he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche•
they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir porwe took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco
take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha
5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacerwe took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras
7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacertake my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad
what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?
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London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941•
will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?•
you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual•
take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...
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losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota•
it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo dejawhisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene
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I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga•
he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro•
take that! — ¡toma!8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantara car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas
can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?
10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzarwhat size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?
11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requeririt takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor
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it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir•
she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta12) (of time)•
I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempotake your time! — ¡despacio!
13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasarwhat are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?
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to take a degree in — licenciarse en14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar15) (=understand, assume)I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...
am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?
how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?
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I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médicowhat do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?
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I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomarnow take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda
let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos
take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja
taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...
17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportarwe can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo
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I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!•
I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomarwill you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?
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he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer•
he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té•
to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de20) (=acquire)•
to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar•
he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo•
I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...21) (Ling) [+ case] regir22)• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —
I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia
23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar2. VI1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar3) (=receive)giveshe's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
3. N1) (Cine) toma f3)- be on the take4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f5) * (=opinion) opinión fwhat's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?
- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take upTAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
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1. [teɪk]2) (carry, lead, drive) llevarshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?
I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso
to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear
this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera
3)a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?
we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante
b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar4)a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano
b) ( take charge of)may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?
would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?
c) ( occupy)take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)
5) (remove, steal) llevarse6) ( catch)he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido
to be taken ill — caer* enfermo
7)a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comerb) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganarc) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomarhave you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
9)a) (buy, order) llevar(se)I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas
b) ( buy regularly) comprarwe take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe
c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)10)a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*to take a wife/husband — casarse
b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar
12) ( need)it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así
to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
13)a) ( wear)what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?
she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14
b) ( Auto)c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptardo you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?
take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas
take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!
15)a) (hold, accommodate)the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros
b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
16)a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibirb) (tolerate, endure) aguantarI can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!
he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
c) ( bear)how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?
17)a) (understand, interpret) tomarseshe took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal
to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido
I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for
b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirartake Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
18)a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante
b) (supervise, deal with)would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
19) ( Educ)a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase ab) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)
20)a) ( record) tomarwe took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares
b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar21) ( adopt)he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...
she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)
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vi1)a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prenderb) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)2) ( receive) recibirall you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti
•Phrasal Verbs:- take for- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up
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I [teɪk]1) cinem. ripresa f.2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.••II 1. [teɪk]to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano
to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]
to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn
I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore
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
you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!
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]he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo
8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]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]12) (assume)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) contenere16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37
17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]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]2.verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire- take in- take off- take on- take out- 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
* * *(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* * *take /teɪk/n.1 il prendere; presa2 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 eccezionale4 (cinem., TV) ripresa5 (fam.) guadagno; profitto; ricavo8 (fam.) bustarella; pizzo; tangente● (fam.) to be on the take, prendere la bustarella (o il pizzo); farsi corrompere.♦ (to) take /teɪk/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 giorni2 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 colpa4 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; drogarsi5 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, quindi6 comprendere, intendere: Do you take my meaning?, intendi quel che voglio dire?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 lettori10 (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 pazienza15 (gramm.) reggere; prendere: Transitive verbs take a direct object, i verbi transitivi reggono il complemento oggetto17 misurare; rilevare; prendere: to take sb. 's temperature, misurare la temperatura (fam.: la febbre) a q.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 passeggeri20 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 set24 (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 round26 ( 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 punizione27 (fam.) imbrogliare; truffare; fregare (fam.): The salesman tried to take me, il commesso ha cercato di fregarmi28 (fam.; al passivo) defraudare; derubare: The old lady was taken for all her money, la vecchia signora è stata derubata di tutti i soldiB 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● 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?-* * *I [teɪk]1) cinem. ripresa f.2) (catch) (of fish) pesca f.; (of game) carniere m.••II 1. [teɪk]to be on the take — colloq. prendere bustarelle
1) (take hold of) prendere [object, money]to take sb. by the hand — prendere qcn. per (la) mano
to take sth. out of — tirare fuori qcs. da [ box]
to take a knife to sb. — vibrare coltellate contro qcn
I'll take some apples, please — vorrei delle mele, per favore
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
you can't take him anywhere! — scherz. non si può andare in giro con uno così!
