tome [təʊm]
tome [təʊm]
sustantivo
1tomo (m) volumen (m) (Formal)
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tome [toum]
sustantivo
1Tomo, libro grueso.
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tomar
transitive verb
1
to take
(agarrar, obtener, recibir)
2
to have
(comida, bebida)
- ¿qué quieres tomar? -> what would you like (to drink)?; (beber) what would you like (to eat)? (comer) (peninsular Spanish)
3
to catch
(trasporte) (autobús, tren)
; to take
(taxi, ascensor)
4
to adopt
(adquirir) (actitud, costumbre)
- tomarle manía/cariño a algo/alguien -> to take a dislike/a liking to something/somebody
5
to take down
(apuntar) (datos, información)
6
(exponerse a)
- tomar el sol -> to sunbathe
- tomar el aire o el fresco -> to go out for a breath of fresh air
7
(considerar, confundir)
- tomar a alguien por algo/alguien -> to take somebody for something/somebody
8
(expresiones) (informal)
- tomarla con alguien -> to have it in for somebody
- ¡toma ésa! -> that'll teach you!, chew on that! (expresa venganza)
intransitive verb
9
to go, to head
(encaminarse)
also:
- toma -> here you are (al dar algo)
tomarse
pronomial verb
1
to have
(comida, bebida)
; to take
(tiempo, medicina)
2
to take
(interpretar)
- tomarse algo bien/a mal/en serio -> to take something well/badly/seriously
interjection
3
(informal)
- ¡tomar! -> good grief! (expresa sorpresa), blimey! (British)
- ¡tomar ya!, ¡qué golazo! -> wow, what a goal!
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tomar [to-mar’]
article & verb transitive
1
To take (aire, baño, curva, decisión, medida, paso, ruta), to catch, to seize, to grasp (agarrar), to recover.
2
To receive in any mode; to get.
3
To occupy, to capture, to take possession of.
4
To eat or drink.
5
To understand, to apprehend; to interpret, to perceive.
6
To contract, to acquire (afecto, asco).
7
To take into service, to employ.
8
To intercept or block roads or paths.
9
To take by stealth, to rob.
10
To buy, to purchase.
11
To undertake, to apply oneself to a business.
12
To imitate, to copy, 13.
13
To surprise, to overtake.
14
To surprise, to overwhelm.
15
To cover the female.
16
To take a trick in cards.
17
To arrive in port or at an anchoringplace. (Nautical)
18
To take into one’s company.
19
With names of instruments, to set about, or execute the action implied.
- Tomar la pluma -> to write
20
In playing ball, to call a halt, because the players are not in their proper places, or some, other reason.
verb neuter
21
To take, to take root. (n)
22
To drink (beber). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
23
Toma y daca, give and take. (m)
verb reflexive
24
To get covered with rust (metales).
- Tomar calor -> to get warm, to push an affair warmly
- Tomar frío -> to catch cold
- Tomar el fresco -> to take the air
- Tomar el sol -> to take the sun, or expose oneself to the sun
- Tomar fuerzas -> to gather strength
- Tomar resolución -> to resolve
- Tomar por su cuenta -> to take upon one’s accunt
- Tomar puerto -> (Naut.) to get into a port
- Tomarse con algun -> or tomarla con alguno, to pick a quarrel with one
- Tomar la puerta -> to go out of the house, to be off
- Tomar a pecho, to take to heart; to undertake a thing with too much zeal. Tomar a uno entre ceja -> or entre dientes, to take a dislike to a person
- Tomar el trabaj -> (or tanto trabajo), to take trouble for the sake of helping another
- Tomar la delantera -> to excel another
- Tomar el rábano por las hojas -> to put the cart before the horse
- Tomamos unas cervezas -> we had a few beers
- Tomarse la venganza por su mano -> to take vengeance with one’s own hands
- Se lo sabe tomar bien -> he knows how to take it
To take, to choose, to select.
tomar
Para las expresiones tomar las aguas, tomar las armas, tomar la delantera, tomar impulso, tomar tierra, ver la otra entrada.
tomar las aguastomar las armastomar la delanteratomar impulsotomar tierraverbo:transitivo
1 (coger) to take
si no tienes bolígrafo toma este take this pen if you haven't got one; la tomó de la mano he took her by the hand; lo toma o lo deja take it or leave it; ¡toma! here (you are)!
