take Meaning | BeDict

noun

Prise

The or an act of taking.

Examples :

"The take of the exam was a significant part of the student's final grade. "

La prise de l'examen constituait une part importante de la note finale de l'étudiant.

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noun

Prise, butin

Something that is taken; a haul.

Examples :

"The farmer's take of pumpkins was quite impressive this year. "

La prise de citrouilles du fermier a été assez impressionnante cette année.

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Interprétation, point de vue, opinion

An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.

Examples :

"My take on the school's new dress code is that it's too strict. "

Mon point de vue sur le nouveau code vestimentaire de l'école est qu'il est trop strict.

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Approche, traitement

An approach, a (distinct) treatment.

Examples :

"a new take on a traditional dish"

Une nouvelle approche d'un plat traditionnel.

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Prise, scène

A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.

Examples :

"Act seven, scene three, take two."

Acte sept, scène trois, prise deux.

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Prise

A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.

Examples :

"The band's new take on the song was recorded in one continuous session. "

La nouvelle prise de la chanson du groupe a été enregistrée en une seule session continue.

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Réaction, expression

A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.

Examples :

"I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."

J'ai fait une expression quand j'ai vu la nouvelle voiture dans l'allée.

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noun

Prise, succès de la vaccination

An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.

Examples :

"The child's measles take was a success, meaning the vaccination worked. "

La prise de la rougeole chez l'enfant a été un succès, ce qui signifie que la vaccination a fonctionné.

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noun

Prise

A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

Examples :

"The wicket-keeper took a good, low catch of the ball. "

Le gardien de guichet a fait une bonne prise basse de la balle.

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La quantité de texte donnée à un compositeur à la fois

The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

Examples :

"The printer gave the compositor a large take of the article to set in type. "

L'imprimeur a donné au compositeur une grande quantité de l'article à composer.

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verb

Prendre, saisir

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

Examples :

"The child took the cookie from the jar. "

L'enfant a pris le cookie dans le bocal.

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Recevoir, accepter

To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).

Examples :

"The camera takes 35mm film."

L'appareil photo utilise des films 35 mm.

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Enlever, retirer

To remove.

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Prends deux œufs dans le carton.

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Avoir des relations sexuelles avec, coucher avec

To have sex with.

Examples :

"He took her to the park late at night. "

Il a couché avec elle tard dans la nuit au parc.

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Vaincre, battre

To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

Examples :

"The football team took the opposing team in the final game. "

L'équipe de football a vaincu l'équipe adverse lors du match final.

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Saisir, attraper

To grasp or grip.

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Il lui prit la main dans la sienne.

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Choisir, prendre

To select or choose; to pick.

Examples :

"At the grocery store, I took the apples instead of the oranges. "

À l'épicerie, j'ai choisi les pommes au lieu des oranges.

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verb

Adopter, prendre

To adopt (select) as one's own.

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a pris son parti dans chaque dispute.

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Prendre, emmener

To carry or lead (something or someone).

Examples :

"The teacher took the students to the library. "

Le professeur a emmené les élèves à la bibliothèque.

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Prendre

To use as a means of transportation.

Examples :

"He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."

Il a pris le bus pour Londres, puis a pris un train pour Manchester.

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Visiter, inclure

To visit; to include in a course of travel.

Examples :

"My family is taking a trip to the beach next week. "

Ma famille va visiter la plage la semaine prochaine.

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Prendre, louer

To obtain for use by payment or lease.

Examples :

"He took a full-page ad in the Times."

Il a pris une publicité pleine page dans le Times.

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Consommer, prendre

To consume.

Examples :

"My dog took a whole bag of dog treats. "

Mon chien a consommé tout un sac de friandises pour chiens.

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Éprouver, subir, endurer

To experience, undergo, or endure.

Examples :

"The student took a lot of stress during exam week. "

L'étudiant a subi beaucoup de stress pendant la semaine d'examens.

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Amener, faire

To cause to change to a specified state or condition.

Examples :

"He had to take it apart to fix it."

Il a dû le démonter pour le réparer.

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Considérer, prendre

To regard in a specified way.

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Il a mal pris la nouvelle.

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verb

Prendre, former

To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

a formé une opinion négative sur les responsables de la ville.

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Comprendre

To understand (especially in a specified way).

