English–Papiamento dictionary
Papiamento translation of the English word take
| English | Papiamento (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (occupy; engage; fill; hold; involve) | tuma | |
| (lay hold of; pick up; get) | tuma | |
🔗 He reached across the table and took her two hands. | ||
| (abstract; take away; remove; seize) | kita | |
| (plunder; rob; loot; kidnap; reave) | roba | |
🔗 Liane flung down a leather sack, taken this very morning. | ||
take apart (dismantle; disassemble) | demontá ; desarmá | malmunti |
take away (deduct; subtract; doff) | kita | |
take away (abstract; remove; seize; take) | kita | |
| (break down; demolish; pull down) | basha abou | |
🔗 In August, Latvia took down a Soviet‐era monument in its capital city Riga, despite protests from the Baltic state’s ethnic Russian minority to keep it. | ||
take down (make a note; note) | nota | |
| (have a subscription; be subscribed to) | aboná | |
| (put off; lay; put down) | kita | |
🔗 If you are invited to a Thai home remember to take your shoes off just before entering the house. | ||
take over (buy; purchase) | kumpra | |
| (come about; happen; occur; be afoot; come on; come to pass; fall; be set; transpire) | akontesé ; sosodé ; pasa | |
🔗 Why are protests now taking place in Bahrain? | ||
| English | Papiamento |
|---|---|
| take | ⇆ tuma |
| take away | ⇆ hiba |
| take off | ⇆ kita |