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]he can't take a joke — non accetta le battute, non sta allo scherzo
8) (require) [activity, course of action] richiedere [skill, courage]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]12) (assume)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) contenere16) (wear) (in clothes) portare, avere [ size]to take a size 4 — (in shoes) portare il 37
17) fot. prendere, fare [ photograph]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]2.verbo intransitivo (pass. took; p.pass. taken) (have desired effect) [ drug] fare effetto; [ dye] prendere; (grow successfully) [ plant] attecchire- take in- take off- take on- take out- 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
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13 wear
1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.1) (rubbing)wear [and tear] — Verschleiß, der; Abnutzung, die
show signs of wear — Verschleiß- od. Abnutzungserscheinungen aufweisen
the worse for wear — abgetragen [Kleider]; abgelaufen [Schuhe]; abgenutzt [Teppich, Sessel, Möbel]
2) (clothes, use of clothes) Kleidung, dieclothes for everyday wear — Alltagskleidung, die
2. transitive verb,children's/ladies' wear — Kinder-/Damen[be]kleidung, die
1) tragen [Kleidung, Schmuck, Bart, Brille, Perücke, Abzeichen]2) abtragen [Kleidungsstück]; abtreten, abnutzen [Teppich]be worn [smooth] — [Stufen:] ausgetreten sein; [Gestein:] ausgewaschen sein; [Gesicht:] abgehärmt sein
a [badly] worn tyre — ein [stark] abgefahrener Reifen
3) (make by rubbing) scheuernthe water had worn a channel in the rock — das Wasser hatte sich durch den Felsen gefressen
4) (exhaust) erschöpfen5) (coll.): (accept)3. intransitive verb,I won't wear that! — das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab! (ugs.)
wore, worn1) [Kante, Saum, Kleider:] sich durchscheuern; [Absätze, Schuhsohlen:] sich ablaufen; [Teppich:] sich abnutzenwear thin — (fig.) [Freundschaft, Stil:] verflachen, oberflächlicher werden; [Witz, Ausrede:] schon reichlich alt sein
2) (endure rubbing) [Material, Stoff:] halten; (fig.) sich haltenwear well/badly — sich gut/schlecht tragen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93671/wear_away">wear away- wear off- wear out* * *[weə] 1. past tense - wore; verb1) (to be dressed in or carry on (a part of) the body: She wore a white dress; Does she usually wear spectacles?) tragen3) (to have or show (a particular expression): She wore an angry expression.) zeigen4) (to (cause to) become thinner etc because of use, rubbing etc: This carpet has worn in several places; This sweater is wearing thin at the elbows.) abnutzen5) (to make (a bare patch, a hole etc) by rubbing, use etc: I've worn a hole in the elbow of my jacket.) reißen6) (to stand up to use: This material doesn't wear very well.) halten2. noun1) (use as clothes etc: I use this suit for everyday wear; Those shoes won't stand much wear.) das Tragen2) (articles for use as clothes: casual wear; sportswear; leisure wear.) die Kleidung3) ((sometimes wear and tear) damage due to use: The hall carpet is showing signs of wear.) die Abnutzung4) (ability to withstand use: There's plenty of wear left in it yet.) die Haltbarkeit•- wearable- wearer
- wearing
- worn
- wear away
- wear off
- wear out
- worn out* * *[weəʳ, AM wer]I. ncasual/sports \wear Freizeit-/Sport[be]kleidung fthe chairs have a bit more \wear left in them die Stühle lassen sich noch gut eine Weile benutzenI haven't had much \wear out of this sweater ich habe diesen Pullover wenig getragento show signs of \wear Abnutzungserscheinungen [o Verschleißerscheinungen] aufweisen\wear and tear Abnutzung f, Verschleiß mto take a lot of \wear and tear stark strapaziert werdento be the worse for \wear abgenutzt [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. abgenützt] sein; (clothes) abgetragen sein; ( fig: person) fertig sein famI feel a bit the worse for \wear ich fühle mich etwas angeschlagenII. vt<wore, worn>1. (have on body)what are you \wearing to Caroline's wedding? was ziehst du zu Carolines Hochzeit an?she had nothing to \wear to the party sie hatte für die Party nichts anzuziehento \wear glasses eine Brille tragento \wear one's hair loose/up das Haar offen/hochgesteckt tragento \wear a hole in sth etw durchwetzen; water etw aushöhlen4.▶ to \wear one's heart on one's sleeve das Herz auf der Zunge tragenIII. vi<wore, worn>(get thinner) clothes sich akk abtragen; (get hole) sich akk durchscheuern; machine parts sich akk abnutzen [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR abnützen]this shirt is starting to \wear at the collar dieses Hemd wird am Kragen schon dünnmy jeans have worn at the knees meine Jeans sind an den Knien durchgewetzt* * *[wɛə(r)] vb: pret wore, ptp worn1. n1)(= use)