Examples :

"My teacher took my explanation of the poem in a literal way, not a metaphorical way. "

Mon professeur a compris mon explication du poème au sens littéral, et non au sens métaphorique.

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accepter, prendre

To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).

Examples :

"He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."

Il a pris tout le mérite du projet, bien qu'il n'ait presque rien fait du travail.

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Croire, accepter

To believe, to accept the statements of.

Examples :

"take her word for it"

Croyez-la sur parole.

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Supposer, considérer, estimer

To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

Examples :

"Do you take me for a fool?"

Me prenez-vous pour un imbécile ?

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Tirer, déduire

To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).

Examples :

"From the clues in the poem, the students could take the meaning of the author's sadness. "

À partir des indices dans le poème, les élèves ont pu tirer le sens de la tristesse de l'auteur.

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Tirer, dériver

To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.

Examples :

"The students took their exam scores from the teacher's posted list. "

Les élèves ont tiré leurs notes d'examen de la liste affichée par le professeur.

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Contracter, attraper

To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

Examples :

"took a chill"

a attrapé un coup de froid

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Saisir, prendre

To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

Examples :

"The teacher took the students by surprise when she announced a pop quiz. "

La professeure a pris les élèves par surprise lorsqu'elle a annoncé une interrogation surprise.

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Captiver, charmer, séduire

To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.

Examples :

"took her attention"

a captivé son attention

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Absorber, imprégner

(of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).

Examples :

"cloth that takes dye well"

Un tissu qui absorbe bien la teinture

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Prendre l'eau, faire eau

(of a ship) To let in (water).

Examples :

"The old sailboat took on water during the storm. "

Le vieux voilier a pris l'eau pendant la tempête.

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Prendre, exiger

To require.

Examples :

"Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."

Terminer cela dans les délais exigera beaucoup d'heures supplémentaires.

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Prendre

To proceed to fill.

Examples :

"He took a seat in the front row."

Il a pris une place au premier rang.

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Prendre, occuper

To fill, to use up (time or space).

Examples :

"His collection takes a lot of space."

Sa collection prend beaucoup de place.

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Profiter de, s'emparer de

To avail oneself of.

Examples :

"He took that opportunity to leave France."

Il a profité de cette occasion pour quitter la France.

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Pratiquer, exécuter, faire

To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.

Examples :

"Pirès ran in to take the kick."

Pirès s'est élancé pour exécuter le coup de pied.

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Adopter, endosser

To assume or perform (a form or role).

Examples :

"My younger brother will take on the role of the class clown this year. "

Mon jeune frère va endosser le rôle du clown de la classe cette année.

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S'engager

To bind oneself by.

Examples :

"he took the oath of office last night"

Il s'est engagé dans ses fonctions hier soir.

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Entrer dans

To move into.

Examples :

"the next team took the field"

L'équipe suivante est entrée sur le terrain.

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Emprunter, suivre

To go into, through, or along.

Examples :

"go down two blocks and take the next left"

Descendez de deux pâtés de maisons et prenez ensuite à gauche.

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Utiliser, recourir à

To have and use one's recourse to.

Examples :

"take cover/shelter/refuge"

Mettez-vous à l'abri !

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Déterminer, constater

To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

Examples :

"take a census"

Faire un recensement.

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Écrire, noter

To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.

Examples :

"He took a mental inventory of his supplies."

Il a pris mentalement note de ses provisions.

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Prendre (une photo), photographier

To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).

Examples :

"Could you take a picture of us?"

Pourriez-vous nous prendre en photo ?

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Prendre une photo, photographier

To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).

Examples :

"The photographer will take you sitting down."

Le photographe va vous prendre en photo assis.

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Escroquer, arnaquer

To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

Examples :

"took me for ten grand"

M'a escroqué de dix mille.

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Suivre, prendre

(now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.

Examples :

"As a child, she took ballet."

Enfant, elle a pris des cours de ballet.

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Traiter, s'occuper de

To deal with.

Examples :

"take matters as they arise"

Traitez les problèmes au fur et à mesure qu'ils se présentent.

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Considérer, prendre

To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.

Examples :

"The teacher took my answer as an example of a common misunderstanding in the class. "

Le professeur a pris ma réponse comme un exemple d'une incompréhension courante dans la classe.

