| Traduções principais |
| take sth upon yourself v expr | (independently decide to do sth) | assumir vt |
| | Jessica took it upon herself to write the boss a birthday card on behalf of everyone in the office. |
| undertake sth vtr | (project: commit to) (projeto: comprometer-se) | assumir, executar vt |
| | (informal, gíria) | levar a cabo expres v |
| | The builder agreed to undertake the renovation. |
| | O construtor concordou em assumir a reforma. |
take sth on,
take sth on vtr phrasal sep | (assume, accept) | assumir vt |
| | | aceitar vt |
| | Taking on the directorship was his first mistake. |
| | Assumir a diretoria foi o primeiro erro dele. |
take over sth,
take sth over vtr phrasal sep | (take control, charge of sth) | assumir vt |
| | | controlar vt |
| | Take over the meeting for me, I'll be back in a moment. |
| | Assuma a reunião por mim, estarei de volta num minuto. |
| come out vi phrasal | informal, figurative (announce you are gay) (homossexualidade) | assumir v int |
| | After college, Luke decided to come out to his parents. |
| | Depois da faculdade, Lucas decidiu se assumir para os pais. |
| | Depois da faculdade, Lucas decidiu se declarar gay para os pais. |
| take over as sth vi phrasal + prep | (take control, charge as sth) | assumir vt |
| | | controlar vt |
| | Tom took over as manager after Jim was fired. |
| | Tom assumiu o cargo de gerente depois de Jim ter sido demitido. |
| assume sth vtr | (take up: office or role) | assumir vt |
| | The elected politician assumed the office of the President. |
| | O político eleito assumiu o cargo de presidente. |
| assume sth vtr | (take up: a position) | ficar em vt + prep |
| | | assumir vt |
| | Please assume a foetal position for this dance exercise. |
| | Por favor, fique em posição fetal para este exercício de dança. |
| assume sth vtr | (adopt, take on) | assumir vt |
| | This mythical snake was said to assume human form. |
| understand sth vtr | (assume to be agreed) | assumir, reconhecer vt |
| | We understand the contract to be valid. |
| | Assumimos que o contrato seja válido. |
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assume command,
assume command of sth vtr + n | (take charge, responsibility) | assumir o comando loc v |
| | When the captain was killed, the lieutenant assumed command of the ship. |
| declare yourself to be sth v expr | (announce) | declarar-se, assumir-se vp |
| | I hereby declare myself to be a candidate in the forthcoming elections. |
| | Eu, pelo presente, declaro-me candidato nas próximas eleições. |
| raise one's hand v expr | figurative (admit to sth, confess) (admitir algo, confessar) | assumir a culpa vt + sf |
| | | declarar-se culpado vp + adj |
| | (literal) | levantar a mão vt + sf |
reassume sth,
re-assume sth vtr | (assumption: take as true again) | assumir novamente vt + adv |
| take a back seat v expr | figurative (be less prominent) | assumir um papel menos importante expres v |
| | Ron took a back seat and let his son run the family business. |
| take charge vtr + n | (take command, control) | assumir o controle expres |
| | | assumir o comando expres |
| | | comandar, gerenciar vt |
| | When the captain was injured, the second officer had to take charge. |
| take charge of sth v expr | (take command or control of sth) | assumir o controle de expres |
| | | assumir o comando de expres |
| | | comandar, gerenciar vt |
| | Mara employed an accountant to take charge of her finances. |
| take command vtr + n | (take charge, control) (assumir o comando ou controle) | assumir o comando expres |
| | | assumir o controle expres |
| | | tomar o comando expres |
| | | tomar o controle expres |
| | He was the kind of man who always tried to take command even when no-one wanted him to. |
| take command of sth v expr | (take charge of sth) | assumir o comando de, assumir o controle de expres v + prep |
| take control of sth v expr | (take charge or command of) (assumir o comando ou controle de) | tomar o controle de expres |
| | | assumir o controle de expres |
| | The cops had a rough time taking control of the situation once the riot broke out. |
| take it upon yourself to do sth v expr | (take responsibility for sth) | assumir responsabilidade por, assumir compromisso de expres |
| | James took it upon himself to make the arrangements for the party. |
| take office v expr | (come to power) (chegar ao poder) | assumir o cargo loc v |
| | He took office during the financial crisis. |
take over sth,
take sth over vtr phrasal sep | (assume the management of sth) | assumir o controle de expres v + prep |
| | | adquirir vt Int |
| | Paul is buying shares in a bid to take over the company. |
| take over vi phrasal | (take control, charge) | assumir o controle expres v |
| | | ficar no comando expres v |
| | You're better at this than I am; would you mind taking over? |
| take over from sb vi phrasal + prep | (take control, charge from sb) | assumir o controle de expres v + prep |
| | | tomar posse expres v |
| | When Linda's shift was over, David took over from her. |
take the attitude,
take the attitude that v expr | (adopt the stance or belief) (adotar a postura ou crença) | tomar atitude loc v |
| | | assumir uma postura loc v |
| | She took the attitude that no news is good news. |
| take the blame v expr | (accept responsibility for sth) (responsabilizar-se por algo) | assumir a culpa vt + sf |
| | | responsabilizar-se vp |
| | It was my idea so I guess I'll have to take the blame. |
| take the bull by the horns v expr | figurative (tackle a task bravely) (figurado: enfrentar corajosamente) | pegar o touro pelos chifres expres |
| | | enfrentar situação, assumir controle de situação expres |
| | Matthew's going to take the bull by the horns tomorrow and ask Louise to marry him. |
| take the fall v expr | slang (accept the blame) | assumir a culpa expres v |
| | (informal) | pagar o pato expres v |
| | He took the fall for the bank robbery. |
| take the heat v expr | figurative, slang (be blamed) | assumir a culpa loc v |
| | | responsabilizar-se vp |
| take the helm v expr | figurative (take charge) (fig, assumir responsabilidade) | assumir o comando loc v |
| | (fig,) | pegar o leme loc v |
| take the helm v expr | (captain a ship) (capitanear um navio) | pegar o leme loc v |
| | | capitanear v int |
| | | assumir o comando loc v |
| take the place of v expr | (replace, be a substitute for) (substituir, ser um substituto de) | tomar o lugar de loc v |
| | | substituir vt |
| | | assumir o lugar de loc v |
| | Nothing takes the place of money in our society. |
| take the rap v expr | slang (accept blame for sth) (assumir a culpa por algo) | assumir a culpa expres |
| | Go ahead and do it - if it doesn't work out, I'll take the rap. |
take the responsibility,
take responsibility v expr | (accept the blame for sth) (assumir a culpa por algo) | assumir a responsabilidade expres v |
| | | responsabilizar-se por vp |
| | Since it was my idea to throw the ball, I took responsibility for the broken window. |
| | When the boss got angry, Charleen took the responsibility. |
take the responsibility,
take responsibility v expr | (take charge of sth) (assumir o controle de algo) | assumir a responsabilidade expres v |
| | | responsabilizar-se por vp |
take the throne,
come to the throne v expr | (monarch: come to power) (monarca: chegar ao poder) | subir ao trono loc v |
| | | assumir o poder loc v |