I. take <pass took, Part perf taken> [americ teɪk, Brit teɪk] VERBO trans
1.1. take (to carry):
- take
- llevar
- take this file to Personnel
- lleve este expediente a Personal
- she took him the book
- le llevó el libro
- shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs?
- ¿llevo las sillas adentro/arriba?
- shall I take the chairs inside/upstairs?
- ¿entro/subo las sillas?
- shall we take our chairs into the garden?
- ¿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 Appeal
- llevó el caso al Tribunal de Apelación
- if you decide to take the matter further
- si decide proseguir con el asunto
- I don't mind teasing, but she takes it too far
- no me importa que me tomen el pelo, pero ella se pasa
- which takes us to 2005
- con lo cual estaremos ya en 2005
- his ambition will take him far
- su ambición lo hará llegar lejos
1.2. take (to drive, to transport):
- take
- llevar
- I'll take you in the car
- te llevo en el coche
- we took him home/to the station
- lo llevamos a (su) casa/la estación
- this bus takes you into the center/past the hospital
- este autobús te lleva al centro/pasa por el hospital
- I must take the car in (to the garage)
- tengo que llevar el coche al taller
2.1. take (to escort):
- take
- llevar
- he took them upstairs
- los llevó arriba
- she took us into her office
- nos hizo pasar a su oficina
- I took him out of the room
- lo saqué de la habitación
- I'm taking them to the movies
- los voy a llevar al cine
- I'll take you up/down to the third floor
- subo/bajo contigo al tercer piso
- I'll take you up/down to the third floor
- te llevo al tercer piso
- to take the dog (out) for a walk
- sacar el perro a pasear
- he took us for a drive/for a meal
- nos llevó a dar una vuelta en coche/a comer
2.2. take (to bring along):
- take
- llevar
- take an umbrella
- lleva un paraguas
- I'll take them some flowers
- les voy a llevar unas flores
- are you taking a friend?
- ¿vas con algún amigo?
- are you taking a friend?
- ¿vas a llevar a algún amigo?
- take me with you!
- ¡llévame!
- she often takes work home (with her)
- se suele llevar trabajo a casa
- you can't take it with you
- no te lo puedes llevar a la tumba
3.1. take (to grasp, to seize):
- take
- tomar
- take
- agarrar esp lat-amer
- take
- coger esp Esp
- he took her by the hand
- la tomó de la mano
- he took her by the hand
- la agarró de la mano esp lat-amer
- he took her by the hand
- la cogió de la mano esp Esp
- he took her in his arms (embraced her)
- la abrazó
- he took her in his arms (lifted her)
- la tomó en brazos
- he took the opportunity
- aprovechó la oportunidad
- he took control of the situation
- se hizo dueño de la situación
- he took the knife from her
- le quitó el cuchillo
3.2. take (to 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?
- I'm taking the children for two weeks
- me voy a quedar dos semanas con los niños
3.3. take (to occupy):
- take a seat
- siéntese
- take a seat
- tome asiento formal
- this chair/table is taken
- esta silla/mesa está ocupada
4. take (to remove, to steal):
- take
- llevarse
- somebody'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 mouths
- es como quitarles la comida de la boca
- he was taken from us when he was still a child eufem
- se lo llevó el Señor cuando era todavía un niño eufem
5. take (to catch unawares):
- it took us by surprise
- nos sorprendió
- he was taken completely unawares
- lo agarró completamente desprevenido
- he was taken completely unawares
- lo cogió completamente desprevenido esp Esp
- to be taken ill
- caer enfermo
6.1. take (to capture):
- take town/fortress/position
- tomar
- take pawn/piece
- comer
- to take sb prisoner
- tomar prisionero a alguien
6.2. take (to win):
- take prize/title
- llevarse
- take prize/title
- hacerse con
- take game/set
- ganar
6.3. take (to earn):
- take
- hacer
- take
- sacar
- we took over $10, 000
- hicimos or sacamos más de 10.000 dólares
7.1. take (to buy, to order):
- take
- llevar(se)
- I'll take this pair
- (me) llevo este par
- I'll take 12 ounces
- déme 12 onzas
- I'll take 12 ounces
- póngame 12 onzas Esp
7.2. take (to subscribe to):
- take
- comprar
- we take The Globe
- nosotros compramos or recibimos or leemos The Globe
7.3. take (to rent):
- take apartment/cottage
- alquilar
- take apartment/cottage
- coger Esp
- we took an apartment there for the winter
- alquilamos un apartamento allí para el invierno
- we took an apartment there for the winter
- cogimos un apartamento allí para el invierno Esp
8. take medicine/drugs:
- take
- tomar
- he mustn't take solids
- no debe tomar sólidos
- he mustn't take solids
- no debe ingerir sólidos formal
- to take tea
- tomar el té
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
- no le pongo azúcar al café
- have you taken your tablets?
- ¿te has tomado las pastillas?
- “not to be taken internally”
- “para uso externo”
9.1. take (to collect):
- take sample
- tomar
- take survey
- hacer
- we took regular readings
- tomamos nota de la temperatura (or presión etc.) a intervalos regulares
9.2. take (to record):
- take
- tomar
- he took my measurements/temperature
- me tomó las medidas/la temperatura
9.3. take (to write down):
- take notes
- tomar
- can I take a message?
- ¿quiere dejar un recado?
