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in·take

(ĭn′tāk′)

1. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.

a. The act of taking in.

b. The quantity taken in.

c. Something, especially energy, taken in.

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intake

(ˈɪnˌteɪk)

1. a thing or a quantity taken in: an intake of students.

2. the act of taking in

3. (Mechanical Engineering) the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine

4. (Mining & Quarrying) a ventilation shaft in a mine

5. a contraction or narrowing: an intake in a garment.

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in•take

(ˈɪnˌteɪk)

n.

1. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.

2. an act or instance of taking in.

3. a thing or a quantity taken in.

4. a narrowing; contraction.

[1515–25]

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Noun	1.	intake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) consumption, ingestion, uptake eating, feeding - the act of consuming food deglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" suck, sucking, suction - the act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquids bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
	2.	intake - an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container inlet air horn - air intake of a carburetor opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" siamese connection, siamese - an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
	3.	intake - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing breathing in, inhalation, aspiration, inspiration breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation - the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath" gasp, pant - a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted" drag, pull, puff - a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

Translations

إدخال، إسْتِنْشاقعَدَد المُلتَحِقينمَنْفَذ لإدخال الهَواء

nadechnutípočet přijatýchpřívodsací ventil

indåndingindtagindtagelseoptagelsetilførsel

Aufnahme Einlass Einnehmen

toma admisión consumo entrada

admission consommation incorporation prise

felvett létszámlélegzetvételszellõzõjárat

inntakinntaka

afflusso assorbimento assunzione di nuovi collaboratori entrata presa

angapriimtųjų kontingentas/skaičius

ieņemšanaieplūdeietecejaunuzņemto skaits

innstrømmingsåpning inntak

nadýchnutiepočet prijatýchprívod

ağızalınan sayıalma

入口吸入引入量接收量

intake

[ˈɪnteɪk]

A. N

1. (Tech) [of air, gas etc] → entrada f; [of water] → toma f

2. (= quantity) [of food] → consumo m
what is your student intake? → ¿cuántos alumnos se matriculan (cada año)?

B. CPD intake valve N → válvula f de admisión, válvula f de entrada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

intake

[ˈɪnteɪk] n

[food] → consommation f
calorie intake → consommation de calories
Try to cut down your alcohol intake → Essayez de réduire votre consommation d'alcool.

(British) (into school, university) an intake of 200 a year → 200 admissions par an

(TECHNICAL) → admission f, adduction f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

intake

(= act) (of water, electric current) → Aufnahme f; (of steam) → Ansaugen nt; (= amount) (of water, electricity) → Aufnahme f, → aufgenommene Menge; (of steam) → angesaugte or einströmende Menge; (= pipe) (for water) → Zuflussrohr nt, → Einführungsrohr nt; (for steam) → Einströmungsöffnung f, → Ansaugöffnung f, → Einführungsrohr nt; food intake → Nahrungsaufnahme f; (sharp) intake of breath → (plötzlicher) Atemzug

(Sch, of immigrants) → Aufnahme f; (Mil) → Rekrutierung f; what is your annual intake? (Sch) → wie viele neue Schüler nehmen Sie im Jahr auf?; (Mil) → wie viele Soldaten rekrutieren Sie im Jahr?; the latest intake of graduates into our company → die Hochschulabsolventen, die kürzlich in unserer Firma eingestellt worden sind

intake

intake class

n (Sch) → Anfängerklasse f

intake valve

n → Einlassventil nt; (= suction valve) → Ansaugventil nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

intake

[ˈɪnˌteɪk] n

a. (Tech) (of air, water, gas) → immissione f

b. (quantity, of pupils) → (numero di) iscrizioni fpl; (of workers) → (numero di) assunzioni fpl; (of food) → consumo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

intake

(ˈinteik) noun

1. the thing or quantity taken in. This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.

2. a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc. The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.

3. the act of taking in. an intake of breath.

in·take

n. V.: ingestion.

intake

n ingesta, consumo; recommended daily — ingesta diaria recomendada; tolerable daily — ingesta diaria admisible

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Her face was turned away from him, but he could see, by the sharp intake of her breath, that she was weeping bitterly.

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Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath.

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"Bitte, bitte," said Cacilie, with a rapid intake of the breath.

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I put my nose to the intake pipe through which samples were to have been taken during the passage of the prospector through the earth, and my fondest hopes were realized--a flood of fresh air was pouring into the iron cabin.

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"I am so tired," she said, with a quick intake of the breath and a sigh, drooping her head wearily.

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I heard a sharp intake of his breath and the cigar fell from his fingers.

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The trail led straight to a small dam where was the intake for the pipe that watered the vegetable garden.

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Nor was it long, catching their spirit, ere she was singing to them and teaching them quaint songs of early days which she had herself learned as a little girl from Cady--Cady, the saloonkeeper, pioneer, and ax-cavalryman, who had been a bull-whacker on the Salt Intake Trail in the days before the railroad.

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"Who is that?" cried Father Brown, stepping back with a hissing intake of his breath.

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He drew in his breath with a shrill, excited intake. In the dim light I saw his head thrown forward, his whole attitude rigid with attention.

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Without movement he lay on his back, and he could hear, slowly drawing near and nearer, the wheezing intake and output of the sick wolf's breath.

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He lighted the cigarette and drew its smoke into his lungs with a caressing intake of the breath.