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ils emportent

take away, carry away

→ emporter
em in-/into; cause to be or put in + port to wear; to carry + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #39,348
take away, carry away
FR: Ils emportent leurs valises dans la voiture.
EN: They take their suitcases to the car.
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 vagues emportent-elles tes pensées ?

Do the waves carry away your thoughts?

Les plus gros, ils emportent tout.

The biggest ones, they 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)