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1. [græb] n1. быстрое хватательное движение; попытка схватить (что-л.)to make a grab at smth. - попытаться внезапно схватить что-л.
2. захват; присвоение; хищничествоto be on the grab - быть корыстолюбивым, стремиться к наживе
3. захваченное, награбленное4. тех.1) захват; грейфер2) черпак♢
to have the grab on smb. - а) иметь преимущество перед кем-л.; б) иметь преимущество в ходе матча ( бокс)2. [græb] vby grab(s)! - амер. чёрт возьми!, вот те на!, вот так так!
1. 1) внезапно схватывать, хвататьto grab smb. by the collar - схватить кого-л. за шиворот
to grab smb. from behind - схватить кого-л. сзади
don't grab! - не хватайте!
2) (at) пытаться схватить (что-л.)2. 1) захватывать, присваиватьto grab the credit for smb. else's work - присвоить чужую славу
2) разг. захватывать; овладевать (вниманием и т. п.)3) разг. захватывать, нравитьсяhow does that grab you? - как вам это нравится?; что вы на это скажете?
3. разг. схватить, арестовать4. амер. разг. быстро сделать (что-л.)grab a cab and come here - возьмите /схватите, поймайте/ такси и приезжайте сюда
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I [græb] nзахват, присвоение, хищничество, попытка захвата- make a grab at smth
- be on the grab
- be up for grab II [græb] v1) внезапно схватывать, хватать, цеплятьсяHe grabbed the purse and bolted. — Он схватил кошелек и бросился бежать.
- grab smb by the collar- grab hold of rope
- grab smb from behind
- don't grab!2) захватывать, присваивать, овладевать- grab public lands- grab the credit for smb else's work
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grab [græb]1. nouna. [+ object] saisirb. ( = seize unlawfully) [+ land, power] s'emparer de• don't grab! (to child) doucement !4. compounds* * *[græb] 1.1) ( snatch)to make a grab at ou for — essayer d'attraper
to be up for grabs — (colloq) être bon à prendre
2) ( on excavator) pelle f automatique2.transitive verb (p prés etc - bb-)1) ( seize) empoigner [money, toy]; saisir [arm, person, opportunity]2) ( illegally) accaparer3) ( snatch)4) (colloq) ( impress) -
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∎ to grab hold of sth saisir qch, empoigner qch;∎ to grab hold of sb attraper qn;∎ he grabbed the book out of my hand il m'a arraché le livre des mains;∎ he grabbed my purse and ran il s'est emparé de mon porte-monnaie et est parti en courant;∎ she grabbed my arm elle m'a attrapé par le bras(b) figurative (opportunity) saisir; (attention) retenir; (power) prendre; (land) s'emparer de; (quick meal) avaler, prendre (en vitesse); (taxi) prendre;∎ I'll grab a sandwich and work through the lunch hour je vais me prendre un sandwich en vitesse et je travaillerai pendant l'heure du déjeuner∎ how does that grab you? qu'est-ce que tu en dis?□ ;∎ the film didn't really grab me le film ne m'a pas vraiment emballé∎ to grab at sb/sth essayer d'agripper qn/qch;∎ don't grab! pas touche!;∎ figurative I grabbed at the chance j'ai sauté sur l'occasion3 noun∎ to make a grab at or for sth essayer de saisir ou faire un mouvement vif pour saisir qch;∎ familiar to be up for grabs être à prendre□ ; (be on market, for sale) être à vendre□ ;∎ they're getting rid of all the furniture, so those chairs are up for grabs ils se débarrassent de tous leurs meubles, alors ces chaises sont à qui veut les prendre;∎ is that last chocolate up for grabs? est-ce que je peux prendre le chocolat qui reste?;∎ you can take it if you like, it's up for grabs vous pouvez le prendre si vous voulez, il est là pour ça►► American grab bag (game) = jeu consistant à chercher des cadeaux enfouis dans un grand sac; (assortment) fourre-tout m inv;Technology grab crane grue f à benne preneuse -
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A n1 ( snatch) geste m vif ; to make a grab at ou for sth essayer d'attraper qch ; to be up for grabs ○ être bon à prendre ;2 ( on excavator) pelle f automatique.1 ( take hold of) ( also grab hold of) empoigner [money, toy] ; saisir, attraper [arm, person] ; fig saisir [opportunity, chance] ; to grab sth from sb arracher qch à qn ; to grab hold of sb/sth se saisir de qn/qch ; to grab sb by the arm saisir qn par le bras ; to grab all the attention accaparer toute l'attention ;2 ( illegally) accaparer [land, resources] ;3 ( snatch) to grab some sleep dormir un peu, piquer un roupillon ○ ; to grab a snack manger en vitesse or vite fait ; I grabbed two hours' sleep j'ai réussi à dormir deux heures ;4 ○ ( impress) how does he/the idea grab you? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui/dis de cette idée? -
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grab [græb]1. n1) внеза́пная попы́тка схвати́ть; бы́строе хвата́тельное движе́ние2) захва́т; присвое́ние;a policy of grab захва́тническая поли́тика
3) тех. экскава́тор; ковш, черпа́к; гре́йфер◊up for grabs разг. досту́пный вся́кому жела́ющему (о призе, премии и т.п.)
