- take on
- 1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) aceptar2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) contratar3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) desafiar; jugar contra4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) tomar, asumir5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) recoger6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) tomárselo mal; alterarsetake on vt1) tackle: abordar, emprender (problemas, etc.)2) accept: aceptar, encargarse de, asumir (una responsabilidad)3) contract: contratar (trabajadores)4) assume: adoptar, asumir, adquirirthe neighborhood took on a dingy look: el barrio asumió una apariencia deprimentetake onv.• embocar v.• tomar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (employ) \<\<staff\>\> contratar, tomar (esp AmL)b) (undertake) \<\<work\>\> encargarse* de, hacerse* cargo de; \<\<responsibility/role\>\> asumir; \<\<client/patient\>\> aceptar, tomar
she takes on too much — se echa demasiado encima, se carga de responsabilidades
c) (tackle) \<\<opponent\>\> enfrentarse a, aceptar el reto de; \<\<problem/issue\>\> abordarI took him on at tennis — me le enfrenté en tenis
2) v + adv + o (assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptar; \<\<appearance\>\> adquirir*, asumirthe town took on an air of festivity — el pueblo asumió un aire festivo
1. VT + ADV1) [+ work] aceptar, encargarse de; [+ responsibility, risk] asumir; [+ bet, challenge] aceptar; [+ challenger] enfrentarse a, aceptar el reto dewhen she invited Hayley to come and stay for a week she took on more than she bargained for — cuando invitó a Hayley a quedarse una semana, no sabía lo que le esperaba
I felt I could take on the whole world — sentía que me podía comer el mundo
2) [+ worker] contratar; [+ passengers] recoger; [+ cargo] cargar3) (=assume) [+ form, qualities] asumirher face took on a wistful expression — quedó cariacontecida
2. VI + ADV1) †* (=become upset)don't take on so! — ¡no te pongas así!, ¡no te agites!
2) (=become popular) [fashion] hacerse muy popular; [song] hacerse muy popular, ponerse de moda* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) (employ) \<\<staff\>\> contratar, tomar (esp AmL)b) (undertake) \<\<work\>\> encargarse* de, hacerse* cargo de; \<\<responsibility/role\>\> asumir; \<\<client/patient\>\> aceptar, tomarshe takes on too much — se echa demasiado encima, se carga de responsabilidades
c) (tackle) \<\<opponent\>\> enfrentarse a, aceptar el reto de; \<\<problem/issue\>\> abordarI took him on at tennis — me le enfrenté en tenis
2) v + adv + o (assume) \<\<expression\>\> adoptar; \<\<appearance\>\> adquirir*, asumirthe town took on an air of festivity — el pueblo asumió un aire festivo
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
