abc in Spanish
abc in Spanish means llevar, tomar, llevar a alguien
BrE /teɪk/ AmE /teɪk/
verb en → es
past took pp taken ing taking
llevar, tomar, llevar a alguien
to move something or someone from one place to another
- take somebody/something with you
- take somebody/something to somewhere
Collocations take an umbrella · take the kids to school
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Don't forget to take your keys with you.
No olvides llevar las llaves contigo.
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I'll take the children to the park.
Llevaré a los niños al parque.
aceptar, tomar
to accept something that someone offers or gives you
- take an offer
- take a gift
Collocations take the job · take the money
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She took the job because she needed the money.
Ella aceptó el trabajo porque necesitaba el dinero.
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He decided to take the offer.
Decidió aceptar la oferta.
pasar tiempo en, dedicarse a
to spend time doing something or to use a particular amount of time for an activity
- take time to do sth
Collocations take an hour to read · take days to finish
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It takes me a long time to get ready in the morning.
Me lleva mucho tiempo prepararme por la mañana.
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The project took months to complete.
El proyecto tomó meses para completarse.
tomar, comer, beber
to eat or drink something
- take a meal
Collocations take breakfast · take lunch
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We took our lunch in the garden.
Tomamos nuestra comida en el jardín.
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He takes his coffee black.
Él toma su café negro.
golpear, dar un golpe a
to hit or kick someone or something with force
- take a punch
Collocations take a hit · take a kick
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He took the blow to his chest.
Él recibió el golpe en el pecho.
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The boxer took several punches in the last round.
El boxeador recibió varios puñetazos en la última ronda.
arriesgar, poner en riesgo
to risk something, especially money or your life
- take a chance
Collocations take a risk · take a gamble
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I'm not going to take the risk.
No voy a arriesgarme.
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She took a chance on the lottery ticket.
Ella se arriesgó con el boleto de lotería.
suponer, asumir
to assume or suppose something, often wrongly
- take it that
Collocations take it for granted · take it easy
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I take it you're not coming.
Supongo que no vienes.
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He took it that she was angry with him.
Él supuso que ella estaba enojada con él.
pagar, costear
to pay for something
- take care of
Collocations take the bill · take the check
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He took care of the expenses.
Él pagó los gastos.
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She will take the bill at dinner.
Ella pagará la cuenta en la cena.
Phrasal verbs
despegar / quitarse (la ropa)
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The plane took off on time.
El avión despegó a tiempo.
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She took her coat off before entering the house.
Se quitó el abrigo antes de entrar a la casa.
sacar, quitar / salir con alguien
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He took the trash out.
Sacó la basura.
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She likes to take her friends out for dinner.
Le gusta llevar a sus amigos a cenar.
tomar, empezar (una actividad) / ocupar espacio
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She took up painting.
Ella empezó a pintar.
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The new sofa takes up too much space.
El sofá nuevo ocupa demasiado espacio.
aceptar, recibir / entender
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She took him in when he had nowhere to go.
Lo recibió cuando no tenía adónde ir.
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I couldn't take it all in at first.
Al principio no pude entenderlo todo.
aceptar, asumir (una responsabilidad) / contratar
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She took on a new challenge.
Ella aceptó un nuevo desafío.
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The company is taking on more staff.
La empresa está contratando más personal.
tomar el control, asumir la responsabilidad
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The new management team took over the company.
El nuevo equipo de administración tomó el control de la empresa.
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She will take over as CEO next month.
Ella tomará el cargo como directora ejecutiva el próximo mes.
Idioms
dar algo por sentado
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You shouldn't take his help for granted.
No deberías dar su ayuda por sentada.
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We often take our health for granted.
A menudo damos nuestra salud por sentada.
hacerse a la montaña, huir al campo
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He took to the hills after his arrest.
Se hizo a la montaña después de su arresto.
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They decided to take to the hills when they were in danger.
Decidieron huir al campo cuando estaban en peligro.
tomarse las cosas con calma, relajarse
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You should take it easy after the operation.
Deberías tomarte las cosas con calma después de la operación.
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Let's just take it easy this weekend.
Vamos a relajarnos este fin de semana.