- he took my name and address
- me tomó el nombre y la dirección
9.4. take FOTO:
- to take a photograph
- sacar or tomar una foto
- he's always taken a good picture americ
- siempre ha salido bien en las fotos
- he's always taken a good picture americ
- siempre ha sido muy fotogénico
10.1. take (to withstand, to suffer):
- take strain/weight/load
- aguantar
- take beating/blow
- recibir
- his reputation has taken a few knocks
- su reputación ha sufrido unos cuantos reveses
10.2. take (to tolerate, to endure):
- take
- aguantar
- I won't take any more nonsense from you
- no pienso aguantarte más tonterías
- he can't take a joke
- no sabe aceptar or no se le puede hacer una broma
- it was more than I could take
- ya no pude aguantar más
- I don't have to take that from her
- no tengo por qué aguantarle or permitirle eso
- I can't take it any longer!
- ¡no puedo más!
- I can't take it any longer!
- ¡ya no aguanto más!
10.3. take (to bear):
- how is he taking it?
- ¿qué tal lo lleva?
- she's taken it very badly/well
- lo lleva muy mal/bien
11.1. take (to understand, to interpret):
- take
- tomarse
- I don't know how to take that remark
- ese comentario no sé cómo tomármelo
- she took it the wrong way
- se lo tomó a mal
- she took it the wrong way
- lo interpretó mal
- don't take it personally
- no te lo tomes como algo personal
- to take sth 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
- I take it we're all agreed on that
- sobre eso estamos todos de acuerdo ¿no?
- everyone takes him to be a troublemaker
- todo el mundo cree que es un alborotador
- I take the passage to mean that …
- yo entiendo que el texto quiere decir que …
- I take this to be a misprint
- me imagino que esto será un error tipográfico
11.2. take (to consider):
- take in imperative
- mirar
- take Japan, for example
- mira el caso del Japón, por ejemplo
- take Doris, she doesn't worry about these things
- mira a Doris, ella no se preocupa por estas cosas
12.1. take (to adopt an attitude of):
- he takes the view that …
- opina que …
- he takes the view that …
- es de la opinión de que …
- she took an instant dislike to him
- le tomó antipatía inmediatamente
- if you're going to take that attitude, …
- si te vas a poner así, …
- if you're going to take that attitude, …
- si vas a adoptar esa actitud, …
12.2. take (to experience):
- he took great pleasure in humiliating her
- disfrutó enormemente humillándola
- I take no satisfaction from proving her wrong
- no siento ningún placer or no disfruto al demostrar que está equivocada
13. take (of time):
- take job/task:
- llevar
- take process:
- tardar
- take person:
- tardar
- take person:
- demorar(se) lat-amer
- it took longer than expected
- llevó or tomó más tiempo de lo que se creía
- painting the ceiling won't take all morning
- pintar el techo no va a llevar or tomar toda la mañana
- how long does it take to make?
- ¿cuánto tiempo lleva hacerlo?
- how long does it take to make?
- ¿cuánto tiempo se tarda en hacerlo?
- how long does it take to make?
- ¿cuánto tiempo se demora en hacerlo? lat-amer
- it takes 48 hours to dry
- tarda 48 horas en secarse
- the flight takes two hours
- el vuelo dura dos horas
- the project took five years to complete
- (se) tardaron cinco años en terminar el proyecto
- it took weeks for him to recover
- tardó semanas en recuperarse
- they took six months to reply
- tardaron seis meses en responder
- they took six months to reply
- se demoraron seis meses en responder lat-amer
- the letter took a week to arrive
- la carta tardó una semana en llegar
- the letter took a week to arrive
- la carta se demoró una semana en llegar lat-amer
- if you take long to get ready or (in) getting ready …
- si tardas mucho en arreglarte …
- if you take long to get ready or (in) getting ready …
- si (te) demoras mucho en arreglarte … lat-amer
- don't take too long about it!
- ¡no tardes or no te entretengas or no te demores demasiado!
14. take (to need):
- accepting defeat takes courage
- hay que tener or hace falta or se necesita valor para aceptar la derrota
- it took four men to lift it
- tuvieron que levantarlo entre cuatro hombres
- it took four men to lift it
- se necesitaron cuatro hombres para levantarlo
- it only takes one mistake to spoil everything
- basta un solo error para estropearlo todo
- it takes more than that to shock me
- yo por eso solo no me horrorizo
- it takes nothing at all to upset him
- se molesta por nada
- it took the death of another child to …
- tuvo que morir otro niño para …
- his performance will take some beating
- su actuación va a ser difícil de superar
- that'll take some doing
- no va a ser fácil
- to have (got) what it takes coloq
- tener lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta
- he's got what it takes to succeed
- tiene lo que hay que tener or lo que hace falta para triunfar
15.1. take (with shoes, clothes):
- what size shoes do you take?
- ¿qué número calzas?
- she takes a 14
- usa la talla 14
- she takes a 14
- usa el talle 14 RioPr
15.2. take (to run on):
- this car takes diesel/super
- este coche consume diesel/super
15.3. take LINGUÍS:
- take dative/preposition
- construirse con
- take dative/preposition
- regir
16. take (to accept):
- take money/bribes
- aceptar
- he wouldn't take the money
- no quiso aceptar el dinero
- he wouldn't take the money
- no quiso agarrar el dinero lat-amer
- he wouldn't take the money
- no quiso coger el dinero Esp
- do they take checks?
- ¿aceptan cheques?
