to+take+with+one

il pique (dans les magasins) — he's always pinching things (from shops GB ou stores US)

piquer une crise de nerfs — to throw a fit (colloq)

piquer du nez — ( s'endormir) to nod off, to doze off; ( baisser la tête) to look down; ( chuter) [avion] to go into a nosedive; [marché, Bourse] to take a nosedive; [fleur] to droop

quelle mouche t'a piqué? — (colloq) what's eating (colloq) you?

son article n'était pas piqué des vers (colloq) or hannetons — (colloq) his/her article didn't pull any punches

c'est une petite maison pas piquée des vers (colloq) or hannetons — (colloq) it's a really lovely little house

piquer qch sur; piquer qch à [tableau d'affichage] — to pin sth onto

piquer les yeux [fumée] — to make one's eyes sting

se faire piquer — to be nabbed *

piquer sur [proie, cible] — to swoop down on

piquer du nez [avion] — to go into a nose-dive, fig, [personne] to doze off, [économie, chiffres] to nose-dive, to take a nose-dive

parola per parola — [ripetere, raccontare] verbatim, word-for-word; [ tradurre] literally, word-for-word

è tutto facile, a -e — it only sounds easy o everything is easy when you're talking about it

libertà di parola — freedom of expression o speech, free speech

avere l'ultima parola — to have the final word o the last say, to win the argument

dare la propria parola — to pledge o give one's word

parola d'onore! — on o upon my word (of honour)!

parola composta — ling. compound

parola d'ordine — password, codeword; mil. parole, password, watchword

le ultime -e famose! — iron. famous last words!

mangiarsi le -e — to clip one's speech, to slur one's speech o words

passare parola — to spread o pass the word

dalla testa ai piedi — from head to foot o toe

a testa in giù, di testa — [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst

a testa in giù — [ essere sospeso] upside down

a testa alta — (senza vergogna) with one's head held high

a testa bassa — (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong

sulle nostre -e — (per aria) over our heads

testa a testa — [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE

mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. — fig. to put a price on sb.'s head

è una bella testa — colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight

non ci sta (tanto) con la testa — colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there

a testa — each, per o a head

i vagoni di testa — the front carriages o cars

essere alla testa di — to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]

in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa (in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa — to go into the lead, to take the lead

battere in testa — [ motore] to knock; [ automobile] to backfire

testa di biella — tecn. stub-end

testa di cavolo — colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead

testa di cazzo — volg. dickhead, prick

testa di cuoio — mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team

testa di morto — (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth

testa quadra — (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead

testa quadrata — (persona razionale) squareheaded person

testa di rapa — colloq. testa di legno

testa di serie — sport seed

testa d'uovo — colloq. egghead

testa vuota — dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE

averne fin sopra la testa — to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with)

avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro — to clinch the question once and for all

jdm Blút abnehmen — to take blood from sb

er lag in seinem Blút — he lay in a pool of blood

es ist viel Blút vergossen worden or geflossen — there was a lot of bloodshed

er kann kein Blút sehen — he can't stand the sight of blood

Blút lecken (lit: Hund) — to taste blood; (fig) to develop a taste or liking for it

etw mit seinem Blút besiegeln — to lay down one's life for sth

böses Blút machen or schaffen or geben — to cause bad blood or ill feeling

ihm kocht das Blút in den Adern — his blood is boiling

heißes or feuriges Blút haben — to be hot-blooded

(nur) ruhig Blút — keep your shirt on (inf)

jdn/sich bis aufs Blút bekämpfen — to fight sb/fight bitterly

jdn bis aufs Blút reizen (inf) — to make sb's blood boil

ein junges Blút (liter) — a young blood (dated) or (Mädchen) thing

frisches Blút (fig) — new blood

Blút und Boden (NS) — blood and soil, idea that political stability and power depend on unification of race and territory

Blút und Wasser schwitzen (inf) — to sweat blood

die Stimme des Blútes — the call of the blood

es geht (einem) ins Blút — it gets into your blood

gleich ins Blut gehen — pass straight into the bloodstream

es wurde viel Blut vergossen — there was a great deal of bloodshed

den Zuschauern gefror od. stockte od. gerann das Blut in den Adern — (fig.) the spectators' blood ran cold

an jemandes Händen klebt Blut — (fig. geh.) there is blood on somebody's hands (fig.)

blaues Blut in den Adern haben — (fig.) have blue blood in one's veins (fig.)

böses Blut machen od. schaffen — (fig.) cause or create bad blood

Blut und Wasser schwitzen — (fig. ugs.) sweat blood (fig. coll.)

