Usage examples of "takes time" in English with translation to Spanish

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To speak a foreign language well takes time. Hablar bien un idioma extranjero lleva tiempo.
Healing the wounds of the heart takes time. Curar las heridas del corazón lleva tiempo.
Be patient and persistent. These things take time. Se paciente y persistente. Estas cosas llevan tiempo.
Be patient please. It takes time. Se paciente por favor. Toma tiempo.
Who still takes time for a long letter to a friend? ¿Quién todavía se da tiempo para escribirle una larga carta a un amigo?
It always takes time to get used to a new place. Siempre toma tiempo acostumbrarse a un lugar nuevo.
Making cookies takes time. Lleva un tiempo cocinar galletas.
He always takes his time in everything he does. Él siempre se toma su tiempo para todo lo que hace.
He always takes his time in everything that he does. Él siempre se toma su tiempo en todo lo que hace.
It takes some time to fall in love. Lleva un tiempo enamorarse.
Falling in love takes some time. Lleva un tiempo enamorarse.
It takes a lot of time to get used to married life. Lleva mucho tiempo acostumbrarse a la vida en pareja.
It takes a lot of time getting used to married life. Lleva mucho tiempo acostumbrarse a la vida en pareja.
It always takes them so much time... Ellos siempre tardan tanto...
I would like to drastically decrease the amount of time it takes me to clean the house. Me gustaría reducir drásticamente el tiempo que tardo en limpiar la casa.
The boy takes after his father. El niño se parece a su padre.
What time do you go home? ¿A qué hora te vas a casa?
Mary takes after her father. María se asemeja a su padre.
We must make up for lost time. Tenemos que recuperar el tiempo perdido.
You don't have what it takes to be a leader. Tú no tienes lo que hace falta para ser un líder.
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