- take it or leave it
- lo tomas o lo dejas
- take his advice
- sigue sus consejos
- take his advice
- haz lo que te dice
- you'll have to take my word for it
- vas a tener que fiarte de mi palabra
- take it from me
- hazme caso
- you tell her: she'll take it (coming) from you
- si se lo dices tú no se lo tomará mal
- you tell her: she'll take it (coming) from you advice
- díselo tú que a ti te hará caso
- I take your point, but …
- te entiendo, pero …
- I won't take no for an answer
- no me voy a dar por vencido así como así
- are you going to take the job?
- ¿vas a aceptar el trabajo?
- take that, you scoundrel! antiq
- ¡toma, canalla!
- you'll have to take me the way I am
- tendrás que aceptarme tal como soy
- you have to take things as they come
- hay que tomarse las cosas como vienen
17.1. take (to hold, to accommodate):
- the tank takes 20 gallons
- el depósito tiene cabida para 20 galones
- we can take up to 50 passengers
- tenemos cabida para un máximo de 50 pasajeros
- I can take two more in the back
- detrás (me) caben otros dos más
17.2. take (to admit):
- take patients/pupils
- admitir
- take patients/pupils
- tomar
- take patients/pupils
- coger Esp
- they take lodgers
- alquilan habitaciones
- we don't take telephone reservations or Brit bookings
- no aceptamos reservas por teléfono
- does the machine take 100 peso pieces?
- ¿la máquina funciona con or acepta monedas de cien pesos?
18.1. take train/plane/bus:
- take
- tomar
- take
- coger esp Esp
- we had to take a taxi
- tuvimos que tomar un taxi
- we had to take a taxi
- tuvimos que coger un taxi 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 had to take the escalator
- tuvimos que subir/bajar por la escalera mecánica
18.2. take road/turning:
- take
- tomar
- take
- agarrar esp lat-amer
- take
- coger esp Esp
- take the second right or Brit the second turning on the right
- toma la segunda a la derecha
- take the second right or Brit the second turning on the right
- agarra por la segunda a la derecha esp lat-amer
- take the second right or Brit the second turning on the right
- coge la segunda a la derecha esp Esp
- we'll have to take another route
- vamos a tener que ir por otro camino
- I took the wrong road
- me equivoqué de camino
18.3. take (to negotiate):
- take bend
- tomar
- take bend
- coger esp Esp
- take fence
- saltar
- he took the stairs two at a time
- subió las escaleras de dos en dos
- the car doesn't take hills very well
- cuesta arriba el coche no va muy bien
19.1. take:
- take measures/steps
- tomar
- take exercise
- hacer
- she didn't take any notice
- no hizo ningún caso
- to take a walk
- dar un paseo
- he took a step forward
- dio un paso adelante
- take a look at this!
- ¡mira esto!
- she took a deep breath
- respiró hondo
- to take an interest in sth
- interesarse por algo
19.2. take (to deal with):
- would you take that call, please?
- ¿puede atender esa llamada por favor?
- he is taking my patients while I'm away
- él se va a hacer cargo de mis pacientes mientras estoy fuera
- can you take my class tomorrow?
- ¿me puedes dar la clase de mañana?
20.1. take Brit ESCOLAR (to teach):
- take
- darle clase a
- she takes us for Chemistry
- nos da clase de química
20.2. take (to learn):
- take subject
- estudiar
- take subject
- hacer
- I'm taking classes/a course in Russian
- voy a clase/estoy haciendo un curso de ruso
20.3. take (to undergo):
- to take an exam
- hacer un examen
- to take an exam
- rendir un examen CSur
- to take an exam
- tomar un examen Méx
- to take an exam
- examinarse Esp
21. take:
- take (to begin)
- empezar
- take (continue)
- continuar
- we'll take it from scene six
- vamos a empezar desde la escena seis
- you take the story from there, Jane
- Jane, continúa la historia a partir de ahí
22. take (to lead):
- take
- llevar
- 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
23.1. take (to acquire):
- take apprentice
- tomar
- to take a wife/husband
- casarse
- she took a lover
- se buscó un amante
23.2. take (in the sexual sense) lit:
- take woman
- poseer
II. take <pass took, Part perf taken> [americ teɪk, Brit teɪk] VERBO intr
1.1. take (germinate):
- take seeds:
- germinar
- take cutting:
- prender
- take cutting:
- brotar Chile
1.2. take (to catch fire):
- take fuels:
- prender
1.3. take (to adhere):
- take dyes:
- agarrar esp lat-amer
- take dyes:
- coger esp Esp
1.4. take (to be effective):
- take vaccines:
- prender
- take vaccines:
- brotar Chile
2. take (to start):
- take engines:
- arrancar
3. take Brit (to bite):
- take fish:
- picar
4. take (to receive):
- take
- recibir
- learn to give as well as take
- aprende a dar además de recibir
- all you do is take, take, take
- no piensas más que en ti
5. take JOGOS:
- take piece/player:
- comer
III. take [americ teɪk, Brit teɪk] SUBST
1. take CINEMA:
- take
- toma f
2.1. take (earnings):
- take
- ingresos mpl
- take
- recaudación f
- to be on the take
- dejarse sobornar
- to be on the take
- ser un coimero CSur Peru coloq
- to be on the take
- aceptar mordidas Méx coloq
2.2. take:
- take (share)
- parte f
- take (commission)
- comisión f
take for VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)
- take for
- tomar por
- I took him for a patient
- pensé que era uno de los pacientes
- I took him for a patient
- lo tomé por uno de los pacientes
- what do you take me for?
- ¿pero tú qué te crees (que soy)?
- what do you take me for?
- ¿pero tú por quién me has tomado?
