Usage examples of "took" in English with translation to Italian

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He took the first prize. Ha preso il primo premio.
I took a picture of her. Le ho fatto una foto.
It took half an hour. C'è voluta mezz'ora.
I took the wrong luggage Ho preso il bagaglio sbagliato
I took a trip to Tokyo. Ho fatto un viaggio a Tokyo.
It took many years to build it. Ci sono voluti molti anni per costruirlo.
She took me by surprise. Mi prese di sorpresa.
Tom took a trip to Boston. Tom ha fatto un viaggio a Boston.
It took me several hours to translate it. Mi ci sono volute diverse ore per tradurlo.
She took my joke seriously. Lei ha preso il mio scherzo seriamente.
I took this picture a week ago. Ho fatto questa foto una settimana fa.
It took me several hours to repair it. Mi ci sono volute diverse ore per ripararlo.
Tom took the wrong bus. Tom ha preso l'autobus sbagliato.
We took a walk in the park. Abbiamo fatto una passeggiata nel parco.
It took me several hours to prepare it. Mi ci sono volute diverse ore per prepararlo.
I took your umbrella by mistake. Ho preso il tuo ombrello per sbaglio.
I know the photographer who took this picture. Conosco il fotografo che ha fatto questa foto.
It took us six years to conquer Constantinople. Ci sono voluti sei anni per conquistare Costantinopoli.
I took him by the wrist. L'ho preso per il polso.
We took turns driving on the way to Osaka. Abbiamo fatto dei turni a guidare verso Osaka.
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