Sentence examples of "took up" in English

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He took up his pen and began to write. Il prit son crayon et se mit à écrire.
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.
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.
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.»
She took up his offer. Elle accepta sa proposition.
Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.
He took up gardening after he retired. Il a repris le jardinage à sa retraite.
I had a headache, and I took the day off today. J'avais mal à la tête et j'ai pris un jour de congé aujourd'hui.
He took charge of the expenses. Il se chargea de grandes dépenses.
I know the photographer who took this picture. Je connais le photographe qui a pris cette photo.
I went to every modern art show that took place in Tokyo last year. Je suis allé à toutes les expositions d'art moderne qui se sont tenues à Tokyo l'année dernière.
I took it for granted that he would keep his word. J'ai considéré comme acquis qu'il tiendrait sa parole.
The tablets took away my pain. Les médicaments ont fait partir ma douleur.
The Inca took baths more often than Europeans. Les Incas prenaient des bains plus fréquemment que les Européens.
Father took his place at the head of the table and began to say grace. Père pris place au bout de la table et entama le bénédicité.
She took a taxi to the museum. Elle alla au musée en taxi.
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