- sorry, I took you for somebody else
- perdone, lo confundí con otra persona
I. shape [americ ʃeɪp, Brit ʃeɪp] SUBST
1.1. shape C (visible form):
- shape
- forma f
- it is triangular in shape
- tiene forma triangular
- in the shape of a cross
- en forma de cruz
- what shape shall I make the opening?
- ¿de que forma quieres que haga la abertura?
- they come in all shapes and sizes
- los hay de muy diversos tipos
- the sweater's lost its shape
- el suéter se ha deformado
- to be out of shape
- estar deformado
1.2. shape U (general nature, outline):
- shape
- conformación f
- shape
- configuración f
- the shape of things to come
- lo que nos espera
- to take shape
- tomar forma
1.3. shape C (unidentified person, thing):
- shape
- figura f
- shape
- bulto m
2. shape U (guise):
- her reply took the shape of a 15-page letter
- su respuesta consistió en una carta de 15 folios
- a third bidder emerged in the shape of Acme Inc
- surgió una tercera oferta, presentada por Acme Inc
- assistance in the shape of food stamps
- ayuda consistente en vales canjeables por comida
- I won't tolerate bribery in any shape or form
- no pienso tolerar sobornos de ningún tipo
- help in any shape or form is most welcome
- una ayuda, sea del tipo que sea or de cualquier forma que sea, siempre es bien recibida
3. shape U (condition, order):
- for her age, she's in pretty good shape
- para su edad, está bastante bien (de salud)
- the old man's in pretty bad shape
- el viejo anda or está muy mal
- he's in great shape for the tournament
- está en muy buena forma para el torneo
- I was in no shape to put up a fight
- no estaba en condiciones de pelear
- we've got to get you into better shape
- tenemos que ponerte en forma
- to keep or stay in shape
- mantenerse en forma
- to get bent out of shape americ calão
- resentirse
- to get bent out of shape americ calão
- molestarse
- to knock or lick sth/sb into shape
- poner algo/a alguien a punto or en forma
4. shape C (mold, pattern):
- shape
- molde m
II. shape [americ ʃeɪp, Brit ʃeɪp] VERBO trans
1. shape (make in given form):
- shape object/material
- darle forma a
- to shape sth into sth she shaped the dough into a ring
- formó un anillo con la masa
2. shape (influence):
- shape events
- determinar
- shape person/character/ideas
- formar
- incidents that shaped history
- incidentes que forjaron la historia
III. shape [americ ʃeɪp, Brit ʃeɪp] VERBO intr
- shape project:
- tomar forma
- shape plan:
- desarrollarse
- how's the team shaping?
- ¿qué tal marcha or va el equipo?
- it is shaping to be the closest championship for years
- se está perfilando como el campeonato más reñido de los últimos años
offense, offence Brit [americ əˈfɛns, Brit əˈfɛns] SUBST
1. offense C:
- offense (breach of law, regulations)
- infracción f
- offense (criminal offense)
- delito m
- to commit an offense
- cometer una infracción
- a traffic offense
- una infracción de tráfico
2.1. offense (cause of outrage):
- offense sem pl
- atentado m
- an offense against decency
- un atentado contra la moral
- that building is an offense to the eye
- ese edificio hace daño a la vista
2.2. offense U (resentment, displeasure):
- to cause/give offense to sb
- ofender a alguien
- to take offense at sth
- ofenderse or sentirse ofendido por algo
- no offense meant — none taken
- sin ánimo de ofender — ¡faltaba más!
3.1. offense americ U (attack):
- offense
- ataque m
- offense
- ofensiva f
- weapons of offense
- armas fpl ofensivas
3.2. offense U or C DESP:
- offense americ americ
- ataque m
- offense americ americ
- línea f de ataque
- offense americ americ
- ofensiva f
- offense americ americ
- línea f ofensiva
- a good player on offense
- un buen jugador en el ataque
liking [americ ˈlaɪkɪŋ, Brit ˈlʌɪkɪŋ] SUBST
1. liking (fondness):
- liking
- afición f
- liking for sth
- afición a algo
- my liking for sweets
- mi afición a los dulces
- she's always had a liking for reading
- siempre ha sido aficionada a la lectura
- she's always had a liking for reading
- siempre le ha gustado leer
- to take a liking to sb
- tomarle simpatía a alguien
- to take a liking to sb
- cogerle simpatía a alguien esp Esp
- to take a liking to sth
- tomarle el gusto a algo
- to take a liking to sth
- cogerle el gusto a algo esp Esp
2. liking (satisfaction):
- liking
- gusto m
- to be to sb's liking
- ser del gusto or del agrado de alguien
- it's too sweet for my liking
- es demasiado dulce para mi gusto
- I'm sorry the meal wasn't to your liking
- siento que la comida no haya sido de su agrado
heart [americ hɑrt, Brit hɑːt] SUBST
1.1. heart ANAT:
- heart
- corazón m
- the Sacred Heart (of Jesus)
- el Sagrado Corazón (de Jesús)
- cross my heart (and hope to die)!
- ¡te lo juro!
- cross my heart (and hope to die)!
- ¡que me muera ahora mismo si no es verdad!
- really? cross your heart?
- ¿de verdad? ¿me lo juras?
