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I.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take up) (continue story etc)

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II.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take up [sth])

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1. take up (lift up):

take up carpet, pavement, track

take up pen

3. take up (continue):

take up story, discussion

take up cry, refrain

5. take up:

to take sth up with sb matter

soulever [qc] avec qn

6. take up (occupy):

take up space

prendre, occuper

take up time, energy

prendre, demander

7. take up (adopt):

take up position, stance

8. take up FASHION (shorten):

take up skirt, curtains etc

9. take up (absorb) sponge, material, paper:

take up liquid

III.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb] up)

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1. take up (adopt) fig:

she was taken up by the surrealists

elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes

take-up [Brit, Am ˈteɪ ˌkəp] N

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1. take-up (claiming):

take-up (of benefit, rebate, shares)

demande f (of de)

2. take-up (number of claimants):

take-up spool N Brit

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take-up spool

bobine f réceptrice

Translations for take up in the English»French Dictionary

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I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

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1. take CINE:

take

prise f (de vues)

‘it's a take!’

‘elle est bonne!’

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

take (of game)

tableau m de chasse

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

II.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB trans

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1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

to take sb by the arm/hand/throat

prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge

to take sb's arm/hand

prendre le bras/la main de qn

to take sth from shelf, table

to take sth from drawer, box

prendre qc dans

to take sth out of sth

sortir qc de qc

the passage is taken from his latest book

le passage est tiré de son dernier livre

2. take (use violently):

to take a knife/an axe to sb

attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache

3. take (have by choice):

take bath, shower, holiday

to take lessons

prendre des leçons (in de)

we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day

nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours

we take the Gazette

nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please

donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat!

to take a wife/a husband dated

prendre femme/un mari dated

4. take (carry along):

take object

emporter, prendre

take person

to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital

emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital

to take a letter/a cheque to the post office

porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste

to take chairs into the garden

porter des chaises dans le jardin

to take the car to the garage

emmener la voiture au garage

the book? he's taken it with him

le livre? il l'a emporté

to take sb sth, to take sth to sb

apporter qc à qn

to take sb dancing/swimming

emmener qn danser/se baigner

to take sth upstairs/downstairs

monter/descendre qc

you can't take him anywhere! hum

il n'est pas sortable!

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc

take road, path

take the first turn on the right/left

prenez la première à droite/à gauche

8. take (negotiate):

take driver, car: corner, bend

take horse: fence

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accepter, recevoir

take patients, pupils

take phone call

take machine: coin

take shop, restaurant etc: credit card, cheque

take union, employee: reduction, cut

will you take £10 for the radio?

je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it !

c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it!

le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

10. take (require) activity, course of action:

take patience, skill, courage

demander, exiger

it takes patience/courage to do

il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire

it takes three hours/years etc to do

il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire

it won't take long

ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her 10 minutes to repair it

elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build

le mur sera vite construit

it won't take long to do the washing-up

la vaisselle sera vite faite

it would take a genius/a strong person to do that

il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça

to have what it takes

avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire)

typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing!

ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures!

she'll take some persuading

ce sera dur de la convaincre

11. take LING:

take verb: object

take preposition: case

12. take (endure):

take pain, criticism

take punishment, opinions

I find their attitude hard to take

je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized

il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it!

elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke

il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie

go on, tell me, I can take it!

vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas! inf

I can't take any more!

je suis vraiment à bout!

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

to take tea/lunch with sb Brit form

prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn

20. take (wear) (in clothes):

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ faire du 37

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ chausser du 37

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

soustraire (from de)

23. take (study):

take subject

take course

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam, test

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

to take sb for Geography/French

faire cours de géographie/de français à qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, prayer, wedding

28. take (have sex with) inf:

III.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB intr

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2. take FISH:

IV.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk]

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See also prisoner, hostage, drug

prisoner [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)nə, Am ˈprɪz(ə)nər] N

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prisoner (gen) fig

prisonnier/-ière m/f

prisoner (in jail)

détenu/-e m/f

to hold or keep sb prisoner

garder qn prisonnier

they took me prisoner

ils m'ont fait prisonnier

prisoner of war/conscience

prisonnier/-ière m/f de guerre/d'opinion

prisoner of war camp

camp m de prisonniers/-ières de guerre

I'm a prisoner in my own home

je suis prisonnier dans ma propre maison

to take no prisoners army:

ne faire aucun prisonnier

to take no prisoners boxer, team:

faire un massacre

to take no prisoners negotiating team, rival:

ne pas faire de concessions

hostage [Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ] N

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I.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] N

