Translation of take in Spanish:
transitive verb past tense took past participle taken
- 1 1.1 (to carry) take this file to Personnellleve este expediente a Personalshe took him the bookle llevó el libroshall I take the chairs inside/upstairs?¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?shall we take our chairs into the garden?
¿entro/subo las sillas?¿sacamos las sillas al jardín?who's going to take the garbage out?¿quién va a sacar la basura?he took the case to the Court of Appealllevó el caso al Tribunal de Apelaciónif you decide to take the matter furthersi decide proseguir con el asuntoI don't mind teasing, but she takes it too farno me importa que me tomen el pelo, pero ella se pasawhich takes us to 2005con lo cual estaremos ya en 2005his ambition will take him farsu ambición lo hará llegar lejosExample sentences1.2 (to drive, to transport) I'll take you in the car- Donations of items to sell can be taken along, or if they are too large call in to arrange collection.
- An ambulance was called and Mr Greally was taken to York Hospital and later transferred to Leeds.
- They should be taken into the house about the beginning of November and wintered on hay and a few turnips at each end of the day.
te llevo en el cochewe took him home/to the stationlo llevamos a (su) casa/la estaciónthis bus takes you into the center/past the hospitaleste autobús te lleva al centro/pasa por el hospitalI must take the car in (to the garage)tengo que llevar el coche al tallerExample sentences- They took my 1996 route to the pub, I beat them with my new one, and we had a nice drink in the sunshine.
- They take the shortest possible route but do not know the height of their vehicle.
- Schoolchildren were instead taking a longer route via Leigh Road and Chestnut Avenue.
- 2 2.1 (to escort) he took them upstairslos llevó arribashe took us into her officenos hizo pasar a su oficinaI took him out of the roomlo saqué de la habitaciónI'm taking them to the movieslos voy a llevar al cineI'll take you up/down to the third floorsubo/bajo contigo al tercer pisoto take the dog (out) for a walk
te llevo al tercer pisosacar el perro a pasearhe took us for a drive/for a mealnos llevó a dar una vuelta en coche/a comerExample sentences2.2 (to bring along) take an umbrella- His guide took him to visit a forest tribe said to have stopped eating human flesh only five years previously.
- Later the guide takes us to a souvenir shop run by a friend of his.
- Our guides then took us to a creek that was said to be one of the hardest in Norway.
lleva un paraguasI'll take them some flowersles voy a llevar unas floresare you taking a friend?¿vas con algún amigo?take me with you!
¿vas a llevar a algún amigo?¡llévame!she often takes work home (with her)se suele llevar trabajo a casayou can't take it with youno te lo puedes llevar a la tumba
- 3 3.1 (to grasp, to seize) he took her by the handla tomó or (esp Latin America) la agarró or (esp Spain) la cogió de la manohe took her in his arms(embraced her) la abrazó(lifted her) la tomó en brazoshe took the opportunityaprovechó la oportunidadhe took control of the situationse hizo dueño de la situaciónhe took the knife from herle quitó el cuchilloExample sentences3.2 (to take charge of) may I take your coat?
- Lacey reached forward and took it, her eyes briefly skimming over the first few pages.
- As she reached over to take my tray, she frowned then squinted at a glinting object in the seat in front of me.
- My mother was reaching out and nervously taking Zachary's hand after my father had released grip of it.
¿me permite el abrigo?would you mind taking the baby for a moment?¿me tienes al niño un momento?I'm taking the children for two weeksme voy a quedar dos semanas con los niños3.3 (to occupy) take a seatsiéntesetome asiento [formal]this chair/table is takenesta silla/mesa está ocupada
- 4 (to remove, to steal)llevarsesomebody's taken my purse!¡alguien se me ha llevado el monedero!has anything been taken?¿se han llevado algo?it's like taking bread from their mouthses como quitarles la comida de la bocahe was taken from us when he was still a child [euphemistic]se lo llevó el Señor cuando era todavía un niño [euphemistic]Example sentences
- There always has to be somebody in the tent to prevent thieves from taking the paltry property they have left.
- Alarms can deter thieves from not only stealing your van, but also taking items from within it.
