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intake

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in·take  (ntk)
n.
1. An opening by which a fluid is admitted into a container or conduit.
2.
a. The act of taking in.
b. The quantity taken in.
c. Something, especially energy, taken in.

intake
Noun
1. a thing or a quantity taken in: an intake of students
2. the act of taking in
3. the opening through which fluid or gas enters a pipe or engine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intakeintake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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
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.intakeintake - the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
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
intake [ˈɪnteɪk] n (TECH) → entrada, toma: (= pipe); tubo de admisión; [of food] → ingestión f;
(BRIT) (SCOL): an intake of 200 a year → 200 matriculados al año

intake [ˈɪnteɪk] n (Tech) → admission f (= consumption); consommation f;
(Brit) (Scol);
an intake of 200 a year → 200 admissions par an

intake [ˈɪnteɪk] n (of food) → Aufnahme f;
(of air) → Zufuhr f;
(Brit) (Scol);
an intake of 200 a year → 200 neue Schüler pro Jahr

intake [ˈɪnteɪk] n (TECH) → immissione f [of food] → consumo; [of pupils etc] → afflusso

intake
n intake [ˈinteik]
1 the thing or quantity taken in This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's. opneming عَدَد المُلتَحِقين прием počet přijatých tilgang; optagelse die Aufnahme εισαγωγή admisión sissevõtt پذیرش؛ درونبرد otettu määrä admission(s) קְלִיטָה भुक्तक्रिया priliv felvett létszám masukan inntaka (numero di studenti ammessi) 受入れ 받아들인 사람[] priimtųjų kontingentas/skaičius jaunuzņemto [] skaits kemasukan opgenomen hoeveelheid kull, inntak nabór admissão cei admişi набор počet prijatých, príjem kontingent, sprejem kvota intagning, antal intagna ปริมาณที่เข้าไป alınan sayı 接收量 набір, прийом اندر لی گئی مقدار vật, lượng lấy vào , 接收
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. inlaat مَنْفَذ لإدخال الهَواء изход sací ventil; přívod indtag; tilførsel der Einlaß είσοδος entrada, toma sissepääs ورودی sisääntulo prise פֶּתָח כְּנִיסָה ग्राह्यता dovodni otvor szellőzőjárat saluran inntak presa 取入口 흡입구 anga ietece; ieplūde saluran inlaatopening inntak, innstrømmingsåpning wlot entrada dis­po­zitiv (de admisie) впускное устройство prívod dotok usisna cev intag, inlopp ปากท่อทางน้ำเข้า ağız 入口 впускний, всисний пристрій دریا سے نالی کے ذریعہ پانی نکالنے کا مقام điểm lấy nước vào
3 the act of taking in an intake of breath. inasem إدخال، إسْتِنْشاق пемам nadechnutí indtagelse; indånding das Einnehmen εισπνοή inhalación, toma sissehingamine درونکش sisäänhengitys prise הַכנָסָה जो भीतर ग्रहण किया जाय pritjecanje lélegzetvétel pengisapan inntaka presa, aspirazione 吸い込み 흡입 įtraukimas ieņemšana penyedutan opneming innånding nabranie inspiração as­pi­rare втягивание; вдох nadýchnutie sprejemanje udah intagning, tillförsel, tillströmning ปริมาณที่บริโภค alma 吸入 поглинання, споживання اندر لینے کا عمل sự lấy vào


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Hyde shrank back with a hissing intake of the breath.
"Bitte, bitte," said Cacilie, with a rapid intake of the breath.
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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