take
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take
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
1. (to grasp)
a. prendre
Take my hand, and I'll help you cross the stream.Prends ma main et je t'aiderai à traverser le ruisseau.
a. emporter (for objects)
Take an umbrella in case it rains.Emporte un parapluie au cas où il pleuvrait.
b. emmener (for people)
We're going away for the weekend. - Are you taking the kids?On part en week-end. - Vous emmenez les enfants ?
4. (to steal)
a. prendre
Next year, the kids will have to take the bus to go to school.L'année prochaine, les enfants devront prendre le bus pour aller à l'école.
8. (to require)
a. falloir (impersonal)
A word or phrase that is not directed to a particular person or thing (e.g., on doit).
It takes a lot of diligence to learn a new language.Il faut beaucoup d'assiduité pour apprendre une nouvelle langue.
9. (to wear)
b. mettre
The twins take the same size, so they can share clothes.Les jumeaux mettent tous les deux la même taille, alors ils peuvent partager des vêtements
10. (to use up time)
a. prendre
The dictator took power and changed the course of history.Le dictateur a pris le pouvoir et a changé le cours de l'histoire.
b. s'emparer de
The general's army took the enemy camp before nightfall.L'armée du général s’est emparée du camp ennemi avant la tombée de la nuit.
c. capturer
The superhero took the villain and locked him up.Le super-héros a capturé le méchant et l'a enfermé.
12. (to win)
a. remporter
My grandmother's apple pie took first place at the county fair!La tarte aux pommes de ma grand-mère a remporté le premier prix à la foire du comté !
13. (to occupy)
14. (education)
15. (to ingest)
16. (colloquial) (figurative) (to cheat; often used in the passive)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. avoir (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I hope my grandparents don't get taken by scammers.J'espère que mes grands-parents ne se feront pas avoir par des escrocs.
17. (to endure)
18. (to derive)
a. tirer
The book takes its title from the main character's internal struggle.Ce livre tire son titre de la lutte intérieure du personnage principal.
19. (to enjoy or do)
a. prendre (bath, shower, vacation, break)
Julie is taking vacation at the end of April.Julie prend des vacances fin avril.
21. (photography)
a. prendre
The photographer arrived at school to take the class photos.Le photographe est arrivé à l'école pour prendre les photos de classe.
22. (to consider)
23. (to interpret)
a. prendre
Rose took her husband's smile as a sign that he loved the new puppy.Rose a pris le sourire de son mari comme un signe qu'il aimait le nouveau chiot.
a. supposer
I take it you're planning on going to the party.Je suppose que tu as l'intention d'aller à la fête.
25. (to take on)
a. assumer
Meera doesn't take the blame for the lost toy.Meera n'assume pas la responsabilité de la perte du jouet.
26. (to handle)
a. se charger de
Nick will take tomorrow's meeting with the investors.Nick se chargera de la réunion de demain avec les investisseurs.
27. (to choose)
a. prendre
I took the black jeans instead of the blue ones because they were on sale.J'ai pris le jean noir au lieu du bleu parce qu'il était en solde.
28. (to ascertain)
a. prendre
I need to take Lilou's temperature to see if she has a fever.Je dois prendre la température de Lilou pour voir si elle a de la fièvre.
29. (to write down)
30. (mathematics)
a. soustraire
If we take three from five, we're left with two.Si on soustrait trois à cinq, il nous reste deux.
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
31. (opinion)
a. l'avis (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
What's your take on this situation?Quelle est ton avis sur cette situation ?
a. la prise (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The actors asked for a break after six consecutive takes.Les acteurs ont demandé une pause après six prises consécutives.
Conjugations
Indicative of "take"
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