Translation of take – English–Portuguese dictionary

take

verb

/teɪk/ us

/teɪk/

took | taken

REMOVE

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B1 [ T ]

to remove something, especially without permission

pegar, roubar

Has anything been taken (= stolen)? Alguma coisa foi levada?

Here's your pen - I took it by mistake.

All her possessions had been taken from her.

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"Did you take any money out of my purse?" "Certainly not!"
When they got divorced, his wife took everything.
They took blood and urine specimens for analysis.
OK, very funny - who took my clothes?
If anyone found out that I took the money, I'd die of shame.

MOVE

A1 [ T ]

to move something or someone from one place to another

tomar, pegar, tirar

The weather forecast said rain, so take your umbrella (with you) when you go out.

The suitcases were taken to San Antonio by mistake. As malas foram levadas para San Antonio por engano.

Take the book up/down to the third floor of the library.

[ + two objects ] I suggested that he should take her some chocolates/take some chocolates to her (= bring them to her as a present).

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Take the vase off the shelf.
Could you take this letter to John, please?
I took some food from the table.
I took some of the flowers for Mrs Bright.
I took several books with me for the journey.

ACCEPT

B1 [ T ]

to accept or have

pegar, aceitar

Do they take credit cards here?

Do you take milk in your coffee? Você toma leite no café?

This container will take (= has room for) six litres. Este recipiente comporta seis litros.

UK Which newspaper do you take (= regularly buy)?

He continually abuses her, and she just sits there and takes it.

If you think I'm going to take that lying down (= accept it without complaining), you're very much mistaken.

I take the/your point (= accept the argument), but I still don't think you should have gone.

take to be/take for something

If you take someone or something to be something, or if you take someone or something for something, you accept or believe that they are that thing.

considerar, tomar

[ + to infinitive ] These creatures are generally taken to be descended from primitive fishes. Em geral, se considera que essas criaturas descendam de peixes primitivos.

I could have taken him for (= believed that he was) your brother.

I'm not going to forge his signature for you! What do you take me for? (= You should not believe I could do a thing like that.)

take it or leave it

accept or refuse the offer completely

pegar ou largar

That's my final offer - you can take it or leave it. Essa é a minha última oferta, você pode pegar ou largar.

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Do you usually take a morning/afternoon break?
I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.
The director took a risk in giving the movie's main role to an unknown actor.
She took a few spoonfuls of soup but left her main course untouched.
He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs.

HOLD

B1 [ T ]

to move in order to hold something in the hand(s)

tomar, pegar, tirar

Can you take this bag while I open the door?

He took my arm and led me outside.

Take an egg and break it into the bowl. Pegue um ovo e quebre-o na tigela.

He took hold of the plant's root and pulled.

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The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
Take my hand as we cross the road.
Each player takes three cards.
The doctor had to take my shoulder and click the joint back into place.
He took my arm and guided me to the bar.

GO WITH

A1 [ T ]

to go somewhere with someone, often paying for that person or being responsible for them

levar

We're taking the kids to the zoo on Saturday. Deixe-me levar você até seu quarto.

[ + to infinitive ] I took my elderly parents to look at some new houses. Levei os meus pais idosos para ver algumas casas novas.

[ + -ing verb ] Will you take me swimming tomorrow?

[ T ]

to show someone how to get to somewhere by going there with them

levar

Let me take you to your room. Deixe-me levar você até seu quarto.

[ T ]

to go to a social event with someone

pegar

Who's taking you to the dance?

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As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite tea-shop.
I had to get up early to take her to the airport.
If he gets any worse I'll take him to the doctor's.
Three days after the birth, Paul and Sandra took their precious bundle of joy home.
I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.

TRANSPORT

A2 [ T ]

to travel somewhere by using a particular form of transport or a particular vehicle, route, etc.

pegar

I always take the train - it's less hassle than a car. Eu sempre pego o trem. É menos transtorno do que o carro.

She took the 10.30 flight to Edinburgh. Ela pegou o voo das 10:30 para Edimburgo.

If you take the road on the left, you'll come to the post office. Se você pegar a estrada à esquerda, chegará aos correios.

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We took a bus to Mexico City.
From Heathrow, you can take a taxi.
I took the 6.30 train to Manchester.
Why don't you take the train to Paris?
We took a flight to Denver.

NEED

to wear a particular size of clothes or shoes

usar

What size shoes do you take? Que número de sapatos você usa?

A2 [ L only + noun ]

If something takes a particular time, that period is needed in order to complete it.

necessitar de, precisar de

The cooking process only takes ten minutes. O processo de cozimento leva apenas dez minutos.

