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y prendre

go about it

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phrase Rare #39,114
go about it Usually used with a reflexive pronoun, as in « s’y prendre », meaning to go about doing something.
FR: Il faut s’y prendre autrement.
EN: We need to go about it differently.

Je peux y prendre ?

Can I take some?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Pas que j’aie la moindre idée de comment m’y prendre.

Not that I have the slightest idea how to go about it.

Je peux y prendre, ça ?

Can I have this?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Tu saurais t’y prendre ?

Would you know how to do it?

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Si on recommence, dit Kat, il faudra s’y prendre mieux.

“If we start over,” Kat said, “we’ll have to do it better.”

Mais comment s’y prendre quand on est dans l'eau ?

But how do you do it when you're in the water?

— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Ils ont compris comment s’y prendre.

They figured out how to do it.

Je peux y prendre, dis ?

Can I have some, please?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)