- Jack is a thief, he takes one card from the top of your opponent's deck and adds it to your hand.
Example sentences- Stagecoach staff managed to stop him driving off and the police came to take him away in a van.
- Travis reached up and took the flower from my mouth and dropped it on the floor carelessly.
- He reaches out and takes the pins from her hair, so it loosens in sections, unfolding around her.
- 5 (to catch unawares) it took us by surprisenos sorprendióhe was taken completely unawareslo agarró or (esp Spain) lo cogió completamente desprevenidoto be taken ill
- 6 6.1 to take somebody prisonertomar prisionero a alguienExample sentences
- The victims had been removed from a hospital by members of a Yugoslav army force which had taken Vukovar.
- The Soviet forces took more than 30,000 Romanian prisoners and all their equipment.
- After the German armies took Prague, Hájek was forced to work for the German armament industry.
Example sentences6.2 6.3 (to earn) we took over $10,000- If the black king takes the rook, black loses the queen.
hicimos or sacamos más de 10.000 dólaresExample sentences- What would you say if I told you that the video game industry takes in more money per year than the movie entertainment business?
- That means that the government spends less money than it takes in and applies the surplus to the NIB.
- It means they can respond quickly to calls, and drivers can take more money with fewer dead miles between jobs.
- 7 7.1 (to buy, to order) I'll take this pair(me) llevo este parI'll take 12 ouncesdéme or (Spain also) póngame 12 onzasExample sentences7.2 (to subscribe to) we take The Globe
- He has agreed to take a total of 48 and they are currently arriving in batches.
nosotros compramos or recibimos or leemos The GlobeExample sentences7.3 (to rent) we took an apartment there for the winter- I took the magazine for a year but did not renew it.
alquilamos or (Spain also) cogimos un apartamento allí para el inviernoExample sentences- After Nelson's victory at Copenhagen, she considered taking a London house again but feared the expense.
- 8 he mustn't take solidsno debe tomar sólidosno debe ingerir sólidos [formal]to take teatomar el téI don't take sugar in my coffeeno le pongo azúcar al caféhave you taken your tablets?¿te has tomado las pastillas?not to be taken internallypara uso externoExample sentences
- When he got caught taking other drugs they would increase his methadone script so that he didn't need any other drugs.
- This comes down to your personal choice and drugs education, if you take these harder drugs.
- She would say that she wanted to get away from the life but the drugs she took controlled everything.
- 9 9.1 we took regular readingstomamos nota de la temperatura ( or presión etc. ) a intervalos regularesExample sentences9.2 (to record) he took my measurements/temperature
- The nurse takes the child's vital signs and assesses his or her oral cavity for any excessive bleeding.
- It appears that measurements had been taken but not submitted at the previous hearing.
- Mr Murphy said they agreed it was a nuisance and were due to return to take further measurements.
me tomó las medidas/la temperatura9.3 (to write down) can I take a message?¿quiere dejar un recado?he took my name and addressme tomó el nombre y la direcciónExample sentences9.4 (Photography)to take a photograph- In an ideal world it would also link to the collaborative Hydra notes that were taken for pretty much every session.
- Kathy took a few more notes before watching the interviews from the back of the room.
- By taking notes he wanted Sydney to write down all the important parts and help him make a decision.
sacar or tomar una fotohe's always taken a good picture (US)siempre ha salido bien en las fotos
siempre ha sido muy fotogénicoExample sentences- In police custody, his solicitors came with a digital camera and took nineteen photographs of his injuries.
- Mo came round today with her digital camera and took a photograph of what will probably be my image on the publicity.
- As an additional safeguard, the firearm also contains a tiny camera which takes a photograph every time it is fired.
- 10 10.1 his reputation has taken a few knockssu reputación ha sufrido unos cuantos revesesExample sentences10.2 (to tolerate, to endure) I won't take any more nonsense from you
- He has not stopped scoring since and all this after taking a 75 per cent pay cut when he moved to Hanover.
- To answer the first question we have to ask ourselves who actually takes offence at receiving Christmas cards?
