to took

a pris, a mesuré

t ʊ k → take
verb · past tense Very common #985
a pris
EN: She took a picture of the garden.
FR: Elle a pris une photo du jardin.
a pris, a mesuré
EN: The doctor took my temperature.
FR: Le médecin a pris ma température.
Conjugation of take
Indicative past
took

That took guts.

Il fallait du cran pour ça.

Tom took piano lessons.

Tom prenait des cours de piano.

When the bell rang, the audience took their seats.

Lorsque la cloche sonna, le public prit place.

Tom took a seat next to Mary.

Tom s’est assis à côté de Mary.

What the hell took you so long?

Mais qu'est-ce qui t'a pris autant de temps ?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Your friend took everything.

Ton ami a tout pris.

— City of God (2002)

The villagers took that as a sign of his anger.

Les villageois y ont vu un signe de sa colère.

— The White Ribbon (2009)

Norman took a wife?

Norman a pris une épouse ?

— Psycho (1960)

A new owner took over and made it public.

Un nouveau propriétaire a repris l’affaire et l’a rendue publique.

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

Tom took the hook out of the fish's mouth.

Tom a retiré l’hameçon de la gueule du poisson.

Tom took another sip from his glass of beer.

Tom prit une autre gorgée de sa bière.

The trial took two more days.

Le procès a duré deux jours de plus.

Master Duan took the sword.

Maître Duan prit l'épée.

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Tom took three deep breaths.

Tom prit trois grandes inspirations.

Tom took his new car out for a spin.

Tom a fait un tour avec sa nouvelle voiture.

All the tourists took the same pictures.

Tous les touristes ont pris les mêmes photos.

The detective took down his testimony on the spot.

Le détective a consigné son témoignage sur-le-champ.

The pier took a real beating from the hurricane.

La jetée a été fortement endommagée par l'ouragan.

Everyone believes Arthur Shelby took his own life on the bridge.

Tout le monde croit qu'Arthur Shelby s'est suicidé sur le pont.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

Took a stick blade right to the eye.

Il a reçu la palette d'une crosse en plein dans l'œil.

— Goalie (2019)

Tell me what Tom took with him.

Dites-moi ce que Tom a emporté avec lui.

She never took them off.

Elle ne les a jamais enlevés.

— Talk to Her (2002)

President Allende and General Pinochet took control of the country.

Le président Allende et le général Pinochet ont pris le contrôle du pays.

— No (2012)

Sami took Layla's money.

Sami a pris l'argent de Layla.

Tom took Mary's money.

Tom a pris l’argent de Mary.

Took something like this for me and him to become friends again.

Il a fallu un événement comme celui-ci pour que nous redevenions amis.

— Mystic River (2003)

Who took my handbag?

Qui a pris mon sac à main ?

My father took that picture from an airship.

Mon père a pris cette photo depuis un dirigeable.

— Castle in the Sky (1986)

Tom took part in a promotional event.

Tom a participé à un événement promotionnel.

Would you mind if I took a picture?

Cela vous dérangerait-il si je prenais une photo ?

The flight took us ten hours.

Le vol a duré dix heures.

The old man took the book out of my hand.

Le vieil homme m'a pris le livre des mains.

Daddy, out of all those men, you were the one that took her home, remember that?

Papa, parmi tous ces hommes, c’est toi qui l’as ramenée à la maison, tu t’en souviens ?

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Tom took a quick shower.

Tom a pris une douche rapide.

The bed took up a lot of space.

Le lit prenait beaucoup de place.

The project took over three years to complete.

Le projet a nécessité plus de trois ans de travaux.

It is the risk we all took.

C'est le risque que nous avons tous pris.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

I carefully took down everything that my teacher said.

J’ai soigneusement noté tout ce que mon professeur a dit.

Tom took the curve too fast.

Tom a pris le virage trop vite.

Tom took a walk in the park.

Tom s’est promené dans le parc.

Fred and George took turns with the driving.

Fred et George se relayaient au volant.

He always took his pants off when he drank Canadian whiskey.

Il enlevait toujours son pantalon quand il buvait du whisky canadien.

— Goalie (2019)

The seven shipmasters of Spencerport took shares or loans.

Les sept capitaines de Spencerport ont pris des parts ou contracté des emprunts.

The police took some pictures of the scene of the accident.

La police a pris quelques photos du lieu de l’accident.

Ziri took that exam.

Ziri a passé cet examen.

Kat somewhat took her time getting the store front in order.

Kat a mis un certain temps à remettre la devanture du magasin en ordre.

Tom took the wrong bus.

Tom a pris le mauvais bus.

They said Soo-ah died alone at the dam, so who took this photo?

Ils ont dit que Soo-ah était morte seule au barrage, alors qui a pris cette photo ?