- really? cross your heart? atrib disease
- del corazón
- really? cross your heart? atrib disease
- cardíaco
- really? cross your heart? operation
- de(l) corazón
- heart complaint
- dolencia f cardíaca
- heart complaint
- afección f cardíaca
1.2. heart (nature):
- to have a good/kind heart
- tener buen corazón
- to have a good/kind heart
- ser de buen corazón
- to have a cold heart
- ser duro de corazón
- to have a cruel heart
- no tener corazón
- her/his heart is in the right place
- es de buen corazón
- her/his heart is in the right place
- es una buena persona
- to have a heart of gold
- tener un corazón de oro
- to have a heart of gold
- ser todo corazón
- to have a heart of stone
- tener el corazón de piedra
- to have a heart of stone
- ser duro de corazón
- suffering had turned his heart to stone
- los sufrimientos le habían endurecido el corazón
1.3. heart (inmost feelings):
- his heart rules his head
- se deja llevar por el corazón
- at heart
- en el fondo
- to have sb's interests at heart
- preocuparse por alguien
- she was speaking from the heart
- lo decía con el corazón (en la mano)
- she was speaking from the heart
- le salía del corazón
- in one's heart of hearts
- en lo más profundo de su (or mi etc.) corazón
- in one's heart of hearts
- en su (or mi etc.) fuero interno
- in his heart he knew it was hopeless
- en su fuero interno sabía que no había esperanza
- to cry one's heart out
- llorar a lágrima viva
- to eat one's heart out
- morirse de envidia
- he's eating his heart out
- se muere de envidia
- he's eating his heart out
- se lo come la envidia
- my singing's improving all the time: Buck Stevens, eat your heart out! irón
- cada vez canto mejor: ¡chúpate esa, Buck Stevens!
- to open one's heart to sb
- abrirle el corazón a alguien
- to take sth to heart
- tomarse algo a pecho
- to wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- demostrar sus (or mis etc.) sentimientos
1.4. heart (memory):
- to learn/know sth by heart
- aprender/saber algo de memoria
2.1. heart (compassion):
- to have heart coloq
- tener buen corazón
- you've no heart!
- ¡no tienes corazón!
- a company with heart
- una empresa humana
- have a heart! coloq
- ¡no seas malo! coloq
- have a heart! coloq
- ¡ten compasión! humor
- to be all heart
- ser todo corazón
- his heart bled for the refugees in their suffering lit
- el sufrimiento de los refugiados le partía el corazón
- my heart bleeds (for you) irón
- ¡qué pena me das! irón
- his heart went out to the orphans
- le daban mucha lástima los huérfanos
- to find it in one's heart to + infin can you find it in your heart to forgive me?
- ¿podrás perdonarme?
- he couldn't find it in his heart to tell them
- no fue capaz de decírselo
2.2. heart (love, affection):
- to be close or near or dear to sb's heart
- significar mucho para alguien
- we talked about something that's near to his heart
- hablamos de algo que significa mucho para él
- we talked about something that's near to his heart
- hablamos de algo que le es muy caro lit
- to break sb's heart it breaks my heart to see her cry
- me parte el alma verla llorar
- she broke the hearts of several local boys
- rompió muchos corazones entre los chicos de por aquí
- you're breaking my heart irón
- ¡cómo sufres! irón
- to die of a broken heart
- morirse de pena
- to lose one's heart to sb
- enamorarse de alguien
- to lose one's heart to sb
- entregarle el corazón a alguien
- to take sb/sth to one's heart
- tomarle cariño a alguien/algo
- to win sb's heart
- ganarse or conquistarse a alguien
- to win the hearts and minds of the people
- ganarse a la gente
2.3. heart (enthusiasm, inclination):
- after sb's own heart he's a man/writer after my own heart
- es un hombre/escritor con el que me identifico
- heart and soul
- en cuerpo y alma
- she put her whole heart and soul into the task
- se entregó en cuerpo y alma or de lleno a la tarea
- my/her/his heart wasn't in it
- lo hacía sin ganas or sin poner entusiasmo
- to one's heart's content here you can eat/swim to your heart's content
- aquí puedes comer/nadar todo lo que quieras
- to one's heart's content here you can eat/swim to your heart's content
- aquí puedes comer/nadar a discreción
- to set one's heart on sth she's set her heart on being chosen for the team
- su mayor ilusión es que la elijan para formar parte del equipo
- he has his heart set on a new bike
- lo que más quiere es una bicicleta nueva
- with all one's heart , with one's whole heart
- de todo corazón
- with my whole heart I wish him well
- le deseo de todo corazón que en todo le vaya bien
3. heart (courage, morale):
- heart
- ánimos mpl
- with a heavy heart I retraced my steps
- acongojado, volví sobre mis pasos
- my heart was light as I set off on the journey
- con el corazón alegre, me puse en camino
- to put new or fresh heart into sb
- dar nuevos ánimos a alguien
- to lose heart
- descorazonarse
- to lose heart
- desanimarse
- to take heart
- animarse
- my heart was in my boots
- tenía el ánimo por los suelos
- my heart was in my mouth
- tenía el corazón en un puño or en la boca
- my heart was in my mouth
- tenía el alma en vilo
- my heart was in my mouth as I opened the letter
- abrí la carta con el corazón en un puño
- my/her heart sank
- se me/le cayó el alma a los pies
- not to have the heart to do sth, I didn't have the heart to tell him
- no tuve valor para decírselo
- not to have the heart to do sth, I didn't have the heart to tell him
- no tuve el valor de decírselo
- to be in good heart
- tener la moral muy alta
- to do sb's heart good
- alegrarle el corazón a alguien
- faint heart never won fair lady
- el mundo es de los audaces
4.1. heart (central part):
- the heart of the city/country
- el corazón or centro de la ciudad/del país
- in the heart of the countryside
- en pleno campo
- the heart of the fighting/battle
- lo más violento del combate/de la batalla
- the heart of the matter/problem
- el meollo or el quid del asunto/de la cuestión
- at the heart of this dispute/conflict
- en el centro de esta disputa/este conflicto
4.2. heart:
- heart (of cabbage, lettuce)
- cogollo m
- heart (of apple)
- corazón m
5. heart (heart-shaped object):
- heart
- corazón m
6.1. heart JOGOS (card):
- heart
- corazón m
6.2. heart JOGOS (suit):
- hearts + sing or pl verbo
- corazones mpl
- hearts is or are trumps
- triunfan corazones
- the ace of hearts
- el as de corazones
take home VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o)
- she takes home less than £600
- su sueldo neto or líquido es de menos de 600 libras
take after VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + prep + o)
- take after
- salir a
- take after
- parecerse a
- he takes after his father
- sale a su padre
- he takes after his father
- se parece a su padre
I. take from VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)
1. take from (derive):
- the town takes its name from …
- 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
2. take from (subtract):
- take from
- restar de
II. take from VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + prep + o)
