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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of take – English–Portuguese dictionary take verb uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /teɪk/ us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /teɪk/ took | taken REMOVE Add to word list Add to word list 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. More examplesFewer examples "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). More examplesFewer examples 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. More examplesFewer examples 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. More examplesFewer examples 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? More examplesFewer examples 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. More examplesFewer examples 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 B1 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. More examplesFewer examples 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 A2 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. More examplesFewer examples 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. More examplesFewer examples 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 More examplesFewer examples 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. More examplesFewer examples 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 takeWe use take in a lot of phrases, especially with nouns. In these cases, the meaning of take depends on the noun: … TakeTake means ‘move with something or someone from where the speaker or listener is to a different place’: … Take: other meaningsTake can mean ‘remove without permission’: … Bring, take and fetchBring 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. … BringBring 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. … TakeTake 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 … FetchFetch 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 errorsWe 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. (Translation of take from the GLOBAL English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of take take 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus Having taken these precautions, no associations between any of the immune or inflammatory measures and psychological health outcomes were observed. From the Cambridge English Corpus The two players alternately take new edges, one edge per move. From the Cambridge English Corpus 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. From the Cambridge English Corpus The generating extension takes the values classified as static as parameters and returns the source program specialized with respect to these values. From the Cambridge English Corpus All photographs were taken using identical camera settings. From the Cambridge English Corpus The difficulty of taking such steps returns us to the linked nature of lingua franca and power. From the Cambridge English Corpus His contribution contains the most detailed phonetic analysis, taking into account not only prosodic features but segmental characteristics as well. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B1,A1,B1,B1,A1,A2,B1,A2,A2,B1,B2 Translations of take in Chinese (Traditional) 移開, 拿, 奪取… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 移开, 拿, 夺取… See more in Spanish llevarse, restar, coger… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian घेणे, चोरणे, काढणे… See more ～を持って行く, 携帯する, ～を連れて行く… See more almak, götürmek, biriyle gitmek… See more emmener, emporter, prendre… See more portar, agafar, fer… See more nemen, pakken, brengen… See more எதையாவது எடுக்க, குறிப்பாக அனுமதியின்றி, ஒரு எண்ணைக் கழிக்க (=மற்றொரு எண்ணிலிருந்து அதை கழிக்க)… See more (प्रायः बिना अनुमति के कुछ) ले जाना, (एक संख्या दूसरी संख्या से हटाना) घटाना, ले जाना… See more મંજૂરી વગર ઉઠાવી જવું, બાદબાકી કરવી, લેવું… See more tage, gribe, bringe… See more ta, dra [ut en tand], bjuda… See more mengambil, membawa, untuk membuat atau melakukan sesuatu tindakan… See more nehmen, (mit-)nehmen, machen… See more ta med, ta med seg, bære… See more کسی چیز کا غائب ہونا, اپنی جگہ سے ہٹ جانا, کم کرنا… See more брати, захоплювати, забирати… See more తీసుకోవడం, తగ్గించడం, తీసుకెళ్ళడం… See more বিনা অনুমতিতে নিয়ে নেওয়া, বিয়োগ করা, হাত দিয়ে ধরা… See more vzít, vyndat, (od)nést… See more mengambil, membawa, melakukan… See more เอาไป, พาไป, ทำ… See more cầm, nắm, đem đi… See more brać, zabierać, przyjmować… See more 가지고 가다, 데리고 가다, -를 타다… See more portare, prendere, dare (un esame)… See more Need a translator? 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