take stock | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toscrutinizeorsize upsomething; toassessa situation.1882,Leslie Stephen,The Science of Ethics:At the outset of any inquiry it is proper totake stockof the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.2014August 11,Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, inNew York Times:In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him totake stockof his life.2021May 5, Drachinifel, 42:53 from the start, inBattle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?‎[1], archived fromthe originalon19 August 2022:[…]and the pillar of smoke which had recently begun to dissipate, as many of the fires amidships had been smothered by the onrushing water, was replaced by a vast mushroom cloud of steam, smoke, flame, and debris as the magazines detonated. In the pall of this apocalyptic destruction, the U.S. fleettakes stock.2023August 23, Malcolm Holmes tells Paul Stephen, “A mission to develop GCR's legacy”, inRAIL, number990, page39:"But from time to time, all organisations need totake stockof what they do and why they do it.

Examples:

EN: Miss Corelli this evening you're on overtime, we have to take stock of all the winter items.
ES: Srta. Corelli esta tarde habrá horas extras, debemos hacer el inventario de los artículos de invierno.
EN: Your job is to take stock, and you're done.
ES: Su trabajo es hacer el balance, y ya está hecho.
EN: Gentlemen, we must take stock of the Napoleonic saga.
ES: Señores, es menester hacer un balance de la epopeya napoleónica.
EN: We will take stock.
ES: Haremos inventario.
EN: There are times when it pays to take stock of oneself.
ES: Hay ocasiones en las que vale la pena hacer un balance de uno mismo.
EN: She's made me take stock of myself, of my relation with you, of the whole routine of our lives together.
ES: Me ha abierto los ojos, me ha hecho pensar en mi relación contigo, en la monotonía de nuestra vida.
EN: Billy, I think it's high time you take stock of yourself.
ES: creo que ya es hora de que afrontes la verdad.
EN: I think I'll go out to Seattle and take stock of things.
ES: Me voy a Seattle a reflexionar un poco.
EN: Wouldn't it be great if we could just go away, the two of us... And let the old world take a couple of turns and... Have a chance to take stock of things?
ES: ¿No sería grandioso si sólo pudiésemos irnos, nosotros dos... y dejar al viejo mundo probar un par de cambios y... tener la oportunidad de tener algunas cosas?
EN: Nevertheless, the situation made me take stock of myself, evaluate my assets and liabilities.
ES: Sin embargo, la situación me llevó a evaluarme a mí misma. A evaluar mis defectos y mis virtudes.
EN: Let's take stock.
ES: Bien, hagamos inventario.
EN: They'd want me to take stock.
ES: Ellos quieren pagarme en acciones.
EN: Before Baguio, we will take stock.
ES: Antes de llegar a Baguio, lo reconsideraremos.
EN: Very well. On your first point we shall take stock of the situation. As Claudia says, we'll take care of it.
ES: Pues bien, en cuanto al primer punto tomaremos una decisión y actuaremos.
EN: All right, mister, let's take stock of the situation.
ES: Muy bien, señor hagamos un balance de la situación.

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