taking Meaning

verb

Prendre, saisir

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

Examples :

"The student is taking notes in class to remember the important information. "

L'élève prend des notes en classe pour se souvenir des informations importantes.

verb

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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verb

Enlever, retirer

To remove.

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Enlevez deux œufs du carton.

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verb

Avoir des relations sexuelles avec, baiser

To have sex with.

Examples :

"I heard that John was taking a break from his studies to visit his girlfriend. "

J'ai entendu dire que John prenait une pause de ses études pour baiser sa petite amie.

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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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verb

Saisir, attraper

To grasp or grip.

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Il lui prit la main.

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verb

Choisir, sélectionner

To select or choose; to pick.

Examples :

"My mom is taking the red dress for the party. "

Ma mère choisit la robe rouge pour la fête.

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verb

Adopter

To adopt (select) as one's own.

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a adopté son point de vue dans chaque dispute.

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verb

Emmener, conduire

To carry or lead (something or someone).

Examples :

"The teacher is taking the class on a field trip to the museum. "

Le professeur emmène la classe en excursion au musée.

action

verb

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 le train pour Manchester.

vehicle

verb

Visiter, inclure

To visit; to include in a course of travel.

Examples :

"My family is taking a trip to the coast next month. "

Ma famille va visiter la côte le mois prochain.

place action way

verb

Louer, prendre à bail

To obtain for use by payment or lease.

Examples :

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

Il a loué une pleine page de publicité dans le Times.

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verb

Consommer, prendre

To consume.

Examples :

"My son is taking his medicine now. "

Mon fils prend ses médicaments maintenant.

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verb

Éprouver, subir, endurer

To experience, undergo, or endure.

Examples :

"My sister is taking a lot of stress at work this week. "

Ma sœur subit beaucoup de stress au travail cette semaine.

suffering sensation condition

verb

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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verb

Considérer, regarder

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 pris une mauvaise opinion des fonctionnaires de la ville

mind attitude philosophy

verb

Comprendre

To understand (especially in a specified way).

Examples :

"My teacher is taking my perspective on the problem seriously. "

Mon professeur prend au sérieux ma perspective sur le problème.

mind language communication

verb

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 crédit du projet, bien qu'il n'ait presque rien fait du travail.

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verb

Croire, accepter

To believe, to accept the statements of.

Examples :

"take her word for it"

Croyez-la sur parole.

attitude mind

verb

Supposer, considérer

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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verb

Tirer, déduire

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

Examples :

"From the clues in the story, the detective was taking a meaning about the suspect's motive. "

À partir des indices de l'histoire, le détective tirait une signification sur le motif du suspect.

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verb

Tirer, dériver

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

Examples :

"The new student is taking the title of "Class President" from the outgoing leader. "

Le nouvel élève tire le titre de «Président de classe» du dirigeant sortant.

title language

verb

Contracter, attraper

To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

Examples :

"took a chill"

J'ai attrapé un coup de froid.

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verb

Surprendre, trouver

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

Examples :

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

La professeure a pris la classe par surprise lorsqu'elle a annoncé une interrogation surprise.

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verb

Captiver, charmer

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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verb

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

material chemistry

verb

Prendre l'eau, faire eau

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

Examples :

"The old ship was taking on water, so the crew had to work quickly to stop the leak. "

Le vieux navire prenait l'eau, de sorte que l'équipage a dû travailler rapidement pour colmater la fuite.

nautical sailing

verb

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.

demand business

verb

Remplir, prendre

To proceed to fill.

Examples :

"He took a seat in the front row."

Il a pris place au premier rang.

action process

verb

Prendre, occuper

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

Examples :

"His collection takes a lot of space."

Sa collection prend beaucoup de place.

time space

verb

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.

action process

verb

Pratiquer, exécuter, faire

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

Examples :

"Pirès ran in to take the kick."

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

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verb

Adopter, endosser

To assume or perform (a form or role).

Examples :

"My younger brother is taking on the role of the family's chef this week. "

Mon jeune frère endosse le rôle de chef de famille cette semaine.

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verb

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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verb

Entrer dans

To move into.

Examples :

"the next team took the field"

L'équipe suivante est entrée sur le terrain.

position action place

verb

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 la prochaine à gauche.

way action

verb

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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verb

Déterminer, constater

To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

Examples :

"take a census"

Faire un recensement.

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verb

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.

writing language

verb

Prendre, faire (une photo)

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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verb

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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verb

Extorquer, soutirer

To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

Examples :

"took me for ten grand"

Il m'a extorqué dix mille dollars.