[ + to infinitive ] How long does this paint take to dry?

[ + obj + noun ] It took us all day to drive home.

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They took two hours to discuss the plans and considered it time well spent.
It took a lot of courage to do what she did.
The insurance company took months to settle my claim.
The jury took four days to reach a verdict.
This recipe takes four cloves of garlic.

DRUG/MEDICINE

to swallow or use a medicine or drug, especially in a regular way

tomar

Take this medicine three times a day. Tome este remédio três vezes por dia.

Do you think she takes drugs? Você acha que ela se droga?

ACT

B1 [ T ]

used with many nouns to make a verb phrase that is equal in meaning to the related verb

fazer, tomar, dar

I think we'll take a break (= we'll stop for a break) there.

If you're tired you should take a rest (= you should rest). Se você está cansado, deveria descansar.

I always like to take a walk (= to walk) after lunch.

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I usually take a nap after lunch.
Who takes this class on Tuesdays?
I agreed to take Nicola's aerobics class for her next week.
I'm going to take some French lessons.
After the next song, we'll take a break.

REACTION

take someone by surprise (also take someone unawares)

to surprise someone

pegar alguém de surpresa

The sudden noise took her by surprise. O barulho repentino a pegou de surpresa.

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She took offence when we offered to help her.
Don't take any notice of what they say.
She never took any notice of her critics.
He takes the view that children should not be allowed in pubs.
I took pity on her and bought her some clothes.

MONEY

[ T ] mainly UK

(US usually take in)

to receive money from sales or as payment for entrance to an event

faturar

The show took an astonishing $100,000 in its first week. O show faturou 100.000 dólares na primeira semana.

See also

takings

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The restaurant took a lot of money that night.
How much do you usually take in an evening?

CATCH

B2 [ T ]

to get possession of something or someone

tomar

Rebels ambushed the train and took several prisoners.

UK The Liberals need just 200 more votes to take the seat from Labour.

With these wins, the Democrats have now taken the House back from the Republicans.

Centre-left parties look set to take power. Os partidos de centro-esquerda parecem decididos a tomar o poder.

Adam, I'd like you to take control of the aircraft now.

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His party took control from the Communists.
UK We'll take a lot of Labour's vote over the issue of fox hunting.
The terrorists have taken hundreds of hostages.
The soldiers were taken behind enemy lines.

Grammar

Phrases with take

We use take in a lot of phrases, especially with nouns. In these cases, the meaning of take depends on the noun: …

Take

Take means ‘move with something or someone from where the speaker or listener is to a different place’: …

Take: other meanings

Take can mean ‘remove without permission’: …

Bring, take and fetch

Bring means moving something or someone. The movement is either from where the listener is to where the speaker is, or from the speaker to the listener. …

Bring

Bring means moving something or someone. The movement is either from where the listener is to where the speaker is, or from the speaker to the listener. …

Take

Take means movement with something or someone from where the speaker or listener is to a different place: …

Bring or take?

seen from the viewpoint of the doer – she …

Fetch

Fetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch: …

Bring, take and fetch: typical errors

We don’t use take when something is seen from the receiver’s viewpoint: …

Idiom

I take it

Phrasal verbs

take after someone
take something away
take something back
take something down
take something in
take someone in
take something off
take off
take someone off
take something on

More phrasal verbs

take someone on
take something out
take someone out
take (something) over
take something up

(Translation of take from the Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of take | GLOBAL English–Portuguese Dictionary

take

verb [ transitive ]

/teɪk/

past took | past participle taken

to carry or lead sb or sth when you go somewhere

levar

I took the book to him. Eu levei o livro para ele.

I took him the book. Eu levei o livro para ele.

We were taking my parents to see the apartment. Estávamos levando meus pais para ver o apartamento.

He took the kids for a ride in the car. Ele levou as crianças para um passeio de carro.

Take him up to his room. Leve-o para o quarto dele.

See also

bring

to reach out and hold sth

pegar

Could you take the bag while I shut the door? Você pode pegar a sacola enquanto eu fecho a porta?

Please take a few cookies. Pegue alguns biscoitos.

to move sth away from or out of sth

tirar

He took his hand off her arm. Ele tirou a mão do braço dela.

Take the picture off the wall. Tire o quadro da parede.

Someone broke into the office and took everything. Alguém invadiu o escritório e levou tudo.

The doctor took some blood to test it. O médico tirou um pouco de sangue para examinar.

Synonym

remove

to need or require sth

levar precisar

The bone will take about six weeks to heal. O osso levará umas seis semanas para melhorar.