he got four years' wear out of these trousers/that carpet — diese Hose/dieser Teppich hat vier Jahre lang gehaltenthere isn't much wear/there is still a lot of wear left in this coat/carpet — dieser Mantel/Teppich hält nicht mehr lange/hält noch lange
for casual/evening/everyday wear — für die Freizeit/den Abend/jeden Tag
2) (= clothing) Kleidung fwear and tear — Abnutzung f, Verschleiß m
fair wear and tear — normale Abnutzungs- or Verschleißerscheinungen
to show signs of wear (lit) — anfangen, alt auszusehen; (fig) angegriffen aussehen
to look the worse for wear (lit) (curtains, carpets etc) — verschlissen aussehen; (shoes, clothes) abgetragen aussehen; (furniture etc) abgenutzt aussehen; (fig) verbraucht aussehen
I felt a bit the worse for wear (inf) — ich fühlte mich etwas angeknackst (inf) or angegriffen
2. vt1) clothing, jewellery, spectacles, beard etc tragenI haven't a thing to wear! —
I haven't worn that for ages — das habe ich schon seit Ewigkeiten nicht mehr angezogen or angehabt (inf) or getragen
to wear white/rags etc — Weiß/Lumpen etc tragen, in Weiß/Lumpen etc gehen
2) (= reduce to a worn condition) abnutzen; clothes abtragen; sleeve, knee etc durchwetzen; velvet etc blank wetzen; leather articles abwetzen; steps austreten; tyres abfahren; engine kaputt machento wear holes in sth — etw durchwetzen; in shoes etw durchlaufen
to wear smooth (by handling) — abgreifen; (by walking) austreten; pattern angreifen; sharp edges glatt machen
centuries of storms had worn the inscription smooth — die Inschrift war durch die Stürme im Laufe der Jahrhunderte verwittert
you'll wear a track in the carpet (hum) — du machst noch mal eine richtige Bahn or einen Trampelpfad (inf) in den Teppich
See:→ also worn3. vi1) (= last) haltento wear smooth (by water) — glatt gewaschen sein; (by weather) verwittern; (pattern) abgegriffen sein
the sharp edges will wear smooth in time/with use — die scharfen Kanten werden sich mit der Zeit/im Gebrauch abschleifen
to wear thin (lit) — dünn werden, durchgehen (inf)
that excuse/joke is wearing thin — diese Ausrede/dieser Witz ist (doch) schon etwas alt
3)* * *wear1 [weə(r)]A v/t prät wore [wɔː(r); US auch ˈwəʊər], pperf worn [wɔː(r)n; US auch ˈwəʊərn]wear sth to church etwas in die Kirche anziehen;wear the breeches ( oder trousers, bes US pants) umg die Hosen anhaben, das Regiment führen (Ehefrau);wear one’s hair long das Haar lang tragen;she wore white sie trug (stets) Weiß;2. ein Lächeln etc zur Schau tragen, zeigen:wear an angry expression wütend dreinblicken3. auch wear away ( oder down, off, out) Kleidung etc abnutzen, abtragen, Absätze abtreten, Stufen austreten, Reifen abfahren:shoes worn at the heels Schuhe mit schiefen Absätzen;wear into holes ganz abtragen, Schuhe durchlaufen4. Bücher etc abnutzen, zerlesen5. eingraben, nagen:a) aushöhlenb) aufreiben, jemandes Widerstand brechen:she was worn to a shadow sie war nur noch ein Schatten (ihrer selbst)9. Br sl eine Ausrede etc schluckenB v/i1. sth to wear etwas zum Anziehen2. halten, haltbar sein:a) sehr haltbar sein (Stoff etc),b) sich gut tragen (Kleid etc),3. auch wear away ( oder down, off, out) sich abtragen oder abnutzen, verschleißen (Kleidung etc), sich abfahren (Reifen):a) fadenscheinig werden (Kleider etc),b) fig sich erschöpfen (Geduld etc)wear to an end schleppend zu Ende gehen;wear on sich dahinschleppen (Zeit, Geschichte etc)5. sich ermüdend auswirken (on auf akk):she wears on me sie geht mir auf die NervenC s1. Tragen n:clothes for everyday wear Alltagskleidung f;the coat I have in wear der Mantel, den ich gewöhnlich trage2. (Be)Kleidung f, Mode f:in general wear modern, in Mode;be the wear Mode sein, getragen werdenfor hard wear strapazierfähig;a) abgenutzt, (sehr) mitgenommen (a. fig),b) angetrunken4. Haltbarkeit f:there is still a great deal of wear in it das lässt sich noch gut tragen oder benutzen;there is still plenty of wear in these tires (bes Br tyres) die Reifen haben noch gutes Profil, mit den Reifen kann man noch eine ganze Zeit fahrenwear2 [weə(r)] SCHIFF* * *1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.1) (rubbing)wear [and tear] — Verschleiß, der; Abnutzung, die