take from → take away from
take away from VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + prep + o)
- it takes away from one's enjoyment of the music
- 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
I. take around VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -], take round Brit VERBO (v + o + prep + o) (show)
- take around house/estate
- mostrar
- take around house/estate
- enseñar esp Esp
II. take around VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -], take round Brit VERBO (v + o + adv) (guide, accompany)
- take around
- llevar
- I took them around and introduced them to everyone
- 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
III. take around VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -], take round Brit VERBO (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (circulate with)
- take around drinks/snacks
- pasar
I. take back VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
1. take back (return):
- take back
- devolver
- it was too big, so I had to take it back
- 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
2. take back (repossess):
- take back
- llevarse
3. take back (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
4. take back (withdraw, retract):
- take back statement
- retirar
- you'll take back what you just said!
- ¡retira lo que acabas de decir!
- I take it all back
- retiro lo dicho
II. take back VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv) (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 …
I. take in VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
1. take in (give home to):
- take in orphan
- recoger
- take in lodger
- alojar
2. take in (do):
- she takes in washing
- es lavandera
- she takes in washing
- lava para afuera CSur
3. take in (grasp, register):
- take in impressions/information
- asimilar
- 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
4. take in (make narrower):
- take in dress/waist
- meterle a
- take in dress/waist
- tomarle a
5. take in (insert):
- take in corrections/amendments
- incluir
II. take in VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv) (deceive)
- take in
- engañar
- I'm not taken in by it
- a mí no me engaña
- many people were taken in by his apparent sincerity
- su aparente sinceridad engañó a muchos
III. take in VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o)
1. take in (include):
- take in areas/topics
- incluir
- take in areas/topics
- abarcar
2. take in (visit):
- take in
- visitar
- take in
- incluir (en el recorrido)
- on the way back we took in Alsace
- (en el camino) de regreso visitamos Alsacia
I. take on VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
1. take on (take aboard):
- take on passengers
- recoger
- take on merchandise
- cargar
- to take on fuel
- repostar
2. take on (employ):
- take on staff
- contratar
- take on staff
- tomar esp lat-amer
3. take on (undertake):
- take on work
- encargarse de
- take on work
- hacerse cargo de
- take on responsibility/role
- asumir
- take on client/patient
- aceptar
- take on client/patient
- tomar
- she takes on too much
- se echa demasiado encima
- she takes on too much
- se carga de responsabilidades
- nobody wants to take the job on
- nadie quiere encargarse or hacerse cargo del trabajo
4. take on (tackle):
- take on opponent
- enfrentarse a
- take on opponent
- aceptar el reto de
- take on problem/issue
- abordar
- their company can't take on the European giants
- 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?
II. take on VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + o) (assume)
- take on expression
- adoptar
- take on appearance
- adquirir
- take on appearance
- asumir
- 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
III. take on VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv)
take on (distress oneself) antiq:
- don't take on so
- no te pongas así
I. take over VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv)
1. take over (assume control):
- when the Democrats took over
- 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 ¿tomo yo el volante?
- you've been driving for hours, shall I take over?
- llevas horas conduciendo ¿tomo yo el volante? Esp
- the night shift takes over at eleven
- los del turno de la noche toman el relevo a las once
- to take over from sb
- sustituir a alguien
- to take over from sb (in shift work)
- relevar a alguien
2. take over (seize control, overrun):
- take over army:
- hacerse con el poder
- a world in which computers have taken over
- un mundo en el que las computadoras han llegado a dominarlo or controlarlo todo
II. take over VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (take charge of)
- take over responsibility/role
- asumir
- take over job
- hacerse cargo de
- take over territory
- tomar
- take over company
- absorber
- his co-pilot took over the controls
- el copiloto tomó los mandos
- tourists take over the town every summer
- los turistas invaden la ciudad todos los veranos
III. take over VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + o + prep + o)
1. take over (show):
- take over house/estate
- mostrar
- take over house/estate
- enseñar esp Esp
2. take over arguments/points:
- I'll take you over the main points again
- repasemos otra vez or volvamos sobre los puntos principales
take away from VERBO [americ teɪk -, Brit teɪk -] (v + adv + prep + o)
- it takes away from one's enjoyment of the music
- 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
I. take [teɪk] took, taken took, taken SUBST
1. take sem pl (receipts):
- take
- ingresos m pl
2. take FOTO, CINEMA:
- take
- toma f
Expressões:
- to be on the take americ coloq
- dejarse sobornar
II. take [teɪk] took, taken took, taken VERBO trans
1. take (accept):
- take
- aceptar
- take advice
- seguir
- take criticism
- soportar
- take responsibility
- asumir
- to take sth seriously
- tomar algo en serio
- to take one's time
- tomarse su tiempo
- to take sth as it comes
- aceptar algo tal y como es
2. take (hold):
- take
- coger
- take
- agarrar lat-amer
3. take (eat):
- take
- comer
- take medicine
- tomar
4. take (use):
- take
- necesitar
5. take (receive):
- take
- recibir
6. take Brit (rent):
- take
- alquilar
7. take (capture):
- take prisoners
- prender
- take city
- conquistar
- take power
- tomar
8. take (assume):
- to take office
- entrar en funciones
9. take (bring):
- take
- llevar
10. take (require):
- take
- exigir
- take
- requerir
- this shirt takes a lot of ironing
- esta camisa ha de plancharse mucho
11. take (do):
- take REL
- oficiar
- take UNIV
- cursar
12. take (have):
- take decision, bath, holiday
- tomar
- take walk
- dar
- take trip
- hacer
- take ticket
- sacar
- take census
- levantar
- to take a rest
- descansar
13. take Brit (score):
- take
- obtener
14. take Brit, Aus (teach):
- take
- enseñar
15. take (feel, assume):
- to take (an) interest in sb/sth
- interesarse por alguien/algo
- to take offence
- ofenderse
- to take pity on sb/sth
- apiadarse de alguien/algo
- to take the view that ...
