en prenant

while taking

→ en

phrase Rare #37,038

while taking The form “en + present participle” can describe an action happening at the same time as another action, or the means by which something is done.

FR: En prenant le bus, j’ai rencontré mon voisin.

EN: While taking the bus, I met my neighbor.

J'ai dû l'oublier en prenant un café.

I must have forgotten it while having a coffee.

— Love Actually (2003)

Tu l'as pas vue en prenant mon mot ?

Didn't you see it when you took my note?

En prenant le train ce matin, j'ai rencontré un vieil ami.

While taking the train this morning, I ran into an old friend.

Et en prenant feu.

And by catching fire.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

On va essayer de rattraper le retard en prenant un raccourci.

We will try to make up for lost time by taking a shortcut.

Il s'est suicidé en prenant du poison.

He committed suicide by taking poison.

Ne pense pas à la faute que mon père a commise en prenant la couronne.

Don't dwell on the mistake my father made in taking the crown.

— Henry V (1989)

En prenant garde d'utiliser le mot prétendre au moins deux fois.

Taking care to use the word “claim” at least twice.

— Parasite (2019)

En prenant tout en considération, elle est une assez bonne épouse.

All things considered, she's a pretty good wife.