Idioms - Tomar Flashcards

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tomar a broma

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to take as a joke No lo tomes a broma te estoy hablando en serio. Don’t take it as a joke I am not kidding.

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tomar la palabra

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to take the floor Los líderes de cada grupo pueden tomar la palabra. Each group’s leaders can take the floor.

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tomar a pecho

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to take to heart Ella se lo tomó a pecho y se puso a llorar. She took it by heart and started crying.

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tomar partido

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to side with No tomemos partido con nadie para evitarnos problemas. Let’s not side with anybody so we avoid trouble.

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tomar el pelo

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to pull someone’s leg Les tomaron el pelo a los muchachos en el mercado. They pulled the boy’s hair at the market.

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tomar algo a bien

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to take something well Katty tomó a bien lo que le dijo Ramiro y aceptó su culpa. Katty took well what Ramiro told her and accepted her guilt.

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tomar por su cuenta

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to take charge of Ella tomó por su cuenta la situación y fue a hablar con el juez. She took charge of the situation and went to talk to the judge.

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tomar algo a mal

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to take something badly Silvia toma todo a mal por eso no me gusta hablar con ella. Silvia takes everything badly that is why I don’t like to talk to her.

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tomar el rábano por las hojas

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to get the wrong end of the stick Susan tomó el rábano por las hojas y todo se volvió un caos. Susan got the wrong end of the stick and everything became chaos.

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tomar aliento

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to catch one’s breath Dame un minuto necesito tomar aliento después de la corrida. Give me a minute I need to catch my breath after the running.

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tomar las de Villadiego

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to clear off Ellos se tomaron las de Villadiego cuando vieron entrar a las chicas. They cleared off when they saw the girls coming in.

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tomar en serio

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to take seriously Necesitas tomar en serio la universidad si quieres graduarte con honores. You need to take college seriously if you want to graduate with honors.

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tomarse la molestia

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to take the trouble Berta se tomó la molestia de empacarnos unos sanguches para el viaje. Berta took the trouble of packing some sandwiches for us for the trip.

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tomar la delantera

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to get ahead of El famoso ciclista tomó la delantera y no dejó que nadie lo rebasara. The famous cyclist got ahead of everybody and didn’t let anybody pass him.

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tomárselo con calma

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to take it easy Por favor tómalo con calma o sufrirás un ataque de nervios. Please take it easy or else you will have an attack of nerves

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