le tomó

took

→ le

phrase Uncommon #9,464

took Often means 'it took [someone] [time]' when used with time expressions. It can also mean 'took a photo of' someone.

SP: Le tomó dos días terminar el trabajo.

EN: It took him two days to finish the work.

Él le tomó el brazo.

He took her arm.

Ella le tomó el libro prestado.

She borrowed the book from him.

Un fotógrafo le tomó una foto a mi casa.

A photographer took a picture of my house.

Le tomó mucho tiempo a la policía para llegar a la isla.

It took the police a long time to reach the island.

Ella le tomó una foto.

She took a picture of him.

Le tomó tres semanas aceptar que su abuelo no era rubio.

It took him three weeks to accept that his grandfather wasn't blond.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Al cirujano le tomó ocho horas realizar la operación.

It took the surgeon eight hours to perform the operation.

Le tomó bastante tiempo.

It took him quite a while.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

A Tom le tomó mucho tiempo sobreponerse a la muerte de María.

It took Tom a long time to get over Maria’s death.

Le tomó una eternidad descubrirlo.

It took him forever to figure it out.

— Eternity (2025)

La enfermera le tomó la temperatura.

The nurse took his temperature.

A él le tomó cuatro segundos para hacer eso.

It took him four seconds to do that.

Ella le tomó prestada su idea.

She borrowed his idea.

A María le tomó solo unos minutos poner la mesa.

It only took Maria a few minutes to set the table.

A pesar de que le tomó un día lo que a ti te tomó seis meses.

Even though it took him one day what took you six months.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Le tomó tres meses aprender a andar en bicicleta.

It took him three months to learn to ride a bicycle.

No le tomó mucho a Tom darse cuenta de que no era bienvenido allí.

It didn't take Tom long to realize that he wasn't welcome there.

El médico de la corte le tomó el pulso.

The court doctor took his pulse.

— Tesis (1996)

Le tomó un tiempo comprender la situación.

It took him a while to understand the situation.