take up
/teɪk ʌp/
se mettre à, occuper
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- 1.
Commencer un nouveau hobby, sport, sujet d'étude, travail, etc.
"She decided to take up painting as a hobby."
- 2.
Occuper ou remplir (de l'espace, du temps, de l'énergie, etc.).
"This large desk takes up too much room in my small office."
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I'm thinking of taking up yoga to improve my flexibility.
유연성을 기르기 위해 요가를 시작해 볼까 생각 중이야.
The new project will take up most of my time next month.
새로운 프로젝트가 다음 달에 내 시간 대부분을 차지할 것이다.
He took up the challenge of learning a new language in a year.
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