2. v1) схва́тывать, внеза́пно хвата́ть; пыта́ться схвати́ть (at)2) захва́тывать; присва́ивать -
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арестовать, схватить, захватить, в прямом и переносном смыслах (к примеру, как в выражении "захватывающее зрелище").Grabby — жадина.
Up for grabs — доступный, ничейный; то, что можно брать беспрепятственно.
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1. transitive verb,grab somebody by the arm — etc. jemanden am Arm usw. packen
grab some food or a bite to eat — (coll.) schnell etwas essen
2. intransitive verb,grab hold of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas schnappen (ugs.)
- bb-3. noun1)make a grab at or for somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas greifen od. (ugs.) grapschen
be up for grabs — (coll.) zu erwerben sein; [Posten:] frei sein
2) (Mech.) Greifer, der* * *1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) grapschen2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) sich aneignen2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) plötzlicher Griff- academic.ru/116487/grab_at">grab at* * *[græb]I. n3.▶ to be up for \grabs zu haben seinII. vt<- bb->1. (snatch)to \grab sth out of sb's hands jdm etw aus den Händen reißen▪ to \grab sth [away] from sb jdm etw entreißen▪ to \grab hold of sb/sth jdn/etw festhaltenhe \grabbed hold of his child's arm to stop her from running into the road er packte seine Tochter am Arm, damit sie nicht auf die Straße liefto \grab sb's attention jds Aufmerksamkeit erregento \grab a bite [to eat] schnell einen Happen essento \grab a chance/an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen [o fam beim Schopf[e] packen]to \grab some sleep [ein wenig] schlafen▪ to \grab sb jdn beeindruckenhow does that [idea] \grab you? wie findest du das?, was hältst du davon?III. vi<- bb->1. (snatch) grapschen3. (take advantage of)to \grab at a chance/an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen* * *[grb]1. n1) Griff m3) (inf)to be up for grabs — zu haben sein (inf)
there are big prizes up for grabs — es gibt tolle Preise zu gewinnen
grab bag (US) — Glücksbeutel m, Grabbelsack m
2. vt1) (= seize) packen; (greedily) packen, sich (dat) schnappen (inf); (= take, obtain) wegschnappen (inf); money raffen; (inf = catch) person schnappen (inf); chance beim Schopf ergreifen (inf); attention auf sich (acc) ziehenhe grabbed (hold of) my sleeve — er packte mich am Ärmel
I'll just grab a sandwich (inf) — ich esse nur schnell ein Sandwich
2) (inf: appeal to) anmachen (inf)it didn't grab me — das hat mich nicht angemacht (inf)
how does that grab you? — wie findest du das?, was meinst du dazu?
