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il prit

took

p ʁ i → prendre
pri take + t 3rd person singular past historic indicative
verb · third singular · past indicative Common #4,860
took Past historic (passé simple), mostly used in writing (stories, formal narration).
FR: Il prit son manteau et sortit.
EN: He took his coat and went out.
Conjugation of prendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pris —
Second pris —
Third prit prirent

Tom prit un livre, l’ouvrit et commença à le lire.

Tom picked up a book, opened it, and began to read.

L'homme prit mon bras.

The man took my arm.

Notre armée prit le royaume par surprise.

Our army took the kingdom by surprise.

Elle le prit par le bras.

She took him by the arm.

L'explication de chaque fait prit beaucoup de temps.

Explaining each fact took a long time.

Le comte prit d'abord un air ennuyé, puis hocha deux fois la tête.

The count first looked annoyed, then nodded twice.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Après six jeux, Sampras prit l'avantage sur son rival.

After six games, Sampras took the lead over his rival.

Thomas prit quelques baies et les mangea.

Thomas took some berries and ate them.

Tom prit ses mains dans les siennes.

Tom took her hands in his.

Elle me prit au dépourvu.

She took me by surprise.

Nascimento, il a prit une balle de derrière.

Nascimento was shot from behind.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Le feu prit instantanément.

The fire caught instantly.

Il me prit par le col.

He grabbed me by the collar.

Ziri prit sa retraite.

Ziri retired.

Puis le hasard fit qu'il prit au piège un nouveau porteur.

Then, by chance, he trapped a new bearer.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Tom prit le mauvais train.

Tom took the wrong train.

L'autre équipe nous prit à la légère.

The other team underestimated us.

Tom prit une gorgée de thé.

Tom took a sip of tea.

M'accoutumer au bruit me prit beaucoup de temps.

Getting used to the noise took me a long time.

Cela prit toute la journée.

It took all day.

M'habituer au bruit me prit un long moment.

It took me a long time to get used to the noise.

Cela nous prit deux heures d'atteindre Tokyo.

It took us two hours to reach Tokyo.

Aucun d'entre eux ne prit part à la réunion.

None of them took part in the meeting.

Il se dressa et prit une longue inspiration.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

Le navire prit la mer pour sombrer deux jours plus tard.

The ship put to sea and sank two days later.

Le vieux couple le prit pour mort.

The old couple took him for dead.

L'attaque de l'ennemi prit fin à l'aube.

The enemy's attack ended at dawn.

Luisa prit rendez-vous chez le médecin pour obtenir ses résultats d'analyses.

Luisa made an appointment with the doctor to get her test results.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Sa robe se prit dans la porte de l'ascenseur.

Her dress got caught in the elevator door.

Tom prit Marie dans ses bras et l'embrassa.

Tom took Marie in his arms and kissed her.

Tom prit une autre gorgée.

Tom took another sip.

Elle le prit à la gare.

She picked him up at the station.

Le général prit part au complot avec ses hommes.

The general took part in the plot with his men.

Sami prit cinq ou six photos.

Sami took five or six pictures.

Leur affliction prit fin.

Their affliction ended.

Tom prit trois photos.

Tom took three pictures.

Elle me suivit dans la cuisine et prit un couteau.

She followed me into the kitchen and took a knife.

Une infirmière prit ma température.

A nurse took my temperature.

La femme prit en charge le poivrot comme s'il était un enfant.

The woman took care of the drunkard as if he were a child.

Personne ne prit la peine de demander.

No one bothered to ask.

Marie tira la langue et prit un selfie.

Marie stuck out her tongue and took a selfie.

Tom prit les mains de Marie et les tenait fermement.

Tom took Marie’s hands and held them firmly.

Morales prit son dernier petit-déjeuner avec Liliana Colotto.

Morales had his last breakfast with Liliana Colotto.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

La secrétaire prit note de ce que son supérieur avait dit.

The secretary took note of what her superior had said.

M'accoutumer au bruit me prit un long moment.

It took me a long time to get used to the noise.

Le médecin lui prit le pouls.

The doctor took his pulse.

— Tesis (1996)

Marie prit une photo et l'envoya à son amie.

Marie took a photo and sent it to her friend.

Après un bref discours, le maire prit quelques questions des journalistes.

After a brief speech, the mayor took some questions from journalists.

Tom ouvrit sa bière et prit une gorgée.

Tom opened his beer and took a sip.

Tom prit Mary en train de voler son argent dans la caisse.

Tom caught Mary stealing her money from the cash register.

Un cessez-le-feu prit effet quelques heures plus tard.

A ceasefire took effect a few hours later.

Et c'est à ce moment que l'entente prit fin.

And that was when the agreement came to an end.

— Senna (2010)

Le policier prit le cambrioleur la main dans le sac.

The policeman caught the burglar red-handed.

Le garçon prit plaisir à peindre un tableau.

The boy enjoyed painting a picture.

Cela ne nous prit que quinze minutes de terminer le travail.

It only took us fifteen minutes to complete the job.

Tom prit une douche rapide.

Tom took a quick shower.

Cela prit exactement une heure.

It took exactly one hour.

La bataille d'Arrakis prit tout le monde de court.

The battle of Arrakis caught everyone off guard.

— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)

Ma mère prit ma température.

My mother took my temperature.

Mais ils ont prit Roberta et Rodrigues.

But they took Roberta and Rodrigues.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Le rideau prit feu.

The curtain caught fire.

Sami prit le bus et rentra chez lui.

Sami took the bus and went home.

L'espion prit contact avec l'ennemi.

The spy made contact with the enemy.

Tom prit un des sandwiches.

Tom took one of the sandwiches.

La fille prit un petit poisson.

The girl caught a small fish.

La maison prit feu.

The house caught fire.

Le docteur prit mon pouls.

The doctor took my pulse.

Elle ouvrit le placard et prit une robe.

She opened the closet and took out a dress.

L'ange qui prit la forme du buisson ardent s'est manifesté à Moïse.

The angel who took the form of the burning bush appeared to Moses.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Tom la prit dans ses bras.

Tom took her in his arms.

Tom prit rapidement une douche.

Tom quickly took a shower.

Il ne gagnait pas un gros salaire lorsqu'il prit sa retraite.

He wasn’t earning a large salary when he retired.

Père prit place au bout de la table.

Father took a seat at the head of the table.

Papa prit place au bout de la table.

Dad took a seat at the head of the table.

Il me prit par le bras.

He took me by the arm.

Tom prit des notes pendant la réunion.

Tom took notes during the meeting.

Le policier prit le cambrioleur sur le fait.

The policeman caught the burglar in the act.

La famille prit son déjeuner à midi.

The family had lunch at noon.

Tom prit une décision.

Tom made a decision.

Cela prit plusieurs années pour le construire.

It took several years to build.

M'habituer au bruit me prit beaucoup de temps.

Getting used to the noise took me a long time.

Sami prit son petit-déjeuner.

Sami had his breakfast.

Il a prit la nourriture et est parti !

He took the food and left!

— Ratatouille (2007)

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