il a pris

he took

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phrase Common #2,482
he took Past tense of prendre. Common in many everyday expressions.
FR: Il a pris le train pour aller à Paris.
EN: He took the train to go to Paris.

Il a pris l'avion pour l'Amérique.

He took a plane to America.

Il a pris son déjeuner.

He had his lunch.

Il a pris la même décision que son père.

He made the same decision as his father.

Il a pris un avion à Tokyo pour aller à Osaka.

He took a plane from Tokyo to Osaka.

Il a pris le paiement mais n'a pas fait le travail.

He took the payment but didn't do the work.

— PK (2014)

Et il a pris tous mes vêtements!

And he took all my clothes!

— Ne Zha (2019)

Il a pris un train de nuit.

He took a night train.

Il a pris notre truc!

He took our stuff!

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Il a pris des antibiotiques mais ça sert à rien.

He took antibiotics but they didn't help.

— Carandiru (2003)

Il a pris vos téléphones?

Did he take your phones?

— Crime 101 (2026)

Il a pris sa décision.

He made his decision.

C'est tout ce qu'il a pris?

Is that all he took?

Il a pris ses quartiers dans l'auberge.

He settled into the inn.

Il a pris la fuite, pour ne pas être arrêté.

He fled to avoid being arrested.

Il a pris tous mes plans!

He stole all my plans!

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Il a pris le contrôle d'elle!

He took control of her!

— Ne Zha (2019)

Il a pris un puissant philtre d'amour.

He drank a powerful love potion.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Il a pris ma voiture.

He took my car.

Il a pris davantage de responsabilités avec son nouvel emploi.

He took on more responsibilities with his new job.

Il a pris une décision très rapidement.

He made a decision very quickly.

Il a pris quelque chose?

Did he take something?

Mais il a pris la faute sur lui.

But he took the blame upon himself.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il a pris du retard dans son travail.

He fell behind in his work.

Ouais, et il a pris le mauvais gars aussi.

Yeah, and he picked the wrong guy too.

— Drive (2011)

Il a pris sa revanche.

He took his revenge.

Il a pris la clé la nuit dernière.

He took the key last night.

— PIKU (2015)

Il a pris son ouvrage.

He took his work.

Il a pris la retraite à l'âge de soixante ans.

He retired at the age of sixty.

Il a pris un gros risque.

He took a big risk.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Il a pris le risque de l'apporter.

He took the risk of bringing it.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Il a pris cette photo.

He took this picture.

Il a pris une balle.

He took a bullet.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il a pris peu de temps pour se préparer pour sortir.

It took him little time to get ready to go out.

Il a pris du miel à la place du sucre.

He took honey instead of sugar.

Il a pris sa retraite à cause d'une mauvaise santé.

He retired due to ill health.

Il a pris l'avion pour la première fois de sa vie.

He flew for the first time in his life.

Il a pris son flingue.

He took his gun.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Il a pris la parole.

He spoke.

Il a pris un coup de vieux, mais je pense que oui.

He's aged a bit, but I think so.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Il a pris le paiement, mais n'a pas fait le travail.

He took the payment but didn't do the work.

— PK (2014)

Il a pris une balle dans la tête.

He took a bullet to the head.

Il a pris des risques pour toi.

He took risks for you.

On dirait qu'il a pris de la drogue.

It looks like he’s taken drugs.

— The Strangers (2016)

Il a pris ça comment?

How did he take that?

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Il a pris sa main.

He took her hand.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Il a pris l'ascenseur jusqu'à son étage et s'est dirigé vers sa chambre.

He took the elevator to his floor and headed toward his room.

Il a pris soin de moi.

He took care of me.

Il a pris la fuite, pour ne pas être pris.

He fled so he wouldn’t get caught.

Il a pris tout le marché.

He took over the entire market.

— Le Frère (1997)

Il a pris le livre de l'étagère.

He took the book from the shelf.

Et il a pris cette photo.

And he took this photo.

— Le Château dans le ciel (1986)

Il a pris un stylo et a écrit un poème.

He took a pen and wrote a poem.

Il était occupé, mais il a pris le temps de me faire visiter la ville.

He was busy, but he took the time to show me around the city.

Il a pris mon chapeau.

He took my hat.

— La vie est belle (1997)

Il a pris de la drogue?

Did he take drugs?

Il a pris une grande respiration.

He took a deep breath.

Il a pris quelques coussins pour soutenir sa tête.

He took some cushions to support his head.

Il a pris en charge les préparatifs de la fête.

He took charge of the preparations for the party.

Il a pris sa valise?

Did he take his suitcase?

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Il a pris la décision juste au bon moment.

He made the decision at just the right time.

Le poisson qu'il a pris hier, est toujours vivant.

The fish he caught yesterday is still alive.

Il a pris son petit-déjeuner.

He had his breakfast.

