take after in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for take after in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

take after father, mother etc.:

take after

(as)somigliare a, prendere da

Translations for take after in the Italian»English Dictionary

prendere da qn (assomigliare)

to take after sb

matrizzare

to take after one's mother

bombardare di flash quadro, persona

to take photo after photo of

dopo pranzo vado a riposare

I have a rest or take a nap after lunch

badare a bambino, animale domestico, casa, salute, interessi

to look after, to take care of

occuparsi di bambino, animale, pianta

to look after, to take care of, to see to

prendersi cura di persona, bambino, animale

to look after, to take care of, to care for

Translations for take after in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] PREP

1. after (later in time than):

after

dopo

after the film

dopo il film

immediately after the strike

immediatamente dopo lo sciopero

after that date (in future)

da lì in avanti

after that date (in past)

da allora, da quel giorno

shortly after 10 pm

poco dopo le dieci di sera

it was after six o'clock

erano le sei passate

after that

dopo di ciò

the day after tomorrow

dopodomani

a ceremony after which there was a banquet

una cerimonia dopo la quale ci fu un banchetto

he had breakfast as usual, after which he left

fece colazione come al solito, dopo di che uscì

2. after (given):

after

dopo, in seguito a

after my attempt at milking, I was nervous

dopo aver tentato di mungere, ero nervoso

after the way he behaved

dopo essersi comportato in quel modo

after all we did for you!

dopo tutto quello che abbiamo fatto per te!

3. after (in spite of):

after

dopo, nonostante, malgrado

after all the trouble I took labelling the package, it got lost

dopo tutta la pena che mi sono dato per etichettare il pacco, è andato perduto

after what she's been through, she's still interested?

dopo tutto ciò che ha passato, le interessa ancora?

4. after (expressing contrast):

the film was disappointing after all the hype inf

nonostante tutta la pubblicità, il film è stato una delusione

it's boring here after Paris

che noia qui dopo essere stati a Parigi

5. after (behind):

to run or chase after sb, sth

correre dietro a, inseguire qn, qc

please shut the gate after you

si prega di chiudere il cancello all'uscita

6. after (in pursuit of):

to be after sth

essere alla ricerca, alla caccia di qc

that's the house they're after

è la casa a cui sono interessati

the police are after him

la polizia gli sta dando la caccia

to come or go after sb

inseguire qn

he'll come after me

verrà a cercarmi

it's me he's after (to settle score)

ce l'ha con me

I wonder what she's after?

mi chiedo che cosa stia cercando

I think he's after my job

penso che voglia soffiarmi il posto

to be after sb (sexually) inf

correre dietro a qn

7. after (following in sequence, rank, precedence):

after

dopo

your name comes after mine on the list

il tuo nome viene dopo il mio nella lista

the adjective comes after the noun

l'aggettivo segue il nome

she's next in line after Bob for promotion

dopo Bob, toccherà a lei avere una promozione

he was placed third after Smith and Jones

si è classificato terzo dopo Smith e Jones

after you! (letting someone pass ahead)

dopo di lei!

8. after (in the wake of):

after

dietro

I'm not tidying up after you!

non ho intenzione di pulire dove passi!

9. after (in the direction of):

to stare after sb

seguire qn con lo sguardo

“don't forget!” Meg called after her

“non dimenticarti!” Meg le urlò dietro

10. after (beyond):

after

dopo

after

oltre

about 400 metres after the crossroads

circa 400 metri dopo l'incrocio

11. after (stressing continuity, repetitiveness):

day after day

giorno dopo giorno

generation after generation

generazione dopo generazione

time after time

più volte or ripetutamente

mile after mile of bush

chilometri e chilometri di boscaglia

one disaster after another

un disastro dietro l'altro

12. after (about):

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) or domandare di qn

13. after (in honour or memory of):

to name a child after sb

chiamare un bambino con or dare a un bambino il nome di qn

named after James Joyce monument, street, institution, pub

intitolato a James Joyce

we called her Kate after my mother

l'abbiamo chiamata Kate come mia madre

14. after (in the manner of):

“after Millet”

“sullo stile di or alla maniera di Millet”

it's a painting after Klee

è un quadro fatto sullo stile di Klee

15. after:

