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tomar aire: to take a breather
tomar armas: to take up arms
tomar asiento: to sit down; to settle down
tomar cartas en el asunto: to step in, stand in; to take action, to intervene (in something), to take matters into one's own hands
tomar conciencia: to become aware; to realize
tomar cuerpo: to take shape
tomar el aire: to get some fresh air
tomar el pelo: to make a fool of, kid, wind up, razz (someone); to pull someone's leg, take the piss
tomar el sol: to sunbathe, lit. “take the sun”
tomar el toro por los cuernos: to take the bull by the horns
tomar en cuenta: to take into account; to keep in mind; to pay attention to, to mind
tomar la alternativa: to stand in (for the bullfighter); to stand in (for someone)
tomar la delantera: to take the lead; to overtake
tomar la palabra: to take someone's word for it; to believe what somebody says
tomar las aguas: to go to a spa
tomar las armas: to take up arms
tomar nota: to take note
tomar partido: to make up one's mind; to go for; to take sides
tomar por asalto: To lay assault to.; To take by storm.
tomar por culo: to take it up the ass
tomar por el pito del sereno: to diss; to look down on
tomar por sorpresa: to take by surprise
tomar posesión: to take over, take control, take charge
tomar una siesta: to take a nap
tomarse la justicia por su mano: to take the law into one's own hands
tomasse: obsolete spelling of tomase
tomate: tomato (plant); tomato (fruit); tomatillo; hole (in a sock or shoe); a hair bun, or a short ponytail
tomate cherry: cherry tomato
tomate de colgar: hanging tomato
tomate de árbol: tamarillo, tree tomato
tomate del diablo: black nightshade
tomatero: tomato grower; tomato seller
tomatierras: a trespasser or land squatter
tomatillo: tomatillo (fruit vegetable); diminutive of tomate
tomatodo: sports water bottle
tomavistas: cine camera
tombo: cop
tomboy: tomboy (a boyish girl or woman)
tomentoso: tomentose
tomentuloso: tomentulous
tomillar: a biome of Spain in which thyme plants predominate
tomillo: thyme
tomillo blanco: Spanish marjoram (Thymus mastichina)
tomillo español: Cuban oregano
tomillo salsero: sauce thyme, Thymus zygis.
tomismo: Thomism
tomista: Thomist
tomistomino: tomistomine
tomo: tome, volume
tomochiteco: native or inhabitant of Tomochi (usually male)
tomochiteco: of, from or relating to Tomochi
tomografía: ellipsis of tomografía axial computarizada (“computed axial tomography scan, CAT scan”); tomography
tomográfico: tomographic
tompeate: tenate (basket)
tomtato: pomato
tomín: tomin (a traditional unit of mass equivalent to about 0.6 g); tomin (a former gold Spanish coin notionally equivalent to a tomin of gold); tomin (a former silver colonial Spanish coin notionally equivalent in value to the gold tomin)
tomógrafo: tomograph
ton: clipping of tono
tonada: tune, song (music to be sung); accent
tonadilla: ditty, shanty, short song