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2. drug (narcotic):

drug lit, fig

hard/soft drugs

drogues fpl dures/douces

to be on or to take drugs (gen)

to be on or to take drugs SPORTS

to do drugs inf

to do drugs inf attr problem, shipment, smuggler, trafficking

to do drugs inf culture, use

to do drugs inf crime

lié à la drogue

II.drug <pres part drugging; pret, pp drugged> [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] VB trans

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1. drug (sedate):

drug kidnapper: victim

administrer des somnifères à

drug vet: animal

III.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ]

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a drug on the market

un produit qui se vend mal

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

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1. up (out of bed):

elle est levée

they're often up early/late

ils se lèvent souvent tôt/tard

we were up very late last night

nous nous sommes couchés très tard hier soir

they were up all night

ils ont veillé toute la nuit

she was up all night waiting for them

elle a passé toute la nuit à les attendre

I was still up at 2 am

j'étais toujours debout à 2 heures du matin

John isn't up yet

John n'est pas encore levé

2. up (higher in amount, level):

sales/prices/interest rates are up (by 10%)

les ventes/les prix/les taux d'intérêt ont augmenté (de 10%)

shares/numbers of students are up

les actions sont/le nombre d'étudiants est en hausse

tourism/production is up (by) 5%

le tourisme/la production a augmenté de 5%

his temperature is up 2 degrees

sa température a augmenté de 2°

oranges/carrots are up again

le prix des oranges/carottes augmente de nouveau

sales/prices are 10% up on last year

les ventes/les prix ont augmenté de 10% par rapport à l'an dernier

I came out of the deal £5, 000 up

j'ai fait 5 000 livres sterling de bénéfice dans cette affaire

3. up (wrong) inf:

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

what's up with him?

qu'est-ce qu'il lui arrive?

is there something up?

est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas?

there's something up

il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas

there's something up with him/your dad

il/ton père n'a pas l'air bien

what's up with the TV?

qu'est-ce qu'elle a la télé?

what's up with your arm?

qu'est-ce que tu as au bras?

there's something up with the brakes

il y a un problème avec les freins

there's something up with my back

mon dos me fait mal

9. up (pinned up):

her hair was up

elle avait les cheveux relevés

10. up (cheerful):

he's up at the moment

il est en forme en ce moment

12. up (in upward direction):

the up escalator

l'escalator qui monte

14. up SPORTS (in tennis, badminton):

not up!

15. up Brit (ready) inf:

tea up!

le thé est prêt!

II.up [ʌp] ADV

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1. up (high):

up here/there

up on the wardrobe/the top shelf/the hill

sur l'armoire/l'étagère la plus haute/la colline

up in the tree/the clouds

dans l'arbre/les nuages

up at the top of the house

tout en haut de la maison

up on top of the mountain

au sommet de la montagne

up in London

up to/in Scotland

up to Aberdeen

four floors up from here

quatre étages au-dessus

I live two floors up

j'habite au deuxième étage

he lives ten floors up from her

il habite dix étages au-dessus d'elle

on the second shelf up

sur la deuxième étagère en partant du bas

I'm on my way up

I'll be right up

je monte tout de suite

he's on his way up to see you/to the fifth floor

il est en train de monter vous voir/au cinquième étage

it needs to be a bit further up (picture etc)

il faut le mettre un peu plus haut

all the way up

jusqu'en haut, jusqu'au sommet

III.up [ʌp] PREP

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1. up (at, to higher level):

up the tree

up a ladder

sur une échelle

the library is up the stairs

la bibliothèque se trouve en haut de l'escalier

he ran up the stairs

il a monté l'escalier en courant

the road up the mountain

la route qui gravit la montagne

the spider crawled up my back

l'araignée a grimpé le long de mon dos

the pipe runs up the front of the house

le tuyau monte le long de la façade de la maison

2. up (in direction):

the shops are up the road

les magasins sont plus loin dans la rue

she lives up that road there

elle habite dans cette rue

he lives just up the road

il habite juste à côté

the boathouse is further up the river

le hangar à bateaux est plus loin au bord de la rivière

his office is up the corridor from mine

son bureau est dans le même couloir que le mien

he walked up the road singing

il a remonté la rue en chantant

the car drove up the road

la voiture a remonté la rue

I saw him go up that road there

je l'ai vu partir dans cette rue

she's got water up her nose

elle a de l'eau dans le nez

he put it up his sleeve

il l'a mis dans sa manche

3. up Brit (at, to) inf:

he's up the pub

IV.up above ADV (gen)

