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took [Brit tʊk, Am tʊk] VB pt

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took → take

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I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

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1. take CINE:

take

prise f (de vues)

‘it's a take!’

‘elle est bonne!’

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

take (of game)

tableau m de chasse

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

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

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1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

to take sb by the arm/hand/throat

prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge

to take sb's arm/hand

prendre le bras/la main de qn

to take sth from shelf, table

to take sth from drawer, box

prendre qc dans

to take sth out of sth

sortir qc de qc

the passage is taken from his latest book

le passage est tiré de son dernier livre

2. take (use violently):

to take a knife/an axe to sb

attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache

3. take (have by choice):

take bath, shower, holiday

to take lessons

prendre des leçons (in de)

we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day

nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours

we take the Gazette

nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please

donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat!

to take a wife/a husband dated

prendre femme/un mari dated

4. take (carry along):

take object

emporter, prendre

take person

to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital

emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital

to take a letter/a cheque to the post office

porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste

to take chairs into the garden

porter des chaises dans le jardin

to take the car to the garage

emmener la voiture au garage

the book? he's taken it with him

le livre? il l'a emporté

to take sb sth, to take sth to sb

apporter qc à qn

to take sb dancing/swimming

emmener qn danser/se baigner

to take sth upstairs/downstairs

monter/descendre qc

you can't take him anywhere! hum

il n'est pas sortable!

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc

take road, path

take the first turn on the right/left

prenez la première à droite/à gauche

8. take (negotiate):

take driver, car: corner, bend

take horse: fence

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accepter, recevoir

take patients, pupils

take phone call

take machine: coin

take shop, restaurant etc: credit card, cheque

take union, employee: reduction, cut

will you take £10 for the radio?

je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it !

c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it!

le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

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

take patience, skill, courage

demander, exiger

it takes patience/courage to do

il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire

it takes three hours/years etc to do

il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire

it won't take long

ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her 10 minutes to repair it

elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build

le mur sera vite construit

it won't take long to do the washing-up

la vaisselle sera vite faite

it would take a genius/a strong person to do that

il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça

to have what it takes

avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire)

typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing!

ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures!

she'll take some persuading

ce sera dur de la convaincre

11. take LING:

take verb: object

take preposition: case

12. take (endure):

take pain, criticism

take punishment, opinions

I find their attitude hard to take

je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized

il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it!

elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke

il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie

go on, tell me, I can take it!

vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas! inf

I can't take any more!

je suis vraiment à bout!

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

to take tea/lunch with sb Brit form

prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn

20. take (wear) (in clothes):

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ faire du 37

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ chausser du 37

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

soustraire (from de)

23. take (study):

take subject

take course

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam, test

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

to take sb for Geography/French

faire cours de géographie/de français à qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, prayer, wedding

28. take (have sex with) inf:

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

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I.take [Brit teɪk, Am teɪk] N

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1. take CINE:

take

prise f (de vues)

‘it's a take!’

‘elle est bonne!’

2. take:

take FISH, HUNT (of fish)

take (of game)

tableau m de chasse

3. take inf COMM (amount received):

take

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

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1. take (take hold of):

take object, money

to take sb by the arm/hand/throat

prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge

to take sb's arm/hand

prendre le bras/la main de qn

to take sth from shelf, table

to take sth from drawer, box

prendre qc dans

to take sth out of sth

sortir qc de qc

the passage is taken from his latest book

le passage est tiré de son dernier livre

2. take (use violently):

to take a knife/an axe to sb

attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache

3. take (have by choice):

take bath, shower, holiday

to take lessons

prendre des leçons (in de)

we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day

nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours

we take the Gazette

nous recevons la Gazette

I'll take a pound of apples, please

donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît

take a seat!

to take a wife/a husband dated

prendre femme/un mari dated

4. take (carry along):

take object

emporter, prendre

take person

to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital

emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital

to take a letter/a cheque to the post office

porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste

to take chairs into the garden

porter des chaises dans le jardin

to take the car to the garage

emmener la voiture au garage

the book? he's taken it with him

le livre? il l'a emporté

to take sb sth, to take sth to sb

apporter qc à qn

to take sb dancing/swimming

emmener qn danser/se baigner

to take sth upstairs/downstairs

monter/descendre qc

you can't take him anywhere! hum

il n'est pas sortable!

