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1 take off
1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare4) (deduct)I'm taking next week off — la prossima settimana me la prendo di vacanza take [sth.] off, take off [sth.]
6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]to take sth. off the market — ritirare qcs. dal mercato
7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]10) (remove)to take sb. off the case — [ police] togliere il caso a qcn.
to take oneself off — partire (to per), andarsene (to a)
* * *1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) togliere2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) decollare3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) assentarsi4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) imitare* * *1. vi + adv(plane, passengers) decollare, (high jumper) spiccare un salto2. vt + adv1) (remove: clothes) togliere or togliersi, (price tag, lid, item from menu) togliere, (leg, limb) amputare, (cancel: train) sopprimere2)(deduct: from bill, price)
she took 50p off — ha fatto 50 penny di sconto3) (lead away: person, object) portareto take o.s. off — andarsene
4) (imitate) imitare3. vt + prep1) (remove: clothes, price tag, lid) togliere da, (item from menu) cancellare da, (cancel: train) togliere dato take sb off sth — (remove from duty, job) allontanare qn da qc
they took him off the Financial Page — (journalist) gli hanno tolto la pagina economica
2)(deduct: from bill, price)
he took 5% off the price for me — mi ha fatto uno sconto del 5% sul prezzo* * *1) (leave the ground) [ plane] decollare4) (deduct)I'm taking next week off — la prossima settimana me la prendo di vacanza take [sth.] off, take off [sth.]
6) (remove) togliersi, sfilarsi [clothing, shoes]; togliere [lid, hands]; togliere dal menu [ dish]; sopprimere [ train]to take sth. off the market — ritirare qcs. dal mercato
7) (amputate) amputare, tagliare [ limb]8) (withdraw) annullare [show, play]; take [sb.] off, take off [sb.]10) (remove)to take sb. off the case — [ police] togliere il caso a qcn.
to take oneself off — partire (to per), andarsene (to a)
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2 take out
1) (remove) togliere [ object] ( from, of da); estrarre [ tooth]; togliere, asportare [ appendix]; (from bank) ritirare [ money] (of da)2) (go out with) uscire con [ person]to take sb. out to dinner — portare qcn. fuori a cena
4)to take sth. out on sb. — sfogare qcs. su qcn. [ anger]
to take it out on sb. — prendersela con qcn
* * *vt + adv1) (bring, carry out) portare fuorito take sb out to... — portare qn a...
2) (extract: appendix, tooth) togliere, (remove: stain) rimuovere, togliere(pull out: from pocket, drawer)
to take sth out of sth — tirare fuori qc da qc, estrarre qc da qc3) (insurance, patent, licence) prendere, ottenere, procurarsi4)* * *1) (remove) togliere [ object] ( from, of da); estrarre [ tooth]; togliere, asportare [ appendix]; (from bank) ritirare [ money] (of da)2) (go out with) uscire con [ person]to take sb. out to dinner — portare qcn. fuori a cena
4)to take sth. out on sb. — sfogare qcs. su qcn. [ anger]
to take it out on sb. — prendersela con qcn
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3 take back
take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) ricordare2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ritirare* * *vt + adv1) (get back, reclaim) riprendere, (retract: statement, promise) ritirare2) (return: book, goods, person) riportare* * *take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods] -
4 take up
Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
* * *1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendere2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) dedicarsi3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) accorciare4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) sollevare* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv1) (raise, lift) raccogliere, (subj: bus) prendere, (carpet, floorboards) sollevare, (road) spaccare, (dress, hem) accorciare2) (lead, carry upstairs) portare su3) (continue) riprendere4) (occupy: time, attention) assorbire, (space) occupare5) (absorb: liquids) assorbire6) (raise question of: matter, point) affrontare7) (start: job, duties) cominciare(hobby, sport)
to take up painting/golf/photography — cominciare a dipingere/giocare a golf/fare fotografie8) (accept: offer, challenge) accettare9) (adopt: cause, case, person) appoggiare* * *Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
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5 take away
take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"
to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn
2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo
* * *1. vi + advhis bad temper took away from the pleasure of our party — ci ha guastato un po' la festa con il suo cattivo umore
2. vt + adv1)to take away (from) — sottrarre (da)2) (remove: person, thing, privilege) togliere, (carry away, lead away) portar viapizzas to take away — pizze fpl da asporto
* * *take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"
to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn
2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo
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6 take on
Ex:don't take on so — (stay calm) non te la prendere; (don't worry) non ti preoccupare; take [sb., sth.] on, take on [sb., sth.]/Ex:2) (compete against) giocare contro [team, player]; (fight) combattere contro, affrontare [ opponent]to take sb. on at chess — sfidare qcn. a scacchi
3) (accept) accettare, prendere [work, task]; assumersi, prendersi [ responsibilities]4) (acquire) prendere [look, colour, meaning]* * *1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) accettare2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) assumere3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) sfidare4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) assumere5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) prendere (a bordo)6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) prendersela* * *1. vi + adv1) old, (fam: become upset) prendersela2) (song, fashion) fare presa2. vt + adv1) (work) accettare, intraprendere, (responsibility) prendersi, addossarsi, (bet, challenger) affrontare* * *Ex:don't take on so — (stay calm) non te la prendere; (don't worry) non ti preoccupare; take [sb., sth.] on, take on [sb., sth.]/Ex:2) (compete against) giocare contro [team, player]; (fight) combattere contro, affrontare [ opponent]to take sb. on at chess — sfidare qcn. a scacchi
