Study Resource: Brazilian Portuguese expressions with ‘tomar’

By: Ana Amélia Rodrigues dos Santos

The following Brazilian Portuguese expressions use the word tomar.


Phrases with tomar	English
tomar o café da manhã	to have breakfast
tomar banho	to take a shower
tomar sol	to sunbathe
tomar remédio	to take medicine
tomar um susto	to get scared
tomar um ar	to get air, to refresh
tomar conta	to take care
tomar cuidado	to be careful
tomar liberdade	to take the liberty
tomar uma decisão	to make a decision
tomar emprestado	to borrow
tomar providências	to take measures, to take action
tomar o lugar	to take the place
tomar um chá de sumiço	to disappear
tomar coragem	to gather courage

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