taking

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Alluring; attractive.
2. (obsolete) Infectious; contagious.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is taken.
2. (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
3. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

Verb

present participle and gerund of take

take

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

prise

affriolant

attirer

capture

collecte

mobilisation

occupation

recette

tentant

aguicheur

apport

achat

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prenant

Synonymes

receiving

seizing

seizure

carrying

holding

capture

winning

accepting

engaging

attractive

bringing

tempting

charming

adorable

lovely

ravishing

entrancing

fascinating

take

fetching

winsome

borrowing

pleasing

leading

pickings

bewitching

agreeable

appropriation

arrest

grasping

takeover

delightful

uptake

catching

delicious

😋

inviting

delightsome

adoption

captivating

alluring

receipt

🧾

enchanting

buying

appealing

resorting

seductive

shot

subjugating

taken

visiting

Traductions

Einnahme

🧾

toma

cazip

sevimli

alma

nehmend

afname

presa

attraente

captus

alış

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Abhebung

Mobilisierung

überredend

lockend

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

By surface analysis, take + -ing.

Phrases

Taking the jacket out , he began to clean the glasses .

Sortant la veste, il a commencé à nettoyer les verres.

Taking the ferry was a wise choice .

Prendre le ferry était un sage choix.

Taking part in road traffic is potentially dangerous after donating blood .

Participer à la circulation routière est potentiellement dangereux après avoir donné du sang.

He arose and , taking up his crook , began to awaken the sheep that still slept .

Il se leva et, prenant son escroc, a commencé à éveiller les moutons qui dormaient encore.