prendre

to take

prends ma main

take my hand

to eat; to drink

elle prend un café

she is drinking a coffee

to get; to buy

Je vais prendre le plat du jour.

I'll get the dish of the day.

to rob; to deprive

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un

to take something from someone

to make

prendre une décision

to make a decision

to catch, to work, to start

le feu ne prend pas

the fire won't start

to get (something) caught (in), to jam

je me suis pris la main dans la porte

I caught my hand in the door

to get into, to come over (to cause to behave uncharacteristically, to affect in a surprising manner, to possess)

Qu'est-ce qui t'a pris ? Qu'est-ce qui t'est passé par la tête ?

What were you thinking? What got into you? What came over you?

to start having a negative feeling towards someone

prendre en aversion

take an aversion (to)

to gain

prendre de la vitesse

to gain speed

to take (a certain amount of time)

Ça va me prendre au moins deux heures pour le mettre à jour.

It's going to take me at least two hours to update it.

to take (a certain number or amount of)

Pour finir dans deux heures, ça prend trois personnes.

To finish in two hours, it'll take three people.

to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions)

il prend [quelque chose] à [quelqu'un]

[something] comes over [someone]