— Oldboy (2003)

I just took my son to school!

Je viens d'emmener mon fils à l'école !

— Pinocchio (2019)

Tom took his clothes off and put them into the washing machine.

Tom a enlevé ses vêtements et les a mis dans la machine à laver.

The girl in a white uniform took my temperature.

La jeune fille en uniforme blanc a pris ma température.

Father Jean took them in because their lives were in danger.

Le père Jean les a recueillis car leur vie était en danger.

— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

This is the guide who took us around the castle.

Voici le guide qui nous a fait visiter le château.

It's the path the dead man took.

C’est le chemin qu’a emprunté le mort.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Même les experts ont pris le tableau pour un authentique Rembrandt.

I think you accidentally took my keys with the other stuff.

Je crois que vous avez pris mes clés par erreur avec les autres affaires.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)

Tom took Mary in his arms and kissed her.

Tom a pris Mary dans ses bras et l’a embrassée.

And sir, he just took the subject out the class.

Et monsieur, il vient de renvoyer le sujet de la classe.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

It's the first time so many took part.

C’est la première fois que tant de personnes y participent.

— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

You been took.

Tu as été enlevé.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Batou and Togusa are tailing the guys who took the Puppet Master.

Batou et Togusa suivent les hommes qui ont capturé le Maître des Marionnettes.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Lajos took Olivia outside.

Lajos a emmené Olivia dehors.

Yeah, I took over the mortgage after she passed.

Oui, j'ai repris le prêt hypothécaire après son décès.

— The Wrecking Crew (2026)

The man took the boy by the hand.

L’homme a pris le garçon par la main.

Tom took out the rubbish.

Tom a sorti les poubelles.

At Gringotts, Hagrid took something out of the vault.

Chez Gringotts, Hagrid a sorti quelque chose du coffre.

— Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Your people took my mask, Don Octavio.

Vos hommes ont pris mon masque, Don Octavio.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Tom took a picture of his own camera.

Tom a pris une photo de son propre appareil photo.

When he retired, his son took over his business.

Lorsqu'il a pris sa retraite, son fils a repris son entreprise.

Keating said that everybody took turns reading, and I don't want to do that.

Keating a dit que tout le monde lisait à tour de rôle, et je ne veux pas faire ça.

— Dead Poets Society (1989)

The political scandal took up the whole first page of the newspaper.

Le scandale politique occupait toute la première page du journal.

Washing the car took longer than we expected.

Laver la voiture a pris plus de temps que prévu.

Tom never took German.

Tom n'a jamais étudié l'allemand.

Uncle Ted took us to the zoo in order to show us the pandas.

Oncle Ted nous a emmenés au zoo pour nous montrer les pandas.

Who took this picture?

Qui a pris cette photo ?

That took too long!

Ça a pris trop de temps !

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

After the death of his parents, his grandparents took to his education.

Après la mort de ses parents, ses grands-parents se chargèrent de son éducation.

Her family took the body back to the village.

Sa famille a ramené le corps au village.

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Tom took the book in the morning and has already read it.

Tom a pris le livre ce matin et l’a déjà lu.

Filmed her, took photos.

Je l’ai filmée et j’ai pris des photos.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Gabriel took a cab.

Gabriel a pris un taxi.

Mary took her daughter in her arms to comfort her.

Marie prit sa fille dans ses bras pour la réconforter.

Keith took my horse as I ran up the stairs.

Keith a pris mon cheval pendant que je montais les escaliers en courant.

Ziri took action.

Ziri a agi.

And nearly took his eye out.

Et a failli lui crever un œil.

— Brother (1997)

Tom took the ring off his finger.

Tom a enlevé la bague de son doigt.

“Then it was not Arthur who took them?”

« Alors, ce n’est pas Arthur qui les a emmenés ? »

I just took a shower.

Je viens de prendre une douche.

Tom took everything.

Tom a tout pris.

Seeing that it was raining, Tom took his brolly.

Voyant qu’il pleuvait, Tom a pris son parapluie.

Well, I took this job when my dad retired.

Eh bien, j'ai accepté ce travail lorsque mon père a pris sa retraite.

— Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

The missile attack took a heavy toll of lives.

L’attaque de missiles a fait de nombreuses victimes.

I already took the pies out of the oven.

J’ai déjà sorti les tartes du four.

The view from the top of the mountain took my breath away.

La vue depuis le sommet de la montagne m'a coupé le souffle.

The nurse took his temperature with a thermometer.

L’infirmière lui a pris la température avec un thermomètre.

My sister took the children to the zoo.

Ma sœur a emmené les enfants au zoo.

Tom took notes during the meeting.

Tom a pris des notes pendant la réunion.

