| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| take n | (fish, game caught) (jacht) | vangst nw de |
| | Your take is limited to three fish per month. |
| take n | slang (money: earnings, takings) | opbrengst nw de |
| | (figuurlijk) | vangst nw de |
| | The take for tonight's show was three thousand dollars. |
| take n | (cinema: recording of a scene) (film) | opname nw de |
| | OK, everybody. This is going to be our fifth take. Let's get it right now. Action! |
| take n | (sound recording) | geluidsopname, geluidsregistratie nw de |
| | | opname nw de |
| | The second take had too much bass. |
| take⇒ vi | (machine: function) | starten, aangaan, werken, functioneren onoverg.ww |
| | We had to oil it four times before the machine would take. |
| take vi | informal (adhere) | plakken, hechten onoverg.ww |
| | I couldn't get the stamp to take no matter how many times I licked it. |
| take vi | informal (work as desired) | aanslaan onoverg.ww |
| | The serum doesn't always take the first time, and a second inoculation may be needed. |
| take vi | (work with interest) | zich wijden aan wk.ww + vz |
| | | zich inzetten wk.ww |
| | She has taken to her new job with enthusiasm. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (get control of) | nemen, overnemen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | grijpen overg.ww |
| | The generals took power and exiled the President. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (seize, capture) | innemen overg.ww |
| | The army took the town after forty-eight hours of fighting. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (catch: fish, game) (jacht) | vangen overg.ww |
| | We took ten brace of pheasants at the shoot. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (steal) | stelen overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | pikken, jatten overg.ww |
| | He didn't have the money to pay for the candy, so he just took it. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (snatch) | weggraaien, graaien, grissen overg.ww |
| | The robber took my purse and ran away. |
take,
take [sb] vtr | (convey, transport) | brengen, vervoeren overg.ww |
| | Will you take me to the bus station? |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (move) | brengen, verplaatsen overg.ww |
| | The conveyor belt takes the part to the next station. |
take,
take [sth] from [sth],
take [sth] away vtr | (confiscate) | afpakken, afnemen, wegnemen overg.ww |
| | The teacher took the magazine from the student. |
take,
take [sb] vtr | (arrest) | arresteren, inrekenen overg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | pakken overg.ww |
| | (Belg.) | klissen |
| | The police took the criminal without any problems. |
| take⇒ vtr | (help oneself to) | nemen, pakken overg.ww |
| | | zich bedienen van wk.ww+ vz |
| | Please, take a cake from the tray. |
| take vtr | (cost) | kosten onoverg.ww |
| | | nodig zijn |
| | How much will it take to buy this car? |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (money: win or earn) | winnen, incasseren overg.ww |
| | He took thousands of dollars at the casino. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (use, run on) | lopen op, werken op ww + vz |
| | | gebruiken overg.ww |
| | This camera takes long-life batteries. |
| take⇒ vtr | (sit down on) | gaan zitten onoverg.ww |
| | | nemen overg. ww |
| | Please come in and take a seat. |
| | Kom binnen en neem een stoel. |
take,
take [sb] vtr | (admit, accept) | toelaten, aannemen, aanvaarden overg.ww |
| | We only take the most intelligent students in this college. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (enrol in, study) | studeren overg.ww |
| | | zich inschrijven voor wk.ww + vz |
| | (van een cursus) | volgen overg. ww |
| | I decided to take French next term. |
| take⇒ vtr | (wear: shoe size) (schoenmaat) | dragen, hebben overg.ww |
| | I take a size six in boots, but a size five in shoes. |
| take vtr | (wear: clothing size) (kledingmaat) | dragen, hebben overg.ww |
| | What size do you take? |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (ingest) | innemen, slikken overg.ww |
| | He takes the medicine without complaining. |
take,
take [sb] vtr | informal, figurative (cheat, rob) | bestelen, afzetten overg.ww |
| | | belazeren overg. ww |
| | He realized that he had been taken when the camera he bought had no working parts inside. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (endure) | houden, volhouden, kunnen hebben, verdragen, dulden, lijden overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | trekken overg.ww |