- But the slight decline in revenue is good news compared to the loss Sun took in the quarter.
no pienso aguantarte más tonteríashe can't take a jokeno sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una bromait was more than I could takeya no pude aguantar másI don't have to take that from herno tengo por qué aguantarle or permitirle esoI can't take it any longer!¡no puedo más!
¡ya no aguanto más!Example sentences10.3 (to bear) how is he taking it?- It has been three years of patiently taking rejection, accepting smaller parts, non-speaking roles.
- She was so sucked into her own lies she took the abuse and accepted it as a way of life.
- I have always advocated that players must stand up and take criticism and accept that.
¿qué tal lo lleva?she's taken it very badly/welllo lleva muy mal/biensee also→ heart 2 2
- 11 11.1 (to understand, to interpret)tomarseI don't know how to take that remarkese comentario no sé cómo tomármeloshe took it the wrong wayse lo tomó a maldon't take it personally
lo interpretó malno te lo tomes como algo personalto take something as read/understooddar algo por hecho/entendidoI take it that you didn't like him muchpor lo que veo no te cayó muy bienI take it we're all agreed on thatsobre eso estamos todos de acuerdo ¿no?everyone takes him to be a troublemakertodo el mundo cree que es un alborotadorI take the passage to mean that …yo entiendo que el texto quiere decir que …I take this to be a misprintme imagino que esto será un error tipográficosee also→ take forExample sentences11.2 (to consider) (in imperative) take Japan, for example- Seen from a distance, such armed bands were often taken for brigands themselves, and so the panic spread.
- I'd advice you take everything I write with a pinch of salt anyway, so to speak.
- Don't take anything that Gibson wrote about as gospel on what Voudoun is about.
mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplotake Doris, she doesn't worry about these thingsmira a Doris, ella no se preocupa por estas cosasExample sentences- To take only one example, the CWI used Youth Against Racism in Europe in much the same way.
- Just take for example, you and I were at a party and we had a bit of an argument and it got a little bit out of hand.
- Another example we might take is the fact that human beings have hearts on the left of their bodies.
- 12 12.1 (to adopt an attitude of) he takes the view that …opina que …she took an instant dislike to him
es de la opinión de que …le tomó antipatía inmediatamenteif you're going to take that attitude, …si te vas a poner así, …see also→ liking 1, → offense 2 2, → shape 1 1 1 etc 12.2 (to experience) he took great pleasure in humiliating her
si vas a adoptar esa actitud, …disfrutó enormemente humillándolaI take no satisfaction from proving her wrongno siento ningún placer or no disfruto al demostrar que está equivocada
- 13 it took longer than expectedllevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creíapainting the ceiling won't take all morningpintar el techo no va a llevar or tomar toda la mañanahow long does it take to make?¿cuánto tiempo lleva hacerlo?¿cuánto tiempo se tarda or (Latin America also) se demora en hacerlo?it takes 48 hours to drytarda 48 horas en secarsethe flight takes two hoursel vuelo dura dos horasthe project took five years to complete(se) tardaron cinco años en terminar el proyectoit took weeks for him to recovertardó semanas en recuperarsethey took six months to replytardaron or (Latin America also) se demoraron seis meses en responderthe letter took a week to arrivela carta tardó or (Latin America also) se demoró una semana en llegarif you take long to get ready or (in) getting ready …si tardas or (Latin America also) (te) demoras mucho en arreglarte …don't take too long about it!¡no tardes or no te entretengas or no te demores demasiado!Example sentences
- His pleas fell on deaf ears as the jury took less than an hour to find him guilty.
- The jury took less than an hour to come to a unanimous decision - insane, unfit to plead.
- The jury took just over two hours to return a majority verdict of death by natural causes contributed by neglect.
