to take up a pen

aus jds Féder fließen — to flow from sb's pen

eine scharfe or spitze Féder führen — to wield a wicked or deadly pen

mit spitzer Féder — with a deadly pen, with a pen dipped in vitriol

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — strut in borrowed plumes

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — strut in borrowed plumes

chapeau à plumes — feathered hat

oreiller de plumes — feather pillow

prendre la plume pour... — to put pen to paper to..., to take up one's pen to...

d'un coup de plume — with a single stroke of the pen

écrire au fil de la plume — to write as the thoughts come into one's head

elle a la plume facile — words flow easily from her pen

vivre de sa plume — to earn a living by one's pen

dessin à la plume — pen-and-ink drawing

une plume d'oiseau — a bird's feather

dessin à la plume — pen and ink drawing

un stylo à plume — a fountain pen

prendre sa plume — to take up one's pen

reprendre du pain/vin — to have some more bread/wine

j'en ai repris deux fois — I had three helpings

tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure? — what time will you come back for me?

j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus — I've put back on the weight I'd lost

reprendre son nom de jeune fille — to revert to one's maiden name

les marchandises ne sont ni reprises ni échangées — goods cannot be returned or exchanged

on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures — we stop at 12 and start again at 2

reprendre la parole — to start speaking again

reprendre une histoire au début — to go back to the beginning of a story

reprendre les arguments un à un — to go over the arguments one by one

que je ne t'y reprenne plus! — don't let me catch you doing that again!

reprendre confiance — to regain one's confidence

reprendre ses vieilles habitudes — to get back into one's old ways

la nature reprend ses droits — nature reasserts itself

elle a repris sa liberté — she's a free woman again

reprendre le travail de quelqu'un — to correct somebody's work

il y a tout à reprendre dans ce chapitre — the whole chapter needs re-writing

tous les médias ont repris la nouvelle — the news was taken up by all the media

mon mal de dents m'a repris — my toothache has come back

la vie reprend peu à peu — life is gradually getting back to normal

‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il — ‘it's very strange,’ he continued

il se reprend à penser que c'est possible — he's gone back to thinking it might be possible

Il a repris son livre. — He's taken his book back.

je viendrai te reprendre à 4 h — I'll come and fetch you at 4, I'll come back for you at 4

reprendre du pain — to take more bread, to have more bread

reprendre un œuf — to take another egg, to have another egg

reprendre le travail — to go back to work

reprendre la route — to resume one's journey, to set off again

reprendre la parole — to speak again

reprendre ses habitudes — to get back into one's old habits

Elle le reprend sur les fautes qu'il fait le plus souvent. — She picks him up on the mistakes he makes most often., She corrects him on the mistakes he makes most often.

Elle le reprend constamment. — She's always telling him off.

reprendre connaissance — to come to, to regain consciousness

reprendre courage — to take new heart

reprendre des forces — to recover one's strength

reprendre haleine; reprendre son souffle — to get one's breath back

reprendre sa liberté — to regain one's freedom

La réunion reprendra à deux heures. — The meeting will resume at two o'clock., The meeting will start again at two o'clock.

reprit-il — he went on

стра́усовое перо́ — ostrich feather

воро́на в павли́ньих пе́рьях — jackdaw in peacock's plumes / feathers

ни пу́ха ни пера́! — ≈ good luck!

светово́е перо́ — light pen

взя́ться за перо́ — take up the pen

владе́ть перо́м — wield [wiːld] a skillful pen

владе́ть о́стрым перо́м — wield a formidable pen

э́того перо́м не описа́ть — it is beyond description, it defies / baffles all description

страусовое перо — ostrich feather

владеть пером — wield a skilful pen

владеть острым пером — wield a formidable pen

этого пером не описать — it is beyond description, it defies / baffles all description

он взялся за эту работу — he undertook to do the work

браться за чтение — begin* to read; begin* / start reading; get* down to reading

он и не брался за книгу — he never started on the book

браться за перо, за кисть — take* up the pen, the brush

взяться за работу — set* about the work, apply oneself to the work

браться за руки — join hands; link arms

откуда это берётся? — where does all this come from?, what is the source of all this?

откуда что берётся? — who would ever have expected it?, who would have thought it?

бра́ться за́ руки — join hands; link arms

бра́ться за чте́ние — begin to read; begin / start reading; get down to reading

бра́ться за де́ло — get down to business

он и не бра́лся за кни́гу — he never started on the book

бра́ться за перо́ [за кисть] — take up the pen [the brush]

взя́ться за рабо́ту — set about the work, apply oneself to the work

он взя́лся за э́ту рабо́ту — he undertook to do the work

отку́да э́то берётся? — where does all this come from?, what is the source of all this?

не зна́ю, отку́да у них де́ньги беру́тся — I don't know where they get their money

отку́да что берётся? — who would ever have expected it?

a chi stai pensando? — who are you thinking about?

pensava al tempo passato — he was remembering days gone by

penso di sì — I think so

penso di no — I don't think so

pensare con la propria testa — to think for o.s.

pensa a come sarebbe bello — think how lovely it would be

prima di parlare pensa — think before you speak

se solo ci avessi pensato — if only I had thought about it

non voglio nemmeno pensarci — I don't even want to think about it

ciò mi dà da pensare — that gives me something to think about

pensare bene/male di qn — to think well/badly of sb, have a good/bad opinion of sb

ma pensa un po'! — just think of that!

(provvedere) pensare a qc — to see to sth, take care of sth

pensa ai fatti tuoi! — mind your own business!

che stai pensando? — what are you thinking?

cosa ne pensi? — what do you think of it?, how do you feel about it?

ciò mi fa pensare che... — that makes me think that...

il suo comportamento farebbe pensare che... — his behaviour would lead you to suppose that..., his behaviour would make you think that...

non avrei mai pensato finisse così — I would never have believed it would end like this

ti pensavo più furbo — I thought you were smarter than that

chi l'avrebbe mai pensato? — who would have thought it?

e pensare che... — and to think that...

non pensa che quello che fa può danneggiare gli altri — he doesn't realize that what he does may harm others

(avere intenzione) pensare di fare qc — to think of doing sth

pensavo di invitare anche lui — I was thinking of inviting him too

penso di partire in serata — I'm thinking of leaving in the course of the evening

ne pensa sempre una nuova — he's always got something new up his sleeve

l'ha pensata bella — he had a bright idea

una ne fa e cento ne pensa — he's always up to something