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ils prirent

took

p ʁ i ʁ → prendre
prir take + ent they past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #23,713
took Literary past-tense form; in everyday speech, the passé composé is usually used instead.
FR: Ils prirent le train tôt.
EN: They took the train early.
Conjugation of prendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pris prîmes
Second pris —
Third prit prirent

Ils le prirent en train de voler.

They caught him stealing.

Elles le prirent en train de faire une farce à sa sœur.

They caught him playing a trick on his sister.

À une heure, Julio et Tenoch prirent le chemin du retour.

At one o’clock, Julio and Tenoch headed back.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Ils prirent un gros risque.

They took a big risk.

Même les experts prirent le tableau pour un authentique Rembrandt.

Even experts mistook the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Les choses prirent soudain une mauvaise tournure.

Things suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Toutes se prirent dans les bras les uns des autres.

They all hugged each other.

Tous prirent part aux négociations.

All took part in the negotiations.

Ils prirent un petit morceau de chaque pomme.

They took a small piece of each apple.

Les pêcheurs prirent des photos de leurs prises.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Les signatures et les témoins prirent un certain temps.

The signatures and witnesses took some time.

Les étudiants prirent les commandes de la campagne contre la pollution.

Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.

Elles prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.

They mistook my politeness for friendship.

Ils prirent ma politesse pour de l'amitié.

They mistook my politeness for friendship.

Les Allemands prirent la fuite.

The Germans fled.

Elles prirent un gros risque.

They took a big risk.

Les pêcheurs prirent des photos de leur prise.

The fishermen took pictures of their catch.

Les deux-mâts de transport prirent la mer bondés.

The two-masted transport ships set sail packed to capacity.

Sounds similar to

prise p ʁ i z prime p ʁ i m frire f ʁ i ʁ