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"Take time" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "llevar tiempo", and "find" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "encontrar". Learn more about the difference between "take time" and "find" below.
take time(
teyk
 
taym
)
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. llevar tiempo
It's normal for your child to feel disoriented. Getting used to a new school takes time.Es normal que tu hijo se sienta desorientado. Acostumbrarse a una nueva escuela lleva tiempo.
b. tomar tiempo
It takes time to learn chess. It's a complex game.Toma tiempo aprender a jugar al ajedrez. Es un juego complejo.
c. requerir tiempo
Don't do it in a rush. Doing things properly takes time.No lo hagas deprisa y corriendo. Hacer las cosas bien requiere tiempo.
a. dedicar tiempo
My grandfather always takes time to talk to me about school.Mi abuelo siempre dedica tiempo a hablar conmigo sobre la escuela.
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find(
faynd
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. encontrar
I found my glasses after hours of looking.Encontré mis gafas tras buscarlas durante horas.
b. hallar
They never found the wreckage of the stricken plane.Nunca hallaron los restos del avión siniestrado.
a. encontrar
They found an empty cabin and decided to rest.Encontraron una cabaña vacía y decidieron descansar.
b. hallar
The old woman's son found her dead in her bed.El hijo de la anciana la halló muerta en su cama.
a. encontrar
The police didn't find any evidence of fraud.La policía no encontró pruebas de fraude.
b. hallar
It took many years to find a cure for the disease.Tardaron muchos años en hallar una cura para la enfermedad.
a. encontrar
I find your conversation interesting.Encuentro interesante tu conversación.
b. parecer
Peter finds Christine very intelligent and beautiful.A Peter Christine le parece muy inteligente y muy guapa.
c. resultar
The truth is, I find the Chinese course quite difficult.La verdad es que el curso de chino me resulta bastante difícil.
a. hallar
The judge found the defendant innocent due to a lack of evidence.El juez halló inocente al acusado debido a la falta de pruebas.
b. declarar
The vehicle's driver was found guilty of manslaughter.La conductora del vehículo fue declarada culpable de homicidio involuntario.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el hallazgo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
It was a very important find in tracing the origin of our species.Fue un hallazgo muy importante en la búsqueda del origen de nuestra especie.
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