7. take (use to get somewhere):

take bus, taxi, plane etc

take road, path

take the first turn on the right/left

prenez la première à droite/à gauche

8. take (negotiate):

take driver, car: corner, bend

take horse: fence

9. take (accept):

take bribe, money

accepter, recevoir

take patients, pupils

take phone call

take machine: coin

take shop, restaurant etc: credit card, cheque

take union, employee: reduction, cut

will you take £10 for the radio?

je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio

that's my last offer, take it or leave it !

c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser!

whisky? I can take it or leave it!

le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer

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

take patience, skill, courage

demander, exiger

it takes patience/courage to do

il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire

it takes three hours/years etc to do

il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire

it won't take long

ça ne prendra pas longtemps

it took her 10 minutes to repair it

elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer

the wall won't take long to build

le mur sera vite construit

it won't take long to do the washing-up

la vaisselle sera vite faite

it would take a genius/a strong person to do that

il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça

to have what it takes

avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire)

typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing!

ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures!

she'll take some persuading

ce sera dur de la convaincre

11. take LING:

take verb: object

take preposition: case

12. take (endure):

take pain, criticism

take punishment, opinions

I find their attitude hard to take

je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter

he can't take being criticized

il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique

she just sat there and took it!

elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue

he can't take a joke

il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie

go on, tell me, I can take it!

vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas! inf

I can't take any more!

je suis vraiment à bout!

19. take (consume):

take sugar, milk, pills, remedy

to take tea/lunch with sb Brit form

prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn

20. take (wear) (in clothes):

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ faire du 37

to take a size 4 (in shoes)

≈ chausser du 37

21. take PHOTO:

take photograph

22. take MATH (subtract):

take number, quantity

soustraire (from de)

23. take (study):

take subject

take course

24. take (sit):

take SCHOOL, UNIV exam, test

25. take (teach) teacher, lecturer:

take students, pupils

to take sb for Geography/French

faire cours de géographie/de français à qn

26. take (officiate at) priest:

take service, prayer, wedding

28. take (have sex with) inf:

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

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2. take FISH:

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See also prisoner, hostage, drug

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

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prisoner (gen) fig

prisonnier/-ière m/f

prisoner (in jail)

détenu/-e m/f

to hold or keep sb prisoner

garder qn prisonnier

they took me prisoner

ils m'ont fait prisonnier

prisoner of war/conscience

prisonnier/-ière m/f de guerre/d'opinion

prisoner of war camp

camp m de prisonniers/-ières de guerre

I'm a prisoner in my own home

je suis prisonnier dans ma propre maison

to take no prisoners army:

ne faire aucun prisonnier

to take no prisoners boxer, team:

faire un massacre

to take no prisoners negotiating team, rival:

ne pas faire de concessions

hostage [Brit ˈhɒstɪdʒ, Am ˈhɑstɪdʒ] N

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I.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ] N

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2. drug (narcotic):

drug lit, fig

hard/soft drugs

drogues fpl dures/douces

to be on or to take drugs (gen)

to be on or to take drugs SPORTS

to do drugs inf

to do drugs inf attr problem, shipment, smuggler, trafficking

to do drugs inf culture, use

to do drugs inf crime

lié à la drogue

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

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1. drug (sedate):

drug kidnapper: victim

administrer des somnifères à

drug vet: animal

III.drug [Brit drʌɡ, Am drəɡ]

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a drug on the market

un produit qui se vend mal

I.take to VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take to [sb/sth])

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1. take to (develop liking for):

he has really taken to her/to his new job

elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup

2. take to (begin):

to take to doing inf

se mettre à faire

he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat

il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau

I.take on VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take on) (get upset)

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II.take on VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth])

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1. take on (employ):

take on staff, worker

embaucher, prendre

3. take on (accept):

take on work, task

accepter, prendre

take on responsibilities

4. take on (acquire):

take on look, significance, colour, meaning

I.take out VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take out)

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does this take out?

est-ce que ça s'enlève?

