took Meaning | BeDict

verb

Pris

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

Examples :

"My sister took the last apple from the bowl. "

Ma sœur a pris la dernière pomme dans le bol.

action

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.

action achievement

verb

Enleva, retira

To remove.

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Prends deux œufs dans le carton.

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verb

Baiser, niquer

To have sex with.

Examples :

"He took her to the park, and they spent the afternoon together. "

Il l'a baisée au parc, et ils ont passé l'après-midi ensemble.

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verb

Vainquit, battit

To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

Examples :

"The wrestler took his opponent in the final round. "

Le lutteur a vaincu son adversaire au dernier round.

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verb

Saisir, attraper

To grasp or grip.

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Il lui a saisi la main.

action

verb

Choisir, sélectionner

To select or choose; to pick.

Examples :

"The teacher took the most quiet student to answer the question first. "

Le professeur a choisi l'élève le plus calme pour répondre en premier à la question.

action

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Adopter, choisir

To adopt (select) as one's own.

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a choisi de prendre son parti dans chaque dispute.

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verb

Emmena, prit

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.

action communication

verb

Pris

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 un train pour Manchester.

vehicle action

verb

Visiter, inclure

To visit; to include in a course of travel.

Examples :

"My family took a trip to the beach last summer. "

Ma famille a visité la plage l'été dernier.

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verb

Louer

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.

business economy finance

verb

Consommer, prendre

To consume.

Examples :

"The children took all the cookies. "

Les enfants ont consommé tous les cookies.

food drink

verb

Éprouva, subit

To experience, undergo, or endure.

Examples :

"The student took a lot of stress during the exam period. "

L'étudiant a subi beaucoup de stress pendant la période d'examen.

suffering sensation

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.

condition process action

verb

Considérait, prenait pour

To regard in a specified way.

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Il a mal pris la nouvelle.

attitude mind

verb

Conclu, forma

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

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

A conclu une opinion défavorable des fonctionnaires de la ville.

mind action

verb

Compris

To understand (especially in a specified way).

Examples :

"My teacher took my point of view on the problem. "

Mon professeur a compris mon point de vue sur le problème.

mind language communication

verb

Accepta, prit

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.

action right state law

verb

Croyait, acceptait

To believe, to accept the statements of.

Examples :

"take her word for it"

Croyez-la sur parole.

mind attitude

verb

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 ?

mind attitude action being

verb

Tirer, déduire

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

Examples :

"From the clues in the letter, the detective took a meaning that the suspect was hiding something. "

À partir des indices dans la lettre, le détective a déduit que le suspect cachait quelque chose.

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verb

dérivé, tiré

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

Examples :

"The student took the title of "Class President" from the outgoing student leader. "

L'étudiant a tiré le titre de «Président de classe» du chef étudiant sortant.

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verb

Contracter, attraper

To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

Examples :

"took a chill"

A attrapé un coup de froid.

medicine disease

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Saisir, attraper

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.

situation event action

verb

Captiver, charmer, séduire

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

Examples :

"took her attention"

a captivé son attention

emotion character mind human

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 substance

verb

Embarquer (de l'eau)

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

Examples :

"The old fishing boat took on water rapidly, and the crew had to bail furiously. "

Le vieux bateau de pêche a embarqué de l'eau rapidement, et l'équipage a dû écoper furieusement.

nautical sailing

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Fallait, exigeait

To require.

Examples :

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

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

demand time action

verb

Remplir

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, saisir

To avail oneself of.

Examples :

"He took that opportunity to leave France."

Il a profité de cette occasion pour quitter la France.

action

verb

Pratiquer, exercer, exécuter

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

Examples :

"Pirès ran in to take the kick."

Pirès a couru pour exécuter le coup de pied.

action work

verb

Adopter, endosser

To assume or perform (a form or role).

Examples :

"My younger brother took the role of the superhero in our family game. "

Mon jeune frère a endossé le rôle du super-héros dans notre jeu familial.

action

verb

S'engager

To bind oneself by.

Examples :

"he took the oath of office last night"

Il s'est engagé à prêter serment hier soir.

law moral business

verb

Entrer dans, pénétrer

To move into.

Examples :

"the next team took the field"

L'équipe suivante est entrée sur le terrain.

action position

verb

Est allé dans, à travers ou le long de

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.

action way

verb

Utilisa, eut recours à

To have and use one's recourse to.

