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1 understand

understand [‚ʌndəˈstænd]

(preterite, past participle understood)

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ person, meaning] comprendre

• I can't understand his attitude je n'arrive pas à comprendre son attitude

• I can't understand it! je ne comprends pas !

• I can't understand a word of it je n'y comprends rien

• this can be understood in several ways cela peut se comprendre de plusieurs façons

• do you understand why? est-ce que vous comprenez pourquoi ?

• to make o.s. understood se faire comprendre

• I quite understand that you don't want to come je comprends très bien que vous n'ayez pas envie de venir

   b. ( = believe) I understood we were to be paid j'ai cru comprendre que nous devions être payés

• I understand you are leaving today il paraît que vous partez aujourd'hui

• we were given to understand that... on nous a fait comprendre que...

   c. ( = assume) to be understood [arrangement, price, date] ne pas être spécifié

• it was understood that he would pay ( = it was assumed) on supposait qu'il paierait ; ( = it was agreed) il était entendu qu'il paierait

2. intransitive verb

comprendre

• he was a widower, I understand il était veuf, si j'ai bien compris

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[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
(prét, pp - stood) transitive verb

1) ( intellectually) comprendre

is that understood? — c'est compris?

to understand that/how — comprendre que/comment

I can't understand why — je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi

to make oneself understood — se faire comprendre

2) ( emotionally) comprendre

I don't understand you — je ne te comprends pas

to understand somebody doing — comprendre que quelqu'un fasse

3) ( interpret) comprendre

as I understand it — si je comprends bien

I understood him to say ou as saying that... — j'ai compris qu'il disait que...

4) ( believe)

to understand that — croire que

it was understood that — on pensait que

he was given to understand that — on lui a donné à entendre que

you won I understand — vous avez gagné si je comprends bien

5) ( accept mutually)

to be understood — être entendu

I thought that was understood — je pensais que c'était entendu

6) Linguistics ( imply)

to be understood — [subject] être sous-entendu
2.
intransitive verb

1) ( comprehend) comprendre ( about à propos de)

2) ( sympathize) comprendre

I quite understand — je comprends tout à fait

English-French dictionary > understand
2 understand

understand ( prét, pp - stood)

A vtr

1 ( intellectually) comprendre [question, language, concept] ; is that understood? c'est compris? ; I just don't understand it je n'arrive vraiment pas à comprendre ; to understand that comprendre que ; to understand how/why comprendre comment/pourquoi ; I can't understand why je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi ; to make oneself understood se faire comprendre ;

2 ( emotionally) comprendre [person, feelings] ; I don't understand you je ne te comprends pas ; to understand sb doing comprendre que qn fasse ; I can understand her being upset je comprends qu'elle soit bouleversée ;

3 ( interpret) comprendre [person, statement] ; do I understand you correctly? vous ai-je bien compris? ; what do you understand by this? qu'est-ce que tu comprends par ceci? ; as I understand it si je comprends bien ; I understood him to say ou as saying that… j'ai compris qu'il disait que… ; I think we understand each other je pense que nous nous comprenons ;

4 ( believe) to understand that croire que ; I understood (that) I was to wait je croyais que je devais attendre ; it is/was understood that on pense/pensait que ; he was/they were given to understand that on lui/leur a donné à entendre que ; you won I understand vous avez gagné si je comprends bien ; ‘he's dead’-‘so I understand’ ‘il est mort’-‘c'est ce que j'ai cru comprendre’ ;

5 ( accept mutually) to be understood être entendu ; I thought that was understood je pensais que c'était entendu ; it must be understood that il faut qu'il soit bien entendu que ;

6 Ling ( imply) to be understood [subject] être sous-entendu.

B vi

1 ( comprehend) comprendre (about à propos de) ; no slip-ups, (do you) understand? et pas de gaffes, d'accord? ;

2 ( sympathize) comprendre ; I quite/fully understand je comprends tout à fait/parfaitement.

Big English-French dictionary > understand
3 understand

1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) comprender, entender

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) comprender, entender

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) comprender, entender; tener entendido

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- understandable
- understanding
2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) inteligencia, entendimiento

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) comprensión

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) entendimiento

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- make oneself understood
- make understood

understand vb entender / comprender

are you sure that you understand it all? ¿estás seguro de que lo entiendes todo?

I didn't understand what he was saying no entendí lo que decía

El pasado y participio pasado de understand es understood

understand

tr[ʌndə'stænd]

transitive verb (pt & pp understood tr[ʌndə'stʊd])

1 entender, comprender

2 (believe) tener entendido

3 (to get on with somebody) entenderse

■ they understand each other very well se entienden muy bien

4 (take for granted) sobreentender

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to give to understand dar a entender

understand [.ʌndər'stænd] v, - stood [-'stʊd;] ; - standing vt

1) comprehend: comprender, entender

I don't understand it: no lo entiendo

that's understood: eso se comprende

to make oneself understood: hacerse entender

2) believe: entender

to give someone to understand: dar a alguien a entender

3) infer: tener entendido

I understand that she's leaving: tengo entendido que se va

understand vi

: comprender, entender

understand

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: understood) = comprender (En tender) v.

• entender v.

• sobreentender v.

• sobrentender v.

'ʌndər'stænd, ˌʌndə'stænd
1.

(past & past p - stood) transitive verb

1)

a) ( grasp meaning of) entender*

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I can't understand why he did it — no logro entender or comprender por qué lo hizo

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

b) ( interpret) entender*, interpretar

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

c) (sympathize, empathize with) comprender, entender*

2) (believe, infer)

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

I was given to understand I'd get my money back — me dieron a entender que me devolverían el dinero; see also understood II

2.

vi entender*, comprender

[ˌʌndǝ'stænd] (pt, pp understood)
1. VT

1) (=comprehend) (gen) entender; (more formal, esp complex issues) comprender

I can't understand it! — ¡no lo entiendo!

I can't understand your writing — no entiendo tu letra

that's what I can't understand — eso es lo que no logro entender or comprender

that is easily understood — eso se entiende fácilmente

I don't want to hear another word about it, (is that) understood? — no quiero que se hable más del tema, ¿entendido or comprendido?

the process is still not fully understood — el proceso todavía no se comprende or entiende del todo

doctors are still trying to understand the disease — los médicos siguen intentando comprender la enfermedad

it must be understood that... — debe entenderse que...

you must understand that we're very busy — debes entender or comprender que estamos muy ocupados

• to understand how/ why — entender or comprender cómo/por qué

2) (=follow, interpret) entender

did I understand you correctly? — ¿te entendí bien?

• to make o.s. understood — hacerse entender

he was trying to make himself understood — estaba intentando hacerse entender

do I make myself understood? — ¿queda claro?

3) (=empathize with) [+ person, point of view, attitude] comprender, entender

his wife doesn't understand him — su mujer no le comprende or entiende

she understands children — comprende or entiende a los niños

we understand one another — nos comprendemos or entendemos

I (fully) understand your position — comprendo or entiendo (totalmente) su posición

I quite understand that you don't want to come — me hago cargo de que no quieres venir

4) (=know) [+ language] entender

he can't understand a word of Spanish — no entiende ni una palabra de español

5) (=believe) tener entendido

I understand you have been absent — tengo entendido que usted ha estado ausente

• as I understand it, he's trying to set up a meeting — según tengo entendido or según creo está intentando convocar una reunión

it's understood that he had a heart attack — se piensa or cree que sufrió un infarto

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

we confirm our reservation and we understand (that) the rental will be 500 euros — confirmamos nuestra reserva y entendemos que el alquiler será de 500 euros

• to give sb to understand that — dar a algn a entender que

we were given to understand that... — se nos dio a entender que...

• it was understood that he would pay for it — se dio por sentado que él lo pagaría

• he let it be understood that... — dio a entender que...

2. VI

1) (=comprehend) entender; (more emphatic) comprender

do you understand? — ¿entiendes or comprendes?

now I understand! — ¡ahora entiendo!, ¡ahora comprendo!

there's to be no noise, (do you) understand? — que no haya ruido, ¿entiendes or comprendes?

2) (=believe)

she was, I understand, a Catholic — según tengo entendido era católica

3) (=accept sb's position) entender; (esp in more complex situation) comprender

he'll understand — lo entenderá or comprenderá

don't worry, I quite understand — no te preocupes, lo entiendo or comprendo perfectamente

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['ʌndər'stænd, ˌʌndə'stænd]
1.

