The word to take advantage has a certainly widespread use in the Spanish language and its use is common to designate different issues.
The most widespread use of the term is that which allows us to express from the word the useful use that is made of something or someone . I am going to take advantage of the fact that my father is going to the city to ask him to withdraw some of the purchases I made in the center last week .
We must take advantage of the chocolate that we had left over from Grandma's cake and I am going to make some chocolates with it . Then, from what has been mentioned, it follows that the word can be used both in relation to a thing, object, situation or person.
On the other hand, in the colloquial language of some parts of Spanish speaking, the word is used to express the sexual abuse suffered or practiced by someone . Lorenzo took advantage of Marta on several occasions and this left an indelible mark on her, that she cannot forget him and rebuild her life .
It is also common to use the word to indicate taking advantage of some activity or issue and the question of not missing a unique opportunity that is presented to us , that is why the term appears closely linked to the concept of opportunity on repeated occasions. occasions.
And it is also possible that we find the term contained in a hyper popular phrase as is the case , take advantage! or take advantage of you !, which we normally use before starting a meal to wish the diner in question that he likes it, or failing that, we usually use it with an ironic inclination when someone keeps something that is ours or that it does not correspond to him.
Meanwhile, taking advantage is a word that presents several synonyms, among the most prominent are: exploit, use, use, employ ... , meanwhile, it is directly opposed to concepts such as wasting, squandering or wasting , which by Of course they will imply the opposite, the loss of an opportunity.