Usage examples of "takes in" in English with translation to French

This tour takes in each of the five main islands. Cette excursion comprend chacune des cinq îles principales.

It took him a long time to take in what she was saying. Il lui fallut beaucoup de temps pour comprendre ce qu'elle disait.

Nothing can take an American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.

I'll take in the washing before it rains. Je rentrerai le linge avant qu'il pleuve.

She has to take in the waist of her pants a bit. Elle doit reprendre un peu la taille de son pantalon.

Nothing can take a US American by surprise. It has often been said that the word "impossible" was not a French one. People have obviously looked in the wrong dictionary. In the United States, all is easy, all is simple and mechanical difficulties are overcome before they arise. Rien ne saurait étonner un Américain. On a souvent répété que le mot "impossible" n’était pas français; on s’est évidemment trompé de dictionnaire. En Amérique, tout est facile, tout est simple, et quant aux difficultés mécaniques, elles sont mortes avant d’être nées.

The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it. Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.

He never takes medicine for his cold. Il ne prend jamais ses médicaments pour son rhume.

No matter how long it takes, I will finish the work. Peu importe le temps que ça prend, je finirai le travail.

You don't have what it takes to be a leader. T'as n'as pas les qualités d'un leader.

Walking from the station to the house takes only five minutes. Marcher de la station à la maison ne prend que cinq minutes.

For me, humanity is a shape that matter takes. Pour moi, l'humanité est une forme que prend la matière.

The conference takes place annually. La conférence est annuelle.

Protest takes ever more creative forms in Tatoeba La protestation prend des formes de plus en plus créatives, sur Tatoeba.

He takes after his father. Il ressemble à son père.

The machine takes a lot of room. Cette machine prend beaucoup de place.

She takes pleasure in seeing horror films. Elle prend plaisir à regarder des films d'horreur.

My older sister takes a shower every morning. Tous les matins ma soeur aînée prend une douche.

Someone told me that every cigarette you smoke takes seven minutes away from your life. Quelqu'un m'a dit que chaque cigarette que tu fumes te retire sept minutes de la vie.

Ken always takes his mother's side when his parents argue. Ken prend toujours la défense de sa mère lorsque ses parents se querellent.

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