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ils prendraient

would take, would mistake (for)

→ prendre
prendr to take + aient they would (conditional)
verb · 3rd-person plural Rare #41,538
would take In context, it can mean taking a risk or taking something away.
FR: Ils prendraient le train demain.
EN: They would take the train tomorrow.
would mistake (for) Used with pour to mean taking someone or something to be someone or something else.
FR: Ils me prendraient pour un touriste.
EN: They would take me for a tourist.
Conjugation of prendre
Conditional
SingularPlural
First prendrais —
Second prendrais prendriez
Third prendrait prendraient

Pourquoi nous prendraient-ils tout le temps notre fric ?

Why would they always take our money?

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Elles savaient exactement quel risque ils prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Elles savaient exactement quel risque elles prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Ils savaient exactement quel risque ils prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they were taking.

Ils la prendraient pour un acte hostile.

They would take it as a hostile act.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Ils savaient exactement quel risque elles prendraient.

They knew exactly what risk they would be taking.

Ils me prendraient pour un concurrent.

They would mistake me for a competitor.

— Enquête sur un citoyen au-dessus de tout soupçon (1970)