tomar la palabra

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˌmaɾ la paˈlabɾa/ [t̪oˌmaɾ la paˈla.β̞ɾa]
  • Syllabification: to‧mar la pa‧la‧bra

Verb

tomar la palabra (first-person singular present tomo la palabra, first-person singular preterite tomé la palabra, past participle tomado la palabra)

  1. (idiomatic) to take someone's word for it; to believe what somebody says
    Te tomo la palabraI'll take your word for it.

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