take

hacer

Realizar una acción que normalmente se indica con el sustantivo que viene después.

En inglés sencillo: To do an action, usually named by the noun that follows.

• I take a shower every morning.
• She took a deep breath.
• We need to take action now.

Cómo se usa: take + action noun (We took a short break after lunch.)

Sinónimos: do, perform

Expresiones frecuentes: take a walk, take a break, take action, take a shower

llevar, transportar

Trasladar a una persona o cosa a otro lugar.

En inglés sencillo: To carry or bring someone or something to another place.

• Please take this bag upstairs.
• He took his mother to the hospital.
• Can you take the children home?

Cómo se usa: take someone/something to somewhere (I took my daughter to school.); take someone/something + place adverb (Please take these bags upstairs.)

Sinónimos: carry, transport, bring

Expresiones frecuentes: take someone home, take something away, take something to someone

requerir, necesitar

Necesitar cierta cantidad de tiempo, dinero, esfuerzo u otros recursos.

En inglés sencillo: To need a particular amount of time, money, effort, or other resources.

• This job takes patience.
• It took us two hours to get home.
• How much money will the repairs take?

Cómo se usa: take someone + time + to do something (It took me an hour to clean the kitchen.); take something to do something (It takes patience to teach young children.)

Sinónimos: require, need

Expresiones frecuentes: take time, take effort, take money, take an hour

agarrar, coger

Sujetar algo con una mano o con las dos.

En inglés sencillo: To hold something with your hand or hands.

• Take my hand.
• She took the handle firmly.
• He took her arm to steady himself.

Cómo se usa: take someone/something by something (She took the child by the hand.)

Sinónimos: grasp, hold, grip

Antónimos: release

Expresiones frecuentes: take someone’s hand, take the handle, take hold

opinión, interpretación

Lo que alguien piensa sobre algo, o su manera de interpretarlo.

En inglés sencillo: Someone’s opinion about something, or their way of understanding it.

• What is your take on this?
• Her take on the story surprised me.
• They offered different takes on the same problem.

Cómo se usa: a take on something (I would like your take on this proposal.)

Sinónimos: opinion, view, perspective, interpretation

Expresiones frecuentes: your take, take on something, personal take, fresh take

toma

Un intento de grabar una escena o actuación de principio a fin sin parar.

En inglés sencillo: One attempt at recording a scene or performance without stopping.

• We need another take.
• The director liked the second take.
• They filmed the whole scene in one take.

Expresiones frecuentes: first take, another take, single take

recaudación, ganancias

Dinero recibido por ventas, un trato u otra actividad.

En inglés sencillo: Money received from sales, a deal, or another activity.

• The shop’s daily take was low.
• They split the take from the ticket sales.
• How much was your share of the take?

Sinónimos: proceeds, earnings, takings

Expresiones frecuentes: daily take, total take, share the take

captura, extracción

La acción de recoger, capturar o retirar algo.

En inglés sencillo: An act of collecting, catching, or removing something.

• The daily take of fish is limited.
• Rangers recorded each hunter’s take of deer.
• The law restricts the annual take of wild birds.

Sinónimos: taking

Expresiones frecuentes: annual take, daily take, legal take