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take meaning in French

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take out (to remove)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈaʊt]

supprimer◼◼◻verbe

take out of context (to report out of context)
verb

décontextualiser◼◼◼verbe

take over (to assume control)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈoʊv.r̩]

reprendre◼◼◼verbe

take over (to adopt a further responsibility)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈoʊv.r̩]

assumer◼◼◻verbe

take over (to relieve someone temporarily)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈəʊv.ə(r)]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈoʊv.r̩]

remplacer◼◼◻verbe

take part (participate or join)
verb
[UK: teɪk pɑːt]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈpɑːrt]

participer◼◼◼verbe

prendre part◼◼◼verbe

take place (to happen)
verb
[UK: teɪk ˈpleɪs]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈpleɪs]

avoir lieu◼◼◼verbe

se dérouler◼◼◼verbe

take point (to be the first, to lead in the combat)
verb

passer devant◼◼◼verbe

take possession verb

prendre possession◼◼◼verbe

take revenge (to avenge; to get back at)
verb

venger◼◼◼verbe

take root (to grow roots into soil)
verb
[UK: teɪk ruːt]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈruːt]

prendre racine◼◼◼verbe

racinerverbe

take root (to become established, to take hold)
verb
[UK: teɪk ruːt]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈruːt]

s'enraciner◼◼◻verbe

take seriously verb

prendre au sérieux◼◼◼verbe

take shape (take a definite form)
verb
[UK: teɪk ʃeɪp]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈʃeɪp]

prendre forme◼◼◼verbe

take sides (to join in a confrontation)
verb
[UK: teɪk saɪdz]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈsaɪdz]

prendre parti◼◼◼verbe

take someone at their word (believe someone without having the means to check that what they said is true)
verb

croire sur paroleverbe

take someone at their word (take someone literally even though they may not have been serious)
verb

prendre au motverbe

prendre au pied de la lettreverbe

prendre au sérieuxverbe

take someone's breath away verb

couper le souffleverbe

take someone's life verb

ôter la vie◼◼◼verbe

coûter la vieverbe

take someone's word for it (to believe what someone claims)
verb

croire sur paroleverbe

take something as it comes (take things as they come)
verb

prendre les choses comme elles viennentverbe

take steps (to initiate a course of action)
verb
[UK: teɪk steps]
[US: ˈteɪk ˈsteps]

prendre des mesures◼◼◼verbe

take the bait (to nibble at bait on a hook)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə beɪt]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbeɪt]

mordre à l'hameçon◼◼◼verbe

gober l'hameçonverbe

take the bull by the horns (to deal directly with a matter; to confront a difficulty)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə bʊl baɪ ðə hɔːnz]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈbʊl baɪ ðə ˈhɔːrnz]

prendre le taureau par les cornes◼◼◼verbe

take the cloth verb

prendre l'habit◼◼◼verbe

take the floor verb
[UK: teɪk ðə flɔː(r)]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈflɔːr]

prendre la parole◼◼◼verbe

take the law into one's own hands (punish someone according to one's own idea of justice)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪn.tə wʌnz əʊn hændz]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈlɑː ˌɪn.ˈtuː wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈhændz]

se faire justice soi-mêmeverbe

take the lead (to assume leadership over a group)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə liːd]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈled]

prendre le commandement◼◼◼verbe

take the lead (to advance into first place)
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə liːd]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈled]

passer en tête◼◼◼verbe

ouvrir la marche◼◼◻verbe

take the liberty (act on one's own authority)
verb

prendre la liberté◼◼◼verbe

take the piss (to mock or ridicule (transitive))
verb
[UK: teɪk ðə pɪs]
[US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈpɪs]

se foutre de la gueule◼◼◼verbe

foutage de gueuleverbe
{m}

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