Tomado in english
pronunciation: teɪkən part of speech: adjective
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» fotografía tomada por un satélite = satellite photograph [Fotografía de la tierra tomada por un satélite] .
Example: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aerial, satellite, and space photographs; sections; atlases, etc.» foto tomada antes = before picture [Foto que generalmente se saca antes de empezar a hacer cambios de cualquier tipo para ver la diferencia] .
Example: Got to remember this before picture whenever I feel like nothing has changed!.» foto tomada después = after picture [Foto que normalmente se saca después de haber finalizado un cambio de cualquier tipo para ver la diferencia] .
Example: I have upholstered chairs in the past and it really is a lot of work but look at your after picture, so worth it -- it looks fabulous.tomar1 = capture ; take ; take (in/into) ; usurp ; pull from ; pull off ; spring for.
Example: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Example: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Example: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.Example: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'.Example: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.Example: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.Example: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.more:
» ¡a tomar por culo todo! = stuff this for a lark! ; sod this for a lark! ; screw this for a lark! ; blow this for a lark! ; bugger this for a lark! ; fuck this for a lark! .
Example: So stuff this for a lark I'll find some testosterone on the Internet and start self-medicating. Example: Well eventually I thought sod this for a lark and spent several days scouring the web for solutions. Example: According to the Bible, after six days God said screw this for a lark, I'm having a nap. Example: Blow this for a lark, I'm off to see men taking clothes off in air-conditioned surroundings. Example: Finally, after another twenty minutes, one of them said: 'Bugger this for a lark, he should have been here hours ago'. Example: And then halfway through our rehearsals we thought, well, fuck this for a lark, and we abandoned the whole thing .» de armas tomar = redoubtable ; ballsy [ballsier -comp., ballsiest -sup.] .
Example: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes. Example: Some called her trashy and stupid but I sincerely think the girl is ballsy.» decisiones tomadas en la vida = life choices [Generalmente usado en el plural] .
Example: While Americans break marriages often when disloyalty occurs, Indian couples choose to be hypocrites than review their life choices.» desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage .
Example: When competition between buyers is very fierce, the seller may prefer to respond to bids rather than to propose an offer herself: a first-mover disadvantage.» disfrutar tomando el sol = bask ; bask in + the sun .
Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch. Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.» donde las dan, las toman = what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost [Derivado de la expresión original "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost"] ; you (shall) reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper ; as you sow, so shall you reap .
Example: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Example: These particular chickens do come home to roost = Derivado de la expresión original "Curses, like chickens, come home to roost". Example: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Example: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' . Example: The article 'as you sow, so shall you reap: understanding the value of information' addresses the common problem of how to establish the value of the library and the information it provides in the eyes of the parent organisation.» irse a tomar por culo = naff off ; get + lost ; go (and) take a hike ; go to + hell ; get out of + Posesivo + face ; go (and) fly a kite .
Example: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?. Example: The thing about these two is that we are constantly told that he loves her and yet he is continually asking her to get lost, go home, stop looking at him, stop talking to him, hand him her phone so he can erase his number, etc.. Example: No they are not bona ride, don't take any notice of them just another scam to get your money, tell them to go and take a hike. Example: Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for the directions!. Example: Joel said they came over to see what was going on but he told them to get out of my face and gave them a mouthful. Example: Whoever tried to stand in the way of her goals and dreams was promptly told to go fly a kite.» llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + a decision .
Example: A description of this process, including the background leading up to the decision to acquire an automated system and the selection process itself are reported.» lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it .
Example: These relationships are all managed separately, according to the rules set down by the company -- take it or leave it.» mandar a tomar por culo = bugger ; fuck off ; eff off [Eufemismo de fuck off] ; give + Nombre + the middle finger [Mostrando el dedo medio en el aire con la mano hacia arriba] ; raise + Posesivo + middle finger [Mostrando el dedo medio en el aire con la mano hacia arriba] .
Example: His method of dealing with crises, he explained, was to 'turn out the light, say "bugger everyone," and go to sleep'. Example: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'. Example: The next time that happens, if he wants to tell the TV presenter to eff off, I'm quite happy with that. Example: The driver honked at her, slowed down and gave her the middle finger as he was driving away. Example: Lady GaGa recently raised her middle finger to the paparazzi waiting for her at an airport.» mandar a tomar por culo a = put + a finger up to [Mostrando el dedo medio en el aire con la mano hacia arriba] ; stick + a finger up to [Mostrando el dedo medio en el aire con la mano hacia arriba] .
