took
BrE /tʊk/ AmE /tʊk/
verb en → es
past took pp taken ing taking
to move something or someone from one place to another
llevar, tomar, llevar a alguien
- 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.
to accept something offered or given
aceptar, tomar
- take an offer/position
Collocations take a job offer · take a risk
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She took the job offer.
Ella aceptó la oferta de trabajo.
to pay for something or someone
pagar, costear
- take a taxi
Collocations take a taxi · take the bus
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He took a taxi to the airport.
Tomó un taxi al aeropuerto.
to spend time doing something
pasar tiempo haciendo algo
- take a long time
Collocations take a long time · take an hour
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It took me a long time to understand.
Me tomó mucho tiempo entenderlo.
to have an effect on something or someone
tener un efecto en algo o alguien, afectar
- take a toll
Collocations take a toll on sb/sth · take its toll
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The stress took its toll on her health.
El estrés afectó su salud.
to hit or strike something or someone
golpear, dar un golpe a algo o alguien
- take a blow
Collocations take a blow to the head · take a punch
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He took a blow to the head.
Recibió un golpe en la cabeza.
to eat or drink something
comer, beber
- take a bite
Collocations take a bite of sth · take a sip
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She took a bite of the cake.
Ella tomó un bocado del pastel.
to receive something, especially money or goods
recibir, recibir algo
- take a payment
Collocations take a payment · take delivery of sth
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They took the delivery.
Recibieron la entrega.
Phrasal verbs
despegar / quitarse (la ropa)
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The plane took off on time.
El avión despegó a tiempo.
sacar, quitar / salir con alguien
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She took the trash out.
Sacó la basura.
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He likes to take her out for dinner.
Le gusta sacarla a cenar.
tomar, empezar algo / ocupar espacio
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She took up painting.
Ella tomó la pintura.
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The new furniture takes up a lot of space.
El nuevo mueble ocupa mucho espacio.
aceptar, recibir / entender
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They took her in when she had nowhere to go.
La aceptaron cuando no tenía adónde ir.
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It takes a while to take it all in.
Tarda un rato en entenderlo todo.
aceptar, tomar / contratar
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She took the job on.
Ella aceptó el trabajo.
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The company is taking on new staff.
La empresa está contratando nuevo personal.
Idioms
dar algo por sentado
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You shouldn't take his help for granted.
No deberías dar su ayuda por sentada.
hacerse a las montañas, huir al campo
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He took to the hills after his arrest.
Se hizo a las montañas después de su detención.
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.