| | I can't take it any more! Let me out of here! |
| | Ik trek het niet meer. Laat me eruit. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (accept as payment) (als betaling) | accepteren overg.ww |
| | Will you take three hundred pounds for the table? |
| take⇒ vtr | (derive from) | ontlenen aan ww + vz |
| | This musical takes its inspiration from a Shakespeare play. |
| take vtr | (use, have: bath or shower) (van douche/bad) | nemen overg.ww |
| | I am so dirty. I really need to take a bath. |
| take vtr | (use for flavour) | nemen, hebben, gebruiken overg.ww |
| | I take two sugars in my coffee. |
| take vtr | (go on: vacation) (vakantie) | gaan met ww + vz |
| | (vakantie) | nemen overg.ww |
| | We took a holiday in Argentina last year. |
| take vtr | (remove) | verwijderen, wegdoen, wegnemen overg.ww |
| | Have the binmen taken the rubbish yet? |
| take vtr | (kill, end: a life) (figuurlijk, v. leven) | beroven van ww + vz |
| | | doden, vermoorden overg.ww |
| | The murderer has taken many lives. |
take,
take [sth] vtr | (game: capture) (figuurlijk: bordspel) | slaan overg.ww |
| | He took one of his opponent's pawns in the chess game. |
| take⇒ vtr | US (baseball: not swing) (honkbal) | doorlaten, laten gaan overg.ww |
| | The batter always takes the first pitch. |
Samengestelde woorden:
take | taking |
take a battering,
get a battering,
receive a battering v expr | (be beaten, damaged) | afstraffing, aframmeling nw de |
| | | pak slaag, pak rammel nw het |
double take,
also UK: double-take n | (surprised response) | vertraagde reactie, late reactie nw de |
| | Dan thought no one noticed his double take when the eccentrically dressed man passed him in the street, but I did. |
give and take,
give-and-take n | informal (compromise) | geven en nemen woordgr |
| | Marriage is all about give and take between the partners. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) | plus-minus bw |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) | ongeveer bw |
| | | min of meer bw |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
| not take kindly to [sth] v expr | (not welcome) | niets moeten hebben van onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | niet houden van onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I do not take kindly to people who don't know me calling me 'honey'. |
outtake,
out-take n | (TV, cinema: deleted scene) | verwijderde scène bn + nw de |
| | At the end of the movie they showed several outtakes during the credits. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
take a bashing,
suffer a bashing v expr | informal (be beaten physically) | een pak slaag krijgen overg.uitdr. |
| | (informeel) | klappen krijgen overg.uitdr. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
suffer a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be defeated) (figuurlijk, informeel) | geklopt worden, afgedroogd worden onoverg.uitdr. |
| | The team took a bashing in today's match, losing 6-0. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
receive a bashing,
be given a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be attacked verbally, in writing) (figuurlijk, informeel) | er van langs krijgen, de wind van voren krijgen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | The movie took a bashing from the critics. |
take a bath,
also UK: have a bath v expr | mainly US (bathe) | een bad nemen overg.uitdr. |
| | I prefer to take a shower, while others like to take a leisurely bath. |
| take a bow v exp | (for applause) | een buiging maken nw + ww |
| | At the end of a play it's customary for the actors to take a bow at the front of the stage. |
| take a break v expr | (have a rest) | pauzeren onoverg.ww |
| | | een pauze nemen nw+ww |
| | Take a break - we'll finish painting the door frames later. |
| take a call v expr | (accept a telephone call) | de telefoon beantwoorden, de telefoon aannemen nw + ww |
| | I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to step outside to take a call. |
| | I may need to take a call during the meeting. |
take a census of [sth],
conduct a census of v expr | (conduct a survey) | peilen, onderzoeken overg.ww |
| | Rupert took a census of opinion but found no support for his suggestion. |
| take a crack at [sth] v expr | informal (attempt) | een poging wagen nw + ww |
| | I can't finish this crossword puzzle - do you want to take a crack at it? |
| take a crack at [sb] v expr | slang (criticize [sb]) | afkraken overg.ww |
| | (slang) | afzeiken overg.ww |
