Usage examples of "tomó" in Spanish with translation to English

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Me tomó varias horas decifrarlo. It took me several hours to decypher it.
Ella se tomó un Big Mac. She had a Big Mac.
Se tomó una taza de leche. She drank a cup of milk.
Tom tomó sopa de verduras esta mañana. Tom ate vegetable soup this morning.
Michael la tomó por la mano. Michael caught her by the hand.
Él tomó una oportunidad para hablar. He seized an opportunity to speak.
Me tomó varias horas abrirlo. It took me several hours to open it.
Ella dejó de coser y tomó un poco de té. She stopped sewing and had some tea.
Él no se tomó la leche. He didn't drink the milk.
Tom tomó el bus equivocado. Tom took the wrong bus.
Tom se tomó una taza de café. Tom drank a cup of coffee.
Me tomó un rato convencerla. It took me some time to persuade her.
Tomó nota de su consejo. Take heed of her advice.
El tomó las medidas necesarias. We took the necessary measures.
Él tomó veneno por error. He took poison by mistake.
Me tomó varias horas reprogramarlo. It took me several hours to reprogram it.
Me tomó varias horas prepararlo. It took me several hours to prepare it.
Me tomó varias horas armarlo. It took me several hours to assemble it.
Me tomó varias horas lavarlo. It took me several hours to wash it.
Cocinarlo me tomó varias horas. It took me several hours to cook it.
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