Expression Cards
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phrasal-verb
take off after
poursuivre rapidement quelqu'un ou quelque chose
Meaning
to chase someone or something quickly
Example
The police **took off after** the thief.
phrasal-verb
take off economically
commencer à croître ou à s'améliorer rapidement
Meaning
to start growing or improving rapidly
Example
After years of reform, the country's economy finally **took off economically**.
phrasal-verb
take off financially
commencer à croître ou réussir rapidement en termes d'argent
Meaning
to start growing or succeeding quickly in terms of money
Example
Their online business really **took off financially** after the pandemic.
phrasal-verb
take off in
commencer à réussir rapidement dans un domaine
Meaning
to start succeeding rapidly in a field
Example
His career really **took off in** the last two years.
phrasal-verb
take off in career
devenir soudainement réussi dans votre travail ou entreprise
Meaning
to suddenly become successful in your job or business
Example
Her career really **took off** after she launched her own startup.
phrasal-verb
take off with
devenir rapidement un succès
Meaning
to become successful quickly
Example
Their new app **took off with** millions of downloads in the first week.
phrasal-verb
take office
prendre un poste officiel ou un devoir
Meaning
to begin an official position or duty
Example
The new prime minister will **take office** next week.
phrasal-verb
take on
accepter ou commencer à gérer un défi ou une responsabilité
Meaning
to accept or start dealing with a challenge or responsibility
Example
Developed nations should **take on** more responsibility for climate aid.
idiom
take on board
accepter ou assumer la responsabilité de quelque chose
Meaning
to accept or take responsibility for something
Example
The manager had to **take on board** the new task for the team.
phrasal-verb
take on challenges
accepter et gérer des tâches difficiles avec confiance
Meaning
to accept and deal with difficult tasks confidently
Example
Employees who **take on challenges** tend to grow faster in their careers.
phrasal-verb
take on new challenges
accepter de nouvelles ou difficiles tâches
Meaning
to accept new or difficult tasks
Example
To grow professionally, you should **take on new challenges** regularly.
phrasal-verb
take on new responsibilities
accepter des tâches ou responsabilités supplémentaires dans son rôle
Meaning
to accept additional tasks or duties in one’s role
Example
He was eager to **take on new responsibilities** after the promotion.
phrasal-verb
take on responsibility
prendre la responsabilité
Meaning
to accept a duty or task
Example
He decided to **take on responsibility** for the new client.
phrasal-verb
take on too much
accepter plus de travail ou de responsabilités que ce qu'on peut gérer
Meaning
to accept more work or responsibility than one can handle
Example
You’re stressing yourself out because you **take on too much** work.
idiom
take one for the team
se sacrifier pour le bénéfice des autres
Meaning
to sacrifice for the benefit of others
Example
He **took one for the team** and stayed late to finish the report.
idiom
take one's hat off to
montrer du respect ou de l'admiration pour quelqu'un
Meaning
to show respect or admiration for someone
Example
I **take my hat off to** you for handling the situation so calmly.
idiom
Take one’s breath away
Étonner ou impressionner quelqu'un profondément.
Meaning
To amaze or impress someone greatly.
Example
Her beauty **takes my breath away**.
phrasal-verb
take out
emprunter de l'argent d'une banque ou d'une institution
Meaning
to borrow or get money from a bank or institution
Example
They decided to **take out** a loan to buy a new house.
phrasal-verb
take out on
utiliser de l'argent pour payer un prêt ou une assurance
Meaning
to use money for paying a loan or insurance
Example
He decided to **take out** life insurance after having a baby.
phrasal-verb
take over
prendre le contrôle d'une autre entreprise par acquisition
Meaning
to gain control of another company through acquisition
Example
A multinational firm is planning to **take over** the local brand.
phrasal-verb
take over a company
prendre le contrôle d'une autre société en l'achetant
Meaning
to gain control of another company by buying it
Example
A major corporation plans to **take over a company** in the European market.
phrasal-verb
take over as
assumer un nouveau poste ou une nouvelle responsabilité précédemment occupée par quelqu'un d'autre
Meaning
to assume a new position or responsibility previously held by someone else
Example
She will **take over as** the new HR manager next month.
phrasal-verb
take over for
gérer temporairement les responsabilités virtuelles de quelqu'un
Meaning
to temporarily handle someone’s virtual responsibilities
Example
Can you **take over for** me while I’m offline?
phrasal-verb
take over from
assumer la responsabilité de quelqu'un d'autre
Meaning
to assume responsibility from someone else
Example
After my father retired, I **took over from** him in managing family affairs.