Example: Let's break the rules, let's put a finger up to the establishment and do something wrong. Example: The poor lad had the temerity to stick a finger up to those guilty and recieved a severe reprimand by the club.» necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement ; require + judgement ; require + an exercise of + judgement .
Example: In human indexing some judgement would be required in selecting terms. Example: In human indexing some judgement would be required in selecting terms. Example: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.» no ser para tomárselo a risa = be no laughing matter .
Example: The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.» no tomándose a Uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric] .
Example: This book offers an 'ex-centric' view of Papua cultures.» notomárselo bien = not take + kindly to .
Example: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.» no tomárselo bien = not take + kindly to .
Example: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.» para tomar medidas = for action .
Example: Each branch was given a poster to display and a supply of forms which complainants could fill in and these were returned by the library to the nearest consumer protection office for action.» persona que toma la última decisión = decider .
Example: The author explores the concept of customer for library and information services, and notes the roles of users, influencers and deciders.» primero en tomar la iniciativa = first mover .
Example: The proliferation of small firms in the 1970s cannot properly be understood except in relation to the dominance of first movers.» que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back ; laid-back .
Example: The article 'Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85. Example: The article 'Laid-back librarians love L.A' reports on the 13th ARLIS/NA (Art Libraries Society of North America) Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 8-14 Feb 85.» que toma parte en = involved in .
Example: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss -- and sometimes spiritedly debate from the rostrum and from the audience -- the current and traditional issues involved in cataloging.» responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker] .
Example: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.» ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful .
Example: Like an ill-mannered child, the brat can be a real handful.» tómalo o déjalo = take it or leave it .
Example: These relationships are all managed separately, according to the rules set down by the company -- take it or leave it.» tomar a Alguien bajo + Posesivo + tutela = take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings .
Example: Peco then took Smile under his wings and taught him how to play the game of ping pong.» tomar aliento = draw + a breath .
Example: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.» tomar armas = take up + arms .
Example: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.» tomar a saco = take + Nombre + by storm .
Example: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.» tomar asiento = take + a seat (on) ; take + Posesivo + seat .
Example: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position. Example: Marisa quietly entered the room and took her seat.» tomar atajos = take + shortcuts .
Example: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.» tomar cariño a = grow + fond of ; cotton (on) to ; warm up to .
Example: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair. Example: He was a most affable bloke, and she cottoned on to him right away. Example: He, at first, is very cold to Kotoko, but warms up to her as the story progresses.» tomar carrerilla = rev up ; take + a run-up .
Example: The whole coast is starting to rev up for the summer madness, so get in quick before it all starts. Example: By doing this regularly, you'll increase your ability to bound over obstacles without having to take a run-up.» tomar carta de naturaleza = be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in) .
Example: Black magic protection talismans have been thoroughly accepted as a shield against black magic by people all around the world. Example: If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.» tomar carta en = get + stuck into .
Example: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.» tomar carta en el asunto = intervene ; step in ; take + matters into + Posesivo + own hands .
Example: And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples. Example: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it. Example: However, Peter himself is forced to appear on the deck to stop the ship's captain from taking matters into his own hands.» tomar como ejemplo = take [Verbo irregular: pasado took, participio taken] .
Example: Take a library in which the indexing policy is one of summarization, but the indexing of concepts is non-specific.» tomar como modelo = pattern .
Example: Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools.» tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon .
Example: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.» tomar como responsabilidad propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to .
Example: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult.» tomar conciencia = sensitise [sensitize, -USA] ; enhance + awareness ; increase + Posesivo + awareness .
Example: I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman. Example: The aim was to enhance awareness of the wealth of published statistical data available and to show its value as a decision making aid for the business person. Example: Marvin describes what he has tried to do to increase awareness about minorities: hold workshops, talk about his experiences, and write about it.» tomar contacto con = get in + touch with .
Example: Topics covered range from how to get in touch with the chosen speaker to how to pay his restaurant bill.» tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement ; make + choices .
Example: Even within rules a cataloguer is frequently required to exercise judgement. Example: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.» tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions .
Example: The library must not take sides: its role is to buy and publicise the materials that will allow young people to make informed decisions about their own lives = La biblioteca no debe tomar partido: su función es adquirir y difundir el material que permite a los jóvenes tomar decisiones fundadas sobre sus propias vidas.» tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions .
