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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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Susan no puede asimilar que su novio le haya mentido.

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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.

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

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

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

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¡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)

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

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

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

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

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Jerry es muy bueno imitando a Jack Nicholson.

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

21
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Cuando mi mamá nos dejó, yo me encargué de cuidar a mi hermanita.

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

22
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Chuck fue contratado por una empresa muy importante la semana pasada.

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

23
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Sácate los zapatos si quieres descansar en mi cama.

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

24
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Permíteme que te invite a cenar.

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

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¿Sabes manejar? El viaje ha cansado muchísimo a Tom y necesita un descanso.
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
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Al estaba molesto por haber terminado con Jo y se desquitó conmigo.
Al was upset about breaking up with Jo and he took it out on me. take out on - desquitarse con
27
Me gustaría que el arquitecto se encargue del proyecto si no te molesta.
I would like the architect to take over the project if you don't mind. take over - asumir
28
Jenny reemplazará a John mientras él se repone.
Jenny will take over from John until his recovery. take over from - reemplazar a alguien
29
Verás qué facil es utilizar esta máquina, te mostraré cómo se hace.
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
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Alice se encariñó con Paul desde el momento en que lo conoció.
Alice took to Paul from the moment she met him. take to - encariñarse con alguien, aficionarse a
31
Perdón por la interrupción, continuaré con la historia en un minuto.
Sorry about the interruption, I will take the story up in a minute. take up - continuar
32
El piano ocupa demasiado espacio. Lo vamos a cambiar de lugar.
The piano takes up too much space. We'll move it somewhere else. take up - ocupar tiempo / espacio
33
Sam fue arrestado por error.
Sam was taken up by mistake. take up - arrestar
34
Creo que me gustaría comenzar un curso de secretaria.
I think I would like to take up a secretary course. take up - comenzar, emprender
35
¿Ha pensado Mary en aceptar la oferta de trabajo?
Has Mary thought of taking up on the job? take up on - aceptar una oferta
36
No lo vas a creer, pero Robert se ha juntado con la hermana de Sally.
You won't believe it, but Robert has taken up with Sally's sister. take up with - hacerse amigo de alguien, juntarse con alguien
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Finalmente Frank se atrevió a ir a hablarle a Wendy.
Frank finally took upon to go and talk to Wendy. take upon - atreverse a hacer algo