My son took an early interest in politics.

Mon fils s’est intéressé très tôt à la politique.

What took so long?!

Qu’est-ce qui a pris autant de temps ?!

— The Wailing (2016)

That gust of wind took them all the way up.

Cette rafale de vent les a emportés tout en haut.

— Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

The workers took pride in their work.

Les ouvriers étaient fiers de leur travail.

Tom took out his wallet to pay the bill.

Tom a sorti son portefeuille pour payer l’addition.

All took part in the negotiations.

Tous ont participé aux négociations.

These women quickly took over the cellar.

Ces femmes ont rapidement investi la cave.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

Took you long enough.

Tu en as mis du temps.

— Suzume (2022)

Dearie, I, myself, can only read a word or two, and that took years.

Ma chérie, moi-même, je ne sais lire qu’un mot ou deux, et ça m’a pris des années.

— Wicked (2024)

And for some reason, that magic took my heart, too.

Et pour une raison inconnue, cette magie a conquis mon cœur, moi aussi.

— The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

Who took the money?

Qui a pris l’argent ?

Tom took some coins out of his pocket.

Tom sortit quelques pièces de sa poche.

The Germans took to flight.

Les Allemands prirent la fuite.

Tom took a seat.

Tom s’est assis.

His question took her by surprise.

Sa question l'a prise au dépourvu.

It only took me, like, what?

Ça m'a pris quoi, au juste ?

— Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Mary took a bath.

Marie a pris un bain.

Tom took the job Mary offered him.

Tom a accepté le poste que Mary lui a proposé.

I know the photographer who took this picture.

Je connais le photographe qui a pris cette photo.

You only took a small hit.

Tu n’as subi qu’un petit coup.

— Pixote (1980)

Even though it took him one day what took you six months.

Même si cela lui a pris une journée, là où vous avez mis six mois.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Tom took three pictures.

Tom a pris trois photos.

The detective took six months to get at the truth of that affair.

Il a fallu six mois au détective pour découvrir la vérité sur cette affaire.

They nearly took us out.

Ils ont failli nous éliminer.

— Brother (1997)

The woman took pity on me and she gave me the girl's number.

La femme a eu pitié de moi et elle m’a donné le numéro de la fille.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

His mother took her own life.

Sa mère s'est suicidée.

— Who Am I (2014)

Took all of it?

Tu as tout pris ?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

A nurse took my temperature.

Une infirmière a pris ma température.

Tom took off.

Tom a décollé.

Tom took a bad fall.

Tom a fait une mauvaise chute.

Monica took over.

Monica a pris le relais.

— Mirage (2018)

The journalist took liberties with the facts he had gathered.

Le journaliste a pris des libertés avec les faits qu’il avait recueillis.

Took the test cold?

Tu as passé le test sans préparation ?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

The one who took the oath will have to pour the water!

Celui qui a prêté serment devra verser l'eau !

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)

Every child took to the new teacher.

Tous les enfants ont tout de suite apprécié le nouveau professeur.

Who took my keys?

Qui a pris mes clés ?

That took a lot of guts.

Cela a demandé beaucoup de courage.

It's been a long time since Grandma took anyone under her skirts.

Ça fait longtemps que Grand-Mère n’a pris personne sous ses jupes.

— The Tin Drum (1979)

Morocco illegally took Western Sahara over.

Le Maroc a illégalement pris le contrôle du Sahara occidental.

Tom took part in the kidnapping of Mary's daughter.

Tom a participé à l’enlèvement de la fille de Mary.

They just took her!

Ils viennent de l'emmener !

— Die Hard (1988)

Tom took a sandwich out of the bag and started eating it.

Tom sortit un sandwich du sac et commença à le manger.

Shukla took her with him.

Shukla l'a emmenée avec lui.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

How much is what she just took?

Combien a-t-elle pris ?

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Tom took the day off.

Tom a pris un jour de congé.

Kossatch took pity on you?

Kossatch a eu pitié de vous ?

— Come and See (1985)

Tom took a week off.

Tom a pris une semaine de congé.

Boy took everything bravely.

Le garçon a tout pris avec courage.

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

The whole class took the test.

Toute la classe a passé le test.

The police took them long ago, chief.

La police les a emmenés il y a longtemps, chef.

— The Diamond Arm (1969)

Ziri took that medical exam.

Ziri a passé cet examen médical.

Tom took his clothes off.

Tom s'est déshabillé.

The army took over the government.

L’armée a pris le contrôle du gouvernement.

Speaking with David Robertson took a bit longer than I hoped.

La conversation avec David Robertson a duré un peu plus longtemps que je ne l’espérais.

Da had told me the law on that, and why you never ever took another boat’s gear.