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verb

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.

education

verb

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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verb

Considérer, prendre

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

Examples :

"The teacher was taking my painting as an example of good composition in class. "

Le professeur prenait ma peinture comme un exemple de bonne composition en classe.

attitude action mind

verb

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 ball pass harmlessly by. "

Le batteur n'a pas frappé la balle, la laissant passer sans danger.

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verb

Accepter, prendre

To accept as an input to a relation.

Examples :

"The teacher is taking attendance, recording who is present in class. "

Le professeur prend les présences, enregistrant qui est présent en classe.

function process

verb

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 ne fait que prendre ; il ne donne jamais.

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verb

Saisir, prendre, avoir effet

To engage, take hold or have effect.

Examples :

"The new teaching method is taking hold in the classroom. "

La nouvelle méthode d'enseignement prend effet dans la salle de classe.

action process function

verb

Devenir, se retrouver

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.

process action condition

verb

Photogénique

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

Examples :

"The new student's picture, taken with the professional camera, took beautifully. "

La photo du nouvel étudiant, prise avec l'appareil photo professionnel, était très photogénique.

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verb

Prenant

An intensifier.

Examples :

"My brother is taking charge of the project, showing he's very responsible. "

Mon frère prend en charge le projet, ce qui montre qu'il est très responsable.

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verb

Donner, remettre

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

Examples :

"My mother is taking me a delicious cake for my birthday. "

Ma mère me donne un délicieux gâteau pour mon anniversaire.

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verb

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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noun

Prise

The act by which something is taken.

Examples :

"The taking of the final exam was the culmination of months of studying. "

La prise de l'examen final était le point culminant de mois d'étude.

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noun

Saisie, prise

A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

Examples :

"The taking of the family's car was a serious problem. "

La saisie de la voiture familiale était un problème grave.

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noun

Trouble, émoi

A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).

Examples :

"The student's sudden outburst was a taking; she was clearly experiencing mental distress. "

L'explosion soudaine de l'élève était un émoi ; elle était clairement en détresse mentale.

mind condition emotion

noun

Recettes

(in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

Examples :

"The store's takings were very high this week, thanks to the sale. "

Les recettes du magasin ont été très élevées cette semaine, grâce aux soldes.

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adjective

Attrayant, séduisant

Alluring; attractive.

Examples :

"The new teacher had a taking personality that immediately attracted the students. "

Le nouveau professeur avait une personnalité attrayante qui a immédiatement attiré les élèves.

appearance character human

adjective

Contagieux, contagieuse

Infectious; contagious.

Examples :

"The flu is taking, so many students missed school this week. "

La grippe est contagieuse, donc de nombreux élèves ont manqué l'école cette semaine.

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Meanings

Prendre, saisir

Examples :

"The student is taking notes in class to remember the important information. "

L'élève prend des notes en classe pour se souvenir des informations importantes.

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"

Enlevez deux œufs du carton.

Avoir des relations sexuelles avec, baiser

Examples :

"I heard that John was taking a break from his studies to visit his girlfriend. "

J'ai entendu dire que John prenait une pause de ses études pour baiser sa petite amie.

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.

Choisir, sélectionner

Examples :

"My mom is taking the red dress for the party. "

Ma mère choisit la robe rouge pour la fête.

Adopter

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a adopté son point de vue dans chaque dispute.

Emmener, conduire

Examples :

"The teacher is taking the class on a field trip to the museum. "

Le professeur emmène la classe en excursion au musée.

Prendre

Examples :

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

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

Visiter, inclure

Examples :

"My family is taking a trip to the coast next month. "

Ma famille va visiter la côte le mois prochain.

Louer, prendre à bail

Examples :

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

Il a loué une pleine page de publicité dans le Times.

Consommer, prendre

Examples :

"My son is taking his medicine now. "

Mon fils prend ses médicaments maintenant.

Éprouver, subir, endurer

Examples :

"My sister is taking a lot of stress at work this week. "

Ma sœur subit beaucoup de stress au travail cette semaine.

Amener, faire

Examples :

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

Il a dû le démonter pour le réparer.

Considérer, regarder

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Il a mal pris la nouvelle.

Prendre, former

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

a pris une mauvaise opinion des fonctionnaires de la ville

Comprendre

Examples :

"My teacher is taking my perspective on the problem seriously. "

Mon professeur prend au sérieux ma perspective sur le problème.

accepter, prendre

Examples :

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

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

Croire, accepter

Examples :

"take her word for it"