take
[teɪk] ( pt took, pp taken )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [gen]
prendere
to take sthg seriously prendere qc seriamente to take it badly prenderla male to take offence offendersi I take the view that … penso que … what batteries does it take? che pile ci vogliono? |
| 2. | [to somewhere else] portare |
| 3. | [receive]
ricevere
to take a seat accomodarsi to take control/command assumere il controllo/comando |
| 4. | [accept] accettare |
| 5. | [contain] contenere |
| 6. | [bear]
sopportare
I can't take any more non ne posso più |
| 7. | [require]
how long will it take to get there? quanto ci vorrà ad arrivarci? |
| 8. | [holiday, test]
fare
to take a walk/bath fare una passeggiata/il bagno to take a photo fare una foto |
| 9. | [risk] correre |
| 10. | [measure - pulse]
prendere [ - temperature] misurare |
| 11. | [wear as a particular size] portare |
| 12. | [assume]
I take it (that) … suppongo che … |
| 13. | CHESS mangiare, prendere |
take
[teɪk] ( pt took, pp taken )intransitive verb Conjugation
[dye, fire] prendere
[vaccine, drug] fare effetto
take
[teɪk] ( pt took, pp taken )noun
CIN ripresa f
take aback
transitive verb separable
spiazzare
to be taken aback rimanere spiazzato ( f spiazzata)
take after
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[parent] prendere da
take apart
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[dismantle] smontare
take away
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [remove] portare via |
| 2. | [deduct]
sottrarre
take five away from seven sottrai cinque da sette |
take back
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [return] riportare |
| 2. | [accept] riprendere |
| 3. | [statement, accusation] ritirare |
take down
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [dismantle] smontare |
| 2. | [write down] prendere nota di |
| 3. | [lower]
abbassare
to take down one's trousers abbassarsi i pantaloni |
take in
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [deceive] ingannare |
| 2. | [understand, include] comprendere |
| 3. | [provide accommodation for] accogliere |
take off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [remove] togliersi, togliere |
| 2. | [have as holiday]
to take two days/the afternoon off prendersi due giorni/un pomeriggio di ferie to take time off andare in ferie |
| 3. | (inf) [imitate] fare il verso a |
| 4. | (inf)
[go away suddenly]
to take o.s. off andarsene |
take off
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [plane] decollare |
| 2. | (inf) [go away suddenly] andarsene |
| 3. | [be successful] decollare |
take on
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [work, job] accettare |
| 2. | [responsibility] prendersi |
| 3. | [employee] assumere |
| 4. | [adversary] affrontare |
take on
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[meaning, colour] assumere
take out
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [from container] estrarre |
| 2. | [delete] togliere |
| 3. | [go out with] portare fuori |
| to take it or a lot out of sb (inf) spossare qn |
take out on
transitive verb separable
to take it out on sb/sthg rifarsela con qn/qc
take over
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [company, business] rilevare |
| 2. | [country, government] assumere il controllo di |
| 3. | [job, role] prendere |
take over
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [take control] assumere il comando |
| 2. | [in job]
to take over from sb subentrare a qn |
take to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [feel a liking for]
I took to her at once mi è piaciuta subito I never really took to aerobics non sono mai riuscito, riuscita f a farmi piacere l'aerobica |
| 2. | [begin]
to take to doing sthg prendere a fare qc |
take up
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [begin] cominciare |
| 2. | [discuss further] riprendere |
| 3. | [use up] prendere |
take up on
transitive verb separable
| 1. | [an offer]
to take sb up on his/her offer/invitation accettare l'offerta/invito di qn |
| 2. | [ask to explain]
to take sb up on sthg chiedere a qn di spiegare qc |
take upon
transitive verb separable Conjugation
to take it upon o.s. to do sthg prendersi l'incarico di fare qc