I can swim, cook after a fashion

so nuotare, cucinare alla bell' e meglio, così così

16. after Am (past):

it's twenty after eleven

sono le undici e venti

17. after (when reinforcing point):

after all

dopo tutto, malgrado tutto, in fin dei conti

after all, nobody forced you to leave

dopo tutto, nessuno ti ha costretto a partire

18. after (when reassessing stance, opinion):

it wasn't such a bad idea after all

dopo tutto, non è stata un'idea così cattiva

he decided not to stay after all

alla (fin) fine decise di non restare

II.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADV

1. after (following time or event):

after

dopo, poi, in seguito

before and after

prima e dopo

soon or shortly or not long after

subito dopo or poco dopo

for weeks after

ancora per settimane

straight after or right after

subito dopo

2. after (following specific time):

the week, year after

la settimana, l'anno seguente

the day after

il giorno dopo or l'indomani

III.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] CONJ When after is used as a conjunction, it is translated by dopo avere (or essere) + past participle where the two verbs have the same subject: after I've finished my book, I'll cook dinner = dopo aver finito il libro, preparerò la cena; after he had consulted Bill / after consulting Bill, he decided to accept the offer = dopo avere consultato Bill, ha deciso di accettare l'offerta. - When the two verbs have different subjects, the translation is dopo che + indicative: I'll lend you the book after Fred has read it = ti presterò il libro dopo che Fred l'avrà letto (or l'ha letto).

1. after (in sequence of events):

after

dopo (che)

don't go for a swim too soon after eating

non fare il bagno subito dopo mangiato

after we had left we realized that …

dopo essere partiti ci siamo accorti che …

after she had confessed to the murder, he was released

dopo che lei ebbe confessato l'omicidio, fu rilasciato

we return the bottles after they have been washed

restituiamo le bottiglie dopo che sono state lavate

2. after (given that):

after hearing all about him we want to meet him

dopo tutto ciò che abbiamo sentito su di lui vogliamo incontrarlo

after you explained the situation they didn't call the police

dopo che hai spiegato la situazione, non hanno chiamato la polizia

3. after (in spite of the fact that):

why did he do that after we'd warned him of the consequences?

perché l'ha fatto nonostante l'avessimo avvertito delle conseguenze?

IV.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADJ

after

seguente

after

successivo

in after years

negli anni seguenti

I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

1. take CINE:

take

ripresa f

“it's a take!”

“buona!”

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

pesca f

take (of game)

carniere m

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

incasso m

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

1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

prendere

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

prendere qc da

to take sth from drawer, box

prendere qc in

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

fare

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!

accomodatevi!

to take a wife, a husband arch

prendere moglie, prendere marito

4. take (carry along):

take person

portare, accompagnare

take object

portare

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!

5. take (lead, guide):

I'll take you through the procedure

vi illustrerò la procedura

to take the actors through the scene

calare gli attori nella scena

I'll take you up to the second floor, to your room

ti accompagno al secondo piano, alla tua camera

6. take (transport):

to take sb to bus: place

portare qn in

to take sb to road, path: place

portare or condurre qn a

his work takes him to many different countries

il suo lavoro lo porta a viaggiare in molti paesi

what took you to Rome?

cosa ti ha portato a Roma?

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc.

prendere

take road, path

prendere, imboccare

take the first turn on the right, left

prendi la prima (svolta) a destra, a sinistra

8. take (negotiate):

take driver, car: bend

prendere

take corner

girare

take horse: fence

saltare

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accettare, prendere

take patients, pupils

prendere

take job

accettare

take phone call

prendere

take machine: coin

prendere

take shop, restaurant etc.: credit card, cheque

accettare

take union, employee: reduction, cut

accettare

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

richiedere

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

sopportare

take punishment, opinions

accettare

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!

13. take (react to):

take news, matter, criticism, comments

prendere

to take sth well, badly

prendere qc bene, male

to take sth seriously, lightly

prendere qc sul serio, con leggerezza

to take things one or a step at a time

prendere le cose una alla volta

14. take (assume):

I take it that …

suppongo che …

to take sb for or to be sth

prendere qn per

what do you take me for?

per chi mi prendi?

what do you take this poem to mean?

che significato dai a questa poesia?

15. take (consider as example):

take example

fare

take person, case

prendere (in esempio)

take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself

prendi John (per esempio), ha allevato i figli tutto da solo

let us or if we take the situation in Italy

prendiamo la situazione in Italia

take Stella, she never complains!

guarda Stella, non si lamenta mai!

16. take (adopt):

take view, attitude, measures, steps

adottare

to take a soft, tough line on sb, sth

adottare la linea dura, morbida con qn, qc

to take the view or attitude that …

essere dell'avviso che …

17. take (record):

take notes

prendere

take statement

prendere nota di

take doctor, nurse: temperature, blood pressure

misurare

take pulse

prendere, sentire

take secretary: letter

battere (sotto dettatura)

to take sb's measurements (for clothes)

prendere le misure a qn

18. take (hold):

take hall, bus: 50 people, passengers etc.

