take for

scambiare per, prendere per

Credere per errore che una persona o una cosa sia un’altra.

In inglese semplice: To wrongly think that someone or something is someone or something else.

• I took you for my brother.
• She took the plastic flowers for real ones.
• Did you take him for the manager?

Come si usa: take someone/something for someone/something (I took the bag for a cushion.)

Sinonimi: mistake for, confuse with

Espressioni comuni: take someone for, take for someone else

portare

Portare qualcuno in un posto per mangiare, bere o ottenere qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: To bring someone somewhere to get food, a drink, or another thing.

• Dad took us for ice cream.
• Can I take you for lunch tomorrow?
• She takes her mother for tea every Friday.

Come si usa: take someone for something (I will take you for a coffee.)

Espressioni comuni: take for coffee, take for ice cream, take someone for lunch

prendere per, considerare

Credere che qualcuno sia un certo tipo di persona.

In inglese semplice: To believe that someone is a particular kind of person.

• Do you take me for a fool?
• She took him for an honest man.
• They must take us for complete idiots.

Come si usa: take someone for someone/something (Do you take me for a child?)

Sinonimi: regard as, consider

Espressioni comuni: take someone for, take for a fool

truffare, imbrogliare

Ingannare qualcuno per farsi dare una determinata somma di denaro.

In inglese semplice: To trick someone into giving you a particular amount of money.

• The dealer took me for fifty dollars.
• Those crooks took him for all his savings.
• How much did the scammer take you for?

Come si usa: take someone for an amount (The fake broker took her for five thousand pounds.)

Sinonimi: swindle, cheat, rip off

Espressioni comuni: take someone for, take for thousands

addebitare, conteggiare

Conteggiare un articolo a un prezzo determinato.

In inglese semplice: To count an item as costing a particular amount.

• He took the bread for sixpence.
• The merchant took each sack for two shillings.
• She took the smaller items for a penny each.

Come si usa: take something for an amount (The shopkeeper took the bread for sixpence.)

Sinonimi: charge for, reckon at

Espressioni comuni: take something for, take for sixpence

dirigersi verso

Muoversi verso un luogo preciso.

In inglese semplice: To move towards a particular place.

• The fox took for the woods.
• The riders took for the nearest village.
• Seeing the hunters, the deer took for the hills.

Come si usa: take for a place (The fox took for the nearby woods.)

Sinonimi: head for, make for

Espressioni comuni: take for home, take for the woods