- 14 (to need) accepting defeat takes couragehay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para aceptar la derrotait took four men to lift ittuvieron que levantarlo entre cuatro hombresit only takes one mistake to spoil everything
se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlobasta un solo error para estropearlo todoit takes more than that to shock meyo por eso solo no me horrorizoit takes nothing at all to upset himse molesta por nadait took the death of another child to …tuvo que morir otro niño para …his performance will take some beatingsu actuación va a ser difícil de superarthat'll take some doingno va a ser fácilto have (got) what it takes [colloquial]tener lo que hay que tener or lo que hace faltahe's got what it takes to succeedtiene lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta para triunfar
- 15 15.1 (with shoes, clothes) what size shoes do you take? she takes a 14usa la talla or (Río de la Plata) el talle 1415.2 (to run on) this car takes diesel/supereste coche consume diesel/super15.3 (Linguistics)Example sentences
- There is no infallible rule identifying the verbs that take both, but they generally form nouns in tion.
- However, some transitive verbs take a prepositional phrase instead of an indirect object.
- For example, the open command takes as an argument the name of the file containing the data.
- 16 (to accept) he wouldn't take the moneyno quiso aceptar or (Latin America also) agarrar or (Spain also) coger el dinerodo they take checks?¿aceptan cheques?take it or leave itlo tomas o lo dejastake his advicesigue sus consejosyou'll have to take my word for it
haz lo que te dicevas a tener que fiarte de mi palabratake it from mehazme casoyou tell her: she'll take it (coming) from yousi se lo dices tú no se lo tomará mal(advice)I take your point, but …
díselo tú que a ti te hará casote entiendo, pero …I won't take no for an answerno me voy a dar por vencido así como asíare you going to take the job?¿vas a aceptar el trabajo?take that, you scoundrel! [dated] you'll have to take me the way I amtendrás que aceptarme tal como soyyou have to take things as they comehay que tomarse las cosas como vienenExample sentences- We readily accepted, and took delivery of the pilot showreel the next day for an internal focus group.
- If they offered you the Irish manager's job would you take it, I ask mischievously.
- McCarthy is a good manager, in my opinion, much better now that when he took the job six years ago.
- 17 17.1 (to hold, to accommodate) the tank takes 20 gallonsel depósito tiene cabida para 20 galoneswe can take up to 50 passengerstenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajerosI can take two more in the backdetrás (me) caben otros dos más17.2 (to admit) they take lodgersalquilan habitacioneswe don't take telephone reservations or (British) bookingsno aceptamos reservas por teléfonodoes the machine take 100 peso pieces?¿la máquina funciona con or acepta monedas de cien pesos?Example sentences
- If you have friends taking the same subject you could always have an informal chat about an aspect of the subject with your friends.
- These can be taken in place of subjects such as history, geography and modern languages.
- They were in medieval French, a subject she had never taken at school.
- 18 18.1 we had to take a taxituvimos que tomar or (esp Spain) coger un taxiare you taking the car?¿vas a ir en coche?I had to take the bus backtuve que volver en autobúswe had to take the escalatortuvimos que subir/bajar por la escalera mecánica18.2 take the second right or (British) the second turning on the righttoma or (esp Latin America) agarra por or (esp Spain) coge la segunda a la derechawe'll have to take another routevamos a tener que ir por otro caminoI took the wrong roadme equivoqué de camino18.3 he took the stairs two at a timesubió las escaleras de dos en dosthe car doesn't take hills very wellcuesta arriba el coche no va muy bienExample sentences
- And then the K1200S takes the corners, like no other bike Ive ridden.
- 19 19.1 she didn't take any noticeno hizo ningún casoto take a walkdar un paseohe took a step forwarddio un paso adelantetake a look at this!¡mira esto!she took a deep breathrespiró hondoto take an interest in somethinginteresarse por algoExample sentences19.2 (to deal with) would you take that call, please?
- So as I opened up a new packet of crayons for my son, I held them up to my nose and took a long deep breath.
- Then they took a mock written driving test, which everyone tried his or her best in.
- The key stage three English test is the final key stage test, and is taken by 14-year-olds.
¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?he is taking my patients while I'm awayél se va a hacer cargo de mis pacientes mientras estoy fueracan you take my class tomorrow?¿me puedes dar la clase de mañana?
