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prendre place verbe | have a seat◼◼◼(to sit down) |
prendre plaisir verbe | enjoy [enjoyed, enjoying, enjoys]◼◼◼(to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something) |
prendre possession verbe | take possession◼◼◼verb |
prendre pour acquis verbe | take for granted◼◼◼(assume something to be true without verification or proof) take for granted◼◼◼(give little attention to or to underestimate the value of) |
prendre pour argent comptant verbe | take at face value◼◼◼verb |
prendre racine verbe | take root◼◼◼(to grow roots into soil) put down roots◼◻◻(to become settled) |
prendre sa retraite verbe | retire [retired, retiring, retires]◼◼◼(to stop working on a permanent basis) |
prendre sa revanche verbe | get even◼◼◼(get revenge) |
prendre sa source verbe | rise◼◼◼(to have its source) originate [originated, originating, originates]◼◼◼verb |
prendre sans vert verbe | catch napping(to surprise) |
prendre ses couilles en main verbe | pluck up one's courage(to muster the bravery to do something) |
prendre ses jambes à son cou verbe | take to one's heels(to flee or run away) |
prendre soin verbe | take care◼◼◼(to be in charge of something) |
prendre soin de verbe | take care of◼◼◼(look after) |
prendre soin de soi verbe | fend [fended, fending, fends](to take care of or responsibility for oneself) |
prendre son courage à deux mains verbe | pluck up one's courage(to muster the bravery to do something) |
prendre son envol verbe | take flight◼◼◼(to become airborne) |
prendre son essor verbe | take off◼◼◼(to begin flight) |
prendre son mal en patience verbe | grin and bear it◼◼◼(endure a difficult or disagreeable situation) |
prendre son temps verbe | take one's time◼◼◼(go about something slowly and carefully) take one's time◼◼◼(take more time to do something than is considered acceptable) |
prendre son vol verbe | take flight◼◼◼(to become airborne) take off◼◼◼(to begin flight) |
prendre sous son aile preposition | under one's wingpreposition |
prendre sur le fait verbe | bust [busted, busting, busts]◼◼◼((slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal) |
prendre sur soi verbe | accept [accepted, accepting, accepts](to endure patiently) |
prendre un bain verbe | bathe [bathed, bathing, bathes]◼◼◼(to clean oneself with water) |
prendre un bain de soleil verbe | sunbathe [sunbathed, sunbathing, sunbathes]◼◼◼(to expose one's body to the sun) |
prendre un ris verbe | reef [reefed, reefing, reefs]◼◼◼(sailing) |
prendre un risque verbe | take a risk◼◼◼(to do something risky) |
prendre un sauna verbe | sauna◼◼◼(to use a sauna) |
prendre un siège verbe | take a seat◼◼◼(sit down) |
prendre un tour verbe | lap [lapped, lapping, laps]◼◼◼(sports, motor racing: to overtake a straggler in a race) |
prendre une décision verbe | make a decision◼◼◼(to decide) |
prendre une douche verbe | shower [showered, showering, showers]◼◼◼(to bathe using a shower) |
prends-tu des médicaments? phrase | are you taking any medications(familiar) |
[colloquial] prendre le chou verbe | make someone's blood boil(cause a person to feel angry) |