Translation of "Tomaba" in English

Tomaba aire cuando no debía,

I took my breath in the wrong part of the wave,

¡Alguien me tomaba en serio!

Someone was taking me seriously!

De postre siempre tomaba fruta.

He always ate fruit for dessert.

De niño siempre tomaba leche.

When I was a child, I was always drinking milk.

Cuando tomaba café, siempre estaba sola.

When she was drinking coffee, she was always alone.

En Tokio tomaba Sushi a diario.

I had sushi every day in Tokyo.

Ella platicó conmigo mientras tomaba su té.

- He chatted with me while drinking his tea.
- She chatted with me while drinking her tea.

Mary tomaba miel con ajo para desayunar.

Mary was drinking honey with garlic for breakfast.

Y, mientras tomaba el vino, descubrió una cosa

and while he was drinking wine, he realized something,

La mujer sospechaba que su hijo tomaba drogas.

The woman suspected that her son was using drugs.

Me ensucié la ropa mientras tomaba un helado.

I got my clothes dirty while I was eating an ice cream.

Tomaba prestadas las líneas y melodías de trabajos famosos

And he borrowed baselines and melodies from the famous works,

Su perro lo miraba cada mañana mientras tomaba desayuno.

His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.

Que desafiaba a las autoridad y tomaba títulos de nobleza,

he was challenging the authorities and claiming royal titles,

Cuando vivía en Roma, tomaba el metro todos los días.

When I lived in Rome, I took the subway every day.

Sentí que sería muy grosero si le tomaba la mano ahora.

I feel like holding hands now would be incredibly boorish.

Me dijeron que me sentiría mejor si me tomaba esta medicina.

They told me that I would feel a little better if I took this medicine.

Me dijeron que me sentiría un poco mejor si tomaba este medicamento.

They told me that I would feel a little better if I took this medicine.

- Me estaba bañando cuando sonó el teléfono.
- Tomaba un baño cuando el teléfono sonó.

- I was taking a bath when the telephone rang.
- I was having a bath when the telephone rang.
- I was in the bath when the phone rang.

- Anne era un objetivo excelente para las burlas porque siempre se tomaba las cosas muy en serio.
- Anne era un objetivo excelente para las burlas porque siempre se tomaba las cosas muy a pecho.

Anne was an excellent target for teasing because she always took things so seriously.

O ¿por qué tomaba 20 minutos llevar a una familia a un sala de diagnóstico vacía

Or why did it take 20 minutes to bring a family back to an empty exam room

- La mujer sospechaba que su hijo tomaba drogas.
- La mujer sospechaba que su hijo consumía drogas.

The woman suspected that her son was using drugs.

Intenté no pensar en ello lo más que pude pero en cuanto tomaba conciencia de ello me sentía miserable.

I had tried to avoid thinking that as much as possible but as soon as I faced it I started to feel miserable.