Sentence examples of "took" in English

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The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
He took over his father's business. Il a repris l'affaire de son père.
She took advantage of her paid vacation and went skiing. Elle profita de ses congés payés et partit skier.
Tom took out the garbage. Tom sortit les poubelles.
He took off the wife-beater. Il a enlevé le débardeur.
She took care of his wound. Elle s'est occupée de sa blessure.
The bishop took pity on the desperate immigrants. L'évêque eu pitié des étrangers dans le désespoir.
He took on extra workers. Il embaucha de nouveaux ouvriers.
The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine. L'homme mince se reposa dans l'ombre de la chapelle.
The prefectural police is trying to find out what conflict took place between the father and daughter following the family dinner. La police préfectorale essaie d'établir quel conflit est survenu entre le père et la fille à la suite du dîner familial.
The jets took off one after another. Les avions à réaction décollèrent l'un après l'autre.
I took over my father's job. J'ai repris le travail de mon père.
We took advantage of the fine weather to play tennis. Nous avons profité du beau temps pour jouer au tennis.
He took out his handkerchief. Il sortit son mouchoir.
He took off his glasses after that. Il enleva ses lunettes après cela.
He took care of the business after his father's death. Il s'occupa de l'entreprise après la mort de son père.
He took pity on me and helped me out. Il a eu pitié de moi et m'a aidé à m'en sortir.
The airplane took off ten minutes ago. L'avion a décollé il y a dix minutes.
I took over the business from Father. J'ai repris l'entreprise de Père.
He took advantage of the good weather to do some gardening. Il profita du beau temps pour faire un peu de jardinage.
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