Da m’avait expliqué ce que disait la loi là-dessus, et pourquoi on ne touchait jamais, au grand jamais, au matériel d’un autre bateau.

Just took a little walk.

Je viens de faire une petite promenade.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Damiano took the gold.

Damiano a remporté la médaille d’or.

Someone took my stuff.

Quelqu’un a pris mes affaires.

The girl took the cake for her wonderful dancing at the recital.

La jeune fille a remporté tous les suffrages pour sa merveilleuse prestation de danse lors du récital.

The smell took three days to wear off.

Il a fallu trois jours pour que l’odeur se dissipe.

Tom took Mary's car keys away because she was drunk.

Tom a retiré les clés de voiture de Mary parce qu’elle était ivre.

The real Dallas took my place.

Le vrai Dallas a pris ma place.

— The Fifth Element (1997)

Tom took over.

Tom a pris la relève.

The explanation of each fact took a long time.

L’explication de chaque fait a pris beaucoup de temps.

You quickly took a shower.

Vous avez pris une douche rapidement.

Tom took a picture of the flowers.

Tom a pris une photo des fleurs.

The man who took my photograph?

L'homme qui a pris ma photo ?

— The English Patient (1996)

Who took your cousin's place?

Qui a remplacé ton cousin ?

— City of Men (2007)

That took way fucking longer than five minutes.

Ça a pris bien plus de cinq minutes.

— Anora (2024)

Mary and her sister took turns at looking after their sick mother.

Mary et sa sœur se relayaient pour s'occuper de leur mère malade.

Stu Pearson took Smudge to check him out.

Stu Pearson a emmené Smudge pour le faire examiner.

— Kajaki (2014)

The secretary took dictation from her boss.

La secrétaire prenait les instructions de son patron.

Tom took the bus to school.

Tom a pris le bus pour aller à l’école.

He then took control of the Auction Room.

Il a ensuite pris le contrôle de la salle des ventes.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)

Tom's broken arm took several weeks to heal.

Le bras cassé de Tom a mis plusieurs semaines à guérir.

What do you mean, took his own life?

Que voulez-vous dire par «il s'est suicidé» ?

— Malcolm X (1992)

The party when Saba took her cherry?

La fête où Saba a perdu sa virginité ?

— Y Tu Mamá También (2001)

Mary took her pistol and fired.

Mary prit son pistolet et tira.

Ziri took his education seriously.

Ziri prenait ses études au sérieux.

Tom took the scissors away from Mary.

Tom a pris les ciseaux à Mary.

Seeing that it was raining, Tom took his umbrella.

Voyant qu’il pleuvait, Tom a pris son parapluie.

At other times, the mother half took over completely.

À d’autres moments, la moitié maternelle prenait complètement le dessus.

— Psycho (1960)

I think I just took them to have a secret to keep.

Je crois que je les ai simplement pris pour des gens qui avaient un secret à garder.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

The tablets took away my pain.

Les comprimés ont soulagé ma douleur.

The boyar took to running and roaming, after him the geese were swarming.

Le boyard se mit à courir et à vagabonder, les oies grouillant derrière lui.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Bill took a walk in the park to try and get some fresh air.

Bill est allé se promener dans le parc pour essayer de prendre l'air.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

The nurse took his temperature.

L’infirmière a pris sa température.

Tom took notes.

Tom a pris des notes.

I thought your dad took away your credit card.

Je croyais que ton père t'avait confisqué ta carte de crédit.

A vending machine took my card.

Un distributeur automatique a accepté ma carte.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

Milady took this mountain from the boars!

Milady a pris cette montagne aux sangliers !

— Princess Mononoke (1997)

After his father's death, John took to spending his time in bars.

Après la mort de son père, John s’est mis à passer son temps dans les bars.

Mum always took us to school together.

Maman nous emmenait toujours à l'école ensemble.

— Mirage (2018)

The medicine took effect.

Le médicament a fait effet.

Tom took out some coins and handed one to Mary.

Tom sortit quelques pièces et en tendit une à Mary.

Tom took a lot of photographs.

Tom a pris beaucoup de photos.

Who took the picture?

Qui a pris la photo ?

That took much more time than I thought it would.

Cela a pris beaucoup plus de temps que je ne le pensais.

Tom took some measures to prevent it from happening again.

Tom a pris certaines mesures pour éviter que cela ne se reproduise.

Your dance at the party took my breath away.

Ta danse à la fête m'a coupé le souffle.

— RRR (2022)

I honestly thought it'd be better if you took her.

Honnêtement, je pensais que ce serait mieux que tu la prennes.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Things took a sudden turn for the worse.

La situation a soudainement empiré.

Gabriel took Rima to a prom party.

Gabriel a emmené Rima à une soirée de bal.

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