(past & past p - stood) transitive verb

1)

a) ( grasp meaning of) entender*

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I can't understand why he did it — no logro entender or comprender por qué lo hizo

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

b) ( interpret) entender*, interpretar

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

c) (sympathize, empathize with) comprender, entender*

2) (believe, infer)

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

I was given to understand I'd get my money back — me dieron a entender que me devolverían el dinero; see also understood II

2.

vi entender*, comprender

English-spanish dictionary > understand
4 understand

[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

4) (believe)

to understand that — credere o capire che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

5) (accept mutually)

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

6) ling. (imply)

to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)

2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

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1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb
1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) capire, comprendere

2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) capire

3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) capire

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- understandable
- understanding 2. noun
1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelligenza

2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) comprensione

3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) accordo

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- make oneself understood
- make understood
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[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

4) (believe)

to understand that — credere o capire che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

5) (accept mutually)

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

6) ling. (imply)

to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)

1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)

2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

English-Italian dictionary > understand
5 interpret

in'tə:prit
verb

1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) interpretar, hacer una interpretación

2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretar

3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretar

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- interpretation
- interpreter

interpret vb hacer de intérprete / traducir

they didn't speak Spanish so I had to interpret for them no hablaban español, así que tuve que hacer de intérprete

interpret

tr[ɪn'tɜːprət]

transitive verb

1 (gen) interpretar; (understand) interpretar, entender

■ she interpreted the song in her own way interpretó la canción a su manera

■ she can interpret dreams sabe interpretar los sueños

■ I interpreted his silence as a no interpreté su silencio como un no

■ it all depends on how you interpret the law todo depende de cómo se interprete la ley

intransitive verb

1 actuar de intérprete, hacer de intérprete

■ could you interpret for us? ¿podrías hacernos de intérprete?

interpret [ɪn'tərprət] vt

: interpretar

interpret

v.

• descifrar v.

• explanar v.

• hallar v.

• interpretar v.

ɪn'tɜːrprət, ɪn'tɜːprɪt
1.

transitive verb interpretar

2.

vi ( Ling) ( translate) traducir* ( oralmente), interpretar; ( work as interpreter) hacer* de or trabajar como intérprete

[ɪn'tɜːprɪt]
1. VT

1) (=translate orally) traducir, interpretar

2) (=explain, understand) interpretar

how are we to interpret that remark? — ¿cómo hemos de interpretar ese comentario?

that is not how I interpret it — yo no lo entiendo así, yo lo entiendo de otro modo

2.

VI (=translate) traducir; (=work as interpreter) trabajar de intérprete

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[ɪn'tɜːrprət, ɪn'tɜːprɪt]
1.

transitive verb interpretar

2.

vi ( Ling) ( translate) traducir* ( oralmente), interpretar; ( work as interpreter) hacer* de or trabajar como intérprete

English-spanish dictionary > interpret
6 interpret

1. transitive verb
1) interpretieren; deuten [Traum, Zeichen]

2) (between languages) dolmetschen

3) (decipher) entziffern [Schrift, Inschrift]
2. intransitive verb
dolmetschen

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[in'tə:prit]
verb

1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) dolmetschen

2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretieren

3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretieren

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- academic.ru/38902/interpretation">interpretation
- interpreter
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in·ter·pret

[ɪnˈtɜ:prɪt, AM -ˈtɜ:rprət]

I. vt

▪ to \interpret sth

1. (explain) etw deuten [o interpretieren]; (understand, take as meaning) etw auslegen

the X-ray was \interpreted as showing no breakages auf dem Röntgenbild waren keine Brüche zu erkennen

to \interpret a dream/the facts einen Traum/die Fakten deuten

to \interpret a law ein Gesetz auslegen

\interpret a poem ein Gedicht vortragen

to \interpret a text einen Text interpretieren

2. (perform) etw wiedergeben

the plays need to be \interpreted in a modern style die Stücke müssen zeitgemäß inszeniert werden

to \interpret a role eine Rolle auslegen

3. (translate) etw dolmetschen

II. vi dolmetschen

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[In'tɜːprɪt]
1. vt

1) (= translate orally) dolmetschen

2) (= explain, understand) auslegen, interpretieren; omen, dream deuten; world verstehen; (THEAT, MUS) interpretieren

this could be interpreted as meaning or to mean that... — das könnte man so auslegen or interpretieren, dass...

how would you interpret what he said? — wie würden Sie seine Worte verstehen or auffassen?

2. vi
dolmetschen
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interpret [ınˈtɜːprıt; US -ˈtɜr-]

A v/t

1. auslegen, auffassen, deuten, interpretieren ( alle:

as als):

I interpret his silence as agreement

2. dolmetschen

3. MUS, THEAT etc interpretieren, wiedergeben

4. Daten etc auswerten

B v/i dolmetschen, als Dolmetscher(in) fungieren:

interpret for sb jemandem dolmetschen

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1. transitive verb
1) interpretieren; deuten [Traum, Zeichen]

2) (between languages) dolmetschen

3) (decipher) entziffern [Schrift, Inschrift]
2. intransitive verb
dolmetschen

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(language) v.

dolmetschen v. v.

ausdeuten v.

deuten v.

interpretieren v.

übersetzen v.

English-german dictionary > interpret
7 interpret

[ɪn'təːprɪt] 1. vt
(explain, understand) interpretować (zinterpretować perf); ( translate) tłumaczyć (przetłumaczyć perf) ( ustnie)
2. vi
tłumaczyć ( ustnie)

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[in'tə:prit]
verb

1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tłumaczyć

2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) tłumaczyć

3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretować

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- interpretation
- interpreter

English-Polish dictionary > interpret
8 take

(to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) tomar/coger a alguien como rehén

take vb

1. coger

take your umbrella, it's raining coge el paraguas, que está lloviendo

we took a taxi cogimos un taxi

2. llevar

could you take this to the post office? ¿podrías llevar esto a la oficina de correos?

she took me to the airport me llevó al aeropuerto

3. llevarse

someone's taken my bicycle! ¡alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta!

burglars took all their furniture los ladrones se llevaron todos los muebles

4. tomar

take two tablets three times a day toma dos pastillas tres veces al día

5. llevar / tardar / durar

the flight takes nine hours el vuelo dura nueve horas

it took me eight hours to paint the room tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación

to take a seat sentarse

to take care of someone cuidar de alguien

to take something for granted dar algo por sentado

to take place tener lugar / ocurrir

El pasado de take es took y el participio pasado es taken; el gerundio se escribe taking

take

tr[teɪk]

noun

1 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL toma

transitive verb (pt took tr[tʊk], pp taken tr['teɪkən])

1 (carry, bring) llevar

■ take your umbrella, it might rain lleva el paraguas, puede que llueva

■ she took her grandson a cup of tea le llevó una taza de té a su nieto

2 (drive, escort) llevar

■ shall I take you to the station? ¿quieres que te lleve a la estación?

■ they took their children to the cinema llevaron a sus hijos al cine

3 (remove) llevarse, quitar, coger

■ who's taken my pencil? ¿quién ha cogido mi lápiz?

■ I think someone's taken my wallet creo que alguien me ha quitado la cartera

■ she took a chocolate cogió un bombón

4 (hold, grasp) tomar, coger

■ do you want me to take your suitcase? ¿quieres que te coja la maleta?

■ he took her by the hand la cogió de la mano

5 (accept - money etc) aceptar, coger; (- criticism, advice, responsibility) aceptar, asumir; (- patients, clients) aceptar

■ do you take cheques? ¿aceptáis cheques?

■ he decided not to take the job decidió no aceptar el trabajo

■ he'll take it better coming from you se lo tomará mejor si se lo dices tú

■ the machine only takes pound coins la máquina sólo admite monedas de una libra

6 (win prize, competition) ganar; (earn) ganar, hacer

■ how much have we taken today? ¿cuánto hemos hecho hoy de caja?

7 (medicine, drugs) tomar

■ have you ever taken drugs? ¿has tomado drogas alguna vez?

■ do you take sugar? ¿te pones azúcar?