- 20 20.1 (British) (School) (to teach)darle clase ashe takes us for Chemistrynos da clase de química20.2 (to learn) I'm taking classes/a course in Russianvoy a clase/estoy haciendo un curso de ruso20.3 (to undergo) to take an examhacer or dar or (Southern Cone) rendir or (Mexico) tomar un examenexaminarse (Spain)
- 22 (to lead) this path takes you to the main roadeste camino lleva or por este camino se llega a la carreteraher job often takes her to Parisva con frecuencia a París por motivos de trabajo
- 23 23.1 (to acquire) to take a wife/husbandcasarseshe took a loverse buscó un amante23.2 (in the sexual sense) [literary]Example sentences
- He took her violently and they shook and trembled as they came together.
intransitive verb past tense took past participle taken
- 1 1.1 (germinate)Example sentences1.2 (to catch fire) 1.3 (to adhere)
- The grass has taken and was long and wet in the morning and was full of snails sucking to thick blades.
(dyes)
agarrar (esp Latin America)
coger (esp Spain)Example sentences1.4 (to be effective)- However unfortunately in the first attempt, the embryo did not take and did not grow.
noun
- 1 (Cinema)Example sentences
- I wanted to keep cool throughout the take and not show that my foot was caught.
- I think it was totally different to any animation movie I have seen before, it was another type of take.
- When one of them kisses Robbie a little too passionately, Tasha yells out and ruins a take.
- 2 2.1 (earnings) to be on the takedejarse sobornarser un coimero (Southern Cone) (Peru) [colloquial]aceptar mordidas (Mexico) [colloquial]Example sentences2.2 (share)
- You encourage as many sites as possible to shove up ads in exchange for a take of any revenue driven by those ads.
(commission) comisión (feminine)
Phrasal verbs
- I was taken aback by his attitude
- he takes after his father
- I took him along (with me)
- 1 (dismantle) 2 (search thoroughly) [colloquial]the police took the place apart
- 1 1.1verb + object + preposition + object (show) 1.2verb + object + adverb (guide, accompany) I took them around and introduced them to everyone
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 (carry away)
- it takes away from one's enjoyment of the music
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 (return) it was too big, so I had to take it back
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 1.2 (dismantle) 1.3 (lower) to take down one's pants
- 1verb + object + preposition + object 1.1 (derive) the town takes its name from …
- she takes home less than £600
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 1.2 (do) she takes in washing
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object, verb + object + preposition + object 1.1 (detach, unfasten) I've got to take the wheel off
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 to take on fuel 1.2 (employ) 1.3
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 (remove physically) take your things out of my drawer
- 1 (remove from)
- she takes her frustration out on her children
- 1verb + adverb 1.1 (assume control) when the Democrats took over
- → take around
- he took me through everything I had to do
- 1verb + preposition + object 1.1 (respond well to, develop liking for) he didn't take to life in the country
- 1verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 1.1 (pick up) 1.2 (accept) 1.3 (adopt)
- to take something upon oneselfhe took the responsibility upon himself
- 1 (take person at word) I may well take you up on that
- 1verb + adverb + preposition + object (form relationship with) [derogatory]
su actitud me sorprendió or me desconcertó
sale a su padre
se parece a su padre
se parece a su padre
lo llevé (conmigo)
la policía lo dejó todo patas arriba [colloquial]
3 (show weakness of) 4 (defeat heavily) [slang] (team/boxer)
hacer pedazos
hacer pedazos
los llevé por la oficina ( or el colegio etc. ) y se los presenté a todo el mundo
take them around to Ellen's llévalos a casa de Ellen
2verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object (circulate with) llevar aparte or a un lado
llevarse
he took the empty dishes away retiró or se llevó los platos vacíos
not to be taken away (on book) para consulta en sala
1.2 (lead off) (person)
llevarse
1.3 (remove, confiscate) to take away somebody's hopes llevarse
quitarle las esperanzas a alguien
to take something away quitarle or (Southern Cone also) sacarle algo a alguien
he took the ball away from the children les quitó la pelota a los niños
her children were taken away from her le quitaron a los niños
they took their children away from the school sacaron a los niños del colegio
1.4 (erase, obliterate) this will take the pain/taste away con esto se te pasará or se te quitará el dolor/gusto
nothing can take away my memories of that trip nada me puede quitar el recuerdo de aquel viaje
1.5 (Mathematics)34 take away 13 equals 21 34 menos 13 es igual a 21
if you take away 13 from 34 … si a 34 le restas 13 …
2verb + object + adverbtake it away! [colloquial] ¡adelante!