show signs of wear — Verschleiß- od. Abnutzungserscheinungen aufweisen
the worse for wear — abgetragen [Kleider]; abgelaufen [Schuhe]; abgenutzt [Teppich, Sessel, Möbel]
2) (clothes, use of clothes) Kleidung, dieclothes for everyday wear — Alltagskleidung, die
2. transitive verb,children's/ladies' wear — Kinder-/Damen[be]kleidung, die
1) tragen [Kleidung, Schmuck, Bart, Brille, Perücke, Abzeichen]2) abtragen [Kleidungsstück]; abtreten, abnutzen [Teppich]be worn [smooth] — [Stufen:] ausgetreten sein; [Gestein:] ausgewaschen sein; [Gesicht:] abgehärmt sein
a [badly] worn tyre — ein [stark] abgefahrener Reifen
3) (make by rubbing) scheuern4) (exhaust) erschöpfen5) (coll.): (accept)3. intransitive verb,I won't wear that! — das nehme ich dir/ihm usw. nicht ab! (ugs.)
wore, worn1) [Kante, Saum, Kleider:] sich durchscheuern; [Absätze, Schuhsohlen:] sich ablaufen; [Teppich:] sich abnutzenwear thin — (fig.) [Freundschaft, Stil:] verflachen, oberflächlicher werden; [Witz, Ausrede:] schon reichlich alt sein
2) (endure rubbing) [Material, Stoff:] halten; (fig.) sich haltenwear well/badly — sich gut/schlecht tragen
Phrasal Verbs:- wear off- wear out* * *(clothing) v.anhaben (Kleidung) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: wore, worn)= abnutzen v.abtragen v.aufhaben v.tragen v.(§ p.,pp.: trug, getragen) n.Abnutzung f.Abrieb -e f.Kleidung -en f.Verschleiß m. -
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take [teɪk]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. prendre• do you take sugar? vous prenez du sucre ?• 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• he took $10 off the price il a fait une remise de 10 dollarsc. ( = capture) attraper ; [+ prize, degree] obtenird. ( = earn) (British) the shop takes about £5,000 per day le magasin fait un chiffre d'affaires d'environ 5 000 livres par joure. ( = occupy) is this seat taken? cette place est-elle prise ?g. ( = sit) [+ exam, test] passerh. ( = study) [+ subject] fairei. ( = teach) [+ class, students] faire cours àj. ( = tolerate) [+ behaviour, remark] accepterk. ( = have as capacity) contenirl. ( = 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) !• will you take it from here? (handing over task) pouvez-vous prendre la relève ?m. ( = assume) supposer• what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous ?n. ( = consider) prendreo. ( = require) prendre• he's got what it takes! (inf) il est à la hauteurp. ( = carry) porter• he takes home £200 a week il gagne 200 livres net par semaine• £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 ?[vaccination, plant cutting] prendre4. compounds[+ person] tenir dea. ( = carry away) emporter ; ( = lead away) emmenerb. ( = remove) [+ object] retirer( ( from sb à qn), from sth de qch ;) [+ sb's child] enlever ( from sb à qn)a. ( = accept back) [+ person] reprendre• I take it all back! je n'ai rien dit !b. [+ book, goods] rapporter ; [+ person] raccompagnerc. ( = recall) it takes me back to my childhood cela me rappelle mon enfance► take down separable transitive verbb. ( = dismantle) démontera. (into building) [+ person] faire entrerb. [+ homeless person, stray dog] recueillirc. [+ skirt, waistband] reprendred. ( = include) comprendree. ( = understand) comprendre[person] partir ; [aircraft, career, scheme] décollera. ( = remove) [+ garment, lid] enlever ; [+ telephone receiver] décrocher ; [+ item on menu] supprimer• he took £5 off il a fait une remise de 5 livresb. ( = lead away) emmener• to take o.s. off s'en allera. [+ 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'engageaitc. ( = contend with) s'attaquer à• he took on the whole committee il s'en est pris à tout le comité► take out separable transitive verba. ( = lead or carry outside) sortirb. (from pocket, drawer) prendre (from, of dans ) ; ( = remove) retirer ; [+ tooth] arracher ; [+ appendix, tonsils] enlever• don't take it out on me! (inf) ne t'en prends pas à moi !c. [+ insurance policy] souscrire à► take over[dictator, army, political party] prendre le pouvoira. ( = assume responsibility for) [+ business, shop] reprendrea. ( = conceive liking for) [+ person] se prendre de sympathie pour ; [+ game, action, study] prendre goût à• she took to telling everyone... elle s'est mise à dire à tout le monde...