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take

Pronunciation: /teɪk/

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A. n

B. vtr

  • 1 (gen) prendre he took the book off the shelf = il a pris le livre sur l'étagère she took a chocolate from the box = elle a pris un chocolat dans la boîte he took a pen out of his pocket = il a sorti un stylo de sa poche to take an exam = passer un examen to take a shower = prendre une douche to take sb/sth seriously = prendre qn/qch au sérieux
  • 2 (carry with one) emporter, prendre [object]; (carry to a place) emporter, porter [object] to take sb sth, to take sth to sb = apporter qch à qn he took his umbrella with him = il a emporté son parapluie to take a letter to the post office = porter une lettre à la poste to take the car to the garage = emmener la voiture au garage to take sth upstairs/downstairs = monter/descendre qch
  • 3 (accompany, lead) emmener [person] to take sb to [bus] = emmener qn à [place]; [road] = conduire or mener qn à [place] I'll take you to your room = je vais vous conduire à votre chambre he took her home = il l'a raccompagnée to take a dog/a child for a walk = promener un chien/emmener un enfant faire une promenade
  • 4 (accept) [person] accepter [job, bribe]; [shop] accepter [credit card, cheque]; [person] supporter [pain, criticism] she can't take a joke = elle ne comprend pas la plaisanterie I can't take any more! = je n'en peux plus!
  • 5 (require) demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] it takes patience to do = il faut de la patience pour faire it takes three hours to get there = il faut trois heures pour y aller it won't take long = ça ne prendra pas longtemps it took her ten minutes to repair it = elle a mis dix minutes pour le réparer to have what it takes = avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire)
  • 6 (assume) I take it that = je suppose que
  • 7 (hold) [hall, bus] pouvoir contenir [50 people]; [tank, container] avoir une capacité de [quantity]
  • 8 (wear) what size do you take? (in clothes) = quelle taille faites-vous? (in shoes); = quelle pointure faites-vous? I take a size 10 (in clothes) = je m'habille en 36 I take a size 5 (in shoes) = je chausse du 38

C. vi

  • [drug] faire effet; [dye, plant] prendre

Idioms

that's my last offer, take it or leave it!

c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

to take a lot out of sb

fatiguer beaucoup qn

Phrasal verbs

take aback

interloquer to be taken aback = rester interloqué/-e

take after

tenir de [person]

take apart

démonter [car, machine]

take away

a (carry away) emporter b (remove) enlever [object]; emmener [person] c (subtract) soustraire [number] that doesn't take anything away from his achievement = ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli

take back

a (to shop) rapporter [goods] b retirer [statement, words] c (accompany) ramener [person] d (accept again) reprendre

take down

a enlever [picture, curtains]; démonter [tent, scaffolding] b noter [name, details]

take hold

[disease, epidemic] s'installer; [idea, ideology] se répandre to take hold of = prendre [object, hand]

take in

a (deceive) tromper I wasn't taken in by him = je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu b recueillir [refugee]; prendre [lodger] c (understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] d (observe) noter [detail] e (encompass) inclure f (absorb) absorber [nutrients, oxygen] g [boat] prendre [water] h (in sewing) reprendre [garment]

take off

A. a [plane] décoller b [idea, fashion] prendre
B. a to take £10 off (the price) = réduire le prix de 10 livres sterling b to take two days off = prendre deux jours de congé
C. enlever [clothing, shoes, lid]
D. (imitate) imiter [person]

take on

a (employ) embaucher [staff, worker] b jouer contre [team, player]; (fight) se battre contre [person] c (accept) prendre [responsibilities, work]

take out

A. a sortir [object] (from, of de); extraire [tooth]; enlever [appendix]; retirer [money] b to take [sth] out on sb = passer [qch] sur qn [anger, frustration] to take it out on sb = s'en prendre à qn
B. sortir avec [person] to take sb out to dinner = emmener qn dîner

take over

A. a [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir b (be successor) [person] prendre la suite to take over from = remplacer [predecessor]
B. prendre le contrôle de [town, region]; reprendre [business]

take part

prendre part to take part in = participer à

take place

avoir lieu

take to

a se prendre de sympathie pour [person] b (begin) to take to doing = se mettre à faire c (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] to take to the streets = descendre dans la rue

take up

A. to take up with = s'attacher à [person, group]
B. a (lift) enlever [carpet, pavement] b (start) se mettre à [golf, guitar]; prendre [job] to take up one's duties = entrer dans ses fonctions c (continue) reprendre [story, cry, refrain] d (accept) accepter [offer, invitation]; relever [challenge] e to take sth up with sb = soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] f (occupy) prendre [space, time, energy] g prendre [position, stance] h (shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains]
C. a reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] b to take sb up on an offer = accepter l'offre de qn

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