8 (subject) estudiar; (course of study) seguir, cursar

■ I'm taking history this year estudio historia este curso

■ he took a degree in politics se licenció en ciencias políticas

9 (teach) dar clase a

■ she takes my son for French ella da clases de francés a mi hijo

10 (bus, train, etc) tomar, coger

■ she took a taxi because she was late cogió un taxi porque llegaba tarde

■ take the second on the left coja la segunda a la izquierda

■ my job takes me all over the world mi trabajo me lleva por todo el mundo

11 (capture) tomar, capturar; (in board games) comer

■ the soldiers have taken the city los soldados han tomado la ciudad

■ ten men were taken prisoners apresaron a diez hombres

12 (time) tardar, llevar

■ how long does it take to get to Madrid? ¿cuánto se tarda en llegar a Madrid?

■ it takes two hours to cook tarda dos horas en cocerse

■ it took her half an hour to make it hacerlo le llevó media hora

13 (hold, contain) tener cabida, acoger

■ this plane takes 500 passengers este avión tiene cabida para 500 pasajeros

■ how many people does your car take? ¿cuántas personas caben en tu coche?

14 (size of clothes) usar, gastar; (size of shoes) calzar

■ what size do you take? ¿qué talla usas?, ¿cuál es tu talla?

■ what size shoe does he take? ¿qué número calza?

15 (measurement, temperature, etc) tomar; (write down) anotar

16 (need, require) requerir, necesitar

■ it will take two people to carry the fridge se necesitarán dos personas para llevar la nevera

■ it doesn't take much to frighten her no hace falta mucho para que se asuste

■ that will take some explaining te costará trabajo explicar esto

17 (buy) quedarse con, llevar(se)

■ I'll take it me lo quedo

■ I'll take the red one me quedaré con el rojo

■ she takes The Guardian compra The Guardian

18 (bear) aguantar, soportar

■ I can't take any more no aguanto más

■ you can't take a joke no sabes aguantar una broma

19 (react) tomarse; (interpret) interpretar

■ she took it the wrong way lo interpretó mal, se lo tomó a mal

■ he took the news very badly se tomó la noticia muy mal

20 (perform, adopt) tomar, adoptar; (exercise) hacer

■ they had to take drastic measures tuvieron que tomar medidas drásticas

■ don't take any notice no hagas caso

■ she takes the view that... opina que...

21 (have) tomar(se)

■ let's take a break tomemos un descanso

22 (suppose) suponer

■ I take it that... supongo que...

23 (consider) considerar, mirar

24 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL regir

■ transitive verbs take a direct object los verbos transitivos rigen objeto directo

25 (rent) alquilar

■ they have taken a flat in London han alquilado un piso en Londres

intransitive verb

1 (work - dye) coger; (- fire) prender; (- cutting) prender; (- seed) germinar

2 (fish) picar

3 (in draughts etc) comer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to take no for an answer no aceptar una respuesta negativa

take it from me escucha lo que te digo

take it or leave it lo tomas o lo dejas

take my word for it créeme

to be hard to take ser difícil de aceptar

to be on the take dejarse sobornar

to have what it takes tener lo que hace falta

to take five descansar cinco minutos

to take it out of somebody dejar a uno sin ganas de nada

to take somebody out of himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus propias penas

to take something as read dar algo por sentado,-a

take ['teɪk] v, took ['tʊk] ; taken ['teɪkə n] ; taking vt

1) capture: capturar, apresar

2) grasp: tomar, agarrar

to take the bull by the horns: tomar al toro por los cuernos

3) catch: tomar, agarrar

taken by surprise: tomado por sorpresa

4) captivate: encantar, fascinar

5) ingest: tomar, ingerir

take two pills: tome dos píldoras

6) remove: sacar, extraer

take an orange: saca una naranja

7) : tomar, coger (un tren, un autobús, etc.)

8) need, require: tomar, requirir

these things take time: estas cosas toman tiempo

9) bring, carry: llevar, sacar, cargar

take them with you: llévalos contigo

take the trash out: saca la basura

10) bear, endure: soportar, aguantar (dolores, etc.)

11) accept: aceptar (un cheque, etc.), seguir (consejos), asumir (la responsabilidad)

12) suppose: suponer

I take it that...: supongo que...

13) (indicating an action or an undertaking)

to take a walk: dar un paseo

to take a class: tomar una clase

14)

to take place happen: tener lugar, suceder, ocurrir

take vi

: agarrar (dícese de un tinte), prender (dícese de una vacuna)

take n

1) proceeds: recaudación f, ingresos mpl, ganancias fpl

2) : toma f (de un rodaje o una grabación)

take

n.

• taquilla s.f.

• toma (Film) s.f.

• toma s.f. (time)

expr.

• tardar expr.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: took, taken) = aceptar v.

• asir v.

• calzar v.

• cautivar v.

• coger v.

• ganar v.

• llevar v.

• quedarse con v.

• tener v.

(§pres: tengo, tienes...tenemos) pret: tuv-

fut/c: tendr-•)

• tomar v.

I
1. teɪk
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

[teɪk] (vb: pt took) (pp taken)
1. VT

1) (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse

who took my beer? — ¿quién se ha llevado mi cerveza?

someone's taken my handbag — alguien se ha llevado mi bolso, alguien me ha robado el bolso

• I picked up the letter but he took it from me — cogí la carta pero él me la quitó

to take a book from a shelf — sacar un libro de un estante

to take a passage from an author — tomar un pasaje de un autor

take 37 from 121 — resta 37 de 121

2) (=take hold of, seize) tomar, coger, agarrar (LAm)

she took the spade and started digging — cogió la pala y empezó a excavar

I took him by the scruff of the neck — le cogí por el pescuezo

let me take your case/coat — permíteme tu maleta/abrigo

I'll take the blue one, please — me llevaré el azul

• to take sb's arm — tomar del brazo a algn

to take sb in one's arms — abrazar a algn

• the devil take it! — ¡maldición! †

• take five! * — ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• take your partners for a waltz — saquen a su pareja a bailar un vals

• to take sb into partnership — tomar a algn como socio

• please take a seat — tome asiento, por favor

is this seat taken? — ¿está ocupado este asiento?

• it took me by surprise — me cogió desprevenido, me pilló or agarró desprevenido (LAm)

• take ten! — (US) * ¡hagan una pausa!, ¡descansen un rato!

• to take a wife — † casarse, contraer matrimonio

3) (=lead, transport) llevar

to take sth to sb — llevar algo a algn

I took her some flowers — le llevé unas flores

her work took her to Bonn — su trabajó la destinó or llevó a Bonn

• we took her to the doctor — la llevamos al médico

• he took me home in his car — me llevó a casa en su coche

• they took me over the factory — me mostraron la fábrica, me acompañaron en una visita a la fábrica

• he took his suitcase upstairs — subió su maleta

• to take sb for a walk — llevar a algn de paseo

• it took us out of our way — nos hizo desviarnos

4) [+ bus, taxi] (=travel by) ir en; (at specified time) coger, tomar (esp LAm); [+ road, short cut] ir por

I took a taxi because I was late — fui en taxi porque llegaba tarde

we decided to take the train — decidimos ir en tren

we took the five o'clock train — cogimos or tomamos el tren de las cinco

take the first on the right — vaya por or tome la primera calle a la derecha

we took the wrong road — nos equivocamos de camino

5) (=capture) [+ person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ town, city] tomar; (Chess) comer

• to take sb hostage — tomar or (LAm) agarrar a algn como rehén

• to take sb prisoner — tomar preso a algn

6) (=obtain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse; [+ 1st place] conseguir, obtener; [+ trick] ganar, hacer

we took £500 today — (Brit) (Comm) hoy hemos ganado 500 libras

7) (=accept, receive) [+ money] aceptar; [+ advice] seguir; [+ news, blow] tomar, recibir; [+ responsibility] asumir; [+ bet] aceptar, hacer

take my advice, tell her the truth — sigue mi consejo or hazme caso y dile la verdad

he took the ball full in the chest — el balón le dio de lleno en el pecho

what will you take for it? — ¿cuál es tu mejor precio?

• he took it badly — le afectó mucho

• London took a battering in 1941 — Londres recibió una paliza en 1941, Londres sufrió terriblemente en 1941

• will you take a cheque? — ¿aceptaría un cheque?

• he can certainly take his drink — tiene buen aguante para la bebida

• you must take us as you find us — nos vas a tener que aceptar tal cual

• take it from me! — ¡escucha lo que te digo!

you can take it from me that... — puedes tener la seguridad de que...

