| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| prendre verbe | take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to get into one's hands or control) take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to ingest medicine) take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to gain a position by force) take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to last or expend [an amount of time]) take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to grab and move to oneself) take [took, taken, taking, takes]◼◼◼(to get into one's possession) consider [considered, considering, considers]◼◼◼(take up as an example) have◼◼◻(to partake of something) catch [caught, catching, catches]◼◼◼(to capture or snare) catch [caught, catching, catches]◼◼◼(to seize an opportunity) pick [picked, picking, picks]◼◼◼(to grasp and pull with fingers) assume [assumed, assuming, assumes]◼◼◼(adopt an idea) capture [captured, capturing, captures]◼◼◼(remove or take control of opponent's piece) go on◼◼◼(travel by) carry on◼◼◻(to take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it) draw out◼◼◼(to physically extract) pick up(to collect a passenger) pick up(to collect an object, especially in passing) sauna(to use a sauna) sauna(to use a sauna) take for(to consider mistakenly) take for(to consider mistakenly) |
| prendre (au passage) verbe | pick up◼◼◼(to collect an object, especially in passing) |
| prendre (ex: l'appel) verbe | pick up◼◼◼(to answer (a telephone), see pick up the phone) |
| prendre (qqn en voiture) verbe | pick up◼◼◼(to collect a passenger) |
| prendre à cœur verbe | take to heart◼◼◼(to take something seriously) |
| prendre à la légère verbe | take lightly◼◼◼(approach casually) make light of◼◼◼(regard without due seriousness) overlook [overlooked, overlooking, overlooks](to look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate) |
| prendre au berceau nom | cradle snatcher◼◼◼(Person who prefers to date people younger than themselves) |
| prendre au dépourvu verbe | catch napping◼◼◼(to surprise) |
| prendre au mot verbe | take someone at their word(take someone literally even though they may not have been serious) |
| prendre au pied de la lettre verbe | take someone at their word(take someone literally even though they may not have been serious) |
| prendre au sérieux verbe | take seriously◼◼◼verb take someone at their word(take someone literally even though they may not have been serious) |
| prendre avec des pincettes nom {f-p} | pinch of salt(caution (as in 'take with a pinch of salt')) |
| prendre congé verbe | farewell◼◻◻(bid farewell) say goodbye(wish someone farewell upon their leaving) say goodbye(wish someone farewell upon their leaving) |
| prendre congé de verbe | say goodbye◼◻◻(wish someone farewell upon their leaving) |