TAKE

TAKE

1. Take after somebody: parecerse

   • Jenni really takes after her mother

2. Take somebody/something apart: desmontar

   • Tom was always taking things apart in the garage

3. Take somebody/something away: hacer desaparecer

   • This should take some of the pain away

4. Take back: devolver, descambiar

   • If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it back

5. Take something down

   • Mover a una posición inferior
     • She made us take down all the posters
   • Anotar, escribir
     • Can I just take some details down?

6. Take off

   • quitarse ropa
     • He sat on the bed to take his boots off
   • despegar
     • I felt quite excited as the plane took off from Heathrow
     • Mimi was jealous when Jack's career took off
   • Irse
     • Sorry, it's late. I take off

7. Take on: contratar

   • We're taking on 50 new staff this year

8. Take out

   • invitar a salir
     • Lisa was happy that Carl wanted to take her out
   • sacar dinero
     • How much would you like to take out?

9. Take over: controlar

   • Ruth moved to our apartment and soon took over

10. Take up: empezar una actividad o un trabajo nuevo

    • Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest
    • Peter will take up the management of the finance department