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up above REL

V.up above PREP

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up above sth

au-dessus de qc

VI.up against PREP

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VII.up and about ADV

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VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

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IX.up and down PREP

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2. up and down (throughout):

up and down the country/region

dans tout le pays/toute la région

X.up and running ADJ

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XI.up and running ADV

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to get sth up and running

faire marcher or fonctionner qc

XII.up for PREP

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XIII.up to PREP

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2. up to (as many as):

up to

jusqu'à, près de

up to 20 people/50 dollars

jusqu'à 20 personnes/50 dollars

up to 500 people arrive every day

près de 500 personnes arrivent tous les jours

reductions of up to 50%

des réductions qui peuvent atteindre 50%

tax on profits of up to £150, 000

les impôts sur les bénéfices de moins de 150 000 livres sterling

to work for up to 12 hours a day

travailler jusqu'à 12 heures par jour

a hotel for up to 500 people

un hôtel qui peut accueillir jusqu'à 500 personnes

4. up to (good enough for):

I'm not up to it (not capable)

je n'en suis pas capable

I'm not up to it (not well enough)

je n'en ai pas la force

I'm not up to going to London/going back to work

je n'ai pas le courage d'aller à Londres/de retourner travailler

I'm not up to writing a book

je ne suis pas capable d'écrire un livre

the play wasn't up to much

la pièce n'était pas formidable

this piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard

ce travail n'est pas au niveau de ce que vous faites d'habitude

5. up to (expressing responsibility):

it's up to you/him to do

c'est à toi/lui de faire

‘shall I leave?’—‘it's up to you!’

‘est-ce que je devrais partir?’—‘c'est à toi de décider!’

if it were up to me/him

si ça dépendait de moi/de lui

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

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up price, interest rate, wages

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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XVI.up [ʌp]

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to be on the up

the company is on the up and up

ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

the company is on the up and up

ça marche très bien pour l'entreprise

to be one up on sb

faire mieux que qn

to be up for it inf

être partant inf

to be (well) up on art, history etc

s'y connaître en

to be (well) up on news, developments, changes

être au courant de

the ups and downs

les hauts et les bas (of de)

up yours sl!

va te faire foutre! sl

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

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1. pick over lit articles, lentils, raisins:

2. pick over fig film, book:

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

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II.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB trans

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1. pick (choose, select):

pick (gen)

choisir (from parmi)

‘pick a card, any card’

‘choisis une carte, n'importe laquelle’

you picked the right person/a good time to do it

tu as choisi la personne qu'il fallait/le bon moment pour faire cela

you picked the wrong man or person

tu as choisi la mauvaise personne

he certainly knows how to pick them!

il sait les choisir! also iron

to pick a fight (physically)

chercher à se bagarrer inf (with avec)

to pick a fight or a quarrel

chercher querelle (with à)

3. pick (pluck, gather):

pick fruit, flowers

5. pick (poke at):

pick spot, scab, skin

to pick sth from or off sth

enlever qc de qc

to pick one's nose

mettre les doigts dans son nez

to pick one's teeth

se curer or se nettoyer les dents

to pick a hole in one's sweater

faire un trou dans son pull-over à force de tirer les mailles

to pick a lock

crocheter une serrure

to pick sb's pocket

faire les poches de qn

III.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] VB intr

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2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
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1. get (receive):

get letter, school report, grant

get salary, pension

recevoir, percevoir

get TV, RADIO channel, programme

did you get much for it?

est-ce que tu en as tiré beaucoup d'argent?

what did you get for your car?

combien as-tu revendu ta voiture?

we get a lot of rain

il pleut beaucoup ici

our garden gets a lot of sun

notre jardin est bien ensoleillé

we get a lot of tourists

nous avons beaucoup de touristes

you get lots of attachments with this cleaner

il y a beaucoup d'accessoires fournis avec cet aspirateur

you get what you pay for

il faut y mettre le prix

he's getting help with his science

il se fait aider en sciences

2. get (inherit):

to get sth from sb lit article, money

hériter qc de qn

to get sth from sb fig trait, feature

3. get (obtain):

get (by applying) permission, divorce, custody, licence

get (by contacting) plumber, accountant

get (by buying) food item, clothing

acheter (from chez)

get theatre seat, ticket

to get something for nothing/at a discount

avoir qc gratuitement/avec une réduction

to get sb sth, to get sth for sb (by buying)

acheter qc à qn

I'll get sth to eat at the airport

je mangerai qc à l'aéroport

4. get (subscribe to):

get newspaper

10. get (contact):

did you manage to get Harry on the phone?

tu as réussi à avoir Harry au téléphone?