- adoptar la opinión de que...
16. take (make money):
- take
- ganar
17. take (photograph):
- take
- sacar
18. take (use for travel):
- take bus, train
- coger
- take bus, train
- tomar lat-amer
19. take (regard as):
- take
- tener
- to take sb for sth
- tener a alguien por algo
Expressões:
- take it or leave it
- ¡tómalo o déjalo!
- what do you take me for?
- ¿por quién me has tomado?
- take it from me
- puedes creerme
- I take it that ...
- supongo que...
- take that!
- ¡toma!
III. take [teɪk] took, taken took, taken VERBO intr
- take
- tener efecto
- take plant
- prender
- take dye
- pegar
- to take against sb Brit
- encontrar a alguien antipático
take-off [ˈteɪkɒf, americ -ɑ:f] SUBST
1. take-off AERONÁUT:
- take-off
- despegue m
2. take-off Brit, Aus (imitation):
- take-off
- imitación f
take in VERBO trans
1. take in:
- take in (bring inside)
- recoger
- take in (bring inside)
- acoger (en casa)
- take in (admit)
- aceptar
2. take in (hold):
- to take sb in one's arms
- sostener a alguien entre sus brazos
- to take sth in hand fig
- hacerse cargo de algo
3. take in:
- take in (accommodate)
- alojar
- take in (for rent)
- hospedar
4. take in (bring to police):
- take in
- entregar
5. take in (deceive):
- take in
- estafar
- to be taken in (by sb/sth)
- ser engañado (por alguien/algo)
6. take in americ, Aus (go to see):
- take in
- ir a ver
7. take in (understand):
- take in
- comprender
- to take sth in at a glance
- asimilar algo en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
8. take in (include):
- take in
- incluir
9. take in MODA:
- take in
- estrechar
I. take over VERBO trans
1. take over (buy out):
- take over
- comprar
2. take over (seize control):
- take over
- tomar el control de
3. take over (assume):
- take over
- asumir
4. take over (possess):
- take over
- tomar posesión de
- to be taken over by one's work
- estar dominado por su trabajo
5. take over (start using):
- take over
- comenzar a usar
II. take over VERBO intr
- take over
- tomar posesión
double take SUBST
- double take
- reacción f retardada
- to do a double take
- tardar en reaccionar
I. take off VERBO trans
1. take off (remove from):
- take off
- retirar
- to take sb off a list
- tachar a alguien de una lista
2. take off clothes:
- take off
- quitarse
3. take off (bring away):
- take off
- llevarse
4. take off (subtract):
- take off
- descontar
5. take off (stop showing):
- take off
- descontinuar
6. take off Brit (imitate):
- take off
- imitar
II. take off VERBO intr
1. take off AERONÁUT:
- take off
- despegar
2. take off:
- take off coloq (leave)
- salir
- take off coloq (flee)
- huir
3. take off (have success):
- take off
- empezar a tener éxito
take to VERBO trans
1. take to (start to like):
- take to
- coger simpatía a
- take to
- encariñarse con lat-amer
2. take to (begin as a habit):
- to take to doing sth
- aficionarse a hacer algo
- to take to drink/drugs
- darse a la bebida/las drogas
3. take to (go to):
- take to
- dirigirse a
- to take to the streets (in protest)
- tomar las calles (para protestar)
- to take to one's bed
- meterse en la cama
I. take away VERBO trans
1. take away (remove):
- take away
- quitar
2. take away (go away with):
- take away
- llevar(se)
3. take away (lessen):
- take away
- disminuir
4. take away (subtract from):
- take away
- restar
II. take away VERBO intr
- take away
- quitarse
- to take away from the importance/worth of sth
- restar importancia/mérito a algo
I. take on VERBO trans
1. take on (agree to try):
- take on
- aceptar
2. take on (acquire):
- take on
- adoptar
3. take on (hire):
- take on
- contratar
4. take on (fight):
- take on
- enfrentarse a
5. take on (stop for loading):
- take on passengers
- cargar
- take on fuel
- abastecerse de
- take on goods
- tomar
II. take on VERBO intr
- take on
- apurarse
take back VERBO trans
1. take back (return):
- take back
- devolver
2. take back (accept back):
- take back
- aceptar
- take back employee
- volver a emplear
- take back spouse
- reconciliarse con
3. take back (repossess):
- take back
- recobrar
4. take back (retract):
- take back
- retractar
5. take back (carry to past time):
- take back
- evocar
6. take back (remind):
- take back
- recordar
I. take [teɪk] SUBST
1. take (receipts):
- take
- ingresos m pl
2. take FOTO, CINEMA:
- take
- toma f
Expressões:
- to be on the take coloq
- dejarse sobornar
II. take <took, taken> [teɪk] VERBO trans
1. take (accept):
- take
- aceptar
- take advice
- seguir
- take criticism
- soportar
- take responsibility
- asumir
- to take sth seriously
- tomar algo en serio
- to take one's time
- tomarse su tiempo
