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took [Brit tʊk, Am tʊk] VB pt

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took → take II, III

I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

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1. take CINE:

take

“it's a take!”

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

take (of game)

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

II.take <pt took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB trans

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1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

to take sb by the arm, hand

prendere qn per il braccio, per (la) mano

to take sb by the throat

afferrare qn alla gola or prendere qn per il collo

to take sb's arm

prendere qn sottobraccio

to take sb's hand

prendere la mano a qn

to take sth from shelf, table

to take sth from drawer, box

to take sth out of sth

tirare fuori qc da qc

the passage is taken from his latest book

il brano è tratto dal suo ultimo libro

2. take (use violently):

to take a knife, an axe to sb

vibrare coltellate, menare colpi d'ascia contro qn

3. take (have by choice):

take bath, shower

take holiday

fare, prendersi

to take lessons

prendere lezioni (in di)

we take a newspaper, three pints of milk every day

prendiamo il giornale, tre pinte di latte ogni giorno

we take the Gazette

compriamo or prendiamo la Gazette

I'll take some apples, please

vorrei delle mele, per favore

take a seat!

to take a wife, a husband arch

prendere moglie, prendere marito

4. take (carry along):

take person

portare, accompagnare

take object

to take sb to school, to work, to the hospital

accompagnare qn a scuola, al lavoro, all'ospedale

to take a letter, a cheque to the post office

portare una lettera, un assegno all'ufficio postale

to take chairs into the garden

portare delle sedie in giardino

to take the car to the garage

portare la macchina dal meccanico

the book? he's taken it with him

il libro? se l'è portato dietro

to take sb sth, to take sth to sb

portare qc a qn

to take sb dancing, swimming

portare qn a ballare, a nuotare

to take sth upstairs, downstairs

portare qc di sopra, di sotto

you can't take him anywhere! hum

non puoi portarlo da nessuna parte! non si può andare in giro con uno così!

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc.

take road, path

prendere, imboccare

take the first turn on the right, left

prendi la prima (svolta) a destra, a sinistra

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accettare, prendere

take patients, pupils

take phone call

take machine: coin

take shop, restaurant etc.: credit card, cheque

take union, employee: reduction, cut

will you take £10 for the radio?

vi vanno bene 10 sterline per la radio?

that's my last offer, take it or leave it!

questa è la mia ultima offerta, prendere o lasciare!

whisky? I can take it or leave it!

il whisky? mi è indifferente

10. take (require) activity, course of action:

take patience, skill, courage

it takes patience, courage to do

ci vuole pazienza, coraggio per fare

it takes three hours, years etc. to do

ci vogliono tre ore, anni ecc. per fare

it won't take long

non ci vorrà molto

it took her 10 minutes to repair it

ci ha impiegato 10 minuti a ripararlo

the wall won't take long to build

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo

it won't take long to do the washing-up

non ci vorrà tanto a lavare i piatti

it would take a genius, a strong person to do that

ci vorrebbe un genio, una persona robusta per fare quello

to have what it takes

avere tutto quello che ci vuole (to do per fare)

typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing!

sarà dura battere a macchina tutte quelle lettere in due ore!

she'll take some persuading

ci vorrà del bello e del buono per convincerla

11. take LING:

take verb: object

reggere, prendere

take preposition: case

essere seguito da

12. take (endure):

take pain, criticism

take punishment, opinions

I find their attitude hard to take

trovo il loro modo di fare duro da reggere

he can't take being criticized

non sopporta le critiche

she just sat there and took it!

è stata lì e ha incassato senza battere ciglio!

he can't take a joke

non accetta le battute or non sta allo scherzo

go on, tell me, I can take it!

dai, dimmi, sono pronto!

I can't take any more!

non ce la faccio più!

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

to take tea, lunch with sb Brit form

prendere un tè, fare pranzo con qn

to take drugs

fare uso di droga

20. take (wear) (in clothes):

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

sottrarre (from da)

23. take (study):

take subject

studiare, prendere

take course

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

to take sb for Geography, French

fare lezione di geografia, di francese a qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, wedding

take mass, prayer

28. take (have sex with) inf:

prendere, possedere

III.take <pt took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB intr

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1. take (have desired effect):

2. take (grow successfully):

take plant:

3. take FISH:

IV.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk]

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take against VB [teɪk -] (take against [sb])

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take against

prendere [qn] in antipatia

take place VB [teɪk -]

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take away VB [teɪk -] (take [sb, sth] away, take away [sb, sth])

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2. take away (diminish) fig:

that doesn't take anything away from his achievement

questo non toglie niente al suo successo

3. take away (subtract):

take away number

sottrarre (from da)

ten take away seven is three

dieci meno sette fa tre

take hold VB [teɪk -] (take hold)

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take to VB [teɪk -] (take to [sb, sth])

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1. take to (develop liking for):

he has really taken to her, to his new job

è veramente preso da lei, dal suo nuovo lavoro

I.take up VB [teɪk -] (take up) (continue story etc.)

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II.take up VB [teɪk -] (take up [sth])

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3. take up (continue):

take up story, discussion

take up cry, refrain

5. take up:

to take sth up with sb

sollevare qc con qn

6. take up (occupy):

take up space

prendere, occupare

take up time, energy

7. take up (adopt):

take up position, stance

8. take up (shorten):

take up skirt, curtains etc.