Example: The library must not take sides: its role is to buy and publicise the materials that will allow young people to make informed decisions about their own lives = La biblioteca no debe tomar partido: su función es adquirir y difundir el material que permite a los jóvenes tomar decisiones fundadas sobre sus propias vidas.» tomar decisiones por Alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name .
Example: Moreover, the citizens of Europe have a right to know about the various measures and decisions taken in their name and which can have a direct impact upon their private or professional lives.» tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from .
Example: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.» tomar el almuerzo = have (+ Posesivo) + lunch ; eat (+ Posesivo) + lunch .
Example: A few days ago, I had lunch with two divorced women who really made me re-evaluate how I feel about certain divorce situations. Example: A woman was bullied so badly about her nose that the hid in the school toilets to eat her lunch.» tomar el autobús = catch + the bus ; take + the bus .
Example: He said she was intending to catch the bus to Doncaster town centre where she was going to meet a friend. Example: I took the bus, because the route has recently changed and it now takes you right through the middle of the park, instead of going around the houses and taking much longer.» tomar el camino más corto = take + a shortcut .
Example: Never take a shortcut in life, take the long route because you pick up more experiences on the way.» tomar el camino más largo = take + the long route .
Example: Never take a shortcut in life, take the long route because you pick up more experiences on the way.» tomar el control = take + the helm .
Example: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.» tomar el control de = take + control of ; take over + control of .
Example: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done. Example: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.» tomar (el) control (de) = seize + control (of) .
Example: Syrian troops have seized control of a military air base near Damascus, bolstering the government's presence in a key area controlled by opposition forces.» tomar el control total de = take + full control of .
Example: This is seen as a significant move towards taking full control of Afghanistan's airspace which has hitherto been under the control of NATO.» tomar el desayuno = have (+ Posesivo) + breakfast ; eat (+ Posesivo) + breakfast .
Example: Brushing your teeth before having breakfast is like wiping your ass before having a shit. Example: But one morning, her daughter refused to eat her breakfast and complained that her tummy hurt.» tomar el hábito = take + the veil .
Example: For the first 20 years after she took the veil, she never left the monastery walls.» tomar el mando = take + the helm .
Example: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.» tomar el pelo = wind + Nombre + up ; pull + a fast one (on + Nombre) ; slip + one past ; slip + one in on .
Example: Presumably there are plenty more examples like this across the British rail network, I just decided to pick on this one because it winds me up each time I travel to Brighton. Example: This is the problem -- she has a history of appearing to 'pull a fast one on' the American people. Example: Anyone who can slip one past you is a highly skilled con artist. Example: You should be outraged if the government or big business tries to slip one in on you.» tomar el poder = take + power .
Example: But he was soon assassinated in mysterious circumstances, and his second wife, Queen Zenobia, a woman renowned for her iron will, took power.» tomar el pulso a Algo = take + the pulse .
Example: Swiftly changing markets make it necessary to use more formal techniques for taking the community pulse.» tomar el relevo = hand over + the torch ; pass (on) + the torch (to) ; pass (on) + the baton (to) ; take it from here ; pass over + the gavel ; hand over + the gavel .
Example: The Freedom of Information torch will be handed over to Joel Campbell during the national convention in October 1998. Example: The burning question is how to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. Example: In a direct reference to Africa's undemocratic leaders, he urged them to pass the baton to the next generation. Example: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'. Example: I shall pass over the gavel to my good friend, Willy Segal, and let him take over where I leave off. Example: Words cannot express the sense of pride and privilege I experienced when David Dornheggen handed over the gavel to me.» tomar el relevo (de) = take over + the leadership (from) .
Example: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.» tomar el relevo en el mando = take over + the helm .
Example: A new editor has just taken over the helm of this journal and the coverage of the journal has taken a new direction .» tomar el relevo en el timón = take over + the helm .
Example: A new editor has just taken over the helm of this journal and the coverage of the journal has taken a new direction .» tomar el sol = sunbathe ; sun + Reflexivo ; soak up + the rays ; bask in + the sun ; lap up + the sun ; soak up + the sun ; bask .
Example: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach. Example: And the green lizards we kept seeing everywhere, sunning themselves on fences and stones. Example: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays. Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine. Example: The teenager was also joined by the rest of her family on the Mexico vacation, where they lapped up the sun and swam in the sea. Example: She said adios to the cold weather most of the US is experiencing to soak up the sun in Miami. Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.» tomar el sol con gusto = bask ; bask in + the sun .
Example: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch. Example: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.» tomar el tiempo = time .
