take-up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for take-up in the English»French Dictionary

take-up spool N Brit

take-up spool

bobine f réceptrice

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

take up

reprendre

to take up where sb/sth left off

reprendre là où qn/qc s'était arrêté

to take up with person, group

s'attacher à

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

1. take up (lift up):

take up carpet, pavement, track

enlever

take up pen

prendre

2. take up (start):

take up golf, guitar

se mettre à

take up job

prendre

to take up a career as an actor

se lancer dans le métier d'acteur

to take up one's duties or responsibilities

entrer dans ses fonctions

3. take up (continue):

take up story, discussion

reprendre

take up cry, refrain

reprendre

4. take up (accept):

take up offer, invitation

accepter

take up challenge

relever

to take up sb's case LAW

accepter de défendre qn

5. take up:

to take sth up with sb matter

soulever [qc] avec qn

6. take up (occupy):

take up space

prendre, occuper

take up time, energy

prendre, demander

7. take up (adopt):

take up position, stance

prendre

8. take up FASHION (shorten):

take up skirt, curtains etc

raccourcir

9. take up (absorb) sponge, material, paper:

take up liquid

absorber

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

1. take up (adopt) fig:

she was taken up by the surrealists

elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes

Phrases:

to take sb up on (challenge) point, assertion

reprendre qn sur

(accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer

accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

take-up, a. take-up rate an increase in take-up of shares/unemployment benefit

une augmentation du pourcentage d'actions vendues/de personnes qui reçoivent effectivement l'allocation chômage

to take up boxing

se mettre à la boxe

to take up boxing attr champion, fan, glove, match, promoter

de boxe

to take up/let down the hem on garment

raccourcir/rallonger

to take up the cudgels for or on behalf of sb/sth

se battre pour défendre qn/qc

to take up the baton fig

prendre la relève

Translations for take-up in the French»English Dictionary

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logeable

that doesn't take up much room

dépaver

to take up the paving stones (from)

réoccuper poste

to take up [sth] again

take-up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for take-up in the English»French Dictionary

take-up N

take-up

demande f

take up VB trans

1. take up (bring up):

take up

faire monter

2. take up (pick up):

take up

ramasser

take up arms

prendre

3. take up (start doing):

take up post

commencer

take up hobby, language

se mettre à

4. take up (keep busy):

to be taken up with sb/sth

être absorbé par qn/qc

5. take up (discuss):

take up

discuter

take up matter, question

aborder

to take a problem up with sb

parler d'un problème avec qn

6. take up (accept):

take up challenge

relever

take up offer

accepter

take up opportunity

saisir

take up case

se charger de

to take sb up on an invitation

accepter l'invitation de qn

7. take up (adopt):

take up attitude

adopter

take up habit

prendre

8. take up (continue):

take up anecdote, explanation

reprendre

9. take up (join in):

take up song, slogan

reprendre (en chœur)

10. take up (occupy):

take up time, energy

prendre

11. take up (shorten):

take up coat, dress, pants

raccourcir

12. take up (ask for):

to take up a collection

faire la quête

13. take up (query):

to take sb up on sth

reprendre qn sur qc

take up with VB intr

take up with

se mettre à fréquenter

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to take up residence

emménager

to take (up) one's stance

se mettre en position

to take up the slack

tendre la corde fig

to take up the slack

relancer le marché

take up arms against sb/sth

partir en guerre contre qn/qc

Translations for take-up in the French»English Dictionary

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renouer avec qn

to take up with sb again

renouer avec qc habitude

to take up sth again

démaquiller qn

to take sb's make-up off

déterrer/enterrer la hache de guerre

to take up/bury the hatchet

take-up Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take up (the) cudgels for sb/sth Aus, Brit

prendre fait et cause pour qn/qc

to take sb up on an invitation

accepter l'invitation de qn

to take up a collection

faire la quête

to take up the slack

tendre la corde fig

to take up the slack

relancer le marché

to take up/throw down the gauntlet

relever/jeter le gant

to take up one's stations

se rendre à son poste

to take up one's stand

prendre position

to take up one's position again in sth

se replacer dans qc

to take up a position on an issue

s'engager sur une question

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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