take a picture

ein Foto machen, fotografieren

Mit einer Kamera oder einem Handy jemanden oder etwas fotografieren.

In einfachem Englisch: To use a camera or phone to make a photo of someone or something.

• Can you take a picture?
• She took a picture of her new puppy.
• We're taking pictures by the lake.

So benutzt man es: take a picture of someone/something (I took a picture of the mountains.); take someone's picture (Could you take our picture, please?)

Synonyme: photograph, take a photo

Häufige Wendungen: take a picture outside, take a picture together, take a picture here

mach doch ein Foto

Wird ärgerlich oder scherzhaft zu jemandem gesagt, der einen anstarrt, damit er damit aufhört.

In einfachem Englisch: Said angrily or jokingly to someone who is staring at you, to make them stop.

• Stop staring! Take a picture!
• She caught him staring and snapped, 'Take a picture; it'll last longer.'
• 'Take a picture,' he told the stranger who kept watching him.

Synonyme: stop staring

Häufige Wendungen: take a picture then, take a picture instead