me tomé

I took

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phrase Uncommon #13,069

I took Used with reflexive constructions like tomar una licencia, tomar la libertad de, or tomar la molestia de. The exact English translation depends on the full phrase.

SP: Me tomé un café antes de salir.

EN: I had a coffee before leaving.

Me tomé todo lo que quedaba en la botella.

I drank everything that was left in the bottle.

Me tomé una semana libre.

I took a week off.

La semana pasada me tomé un día libre.

Last week I took a day off.

Me tomé el lunes libre.

I took Monday off.

Me tomé la molestia de escribir las respuestas a los comentarios.

I took the trouble to write the replies to the comments.

Me tomé un litro de café.

I drank a liter of coffee.

Me tomé una taza de té para mantenerme despierto.

I drank a cup of tea to stay awake.

Me tomé dos aspirinas para el dolor de cabeza.

I took two aspirins for the headache.

Me tomé mis píldoras.

I took my pills.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Me tomé un trago y me siento mejor.

I had a drink and I feel better.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Me tomé unas vacaciones.

I took a vacation.

Esta mañana me tomé un vaso de leche.

This morning I drank a glass of milk.

El dolor desapareció porque me tomé las pastillas.

The pain disappeared because I took the pills.

Brillaba el sol y hacía bueno, así que me tomé el día libre.

The sun was shining and the weather was nice, so I took the day off.

Solo me tomé un par de cervezas.

I only had a couple of beers.

Me tomé el café.

I drank my coffee.

Me tomé un día libre.

I took a day off.

— Sin amor (2017)

Me tomé una taza de café en la cafetería.

I had a cup of coffee at the cafeteria.

A pesar de todo el trabajo que tengo, me tomé una licencia.

Despite all the work I have, I took a leave of absence.

— Parásitos (2019)

Ya me tomé las píldoras.

I already took the pills.

— Control (2007)

Me tomé analgésicos y seguí trabajando.

I took painkillers and continued working.

Me tomé mi tiempo, pero lo encontré.

I took my time, but I found it.

— Intocable (2011)

Me tomé un mes de descanso.

I took a month off.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Me tomé unas pastillas para dormir.

I took some sleeping pills.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Esta mañana me tomé un doble expreso muy caliente en la cafetería.

This morning I had a very hot double espresso at the cafe.

Anoche no me podía dormir y me tomé un somnífero.

Last night I couldn't fall asleep, so I took a sleeping pill.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Me tomé dos tazas de café.

I drank two cups of coffee.