- to take sth as it comes
- aceptar algo tal y como es
2. take (hold):
- take
- coger
- take
- agarrar lat-amer
3. take (eat):
- take
- comer
- take medicine, drugs
- tomar
4. take (use):
- take
- necesitar
5. take (receive):
- take
- recibir
6. take (capture):
- take prisoners
- prender
- take city
- conquistar
- take power
- tomar
7. take (assume):
- to take office
- entrar en funciones
8. take (bring):
- take
- llevar
9. take (require):
- take
- exigir
- take
- requerir
- this shirt takes a lot of ironing
- hay que planchar mucho esta camisa
10. take (do):
- take REL
- oficiar
- take UNIV
- cursar
11. take (have):
- take decision, bath, holiday
- tomar
- take walk
- dar
- take trip
- hacer
- take ticket
- sacar
- take census
- levantar
- take rest
- tomarse
12. take (feel, assume):
- to take (an) interest in sb/sth
- interesarse por alguien/algo
- to take offense
- ofenderse
- to take pity on sb/sth
- apiadarse de alguien/algo
- to take the view that...
- adoptar la opinión de que...
13. take (make money):
- take
- ganar
14. take photograph:
- take
- sacar
15. take (use for travel):
- take bus, train
- coger
- take bus, train
- tomar lat-amer
16. take (regard as):
- take
- tener
- to take sb for sth
- tener a alguien por algo
Expressões:
- take it or leave it
- ¡tómalo o déjalo!
- what do you take me for?
- ¿por quién me has tomado?
- take it from me
- puedes creerme
- I take it that...
- supongo que...
- take that!
- ¡toma!
III. take <took, taken> [teɪk] VERBO intr
- take
- tener efecto
- take plant
- prender
- take dye
- agarrar
take-up [ˈteɪk·ʌp] SUBST
1. take-up TÉC:
- take-up
- compensación f
2. take-up of scheme, suggestion:
- take-up
- aceptación f
I. take apart VERBO trans
1. take apart (disassemble):
- take apart
- desmontar
2. take apart (analyze):
- take apart
- reseñar
3. take apart (destroy):
- take apart
- despedazar
II. take apart VERBO intr
- take apart
- desmontarse
take along VERBO trans
- take along (take)
- llevar (consigo)
- take along (bring)
- traer (consigo)
take aback VERBO trans
- take aback (surprise)
- sorprender
- take aback (shock)
- abatir
I. take away VERBO trans
1. take away (remove):
- take away
- quitar
2. take away (go away with):
- take away
- llevar(se)
3. take away (lessen):
- take away
- disminuir
4. take away (subtract from):
- take away
- restar
II. take away VERBO intr
- take away
- quitarse
- to take away from the importance/worth of sth
- restar importancia/mérito a algo
take after VERBO trans
- take after
- parecerse a
take back VERBO trans
1. take back (return):
- take back
- devolver
2. take back (accept back):
- take back
- aceptar
- take back employee
- volver a emplear
- take back spouse
- reconciliarse con
3. take back (repossess):
- take back
- recobrar
4. take back (retract):
- take back
- retractar
5. take back (carry to past time):
- take back
- evocar
6. take back (remind):
- take back
- recordar
I. take off VERBO trans
1. take off (remove from):
- take off
- retirar
- to take sb off a list
- tachar a alguien de una lista
2. take off clothes:
- take off
- quitarse
3. take off (bring away):
- take off
- llevarse
4. take off (subtract):
- take off
- descontar
5. take off (stop showing):
- take off
- quitar
II. take off VERBO intr
1. take off AERONÁUT:
- take off
- despegar
2. take off:
- take off calão (leave)
- largarse
- take off calão (flee)
- salir por pies
3. take off (have success):
- take off
- empezar a tener éxito
take in VERBO trans
1. take in:
- take in (bring inside)
- recoger
- take in (bring inside)
- acoger (en casa)
- take in (admit)
- aceptar
2. take in (hold):
- to take sb in one's arms
- sostener a alguien entre sus brazos
- to take sth in hand fig
- hacerse cargo de algo
3. take in:
- take in (accommodate)
- alojar
- take in (for rent)
- hospedar
4. take in (bring to police):
- take in
- entregar
5. take in (deceive):
- take in
- estafar
- to be taken in (by sb/sth)
- ser engañado (por alguien/algo)
6. take in (go to see):
- take in
- ir a ver
7. take in (understand):
- take in
- comprender
- to take sth in at a glance
- asimilar algo en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
8. take in (include):
- take in
- incluir
9. take in MODA:
- take in
- estrechar
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| I | have | taken |
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| he/she/it | has | taken |
| we | have | taken |
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| I | had | taken |
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| you | had | taken |
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