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on a pris

we took

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we took On commonly means “we” in everyday French; a pris is the past tense of prendre (“to take”).
FR: On a pris le train ce matin.
EN: We took the train this morning.

On a pris une décision.

We made a decision.

Maugrey me l'a donné, quand on a pris le thé.

Moody gave it to me when we had tea.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

On a pris notre décision.

We made our decision.

On a pris des chemins différents.

We took different paths.

On a pris du retard.

We’re running late.

— La vie est belle (1997)

On a pris notre douche ensemble.

We took a shower together.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

On a pris un petit but, je le prévoyais.

We conceded a silly little goal; I saw it coming.

— Hothead (1979)

On a pris du bon temps.

We had a good time.

On a pris un taxi pour s'y rendre à temps.

We took a taxi to get there on time.

Nous une fois on a pris un voleur de chevaux.

We once caught a horse thief.

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

On a pris plein de plats d'accompagnement.

We got lots of side dishes.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

On a pris un mauvais virage.

We took a wrong turn.

On a pris la décision.

The decision has been made.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

On a pris le monorail pour aller à l'aéroport d'Haneda.

We took the monorail to Haneda Airport.

— Nobody Knows (2004)

On a pris du bon temps ?

Did we have a good time?

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

On a pris la route pour La Haye, vers Europol, dans la gueule du loup.

We took the road to The Hague, towards Europol, into the lion's den.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

On a pris le petit déjeuner.

We had breakfast.

On a pris un but.

We conceded a goal.

— Hothead (1979)

On a pris des douches.

We took showers.

On a pris l'hélicoptère.

We took the helicopter.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Tout est arrivé car on a pris la perle spirituelle.

It all happened because we took the spiritual pearl.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

On a pris un avion de Mexico à Madrid.

We took a plane from Mexico City to Madrid.

On a pris un café.

We had coffee.

On a pris un petit appart sur la plage.

We took a small apartment on the beach.

Au cinéma, puis on a pris un verre.

We went to the movies, then had a drink.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)