take-up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for take-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

take-up spool [ˈteɪkʌpˌspuːl] N Brit

take-up spool

bobina f ricevitrice

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

take up

riprendere

to take up where sb, sth left off

riprendere da dove qn, qc si era interrotto

to take up with person, group

aggregarsi a

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

1. take up (lift up):

take up carpet

alzare, sollevare

take up pavement, track

rialzare

take up pen

raccogliere

2. take up (start):

take up golf, guitar

darsi a

take up job

cominciare

to take up a career as an actor

intraprendere la carriera di attore

to take up one's duties or responsibilities

assumersi le proprie responsabilità

3. take up (continue):

take up story, discussion

riprendere

take up cry, refrain

ricominciare

4. take up (accept):

take up offer, invitation

accettare

take up challenge

raccogliere

to take up sb's case LAW

accettare il caso

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

richiedere

7. take up (adopt):

take up position, stance

prendere

8. take up (shorten):

take up skirt, curtains etc.

accorciare

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

take up liquid

assorbire

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

1. take up (adopt) fig:

this technique was taken up by the surrealists

questa tecnica è stata adottata dai surrealisti

Phrases:

to take sb up on (challenge) point, assertion

contestare a qn

to take sb up on an invitation, an offer (accept)

accettare l'invito, la proposta di qn

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take-up, also take-up rate an increase in take-up of shares, unemployment benefit

un aumento della percentuale delle sottoscrizioni, dei sussidi di disoccupazione

to take up boxing

mettersi a tirare di boxe, dedicarsi al pugilato

to take up boxing before n champion, fan, match, promoter

di boxe, di pugilato

to take up boxing glove

da pugile

to take up arms

prendere le armi

to take up arms fig

insorgere (against contro)

to take up, let down the hem on garment

tirare su, tirare giù l'orlo di

Translations for take-up in the Italian»English Dictionary

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avvolgitore (dispositivo)

take up

datti all'ippica!

go take up knitting!

acquartierarsi

to take up quarters

mettersi a tirare di boxe

to take up boxing

take-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for take-up in the English»Italian Dictionary

take-up [ˈteɪk·ʌp] N

take-up of scheme, suggestion:

take-up

accettazione f

I.take up VB trans

1. take up (bring up):

take up

sollevare

2. take up:

to take up arms (against sth)

prendere le armi (contro qn)

3. take up (start doing):

take up

cominciare

take up piano

cominciare a studiare

take up fishing

darsi a

4. take up (discuss):

take up

trattare

5. take up (accept):

take up

accettare

6. take up (adopt):

take up

adottare

7. take up (continue doing):

take up

proseguire

8. take up (join in):

take up

partecipare a

9. take up (occupy):

take up

occupare

10. take up (pull up):

take up

alzare

11. take up (shorten):

take up

accorciare

12. take up (patronize):

take up

patrocinare

13. take up (absorb):

take up

assorbire

II.take up VB intr

to take up with sb

fare amicizia con qn

to take up with sth

familiarizzarsi con qc

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to take up/throw down the gauntlet fig

raccogliere/lanciare il guanto (di sfida)

to take up references

chiedere referenze

to take up a post

entrare in carica

to take up arms (against sb/sth)

insorgere (contro qn/qc)

Translations for take-up in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rubare (tempo)

to take up

assorbire

to take up

insediarsi

to take up office

occupare

to take up

take-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take up a post

entrare in carica

to take up arms (against sth)

prendere le armi (contro qn)

to take up with sb

fare amicizia con qn

to take up with sth

familiarizzarsi con qc

to take up/throw down the gauntlet fig

raccogliere/lanciare il guanto (di sfida)

to take up references

chiedere referenze

to take up arms (against sb/sth)

insorgere (contro qn/qc)

to take up the slack of rope

tendere la corda

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He left school at fourteen to take up tailoring.

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I find that with that kind of grounding substantive fields are fairly easy to take up and put down.

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This would naturally take up a great deal of time so something had to give.

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It provides the basic skills and knowledge needed to take up a first post as an ESOL teacher.

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Current statistics show that these invoices can take up to 60 days to be paid.

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It can take up to three months to negotiate access for a single aid convoy.

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Don't take up with that cowherd.

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Most predators associate bright colors with poison (called aposematism), so if attacked, the newt will take up a defensive position, showing off the bright underbelly.

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This is handy, but the autosave feature can quickly take up space in your phone, especially if people send a lot of video.

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These processes may take up to several weeks, and differences in such processes have great effects on the properties of the final gelatin products.

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