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1
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La noticia me sorprendió y no pude decir una sola palabra.

A

The news took me aback and I couldn’t say a word.

take aback - desconcertar, sorprender

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Si conoces a Mickey te darás cuenta de que es muy parecido a su padre.

A

If you meet Mickey you’ll realize that he’s taken after his father.
take after - parecerse a

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Cuando vengas a la fiesta por favor trae la cámara.

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When you come to the party please take along the camera.
take along - llevar consigo

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Donald derrotó a Martin. ¡Deberías haber visto la competencia!

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Donald took Martin apart. You should have seen the competition!
take apart - destrozar, dar una paliza

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El escuadrón antibombas intentó desmantelar una bomba esta mañana.

A

The bomb squad tried to take the bomb apart this morning.
take apart - desmontar

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Sarah puede llevarte a visitar la ciudad si tienes tiempo para una pequeña caminata.

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Sarah can take you around the city if you have time for a little walk.
take around - visitar un lugar con alguien mostrándole los lugares más interesantes

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Ross llevó a Angela a un lado y le dijo que debería aceptar la oferta.

A

Ross took Angela aside and told her she should accept the offer.
take aside - llevar aparte, llevar a un lado

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A Sue no le gustan las nueces, por eso las sacó y comió su porción de torta.

A

Sue doesn’t like nuts, so she took them away and ate her piece of cake.
take away - llevarse, quitar

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Devuelve ese libro lo antes posible, muchos alumnos lo necesitan.

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Take back that book as soon as possible, many students need it.
take back - devolver, retomar, retirar

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Te agradecería que pudieras cuidar a Mickey esta noche.

A

I would appreciate if you could take care of Mickey tonight.
take care of - cuidar

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11
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¿Podrías bajar esa caja del estante? Yo no llego a tomarla.

A

Could you take that box down the shelf? I can’t reach it.
take down - bajar

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Los alumnos tomaron un montón de apuntes sobre ese tema.

A

The students took down a lot of notes on that subject.
take down - tomar nota

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13
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¿Por quién me tomas? Yo no le voy a mentir a Jane

A

What do you take me for? I won’t lie to Jane.
take for - tomar por

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14
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Susan no puede asimilar que su novio le haya mentido.

A

Susan can’t take in the fact that her boyfriend has lied to her.
take in - asimilar

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Había tanto ruido que no pude entender tu explicación.

A

There was so much noise that I couldn’t take your explanation in.
take in - comprender

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16
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Puedes usar mi vestido, pero tendrás que achicarle el ruedo.

A

You can wear my dress, but you will need to take in the hem.
take in - achicar

17
Q

¡Me quité el abrigo y lo puse en el armario pero ahora no está!

A

I took my coat off and put it in the closet but now it’s gone!
take off - quitar(se)

18
Q

Llegué cinco minutos tarde a la oficina y me lo dsecontaron del salairo.

A

I got to the office five minutes late and they took it off my salary.
take off - descontar

19
Q

El avión despega a las siete, tenemos tiempo de sobra para tomar algo.

A

The plane takes off at seven, we have plenty of time for a drink.
take off - despegar

20
Q

Jerry es muy bueno imitando a Jack Nicholson.

A

Jerry is so good at taking off Jack Nicholson.
take off - imitar

21
Q

Cuando mi mamá nos dejó, yo me encargué de cuidar a mi hermanita.

A

When my mother left us, I took on looking after my little sister.
take on - encargarse de

22
Q

Chuck fue contratado por una empresa muy importante la semana pasada.

A

Chuck was taken on by a very important company las week.
take on - contratar

23
Q

Sácate los zapatos si quieres descansar en mi cama.

A

Take out your shoes if you want to rest in my bed.
take out - quitar

24
Q

Permíteme que te invite a cenar.

A

Let me take you out for dinner.
take out - invitar a una fiesta, etc

25
Q

¿Sabes manejar? El viaje ha cansado muchísimo a Tom y necesita un descanso.

A

Can you drive? The trip’s taken it out of Tom and he needs to rest.
take out of - hacer que alguien se sienta muy cansado

26
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Al estaba molesto por haber terminado con Jo y se desquitó conmigo.

A

Al was upset about breaking up with Jo and he took it out on me.
take out on - desquitarse con

27
Q

Me gustaría que el arquitecto se encargue del proyecto si no te molesta.

A

I would like the architect to take over the project if you don’t mind.
take over - asumir

28
Q

Jenny reemplazará a John mientras él se repone.

A

Jenny will take over from John until his recovery.
take over from - reemplazar a alguien

29
Q

Verás qué facil es utilizar esta máquina, te mostraré cómo se hace.

A

It’s easy to handle this machine, I’ll take you through how you do it.
take through - explicarle algo a alguien o mostrarle cómo se hace algo

30
Q

Alice se encariñó con Paul desde el momento en que lo conoció.

A

Alice took to Paul from the moment she met him.
take to - encariñarse con alguien, aficionarse a

31
Q

Perdón por la interrupción, continuaré con la historia en un minuto.

A

Sorry about the interruption, I will take the story up in a minute.
take up - continuar

32
Q

El piano ocupa demasiado espacio. Lo vamos a cambiar de lugar.

A

The piano takes up too much space. We’ll move it somewhere else.
take up - ocupar tiempo / espacio

33
Q

Sam fue arrestado por error.

A

Sam was taken up by mistake.
take up - arrestar

34
Q

Creo que me gustaría comenzar un curso de secretaria.

A

I think I would like to take up a secretary course.
take up - comenzar, emprender

35
Q

¿Ha pensado Mary en aceptar la oferta de trabajo?

A

Has Mary thought of taking up on the job?
take up on - aceptar una oferta

36
Q

No lo vas a creer, pero Robert se ha juntado con la hermana de Sally.

A

You won’t believe it, but Robert has taken up with Sally’s sister.
take up with - hacerse amigo de alguien, juntarse con alguien

37
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Finalmente Frank se atrevió a ir a hablarle a Wendy.

A

Frank finally took upon to go and talk to Wendy.
take upon - atreverse a hacer algo