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61 take up
1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) tomar, robar2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) empezar a, emprender3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) acortar4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) recogertake up vt1) lift: levantar2) shorten: acortar (una falda, etc.)3) begin: empezar, dedicarse a (un pasatiempo, etc.)4) occupy: ocupar, llevar (tiempo, espacio)5) pursue: volver a (una cuestión, un asunto)6) continue: seguir conv.• llenar v.• ocupar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( pick up) \<\<bag/book\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)b) ( accept) \<\<offer/challenge\>\> aceptard) ( begin)he's taken up pottery/badminton — ha empezado a hacer cerámica/a jugar al badminton
when she took up her new role as director — cuando empezó a desempeñar or cuando asumió sus funciones de directora
2) ( lift) \<\<carpet/floorboards\>\> levantar3)a) ( continue) \<\<story\>\> seguir*, continuar*; \<\<thread\>\> retomar; \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar4) ( shorten) \<\<skirt\>\> acortar; \<\<hem\>\> subir5) v + adv + o(use up, absorb)a) \<\<time\>\> llevarmost of my time is taken up with... — se me va casi todo el tiempo en...
b) \<\<space\>\> ocupar6) ( move into) \<\<position\>\> tomar1. VT + ADV1) (=raise, lift) [+ object from ground] levantar, recoger; [+ carpet, floorboards] quitar; [+ road] levantar; [+ dress, hem] acortar; arm II, 1., slack2) (=lead, carry upstairs) subir3) (=pick up) [+ pen, one's work] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ passengers] recoger4) (=continue) [+ story] continuar con5) (=occupy) [+ time, attention] ocupar; [+ space] llenar, ocuparpost III, 1., 1), residence6) (=absorb) [+ liquid] absorber7) (=raise question of) [+ matter, point] retomar, volver sobre8) (=take issue with)9) (=start) [+ hobby, sport] dedicarse a; [+ career] emprender10) (=accept) [+ offer, challenge] aceptar11) (=adopt) [+ cause] apoyar; [+ case] ocuparse de; [+ person] adoptar2.VI + ADVto take up with sb — (as friend) hacerse amigo de algn; (romantically) juntarse con algn
he took up with a woman half his wife's age — se juntó con una mujer que tenía la mitad de la edad de su mujer
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( pick up) \<\<bag/book\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)b) ( accept) \<\<offer/challenge\>\> aceptard) ( begin)he's taken up pottery/badminton — ha empezado a hacer cerámica/a jugar al badminton
when she took up her new role as director — cuando empezó a desempeñar or cuando asumió sus funciones de directora
2) ( lift) \<\<carpet/floorboards\>\> levantar3)a) ( continue) \<\<story\>\> seguir*, continuar*; \<\<thread\>\> retomar; \<\<conversation\>\> reanudar4) ( shorten) \<\<skirt\>\> acortar; \<\<hem\>\> subir5) v + adv + o(use up, absorb)a) \<\<time\>\> llevarmost of my time is taken up with... — se me va casi todo el tiempo en...
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62 take in
phrvt infml1)2)3)It took me a long time to take in what he was saying — Я долго не мог понять, что он хотел сказать
4)The children took in the whole spectacle open-mouthed — Дети смотрели весь спектакль с открытыми ртами
5)Her husband takes in all her lies — Ее муж верит всему, что она ни скажет
6)You can't take this picture gallery in during one day — За один день невозможно осмотреть всю картинную галерею
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63 take a powder
expr sl esp AmEWe decided it was time to take a powder — Мы решили, что пора смываться
Dear Ramona, you mustn't think because I've taken a powder that I don't care for you — Дорогая Рамона, пожалуйста, не думай, что если мне пришлось исчезнуть, то я не люблю тебя
He's not the first and won't be the last to take a powder after getting a young woman pregnant — Он не первый и не последний, кто скрывается после того, как от него забеременела молодая женщина
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > take a powder
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64 day release
(U.K.) HRthe discharge of an employee from normal work to take part in education or training. Day release is normally for one day each week, fortnight, or month, and it enables an employee to study for further education or vocational qualifications on a part-time basis. -
65 take home this road
Общая лексика: ездить домой этой дорогой (That's the road I take home from work every day. - Я каждый день езжу с работы этой дорогой.) -
66 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) forstå en hentydning* * *(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) forstå en hentydning -
67 take the high jump
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > take the high jump
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68 take notice
Two months and three days!.. Takes notice in a way quite wonderful. (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Cricket on the Hearth’, ch. I) — Два месяца и три дня... и уже проявляет удивительную сообразительность!
Though little Paul was said in nursery phrase, "to take a deal of notice for his age", he took as little notice of all this as of the preparations for his christening on the next day but one... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Dombey and Son’, ch. V) — Хотя о маленьком Поле и говорилось на языке детской, что он "очень много понимает для своего возраста", но он все это понимал так же мало, как и приготовления к своим крестинам, назначенным на послезавтра...
He is, in fact but for his years and size, rather like a very impetuous baby "taking notice" eagerly and loudly, and requiring almost as much watching to keep him out of unintended mischief. (B. Shaw, ‘Pygmalion’, act II) — В сущности, несмотря на свой возраст и комплекцию, Хиггинс очень похож на неугомонного ребенка, шумно и стремительно реагирующего на все, что привлекает его внимание, и, как ребенок, нуждается в постоянном присмотре, чтобы нечаянно не натворить беды.
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69 take rest
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70 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) darse por aludido, comprender la indirecta -
71 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) skilja og bregðast við ábendingu -
72 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) veszi a lapot -
73 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) enfiar a carapuça -
74 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) imayı anlamak, durumu sezmek -
75 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) razumeti namig -
76 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) ymmärtää vihjaus -
77 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) forstå vinket/hintet/en halvkvedet vise -
78 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) capire al volo -
79 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) einen Wink verstehen -
80 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) zrozumieć aluzję
См. также в других словарях:
take each day as it comes — (or take one day at a time or take it/things one day at a time) : to deal with each day s problems as they come instead of worrying about the future There s no way to know what the future will bring, so just take each day as it comes and hope for … Useful english dictionary
take each day as it comes — to deal with things as they happen, and not to make plans or to worry about the future. I ve lived through a lot of changes recently, but I ve learnt to take each day as it comes … New idioms dictionary
take the day off — See: DAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
take the day off — See: DAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ the\ day\ off — See: day off … Словарь американских идиом
day — W1S1 [deı] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(24 hours)¦ 2¦(not night)¦ 3¦(when you are awake)¦ 4¦(time at work)¦ 5¦(past)¦ 6¦(now)¦ 7¦(future)¦ 8 somebody s/something s day 9 Independence/election/Christmas etc day 10 five/three/ni … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
day off — day ˈoff noun days off PLURALFORM [countable] a day when you do not go to work because you have a holiday or because you are sick: • On my days off, you ll usually find me in the garden. • I m taking a few extra days off over Christmas. * * * day … Financial and business terms
take something as it comes — take (something) as it comes to deal with something as it happens and not plan for it. At my age you take every day as it comes … New idioms dictionary
take as it comes — take (something) as it comes to deal with something as it happens and not plan for it. At my age you take every day as it comes … New idioms dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English