vayan tomando asientoasiento please sit down; please be seated; (formal)
tomar la plumapluma to pick take up one's pen;o
tomar las de Villadiego to shift it; (familiar)
2 (ingerir, consumir) [+comida] to eat; have; [+bebida] to drink; have; [+medicina] to take
si tienes hambre podemos tomar algo if you're hungry we can get something to eat; tomas demasiado café you drink too much coffee
tomamos unas cervezas we had a few beers; ¿qué quieres tomar? what would you like?; what will you have?; tome una cucharada de jarabe cada ocho horas take a spoonful of syrup every eight hours
tomar el pechopecho to feed at the breast; breastfeed
3 (viajar en) [+tren, avión, taxi] to take
vamos a tomar el autobús let's take get the bus;o cada día toma el tren de las nueve he catches takes the nine o'clock train every day;o
5 (apuntar) [+notas, apuntes] to take; [+discurso] to take down
nunca toma apuntes en clase he never takes notes in class
tomo nota de todo lo que me has dicho I have taken note of everything you have told me
nos tomaron declaración en comisaríadeclaración they took (down) our statements they took statements from us at the police station;o
tomar por escritopor escrito to write down
6 (medir) [+temperatura, pulso] to take
tengo que ir a que me tomen la tensión I have to go and have my blood pressure taken; ven, que te tomo las medidas let me take your measurements
7 (adoptar) [+decisión, precauciones] to take
tomaremos medidas para que no vuelva a suceder we will take steps to ensure that it does not happen again
8 (adquirir)
la situación está tomando mal cariz the situation is beginning to look ugly
el proyecto ya está tomando formaforma the project is taking shape
9 (empezar a sentir)
le han tomado mucho cariño they have become very fond of him; les tomé asco a los caracoles I took a dislike to snails
tomarla tenerla tomada con algno (familiar) to have (got) it in for sb; (familiar)
la jefa la ha tomado la tiene tomada conmigoo the boss has (got) it in for me
10 (disfrutar de) [+baño, ducha] to have; take
tomar el aire el frescoaireofresco to get some fresh air
tomar el solsol to sunbathe
11 (Mil) (capturar) to take; capture; (ocupar) to occupy
la policía tomó la fábrica the police occupied the factory
14 (entender, interpretar) to take
tomó muy a mal que la suspendieran she took it very badly when she failed; lo tomó como una ofensa he took offence at it; he was offended by it
lo han tomado a bromabroma they haven't taken it seriously; they are treating it as a joke
no lo tomes en serioserio don't take it seriously
verbo:intransitivo
3 (Latinoamérica) (beber) to drink
estaba tomando en varios bares he was drinking in a number of bars
4 (exclamaciones)
¡toma! (familiar) ¡toma! menuda suerte has tenido ... well, of all the luck!; can you believe it? what luck!
¡toma! pues yo también lo sé hacer hey! I know how to do that too
¡toma ya!
¡toma ya, vaya tío tan bueno! wow, what an amazing guy!; (familiar) ¡toma ya, vaya golazo! look at that, what a fantastic goal!
verbo:pronominal
tomarse1 (cogerse) [+vacaciones] to take
me he tomado la libertad de leer tu informe I have taken the liberty of reading your report
no se tomaron la molestia de informarnos they didn't bother take the trouble to let us know;o
2 (ingerir) [+bebida] to drink; have; [+comida] to eat; have; [+medicina] to take
se tomó 13 cervezas he drank had 13 beers;o me tomé un bocadillo I ate had a sandwich;o tómate el yogur, verás qué bueno eat up your yogurt, you'll like it
4 (entender, interpretar) to take
no te lo tomes así don't take it that way; no te lo tomes tan a mal don't take it so badly; don't take it so much to heart; se lo sabe tomar bien he knows how to take it; he can take it in his stride
se lo toma todo muy en serioserio he takes it all very seriously
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Verb Conjugation for "tomar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | tomo | tomé | tomaba | tomaré | tome |
| Tú | tomas | tomaste | tomabas | tomarás | tomes |
| Ella/Él/Usted | toma | tomó | tomaba | tomará | tome |
| Nosotros | tomamos | tomamos | tomábamos | tomaremos | tomemos |
| Vosotros | tomáis | tomasteis | tomabais | tomaréis | toméis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | toman | tomaron | tomaban | tomarán | tomen |