It takes a special person to become a priest. É preciso ser uma pessoa especial para se tornar um padre.

It takes patience to do this job. É preciso paciência para fazer esse trabalho.

to accept sth

aceitar levar

She’ll take advice from her grandmother. Ela aceitará o conselho de sua avó.

You shouldn’t take the blame for her problems. Você não deveria levar a culpa pelos problemas dela.

take my word for it/take it from me

used to say sb should believe you

acredite em mim

Take my word for it – it wasn’t easy. Acredite em mim – não foi fácil.

indicates sb or sth does a particular action or activity

dar um/uma

to take a breath/drink/bite dar uma respirada / dar um gole / dar uma mordida

to take a walk/break/vacation dar uma caminhada / dar uma pausa / tirar férias

to deal with sth well

aguentar suportar

She can’t take all the criticism. Ela não aguenta todas as críticas.

I can take the cold – it’s the heat that bothers me. Eu suporto o frio – é o calor que me incomoda.

to react to or think about sth in a particular way

encarar levar

He took the news calmly. Ele encarou as notícias calmamente.

It’s hard to take the game seriously. É difícil levar o jogo a sério.

I was joking, but he took it as an insult. Eu estava brincando, mas ele encarou como um insulto.

to buy, rent, or choose sth

pegar

I’ll take the green one. Vou pegar o verde.

We took the apartment on 4th Ave. Pegamos o apartamento da Quarta avenida.

to make sb or sth progress to a new level or situation

levar

Your contribution takes us to a total of $100. Sua contribuição nos leva a um total de $100.

She took the matter to her boss. Ela levou o problema até seu chefe.

to put medicine or illegal drugs in your body

tomar usar

How many pills should I take? Quantas pílulas devo tomar?

kids caught taking drugs crianças pegas usando drogas

to think or feel sth

sentir-se

Mark took offense at what I said. Mark se sentiu ofendido com o que eu disse.

She began to take an interest in school again. Ela começou a se sentir interessada pela escola de novo.

to make a picture with a camera

tirar

to take a picture/photo tirar uma foto

The team had its picture taken. O time teve sua foto tirada.

to learn about a particular subject

fazer estudar

I’m taking History next semester. Vou fazer história no próximo semestre.

take a class (in)

fazer aula/curso de

I took a class in photography. Eu fiz um curso de fotografia.

to use a particular type of transportation or a particular road

pegar

I took the bus/train to Providence. Eu peguei o ônibus/trem para Providence.

Take the highway to exit 23. Pegue a estrada na saída 23.

to write sth on a piece of paper

tomar anotar

He listened and took notes. Ele ouvia e tomava notas.

She took the names of all the new students. Ela anotou os nomes de todos os alunos novos.

to use a tool or device to measure sth

obter

to take a reading on the gas meter obter uma leitura no medidor de gás

to sit in a seat

ocupar

He took a seat next to me. Ele ocupou um lugar ao meu lado.

a seat is taken

indicates sb will be sitting in a seat

um lugar está ocupado

Sorry, these seats are taken. Desculpe, esses lugares estão ocupados.

to answer questions on a test or exam

fazer

It’s time to take the spelling test. É hora de fazer a prova de ortografia.

to wear a particular size of clothing

usar

What size shoe do you take? Que tamanho de sapato você usa?

I usually take a medium. Normalmente uso o tamanho médio.

I take it (that) …

colloquial

indicates you assume sth is true

acho que

I take it you won’t be coming home until late. Acho que você não vem para casa até mais tarde.

take a lot out of sb

to make sb physically or emotionally tired

exigir muito de alguém

Dealing with an aging parent’s illness takes a lot out of you. Lidar com a doença de pais idosos exige muito de você.

take place

to happen

acontecer ocorrer

The sports day takes place June 3rd at Danehy Park. O dia dos esportes acontece no dia 3 de junho, no Parque Daheny.

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Even if ' verb ' is taken here as a shorthand for ' argument-taker ', it may be thought that no harm is done, because prototypical argument-takers are verbs.

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His contribution contains the most detailed phonetic analysis, taking into account not only prosodic features but segmental characteristics as well.

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The generating extension takes the values classified as static as parameters and returns the source program specialized with respect to these values.

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An ordinary industrial robot hanging over the workcell suspended by an iron portal takes care of hexapod translocations.

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In his visits to and walks around allotments, public housing projects and wasteland, he took photographs, drew maps and interviewed inhabitants or users of space.

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All photographs were taken using identical camera settings.

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The two players alternately take new edges, one edge per move.

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Take the three-person game introduced above and suppose the players' beliefs are as specified.

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