• losing is hard to take — es difícil aceptar la derrota

• it's £50, take it or leave it! — son 50 libras, lo toma o lo deja

whisky? I can take it or leave it — ¿el whisky? ni me va ni me viene

• I won't take no for an answer — no hay pero que valga

• I take your point — entiendo lo que dices

• he took a lot of punishment — (fig) le dieron muy duro

• take that! — ¡toma!

8) (=rent) alquilar, tomar; (=buy regularly) [+ newspaper] comprar, leer

we shall take a house for the summer — alquilaremos una casa para el verano

9) (=have room or capacity for) tener cabida para; (=support weight of) aguantar

a car that takes five passengers — un coche con cabida para or donde caben cinco personas

can you take two more? — ¿puedes llevar dos más?, ¿caben otros dos?

it won't take any more — no cabe(n) más

it takes weights up to eight tons — soporta pesos hasta de ocho toneladas

10) (=wear) [+ clothes size] gastar, usar (LAm); [+ shoe size] calzar

what size do you take? — (clothes) ¿qué talla usas?; (shoes) ¿qué número calzas?

11) (=call for, require) necesitar, requerir

it took three policemen to hold him down — se necesitaron tres policías para sujetarlo

it takes a lot of courage — exige or requiere gran valor

it takes a brave man to do that — hace falta que un hombre tenga mucho valor para hacer eso

• that will take some explaining — a ver cómo explicas eso

• it takes two to make a quarrel — uno solo no puede reñir

• she's got what it takes — tiene lo que hace falta

12) (of time)

it takes an hour to get there — se tarda una hora en llegar

a letter takes four days to get there — una carta tarda cuatro días en llegar allá

it will only take me five minutes — solo tardo cinco minutos

the job will take a week — el trabajo llevará una semana

• I'll just iron this, it won't take long — voy a planchar esto, no tardaré or no me llevará mucho tiempo

however long it takes — el tiempo que sea

• it takes time — lleva tiempo

take your time! — ¡despacio!

13) (=conduct) [+ meeting, church service] presidir; (=teach) [+ course, class] enseñar; [+ pupils] tomar; (=study) [+ course] hacer; [+ subject] dar, estudiar; (=undergo) [+ exam, test] presentarse a, pasar

what are you taking next year? — ¿qué vas a hacer or estudiar el año que viene?

the teacher who took us for economics — el profesor que nos daba clase de económicas

he is not taking any more pupils at the moment — en este momento no está cogiendo a más estudiantes

• to take a degree in — licenciarse en

• to take (holy) orders — ordenarse de sacerdote

14) (=record) [+ sb's name, address] anotar, apuntar; [+ measurements] tomar

to take notes — tomar apuntes

15) (=understand, assume)

I take it that... — supongo que..., me imagino que...

am I to take it that you refused? — ¿he de suponer que te negaste?

I take her to be about 30 — supongo que tiene unos 30 años

how old do you take him to be? — ¿cuántos años le das?

• I took him for a doctor — lo tenía por médico, creí que era médico

what do you take me for? — ¿por quién me has tomado?

• I don't quite know how to take that — no sé muy bien cómo tomarme eso

16) (=consider) [+ case, example] tomar

now take Ireland, for example — tomemos, por ejemplo, el caso de Irlanda, pongamos como ejemplo Irlanda

let us take the example of a family with three children — tomemos el ejemplo de una familia con tres hijos

take John, he never complains — por ejemplo John, él nunca se queja

taking one thing with another... — considerándolo todo junto..., considerándolo en conjunto...

17) (=put up with, endure) [+ treatment, climate] aguantar, soportar

we can take it — lo aguantamos or soportamos todo

• I can't take any more! — ¡no aguanto más!, ¡no soporto más!

• I won't take any nonsense! — ¡no quiero oír más tonterías!

18) (=eat) comer; (=drink) tomar

will you take sth before you go? — ¿quieres tomar algo antes de irte?

to be taken three times a day — a tomar tres veces al día

not to be taken (internally) — para uso externo

• to take drugs — (narcotics) tomar drogas

• he took no food for four days — estuvo cuatro días sin comer

• don't forget to take your medicine — no te olvides de tomar la medicina

• he takes sugar in his tea — toma or pone azúcar en el té

• to take a tablet — tomar una pastilla

• to take tea (with sb) — † tomar té (con algn)

19) (=negotiate) [+ bend] tomar; [+ fence] saltar, saltar por encima de

20) (=acquire)

• to take against sb, take a dislike to sb — tomar antipatía a algn

• to take fright — asustarse (at de)

• to be taken ill — ponerse enfermo, enfermar

• he took great pleasure in teasing her — se regodeaba tomándole el pelo

• I do not take any satisfaction in knowing that... — no experimento satisfacción alguna sabiendo que...

21) (Ling) [+ case] regir

that verb takes the dative — ese verbo rige el dativo

22)

• to be taken with sth/sb (=attracted) —

he's very taken with her — le gusta mucho

I'm not at all taken with the idea — la idea no me gusta nada or no me hace gracia

23) † liter (=have sexual intercourse with) tener relaciones sexuales con

24) (as function verb) [+ decision, holiday] tomar; [+ step, walk] dar; [+ trip] hacer; [+ opportunity] aprovechar

• to take a bath — bañarse

• to take a photograph — sacar una fotografía

2. VI

1) (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (LAm); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar

2) (Bot) [cutting] arraigar

3) (=receive)

she's all take, take, take — ella mucho dame, dame, pero luego no da nada
give
3. N

1) (Cine) toma f

2) (=takings) ingresos mpl ; (=proceeds) recaudación f ; (US) (Comm) caja f, ventas fpl del día

3)

- be on the take

4) (=share) parte f ; (=commission) comisión f, tajada * f

5) * (=opinion) opinión f

what's your take on the new government? — ¿qué piensas de or qué opinión te merece el nuevo gobierno?

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take aside

- take away

- take back

- take down

- take from

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take over

- take to

- take up

- take upon
TAKE Both t ardar and llevar can be used to translate take with {time}. ► Use tar dar (en + ((infinitive))) to describe how long someone or something will take to do something. The subject of tardar is the person or thing that has to complete the activity or undergo the process:
How long do letters take to get to Spain? ¿Cuánto (tiempo) tardan las cartas en llegar a España?
How much longer will it take you to do it? ¿Cuánto más vas a tardar en hacerlo?
It'll take us three hours to get to Douglas if we walk Tardaremos tres horas en llegar a Douglas si vamos andando ► Use lle var to describe how long an activity, task or process takes to complete. The subject of llevar is the activity or task:
The tests will take at least a month Las pruebas llevarán por lo menos un mes
How long will it take? ¿Cuánto tiempo llevará? ► Compare the different focus in the alternative translations of the following example:
It'll take me two more days to finish this job Me llevará dos días más terminar este trabajo, Tardaré dos días más en terminar este trabajo For further uses and examples, see main entry
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I
1. [teɪk]
1) (past took; past p taken) transitive verb

Sense I

2) (carry, lead, drive) llevar

take an umbrella — lleva un paraguas

shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs? — ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?, ¿meto/subo las sillas?

to take the garbage out — sacar la basura

we took him home — lo llevamos a (su) casa

she took us into her office — nos hizo pasar a su oficina

I'll take you up/down to the third floor — subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso, te llevo al tercer piso

to take the dog (out) for a walk — sacar* el perro a pasear

this path takes you to the main road — este camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carretera

her job often takes her to Paris — va con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo

if you decide to take the matter further — si decide proseguir con el asunto

Sense II

3)

a) \<\<train/plane/bus/taxi\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp)

are you taking the car? — ¿vas a ir en coche?

I had to take the bus back — tuve que volver en autobús

we took the elevator (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the restaurant — tomamos or (esp Esp) cogimos el ascensor para subir/bajar al restaurante

b) \<\<road/turning\>\> tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

I took the wrong road — me equivoqué de camino

c) \<\<bend\>\> tomar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fence\>\> saltar

4)

a) (grasp, seize) tomar, agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

he took her by the hand — la tomó or (esp AmL) la agarró or (esp Esp) la cogió de la mano

he took the opportunity — aprovechó la oportunidad

he took control of the situation — se hizo dueño de la situación

she took the knife from him — le quitó el cuchillo

b) ( take charge of)

may I take your coat? — ¿me permite el abrigo?

would you mind taking the baby for a moment? — ¿me tienes al niño un momento?

c) ( occupy)

take a seat — siéntese, tome asiento (frml)

this chair is taken — esta silla está ocupada

5) (remove, steal) llevarse

somebody's taken my purse! — alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!

