prendre, v.n., to take, to turn; to take root; to congeal, to freeze; to succeed; to burn up, to begin to burn; to curdle (of milk). Il lui en prendra mal; it will be the worse for him. Il lui prit une fièvre; he was attacked by fever. La Seine a pris cet hiver là; the Seine was frozen over that winter.
prendre, n.m., act of taking. Au fait et au —; at the scratch, when it comes to the scratch.
preneu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., taker; lessee; (of animals) catcher; (com.) purchaser, buyer.
preneur, adj.m., catching, capturing; (nav.) that takes a prize.
prénom (-non), n.m., Christian name; prenomen.
prénommé, -e, adj.part., above-named, aforesaid.
prénommer, v.a., to prenominate, to forename.
prénotion, n.f., prenotion, surmise, conjecture.
préoccupation, n.f., preoccupation, prepossession of the mind; thought; anxiety; prejudice.
préoccupé, -e, part., preoccupied, absorbed; prejudiced, biased; thoughtful, anxious.