| Traduções principais |
| take [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (start: hobby) (hobby, atividade) | começar vt |
| | He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather's tools. |
| | Ele começou a fazer carpintaria depois que herdou as ferramentas do avô. |
take up [sth],
take up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (accept: offer, challenge) | aceitar vt |
| | (informal) | topar vt |
| | They took up the company's offer to pay for additional training. |
| | Eles aceitaram a oferta da empresa de pagar por treinamento adicional. |
take [sth] up,
take up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (use: time, resources) | ocupar vt |
| | | exigir, demandar vt |
| | That project will take up most of your time. |
| | Esse projeto vai ocupar a maior parte do seu tempo. |
take [sth] up,
take up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (occupy: space, room) | ocupar vt |
| | The double bed takes up most of the space in our hotel room. |
take [sth] up,
take up [sth] vtr + adv | (raise: hem, etc.) | subir vt |
| | If the skirt is too long, I can take it up for you. |
| take [sb] up on [sth] v expr | (accept offer of) | aceitar vt |
| | (informal) | topar vt |
| | You'll do the work for just £20? Great - I'll take you up on that offer! |
| | Você fará o trabalho por apenas £20? Ótimo - vou aceitar sua oferta! |
| | Você fará o trabalho por apenas £20? Ótimo - vou topar sua oferta! |
| take up with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (become friendly with) | juntar-se a vp + prep |
| | | começar a frequentar loc v |
| | He's taken up with a very undesirable crowd, and I fear they will lead him astray. |
| | Ele se juntou a uma turma muito indesejável, e temo que isso vá levá-lo para um mau caminho. |
| take-up n | mainly UK (rates of acceptance) | aceitação sf |
| | There are concerns that take-up of university places will decline once fees are increased. |
| | Take-up of the company's promotional offer was slow. |