6) ( catch)

it took us by surprise — nos sorprendió

he was taken completely unawares — lo agarró or (esp Esp) lo cogió completamente desprevenido

to be taken ill — caer* enfermo

7)

a) ( capture) \<\<town/fortress/position\>\> tomar; \<\<pawn/piece\>\> comer

b) ( win) \<\<prize/title\>\> llevarse, hacerse* con; \<\<game/set\>\> ganar

c) ( receive as profit) hacer*, sacar*

8) \<\<medicine/drugs\>\> tomar

have you taken your tablets? — ¿te has tomado las pastillas?

I don't take sugar in my coffee — no le pongo azúcar al café

9)

a) (buy, order) llevar(se)

I'll take this pair — (me) llevo este par

I'll take 12 ounces — déme or (Esp tb) póngame 12 onzas

b) ( buy regularly) comprar

we take The Globe — nosotros compramos or leemos The Globe

c) ( rent) \<\<cottage/apartment\>\> alquilar, coger* (Esp)

10)

a) ( acquire) \<\<lover\>\> buscarse*

to take a wife/husband — casarse

b) ( sexually) (liter) \<\<woman\>\> poseer*

Sense III

11) ( of time) \<\<job/task\>\> llevar; \<\<process\>\> tardar; \<\<person\>\> tardar, demorar(se) (AmL)

it took longer than expected — llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía

the flight takes two hours — el vuelo dura dos horas

it took weeks for him to recover — tardó semanas en recuperarse

the letter took a week to arrive — la carta tardó or (AmL tb) se demoró una semana en llegar

it took me a long time to do it — me llevó mucho tiempo hacerlo

12) ( need)

it takes courage to do a thing like that — hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para hacer algo así

it took four men to lift it — se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo

to have (got) what it takes — (colloq) tener* lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta

13)

a) ( wear)

what size shoes do you take? — ¿qué número calzas?

she takes a 14 — usa la talla or (RPl) el talle 14

b) ( Auto)

this car takes diesel — este coche consume diesel

c) ( Ling) construirse* con, regir*

Sense IV

14) ( accept) \<\<money/bribes/job\>\> aceptar

do you take checks? — ¿aceptan cheques?

take it or leave it — (set phrase) lo tomas o lo dejas

you'll have to take my word for it — vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra

take it from me — hazme caso

I won't take no for an answer — no me voy a dar por vencido así como así

take that, you scoundrel! — (dated) toma, canalla!

15)

a) (hold, accommodate)

the tank takes/will take 42 liters — el tanque tiene una capacidad de 42 litros

we can take up to 50 passengers — tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros

b) (admit, receive) \<\<patients/pupils\>\> admitir, tomar, coger* (Esp)

they take lodgers — alquilan habitaciones

we don't take telephone reservations o (BrE) bookings — no aceptamos reservas por teléfono

16)

a) (withstand, suffer) \<\<strain/weight\>\> aguantar; \<\<beating/blow\>\> recibir

b) (tolerate, endure) aguantar

I can't take it any longer! — no puedo más!, ya no aguanto más!

he can't take a joke — no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma

c) ( bear)

how is he taking it? — ¿qué tal lo lleva?

she's taken it very badly/well — lo lleva muy mal/bien; see also heart 2), 3)

17)

a) (understand, interpret) tomarse

she took it the wrong way — se lo tomó a mal, lo interpretó mal

don't take it personally — no te lo tomes como algo personal

to take something as read/understood — dar* algo por hecho/entendido

I take it that you didn't like him much — por lo que veo no te cayó muy bien; see also take for

b) ( consider) (in imperative) mirar

take Japan, for example — mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo

Sense V

18)

a) \<\<steps/measures\>\> tomar; \<\<exercise\>\> hacer*

to take a walk/a step forward — dar* un paseo/un paso adelante

take a look at this! — mira esto!

b) (supervise, deal with)

would you take that call, please? — ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?

19) ( Educ)

a) ( teach) (BrE) darle* clase a

she takes us for Chemistry — nos da clase de química

b) ( learn) \<\<subject\>\> estudiar, hacer*; \<\<course\>\> hacer*

to take an exam — hacer* or dar* or (CS) rendir* or (Méx) tomar un examen, examinarse (Esp)

20)

a) ( record) tomar

we took regular readings — tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc) a intervalos regulares

b) ( write down) \<\<notes\>\> tomar

he took my name and address — me tomó el nombre y la dirección

21) ( adopt)

he takes the view that... — opina que..., es de la opinión de que...

she took an instant dislike to him — le tomó antipatía inmediatamente; see also liking a), offense 2) b), shape I 1) a)

2.

vi

1)

a) \<\<seed\>\> germinar; \<\<cutting\>\> prender

b) \<\<dye\>\> agarrar (esp AmL), coger* (esp Esp)

2) ( receive) recibir

all you do is take, take, take — no piensas más que en ti

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Phrasal Verbs:

- take aback

- take after

- take along

- take apart

- take around

- take aside

- take away

- take away from

- take back

- take down

- take for

- take from

- take home

- take in

- take off

- take on

- take out

- take out on

- take over

- take round

- take through

- take to

- take up

- take upon

- take up on

- take up with

II

noun

1) ( Cin) toma f

2)

a) ( earnings) ingresos mpl, recaudación f

b) ( share) parte f; ( commission) comisión f

English-spanish dictionary > take
9 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

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➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

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2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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10 read

1. transitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 31)

2) (show a reading of) anzeigen

3) (interpret) deuten

read somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren
2. intransitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read to somebody — jemandem vorlesen

2) (convey meaning) lauten

the contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut

3) (affect reader) sich lesen
3. noun
1)

have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen

2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)

be a good read — sich gut lesen
4.
[red] adjective

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

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[red]
past tense, past participle; = read

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read¹

[ri:d]

I. n usu sing

1. BRIT, AUS (act of reading) Lesen nt

to have a quiet \read ( fam) in Ruhe lesen

to have a \read of sth in etw akk hineinschauen fam, einen Blick in etw akk werfen

2. ( fam: book)

good/bad \read spannende/langweilige Lektüre

to be a good \read sich akk gut lesen [lassen]

3. AM (interpretation) Lesart f

II. vt

<read, read>

1. (understand written material)

▪ to \read sth etw lesen; handwriting etw entziffern

to \read sth avidly etw leidenschaftlich gern lesen

to \read sth voraciously etw geradezu verschlingen

to \read a map eine Karte lesen

2. MUS

to \read music Noten lesen

3. (speak aloud)

to \read sth aloud [or out loud] etw laut vorlesen

▪ to \read sb sth [or sth to sb] jdm etw vorlesen

4. (discern)

to \read an emotion ein Gefühl erraten

to \read sb's face in jds Gesicht lesen

to \read sth in sb's face jdm etw vom Gesicht ablesen

5. (interpret) interpretieren, deuten

if I've \read the situation aright,... wenn ich die Situation richtig verstehe,...

6. (substitute)

▪ to \read sth for sth:

on page 19, for Blitish, please \read British auf Seite 19 muss es statt Blitish British heißen

7. (proof-read)

▪ to \read sth etw Korrektur lesen

to \read a proof Korrektur lesen

8. POL, LAW

to \read a bill/measure eine Gesetzesvorlage/gesetzliche Verfügung lesen

9. (inspect and record)

▪ to \read sth etw ablesen

to \read a meter einen Zählerstand ablesen

10. (show information)

▪ to \read sth etw anzeigen

the thermometer is \reading 40°C in the shade das Thermometer zeigt 40°C im Schatten an

11. BRIT UNIV ( form)

▪ to \read sth chemistry, English, history etw studieren

12. COMPUT

to \read a card eine Karte [ein]lesen

to \read data Daten lesen

\read/write head Lese-/Schreibkopf

\read only nur zum Lesen

\read-only memory Festwertspeicher m

13. RADIO, TELEC

▪ to \read sb jdn verstehen; ( fig: understand sb's meaning) jdn verstehen

do you \read me? — loud and clear können Sie mich verstehen? — laut und deutlich

I don't \read you ich verstehe nicht, was du meinst

14. (prophesy)

to \read sb's palm jdm aus der Hand lesen

to \read the tea leaves aus dem Kaffeesatz lesen

to \read sth in the cards etw in den Karten lesen

15.

