il prit

took, caught

p ʁ i → prendre
pri take + t 3rd person singular past historic indicative
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Common #4,894
took This form is mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Elle prit son sac avant de partir.
EN: She took her bag before leaving.
caught This form is mainly used in written narratives.
FR: Le feu prit dans la cheminée.
EN: The fire caught in the fireplace.
Conjugation of prendre
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pris prîmes
Second pris —
Third prit prirent

Le général prit part au complot avec ses hommes.

The general took part in the plot with his men.

La maison prit feu.

The house caught fire.

Sima Guang prit un gros caillou qu'il jeta dessus.

Sima Guang picked up a large rock and threw it at it.

— Un Soleil (2019)

À l'improviste l'angoisse me prit.

All of a sudden, anxiety took hold of me.

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

La lionne prit finalement la gazelle en chasse.

The lioness finally chased the gazelle.

M'accoutumer au bruit me prit un long moment.

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

Tom prit trois photos.

Tom took three pictures.

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

And that was when the agreement came to an end.

— Senna (2010)

Le feu prit instantanément.

The fire caught instantly.

Il me prit par le col.

He grabbed me by the collar.

M'accoutumer au bruit me prit beaucoup de temps.

Getting used to the noise took me a long time.

Saunders entra et prit place à l’extrémité de la table.

Saunders came in and took a seat at the end of the table.

Le docteur prit mon pouls.

The doctor took my pulse.

L'enfant lui prit la main et l'embrassa tendrement.

The child took her hand and kissed it tenderly.

Notre armée prit le royaume par surprise.

Our army took the kingdom by surprise.

Père prit place au bout de la table.

Father took a seat at the head of the table.

Cela nous prit deux heures d'atteindre Tokyo.

It took us two hours to reach Tokyo.

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

The ship put to sea and sank two days later.

Cela prit plusieurs années pour le construire.

It took several years to build.

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

A ceasefire took effect a few hours later.

L'homme prit mon bras.

The man took my arm.

Tom prit une douche rapide.

Tom took a quick shower.

Il le prit très bien.

He took it very well.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

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

None of them took part in the meeting.

Tom prit Marie dans ses bras et l'embrassa.

Tom took Marie in his arms and kissed her.

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.

Ma mère prit ma température.

My mother took my temperature.

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

The battle of Arrakis caught everyone off guard.

— Dune : Deuxième partie (2024)

Tom prit le mauvais train.

Tom took the wrong train.

Il traversa la rue Soufflot en biais et prit la rue Saint-Jacques.

He crossed Rue Soufflot diagonally and turned onto Rue Saint-Jacques.

M'habituer au bruit me prit un long moment.

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

Tom prit rapidement une douche.

Tom quickly took a shower.

Morales prit son dernier petit-déjeuner avec Liliana Colotto.

Morales had his last breakfast with Liliana Colotto.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

À ce moment, Fix prit un parti extrême.

At that moment, Fix took an extreme position.

Elle le prit par le bras.

She took him by the arm.

Il s'approcha donc et prit place aux côtés de Baudru.

So he approached and took a seat beside Baudru.

Le vieux couple le prit pour mort.

The old couple took him for dead.

Le policier prit le cambrioleur sur le fait.

The policeman caught the burglar in the act.

Elle me suivit dans la cuisine et prit un couteau.

She followed me into the kitchen and took a knife.

Thomas prit quelques baies et les mangea.

Thomas took some berries and ate them.

Keith prit mon cheval tandis que je montais les marches en courant.

Keith took my horse while I ran up the steps.

Tom prit une gorgée de thé.

Tom took a sip of tea.

Tom ouvrit sa bière et prit une gorgée.

Tom opened his beer and took a sip.

Le policier prit le cambrioleur la main dans le sac.

The policeman caught the burglar red-handed.

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)

Papa prit place au bout de la table.

Dad took a seat at the head of the table.

Le garçon prit plaisir à peindre un tableau.

The boy enjoyed painting a picture.

Cela prit exactement une heure.

It took exactly one hour.

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

Her dress got caught in the elevator door.

Leur affliction prit fin.

Their affliction ended.

Alors l'oncle prit son fusil et vit le Tigre Sorcier.

Then the uncle took his rifle and saw the Tiger Wizard.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

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

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

L'explication de chaque fait prit beaucoup de temps.

Explaining each fact took a long time.

Tom prit des notes pendant la réunion.

Tom took notes during the meeting.

Tom prit une décision.

Tom made a decision.

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

Marie took a photo and sent it to her friend.

Cela prit toute la journée.

It took all day.

Tom prit ses mains dans les siennes.

Tom took her hands in his.

Il se dressa et prit une longue inspiration.

He stood up and took a deep breath.

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)

Il le prit.

He took it.

Tom prit une autre gorgée.

Tom took another sip.

Le tigre prit la fuite et disparut dans la forêt.

The tiger fled and disappeared into the forest.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Le rideau prit feu.

The curtain caught fire.

Le pilote prit ses précautions par avance.

The pilot took precautions in advance.

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

The enemy's attack ended at dawn.

L'autre équipe nous prit à la légère.

The other team underestimated us.

Tom prit les mains de Marie et les tenait fermement.

Tom took Marie’s hands and held them firmly.

M'habituer au bruit me prit beaucoup de temps.

Getting used to the noise took me a long time.

Sami prit cinq ou six photos.

Sami took five or six pictures.

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

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

Tom la prit dans ses bras.

Tom took her in his arms.

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

The secretary took note of what her superior had said.

Elle le prit à la gare.

She picked him up at the station.

Elle ouvrit le placard et prit une robe.

She opened the closet and took out a dress.

Il a prit la nourriture et est parti !

He took the food and left!

— Ratatouille (2007)

Une infirmière prit ma température.

A nurse took my temperature.

Tout organiser prit un certain temps.

It took a while to get everything organized.

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

It only took us fifteen minutes to complete the job.

Ziri prit sa retraite.

Ziri retired.

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

The count first looked annoyed, then nodded twice.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Personne ne prit la peine de demander.

No one bothered to ask.

Le pays prit bientôt un aspect très sauvage.

The country soon took on a very wild appearance.

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

Tom caught Mary stealing her money from the cash register.

Marie tira la langue et prit un selfie.

Marie stuck out her tongue and took a selfie.

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)

La fille prit un petit poisson.

The girl caught a small fish.

La famille prit son déjeuner à midi.

The family had lunch at noon.

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

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

Sami prit le bus et rentra chez lui.

Sami took the bus and went home.

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

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

Sami prit son petit-déjeuner.

Sami had his breakfast.

Il me prit par le bras.

He took me by the arm.

Mon entraînement avec Keith prit le relais.

My training with Keith took over.

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.

Et puis Ciccio Matara prit les rênes de l'organisation.

And then Ciccio Matara took over the organization.

— Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

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