9. take up (absorb) sponge, material, paper:

take up liquid

III.take up VB [teɪk -] (take [sb] up)

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1. take up (adopt) fig:

this technique was taken up by the surrealists

questa tecnica è stata adottata dai surrealisti

take-in [ˈteɪkɪn] N inf

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I.take out VB [teɪk -] (take out)

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II.take out VB [teɪk -] (take [sb, sth] out, take out [sb, sth])

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2. take out (go out with):

take out person

to take sb out to dinner, for a walk

portare qn fuori a cena, a fare una passeggiata

3. take out (eat elsewhere):

take out fast food

“two hamburgers to take out, please!”

“due hamburger da portare via, per favore!”

4. take out (deduct):

take out contributions, tax

detrarre (of da)

5. take out (kill, destroy) inf:

take out person

fare fuori, eliminare

take out installation, target

Translations for took in the English»Italian Dictionary

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took [tʊk] VB trans, intr

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took pt of take

See also take

I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take (receipts):

take

2. take PHOTO, CINE:

take

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

prendere tangenti

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take (hold):

take

3. take (eat):

take medicine, drugs

I'll take some soup

prendo un po' di minestra

4. take (use):

take

5. take (receive):

take

6. take (capture):

take prisoners

7. take (assume):

to take office

assumere una carica

8. take (bring):

take

10. take (do):

take REL

take UNIV

13. take (make money):

take

14. take photograph:

take

15. take (use for travel):

take bus, train

16. take (regard as):

to take sb for sth

prendere qn per qc

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr

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take

take plant, dye

I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take (receipts):

take

2. take PHOTO, CINE:

take

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

prendere tangenti

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take (hold):

take

3. take (eat):

take medicine, drugs

I'll take some soup

prendo un po' di minestra

4. take (use):

take

5. take (receive):

take

6. take (capture):

take prisoners

7. take (assume):

to take office

assumere una carica

8. take (bring):

take

10. take (do):

take REL

take UNIV

13. take (make money):

take

14. take photograph:

take

15. take (use for travel):

take bus, train

16. take (regard as):

to take sb for sth

prendere qn per qc

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr

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take

take plant, dye

take back VB trans

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1. take back (return):

3. take back (repossess):

4. take back (retract):

5. take back (carry to past time):

6. take back (remind):

take to VB trans

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1. take to (start to like):

prendere in simpatia

2. take to (begin as a habit):

to take to doing sth

cominciare a fare qc

to take to drink/drugs

cominciare a bere/drogarsi

I.take over VB trans

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1. take over (buy out):

2. take over (seize control):

assumere il controllo di

3. take over (assume):

5. take over (start using):

cominciare a usare

II.take over VB intr

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prendere possesso

I.take up VB trans

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1. take up (bring up):

2. take up:

to take up arms (against sth)

prendere le armi (contro qn)

4. take up (discuss):

5. take up (accept):

6. take up (adopt):

7. take up (continue doing):

8. take up (join in):

9. take up (occupy):

10. take up (pull up):

11. take up (shorten):

12. take up (patronize):

13. take up (absorb):

II.take up VB intr

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take-up [ˈteɪk·ʌp] N

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take-up of scheme, suggestion:

I.take away VB trans

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1. take away (remove):

2. take away (go away with):

3. take away (lessen):

4. take away (subtract from):

II.take away VB intr

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to take away from the importance/worth of sth

diminuire l'importanza/il valore di qc

double take N

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double take

reazione f a scoppio ritardato

to do a double take

reagire a scoppio ritardato

I.take off VB trans

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1. take off (remove from):

to take sb off a list

cancellare qn da una lista

2. take off clothes:

3. take off (bring away):

4. take off (subtract):

5. take off (stop showing):

II.take off VB intr

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1. take off AVIAT:

2. take off:

take off inf (leave)

take off inf (flee)

darsela a gambe

3. take off (have success):

they took the expedient of asking advice

hanno preso l'accorgimento di informarsi

they took up their positions

occuparono i propri posti

they took/drank it all

l'hanno preso/bevuto tutto

damn him! he took my bike without asking!

che stronzo! ha preso la mia bici senza chiedermelo! vulg

the film took a heavy pounding

il film ha avuto molte critiche negative

that took a load off my mind!

mi sono tolto un peso!

your purse? I took it

il tuo borsellino? l'ho preso io

I took him for someone else

l'ho preso per un altro

this translation took me all afternoon

questa traduzione mi ha preso tutto il pomeriggio

he [or she] took me under his [or her] wing

mi ha preso sotto la sua ala protettrice

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Some friends took him to a hotel, where he settled in and left to run an errand. en.wikipedia.org

She took a break for maternity leave in late 2004, returning in early 2005. en.wikipedia.org

The movie itself is a fictional account of events that took place during actual operations in Grenada. en.wikipedia.org

I took the announcement matter-of-factly, although wondering what it could be all about. opinion.inquirer.net

His wife have to took over the stud management. en.wikipedia.org

The group took their name from a section in a greeting card display. en.wikipedia.org

He took the most important decisions to avoid repeat accidents and informed the government of the situation in the disaster area. en.wikipedia.org

There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work. en.wikipedia.org

The endurance squad were able to turn the flying start to their advantage and took a clean victory over the sprinters. en.wikipedia.org

Overall, Belarus took home 19 medals, with four medals being gold, placing 16th in the medal standings, 13th in the total medal count. en.wikipedia.org

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