take - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to take sth.  | took, taken |	coger algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	tomar algo
to take so. (or: sth.)  | took, taken |	llevarse algo (or: a alguien)
to take sth.  | took, taken |	cobrar algo   - dinero
to take sth.  | took, taken |	asumir algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	hacerse cargo de algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	suponer algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	adoptar algo   - nacionalidad
to take sth.  | took, taken |	contraer algo   - obligación
to take sth.  | took, taken |	apechugar con algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	asir algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	conjeturar algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	encargarse de algo
to take sth.  | took, taken |	pensar algo

Nouns

to take a seat	tomar asiento
hot take [coll.] (Amer.)	opinión provocadora
hot take [coll.] (Amer.)	opinión punzante
test take [CINE.][TELECOM.]	prueba de cámara
piss take (Brit.) [sl.]	la coña [coll.] [vulgar]
take-up	la obtención
take-up	la utilización
take-up	la adopción [fig.]
take-off [AVIAT.]	el despegue
out-take [CINE.]	toma descartada
out-take [CINE.]	toma eliminada
out-take [CINE.]	toma falsa
power take-off [abbr.: p. t. o.] [TECH.]	acometida de fuerza
power take-off [abbr.: p. t. o.] [TECH.]	salida de fuerza auxiliar

Adjectives / Adverbs

take-away  adj.   chiefly  (Brit.)	para llevar
takeout   or: take-out  adj.   chiefly  (Amer.)	para llevar   - comida, bebida, etc.

Phrases / Collocations

to take the bull by the horns [fig.]	agarrar al toro por los cuernos [fig.]
to take the bull by the horns [fig.]	coger al toro por los cuernos [fig.]
to take the bull by the horns [coll.] [fig.]	coger el toro por los cuernos [fig.]
Take care!	¡Cuídate!
to take to one's heels	echar a correr
to take to one's heels	escapar
to take to one's heels	escaparse
to take to one's heels	huir
to take to one's heels	salir corriendo
to take an exam	hacer un examen
to take the hint	pillar la indirecta
to take the plunge	arriesgarse
to take the plunge	atreverse
to take the plunge	lanzarse

Examples

Take care.	Cuídate.
take it easy	Tómatelo con calma
Take care of yourself during the trip.	Cuídate durante el viaje.
Take a step forward to begin the exercise.	Da un paso hacia adelante para comenzar el ejercicio.
The car is making a strange noise, I think I'll have to take it to the garage.	El coche hace un ruido raro, creo que tendré que llevarlo al taller.
The doctor will take care of the patient during his recovery.	El médico atenderá al paciente durante su recuperación.
The government had to take action because of high unemployment.	El gobierno tuvo que tomar medidas a causa de la elevada tasa de paro.
He promised to take care of his grandmother while she was sick.	Él prometió atender a su abuela mientras estaba enferma.
I don't know if I have time to finish that report today, let me take a look at it and let you know afterwards.	No sé si tengo tiempo de terminar ese informe hoy, déjame que lo vea y te aviso después.
I like to take care of my food, that's why I eat so healthy.	Me gusta cuidar la alimentación, por eso como tan sano.
I like to take care of my health, so I am very careful about what I eat.	Me gusta cuidar de mi salud, por eso tengo cuido mucho lo que como.
I live on the first floor, so I hardly ever take the lift.	Vivo en el primer piso, por eso casi nunca tomo el ascensor.
I live on the first floor, so I hardly ever take the lift.	Vivo en la primera planta, por eso casi nunca tomo el ascensor.
I live near a forest and this gives me the opportunity to take frequent long walks in the trees.	Vivo cerca de un bosque y eso me da la oportunidad de dar largos paseos frecuentemente entre los árboles.

Orthographically similar words

bake, cake, fake, hake, Lake, lake, make, rake, sake, saké, stake, tack, tae, taken, taker, tale, talk, tame, tank, tape, tare, task, teak, tike, toke, tyke, wake

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