prendre.
to take
Meaning & usage
to take
prends ma main
to eat; to drink
elle prend un café
to get; to buy
Je vais prendre le plat du jour.
to rob; to deprive
prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un
to make
prendre une décision
prendre des mesures draconiennes
to catch, to work, to start
le feu ne prend pas
la sauce ne prend pas
to get (something) caught (in), to jam
je me suis pris la main dans la porte
je me suis pris la porte dans la figure
to get into, to come over (to cause to behave uncharacteristically, to affect in a surprising manner, to possess)
Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ?
Qu'est-ce qui lui a pris ? Quelle mouche l'a piqué ?
to start having a negative feeling towards someone
prendre en aversion
prendre en grippe
to gain
prendre de la vitesse
prendre du galon
to take (a certain amount of time)
Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.
to take (a certain number or amount of)
Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes.
to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)
il prend [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]
Il lui prend une fantaisie de mettre le feu à la maison.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French prendre, from Old French prendre, prandre, from Latin prēndere, alternative form of prehendere (“to seize”), from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“to take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.
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