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] occuperc. ( = raise question of) aborder* * *[teɪk] 1.1) Cinema prise f (de vues); Music enregistrement m2.1) ( 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
2) ( carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; ( carry to a place) emporter, porter [object]to take somebody something —
to take something upstairs/downstairs — monter/descendre quelque chose
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
you can't take him anywhere! — hum il n'est pas sortable!
his work takes him to many different countries — son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents
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]I'll take a pound of apples, please — donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît
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!
9) ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage]; Linguistics [verb] prendre [object]; [preposition] être suivi de [case]to have what it takes — avoir tout ce qu'il faut ( to do pour faire)
10) ( react to) prendre [news, matter, comments]11) ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude]; prendre [measures, steps]to take the view ou attitude that — être d'avis que, considérer que
12) ( assume)to take somebody for ou to be something — prendre quelqu'un pour quelque chose
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
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]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]19) ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service]3.intransitive verb (prét took; pp taken) ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet; [dye] prendre; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendrePhrasal Verbs:- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up••to be on the take — (colloq) toucher des pots-de-vin
to take it ou a lot out of somebody — fatiguer beaucoup quelqu'un
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[weəʳ, Am wer] nthe chairs have a bit more \wear left in them die Stühle lassen sich noch gut eine Weile benutzen;I haven't had much \wear out of this sweater ich habe diesen Pullover wenig getragen;to show signs of \wear Abnutzungserscheinungen [o Verschleißerscheinungen] aufweisen;\wear and tear Abnutzung f, Verschleiß m;to take a lot of \wear and tear stark strapaziert werden;to be the worse for \wear abgenutzt sein;( clothes) abgetragen sein;I feel a bit the worse for \wear ich fühle mich etwas angeschlagen vt <wore, worn>1) ( have on body)what are you \wearing to Caroline's wedding? was ziehst du zu Carolines Hochzeit an?;she had nothing to \wear to the party sie hatte für die Party nichts anzuziehen;he wore a grim expression ( fig) er trug eine grimmige Miene zur Schau;to \wear glasses eine Brille tragen;to \wear one's hair loose/up das Haar offen/hoch gesteckt tragen2) ( make a hole)to \wear a hole in sth etw durchwetzen; water etw aushöhlenPHRASES:to \wear one's heart on one's sleeve das Herz auf der Zunge tragen;to \wear the mantle of power (form, liter) die Insignien der Macht innehaben;to \wear the trousers [or (Am) pants] die Hosen anhaben ( fam) vi <wore, worn> ( get thinner) clothes sich akk abtragen;this shirt is starting to \wear at the collar dieses Hemd wird am Kragen schon dünn;my jeans have worn at the knees meine Jeans sind an den Knien durchgewetzt; -
