take over

take over

1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere

2) (be successor) [person] subentrare (as come)

to take over from — succedere a [predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [country]; dirigere [business]; econ. rilevare [company]

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1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) (prendere il comando)

2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) prendere; rilevare

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1. vi + adv

(dictator, political party) prendere il potere

to take over from sb — prendere le consegne da qn, subentrare a qn

I'll take over now — ti do il cambio

2. vt + adv

(debts, business) rilevare, (company) assumere il controllo di

to take over from sb — subentrare a qn

to take over sb's job — subentrare a qn nel lavoro

they took over the company last year — hanno assunto il controllo della società l'anno scorso

the tourists have taken over Florence fig — i turisti hanno preso d'assalto Firenze

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take over

1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere

2) (be successor) [person] subentrare (as come)

to take over from — succedere a [predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [country]; dirigere [business]; econ. rilevare [company]