Sentence examples of "take up" in English

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The bus stopped to take up passengers. Le bus s'arrêta pour prendre des passagers.
I must put my ideas together before I take up my pen. Je dois rassembler mes idées avant de prendre mon stylo.
I must put my ideas together before I take up a pen. Je dois rassembler mes idées avant de prendre le stylo.
Why does it take them so long to set up my Internet connection? Pourquoi cela leur prend-il tant de temps pour établir ma connexion Internet ?
"Did he take his job?" "Yes, he is located higher up in the food chain." «Il lui a pris son poste ?» «Oui, il est situé plus haut dans la chaîne alimentaire.»
He took up his pen and began to write. Il prit son crayon et se mit à écrire.
He took up gardening after he retired. Il a repris le jardinage à sa retraite.
Hospital doctors don't go out very often as their work takes up all their time. Les médecins hospitaliers ne sortent pas souvent car leur travail leur prend tout leur temps.
The British and the French came around, took a map and drew up a few lines here and there. Les Britanniques et les Français ont débarqué dans le coin, pris une carte et dessiné quelques lignes ici et là.
We won't take up the problem. Nous n'aborderons pas ce problème.
The doctor advised me to take up some sport to stay in shape. Le médecin m'a recommandé de me mettre à faire un peu de sport pour rester en forme.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover! Voici les miracles qui accompagneront ceux qui auront cru : en mon nom, ils chasseront les démons ; ils parleront de nouvelles langues ; ils saisiront des serpents ; s'ils boivent quelque breuvage mortel, il ne leur fera point de mal ; ils imposeront les mains aux malades, et les malades, seront guéris.
When spring arrives, I am going to take up a new sport. Dès que le printemps arrive, je me mets à un nouveau sport.
Let's take up this matter after lunch. Occupons-nous de cela après le lunch.
You can take up to ten books at the library. On peut emprunter jusqu'à dix livres à la bibliothèque.
You can see it, but you cannot take it away. Vous pouvez le voir, mais vous ne pouvez pas l'emporter.
Goro had the kindness to take me to the hospital. Goro a eu la gentillesse de m'emmener à l'hôpital.
How often a week do you take a bath? Combien de fois par semaine prenez-vous un bain ?
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
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