| Traduções principais |
| outlet n | (electrical socket) | tomada sf |
| | (BRA, eletricidade) | soquete sm |
| | The plug must be inserted fully into the power outlet or the appliance will not work. |
| | A tomada deve estar ligada completamente no soquete ou o aparelho não irá funcionar. |
| socket n | (holes for electrical plug) | tomada sf |
| | | soquete sm |
| | Simon plugged his laptop into the socket. |
| | Simon ligou seu laptop na tomada. |
| taking n | (act of seizing, acquiring, etc.) (ato de pegar, obter) | tomada sf |
| | The thief's taking of the bag took just seconds. |
| | A tomada de bolsa do ladrão levou apenas segundos. |
| wall socket n | (electrical power outlet) | tomada sf |
| | If you have an infant or toddler, it's a good idea to put covers on all the wall sockets. |
| plug n | (electrical socket) | tomada sf |
| | Don't stick your fingers in the plug; you might get a nasty shock. |
| | Não ponha seus dedos na tomada. Você pode tomar um terrível choque. |
| borrowing n | uncountable (appropriation) (apropriação) | tomada sf |
| | | apropriação sf |
| | The borrowing of imagery is common in the art world. |
| intake n | (air: amount inhaled) (ar: quantidade inalada) | tomada sf |
| | | consumo sm |
| | The whale's intake of air would be enough for several hours. |
| | A tomada de ar da baleira seria suficiente por muitas horas. |
hijack,
hijacking n | figurative (appropriation of sth) (apropriação) | tomada, invasão sf |
| | The forum moderator told Nigel off for his hijack of the discussion. |
| adapter n | (electrical socket) (elétrica) | tomada sf |
| | My adapter doesn't fit the outlets in my hotel room. |
| jack n | (electrical outlet) (eletricidade) | tomada sf |
| | George plugged the vacuum cleaner into the jack. |
| | George ligou o aspirador de pó na tomada. |
| shot n | (cinema: unit of action) (cinema) | tomada sf |
| | The last shot of the movie shows the cowboy riding his horse into the sunset. |
| Traduções complementares |
| point n | (outlet) | tomada sf |
| | There aren't enough power points for all our equipment. |
| | Não há pontos de energia suficientes para todos os nossos equipamentos. |
| take n | (cinema: recording of a scene) | tomada sf |
| | OK, everybody. This is going to be our fifth take. Let's get it right now. Action! |
| | O.k., pessoal. Esta será nossa quinta tomada. Vamos acertar desta vez. Ação! |
| take n | (sound recording) | tomada sf |
| | The second take had too much bass. |
| | A segunda tomada tinha muito baixo. |
| grab (for sth) n | informal (attempt to take) | tomada sf |
| | The army staged a revolt in a grab for power. |
| | O exército realizou uma revolta numa tomada de poder. |
takeover,
take-over n | (of country) (ação de assumir o controle do poder) | tomada, conquista sf |
| | The takeover was condemned by the UN. |
| | A tomada foi condenada pela ONU. |