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To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I don't think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.
Marv Albert

Meaning of "take the floor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE THE FLOOR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE THE FLOOR

take the biscuit
take the bit in one´s teeth
take the bread out of someone´s mouth
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the chair
take the count
take the fall
take the field
take the fifth
take the gilt off the gingerbread
take the king´s shilling
take the law into one´s own hands
take the liberty
take the lid off
take the mickey
take the piss
take the place of
take the plunge
take the queen´s shilling

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE THE FLOOR

dance floor
dirt floor
factory floor
first floor
first-floor
floor
forest floor
get in on the ground floor
ground floor
ground-floor
pelvic floor
quarry-tiled floor
sea floor
second floor
shop floor
subfloor
third floor
to end up on the cutting room floor
top floor
trading floor
underfloor

Synonyms and antonyms of take the floor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «take the floor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE THE FLOOR

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Translator English - Chinese

发言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar la palabra
570 millions of speakers

English

take the floor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंजिल ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أخذ الكلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взять слово
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer uso da palavra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেঝেতে বসুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre la parole
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambil lantai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

das Wort ergreifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

床を取る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바닥 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk lantai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có sàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரையில் எடுத்துக்கொள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजला घेऊन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yere basmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prendere la parola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zabrać głos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

взяти слово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ia cuvântul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάβουν το λόγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem die vloer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta till orda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta ordet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take the floor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE THE FLOOR»

The term «take the floor» is regularly used and occupies the 82.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take the floor

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QUOTES WITH «TAKE THE FLOOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take the floor.
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Marv Albert
To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I don't think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE THE FLOOR»

Discover the use of take the floor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take the floor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
ate some biscuits before dinner, and they took the edge off my appetite. take the floor 1 . niarr fjalen □ There was some dispute with the antisemitic doctors on the staff, as a result of which Schnitzler's chief adversary took the floor at a meeting ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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Absolution: How to Recognize A Sex Offender
How to Recognize A Sex Offender Prof. Michael Davis. Somehow, after 18mos of private encouragement, I got Paul to Somehow, after 18mos of private encouragement, I got Paul to take the floor in Anger Management. I convinced him that the ...
Prof. Michael Davis, 2011
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The Creation of Female Gender Identity on Evangelical ...
When it. seems to Jenny that her co—authorship of the book is not going to be mentioned, she leans forward to take the floor (line [21]). Her husband Chuck then jumps in to take the floor without waiting for the host to ask him a question.
Kathryn Irene Sheffield, 2009
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Cognition, Empathy, and Interaction: Floor Management of ...
At this moment, Margie had to decide if she would continue the offered floor alternating the laughter with talk, but she did not direct the laughter to take the floor. John took the space again after the laughter ceased (line 10) and continued his ...
Reiko Hayashi, 1996
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Communication Under the Microscope: The Theory and Practice ...
Indeed, the term 'interruption' did not even seem particularly appropriate. Thus, in a collaborative floor, the idea of trying to 'take the floor' becomes redundant, because the floor is already occupied by all the speakers. 'Crucially, there is no ...
Peter Bull, 2013
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... new mistresses. have the floor take the floor have the floor - speak at a meeting , in a debate, etc.: You now have the floor for the next five minutes. take the floor - I. = have the floor: Arthur was one of several House members to take the floor.
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Distributed Interactive Media
Under exceptional conditions (e.g., a large amount of packet loss in the control channell it may he possihle that more than one participant will take the floor in a floor claim. In particular, this may happen if an FC message is delayed so that the  ...
M. Mauve, 2000
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The Consequentiality of Communication
would not yield to his supervisor, despite the latter's repeated efforts to take the floor. MW2's consecutive turns at speaking in each of those portions combine to form a virtual monologue across the various attempts at speaking made by MS2,  ...
Stuart J. Sigman, 2013
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Exploring the French Language
If the conversation is to be successful, the other participants also have to pay attention to what the speaker is saying so that they know when they should take the floor, or when it is acceptable for them to do so. But because participants are  ...
‎1997
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The Origin of Ideas: Blending, Creativity, and the Human Spark
At the larger level of discourse, there may be repetition: I speak, and then you take the floor, and you speak, and then I take the floor, and I speak, and then you take the floor... This can be compressed to a repeating cycle of2 parts (I speak, you ...
Mark Turner, 2014

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE THE FLOOR»

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Robbie Shepherd showcases the very best of our traditional music and song. This weekend Take The Floor pays tribute to Calum MacLean, who sadly passed ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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Lauren Hill hopes to take the floor again
CINCINNATI (WKRC) -- Lauren Hill is still eying the chance to take the floor in yet another college basketball game but right now she's taking that decision day ... «WKRC TV Cincinnati, Nov 14»
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Raffles Dubai: take the floor
Raffles Dubai: take the floor. Guests can ... Once the private residence of a sheikh, the entire 14th floor of Raffles Dubai is now available for overnight guests. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»

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