- take to
- 1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) simpatizar con, empezar a gustar2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) aficionarse av + prep + oa) (respond well to, develop liking for)
he didn't take to life in the country — no se adaptó a la vida en el campo
she took to teaching immediately — enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza, la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
they took to each other at once — se gustaron inmediatamente
b) (form habit of)to take to drink — darse* a la bebida
to take to -ing — darle* a alguien por + inf
she's taken to calling us at all hours — le ha dado por llamarnos a todas horas
c) (go to)to take to the hills — \<\<rebels\>\> huir* al monte
to take to one's bed — meterse en cama
VI + PREP1) (=form liking for) [+ person] tomar cariño a algn, encariñarse con algn; [+ sport] aficionarse a; [+ surroundings, idea] hacerse ashe didn't take kindly to the idea — no le gustó or no le hizo gracia la idea
they took to one another on the spot — se congeniaron al instante
I didn't much take to him — no me resultó simpático
2) (=form habit of)to take to doing sth: she took to inviting them round every Sunday — empezó a invitarles a casa todos los domingos
she took to telling everyone that ... — le dio por contar a todos que ...
3) (=escape to)to take to one's bed — guardar cama
heel I, 1., 1), hill, woodto take to drink — darse a la bebida
* * *v + prep + oa) (respond well to, develop liking for)he didn't take to life in the country — no se adaptó a la vida en el campo
she took to teaching immediately — enseguida le tomó gusto a la enseñanza, la enseñanza se le dio bien desde el principio
they took to each other at once — se gustaron inmediatamente
b) (form habit of)to take to drink — darse* a la bebida
to take to -ing — darle* a alguien por + inf
she's taken to calling us at all hours — le ha dado por llamarnos a todas horas
c) (go to)to take to the hills — \<\<rebels\>\> huir* al monte
to take to one's bed — meterse en cama
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