II.take out VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth])

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2. take out (go out with):

take out person

to take sb out to dinner/for a walk

emmener qn dîner/se promener

3. take out (eat elsewhere):

take out fast food

‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’

‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît!

4. take out (deduct):

take out contributions, tax

déduire (of de)

5. take out (kill, destroy) inf:

take out person

take out installation, target

I.take back VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sth] back, take back [sth])

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1. take back (return to shop) person, customer:

take back goods

rapporter (to à)

2. take back (retract):

take back statement, words

I take it back

je retire ce que j'ai dit

II.take back VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb] back) (cause to remember)

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III.take back VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth]) (accept again)

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I.take down VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sth] down, take down [sth])

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1. take down (remove):

take down book, vase, box

take down picture, curtains

2. take down (lower):

take down skirt, pants

3. take down (dismantle):

take down tent, scaffolding

4. take down (write down):

take down name, statement, details

I.take hold VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take hold)

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I.take off VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take off)

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1. take off (leave the ground):

take off plane:

3. take off (leave hurriedly):

take off inf

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

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1. take off (deduct):

to take £10 off (the price)

réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres

2. take off (have as holiday):

to take two days off

prendre deux jours de congé

I'm taking next week off

je suis en congé la semaine prochaine

3. take off (make look younger):

that hairstyle takes 15 years off you!

cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans!

III.take off VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sth] off, take off [sth])

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2. take off (amputate):

take off limb

amputer, couper

3. take off (withdraw):

take off show, play

IV.take off VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take [sb] off, take off [sb])

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1. take off (imitate) inf:

take off person

2. take off (remove):

to take sb off the case police:

retirer l'affaire à qn

to take oneself off

partir, s'en aller (to à)

I.take over VB [Brit teɪk -, Am teɪk -] (take over)

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1. take over (take control) (of town, country, party):

take over army, faction:

prendre le pouvoir

he's always trying to take over

il veut toujours tout commander

2. take over (be successor):

take over person:

prendre la suite (as comme)

to take over from predecessor

remplacer, succéder à

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

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1. take over (take control of):

take over town, country

prendre le contrôle de

take over business

shall I take over the driving for a while?

veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant?

2. take over FIN:

take over company

racheter, prendre le contrôle de

Translations for took in the English»French Dictionary

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took [tʊk] VB

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took pt of take

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I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take no pl (receipts):

take

2. take (filming):

take

3. take (view):

take

what's your take on this?

quel est ton avis là-dessus?

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

se faire graisser la patte

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take:

take (so as to have with one)

take (to a different place) person

take things

she always takes her camera/her secretary

elle prend toujours son appareil/sa secrétaire

she's taken my paper

elle a pris [ou emporté] mon journal

can you take me to the station?

tu peux m'emmener à la gare?

my job often took me to Paris

j'allais souvent à Paris pour le travail

4. take (accept):

take job, responsibility, payment

take cash, applicant

take advice

do you take this woman ...?

consentez-vous à prendre cette femme ...?

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles sont

I can't take the pressure/the boredom

je ne supporte pas le stress/l'ennui

how did she take the news?

comment a-t-elle pris la nouvelle?

I can take a joke

j'ai le sens de la plaisanterie

5. take (use for travel):

take train, bus, route

6. take (eat or drink):

take medicine, sugar

7. take (hold):

take people

(pouvoir) contenir

take traffic

10. take (as a record):

take letter, notes, photos

13. take (conduct):

take religious service

to take sb's class

prendre la classe de qn

14. take Brit, Aus (teach):

take subject

take students

15. take (study):

take subject

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

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take

I.take [teɪk] N

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1. take no pl (receipts):

take

2. take (filming):

take

3. take (view):

take

what's your take on this?

quel est ton avis là-dessus?

