to take heart, to man up

to start to make sense, to become meaningful

(transitive with à) to enjoy (doing something), to take pleasure in (doing something)

(transitive with avec) to contact (someone), to get in touch with (someone)

to take the cloth (to become a member of the clergy)

(figuratively) to originate, to emerge (somewhere)

(transitive with de) to take pity on

(informal) to charge a lot / (slang, very informal) to pay dearly; to catch hell; (very informal) to get a heavy prison sentence / (slang, very informal) to pay dearly; to catch hell; (very informal) to suffer a lot of damage, a lot of wear / (slang, very informal) to pay dearly; to catch hell; (very informal) to take a beating, to take a thrashing / (slang, very informal) to pay dearly; to catch hell; (very informal) to get a pounding; to get fucked hard; to get a good fuck

(law, of a lease, etc.) to begin, to start, to inure

to catch fire, to burst into flame