▶ to \read sb like a book in jdm lesen können wie in einem [offenen] Buch

▶ to \read sb a lecture ( form) jdm die Leviten lesen fam

▶ \read my lips! hör [mal] ganz genau zu!

▶ to \read sb's lips jdm von den Lippen lesen

▶ to \read sb's mind [or thoughts] jds Gedanken lesen

▶ to \read sb the Riot Act jdm gehörig die Leviten lesen fam

▶ to \read the runes BRIT die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen

III. vi

<read, read>

1. (understand written material) lesen

to \read avidly leidenschaftlich gern lesen

to \read voraciously Bücher geradezu verschlingen

▪ to \read about [or of] sb/sth über jdn/etw lesen

2. (speak aloud)

to \read aloud [or out loud] [to sb] [jdm] laut vorlesen

3. (create impression)

to \read well book, letter, article, magazine sich akk gut lesen

4. (have wording) lauten

there was a sign \reading “No Smoking” auf einem Schild stand „Rauchen verboten“

5. THEAT, FILM

to \read for a part sich akk in eine Rolle einlesen

6. esp BRIT UNIV ( form)

▪ to \read for sth etw studieren

to \read for the Bar Jura [o ÖSTERR Jus] studieren

7. (be interpreted as)

▪ to \read as sth als etw akk interpretiert werden

8.

▶ to \read between the lines zwischen den Zeilen lesen

read²

[red]

I. vt, vi pt, pp of read

II. adj

▶ to take sth as \read etw als selbstverständlich voraussetzen

we will take the minutes as \read wir setzen das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

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I [riːd] vb: pret, ptp read [red]
1. vt

1) (ALSO COMPUT) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (
to +dat)
do you read music? — können Sie Noten lesen?

I read him to sleep — ich las ihm vor, bis er einschlief

read my lips! (inf) — höre meine Worte!

they took the minutes as read (in meeting) — sie setzten das Protokoll als bekannt voraus

for "meet" read "met" — anstelle or an Stelle von "meet" soll "met" stehen

2) (= interpret) thoughts, feelings lesen; dream deuten; words verstehen; person einschätzen können

to read sb's thoughts/mind — jds Gedanken lesen

to read sb's palm — jdm aus der Hand lesen

to read the tea leaves —

these words can be read in several ways — diese Wörter können unterschiedlich verstanden werden

to read something into a text — etwas in einen Text (hinein)lesen

don't read too much into his words — interpretieren Sie nicht zu viel in seine Worte hinein

3) (Brit UNIV form = study) studieren

4) thermometer, barometer etc sehen auf (+acc), ablesen

to read a meter — einen Zähler(stand) ablesen

5) (meter) (an)zeigen, stehen auf (+dat); (flight etc instruments) anzeigen

the thermometer reads 37° — das Thermometer steht auf or zeigt 37°

6) (TELEC) verstehen

do you read me? (Telec) — können Sie mich verstehen?; (fig) haben Sie mich verstanden?

2. vi

1) (= read books etc) lesen; (to sb) vorlesen (
to +dat)
she reads well — sie liest gut; (learner, beginner) sie kann schon gut lesen

to read aloud or out loud — laut lesen

to read to oneself — für sich lesen

he likes being read to — er lässt sich (dat)

will you read to me, Mummy? — Mutti, liest du mir etwas vor?

2)

(= convey impression when read) this paragraph reads/doesn't read well — dieser Abschnitt liest sich gut/nicht gut

this reads like an official report/a translation — das klingt wie ein offizieller Bericht/eine Übersetzung

that's how it reads to me — so verstehe ich das

3) (= have wording) lauten

the letter reads as follows — der Brief geht so or lautet folgendermaßen

4) (Brit UNIV form

= study) to read for an examination — sich auf eine Prüfung vorbereiten

See:

→ bar

3. n

she enjoys a good read — sie liest gern

this book is quite a good read — das Buch liest sich gut
II [red] pret, ptp of read I
adj

he is well/not very well read — er ist sehr/wenig belesen

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read¹ [riːd]

A s

a) Lesen n:

can I have a read in your paper? kann ich mal in deine Zeitung schauen?;

give sth a careful read etwas sorgfältig durchlesen

b) Lektüre f:

it is a good read es liest sich gut

B v/t prät und pperf read [red]

1. a) allg lesen:

he can read German;

for “Jean” read “John” statt „Jean“ lies „John“;

take sth as read etwas als selbstverständlich voraussetzen;

we can take it as read that … wir können davon ausgehen, dass …;

ability to read the game SPORT Spielübersicht f

b) auch read out vorlesen ( sth to sb jemandem etwas): → riot A 1

c) auch read from notes eine Rede etc ablesen

d) einen Text Korrektur lesen

e) eine Vorlesung, einen Vortrag halten

f) eine Erklärung etc verlesen:

read back ein Stenogramm etc noch einmal vorlesen ( to sb jemandem);

read sth into etwas in einen Text hineinlesen;

read off (sich) etwas durchlesen ( → B 9);

read out jemanden ausstoßen (of aus einer Partei etc)( → B 10);

read over

a) auch read through (sich) etwas durchlesen

b) (formell) vor-, verlesen (Notar etc);

read up

a) sich in etwas einlesen oder -arbeiten,

b) etwas nachlesen

2. Funkverkehr: verstehen:

do you read me?

a) können Sie mich verstehen?,

b) fig haben Sie mich verstanden?

3. PARL eine Gesetzesvorlage lesen:

the bill was read for the third time die Gesetzesvorlage wurde in dritter Lesung behandelt

4. eine Kurzschrift etc lesen (können), Zeichensprache verstehen:

he reads ( oder can read) the clock er kennt die Uhr;

read music Noten lesen

5. einen Traum etc deuten: → fortune 3, palm¹ A 1

6. ein Rätsel lösen

7. jemandes Charakter etc durchschauen:

read sb like a book in jemandem lesen wie in einem Buch;

read sb’s face in jemandes Gesicht lesen; → thought¹ 1

8. einen Satz etc auslegen, auffassen, deuten, verstehen

9. a) (an)zeigen:

the thermometer reads 20°

b) auch read off einen Instrumentenstand etc ablesen ( → B 1)

10. COMPUT lesen, abfühlen:

read in einlesen, -geben;

read out auslesen, -geben ( → B 1)

11. besonders Br studieren, hören: → law¹ 5

C v/i

1. lesen:

he has no time to read er hat keine Zeit zum Lesen;

I have read about it ich habe davon gelesen; → line¹ A 3

2. (vor)lesen:

read to sb jemandem vorlesen ( from aus)

3. eine (Vor)Lesung oder einen Vortrag halten

4. (for) besonders Br sich vorbereiten (auf eine Prüfung etc), (etwas) studieren:

read up on sich in etwas einlesen oder -arbeiten; → bar A 19

5. sich gut etc lesen (lassen):

this book reads well;

it reads like a translation es liest sich oder klingt wie eine Übersetzung

6. lauten:

the passage reads as follows

7. sich auslegen lassen:

this section reads in two different ways

read² [red]

A prät und pperf von read¹

B adj

1. gelesen:

the most-read book das meistgelesene Buch

2. → well-read

* * *
1. transitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read somebody something, read something to somebody — jemandem etwas vorlesen; see also take 1. 31)

2) (show a reading of) anzeigen

3) (interpret) deuten

read somebody's hand — jemandem aus der Hand lesen

read somebody's mind or thoughts — jemandes Gedanken lesen

read something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) hineinlesen

4) (Brit. Univ.): (study) studieren
2. intransitive verb,
read

1) lesen

read to somebody — jemandem vorlesen

2) (convey meaning) lauten

the contract reads as follows — der Vertrag hat folgenden Wortlaut

3) (affect reader) sich lesen
3. noun
1)

have a quiet read — in Ruhe lesen

2) (Brit. coll.): (reading matter)

be a good read — sich gut lesen
4.
[red] adjective

widely or deeply read — sehr belesen [Person]

the most widely read book/author — das meistgelesene Buch/der meistgelesene Autor

Phrasal Verbs:

- read back

- read off

- read out

- read over

- read up

* * *

p.p.

gelesen p.p. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: read)

= eingeben v.

einlesen v.

lesen v.