Phrases:

to be on the take inf

se faire graisser la patte

II.take <took, taken> [teɪk] VB trans

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2. take:

take (so as to have with one)

take (to a different place) person

take things

she always takes her camera/her secretary

elle prend toujours son appareil/sa secrétaire

she's taken my paper

elle a pris [ou emporté] mon journal

can you take me to the station?

tu peux m'emmener à la gare?

my job often took me to Paris

j'allais souvent à Paris pour le travail

4. take (accept):

take job, responsibility, payment

take cash, applicant

take advice

do you take this woman ...?

consentez-vous à prendre cette femme ...?

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles sont

I can't take the pressure/the boredom

je ne supporte pas le stress/l'ennui

how did she take the news?

comment a-t-elle pris la nouvelle?

I can take a joke

j'ai le sens de la plaisanterie

5. take (use for travel):

take train, bus, route

6. take (eat or drink):

take medicine, sugar

7. take (hold):

take people

(pouvoir) contenir

take traffic

10. take (as a record):

take letter, notes, photos

13. take (conduct):

take religious service

to take sb's class

prendre la classe de qn

14. take Brit, Aus (teach):

take subject

take students

15. take (study):

take subject

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

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take

I.take over VB trans

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1. take over (buy out):

take over company

3. take over (assume):

take over debts

II.take over VB intr

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I.take away VB trans

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1. take away (remove):

two coffees to take away

deux cafés à emporter

2. take away (deprive of):

3. take away (bring away with):

4. take away (make leave):

take away death

take away business

éloigner de chez soi

5. take away (lessen):

take away pain

6. take away (subtract from):

Phrases:

to take sb's breath away

couper le souffle de qn

II.take away VB intr (detract from)

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to take away from the beauty of sth

rendre qc moins beau

take back VB trans

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1. take back (return to original place):

take back borrowed book, faulty goods

2. take back (accept back):

3. take back (accompany a person):

4. take back (let return):

take back spouse

se remettre avec

take back employee

5. take back (retract):

6. take back (carry to a past time):

it takes you back, doesn't it?

ça te ramène dans le passé, n'est-ce pas?

take along VB trans

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take to VB intr

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1. take to (start to like):

take to person

se mettre à aimer

take to hobby, activity

prendre goût à

2. take to (begin as a habit):

to take to doing sth

se mettre à faire qc

3. take to (go to):

take to forest, hills

se réfugier dans

take down VB trans

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1. take down (bring lower):

2. take down (remove from high place):

3. take down (remove):

4. take down (disassemble):

take down scaffolding

5. take down (write):

6. take down inf (depress):

I.take apart VB trans

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1. take apart (disassemble):

take apart machine

2. take apart (analyse):

3. take apart (destroy):

take apart person, team, book

II.take apart VB intr

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take aback VB trans

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she took everything out of her bag

elle a tout sorti de son sac

he took me in his arms

il m'a pris dans ses bras

my job often took me to Paris

j'allais souvent à Paris pour le travail

it took courage to admit it

il fallait du courage pour l'admettre

I took him to mean tomorrow

j'avais compris qu'il voulait dire demain

unusually for her, she took the train

elle a exceptionnellement pris le train

he took the key with him

il a emporté les clés

he took a morning/three days off

il a pris une matinée/3 jours de repos

she took an interest in my case

elle s'est intéressée à mon cas

that took my mind off things

cela m'a changé les idées

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This took the shine out of the rehabilitation package. www.thehindu.com

She took a break for maternity leave in late 2004, returning in early 2005. en.wikipedia.org

Overall, Belarus took home 19 medals, with four medals being gold, placing 16th in the medal standings, 13th in the total medal count. en.wikipedia.org

She took his reverse-charge phone calls at home and sent food parcels. www.smh.com.au

His self-portrait took during the repair was considered one of the early space selfies. en.wikipedia.org

He took her as his common-law wife and later trusted her with running his plantation when he was away on business. en.wikipedia.org

The batteries were contained within a clip-on cassette that took several minutes of careful preparation. en.wikipedia.org

His wife have to took over the stud management. en.wikipedia.org

At 1:15 am they and four renegade sailors took over the ship. en.wikipedia.org

As he grew older, he took up skydiving with a dogged determination, according to his brother. en.wikipedia.org

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