| | It's easy to take a crack at his new girlfriend- she's ugly, stupid, and unemployed. |
| take a dig at [sb] v expr | informal (criticize or attack verbally) (informeel) | vitten op, inhakken op ww + vz |
| | Sally's been taking digs at her colleagues, and they're not pleased about it. |
take a hard line,
take the hard line v expr | (be staunch, uncompromising) | zich hard opstellen wk.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | een vuist maken overg.uitdr. |
take a hard line on [sth],
take the hard line on [sth] v expr | (be staunch about [sth]) | een harde positie innemen, een harde lijn voeren overg.uitdr. |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be defeated) (figuurlijk, informeel) | geklopt worden, afgedroogd worden onoverg.uitdr. |
| | The prime minister's party took a kicking in the local elections. |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be heavily criticized) (figuurlijk, informeel) | er flink van langs krijgen, de wind van voren krijgen onoverg.uitdr. |
| | He's taken a real kicking in the tabloids for his extra-marital affairs. |
| take a peek v expr | informal (look briefly or surreptitiously) (figuurlijk) | een blik werpen nw + ww |
| | (informeel) | gluren, spieken onoverg.ww |
| | I want so much to take a peek at my presents, but I'll wait till Christmas. |
| take a peep at [sth/sb] v expr | (quickly look at) | gluren naar ww+vz |
| | (figuurlijk) | een blik werpen op overg.uitdr. |
| take a raincheck v expr | figurative, informal (postpone [sth]) | uitstellen, opschorten overg. ww |
| | I can't meet you tonight; can I take a raincheck for next week? |
| take a reading v expr | (measurement: observe, record) | aflezen, vaststellen overg.ww |
| | The electric company meter reader takes a reading at our house every month. |
| take a rest v expr | (have a break) | pauzeren, uitrusten onoverg.ww |
| | You can't just stop and take a rest when you're running a marathon! |
| take a second look v expr | informal (re-examine) | nog eens bekijken, nog eens bestuderen overg. uitdr. |
| | Let's take a second look: we may have missed some important clues. |
take a shot at [sth],
have a shot at [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (attempt [sth]) | een poging wagen onoverg. ww |
| | | iets uitproberen overg.ww |
| | I'd like to learn to play golf, so one day I think I'll take a shot at it. |
| take a shot at [sth/sb] v expr | (fire at, try to hit [sth/sb]) | schieten op iets woordgr |
| | | een schot lossen op iets overg. uitdr |
| | When you see the target appear, aim your gun and take a shot at it. I took a shot at the deer, but I missed. |
take a stand,
make a stand v expr | (state your opinion clearly) | zich uitspreken wk.ww |
| | | een standpunt innemen nw+ww |
| | You have the choice of taking a stand or not having your views heard. |
take a stand against [sth/sb],
make a stand against [sth/sb] v expr | (maintain opinion against opposition) | stelling nemen tegen iets nw + ww |
| | Are you going to take a stand against the government's crackdown on the press? |
take a vacation (US),
take some holiday,
take time off (UK) v expr | (take time away from work) | vakantie nemen, vrij nemen overg.uitdr. |
| take account of v expr | (take into consideration) | rekening houden met frase |
| | | in beschouwing nemen frase |
| take advantage of v expr | (make the most of) | gebruik maken van onoverg.uitdr. |
| | I took advantage of the situation. |
| take advantage of v expr | (exploit) | uitbuiten overg.ww |
| | | profiteren van ww+vz |
| | People who run scams try to take advantage of gullible internet users. |
take an interest,
show an interest v expr | (show curiosity or concern) | zich interesseren wk.ww |
| | | geïnteresseerd zijn bn+ww als nw het |
| | When it comes to football I find it really hard to take an interest. |
| take an interest in [sth] v expr | (show curiosity about [sth]) | geïnteresseerd zijn in onoverg.uitdr. |
| | | belangstelling tonen voor overg.uitdr. |
| | My mother never took any interest in my hobbies. |
| take an oath v expr | (pledge) | een eed afleggen nw + ww |
| | The president took an oath to defend our constitution. |
| take [sth/sb] by storm v expr | (attack and conquer) | stormenderhand veroveren uitdr. |
| | The Romans took the city of Carthage by storm. |
| take [sth/sb] by storm v expr | figurative (be a sudden success) (figuurlijk) | veroveren overg.ww |
| | | razend populair zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| take care vtr + n | (be cautious or attentive) | opletten, oppassen, uitkijken onoverg.ww |