(§ p.,pp.: las, gelesen)

English-german dictionary > read
11 take

1. n захват, взятие; получение

2. n сл. выручка, барыши; сбор

3. n получка

4. n улов

great take of fish — большой улов рыбы

5. n добыча

6. n аренда

take on lease — брать внаем; брать в аренду

take a lease of — брать внаем; брать в аренду

7. n арендованный участок

flatcars often take trucks piggyback from one place to another — автомобили часто перевозят по железной дороге на открытых платформах

8. n разг. популярная песенка, пьеса

9. n мед. проф. хорошо принявшаяся прививка

take in good part — хорошо принимать

take a good turn — принять хороший оборот

10. n полигр. «урок» наборщика

lean take — урок наборщика, содержащий трудоемкий для набора материал

11. n кино снятый кадр, кинокадр, дубль

no good take — бракованный кинокадр

12. n мед. пересадка

successful takes — успешные операции по запись

13. v брать; хватать

to take a pencil — взять карандаш

to take money from a friend — взять деньги у друга

he took the book from the table — он взял книгу со стола

take a sheet of paper from the drawer — возьми лист бумаги из ящика стола

take on — брать; браться

take along — брать с собой

take samples — брать пробы

take the floor — брать слово

take time off — брать отпуск

14. v захватывать; овладевать, завоёвывать

to take a fortress — брать крепость

to take prisoners — захватывать пленных

take hold — захватывать

take the objective — захватывать рубеж

15. v ловить

to take fish — ловить рыбу

16. v разг. овладевать, брать

to take in washing — брать на дом стирку

take from — брать; взять; отнимать; отнять

to take its rise — брать начало, начинаться

take as collateral — брать в качестве залога

take with you — брать с собой; взять с собой

17. v уносить, сводить в могилу

pneumonia took him — воспаление лёгких свело его в могилу, он умер от воспаления лёгких

I recommend you to take a holiday — советую вам взять отпуск

she will take care of your bones — она позаботится о вас

to take up with young folks — водить дружбу с молодёжью

to take pains, to spare no pains — прилагать все усилия

take off power to the shaft — отбирать мощность на вал

18. v присваивать, брать

who has taken my pen? — кто взял мою ручку?

take the level — брать отсчеты нивелиром

to take away the garbage — убрать мусор

take a vehicle in tow — брать машину на буксир

take in hand — браться; взяться; предпринимать

take either of the cakes — берите любое пирожное

19. v отбирать, забирать

they took his dog from him — они у него забрали собаку

20. v пользоваться; получать; приобретать

to take lessons — брать уроки

to take a book from the library — взять книгу в библиотеке

to take a taxi — брать такси

take out of bond — получать прибыль от облигации

take the debt out in — получать в счет долга

to take title — приобретать правовой титул

take the form of — приобретать форму

take the form — приобретать форму

21. v выбирать

to take a role — выбрать себе роль

take what you like — возьми что хочешь

he took the largest piece of cake — он взял себе самый большой кусок пирога

to take the shortest way — выбрать кратчайший путь

to take the wrong road — сбиться с пути

which route shall you take? — какой дорогой вы пойдёте ?

take your choice of rooms — выбирайте любую комнату

take out a patent — взять патент; выбирать патент

take an instruction — выбирать команду

take up backlash — выбирать зазор

take up slack — выбирать слабину

22. v покупать

to take tickets — брать билеты

to take seats in advance — приобрести билеты заблаговременно

I shall take this hat — я возьму эту шляпу

I take bread here — я покупаю хлеб здесь

take stock in — покупать акции

to take stock in — покупать акции; вступать в пай

23. v выигрывать; брать, бить

to take a bishop — взять слона

take the charge of — брать на хранение; принимать управление

to take a child away from school — забрать ребёнка из школы

to take a fortress by assault — брать крепость приступом

to take a nest — разорить гнездо, брать яйца или птенцов

to take goods out of storage — брать товары со склада

24. v юр. вступать во владение, наследовать

the eldest son shall take — наследует старший сын

take control — взять в свои руки руководство

take a view — высказывать свою точку зрения

to take by descent — наследовать по закону

take up the struggle — вступать в борьбу

take possession — вступать во владение

25. v доставать, добывать

to take coal — добывать уголь

take up money — доставать деньги

to take up money — доставать деньги

26. v взимать, собирать; добиваться уплаты

to take money for admission — взимать плату за приём

take the crop — убирать урожай; собирать урожай

27. v получать, зарабатывать

to take 100 dollars a week — зарабатывать сто долларов в неделю

take a prize — получать приз

take up a loan — получать заем

take up the loan — получать заем

take that ! — получай!, вот тебе!

28. v принимать; соглашаться

to take an offer — принимать предложение

to take bribes — брать взятки

to take ?50 for the picture — взять пятьдесят фунтов за картину

how much less will you take? — на сколько вы сбавите цену?, сколько вы уступите?

if the magazine takes my article — если этот журнал примет мою статью

take what he offers you — возьми то, что он тебе предлагает

I will take no denial — отказа я не приму; не вздумайте отказываться

I am not taking orders from you — я вам не подчиняюсь, я не буду выполнять ваши приказы;

I will not take such treatment — я не потерплю такого обращения

to take part in conversation — принимать участие в разговоре

take part in competition — принимать участие в соревнованиях

to take hard — принимать близко к сердцу; тяжело переживать

take over the liabilities — принимать на себя обязательства

take over property — принимать ответственность за имущество

29. v воспринимать, реагировать

to take it all in good fun — отнестись ко всему этому с юмором

I wonder how he will take it — интересно, как он к этому отнесётся

he took the joke in earnest — он не понял шутки, он принял шутку всерьёз

he is really kind-hearted if you take him the right way — он, в сущности, добрый человек, если правильно его воспринимать

this is no way to take his behaviour — на его поведение нужно реагировать не так

to take things as they are — принимать вещи такими, какие они есть

you must not take it ill of him — вы не должны сердиться на него; он не хотел вас обидеть

take thrust — воспринимать тягу

take loads — воспринимать нагрузки

30. v понимать; толковать

to take a hint — понять намёк

I take your meaning — я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

I take you — я вас понимаю, я понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

31. v полагать, считать; заключать

to take the news to be true — считать эти сведения верными

what time do you take it to be? — как вы думаете, сколько сейчас времени?

how old do you take him to be? — сколько лет вы ему дадите?

take it that — полагать

32. v верить; считать истинным

take it from me that he means what he says — поверьте мне, он не шутит

33. v охватывать, овладевать

an intense despair took him — его охватило полное отчаяние

when love takes a man — когда любовь овладевает человеком

his conscience takes him when he is sober — когда он трезв, его мучают угрызения совести

what has taken the boy? — что нашло на мальчика?

he was taken by violent shaking — он весь задрожал

34. v захватывать, увлекать; нравиться

this author takes his readers with him — этот автор увлекает читателей

35. v иметь успех, становиться популярным

take place — случаться; происходить; иметь место

to take place — случаться, иметь место

36. v записывать, регистрировать, протоколировать

to take notes — делать заметки

to take notes of a lecture — записывать лекцию

take a drift — регистрировать снос

37. v снимать, фотографировать

to take a photograph of a tower — сфотографировать башню, сделать снимок башни

take the readings — производить отсчет; снимать показания

to take the scum off the soup — снимать пену с супа

to take pictures — производить съёмку, снимать

take out of service — снимать с эксплуатации

take a picture — снимать; фотографировать

38. v выходить, получаться на фотографии

he does not take well, he takes badly — он плохо выходит на фотографии; он нефотогеничен

take to the open — выходить из укрытий

take to the streets — выходить на улицы

to take up photography — заняться фотографией

take the air — выходить на воздух; отлетать; отлететь

to take a call — выходить на аплодисменты, раскланиваться

39. v использовать в качестве примера

take the French Revolution — возьмите Французскую революцию

take off weight — взлетный вес

to take everything off — всё убрать

take two aspirins — примите две таблетки аспирина

take up a quota — использовать квоту; выбрать квоту

this will take you nowhere — это ничего вам не даст

40. v вмешать

this car takes only five — в этой машине может поместиться только пять человек

41. v требовать; отнимать

it takes time, means and skill — на это нужно время, средства и умение

the stuff takes sixty hours in burning — это вещество сгорает за шестьдесят часов

how long will it take you to translate this article? — сколько времени уйдёт у вас на перевод этой статьи?