Example: The searches were timed and the retrieval steps and search terms were noted.» tomar el timón = take + the helm .
Example: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.» tomar en consideración = allow for ; take into + consideration .
Example: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing. Example: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.» tomar en cuenta = factor in ; allow for ; bear in + mind ; cater for/to ; consider (as) ; heed ; make + allowances ; take + account of ; take + cognisance of ; take + cognition of ; take into + account ; take into + consideration ; make + provision for ; bring into + play ; give + an ear to ; factor ; have + regard for ; be aware of ; note ; keep + Nombre + in mind .
Example: However, we must factor in the added impact of community-based telecommunications. Example: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing. Example: Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages. Example: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for. Example: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear. Example: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading. Example: Title indexes then are not true subject indexes, and allowances should be made during searching. Example: Most of the centralised and shared cataloguing projects take account of and probably use the MARC record format. Example: All documents possess physical form but this does not mean it is always taken cognisance of in subject analysis. Example: Of course, in both enumerative and faceted schemes, it is necessary to take cognition of new simple subject. Example: Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently. Example: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed. Example: We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships. Example: Deliberation, evaluation, and thought must be brought into play before a final decision is made. Example: Once a willing ear is given to the suggestions and complaints, then morale will increase, as will production. Example: Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries. Example: The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares. Example: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved. Example: Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form. Example: This fact should be kept in mind when deciding upon the sequence of materials types.» tomar en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities .
Example: The user must consider all the possibilities.» tomar en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + a viewpoint ; contemplate + view .
Example: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed. Example: It's also obvious you are uninterested in contemplating views which challenge your own preconceptions.» tomar en sentido literal = take + Nombre + at face value ; accept + Nombre + at face value .
Example: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs. Example: Shareholders and industry watchers can find it difficult to see the true state of a company if they accept the accounts at face value.» tomar forma = take + form ; take + shape ; assume + a form ; shape up .
Example: The process will take form and crystallize into a framework as we learn more. Example: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'. Example: In the nineteenth century, with developments in the book trade and education, popular literature assumed a greater number of different physical forms. Example: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.» tomar la cena = have (+ Posesivo) + dinner ; have (+ Posesivo) + supper ; eat (+ Posesivo) + dinner ; eat (+ Posesivo) + supper .
Example: Let me just come clean before things go too far -- Pels and I did not have dinner. Example: To mark the end of our holiday, we had supper in the revolving restaurant at the top of the KL Tower. Example: Due to almost daily electricity cuts, Palestinian families in Gaza often have to eat their dinner by candlelight. Example: She always eats her supper whilst watching television.» tomarla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre .
Example: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.» tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances .
Example: They have done the best thing in the circumstances.» tomar la delantera = take + a lead ; take + an early lead .
Example: A proposed constitutional marriage amendment in California has taken a lead in a new statewide poll. Example: The Democrats took an early lead on the Internet, but now the Republicans are closing the gap.» tomar la iniciativa = seize + the initiative ; take + initiative ; take + a lead ; step up ; make + the first move ; take + the step ; make + a move .
Example: If libraries are aware of the importance of library networking standards, and are willing to seize the initiative, JANET offers some promising opportunities in the near future. Example: The Library will continue to take initiative in providing packaged data such as the book forms of the National Union Catalog, Films and Other Materials for Projection, Chinese Cooperative Catalog, and Monographic Series. Example: A proposed constitutional marriage amendment in California has taken a lead in a new statewide poll. Example: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions. Example: Times have changed and women no longer are expected to wait for a man they're interested in to make the first move. Example: For victims of domestic abuse, taking the step to seek help is a big one. Example: If a buyer finds something they like they should be prepared to make a move because chances are there's someone else making a move on the same property.» tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio .
Example: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.» tomar la mano = take + Posesivo + hand .
Example: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.» tomar la ofensiva = take + the lead in + Gerundio .
Example: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.» tomar la palabra = take + the floor ; speak out ; have + Posesivo + say (on) .
Example: A panel of experts will take the floor to respond to questions posed by the delegates. Example: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter. Example: After being placed at the centre of a row over sexual harassment, she has finally had her say.» tomar la palabra sin dejar hablar a los demás = hog + the floor .
Example: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.» tomar la responsabilidad = take + responsibility .
Example: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.» tomar las decisiones = call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; run + the show .
Example: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Example: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Example: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Example: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Example: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.» tomar las decisiones políticas = set + the political agenda .