3) (accept) accettare, prendere [work, task]; assumersi, prendersi [ responsibilities]4) (acquire) prendere [look, colour, meaning] -
7 take to
take to [sb., sth.]1) (develop liking for) essere preso da [person, job]2) (begin)to take to doing — mettersi o cominciare a fare
to take to one's bed — [ sick person] mettersi a letto
to take to the streets — = diventare un barbone
* * *1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) affezionarsi2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) mettersi a* * *vi + prep1) (develop liking for: person) prendere in simpatia, (games, surroundings, activity) prendere gusto a2)to take to sth — darsi a qcto take to doing sth — prendere or cominciare a fare qc
3) (escape to) fuggire verso* * *take to [sb., sth.]1) (develop liking for) essere preso da [person, job]2) (begin)to take to doing — mettersi o cominciare a fare
to take to one's bed — [ sick person] mettersi a letto
to take to the streets — = diventare un barbone
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8 take along
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9 take down
take [sth.] down, take down [sth.]1) (remove) tirare giù [ curtains]; togliere, staccare [ picture]; smontare [tent, scaffolding]; (lower) tirare giù, calare [ trousers]2) (write down) annotare [name, statement]* * *(to make a note or record of: He took down her name and address.) annotare* * *vt + adv1) (curtains, picture, vase from shelf) tirare giù2) (dismantle: scaffolding) smontare, (building) demolire3) (write down: notes, address) prendere, (letter) scrivere* * *take [sth.] down, take down [sth.]1) (remove) tirare giù [ curtains]; togliere, staccare [ picture]; smontare [tent, scaffolding]; (lower) tirare giù, calare [ trousers]2) (write down) annotare [name, statement] -
10 take over
1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere2) (be successor) [ person] subentrare (as come)to take over from — succedere a [ predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [ country]; dirigere [ business]; econ. rilevare [ company]
* * *1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) (prendere il comando)2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) prendere; rilevare* * *1. vi + adv(dictator, political party) prendere il potereto take over from sb — prendere le consegne da qn, subentrare a qn
2. vt + adv(debts, business) rilevare, (company) assumere il controllo di* * *1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere2) (be successor) [ person] subentrare (as come)to take over from — succedere a [ predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [ country]; dirigere [ business]; econ. rilevare [ company]
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11 take in
take [sb.] in, take in [sb.]1) (deceive) ingannare, imbrogliare2) (allow to stay) accogliere [person, refugee]; prendere, ospitare [ lodger]; take in [sth.]3) (understand) capire, comprendere [ situation]5) (encompass) comprendere [ developments]6) (absorb) assimilare [ nutrients]; assorbire [ oxygen]; fig. immergersi in [ atmosphere]8) sart. stringere [ garment]9) (accept for payment) fare [qcs.] a domicilio [ washing]* * *1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) comprendere, includere2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) accogliere, ospitare3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) capire, afferrare4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) stringere, restringere5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) ingannare* * *vt + adv1) (bring in: object, harvest) portare dentro, (person) far entrare, (lodger) prendere, ospitare, (orphan) accogliere, (stray dog) raccogliere2) (receive: money) incassare, (laundry, sewing) prendere a domicilio3) Sewing stringere4) (include, cover) coprire, (prices) includere, comprendere5) (grasp, understand: meaning, complex subject) capire, (situation) rendersi conto di, (impressions, sights) assimilare, (visually: surroundings, people, area) prendere nota con uno sguardo6) (deceive, cheat) imbrogliare, abbindolare* * *take [sb.] in, take in [sb.]1) (deceive) ingannare, imbrogliare2) (allow to stay) accogliere [person, refugee]; prendere, ospitare [ lodger]; take in [sth.]3) (understand) capire, comprendere [ situation]5) (encompass) comprendere [ developments]6) (absorb) assimilare [ nutrients]; assorbire [ oxygen]; fig. immergersi in [ atmosphere]8) sart. stringere [ garment]9) (accept for payment) fare [qcs.] a domicilio [ washing] -
12 take
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 take apart
take apart smontarsi; take [sth.] apart1) (separate into parts) smontare [car, machine]2) colloq. (criticize) fare a pezzi, criticare [essay, film]* * *(to separate (something) into the pieces from which it is made: He took the engine apart.) smontare* * *vt + adv(clock, machine) smontare, fig, (fam: criticize) demolire* * *take apart smontarsi; take [sth.] apart1) (separate into parts) smontare [car, machine]2) colloq. (criticize) fare a pezzi, criticare [essay, film] -
14 take *****
[teɪk] took vb: pt taken pp1. vt1) (gen) prendere, (remove, steal) portar viatake 6 from 9 Math — 9 meno 6
he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline
to take a trick Cards — fare una presa
"to be taken three times a day" Med — "da prendersi tre volte al dì"
to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura
2) (bring, carry) portare, (accompany) accompagnarehe goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé
to take for a walk — (child, dog) portare a fare una passeggiata
3) (require: effort, courage) volerci, occorrere, Gram prendere, reggereit took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo
it takes a lot of time/courage — occorre or ci vuole molto tempo/coraggio
4) (accept, receive) accettare, (obtain, win: prize) vincere, ottenere, (1st place) conquistare, (Comm: money) incassareplease take a seat — prego, si sieda
it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare
can you take it from here? — (handing over task) puoi andare avanti tu?
