Translation of "take up" to French

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Dictionary translations for "take up"

take up verb

prendre

The bus stopped to take up passengers.

Le bus s'arrêta pour prendre des passagers.

enlever

Phrases with "take up" (9)

take up challenge - relever challenge
take up conversation - reprendre conversation
take up invitation - accepter invitation
take up offer - accepter offre
take up parable - se lancer dans des digressions
take up refrain - reprendre refrain
take up smoking - continuer à fumer
take up story - reprendre histoire
take up with - s'attacher

Contexts with "take up"

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.»

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