Il a pris la résolution d'arrêter de fumer.

He resolved to quit smoking.

Il a pris un mauvais chemin.

He took the wrong path.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il a pris les deux droïdes avec lui?

He took both droids with him?

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Il a pris cette voiture pour rien.

He took this car for nothing.

Il a pris une chambre au Yaesu Hotel.

He took a room at the Yaesu Hotel.

Il a pris prétexte d’un mal de tête pour rentrer plus tôt.

He used a headache as an excuse to come home early.

Il a pris du poids.

He gained weight.

Je crois qu'il a pris sa décision.

I think he has made up his mind.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Il a pris sa retraite à soixante ans.

He retired at sixty.

Il a pris l'habitude de fumer dans sa jeunesse.

He got into the habit of smoking in his youth.

Il a pris son livre.

He took his book.

Il a pris la peine d'aider le pauvre homme.

He took the trouble to help the poor man.

Il a pris un enfant avec lui.

He took a child with him.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Finalement il a pris conscience qu'il s'était trompé.

Eventually, he realized that he had been mistaken.

Il a pris le portefeuille de ce type.

He took that guy's wallet.

Il a pris Connie pour ma sœur.

He mistook Connie for my sister.

Il a pris une balle dans le dos.

He was shot in the back.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

J'ai vu Amos, il a pris mon coeur, et ensemble on a fuit la ville.

I saw Amos, he stole my heart, and together we fled the city.

— Chicago (2002)

Il a pris des risques.

He took risks.

Maintenant, il a pris du muscle et il bosse à Los Angeles.

Now he's gained muscle and he works in Los Angeles.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Il a pris ça pour de la marijuana.

He mistook that for marijuana.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Il a pris sa part d'argent.

He took his share of the money.

Il a pris l'autre parachute.

He took the other parachute.

— Running Man (2025)

Il a pris son congé.

He took his leave.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Il a pris la fuite.

He ran away.

Il a pris toute cette peine pour rien.

He took all that trouble for nothing.

Il a pris le mauvais bus par erreur.

He took the wrong bus by mistake.

Et il a pris possession de Hyo Jin.

And he took possession of Hyo Jin.

— The Strangers (2016)

Qui c'est le premier qu'il a pris dans ses bras?

Who was the first person he hugged?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Il a pris un taxi pour ne pas rater le train.

He took a taxi so as not to miss the train.

Il a pris mon fils.

He took my son.

Il a pris de magnifiques photos de moi!

He took some beautiful photos of me!

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Il a pris une pierre, lui aussi.

He took a stone, too.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Il a pris quoi?

What did he take?

Il a pris en main toute l'affaire de façon si ferme et si formidable.

He took charge of the whole affair with such firmness and authority.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Il a pris ses affaires.

He took his things.

— Volver (2006)

Il a pris la fuite, en plus.

He ran off, too.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il a pris son temps.

He took his time.

Il a pris la tête du parti.

He took over as head of the party.

Il a volé un camion et il a pris une autoroute jusqu'en Pologne.

He stole a truck and took a motorway all the way to Poland.

— Victoria (2015)

Il a pris un nouveau poste à la base militaire.

He took a new position at the military base.

Il a pris ma place.

He took my place.

Il a pris cinq paquets d'explosifs et une mine dans la cale.

He took five packages of explosives and a mine into the hold.

— Peaky Blinders : L'Immortel (2026)

En plus, il a pris ce chat.

On top of that, he took that cat.

— Les Enfants du temps (2019)

Il a pris une douche ce matin.

He took a shower this morning.

Il a pris quelle rue?

Which street did he take?

Il a pris du retard dans son travail académique et a coulé.

He fell behind in his academic work and failed.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Quand le voleur a entendu le chien aboyer, il a pris ses jambes à son cou.

When the thief heard the dog barking, he ran away.

Il a pris sa retraite.

He retired.

Il a pris la charge de l'entreprise de son père.

He took over his father's business.

Il a pris son ours en peluche dans ses bras.

He took his teddy bear in his arms.

Comme il a pris du poids!

He's gained so much weight!

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Il a pris la peine de me déposer chez moi.

He took the trouble to drop me off at home.

Il a pris un flic en otage.

He took a cop hostage.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Et ensuite, il a pris mon argent et il s'est tiré.

And then he took my money and took off.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Il a pris le premier train et est arrivé juste à temps.

He took the first train and arrived just in time.

Il a pris autant de bières qu'il pouvait porter.

He took as many beers as he could carry.

Il a pris une balle pour moi.

He took a bullet for me.

— Black Panther (2018)

Il a pris deux cachets d'aspirine pour se débarrasser de son rhume.

He took two aspirin tablets to get rid of his cold.

Je sais qu'il a pris une décision.

I know he made a decision.

— Avengers (2012)

Il a pris sa retraite l'an dernier.

He retired last year.