3verb + adverb + object (British) to eat here or take away? ¿para comer aquí o para llevar?
hace que uno disfrute menos de la música
these criticisms do not take away from her achievement estas críticas no le restan valor or méritos a su logro
era demasiado grande, así que lo tuve que devolver
I took him back the book he'd lent me le devolví el libro que me había prestado
1.2 (repossess) llevarse
1.3 (accept back) they took back the shoes aceptaron la devolución de los zapatos
she wouldn't take back the money she'd lent me no quiso que le devolviera el dinero que me había prestado
I can't understand why she ever took him back no entiendo cómo aceptó que volviera
1.4 (withdraw, retract) you'll take back what you just said! ¡retira lo que acabas de decir!
I take it all back 2verb + object + adverb (in time) this song takes me back! ¡qué recuerdos me trae esta canción!
it takes me back to my childhood me transporta a mi niñez
let me take you back to the night of the fifth of … permítame remontarme otra vez a la noche del cinco de …
bajarse los pantalones
1.4 (write down) have you taken all that down? ¿has tomado nota de todo?
¿lo has apuntado or anotado todo?
2verb + object + adverb (cause to descend) ¿lo has apuntado or anotado todo?
(aircraft)
hacer bajar
hacer bajar
tomar por
I took him for a patient pensé que era uno de los pacientes
lo tomé por uno de los pacientes
what do you take me for? lo tomé por uno de los pacientes
¿pero tú qué te crees (que soy)?
¿pero tú por quién me has tomado?
sorry, I took you for somebody else ¿pero tú por quién me has tomado?
perdone, lo confundí con otra persona
la ciudad debe su nombre a …
the title of the book is taken from the Bible el título del libro está tomado de la Biblia
I took the idea from a newspaper story saqué la idea de una noticia del periódico
1.2 (subtract) restar de
2v + prep + o→ take away from su sueldo neto or líquido es de menos de 600 libras
es lavandera
lava para afuera (Southern Cone)
1.3 (grasp, register) she explained it so fast I couldn't take it all in lo explicó tan rápido que no lo pude asimilar todo
he looked around taking in every detail miró a su alrededor captando todos los detalles or sin perderse ni un detalle
he didn't take in what was happening no se dio cuenta de lo que estaba pasando
1.4 (make narrower) (dress/waist)
meterle or tomarle a
1.5 (insert) 2verb + object + adverb (deceive) I'm not taken in by it meterle or tomarle a
a mí no me engaña
many people were taken in by his apparent sincerity su aparente sinceridad engañó a muchos
3verb + adverb + object 3.1 (include) 3.2 (visit) on the way back we took in Alsace (en el camino) de regreso visitamos Alsacia
tengo que sacar la rueda
the hurricane took the roof off the house el huracán le arrancó el tejado a la casa
1.2 (clean, strip away) she took her make-up off se quitó or (esp Latin America) se sacó el maquillaje
this will take the stain off the tablecloth esto le quitará la mancha al mantel
1.3 I asked the hairdresser not to take too much off the back le pedí al peluquero que no me cortara mucho atrás
1.4 (deduct) they take $15 off if you pay cash te descuentan 15 dólares si pagas en efectivo
that haircut takes years off him ese corte de pelo le quita años de encima
1.5 (have free) she's taken the morning off (from) work se ha tomado la mañana libre
I took a week off work to attend the conference falté una semana al trabajo para asistir al congreso
I took time off from my schedule to visit the Prado hice un hueco en el programa para visitar el Prado
1.6 (rescue, transport) 2verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 2.1 (remove) to take one's dress/watch/shoes/mask off quitarse or (esp Latin America) sacarse el vestido/el reloj/los zapatos/la máscara
2.2 2.3 (imitate) [colloquial] 3verb + adverb 3.1 3.2 (succeed) the economy took off in the fifties el despegue económico se produjo en los años cincuenta
la economía empezó a florecer en los años cincuenta
sales of the book took off immediately la economía empezó a florecer en los años cincuenta
el libro se empezó a vender muy bien enseguida
3.3 (depart) largarse [colloquial]
irse
take off, buddy! (US) [colloquial] ¡mira, vete por ahí! [colloquial]
¡andá a pasear, che! (Río de la Plata) [colloquial]
4verb + object + adverb (convey) they took her off to prison (se) la llevaron a la cárcel
to take oneself off irse
I'll take myself off now 5verb + object + adverb, verb + object + preposition + object 5.1 (remove) take your feet off the sofa quita or (esp Latin America) saca los pies del sofá
take your foot off the clutch levanta el pie del embrague
take your hands off me! ¡quítame las manos de encima!
