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l'a pris

took it

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phrase Common #4,051
took it A form of prendre in the past tense: l' can mean him, her, or it, depending on context. In expressions such as l'avoir pris la main dans le sac, it means “caught him red-handed.” The form prise is used when the object is feminine.
FR: Il l'a pris sur le fait.
EN: He caught him in the act.

Elle l'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre.

She mistook him for someone else.

Ziri l'a pris.

Ziri took it.

Il l'a pris !

He took it!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Nishad l'a pris au mot.

Nishad took him at his word.

— Article 15 (2019)

Il l'a pris par son trésor et l'a gentiment mis à genoux.

He grabbed him by his treasure and gently brought him to his knees.

— Léviathan (2014)

Comment il l'a pris ?

How did he take it?

Il me l'a pris.

He took it from me.

Elle l'a pris à la fourrière et Ed n'aime pas trop les chiens.

She picked him up from the pound, and Ed isn't particularly fond of dogs.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

On vous l'a pris.

They took it from you.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

J'ai vu ce qui l'a pris.

I saw what came over him.

Qui l'a pris ?

Who took it?

Tom l'a pris.

Tom took it.

C'est Ben Gardner qui l'a pris ?

Was it Ben Gardner who took it?

Il l'a pris.

He took it.

Scotland Yard l'a pris au piège.

Scotland Yard set a trap for him.

— M le maudit (1931)

Oui, on l'a pris, monsieur.

Yes, we took it, sir.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Comment elle l'a pris ?

How did she take it?

Elle l'a pris à la gare.

She picked him up at the station.

Quelqu'un l'a pris.

Someone took it.

C'est lui qui l'a pris !

He’s the one who took it!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

On me l'a pris.

It was taken from me.

Non, votre chef me l'a pris.

No, your boss took it from me.

— The Rip (2026)

Un mec d'un autre cours l'a pris au sérieux.

A guy from another class took it seriously.

— Tesis (1996)

Il l'a pris en traître !

He caught him off guard!

— Carandiru (2003)

Mon père l'a pris.

My father took it.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Quand le bossu l'a pris, elle coulait plus.

When the hunchback took it, it stopped flowing.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Je me demande qui l'a pris.

I wonder who took it.

Mark l'a pris.

Mark took it.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Elle l'a pris.

She took it.

Oui, c'est mon père qui l'a pris.

Yes, my father took it.

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)