11. get (deal with):

I'll get it (of phone)

I'll get it (of doorbell)

12. get (prepare):

get breakfast, lunch etc

14. get (oblige to give) inf:

to get sth from or out of sb money

faire sortir qc à qn

to get sth from or out of sb fig truth

obtenir qc de qn

17. get (use as transport):

get bus, train

19. get (start to have):

to get (hold of) the idea or impression that …

se mettre dans la tête que …

21. get (be given as punishment):

get five years etc

to get (a) detention

être collé inf

23. get (understand, hear):

get

I didn't get what you said/his last name

je n'ai pas compris ce que tu as dit/son nom de famille

did you get it?

now let me get this right…

alors si je comprends bien…

get this! he was arrested this morning

tiens-toi bien! il a été arrêté ce matin

24. get (annoy, affect) inf:

what gets me is…

ce qui m'agace c'est que…

what really got me was…

ce que je n'aimais pas c'était…

27. get (start):

to get (to be)

commencer à devenir

he's getting to be proficient or an expert

il commence à devenir expert

it got to be quite unpleasant

ça a commencé à devenir plutôt désagréable

he's getting to be a big boy now

c'est un grand garçon maintenant

to get to doing inf

commencer à faire

we got to talking/dreaming about the holidays

on a commencé à parler/rêver des vacances

then I got to thinking that …

puis je me suis dit que …

we'll have to get going

il va falloir y aller

31. get (cause):

to get the car going

faire démarrer la voiture

to get the dishes washed

faire la vaisselle

this won't get the dishes washed!

la vaisselle ne se fera pas toute seule!

to get sb pregnant inf

mettre qn enceinte inf

as hot/cold as you can get it

aussi chaud/froid que possible

to get one's socks wet

mouiller ses chaussettes

to get one's finger trapped

se coincer le doigt

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

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2. get (forming passive):

to get (oneself) killed/trapped

se faire tuer/coincer

to get hurt

4. get (arrive):

to get there

to get to the airport/Switzerland

arriver à l'aéroport/en Suisse

to get (up) to the top (of hill etc)

arriver au sommet

how did your coat get here?

comment est-ce que ton manteau est arrivé là?

how did you get here? (by what miracle)

comment est-ce que tu es arrivé là?

how did you get here? (by what means)

comment est-ce que tu es venu?

where did you get to?

où est-ce que tu étais passé?

we've got to page 5

nous en sommes à la page 5

5. get (progress):

it got to 7 o'clock

il était plus de 7 heures

I'd got as far as underlining the title

j'en étais à souligner le titre

I'm getting nowhere with this essay

je n'avance pas dans ma dissertation

are you getting anywhere with your investigation?

est-ce que votre enquête avance?

now we're getting somewhere (making progress)

on avance vraiment

now we're getting somewhere (receiving fresh lead)

voilà quelque chose d'intéressant

it's a slow process but we're getting there

c'est un processus lent, mais on avance

it's not perfect yet but we're getting there

ce n'est pas encore parfait mais on avance

6. get:

to get into (put on) inf pyjamas, overalls

7. get (as order to leave) inf:

get!

fiche-moi le camp! inf

III.get [ɡet]

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get along with you inf!

ne sois pas ridicule!

get away with you inf!

arrête de raconter n'importe quoi! inf

get her inf!

regarde-moi ça!

get him inf in that hat!

regarde-le avec ce chapeau!

he got his (was killed) inf

il a cassé sa pipe inf

I'll get you inf for that

je vais te le faire payer inf

I'm getting there

it gets me right here!

tu vas me faire pleurer!

I've/he's got it bad inf

je suis/il est vraiment mordu

I've got it

to get above oneself

commencer à avoir la grosse tête inf

to get it together inf

to get it up vulg sl

bander vulg sl

to get it up vulg sl

avoir une érection

to get one's in Am inf

prendre sa revanche

to tell sb where to get off

envoyer qn promener

to get with it inf

se mettre dans le coup inf

what's got into her/them?

qu'est-ce qui lui/leur a pris?

where does he get off inf?

pour qui se prend-il?

you've got me there!

alors là tu me poses une colle! inf

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take up VB trans

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1. take up (bring up):

2. take up (pick up):

take up arms

3. take up (start doing):

take up post

take up hobby, language

4. take up (keep busy):

to be taken up with sb/sth

être absorbé par qn/qc

7. take up (adopt):

take up attitude

take up habit

8. take up (continue):

take up anecdote, explanation

9. take up (join in):

take up song, slogan

reprendre (en chœur)

10. take up (occupy):

take up time, energy

11. take up (shorten):

take up coat, dress, pants

12. take up (ask for):

to take up a collection

faire la quête

13. take up (query):

to take sb up on sth

reprendre qn sur qc

take-up N

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take up with VB intr

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take up with

se mettre à fréquenter

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I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take no pl (receipts):

take

2. take (filming):

take

3. take (view):

take

what's your take on this?

quel est ton avis là-dessus?

