Traducciones to take

• The police took him in.
  • La policía lo arrestó/detuvo.
• The team easily took the match.
  • El equipo fácilmente ganó el partido.
• Exhaustion took him till he could hardly stand.
  • The above sentence is ambiguous and could mean either of the following which presents an issue for the translator:
    1. He had been standing and could hardly remain standing.
    2. He had been sitting down and could hardly stand up.
  • (1) Casi ya no podía estar de pie debido al agotamiento.
    • Backtranslation: He almost could not be on foot anymore due to the exhaustion.
  • (2) Estaba tan agotado que apenas pudo pararse.
    • Backtranslation: He was so exhausted that he could hardly stand up.