Sentence examples of "taking up" in English
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.
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.
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.»
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.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
La plupart des êtres humains ont une capacité quasi-infinie à considérer les choses comme acquises.
Tim's wife insisted on his taking her to Paris.
La femme de Tim a beaucoup insisté auprès de lui pour qu'il l'emmène à Paris.
Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.
Bien sûr que j'ai appris l'anglais à l'école. Mais je ne m'y suis vraiment mis qu'il y a deux ou trois ans.
The student decided to abridge his paper by taking out unnecessary details.
L'étudiant décida d'abréger son rapport en enlevant les détails inutiles.
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