Spanish Verbs That Mean To Take

Take is one of those English words that is all but impossible to translate to Spanish without some context. As can be seen in the list below, take has dozens of meanings — so it cant be translated with a single Spanish verb or even a handful of them. Although you always should translate to Spanish based on meaning rather than word-for-word, thats especially true with take. Meanings and Spanish Translations for To Take Here are some common uses (though certainly not all) of the verb to take in English along with possible translations to Spanish. Of course, the Spanish verbs listed arent the only ones available, and the choice you make will often depend on the context in which it is used. to take to get possession of — tomar — Tomà ³ el libro y fue a la biblioteca. (He took the book and went to the library.)to take to transport (something) and give possession to someone else — llevar — Le llevo las manzanas a Susana. (Im taking the apples to Susana.)to take to transport (a person) — llevar — Llevà ³ a Susana al aeropuerto. (She took Susana to the airport.)to take to remove, to pick — coger — Cogieron las manzanas del à ¡rbol. (They took the apples off the tree.)to take to snatch (from someone) — arrebatar —  ¿Te arrebatà ³ el sombrero? (Did he take your hat?)to take to steal — robar, quitar — A Susana le robaron mucho dinero. (They took a lot of money from Susana.)to take to accept — aceptar —  ¿Aceptan los cheques? (Do they take checks?)to take to subscribe to (a newspaper or magazine) — suscribirse, abonarse — Me suscribo al Wall Street Jou rnal. (I take the Wall Street Journal.)to take to hold — coger — Dà ©jeme que le coja el sombrero. Let me take your hat.)to take to travel by — coger, tomar, ir en — Tomarà © el autobà ºs. (I will take the bus.)to take to require — necesitar, requerir, llevar — Necesita mucho coraje. (It takes a lot of courage.)to take to require or wear (a certain size or type of clothing) — calzar (said of shoes), usar (said of clothing) — Calzo los de tamaà ±o 12. (I take size 12 shoes.)to take to last, to use time — durar — No durarà ¡ mucho.  (It wont take long.)to take to study — estudiar — Estudio la sicologà ­a. (Im taking psychology.)to take a bath (shower) — baà ±arse (ducharse) — No me baà ±o los lunes. (I dont take baths on Mondays.)to take a break, to take a rest — tomarse un descanso — Vamos a tomarnos un descanso a las dos. (Were going to take a break at 2.) to take after to chase, to go after — perseguir — El policà ­a persiguià ³ el ladrà ³n. (The policeman took after the thief.)to take after to resemble — parecerse — Marà ­a se parece a su madre.  (Marà ­a takes after her mother.)to take apart — desmontar — Desmontà ³ el carro. (She took the car apart.)to take away, to take from, to take off to remove — quitar — Les quitaron el sombrero. (They took their hats off.)to take away, to take off to subtract — sustraer, restar — Va a sustraer dos euros de la cuenta. (He is going to take two euros off the bill.)to take back to return — devolver — No le he devuelto el coche.  (I havent taken back the car to him.)to take cover — esconderse, ocultarse — Se escondià ³ de la policà ­a. (He took cover from the police.)to take down to dismantle — desmontar — Desmontaron la valla publicitaria.  (They took the billboard down.)to take an exam or test — presentar un examen, presentarse a un examen — El otro dà ­a me presentà © a un examen.  (The other day I took a test.)to take down, to take notes — anotar, escribir, tomar apuntes — Quiero que escriba la informacià ³n.  (I want you to take down the information.)to take (someone) for — tomar por — Ud. no me tomarà ­a por un chef. (You wouldnt take me for a chef.)to take in to deceive — engaà ±ar — Me engaà ±Ãƒ © por el farsante.  (I was taken in by a liar.)to take in to understand — comprender — No pudo comprenderlo. (He couldnt take it in.)to take in to include — incluir, abarcar — El parque incluye dos lagos.  (The park takes in two lakes.)to take in to provide lodging for — acoger — Mi madre acoge a muchos gatos. (My mother takes in many cats.)to take off to go away — irse — Se fue como un murcià ©lago. (He took off l ike a bat.)to take off weight — adelgazar — Adelgaza por la actividad fà ­sica. (He is taking off weight through physical activity.)to take on to accept or assume (responsibilities) — aceptar, asumir — No puedo aceptar la responsabilidad. (I cant accept the responsibility.)to take on to employ — emplear, coger — Empleamos dos trabajadores. (We took on two workers.)to take out to remove  Ã¢â‚¬â€ sacar  Ã¢â‚¬â€ El dentista me sacà ³ una muela. (The dentist took out a molar of mine.)to take ones word for it — creer — No voy a creerte.  (Im not going to take your word for it.)to take over to assume operations — absorber, adquirir, apoderarse — El gobierno se apoderà ³ el ferrocarril.  (The government took over the railroad.)to take a picture — tomar una foto, hacer una foto — Tomà © tres fotos. (I took three pictures.)to take pity on — compadecerse de — Me compadecà © los pobres. (I took pity on the poor people.)to take prisoner — capturar, tomar priso — El policà ­a le capturà ³ el ladrà ³n. (The policeman took the thief prisoner.)to take up to begin — dedicarse a — Se dedicà ³ a nadar. (She took up swimming.)to take a walk — dar un paseo — Voy a dar un paseo. (Im going to go for a walk.) Use Caution With Coger Although coger is an entirely innocent and ordinary word in some regions, in other regions it can have an obscene meaning — take care when using this term.