prendre sa plume: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Franceliterary
  • To take up one's pen; literally to begin writing with a pen.

  Examples

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  • Quand elle prend sa plume, les idées affluent comme un torrent.

    When she takes up her pen, ideas flow like a torrent.

  • Il avait pris sa plume pour écrire une lettre d’excuses à son professeur.

    He had taken up his pen to write an apology letter to his teacher.

  • Demain, je prendrai ma plume pour rédiger le rapport final du projet.

    Tomorrow, I will take up my pen to write the final project report.

• 2.

  FranceInternational (Francophone)neutralliterary
  • To compose or write, often used to indicate starting to write a letter, article, or text.

  Examples

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  • À chaque fois qu’il prend sa plume, il raconte des histoires captivantes.

    Every time he takes up his pen, he tells captivating stories.

  • Elle prendra sa plume dès que l’inspiration lui viendra pour écrire son roman.

    She will take up her pen as soon as inspiration comes to write her novel.

  • Ils m’ont demandé de prendre ma plume afin de rédiger un éditorial pour le journal local.

    They asked me to take up my pen to write an editorial for the local newspaper.