air

the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth and makes up its atmosphere

aire, atmósfera

Collocations fresh air · clean air

• We need to improve the quality of our air.

  Necesitamos mejorar la calidad del aire.

to breathe in and out; to take breaths

respirar, tomar aire

Collocations breathe deeply · take a deep breath

• She took a deep breath before speaking.

  Tomó un profundo respiro antes de hablar.

to show or display something, especially in public

mostrar, exhibir

• take sth to somewhere

• The museum will take the paintings to New York.

  El museo llevará las pinturas a Nueva York.

to spend time doing something, especially when you are not working or studying

pasar tiempo haciendo algo

• take time to do sth

• It takes a long time to learn a language.

  Toma mucho tiempo aprender un idioma.

to pay for something, especially when you are not expected to do so

pagar por algo

• take sth

• He took the cost of the repairs.

  Él pagó el costo de las reparaciones.

to attack or criticize someone very strongly, especially in public

atacar, criticar fuertemente

• take sb to task

• The newspaper took the politician to task over his policies.

  El periódico criticó fuertemente al político por sus políticas.

to fly or travel by air

volar, viajar en avión

Collocations fly to somewhere

• We'll take the early flight to Paris.

  Tomaremos el vuelo temprano a París.

to broadcast or transmit something on television, radio, or the internet

transmitir, emitir

• take sth to somewhere

• The company will take the program to a new audience.

  La empresa transmitirá el programa a un nuevo público.