WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
take [sth] on,
take [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (assume, accept) | hacerse cargo de loc verb |
| | Taking on the directorship was his first mistake. |
| | Hacerse cargo de la dirección fue su primer error. |
take [sb] on,
take on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (compete against) | competir con loc verb |
| | | enfrentarse a v prnl + prep |
| | England will take on Croatia in the World Cup final. |
| | Inglaterra competirá con Croacia en la final del Mundial. |
take [sth/sb] on,
take on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | (confront, oppose) | enfrentarse a, enfrentarse con v prnl + prep |
| | He took on management in an attempt to improve conditions for the workers. |
| | Se enfrentó con la dirección para mejorar las condiciones de los trabajadores. |
take [sb] on,
take on [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (employ, hire) | contratar⇒ vtr |
| | | tomar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | My shop is so busy, I have had to take on more staff. |
| | Mi tienda está tan llena de gente, que debo contratar a otro empleado. |
| Additional Translations |
| take on vi phrasal | UK, dated, informal (get upset) | enojarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | enfadarse⇒ v prnl |
| | There's no need to take on like that; everything will be all right. |
| | No es necesario enojarse de esa manera; todo va a estar bien. |
'taking on' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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