(potere) contenere

take tank, container: quantity

(potere) contenere

the tank, bus will take…

il serbatoio, l'autobus può contenere…

the cupboard, the suitcase won't take any more clothes

nell'armadio, nella valigia non ci stanno più vestiti

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

prendere

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):

take size

portare, avere

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

portare il 37

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

prendere, fare

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

sottrarre (from da)

23. take (study):

take subject

studiare, prendere

take course

seguire

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam

dare

take test

fare

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

fare lezione a

to take sb for Geography, French

fare lezione di geografia, di francese a qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, wedding

celebrare

take mass, prayer

dire

27. take:

take (capture) army, enemy: fortress, city

prendere, espugnare

take (in chess) player: piece

mangiare

take person: prize

prendere, vincere

to take sb hostage

prendere qn in ostaggio

to take sb prisoner

fare qn prigioniero

to take a trick (in cards)

fare un punto

28. take (have sex with) inf:

take woman

prendere, possedere

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

1. take (have desired effect):

take drug:

fare effetto

take dye:

prendere

2. take (grow successfully):

take plant:

attecchire

3. take FISH:

take fish:

abboccare

IV.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk]

to be on the take inf

prendere bustarelle

I'll take it from here fig

ricomincio da qui

to take it or a lot out of sb

chiedere tanto a qn

to take it upon oneself to do

farsi carico di fare

to take sb out of himself

fare distrarre or fare divertire qn

you can take it from me, …

credimi, …

take after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for take after in the English»Italian Dictionary

take after VB trans (resemble)

to take after sb

prendere da qu

take after VB

User Entry

to take after sb (resemble)

assomigliare a qu

Translations for take after in the Italian»English Dictionary

avere molto di qu fig (assomigliargli)

to take after sb

Translations for take after in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.after [ˈæf·tɚ] PREP

1. after (at later time):

after

dopo

after two days

dopo due giorni

(shortly) after breakfast

(poco) dopo colazione

2. after (behind):

after

dietro

to run after sb

correre dietro a qn

3. after (following):

after

dopo

D comes after C

la D viene dopo la C

to have argument after argument

avere continue discussioni

4. after (about):

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) di qn

5. after (despite):

after all

dopotutto

6. after (in the style of):

a drawing after Picasso

un disegno alla maniera di Picasso

7. after (in honor of):

to name sth/sb after sb

chiamare qc/qn come qn

II.after [ˈæf·tɚ] ADV

after

dopo

soon after

poco dopo

the day after

il giorno dopo

III.after [ˈæf·tɚ] CONJ

after

dopo che +subj

he spoke after she went out

parlò dopo che lei fu uscita

I'll call him (right) after I've taken a shower

lo chiamerò subito dopo aver fatto la doccia

I.take [teɪk] N

1. take (receipts):

take

incassi m pl

2. take PHOTO, CINE:

take

ripresa f

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

prendere tangenti

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

1. take (accept):

take

accettare

take advice

seguire

take criticism

accettare

take responsibility

assumere

to take sth seriously

prendere qc sul serio

to take one's time

prendersela comoda

to take sth as it comes

prendere qc come viene

2. take (hold):

take

prendere

3. take (eat):

take medicine, drugs

prendere

I'll take some soup

prendo un po' di minestra

4. take (use):

take

richiedere

5. take (receive):

take

ricevere

6. take (capture):

take prisoners

prendere

take city

conquistare

take power

assumere

7. take (assume):

to take office

assumere una carica

8. take (bring):

take

portare

9. take (require):

take

volerci

this shirt takes a lot of ironing

ci vuole molto per stirare questa camicia

10. take (do):

take REL

celebrare

take UNIV

fare

11. take (have):

take decision

prendere

take bath, walk, holiday

fare

take ticket

comprare

take census

censire

to take a rest

riposarsi

12. take (feel, assume):

to take (an) interest in sb/sth

interessarsi a qn/qc

to take offence

offendersi

to take pity on sb/sth

aver pietà di qn/qc

to take the view that …

essere del parere che …

13. take (make money):

take

incassare

14. take photograph:

take

fotografare

15. take (use for travel):

take bus, train

prendere

16. take (regard as):

to take sb for sth

prendere qn per qc

Phrases:

take it or leave it

prendere o lasciare

what do you take me for?

per chi mi prendi?

take it from me

credimi

I take it that …

suppongo che …

take that!

beccati questa!

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr

take

fare effetto

take plant, dye

prendere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I recall that my father used to say that he prayed that none of my children would take after me in my rascal act.

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We do take after take for every line to get the right performance, right tone, right volume and right timing.

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The app is designed to assist drivers with the steps to take after an accident.

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What rhythm does their banter take after sharing a hotel room?

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It has not yet been announced what direction the band will take after this release, though the band have stated in a recent interview that they will not disband.

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An album that still preserves the popular melodic aspect of his previous works, though it points to the direction that his music would take after that.

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Giving evidence this afternoon, the footballer said he was distressed and fearful of what actions the club would take after the incident.

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If you didn't measure up, well, there was always the in-law's side that you might take after.

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Characters can take after (or rebel against) their parents, traits like alcoholism are self-perpetuating, inbreeding tends to strengthen when inherited, naivete and paranoia are mutually exclusive but both detrimental, etc.

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I saw him do take after take of the smallest scene.

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