take control

English

Verb

take control (third-person singular simple present takes control, present participle taking control, simple past took control, past participle taken control)

1. To assume control, to gain power over someone or something.

Synonyms

• take charge, take command, take the reins

Translations

to assume control

• Bulgarian: грижа се за (griža se za)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 掛帥／挂帅 (zh) (guàshuài)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: ottaa ohjat käsiinsä, ottaa johtoonsa, ottaa vastuulleen
• French: prendre en charge (fr), prendre la direction, prendre les rênes (fr)
• German: die Führung übernehmen, das Kommando übernehmen, die Zügel ergreifen
• Greek:

  Ancient: εἰς χεῖρας λαβεῖν (eis kheîras labeîn) (+ accusative)

• Italian: prendere le redini
• Portuguese: tomar as rédeas, tomar conta (pt), assumir o controle (Brazil), assumir o controlo (Portugal)
• Russian: взять под контроль (vzjatʹ pod kontrolʹ), брать бразды́ правле́ния (bratʹ brazdý pravlénija)
• Spanish: tomar las riendas, hacerse cargo
• Turkish: dizginleri eline almak (tr), ipleri eline almak

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• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} పగ్గాలు అందుకొను (paggālu andukonu)