[nur/immer] ruhig Blut! — (ugs.) keep your hair on! (Brit. coll.); keep your cool! (coll.)

jemanden bis aufs Blut quälen od. peinigen — (fig.) torment somebody mercilessly

jemandem im Blut liegen — (fig.) be in somebody's blood (fig.)

den Zuschauern gefror od. stockte od. gerann das Blut in den Adern — (fig.) the spectators' blood ran cold

an jemandes Händen klebt Blut — (fig. geh.) there is blood on somebody's hands (fig.)

blaues Blut in den Adern haben — (fig.) have blue blood in one's veins (fig.)

böses Blut machen od. schaffen — (fig.) cause or create bad blood

Blut und Wasser schwitzen — (fig. ugs.) sweat blood (fig. coll.)

[nur/immer] ruhig Blut! — (ugs.) keep your hair on! (Brit. coll.); keep your cool! (coll.)

jemanden bis aufs Blut quälen od. peinigen — (fig.) torment somebody mercilessly

jemandem im Blut liegen — (fig.) be in somebody's blood (fig.)

eine Oktave gréífen — to stretch or reach an octave

diese Zahl ist zu hoch/zu niedrig gegriffen (fig) — this figure is too high/low

zum Greifen nahe sein (Sieg) — to be within reach; (Folgerung) to be obvious (to anyone)

die Gipfel waren zum Greifen nahe — you could almost touch the peaks

Greifen spielen — to play catch or tag

den werde ich mir mal gréífen (inf) — I'm going to tell him a thing or two (inf) or a few home truths (Brit)

um sich gréífen (fig) — to spread, to gain ground

gréífen — to put one's hand into sth, to reach into sth

nach einer Sache gréífen — to reach for sth; (um zu halten) to clutch or (hastig) grab at sth

zu etw gréífen (zu Pistole) — to reach for sth; (fig) zu Methoden, Mitteln to turn or resort to sth

er greift gern nach einem guten Buch — he likes to settle down with a good book

tief in die Tasche gréífen (fig) — to dig deep in one's pocket(s)

in die Saiten/Tasten gréífen — to strike up a tune

nach dem rettenden Strohhalm gréífen — to clutch at a straw

die Geschichte greift ans Herz — the story really tears or tugs at one's heartstrings

zu kurz gréífen — to fall short

sich (Dat.) etwas greifen — help oneself to something

von hier scheint der See zum Greifen nah[e] — from here the lake seems close enough to reach out and touch

zum Greifen nahe sein — <end, liberation> be imminent; < goal, success> be within somebody's grasp

in die Tasten/Saiten greifen — sweep one's hand over the keys/across the strings

sich (Dat.) etwas greifen — help oneself to something

zum Greifen nahe sein — <end, liberation> be imminent; <goal, success> be within somebody's grasp

jdm or jdn in die Seite stóßen — to nudge sb, to dig (Brit) or poke sb in the ribs

jdn von sich stóßen — to push sb away; (fig) to cast sb aside

jdn/etw zur Seite stóßen — to push sb/sth aside; (mit Fuß) to kick sb/sth aside or to one side

er stieß den Ball mit dem Kopf ins Tor — he headed the ball into the goal (Brit), he hit the ball into the goal with his head

jdn aus dem Haus stóßen (fig) jdn ins Elend stóßen (liter) — to throw or turn sb out (of the house) to plunge sb into misery

stóßen (lit) — to bump etc oneself on or against sth; (fig) to take exception to sth, to disapprove of sth

stóßen (Straße) — to lead into or onto sth; (Schiff) to hit sth, to run into or against sth; (fig