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prendre la direction verbe | take control◼◼◼(to assume control) |
prendre la fuite verbe | flee [fled, fleeing, flees]◼◼◼(to run away; to escape) take flight◼◻◻(to flee) |
prendre la liberté verbe | take the liberty◼◼◼(act on one's own authority) take liberties◼◼◻(act on one's own authority) |
prendre la main dans le sac verbe | catch red-handed◼◼◼(capture someone in the act of committing a crime) |
prendre la main dans le sac [slang] verbe | bust [busted, busting, busts]◼◼◼((slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal) |
prendre la mer verbe | set sail◼◼◼(to embark on a voyage by boat) |
prendre la parole verbe | take the floor◼◼◼verb |
prendre la poudre d'escampette verbe | take a powder◼◼◼(to run away) |
prendre la poussière verbe | gather dust◼◼◼verb |
prendre la relève verbe | take up the slack◼◼◼(to do work that would otherwise be left undone) |
prendre la route verbe | hit the road◼◼◼(to begin traveling in an automobile or other road vehicle) |
prendre la température verbe | test the waters◼◼◼(explore or probe) |
prendre la tête verbe | do someone's head in(irritate, disturb) |
prendre le commandement verbe | take the lead◼◼◼(to assume leadership over a group) |
prendre le dessus nom | upper hand◼◼◼((idiomatic) advantage) |
prendre le dessus sur verbe | score off(to gain an advantage on somebody) |
prendre le mors aux dents verbe | champ at the bit(of horse: to bite the bit) |
prendre le petit déjeuner verbe | break one's fast(archaic: to eat breakfast) |
prendre le petit-déjeuner verbe | breakfast [breakfasted, breakfasting, breakfasts]◼◼◼(to eat the morning meal) |
prendre le relais verbe | take up the slack◼◼◼(to do work that would otherwise be left undone) |
prendre le risque verbe | stand a chance(have a chance) |
prendre le taureau par les cornes verbe | take the bull by the horns◼◼◼(to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty) face the music(to accept or confront the unpleasant consequences of one's actions) |
prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose) verbe | take time◼◼◼(to volunteer to spend one's time) |
prendre le train en marche verbe | jump on the bandwagon◼◼◼(to profit from a craze) |
prendre le voile verbe | take the veil◼◼◼verb |
prendre le volant verbe | take the wheel◼◼◼(to be in control of the steering wheel) |
prendre les armes verbe | take up arms◼◼◼verb |
prendre les choses comme elles viennent verbe | take the rough with the smooth◼◼◼verb take something as it comes(take things as they come) |
prendre les devants verbe | make the first move◼◼◼verb |
prendre les présences verbe | take attendance◼◼◼verb |
prendre les rênes verbe | take control◼◼◼(to assume control) |
prendre note nom {f} | note [noted, noting, notes]◼◼◼(to record in writing) |
prendre par surprise verbe | blindside◼◼◼(catch off guard) |
prendre part verbe | take part◼◼◼(participate or join) participate [participated, participating, participates]◼◼◼(to join in, to take part, to involve oneself) |
prendre parti verbe | take sides◼◼◼(to join in a confrontation) |