Prenez-vous (en. Take yourself)

/pʁəne vu/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Asking if someone accepts or makes use of something.

Do you take coffee or tea?

Prenez-vous du café ou du thé?

Questioning the action of taking in a given context.

Do you often take public transport?

Prenez-vous souvent les transports en commun?

Respectfully addressing one or more people by asking them a question.

Do you take these suggestions into consideration?

Prenez-vous ces suggestions en considération?

Derived from the verb 'prendre' which comes from the Latin 'prehendere'.

do you take care of

Asking if someone is paying attention to something.

prenez-vous soin de

do you take the time

Asking if someone is spending time on an activity.

prenez-vous le temps

do you take pleasure

Asking if someone is experiencing pleasure in an activity.

prenez-vous du plaisir

take

Accepting or seizing something.

prendre

Considering an agreement or a proposal.

accepter

discuss

Exchanging ideas or information.

discuter

To make a decision quickly.

If you don't like this restaurant, take it like this: do you take another place.

Si tu n'aimes pas ce restaurant, prends-le comme ça: prenez-vous un autre endroit.

To ask someone what they wish.

At a party, you can say to your friends: 'Do you take drinks before starting?'

Lors d'une soirée, tu peux dire à tes amis: 'Prenez-vous des boissons avant de commencer?'