¡no me toques!
5.2 (erase, exclude) your name has been taken off the list ¡no me toques!
te han eliminado or tachado ( or borrado etc. ) de la lista
the soup has been taken off the menu han quitado la sopa del menú
5.3 (transfer from) I'm taking you off this case quiero que dejes el caso
5.4 (take away from) [colloquial] I took the gun off him le quité or (Southern Cone also) le saqué la pistola
(undertake) (work)
encargarse de
hacerse cargo de
she takes on too much encargarse de
hacerse cargo de
se echa demasiado encima
se carga de responsabilidades
nobody wants to take the job on se carga de responsabilidades
nadie quiere encargarse or hacerse cargo del trabajo
1.4 (tackle) (opponent)
enfrentarse a
aceptar el reto de
their company can't take on the European giants enfrentarse a
aceptar el reto de
su compañía no está en condiciones de enfrentarse a los gigantes europeos
I bet $20 he wins: who'll take me on? apuesto 20 dólares a que gana ¿quién me acepta la apuesta?
2verb + adverb + object the leaves take on a reddish hue las hojas adquieren una tonalidad rojiza
the town took on an air of festivity el pueblo asumió un aire festivo
3verb + adverb (distress oneself) [dated]don't take on so no te pongas así
saca tus cosas de mi cajón
we had to take everything out again tuvimos que sacarlo todo otra vez
1.2 (exclude) 1.3 (transport) we'll get them taken out by helicopter los sacaremos en helicóptero
1.4 (US) food to take out 1.5 (withdraw) 1.6 (deduct) 1.7 (produce) he took out a gun sacó una pistola
he took a pipe out of his pocket sacó una pipa del bolsillo
2verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object 2.1 2.2 (obtain) 2.3 (eliminate) 3verb + object + adverb (accompany, conduct) he'd like to take her out le gustaría invitarla a salir
to take the dog out for a walk sacar el perro a pasear
you never take me out nunca me llevas or me sacas a ningún lado
he's taking me out to dinner/to the opera me va a llevar or me ha invitado a cenar/a la ópera
4verb + adverb + object (Law)to take out an injunction obtener un mandamiento judicial
sacar de
I took the toy out of the box saqué el juguete de la caja
we're taking her out of that school la vamos a sacar de ese colegio
to take somebody out of herself/himself hacer que alguien se olvide de sus problemas
2 (extract, drain) it takes all the fun out of it le quita toda la gracia
the antibiotics have taken all the energy out of her los antibióticos la han dejado sin fuerzas
to take it out of somebodythis weather certainly takes it out of you este tiempo lo deja a uno sin ganas de nada
the fight really took it out of him la pelea lo dejó hecho polvo [colloquial]
descarga su frustración en los niños
there's no need to take it out on me/the furniture no tienes por qué desquitarte or (Latin America also) agarrártela conmigo/con los muebles
cuando asumió el gobierno demócrata
he hopes his son will take over when he retires espera que su hijo se haga cargo or lo releve cuando se jubile
you've been driving for hours, shall I take over? llevas horas manejando or (Spain) conduciendo ¿tomo yo el volante?
