Hey buddies, hoy toca post de phrasal verbs, I know, they can be hard y no siempre es fácil entenderlos y luego ponerlos en práctica. Hoy nos centramos en los 15 Phrasal verbs con take que ya tendrías que conocer. No worries, si aún no los conoces te los explicamos con significado y ejemplos, uno por uno.

To take after someone – to look like someone, to have a similar appearance or personality- parecerse a alguien

E.g.
Mike takes after his mother; they both have the same blue eyes and blond hair.
Everybody says Beth takes after her grandmother, they have a talent for art.

To take something apart – to disassemble, to separate something into smaller parts- desmontar

E.g.
He’s always taking apart all types of mechanical toys.
I think I should take apart my computer and clean it properly.

To take away something – to separate, to remove – apartar, quitar, llevarse

E.g.
Could you take away this old chair? I don’t want it anymore.
If you don’t study harder, we’ll have to take away your telephone.

To take something back

1) to return something – devolver algo

E.g.
He bought some shoes but they don’t fit. He will ned to take them back.

2) to admit that you did/say something wrong – retirar (algo que has dicho)

E.g.
Sorry for saying those words to you, I take it back.

To take something down

1) to separate something into parts – desmontar

E.g.
After the concert finished, the crew took down the stage.

2) to write on paper – escribir, tomar nota de algo

E.g.
Let me take down your phone number, just in case.

To take someone in – to let someone stay in your house – dejar que alguien se quede en tu casa.

E.g.
He was having a hard time finding an apartment, so we took him in for a month.
You are so nice to take me in, I cannot thank you enough.

To take something in – to assimilate or understand information – comprender o asimilar información.

E.g.
The speaker said interesting things but it was a lot to take in.
I’m reading this manual and I can’t take it in.

To take off

1) to rise in the air (an airplane) – despegar (un avión)

E.g.
The plane will take off in 30 minutes.

2) also to become successful or popular very fast – despegar en sentido figurativo.

E.g.
Recently, their blog has taken off and now they are very popular.
Her career took off when she started working in publicity.

To take something off

1) to remove (clothes) – quitarse (ropa)

E.g.
As soon as I get home I take off my shoes and change my clothes.

2) not to work for a period of time – tener un día/semana libre (sin ir al trabajo)

E.g.
She took a week off to visit her family in France.
I’ll take two days off next week.

To take someone on – to hire someone – contratar a alguien.

E.g.
We need to take on a new cleaning lady.
Our company is taking on more employees next month.

To take something on – to accept some work or responsibility – aceptar/asumir responsabilidades

E.g.
Do you have time to take on a new project?
She took on more tasks in order to get promoted.

To take (it) out on someone – to make someone feel bad, because you are feeling bad too – tomarla con alguien

E.g.
Hey, I understand that you’ve had a horrible day, but don’t take it out on me.
I was stressed and I took it out on him.

To take over something – to take control of something – asumir el control de algo

E.g.
His real intention was to take over the company.
A large holding has taken over our company and there will be some changes.

To take up something

1) to fill space or time – ocupar espacio o tiempo

E.g.
These books are taking up all the space in my room.
This project is taking up more time than I expected.

2) to start doing something regularly – comenzar un nuevo hábito

E.g.
I’ve recently taken up yoga.
Why did you took up golf?

To take somebody up on something – to accept an offer- aceptar una invitación.

E.g.
You’re always welcome to stay with us when you’re in Paris.
Thank you, I’ll take you up on that the next time I come to France.

Una de las conversaciones más recurrentes en cualquier tipo de situación es hablar del tiempo, piénsalo, hablamos del tiempo todos los días, con amigos, con compañeros de trabajo, hasta con gente que no conocemos y que nos encontramos en el ascensor o en la parada del autobús, es una forma muy fácil de entablar conversación y romper el hielo (break the ice). Y no digamos ya si viajas al Reino Unido, a los ingleses les encanta hablar del tiempo.

En este post veremos mucho vocabulario, desde lo más sencillo hasta algo más complejo, para que aprendas a hablar del tiempo más allá del popular It’s raining cats and dogs.

Para empezar, tenemos que recordar que en inglés para hablar del tiempo siempre usamos It is, podemos decir

It’s sunny (it is + adjective) – Está soleado.
It’s warm / cold (it is + adjective) – Hace calor / frío.
It’s raining (it is + verb -ing) – Está lloviendo.
It’s snowing (it is + verb -ing) – Está nevando.
It’s a lovely day (it is + adjective + noun) – Hace un día precioso.
It’s a cloudy morning (it is + adjective + noun) – Hace una mañana nublada.

También podemos usar it is en otros tiempos verbales

It’s going to rain in the afternoon. – Va a llover a mediodía / por la tarde.
It was very windy last night. – Hacía mucho viento anoche.
It will be clear and sunny tomorrow. – Estará claro /despejado y soleado mañana.
It has been raining all day.- Ha estado lloviendo todo el día.

Estas son algunas preguntas y respuestas comunes al hablar del tiempo

What’s the weather like? – ¿Qué tiempo hace?
How’s the weather today? – ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy?
What’s it like out(side)? – ¿Qué tiempo hace fuera?
What’s the weather forecast? -¿Cuál es la predicción del tiempo?

Forecast es el informe del tiempo meteorológico que vemos/escuchamos en las noticias.

It’s a lovely day, isn’t it? – Hace un día precioso, verdad?
We couldn’t ask for a better day. – No podíamos pedir un día mejor.
It’s quite warm, isn’t it? – Hace una temperatura agradable, no?
It’s a miserable day. – Hace un día horrible.
It looks like it’s raining. – Parece que está lloviendo.
Awful weather, isn’t it? – Hace un día horrible, no?
They are calling for rain. – Se prevén lluvias.
They are calling for blue skies. – Se prevé buen tiempo.
It’s pouring with rain. – Está lloviendo a cantaros.

Esta última frase it’s pouring with rain es mucho más usada que la popular it’s raining cats and dogs que nos hemos aprendido porque nos hace gracia, pero en realidad no se usa tanto.