de tomar

like drinking

from taking

de tomar(deh toh-mahr)

phrase

1. (used to refer to beverages)

a. like drinking

Tengo ganas de tomar una taza de café.

I feel like drinking a cup of coffee.

b. from drinking

Absténgase de tomar alcohol durante el embarazo.

Abstain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

c. to drink

Tuve oportunidad de tomar una bebida muy rara cuando estuve en Afghanistán.

I had the opportunity to drink a really strange beverage when I was in Afghanistan.

2. (used to refer to means of transport)

a. like taking

Alberto dice que tiene ganas de tomarse un avión a cualquier lado, lejos de aquí.

Alberto says he feels like taking a plane to go anywhere, far from here.

b. from taking

Juan trató de disuadirme de tomar un taxi.

Juan tried to dissuade me from taking a taxi.

c. to take

Todavía tenemos tiempo de tomar el tren de las 8 am.

We still have time to take the 8 am train.