Example: In America, grey power is setting the political agenda.» tomar las duras con las maduras = take + the bad with the good ; take + the good and bad .
Example: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good. Example: When she started to well up, Usher added fuel to the flames by saying, 'You have to be able to take the good and bad in this business'.» tomar las huellas dactilares = fingerprint [finger-print] .
Example: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.» tomar las huellas digitales = fingerprint [finger-print] .
Example: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.» tomar las riendas = take (over) + the reins .
Example: Green Party mayor takes the reins and promises to cut homicide rate.» tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power .
Example: Democrats take reins of power in Congress.» tomar la temperatura = take + Posesivo + temperature .
Example: Taking her temperature rectally was the only way to get an accurate temperature for us.» tomarle afición a = acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for .
Example: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants. Example: Babies can be made to develop a taste for fruits and vegetables early if their mothers eat these foods while breastfeeding.» tomarle el gusto a = acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for .
Example: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants. Example: Babies can be made to develop a taste for fruits and vegetables early if their mothers eat these foods while breastfeeding.» tomarle el pelo = tease ; twit ; taunt ; make + fun of ; rag ; rib ; pull + Posesivo + leg ; razz ; get + teased .
Example: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee. Example: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself. Example: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer. Example: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore. Example: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him. Example: Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me. Example: At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around. Example: I used to razz her about her fear of food, an unfortunate remnant of her history as a model. Example: I constantly get teased for wearing armbands when I go swimming with people in my school.» tomarle la palabra a Alguien = take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word ; take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word .
Example: Rove said simply that 'Senator Specter is a man of his word, and we'll take him at his word'. Example: Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.» tomar los hábitos = take + vows .
Example: The declining number of men and women taking vows has raised questions about this from inside and outside the Catholic church.» tomar medida = take + action step .
Example: Indeed, if we were to look again at the life cycle of institutions, what does that mean in terms of action steps that we need to take?.» tomar medidas = follow + steps ; take + precaution ; take + steps ; take + measures ; produce + a contingency plan ; make + a contingency plan ; apply + measures ; undertake + an action .
Example: To bind a book, or rebind it, one of the steps to follow is to check that the book is complete, ie no pages missing. Example: For other frequency types, no special precautions need to be taken = Para otros tipos de frecuencia, no se necesita tomar precauciones especiales. Example: The library staff must then take steps to remedy the damage. Example: What measures can a library take to protect its stock from theft?. Example: This author asserts that a contingency plan should be produced in the library to meet disasters. Example: If a library decides to introduce end user searching, the librarian must make contingency plans for possible user errors such as formatting the hard disc. Example: There are special measures to be applied by libraries functioning in tropical zones. Example: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.» tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against) .
Example: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.» tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective actions ; take + corrective action ; take + remedial action .
Example: In addition, any control system that does not pose corrective actions after deviations occur is little more than an interesting exercise. Example: Unless corrective action is taken the library will go over the budgeted amount in that category. Example: In order to overcome theproblem of inaccessibility of the data in the library, it was decided to take remedial action.» tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water ; throw + the baby out with the bath water .
Example: The article carries the title 'Telecommunications perspectives: `keeping a secret; encryption revisited (or, are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?)'. Example: The article carries the title 'Telecommunications perspectives: `keeping a secret; encryption revisited (or, are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?)'.» tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions .
Example: It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.» tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security .
Example: Various means of tightening security are outlined which may lead to a decline in the losses of books.» tomar medidas drásticas = take + substantial measures ; take + drastic measures .
Example: We are determined to take substantial measures to physically remove despicable human scum who are committing treason. Example: The government is warning airlines that terrorists are taking drastic measures to thwart security: surgically implanting bombs inside humans.» tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on .
Example: Film distributors have clamped down on schools which videotape television programmes without licence.» tomar medidas duras contra = crack down on .
Example: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.» tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on .
Example: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.» tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures .
Example: Books can be slipped so easily into a pocket or handbag that losses are high unless preventive measures are taken.» tomar medidas severas contra = crack down on .
Example: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.» tomar nota = make + a note ; take + note ; pencil + Nombre + in .
Example: One of the characteristic features of a post-coordinate indexing system is that searching amounts to more than making a note of the records listed under one index heading. Example: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops. Example: If there is any event, at any time, that you would be interested in attending, drop us an e-mail and we will pencil it in.» tomar nota de = note .
Example: Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.» tomar nota mental = take + mental note ; make + a mental note .
Example: The most minimalist me