it took him three years to write the book — ему потребовалось три года, чтобы написать книгу

this trip will take a lot of money — на эту поездку уйдёт много денег

the piano would take much room — пианино заняло бы много места

it takes some pluck to do our work — для нашей работы требуется немало мужества

it takes a man to do this — это под силу только мужчине

it took four men to hold him — потребовалось четыре человека, чтобы его удержать

it takes a poet to translate poetry — только поэт может переводить стихи

it takes two to make a quarrel — для ссоры нужны двое

it would take volumes to relate — нужны тома, чтобы это рассказать

it takes a lot of doing — это сделать довольно трудно, это не так-то просто сделать

the work took some doing — работа потребовала усилий, работа попалась нелёгкая

to take a bit of doing — требовать затраты усилий

take the wind — отнимать ветер

42. v требовать, нуждаться

he took two hours to get there — ему потребовалось два часа, чтобы добраться туда; дорога туда отняла у него два часа

take time — требовать времени

43. v цепляться; застревать, запутываться

the anchor took in the seaweed — якорь запутался в водорослях

44. v жениться; выходить замуж

he is going to take a wife — он собирается жениться

to take a wife — жениться

45. v действовать; приниматься

the vaccination did not take — оспа не привилась

take as a datum — принимать за нуль; принимать за начало

take over the duties of — принимать на себя обязанности

take delivery of stocks — принимать предъявляемые акции

take nothing for granted — ничего не принимать на веру

take over the loan — принимать обязательства по ссуде

46. v держаться, закрепляться, оставаться

this ink does not take on glossy paper — этими чернилами нельзя писать на глянцевой бумаге

to take a middle course — держаться середины

to take odds — держать пари на выгодных для себя условиях

47. v амер. схватываться, замерзать

the pond has taken — пруд замёрз

48. v тех. твердеть, схватываться

take hold of — схватывать; схватить

49. v разг. становиться, делаться

to take sick — заболеть, захворать; приболеть

to take attendance — делать перекличку

take the plunge — делать решительный шаг

take stock of — делать переучет; критически оценивать

to take exercise — делать моцион, гулять; делать гимнастику

to take turns — делать по очереди; чередоваться, сменяться

Синонимический ряд:

1. catch (noun) catch; haul; loot

2. net (noun) net; proceeds; profit; returns

3. act (verb) act; behave; function; operate; react; work

4. adopt (verb) adopt; discharge; perform; utilise; utilize

5. apprehend (verb) apprehend; compass; comprehend; cotton on to; cotton to; follow; heed; make out; see; tumble to; twig

6. appropriate (verb) accroach; annex; appropriate; arrogate; assume; commandeer; confiscate; expropriate; preempt; pre-empt; sequester; usurp

7. ask (verb) ask; call for; crave; demand; entail; involve; necessitate; require

8. attract (verb) allure; attract; bewitch; captivate; charm; derive; draw; enchant; engage; fascinate; hold; interest; magnetize; wile

9. bear (verb) abide; accept; admit; bear; brook; digest; down; endure; go; lump; receive; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; sustain; swallow; sweat out; take in; tolerate; undertake

10. buy (verb) buy; purchase

11. carry (verb) bring; carry; convey; deliver; fetch; transfer; transport

12. catch (verb) bag; capture; catch; collar; nail; overhaul; overtake; prehend

13. cheat (verb) beat; bilk; boodle; cheat; chisel; chouse; cozen; defraud; diddle; do; flimflam; gull; gyp; mulct; overreach; ream; sucker; swindle; victimise

14. choose (verb) choose; cull; elect; mark; opt for; optate; pick; pick out; prefer; select; single out

15. deduct (verb) deduct; discount; draw back; knock off; substract; subtract; take away; take off; take out

16. determine (verb) ascertain; determine; fix

17. eat (verb) devour; eat; feed on; ingest; meal; partake of

18. embrace (verb) clasp; embrace; grasp; grip

19. escort (verb) accompany; conduct; escort; lead

20. experience (verb) experience; feel; observe; perceive; sense

21. get (verb) acquire; come down with; contract; develop; gain; get; net; obtain; procure; secure; sicken; sicken of; sicken with; win

22. pilfer (verb) pilfer; steal

23. read (verb) construe; interpret; read

24. seize (verb) clutch; grab; grapple; nab; seize; snatch; strike

25. surprise (verb) board; hit on; surprise

26. treat (verb) deal with; handle; play; serve; treat; use

27. understand (verb) believe; conceive; consider; expect; gather; imagine; presume; regard; suppose; suspect; think; understand

28. use up (verb) consume; occupy; use up

Антонимический ряд:

add; give; loss; miss; reject; repel; surrender

English-Russian base dictionary > take
12 read

1. n разг. чтение; время, проведённое за чтением

to enjoy a good read — наслаждаться чтением интересной книги

read error — ошибка чтения

read rate — скорость чтения

read fault — сбой при чтении

read protect — защита чтения

read time — время считывания

2. n вчт. считывание

read bus — шина считывания

read cycle — цикл считывания

read line — линия считывания

card read — считывание с карт

read current — ток считывания

3. v читать

to read a book — читать книгу

to read to oneself — читать про себя

read the letter to yourself — прочтите письмо про себя

to read through the contract — просмотреть соглашение

to read aloud — читать вслух

to read out — прочитать вслух

to read round the class — поочерёдно читать вслух

he can read several languages — он умеет читать на нескольких языках

to read oneself hoarse — дочитаться до хрипоты

the boy has been read the story of Cinderella — мальчику прочли сказку о Золушке

the invalid is read to for several hours daily — больному каждый день читают вслух по нескольку часов

did he speak extempore or read? — он говорил или читал?

he does not read or write — он не умеет ни читать ни писать

she likes to read love stories — она любит читать про любовь

to read Homer in the original — читать Гомера в подлиннике

read the future in the now — читайте будущее в настоящем

to read, write and cipher — читать, писать и считать

what papers do you read? — какие газеты вы читаете?

4. v читаться

the play reads better than it acts — пьеса читается лучше, чем звучит со сцены

to read in poor light — читать при плохом свете

to read with expression — читать выразительно

to read music — играть по нотам; читать ноты

read between the lines — читать между строк

to read in a monotone — монотонно читать

5. v зачитывать, оглашать

read and approved — заслушано и одобрено

6. v гласить

the document reads as follows — документ гласит следующее

the paragraph reads to the effect that all men are equal — в этом абзаце говорится, что все люди равны

how does the sentence read now? — как теперь звучит это предложение?

read as follows — гласить следующее

to read out the agenda — огласить повестку дня

7. v разбирать, расшифровывать; прочитать

to read hieroglyphs — разбирать иероглифы

to read the Morse system — знать азбуку Морзе

to read a map — читать карту

to read music at sight — читать ноты с листа

to read a piece of music — разобрать музыкальную пьесу

the first letter on the coin is so rubbed that I cannot read it — первая буква на монете так стёрлась, что я не могу разобрать её

read out — прочитать вслух

8. v толковать, интерпретировать

to be read … — это надо понимать в том смысле, что …

9. v толковаться, подаваться в той или иной интерпретации

the clause reads both ways — статью можно понимать двояко

10. v биол. «считывать» или декодировать генетическую информацию

to read off — считывать

read in — записывать, снимать или считывать

read off tape — считывать данные с перфоленты

read backward — считывать в обратном направлении

read while writing — считывать одновременно с записью

11. v вчт. считывать информацию

read the drift angle — отсчитывать угол сноса

Синонимический ряд:

1. seen and understood (adj.) checked over; comprehended; examined; interpreted; made out; perceived; scanned; seen and understood; understood

2. deliver (verb) deliver; present; recite; utter

3. interpret the written word (verb) comprehend; decipher; discern; grasp; interpret the written word; perceive; see the words; skim; understand

4. peruse (verb) peruse; pore over; scan; study

5. saw (verb) accept; apprehend; caught; compass; conceive; fathom; follow; make out; saw; take in

6. show (verb) indicate; mark; record; register; say; show

7. showed/shown or showed (verb) indicated; marked; recorded; registered; said; showed/shown or showed

8. took (verb) construe; interpret; took

English-Russian base dictionary > read

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