| | You have to take care when crossing a busy street during rush hour. |
| take care interj | informal (be cautious) | pas op!, voorzichtig!, kijk uit! tw |
| | Take care - that spider could be poisonous! |
| take care with [sth] v expr | (be careful) | oppassen, opletten onoverg.ww |
| | Take care with that wedding cake; you don't want to drop it! |
| take care of [sb/sth] v expr | (tend) | verzorgen overg.ww |
| | | zorgen voor ww+vz |
| | I took care of my mother in the final months of her life. |
| take care of [sth] v expr | (handle) | zich bezighouden met wk.ww+vz |
| | | afhandelen overg.ww |
| | Phil will take care of the travel arrangements. |
| take care interj | informal (said on parting) (informeel) | hou je haaks! tw |
| | (slang) | de mazzel! tw |
| | Take care, and see you next week! |
| take care of yourself v expr | (tend to own needs) | jezelf verzorgen overg.uitdr. |
| | It's essential that we take care of ourselves in order to care for others. |
| take care of yourself interj | (said on parting) | hou je haaks! tw |
| | Take care of yourself! See you soon! |
take center stage (US),
take centre stage (UK) expr | figurative (be the focus of attention) | in het middelpunt van de belangstelling staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | London took centre stage in 2012 when it hosted the Olympic Games. |
| take control of [sth] v expr | (take charge or command of) | onder controle krijgen overg.uitdr. |
| | The cops had a rough time taking control of the situation once the riot broke out. |
take [sth] down,
take down [sth] vtr + adv | (disassemble, dismantle) | demonteren overg.ww |
| | | uit elkaar halen overg.uitdr. |
| | (tent, kerstboom) | aftuigen overg.ww |
| | The campers took the tent down and packed it away in the car. |
| take exception to [sth] v expr | (object to [sth]) | bezwaar maken tegen overg.uitdr. |
| | | bezwaar aantekenen tegen overg.uitdr. |
| | I take exception to that comment. |
| take [sb/sth] for granted v expr | (not value fully) | als vanzelfsprekend beschouwen overg.uitdr. |
| | Children often take their parents for granted. |
| take fright vtr + n | (be scared off) | bang worden bn + ww |
| | | schrikken onoverg. ww |
| | When the radio went on, the burglar took fright and leaped out the window. |
| take fright at [sth] v expr | (be scared off by) | bang worden van, afgeschrikt worden door onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Stock markets fell after investors took fright at the weak manufacturing reports. |
| take heed vtr + n | (pay close attention) | nota nemen van overg.uitdr. |
| | | in acht nemen overg.uitdr. |
| take heed of [sth] v expr | (pay attention to [sth]) | rekening houden met uitdr. |
| take hold of [sth/sb] v expr | (grasp, seize [sth]) | vastpakken, beetpakken overg.ww |
| | The horse wouldn't move so I took hold of the reins and pulled. |
| take [sth] into account v expr | (consider, allow for) | rekening houden met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | (formeel) | in ogenschouw nemen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | You should have taken their age into account. You must take into account both the exchange rate and the bank fees. |
| take [sb] into care v expr | UK (government: take custody of child) (kind) | onder toezicht stellen overg.uitdr. |
| | Due to obvious neglect, the child was taken into care and ultimately placed in a foster home. |
| take [sth] into consideration v expr | (take account of, allow for) | rekening houden met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | beschouwen overg.ww |
| | (fig., informeel) | meenemen overg.ww |
| | Take their ages into consideration before planning games for children. |
| take it v expr | informal (endure) | het aankunnen lidw + ww |
| | | verdragen overg. ww |
| | The pain was so great I couldn't take it any more |
| | De pijn was zo hevig dat ik het niet meer aankon. |
| take it easy v expr | informal (relax) | rustig aan doen, kalm aan doen frase |
| | Bruce loves to take it easy when he's at the cabin on the lake. |
| | Retirement is the time to take it easy. |
| take it out on v expr | informal (vent or impose one's anger on: [sb] else) | zich afreageren op wk.ww + vz |
| | I didn't steal your purse, so don't take it out on me! My dad's boss yelled at him all day so he came home and took it out on us. |
| take its place v expr | (serve the same purpose) | vervangen overg.ww |
| | | de plaats innemen van frase |
| | I knew so much about my job that nobody could take my place. |
