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Translations for „take up“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary (Go to Portuguese » English)

I . take up VB trans

1. take up (bring up):

levar para cima

2. take up (start doing):

3. take up (adopt):

take up policy

II . take up VB intr

to take up with sb

passar a andar com alguém

Usage examples with take up

to take up a post

assumir um cargo

to take up with sb

passar a andar com alguém

to take a run-up

dar uma corrida f

to take the hem up/down

subir/descer a bainha

to take up a position on sth fig

assumir uma postura em relação a a. c.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's saying he'll take up with state treasurers, when he meets them before the end of the year, the whole question of land planning regulation. theconversation.com

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

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

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

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

The future of humankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. en.wikipedia.org

Reading lamps and a "captain's" headboard for storing water and books take up less space than regular nightstands. gadling.com

Get three friends together, find a single pension fund or hedge fund, and offer to take up fee scrutiny on a contingent fee basis. www.pointoflaw.com

A tensioner pulley is implemented in the belt transmission to take up or release the slack in the belt as the speed is altered. en.wikipedia.org

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. en.wikipedia.org

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