the night shift takes over at eleven los del turno de la noche toman el relevo a las once
to take over sustituir a alguien
(in shift work) relevar a alguien
1.2 (seize control, overrun) (army)
hacerse con el poder
a world in which computers have taken over hacerse con el poder
un mundo en el que las computadoras han llegado a dominarlo or controlarlo todo
2verb + object + adverb, verb + adverb + object (job)
hacerse cargo de
his co-pilot took over the controls hacerse cargo de
el copiloto tomó los mandos
tourists take over the town every summer los turistas invaden la ciudad todos los veranos
3verb + object + preposition + object 3.1 (show) 3.2 (arguments/points)I'll take you over the main points again repasemos otra vez or volvamos sobre los puntos principales
me explicó paso por paso todo lo que tenía que hacer
I'll take you through the different steps again repasemos otra vez or volvamos sobre los distintos pasos
no se adaptó a la vida en el campo
she doesn't take readily to change no se adapta bien a los cambios
I don't take kindly to being talked about behind my back no me hace ninguna gracia que hablen de mí a mis espaldas
she took to teaching immediately enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza
la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
they took to each other at once la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
se gustaron inmediatamente
I never took to him nunca llegó a gustarme
1.2 (form habit of) to take to drink darse a la bebida
to take to le ha dado por pintar
we've taken to using the car more hemos empezado a usar más el coche
she's taken to calling us at all hours le ha dado por llamarnos a todas horas
1.3 (go to) to take to the hills (rebels)
huir al monte
huir al monte
(walkers)
ir por el monte
everyone took to the fire escape ir por el monte
todo el mundo se precipitó hacia la salida de incendios
to take to the streets to take to one's bed meterse en cama
2verb + object + preposition + object (use on) [colloquial]I had to take a hammer to it le tuve que dar con un martillo
she took a belt to him le dio con una correa
(cause)
hacer suyo ( or mío etc. )
1.4 (begin) he's taken up pottery/badminton hacer suyo ( or mío etc. )
ha empezado a hacer cerámica/a jugar al badminton
when she took up her new role as director cuando empezó a desempeñar or cuando asumió sus funciones de directora
he took up a job in a factory se puso a trabajar en una fábrica
1.5 (Finance) 1.6 (remove, lift) 1.7 1.8 (pursue) (issue/point)
volver a
I'd like to take up what my colleague just said volver a
quisiera volver a lo que acaba de decir mi compañero
1.9 (join in) the refrain was taken up by the audience el público se unió al estribillo
1.10 2verb + adverb + object 2.1 getting the rooms ready took up most of the afternoon preparar las habitaciones llevó la mayor parte de la tarde
the afternoon was taken up with the visit to the factory la tarde estuvo dedicada a la visita a la fábrica
most of my time is taken up with … se me va casi todo el tiempo en …
running the business takes up all her energies toda la energía se le va en llevar el negocio
he's completely taken up with his family la familia absorbe todo su tiempo
2.2 (take on board) 2.3 (move into) 3verb + object + adverb (cause to ascend) to take somebody up in a plane llevar a alguien en avión
4verb + adverb (follow on) the second episode takes up at the point where … el segundo episodio retoma el hilo en el momento en que …
asumió la responsabilidad
she has taken all the work upon herself se ha encargado de todo el trabajo
se ha echado encima todo el trabajo
to take it upon oneself to + se ha echado encima todo el trabajo
se le ocurrió que tenía que acompañarlos a casa
he took it upon himself to invite her to my party se creyó con derecho a invitarla a mi fiesta
tuvo el tupé de invitarla a mi fiesta [colloquial]
a lo mejor te tomo la palabra or te acepto el ofrecimiento
can I still take you up on that drink? ¿aquella invitación a tomar algo sigue en pie?
2 (challenge) he must take her up on these accusations tiene que pedirle explicaciones sobre estas acusaciones
I must take you up on that sobre eso discrepo con usted
sobre eso quisiera hacer algunas puntualizaciones
sobre eso quisiera hacer algunas puntualizaciones
empezar a juntarse
2verb + object + adverb + preposition + object (raise with) I shall be taking the matter up with the manager le voy a plantear el asunto al director
there are a couple of points that I'd like to take up with you hay un par de cosas que quisiera discutir con usted
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