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1. Ithe paint (the colour, the pattern, the nap, etc.) wears off краска и т.д. сходит /стирается/; the drug began to wear off действие наркотика начало проходить; take a rest till the fever wears off не работайте до тех пор, пока не прекратится лихорадка; their enthusiasm is wearing off их энтузиазм постепенно остывает; her shyness is wearing off она становится менее робкой; the novelty of the situation is wearing off обстановка теряет свою новизну; his fatigue wore off его усталость прошла2. IIwear off at some time the impression soon wears off это впечатление быстро сглаживается /проходит/; his rough manners will wear off soon он скоро избавится от своих грубых манер3. IIIwear off smth. /smth. off/ wear off some of the rougher corners сгладить некоторые острые углы; wear off the stiffness of one's shoes разносить ботинки; wear off the fat сбросить вес -
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1. I1) how much will you take? a) сколько вы возьмете?; б) сколько это будет стоить?2) this new opera (his last novel, this play, etc.) doesn't take эта новая опера и т.д. не имеет успеха /не пользуется успехом/3) how long will the trip (the job, the experiment, etc.) take? сколько времени займет /потребует/ поездка и т.д.?; how long will the letter take? сколько нужно времени, чтобы написать письме?4) shake well before taking перед употреблением взбалтывать (надпись)5) the vaccine took вакцина подействовала; the smallpox injection did not take оспа не привилась; the flower did not take цветок не принялся6) this match (this tinder, the fire, etc.) does not take эта спичка и т.д. не загорается /не зажигается/2. II1) || take long отнимать много времени; it takes [too] long на это надо [слишком] много времени; it does not take long to say it чтобы сказать это, много времени не потребуется; he didn't take long to realize that... он скоро понял, что...; it takes long to wear this cloth out этому материалу сносу нет; take as long as you like [не торопитесь] занимайтесь этим столько [времени], сколько потребуется2) take in some manner the small fish take freely мелкая рыбешка хорошо клюет3) take in some manner my sister does not take well моя сестра плохо выходит на фотографии /не фотогенична/; this model takes exceptionally well эта манекенщица прекрасно получается /выходит/ на фотографии4) take in some manner this colour (pink, this dye, etc.) takes well эта краски и т.д. хорошо красит /прокрашивает/; dye that takes well on cloth краска, которая хорошо впитывается в ткань5) take in some manner wood (dry fuel, fire, etc.) takes quickly (readily, etc.) дерево и т.д. быстро загорается /воспламеняется/3. IIIсм. take34. IVсм. take45. V1) take smb., smth. take her some flowers (the boy a box of chocolates, etc.) отнести ей цветы и т.д.; take smb. smth. to eat отнести кому-л. что-л. поесть2) || take smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен3) take smb. smth. take smb. some time занять у кого-л. определенное время; it took him a lot of time (two hours, a long while, etc.) у него это отняло много времени и т.д.6. VIIсм. take67. VIII1) || take time doing smth. делать что-л. не торопясь; take [one's] time coming to my house (answering my questions, returning her book, etc.) не торопиться прийти ко мне и т.д.2) take smb. doing smth. the photographer took us sitting down (smiling, dancing, etc.) фотограф снял нас сидящими и т.д. /когда мы сидели и т.д.8. XIсм. take89. XIVtake doing smth. the job takes some /a lot of/ doing эту работу не так просто сделать; the rule takes some explaining это правило нужно обязательно объяснить; he takes a lot of coaxing его приходится долго уговаривать10. XV|| take sick /ill/ заболеть; when did he " sick? когда ему стало плохо?; he took ill and had to go home он заболел. и ему пришлось уйти домой11. XVIсм. take1112. XVIItake to doing smth.1) take to stamp-collecting (to practising the piano, to writing, to trading, etc.) заняться собиранием марок и т.д.2) take to gambling (to stealing, to drinking, to smoking, etc.) пристраститься к азартным играм и т.д.; she took to nagging him to get her own way она взяла себе моду надоедать ему /пилить его/, чтобы добиться своего; he took to humming a tune у него появилась привычка мурлыкать себе под нос какой-нибудь мотив13. XXI1см. take1314. XXII1) take smth. of (in) doing smth. take an opportunity of doing smth. воспользоваться случаем сделать что-л.; take an opportunity of thanking you (of hearing good music, of meeting interesting people, etc.) воспользоваться возможностью /случаем/ поблагодарить вас и т.