prendre

Definitions of prendre
  1. verb
    receive willingly something given or offered
    synonyms: accepter, avoir
    recevoir
    get something; come into possession of
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    admettre, faire entrer
    admit into a group or community
    accepter, faire honneur à, honorer, payer, rendre hommage à
    accept as pay
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    acquérir, obtenir
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  2. verb
    grasp firmly
    synonyms: empoigner
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    saisir
    take hold of; grab
  3. verb
    be designed to hold or take
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    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  4. verb
    have with oneself; have on one's person
    synonyms: emmener, emporter, porter, transporter
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    avoir, comporter, présenter
    have as a feature
  5. verb
    assume, as of positions or roles
    synonyms: remplir
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    travailler
    be employed
  6. verb
    get into one's hands, take physically
    synonyms: saisir
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    saisir
    take hold of; grab
    saisir
    take or capture by force
    arracher
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
    arrêter
    take into custody
    arrêter, capturer
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    empoigner
    grasp firmly
    empoigner, saisir
    hold fast or firmly
    attraper, s'agripper, saisir
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    détourner un mineur, enlever, kidnapper
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    exproprier, pirater
    take arbitrarily or by force
    accrocher, agripper
    to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
  7. verb
    ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
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    obtenir, recevoir
    receive a specified treatment (abstract)
  8. verb
    engage for service under a term of contract
    synonyms: louer
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    acquérir, obtenir
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  9. verb
    travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
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    appliquer, employer, faire usage de, implémenter, se servir de, utiliser
    put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  10. verb
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    synonyms: attraper, s'agripper, saisir
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    pêcher
    catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
    intercepter
    seize on its way
    poisson nageur
    fish with a hook
    couper
    cut off and stop
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    saisir
    take hold of; grab
  11. verb
    take or capture by force
    synonyms: saisir
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    arracher
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
    détourner un mineur, enlever, kidnapper
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
    exproprier, pirater
    take arbitrarily or by force
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    saisir
    get into one's hands, take physically
  12. verb
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    synonyms: consommer, se reservir
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    pratiquer le cannibalisme
    eat human flesh
    manger
    eat a meal; take a meal
    manger
    take in solid food
    boire
    take in liquids
    boire, picoler
    consume alcohol
    participer à
    consume
    nourrir
    take in food; used of animals only
    rassasier
    fill to satisfaction
    essayer, faire l'essai de, goûter
    take a sample of
    aspirer, pomper
    take up as if with a sponge
    fumer
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
    prendre de la drogue, prendre des stupéfiants, se droguer
    use recreational drugs
    absorber, avaler
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    boire et manger
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
    dîner chez soi
    eat at home
    dîner en ville
    eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
    dîner
    have supper; eat dinner
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat a lot and without restraint
    dévorer, engloutir
    eat hastily
    manger en faisant du bruit
    eat noisily
    boire avidement
    drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)
    sucer
    draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
    glouglouter
    drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
    boire à petites gorgées, siroter
    drink in sips
    boire avidement
    drink greedily or as if with great thirst
    laper, laper bruyamment
    take up with the tongue
    courir les bistrots, faire la java, faire la tournée des cafés
    go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
    bien manger
    eat well
    se régaler
    eat heartily
    grignoter, sandwicher
    eat a snack; eat lightly
    mangeotter, pignocher
    eat like a bird
    picoter
    eat by pecking at, like a bird
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    grignoter
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    ruminer
    chew the cuds
    achever de boire, vider
    drink to the last drop
    déjeuner, prendre le déjeuner
    take the midday meal
    petit-déjeuner, prendre le petit déjeuner
    eat an early morning meal
    tremper
    dip into a liquid while eating
    se gaver
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    rassasier, écoeurer
    cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
    dévorer
    eat greedily
    achever, arriver, finir, terminer
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    avaler, consommer
    eat immoderately
    renifler fortement
    inhale through the nose
    boire à grands traits, vider d'un trait
    to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
    avaler, s'envoyer un verre
    drink down entirely
    bouffer, gober
    swallow hastily
    farcir
    eat until one is sated
    tenir
    drink alcohol without showing ill effects
    brouter, pacager, paître, pâturer
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
  13. verb
    take in solid food
    synonyms: manger
    manger
    eat a meal; take a meal
    nourrir
    take in food; used of animals only
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    boire et manger
    eat food accompanied by lots of liquid; also use metaphorically
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat a lot and without restraint
    dévorer, engloutir
    eat hastily
    manger en faisant du bruit
    eat noisily
    bien manger
    eat well
    se régaler
    eat heartily
    mangeotter, pignocher
    eat like a bird
    picoter
    eat by pecking at, like a bird
    bouffer, dévorer
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    grignoter
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    ruminer
    chew the cuds
    tremper
    dip into a liquid while eating
    dévorer
    eat greedily
    achever, arriver, finir, terminer
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    avaler, consommer
    eat immoderately
    farcir
    eat until one is sated
    manger à belles dents, se régaler
    eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
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    consommer, se reservir
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    manger
    eat a meal; take a meal
  14. verb
    occupy or take on
    synonyms:
    remplir
    assume, as of positions or roles
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    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  15. verb
    make a turn
    synonyms: tourner
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    tourner
    change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  16. verb
    take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
    synonyms: changer
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    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  17. verb
    gather or collect
    synonyms: récupérer
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    acquérir, obtenir
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  18. verb
    travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
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    circuler, se déplacer
    undergo transportation as in a vehicle
  19. verb
    take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
    synonyms: emporter
    demander, impliquer, nécessiter
    require as useful, just, or proper
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    demander, impliquer, nécessiter
    require as useful, just, or proper
  20. verb
    succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
    synonyms: arrêter, capturer
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    saisir
    take hold of; grab
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