take up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for take up in the English»French Dictionary

I.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take up) (continue story etc)

II.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take up [sth])

III.take up VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb] up)

take-up [Brit, Am ˈteɪ ˌkəp] N

Translations for take up in the English»French Dictionary

I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

II.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB trans

10. take (require) activity, course of action:

III.take <pret took, pp taken> [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] VB intr

See also prisoner, hostage, drug

prisoner [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)nə, Am ˈprɪz(ə)nər] N

hostage [Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ] N

I.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] N

II.drug <pres part drugging; pret, pp drugged> [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] VB trans

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

take up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for take up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for take up in the English»French Dictionary

III.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB intr (have effect)

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This journal article mentions how women who take up this position may be objectified by male coworkers.
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I find that with that kind of grounding substantive fields are fairly easy to take up and put down.
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These processes may take up to several weeks, and differences in such processes have great effects on the properties of the final gelatin products.
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Nevertheless, the following month, the local legislature decided not to take up the initiative, following widespread opposition from right-wing groups.
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He's saying he'll take up with state treasurers, when he meets them before the end of the year, the whole question of land planning regulation.
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Few other democratic governments will be likely to take up cudgels and follow the commission's lead.
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Reading lamps and a "captain's" headboard for storing water and books take up less space than regular nightstands.
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Current statistics show that these invoices can take up to 60 days to be paid.
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The future of humankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things.
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They take up the "citizens' perspective" on the policy sales campaign and leaders' efforts to scare voters into jumping at policy shadows.
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