5) (have room or capacity for: passengers) contenere, (support: subj: bridge) avere una portata di, (chair) tenere6) (conduct: meeting) condurre, (church service) officiare, (teach, study: course) fare, (exam, test) fare, sostenerethe professor is taking the French course himself — sarà il professore stesso a fare or tenere il corso di francese
I took the driving test — ho fatto or sostenuto l'esame di guida
7) (understand, assume) pensare, (consider: case, example) prendereI take it that... — suppongo che...
may I take it that...? — allora posso star certo che...?
take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio
8) (put up with, tolerate: climate, alcohol) sopportareI won't take no for an answer — non accetterò una risposta negativa or un rifiuto
9) (negotiate: bend) prendere, (fence) saltare10)to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc11)(as function verb: see other element)
to take a photograph — fare una fotografiato take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia
2. vi3. nCine ripresa•- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up -
15 take upon
vt + prepto take sth upon o.s. — prendersi la responsabilità di qc
to take it upon o.s. to do sth — prendersi la responsabilità di fare qc
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16 mistake **** mis·take
[mɪs'teɪk] mistook vb: pt mistaken pp1. nerrore m, sbaglioto make a mistake — (in writing, calculating) fare uno sbaglio or un errore
to make a mistake (about sb/sth) — sbagliarsi (sul conto di qn/su qc)
you're making a big mistake — commetti un grosso or grave errore
make no mistake (about it) — non aver paura, sta' tranquillo
2. vtto mistake A for B — prendere or scambiare A per B
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17 partake par·take
[pɒː'teɪk] [pɒː'teɪk(ə)n]1)to partake of sth — consumare qc, prendere qc
2)to partake in an activity — partecipare or prender parte ad una attività
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18 undertake under·take
[ˌʌndə'teɪk] [ˌʌndə'teɪk(ə)n]vt undertook pt undertaken pp(task) intraprendere, (responsibility) assumersi -
19 extreme
[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
* * *[ik'stri:m] 1. adjective1) (very great, especially much more than usual: extreme pleasure; He is in extreme pain.) estremo2) (very far or furthest in any direction, especially out from the centre: the extreme south-western tip of England; Politically, he belongs to the extreme left.)3) (very violent or strong; not ordinary or usual: He holds extreme views on education.) estremo2. noun1) (something as far, or as different, as possible from something else: the extremes of sadness and joy.) estremo2) (the greatest degree of any state, especially if unpleasant: The extremes of heat in the desert make life uncomfortable.) eccesso•- extremism
- extremist
- extremity
- in the extreme
- to extremes* * *[ɪk'striːm] 1.1) (as intensifier) estremo2) (outside normal range) [case, measure, reaction] estremo; [ view] estremistaon the extreme right, left — all'estrema destra, sinistra
3) (furthest, highest, lowest etc.) [heat, edge] estremo2.in the extreme north, south — all'estremo nord, sud
nome estremo m.to go from one extreme to the other — andare o passare da un estremo all'altro
to take, carry sth. to extremes — portare, spingere qcs. all'estremo
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20 seriously
['sɪərɪəslɪ]1) (not frivolously) seriamenteare you seriously suggesting that...? — vuoi davvero dire che...?
but seriously,... — ma, davvero,...
to take sb., sth. seriously — prendere qcn., qcs. sul serio
3) colloq. (extremely) [boring, funny] davvero, veramente* * *adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) seriamente* * *['sɪərɪəslɪ]1) (not frivolously) seriamenteare you seriously suggesting that...? — vuoi davvero dire che...?
but seriously,... — ma, davvero,...
to take sb., sth. seriously — prendere qcn., qcs. sul serio
3) colloq. (extremely) [boring, funny] davvero, veramente
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