Sentence examples of "taken in" in English
This tour takes in each of the five main islands.
Cette excursion comprend chacune des cinq îles principales.
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.
She has to take in the waist of her pants a bit.
Elle doit reprendre un peu la taille de son pantalon.
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 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.
She was taken in by that fake gold certificate scandal and lost most of her money.
Elle s'est fait berner dans le scandale des faux certificats d'or et a perdu presque tout son argent.
I was taken in by his good looks and gracious manners.
J'ai été abusé par sa bonne apparence et ses manières élégantes.
I was easily taken in by his smooth talk.
Je me suis facilement laissé avoir par son discours enjôleur.
With his new job he's taken on more responsibility.
Il a pris davantage de responsabilités avec son nouvel emploi.
He is often taken for a student because he looks so young.
On le prend souvent pour un étudiant parce qu'il fait très jeune.
It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
C'est en 1989 que le mur de Berlin s'est effondré.
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