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

se faire graisser la patte

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take:

take (so as to have with one)

take (to a different place) person

take things

she always takes her camera/her secretary

elle prend toujours son appareil/sa secrétaire

she's taken my paper

elle a pris [ou emporté] mon journal

can you take me to the station?

tu peux m'emmener à la gare?

my job often took me to Paris

j'allais souvent à Paris pour le travail

4. take (accept):

take job, responsibility, payment

take cash, applicant

take advice

do you take this woman ...?

consentez-vous à prendre cette femme ...?

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles sont

I can't take the pressure/the boredom

je ne supporte pas le stress/l'ennui

how did she take the news?

comment a-t-elle pris la nouvelle?

I can take a joke

j'ai le sens de la plaisanterie

5. take (use for travel):

take train, bus, route

6. take (eat or drink):

take medicine, sugar

7. take (hold):

take people

(pouvoir) contenir

take traffic

10. take (as a record):

take letter, notes, photos

13. take (conduct):

take religious service

to take sb's class

prendre la classe de qn

14. take Brit, Aus (teach):

take subject

take students

15. take (study):

take subject

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr (have effect)

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take

I.up [ʌp] ADV

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2. up (to another point):

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature

to be up price

avoir augmenté

7. up SPORTS:

to be 2 goals up

mener par deux buts

8. up COMPUT, TECH:

II.up [ʌp] PREP

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1. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

monter l'escalier

2. up (at top of):

to be/climb up a tree

être/grimper sur un arbre

3. up (along):

to go/drive up the street

remonter la rue

4. up (increase):

to turn the sound/heat up a notch

monter le son/chauffage d'un cran

5. up (to point of):

up until [or till] midnight/yesterday [or to]

jusqu'à minuit/hier

III.up [ʌp] N

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IV.up [ʌp] VB intr inf

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se lever brusquement

to up and go

V.up [ʌp] VB trans inf

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VI.up [ʌp] ADJ

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1. up (towards a higher place):

2. up (under repair):

3. up (healthy):

to be up and about [or around]

4. up (ready):

to be up for doing sth

être partant pour faire qc

See also down³, down², down¹

I.down³ [daʊn] ADV

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5. down (in writing):

to write/get sth down

coucher qc par écrit

II.down³ [daʊn] PREP

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to go down the stairs

descendre l'escalier

to run down the slope

descendre la pente en courant

to fall down the stairs

dégringoler les escaliers

to live down the street

habiter plus bas dans la rue

to paddle down stream

descendre le courant en pagayant

to go/drive down the street

descendre la rue

her hair reaches down her back

ses cheveux lui tombent dans le dos

to come down (through) the centuries to sb

être transmis à qn au fil des siècles

once he has got sth down him inf

après avoir avalé qc

III.down³ [daʊn] ADJ

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1. down (depressed):

to feel down

être déprimé

2. down COMPUT, TECH:

down

3. down (arriving):

down² [daʊn] N

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down¹ [daʊn] N

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down

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At this point, the film has given her more than a few reasons to take up with the occult. www.avclub.com

It provides the basic skills and knowledge needed to take up a first post as an ESOL teacher. en.wikipedia.org

He's saying he'll take up with state treasurers, when he meets them before the end of the year, the whole question of land planning regulation. theconversation.com

Get three friends together, find a single pension fund or hedge fund, and offer to take up fee scrutiny on a contingent fee basis. www.pointoflaw.com

He left school at fourteen to take up tailoring. en.wikipedia.org

Reading lamps and a "captain's" headboard for storing water and books take up less space than regular nightstands. gadling.com

The future of humankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. en.wikipedia.org

Nevertheless, the following month, the local legislature decided not to take up the initiative, following widespread opposition from right-wing groups. en.wikipedia.org

This journal article mentions how women who take up this position may be objectified by male coworkers. en.wikipedia.org

It can take up to three months to negotiate access for a single aid convoy. www.smh.com.au

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