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tak·ing  (tkng)

adj.

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile.

2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

n.

1. The act of one that takes.

2. Something taken, as a catch of fish.

3. takings Informal Receipts, especially of money.

4. Law A government action assuming ownership of real property by eminent domain.

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taking [ˈteɪkɪŋ]

adj

1. charming, fascinating, or intriguing

2. Informal infectious; catching

n

1. something taken

2. (Business / Commerce) (plural) receipts; earnings

takingly  adv

takingness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	taking - the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking" pickings action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
Adj.	1.	taking - very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" fetching, winning attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"

Translations

taking [ˈteɪkɪŋ]

A. ADJ (= attractive) → atractivo

B. N (Mil) [of town] → toma f, conquista f; [of hostages] → toma f
the job's yours for the taking → el trabajo es tuyo si lo quieres
the match was theirs for the taking → tenían el partido prácticamente ganado

taking

n

it’s yours for the taking → das können Sie (umsonst) haben

takings pl (Comm) → Einnahmen pl

(Mil, of town) → Einnahme f, → Eroberung f

(old: = distress) → Aufregung f, → Erregung f; to be in a taking → aufgeregt or erregt sein

adj manners, ways → einnehmend, gewinnend; person → sympathisch, anziehend

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taking:

taking away

n → Wegnahme f

taking over

n → Übernahme f

taking [ˈteɪkɪŋ] adj (attractive) → accattivante