Examples :

"take cover/shelter/refuge"

Il a cherché à se mettre à l'abri.

action ability

verb

Déterminer, établir

To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

Examples :

"take a census"

Déterminer un recensement.

action process ability science

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 (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 ?

media technology

verb

Photographia, prit une photo de

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

Examples :

"The photographer will take you sitting down."

Le photographe vous photographiera assis.

media technology communication entertainment art

verb

Escroquer, arnaquer

To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

Examples :

"took me for ten grand"

Il m'a escroqué dix mille.

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verb

Suivit, prit

(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 suivi des cours de ballet.

education

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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.

action business

verb

Considérer, prendre

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

Examples :

"My teacher took my essay as an example of good research skills in the class. "

Mon professeur a pris ma dissertation comme un exemple de bonnes compétences en recherche dans la classe.

attitude point way 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 it go by without swinging. "

Le batteur a laissé passer la balle, sans frapper.

sport

verb

Accepté, pris

To accept as an input to a relation.

Examples :

"The computer program took the user's input and displayed the results. "

Le programme informatique a pris en compte la saisie de l'utilisateur et a affiché les résultats.

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verb

a pris, a saisi

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.

action

verb

Saisir, avoir lieu

To engage, take hold or have effect.

Examples :

"The new teaching method quickly took hold with the students, improving their understanding of the subject. "

La nouvelle méthode d'enseignement a rapidement pris effet auprès des élèves, améliorant leur compréhension du sujet.

action event

verb

Devint, est devenu

To become; to be affected in a specified way.

Examples :

"She took sick with the flu."

Elle est tombée malade de la grippe.

condition action process

verb

Photographiable

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

Examples :

"The new student's picture took beautifully, capturing her bright smile perfectly. "

La photo du nouvel élève était magnifiquement photographiable, capturant parfaitement son sourire éclatant.

appearance art

verb

a pris

An intensifier.

Examples :

"My sister took pride in her excellent schoolwork. "

Ma sœur était très fière de son excellent travail scolaire.

language grammar

verb

Remettre, donner

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

Examples :

"My mother took me a delicious sandwich for lunch. "

Ma mère m'a donné un délicieux sandwich pour le déjeuner.

action communication

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.

action body

Meanings

Pris

Examples :

"My sister took the last apple from the bowl. "

Ma sœur a pris la dernière pomme dans le bol.

Recevoir, accepter

Examples :

"The camera takes 35mm film."

L'appareil photo utilise des films 35 mm.

Enleva, retira

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Prends deux œufs dans le carton.

Baiser, niquer

Examples :

"He took her to the park, and they spent the afternoon together. "

Il l'a baisée au parc, et ils ont passé l'après-midi ensemble.

Vainquit, battit

Examples :

"The wrestler took his opponent in the final round. "

Le lutteur a vaincu son adversaire au dernier round.

Saisir, attraper

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Il lui a saisi la main.

Choisir, sélectionner

Examples :

"The teacher took the most quiet student to answer the question first. "

Le professeur a choisi l'élève le plus calme pour répondre en premier à la question.

Adopter, choisir

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Elle a choisi de prendre son parti dans chaque dispute.

Emmena, prit

Examples :

"The teacher took the students to the library. "

Le professeur a emmené les élèves à la bibliothèque.

Pris

Examples :

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

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

Visiter, inclure

Examples :

"My family took a trip to the beach last summer. "

Ma famille a visité la plage l'été dernier.

Louer

Examples :

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

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

Consommer, prendre

Examples :

"The children took all the cookies. "

Les enfants ont consommé tous les cookies.

Éprouva, subit

Examples :

"The student took a lot of stress during the exam period. "

L'étudiant a subi beaucoup de stress pendant la période d'examen.

Amener, faire

Examples :

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

Il a dû le démonter pour le réparer.

Considérait, prenait pour

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Il a mal pris la nouvelle.

Conclu, forma

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

A conclu une opinion défavorable des fonctionnaires de la ville.

Compris

Examples :

"My teacher took my point of view on the problem. "

Mon professeur a compris mon point de vue sur le problème.

Accepta, prit

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.

Croyait, acceptait

Examples :

"take her word for it"