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il prit

he took

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he took Prit is the literary passé simple form of prendre, used in narration for a completed past action.
FR: Il prit son manteau avant de sortir.
EN: He took his coat before going out.

Il prit une photo du beau paysage.

He took a picture of the beautiful scenery.

Il prit le contrôle de la situation.

He took control of the situation.

Il prit la fuite lorsqu'il me vit.

He fled when he saw me.

Il prit l'express pour Tokyo.

He took the express train to Tokyo.

Il prit une photo de la famille.

He took a picture of the family.

Là, il prit place à la table habituelle où son couvert l'attendait.

Then he took his usual seat at the table, where his place setting was waiting for him.

Il prit les clefs et entra dans la galerie.

He took the keys and entered the gallery.

Il prit un air profondément pensif.

He took on a deeply thoughtful expression.

Il prit son temps.

He took his time.

Il prit une nouvelle identité.

He took on a new identity.

Il prit un miroir et examina sa langue.

He took a mirror and examined his tongue.

À l'âge de soixante ans, il prit sa retraite.

At the age of sixty, he retired.

Il prit tout à coup la parole.

He suddenly spoke.

Il prit un miroir et se regarda la langue.

He took a mirror and looked at his tongue.

Il prit soin de sa mère après que son père mourut.

He took care of his mother after his father died.

Il prit l'ascenseur avec elle.

He took the elevator with her.

Il prit un biscuit et mit notre frère Li Cunyi au défi de le briser.

He took a biscuit and challenged our brother Li Cunyi to break it.

— The Grandmaster (2013)

Il prit la fuite, pour ne pas être arrêté.

He fled to avoid being arrested.

Ainsi qu'il fallait s'y attendre, il prit la première place.

As was to be expected, he took first place.

Il prit un biscuit.

He took a biscuit.

Il prit une photo de moi avec son appareil.

He took a picture of me with his camera.

Il prit un second morceau pour l'apporter à son amie malade.

He took a second piece to bring to his sick friend.

Il prit des renseignements sur ce gentleman.

He made some inquiries about this gentleman.

Il prit un petit marteau et frappa le gong devant lui.

He picked up a small hammer and struck the gong in front of him.

Il prit un chapeau en main et le mit, pour voir de quoi il avait l'air avec.

He picked up a hat and put it on to see what he looked like wearing it.

Il prit un gros risque.

He took a big risk.

Il prit la fuite de peur d'être arrêté.

He fled for fear of being arrested.