take

faire, prendre

Accomplir une action généralement indiquée par le nom qui suit.

En anglais simple : To do an action, usually named by the noun that follows.

• I take a shower every morning.
• She took a deep breath.
• We need to take action now.

Comment l'utiliser : take + action noun (We took a short break after lunch.)

Synonymes : do, perform

Expressions courantes : take a walk, take a break, take action, take a shower

emmener, apporter

Conduire une personne ou transporter une chose vers un autre endroit.

En anglais simple : To carry or bring someone or something to another place.

• Please take this bag upstairs.
• He took his mother to the hospital.
• Can you take the children home?

Comment l'utiliser : take someone/something to somewhere (I took my daughter to school.); take someone/something + place adverb (Please take these bags upstairs.)

Synonymes : carry, transport, bring

Expressions courantes : take someone home, take something away, take something to someone

nécessiter, prendre

Demander une certaine quantité de temps, d'argent, d'efforts ou d'autres moyens.

En anglais simple : To need a particular amount of time, money, effort, or other resources.

• This job takes patience.
• It took us two hours to get home.
• How much money will the repairs take?

Comment l'utiliser : take someone + time + to do something (It took me an hour to clean the kitchen.); take something to do something (It takes patience to teach young children.)

Synonymes : require, need

Expressions courantes : take time, take effort, take money, take an hour

saisir, prendre

Tenir ou saisir quelque chose avec une main ou les deux.

En anglais simple : To hold something with your hand or hands.

• Take my hand.
• She took the handle firmly.
• He took her arm to steady himself.

Comment l'utiliser : take someone/something by something (She took the child by the hand.)

Synonymes : grasp, hold, grip

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : take someone’s hand, take the handle, take hold

avis, interprétation

Ce que quelqu'un pense d'une chose, ou sa manière de la comprendre.

En anglais simple : Someone’s opinion about something, or their way of understanding it.

• What is your take on this?
• Her take on the story surprised me.
• They offered different takes on the same problem.

Comment l'utiliser : a take on something (I would like your take on this proposal.)

Synonymes : opinion, view, perspective, interpretation

Expressions courantes : your take, take on something, personal take, fresh take

prise

Un essai d'enregistrement d'une scène ou d'une performance sans interruption.

En anglais simple : One attempt at recording a scene or performance without stopping.

• We need another take.
• The director liked the second take.
• They filmed the whole scene in one take.

Expressions courantes : first take, another take, single take

recette, gains

Argent reçu grâce à des ventes, un accord ou une autre activité.

En anglais simple : Money received from sales, a deal, or another activity.

• The shop’s daily take was low.
• They split the take from the ticket sales.
• How much was your share of the take?

Synonymes : proceeds, earnings, takings

Expressions courantes : daily take, total take, share the take

prélèvement, capture

L'action de recueillir, capturer ou retirer quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An act of collecting, catching, or removing something.

• The daily take of fish is limited.
• Rangers recorded each hunter’s take of deer.
• The law restricts the annual take of wild birds.

Synonymes : taking

Expressions courantes : annual take, daily take, legal take