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1 took
past tense; see take -
2 hostage
['hosti‹](a person who is held prisoner in order to ensure that the captor's demands etc will be carried out: The terrorists took three people with them as hostages; They took / were holding three people hostage.) όμηρος- take- hold someone hostage
- hold hostage -
3 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) αναλαμβάνω2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) παραλαμβάνω -
4 take in
1) (to include: Literature takes in drama, poetry and the novel.) περιλαμβάνω2) (to give (someone) shelter: He had nowhere to go, so I took him in.) φιλοξενώ, παρέχω κατάλυμα3) (to understand and remember: I didn't take in what he said.) αντιλαμβάνομαι, χωνεύω4) (to make (clothes) smaller: I lost a lot of weight, so I had to take all my clothes in.) στενεύω5) (to deceive or cheat: He took me in with his story.) εξαπατώ -
5 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) βγάζω2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) απογειώνομαι/ απογείωση3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) κάθομαι4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) μιμούμαι (για πλάκα)/ μίμηση -
6 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) αναλαμβάνω2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) προσλαμβάνω3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) παίζω/ τα βάζω με4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) παίρνω, προσλαμβάνω5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) παίρνω (επιβάτες)6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) αρπάζομαι -
7 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) συμπαθώ2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) αρχίζω (συνήθεια) -
8 acclimatise
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
9 acclimatize
(to make or become accustomed to a new climate, new surroundings etc: It took him several months to become acclimatized to the heat.)- acclimatisation -
10 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) απ' τη μια μεριά στην άλλη2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) στην απέναντι πλευρά2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) απέναντι -
11 airing
noun (a short walk etc in the open air: She took the baby for an airing.) βόλτα στο ύπαιθρο -
12 along
[ə'loŋ] 1. preposition1) (from one end to the other: He walked along several streets; The wall runs along the river.) κατά μήκος2) (at a point at the end or on the length of: There's a post-box somewhere along this street.) εμπρός2. adverb1) (onwards or forward: He ran along beside me; Come along, please!) προς την ίδια κατεύθυνση2) (to the place mentioned: I'll come along in five minutes.) στο ίδιο μέρος3) (in company, together: I took a friend along with me.) μαζί• -
13 athlete
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14 Black Maria
(a prison van: The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria.) κλούβα αστυνομίας -
15 casual
['kæʒuəl]1) (not careful: I took a casual glance at the book.) απρόσεκτος, αδιάφορος, πρόχειρος2) (informal: casual clothes.) πρόχειρος, σπορ3) (happening by chance: a casual remark.) τυχαίος4) (not regular or permanent: casual labour.) έκτακτος•- casually- casualness -
16 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) πιάνω2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) προλαβαίνω, παίρνω3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) τσακώνω4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) κολλώ, αρπάζω5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) πιάνω, μαγκώνω6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) χτυπώ7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) πιάνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) αρπάζω2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) πιάσιμο2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) μπετούγια, γάντζος / κούμπωμα3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ψαριά4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) παγίδα•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
17 count
I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) κόμης- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) μετρώ2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) λογαριάζω, υπολογίζω3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) υπολογίζομαι, `μετράω`4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) θεωρώ2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.) μέτρημα2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.) κατηγορία3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count -
18 courage
(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) θάρρος- courageously -
19 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) σκεπάζω2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) καλύπτω3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) διανύω4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) καλύπτω (χρονική διάρκεια, απόσταση)5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) καλύπτω6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) καλύπτω θέμα (κάνω ρεπορτάζ)7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) σημαδεύω2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) κάλυμμα, σκέπασμα2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) κάλυψη3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) κάλυμμα•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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20 crucial
['kru:ʃəl](involving a big decision; of the greatest importance: He took the crucial step of asking her to marry him; The next game is crucial - if we lose it we lose the match.) κρίσιμος
См. также в других словарях:
Took — (t[oo^]k), imp. of {Take}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
took — past of take Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
took — [took] vt., vi. pt. of TAKE … English World dictionary
took — /took/, v. 1. pt. of take. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of take. * * * … Universalium
took — past of TAKE … Medical dictionary
took — [tuk] the past tense of ↑take … Dictionary of contemporary English
took — the past tense of take1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
took — past tense of take, from late O.E. toc, past tense of tacan (see TAKE (Cf. take)) … Etymology dictionary
Took — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
TOOK — past of TAKE. * * * Etymology: Middle English (past), from Old English tōc (past) past or dialect past part of take * * * /took/, v. 1. pt. of take. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of … Useful english dictionary
Took — Recorded as Toke, Took, Tuck, Tuke, and the diminutives Tookey, Tuckie and Tuckey, this interesting and most unusual surname is English but ultimately of pre 7th century Viking origins. It derives from the personal name Tuke, itself claimed to be … Surnames reference
