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[teɪk] took vb: pt taken pp
1. vt
1) (gen) prendere, (remove, steal) portar via

let me take your coat — posso prenderti il cappotto?

to take sb's hand — prendere qn per mano

to take sb's arm — appoggiarsi al braccio di qn

to take sb by the throat — afferrare qn alla gola

he must be taken alive — dev'essere preso vivo

to take the train — prendere il treno

take the first on the left — prenda la prima a sinistra

he hasn't taken any food for four days — non mangia nulla da quattro giorni

to take notes — prendere appunti

take 6 from 9 Math — 9 meno 6

he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline

to take a trick Cards — fare una presa

"to be taken three times a day" Med — "da prendersi tre volte al dì"

to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura

to be taken ill — avere un malore

I take size 8 — porto la 42

2) (bring, carry) portare, (accompany) accompagnare

I took the children with me — ho portato i bambini con me

don't forget to take your camera — non scordarti di portare la macchina fotografica

he goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé

to take for a walk — (child, dog) portare a fare una passeggiata

3) (require: effort, courage) volerci, occorrere, Gram prendere, reggere

it takes about an hour — ci vuole circa un'ora

it took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo

it won't take long — non ci vorrà molto tempo

she's got what it takes to do the job — ha i requisiti necessari per quel lavoro

it takes a brave man to do that — ci vuole del coraggio per farlo

it takes a lot of time/courage — occorre or ci vuole molto tempo/coraggio

it takes a lot of money to do that — ci vogliono un sacco di soldi per farlo

that will take some explaining — non sarà facile da spiegare

it takes some believing — bisogna fare uno sforzo per crederci

4) (accept, receive) accettare, (obtain, win: prize) vincere, ottenere, (1st place) conquistare, (Comm: money) incassare

he didn't take my advice — non mi ha ascoltato

how did he take the news? — come ha preso la notizia?

please take a seat — prego, si sieda

is this seat taken? — è occupato (questo posto)?

do you take credit cards? — accettate carte di credito?

it's worth taking a chance — vale la pena di correre il rischio

it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare

can you take it from here? — (handing over task) puoi andare avanti tu?

you must take us as you find us — devi prenderci per quel che siamo

5) (have room or capacity for: passengers) contenere, (support: subj: bridge) avere una portata di, (chair) tenere

the hall will take 200 people — nel salone c'è posto per 200 persone

the bus takes 60 passengers — l'autobus porta 60 persone

it will take at least five litres — contiene almeno cinque litri

6) (conduct: meeting) condurre, (church service) officiare, (teach, study: course) fare, (exam, test) fare, sostenere

the professor is taking the French course himself — sarà il professore stesso a fare or tenere il corso di francese

I only took Russian for one year — ho fatto russo solo per un anno

have you taken your driving test yet? — hai già fatto l'esame di guida?

I took the driving test — ho fatto or sostenuto l'esame di guida

7) (understand, assume) pensare, (consider: case, example) prendere

how old do you take him to be? — quanti anni pensi che abbia?

I took him for a doctor — l'ho preso per un dottore

I took him to be foreign — l'ho preso per uno straniero

I take it that ... — suppongo che...

may I take it that ...? — allora posso star certo che...?

take it from me! — credimi!

take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio

8) (put up with, tolerate: climate, alcohol) sopportare

she can't take the heat — non sopporta il caldo

I can't take any more! — non ce la faccio più!

I won't take no for an answer — non accetterò una risposta negativa or un rifiuto

he can't take being criticized — non sopporta di essere criticato

9) (negotiate: bend) prendere, (fence) saltare
10)

(attracted) to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc

I'm quite taken with the idea — l'idea non mi dispiace per niente

11)

(as function verb: see other element) to take a photograph — fare una fotografia

to take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia

take your time! — calma!

it took me by surprise — mi ha colto di sorpresa

2. vi
(dye, fire) prendere, (injection) fare effetto, (plant, cutting) attecchire
3. n
Cine ripresa
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