Phrasal Verbs

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Phrasal Verbs		definiton		examples
take after *		be similar to or resemble a parent or relative in appearance or behavior	assomigliare a, prendere da	She sings so well because she takes after her mother.
take * apart *	-	separate something into the parts that compose it; show by analysis the weaknesses of an argument or idea	smontare; confutare, indebolire	Even as a young child, the inventor loved to take things apart to see how they worked. He proceeded to take apart each objection I had, so in the end, I had to agree.
take * away *		remove something from somebody, subtract	sottrarre	You had better take that knife away from him before he hurts himself.
take * back *	-	return something to where it was borrowed or bought because unsuitable or broken; retract a statement or thought; pardon and allow to come back; transport mentally to the past	restituire; ritrattare; riaccogliere; far ricordare, far tornare indietro	If John doesn't like this shirt, I'll take it back and get another one. I called you a liar but I'd like to take it back and apologize. If I were Jane, I wouldn't have taken him back. This song really takes me back to when I was a boy.
take * down *		write down; bring down from a high place	annotare; tirar giù	I took down every title she suggested I should read. I took the box down from the shelf.
take * in *	-	pay attention and understand something that is being told; go and see a film or play; make an article of clothing smaller or tighter	ascoltare attentamente; andare a vedere uno spettacolo; far stringere	I took in his words trying not to appear surprised. We might take in a movie tonight if we're not too tired. I will have to take in these pants now that I've lost weight.

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