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take over

take over
verbo transitivo con partícula
1. hacerse cargo de (become responsible for)
2. tomar (take control of) (place); absorber, adquirir (company)
verbo intransitivo
3. tomar posesión (assume power)
4. tomar el relevo (relieve)(from de)

take over [teik]
1. (Engl.) apoderarse, adquirir, tomar posesión de algo; 2.
derivar.

take over
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (assume) [+responsibility] asumir; (become responsible for) [+job] encargarse de
he took over the business from his father se hizo cargo del negocio cuando lo dejó su padre; to take over sb's job sustituir a algn
2 (take control of) [+building, country] tomar; (Economics) [+company] adquirir
the tourists have taken over the beaches los turistas han invadido or acaparado las playas
verb:intransitive:plus_adverb
1 (take charge) [+new president, official] entrar en funciones; (Aut) [+driver] tomar el volante; (Aer) [+pilot] tomar los mandos
when the new government takes over cuando el nuevo gobierno entre en poder; to take over from sb (in job) (temporarily) hacer de suplente para algn; (permanently) reemplazar a algn; they want me to take over as editor when Evans leaves quieren que reemplace a Evans como editor cuando este marche; can you take over for a few minutes, while I go to the Post Office? ¿puedes cubrirme unos minutos mientras voy a Correos?
2 (seize control) [+dictator, political party] tomar el poder
3 (become more important)
then panic took over luego cundió el pánico; cars gradually took over from horses poco a poco el automóvil fue sustituyendo al caballo

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