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1 take (someone) for
(to believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else): I took you for your brother.) fara mannavillt -
2 take (someone) for
(to believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else): I took you for your brother.) fara mannavillt -
3 take for granted
1) (to assume without checking: I took it for granted that you had heard the story.) ganga að e-u vísu2) (to treat casually: People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off.) taka e-ð sem sjálfsagðan hlut -
4 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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5 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) taka að sér, taka ábyrgð áEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (something) upon oneself
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6 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) fara úr2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) hefja sig til flugs3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) taka frí4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) herma eftir, skopstæla -
7 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) alvarlega2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) alvarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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8 take (someone or something) seriously
1) (to regard (a person or his statement etc) as in earnest: You mustn't take his jokes/promises seriously.) alvarlega2) (to regard (a matter) as a subject for concern or serious thought: He refuses to take anything seriously.) alvarlegaEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (someone or something) seriously
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9 take into consideration
(to allow for (in considering a situation or problem): You must take his illness into consideration before dismissing him.) taka tillit til -
10 take pride in
(to feel pride about: You should take more pride in (=care more for) your appearance.) vera stoltur af -
11 take the place of
(to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for: I don't think television will ever take the place of books.) koma í stað (e-s) -
12 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) skána; versna -
13 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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14 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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15 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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16 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) eigna sér viðurkenninguEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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17 take one's hat off to
(to admire (someone) for doing something.) taka ofan af fyrir -
18 take someone's word for it
(to assume that what someone says is correct (without checking).) taka e-n trúanlegan -
19 go in for
1) (to take part in: I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race.) taka þátt í2) (to do (something) as a hobby, career etc: My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards.) fást við, stunda -
20 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) til eða frá
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