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Ne pas frapper, laisser passer

To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

Examples :

"The batter took the pitch, letting the fastball zoom past without hitting it. "

Le frappeur a laissé passer la balle, laissant le lancer rapide filer sans la frapper.

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Accepter, prendre

To accept as an input to a relation.

Examples :

"The computer program takes your input, processes it, and then displays the result. "

Le programme informatique prend votre saisie, la traite, puis affiche le résultat.

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Prendre, accepter

To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

Examples :

"My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."

Mon mari et moi avons un mariage dysfonctionnel. Il prend et prend sans cesse ; il ne donne jamais.

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Saisir, prendre, avoir effet

To engage, take hold or have effect.

Examples :

"The new study method took hold quickly; students started understanding the material better. "

La nouvelle méthode d'étude a rapidement pris effet ; les étudiants ont commencé à mieux comprendre la matière.

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Devenir, être pris

To become; to be affected in a specified way.

Examples :

"She took sick with the flu."

Elle est tombée malade à cause de la grippe.

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Être photogénique

(possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

Examples :

"The new model of the car took beautifully in the studio lighting. "

Le nouveau modèle de la voiture était très photogénique sous l'éclairage du studio.

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Prendre

An intensifier.

Examples :

"The teacher took extra time to explain the difficult math problem. "

Le professeur a pris du temps supplémentaire pour expliquer le problème de maths difficile.

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Donner, remettre

To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

Examples :

"My mother will take the groceries to the store. "

Ma mère apportera les courses au magasin.

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Frapper, donner

(obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

Examples :

"He took me a blow on the head."

Il m'a donné un coup sur la tête.

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Meanings

Prise

Examples :

"The take of the exam was a significant part of the student's final grade. "

La prise de l'examen constituait une part importante de la note finale de l'étudiant.

Prise, butin

Examples :

"The farmer's take of pumpkins was quite impressive this year. "

La prise de citrouilles du fermier a été assez impressionnante cette année.

Interprétation, point de vue, opinion

Examples :

"My take on the school's new dress code is that it's too strict. "

Mon point de vue sur le nouveau code vestimentaire de l'école est qu'il est trop strict.

Approche, traitement

Examples :

"a new take on a traditional dish"

Une nouvelle approche d'un plat traditionnel.

Prise, scène

Examples :

"Act seven, scene three, take two."

Acte sept, scène trois, prise deux.

Prise

Examples :

"The band's new take on the song was recorded in one continuous session. "

La nouvelle prise de la chanson du groupe a été enregistrée en une seule session continue.

Réaction, expression

Examples :

"I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."

J'ai fait une expression quand j'ai vu la nouvelle voiture dans l'allée.

Prise, succès de la vaccination

Examples :

"The child's measles take was a success, meaning the vaccination worked. "

La prise de la rougeole chez l'enfant a été un succès, ce qui signifie que la vaccination a fonctionné.

Prise

Examples :

"The wicket-keeper took a good, low catch of the ball. "

Le gardien de guichet a fait une bonne prise basse de la balle.

La quantité de texte donnée à un compositeur à la fois

Examples :

"The printer gave the compositor a large take of the article to set in type. "

L'imprimeur a donné au compositeur une grande quantité de l'article à composer.

Prendre, saisir

Examples :

"The child took the cookie from the jar. "

L'enfant a pris le cookie dans le bocal.

Recevoir, accepter

Examples :

"The camera takes 35mm film."

L'appareil photo utilise des films 35 mm.

Enlever, retirer

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Prends deux œufs dans le carton.

Avoir des relations sexuelles avec, coucher avec

Examples :

"He took her to the park late at night. "

Il a couché avec elle tard dans la nuit au parc.

Vaincre, battre

Examples :

"The football team took the opposing team in the final game. "

L'équipe de football a vaincu l'équipe adverse lors du match final.

Saisir, attraper

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Il lui prit la main dans la sienne.

Choisir, prendre

Examples :

"At the grocery store, I took the apples instead of the oranges. "

À l'épicerie, j'ai choisi les pommes au lieu des oranges.

Adopter, prendre

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a pris son parti dans chaque dispute.

Prendre, emmener

Examples :

"The teacher took the students to the library. "

Le professeur a emmené les élèves à la bibliothèque.

Prendre

Examples :

"He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."