| | Digital TV has largely taken the place of analog. |
| take liberties with [sb] v expr | ([sb]: be too familiar) | zich vrijheden veroorloven wk.ww |
| | He had only just met her, but started to take liberties with her, touching and caressing her. |
| take liberties with [sth] v expr | (change text, content excessively) (tekst) | vrij vertalen overg.uitdr. |
| | Some translators take too many liberties with the original texts. |
| take lightly vtr | (not consider a serious matter) | licht opnemen, lichtvaardig opvatten bn + ww |
| | You should not take that warning lightly. |
| take measures v expr | (act, do [sth] practical) | maatregelen treffen, maatregelen nemen nw + ww |
| | Let's take measures to be sure we don't make the same mistake again. |
| take no notice of [sb/sth] v expr | (pay no attention to, disregard) | geen aandacht besteden aan overg.uitdr. |
| | She took no notice of his antics. |
| take no part in [sth] v expr | (not participate) | niet deelnemen aan, niet meedoen met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Shirley hates dancing, and says she'll take no part in it. |
| take no prisoners v expr | figurative (have an aggressive style) | een compromisloze lijn volgen overg.uitdr. |
| take-no-prisoners adj | figurative, informal (aggressive, enthusiastic) | compromisloos bn |
| Opmerking: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| take note of [sth] v expr | (pay attention to) | notitie nemen van, kennis nemen van frase |
| | Take note of the deadlines for handing in homework. |
| take notice of [sth/sb] v expr | (pay attention) | aandacht schenken aan, acht slaan op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | He took notice of all the road signs but still got lost. |
take off weight,
take weight off v expr | (reduce, lose weight) | afvallen, afslanken onoverg.ww |
| | Fred's doctor told him he needed to take off weight. |
| take offence v expr | (be upset or shocked) | aanstoot nemen aan frase |
| | (informeel) | op je teentjes getrapt zijn frase |
| | I take offence at being given orders by my underlings. |
| take out a loan v expr | (borrow money with interest) | een lening afsluiten nw + ww |
| | I'll take out a loan to pay for tuition. |
| take out a subscription v expr | (pre-pay for issues of a magazine) | een abonnement afsluiten nw + ww |
| | Why take out a subscription if you can read that online? |
take out the trash (US),
put the dustbin out,
put the bin out,
put the rubbish out (UK) v expr | (take refuse can outdoors) | het vuilnis buiten zetten overg.uitdr. |
| | Remember to put the dustbin out tonight; the rubbish is collected early tomorrow morning. |
| take pity on [sb] v expr | (show compassion, mercy) | medelijden hebben met overg.uitdr. |
| | | zich ontfermen over wk.ww+vz |
| | The police took pity on the young girl and gave her a lift home. |
| take place v expr | (happen, be held) | plaatsvinden, plaatshebben onoverg.ww |
| | The concert took place in a bar. The next election in my village will take place on April 6th. |
| take pride in [sth] v expr | (be proud) | trots zijn op frase |
| | Canadians take pride in their national hockey team. |
| take pride in [sth] v expr | (be conscientious) | nauwgezet zijn bn + ww |
| | She takes a lot of pride in her appearance - her clothes are always impeccable. |
| take root v expr | figurative (idea: become established) (figuurlijk; idee) | zich wortelen, zich nestelen wk.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | vorm aannemen overg.uitdr. |
| | Suspicions about her husband took root in her mind. |
| take shape v expr | figurative (develop) | vorm aannemen, gestalte krijgen nw + ww |
| | His ideas are finally starting to take shape. |
| take sick v expr | informal (become ill) | ziek worden bn + ww |
| | She has taken sick after the weekend. |
| take [sth] off the air v expr | (stop broadcasting [sth]) | uit de lucht halen overg. uitdr. |
| | Howard Stern's radio program was taken off the air for a while because he offended some listeners. |
| take the bull by the horns v expr | figurative (tackle a task bravely) (figuurlijk) | de koe bij de horens vatten frase |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |
| take the cake v expr | informal, figurative (be excessive or uncalled for) | het toppunt zijn nw + ww |
| | Jack's idea to build his own observatory really takes the cake! |
| | Jack's idee om zijn eigen observatorium te bouwen is echt het toppunt! |
| take the fall v expr | slang (accept the blame) | de schuld op zich nemen frase |
| | He took the fall for the bank robbery. |