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ils emportent

take away, carry off, take with them, win, prevail

→ emporter
em into, in + port to wear + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #44,831
take away, carry off, take with them
FR: Ils emportent leur déjeuner.
EN: They take their lunch with them.
win, prevail In the expression « l’emporter », meaning to win or prevail.
FR: À la fin, les rouges l’emportent.
EN: In the end, the red team wins.
Conjugation of emporter
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First emporte —
Second emportes emportez
Third emporte emportent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First emporte —
Second emportes —
Third emporte emportent

Les non l’emportent !

The "no" votes win!

Ils emportent toujours leurs morts.

They always take their dead with them.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Les huissiers emportent Martha !

The bailiffs are taking Martha away!

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Les gros emportent toujours tout.

The big ones always take everything.

— Manon des sources (1986)

D'autres laissent un indice et parfois emportent un souvenir.

Others leave a clue and sometimes take a souvenir.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Les vagues emportent-elles tes pensées ?

Do the waves carry away your thoughts?