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take down
take down(
teyk
聽
daun
)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.).
1. (to remove from a high place)
a. bajar
Paul took down a bottle of his best wine to toast the occasion.Paul baj贸 una botella de su mejor vino para brindar por la ocasi贸n.
2. (to remove something hanging)
a. descolgar
Georgina took the picture of her grandfather down to have it cleaned.Georgina descolg贸 el retrato de su abuelo para mandarlo a limpiar.
b. quitar
Yesterday, there was a notice that read "Waiters wanted," but now they've taken it down.Ayer hab铆a un cartel que dec铆a "Se buscan meseros", pero ahora lo quitaron.
3. (to dismantle)
a. desmontar
As the sun was coming up, Ahide took her tent down and prepared to hike the last ten miles.A salir el sol, Ahid茅 desmont贸 la tienda de campa帽a y se prepar贸 para caminar las 煤ltimas diez millas.
b. desmantelar
As soon as they finished painting the building, they took the scaffolding down.En cuanto terminaron de pintar el edificio, desmantelaron los andamios.
4. (to pull down)
a. bajar
My one-year-old wouldn't let me take down his pants to change his diapers.Mi hijo de un a帽o no me dejaba bajarle los pantalones para cambiarle los pa帽ales.
5. (to write down)
a. apuntar
Take down my phone number. Give me a call if I can be of assistance.Apunta mi n煤mero de tel茅fono. Ll谩mame si te puedo ayudar en algo.
b. anotar
Rodney took down the license plate number of the car that hit him.Rodney anot贸 el n煤mero de la placa del carro que lo choc贸.
c. tomar nota de
I was sick and didn't go to class, but Melissa took down the most important information for me.Estaba enfermo y no fui a clases, pero Melissa tom贸 nota de la informaci贸n m谩s importante por m铆.
6. (to humble)
a. bajar los humos a
She took Jack down a bit when she beat him three times in a row playing tennis.Le baj贸 los humos a Jack un poco cuando lo venci贸 tres veces seguidas jugando al tenis.
7. (to accompany or convey down)
a. acompa帽ar abajo
After they checked in, Emily took Rob down to the hotel bar for a drink.Despu茅s de registrarse, Emily acompa帽贸 a Rob abajo al bar del hotel para tomar un trago.
b. llevar abajo
Mike took the baby down to the kitchen for a snack.Mike llev贸 al beb茅 abajo a la cocina para tomar una botana.
8. (to demolish)
a. derribar
The council voted to take down the old factory.El concejo municipal vot贸 para que se derribara la f谩brica antigua.
take downtransitive verb phrase
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.).
1. (remove; from shelf)
a. bajar
2. (poster, curtains)
a. quitar
b. sacar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
3. (lower)
a.
to t down one's trousersbajarse los pantalones
4. (colloquial)
a.
to t somebody down a peg or twobajarle los humos a alguien
5. (dismantle; tent, scaffolding)
a. desmontar
6. (wall, barricade)
a. desmantelar
7. (record)
a. anotar, apuntar
8. (notes)
a. tomar
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