д.; he took the task of completing the job он взялся за окончание работы, он взялся довести работу до конца; take pleasure in doing smth. получать удовольствие от чего-л.; take pleasure in teasing one's comrades (in contradicting me, etc.) любить подразнить своих друзей и т.д.; take the liberty of doing smth. позволить себе сделать что-л.; I take the liberty of differing from you позволю себе с вами не согласиться2) || take time about doing smth. делать что-л. не спеша; take time about going there ехать туда без спешки /не торопясь/15. XXIII1take smth. like smb. take one's punishment (the verdict, her refusal, etc.) like a man принять /перенести/ наказание и т.д., как подобает мужчине; he took my anger like a lamb он спокойно воспринял мой гнев16. XXIV11) take smb. as smb. take him (her) as a husband (as a wife) брать его (ее) в мужья (в жены)2) take smth. as smth. take the flowers (a box of chocolates, a doll, etc.) as a gift /as a present/ принимать в подарок /в качестве подарка/ цветы и т.д.3) take smth., smb. as smth. take it as a proof (as security, as an authoritative standard, etc.) принимать это за доказательство и т.д.; take his remark as an insult принять его замечание как оскорбление; take it as the basis брать это за основу; take it as a whole брать это в целом; take him as a model for imitation брать с него пример [для подражания]17. XXIV2take smth. as being of some quality take smth. as true (as false, as possible, etc.) считать что-л. истинным и т.д.18. XXIV4take smth. as done take smth. as settled (as lost, as proven, etc.) считать что-л. решенным и т.д.19. XXIV5take smth., smb. as... take things as we find them (things as they come, people as they are, me as I am, us as you find us, etc.) принимать вещи [такими], как они есть и т.д.20. XXVI||1) take it [that]... предположим, что...; let us take it that it is so предположим, что это так; [as] I take it считаю, полагаю; I take it you're in trouble (we are to come early, we are to wait here, that you are interested, that you are fully acquainted with the facts of the case, that you meant me to come today, etc.) я так понимаю /как я понимаю/, у вас неприятности и т.д.; I take it you won't go to school надо полагать, вы не пойдете в школу; I take it you do not want to go я полагаю, вам не хочется идти;2) take care what (how, when, etc.) you do следить за тем, что делаешь и т.д.; take care what you say (how you behave, etc.) смотри /следи за тем/, что ты говоришь и т.д. -
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разг.верховодить в доме, быть главой семьи, хозяином в доме [wear the pants первонач. амер.]‘Take it easy, missus,’ Paddy chuckled. ‘I didn't say Morrey was in the gold. I was merely remindin' you that Morrey's a member of this household, when y' were goin' over 'em. The master of it, in a manner of speakin', though you do wear the pants.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. I) — - Не волнуйтесь, мэм, - ухмыльнулся Пэдди. - Я ведь не сказал, что Моррис тоже золотоискатель. Я только напомнил вам, когда вы принялись перебирать всех по пальцам, что ведь и он тоже живет в этом доме. Собственно говоря, он даже хозяин здесь, хотя, конечно, всем заправляете вы.
...you're like every other man - so afraid people will say I wear the pants in the family. (M. Mitchell, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ch. XLVIII) —...ты такой же, как все мужчины, - боишься, как бы люди не подумали, что ты у жены под башмаком.
Lissen [= listen] here Jesse, just because I ain't got me [= my] eyes don't mean I don't wear the trousers round 'ere any more... (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 8) — Слушай, Джесси, пусть я слепой, все равно в этом доме я хозяин...
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19 take off
ارْتَدَى \ dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. wore: p.t. of [b]wear. -
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ارْتَدَى \ dress: to put on one’s clothes. have sth. on: to wear sth: What did she have on (or What had she got on)? She had a fur coat on. put on: (the opposite of take off) to dress oneself in: Put your hat and coat on. wear: to have on the body: He wore a shirt and trousers. wore: p.t. of [b]wear.
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