3. vi(hastig) zugreifen or zupackento grab at — greifen or grapschen (inf) nach, packen (+acc)
he grabbed at the chance of promotion —
help yourselves, children, but don't grab — greift zu, Kinder, aber nicht so hastig
* * *grab [ɡræb]A v/t1. (hastig oder gierig) ergreifen, packen, fassen, (sich) etwas schnappen, sich etwas grapschen umg:grab a seat sich einen Sitzplatz schnappen2. figa) an sich reißen, sich etwas (rücksichtslos) aneignen, einheimsenb) eine Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen3. umg Zuhörer etc packen, fesseln:how did that grab him? wie hat er darauf reagiert?C s1. (hastiger oder gieriger) Griff:make a grab at → A 1, Bthe grab for power der Griff nach der Machtthe job is up for grabs die Stelle ist noch frei oder zu haben;there are £1,000 up for grabs es sind 1000 Pfund zu gewinnen4. TECH (Bagger-, Kran) Greifer m:grab crane Greiferkran m;grab dredger Greifbagger m* * *1. transitive verb,grab somebody by the arm — etc. jemanden am Arm usw. packen
grab some food or a bite to eat — (coll.) schnell etwas essen
2. intransitive verb,grab hold of somebody/something — sich (Dat.) jemanden/etwas schnappen (ugs.)
- bb-3. noun1)make a grab at or for somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas greifen od. (ugs.) grapschen
be up for grabs — (coll.) zu erwerben sein; [Posten:] frei sein
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1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) asir, agarrar, coger2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a
2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) asimiento, acto de agarrar- grab atgrab vb agarrar / coger / asirtr[græb]1 (seize, snatch) coger, agarrar, asir2 (capture, arrest) pillar, coger3 familiar entusiasmar■ how does that grab you? qué te parece eso?1 asimiento, agarrón nombre masculino2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL cuchara\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be up for grabs estar disponiblesnatch: agarrar, arrebatargrab vi: agarrarsegrab n1)to make a grab for : tratar de agarrar2)up for grabs : disponible, libren.• arrebatiña s.f.• gancho arrancador s.m.• pala de doble concha s.f. (Computing; graphics)v.• capturar (una imagen)v.• agarrar v.• agazapar v.• arrebatar v.• atrapar v.• trabar v.
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1. græb- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
[ɡræb]the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
1. N1) (=snatch)to make a grab at or for sth — intentar agarrar algo
2) (esp Brit) (Tech) cuchara f2. VT1) (=seize) coger, agarrar (LAm); (greedily) echar mano ato grab hold of sth/sb — agarrar algo/a algn
2) (fig) [+ chance etc] aprovechar3) * (=attract, appeal to)how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
3.VIto grab at — (=snatch) tratar de coger or (LAm) agarrar; (in falling) tratar de asir
4.CPDgrab bag * N — (US) (=lucky dip) pesca f milagrosa
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1. [græb]- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
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I [græb]1) (snatch)to make a grab at o for sth. cercare di afferrare qcs.; it's up for grabs — colloq. è per il primo che lo prende
2) (on excavator) benna f. (mordente)II 1. [græb]1) (anche grab hold of) (seize) prendere [ money]; afferrare [arm, person]; fig. cogliere, afferrare al volo [ opportunity]to grab sth. from sb. — prendere qcs. a qcn.
to grab sb. by the arm — prendere o agguantare qcn. per il braccio
2) (illegally) arraffare [land, resources]3) (snatch)to grab a snack — fare uno spuntino, mangiare un boccone
4) colloq. (impress)2.to grab at — cercare di prendere [ sweets]
* * *1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) afferrare2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) arraffare2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) atto/tentativo d'afferrare- grab at* * *grab /græb/n.1 atto (o tentativo) d'afferrare; presa; stretta: to make a grab at st., fare l'atto di afferrare qc.4 (fig.) l'arraffare; avidità; rapacità5 (fam.) arresto; cattura● ( slang USA) grab-ass, pomiciate pesanti; petting spinto; giochi amorosi spinti □ (fam. USA) grab bag, pésca a sorpresa ( al luna park); (fig.) calderone, accozzaglia □ grab crane, gru a benna □ grab dredger, draga a benna mordente □ grab loading, caricamento con benna □ grab lorry, camion con benna □ (elettr.) grab wire switch, interruttore a tirante □ ( slang) to have [to get] the grab on sb., avere [riuscire ad avere] un grosso vantaggio su q. □ (fam.: di un posto, ecc.) to be up for grabs, essere a disposizione di tutti: The appointment is up for grabs, la nomina è di chi la vuole (o basta chiederla).♦ (to) grab /græb/A v. t.1 afferrare; agguantare; ghermire; arraffare: The beggar grabbed the loaf of bread, il mendicante ha agguantato la pagnotta; Don't grab!, non arraffare!; to grab a chance, afferrare un'occasione; ( sport) to grab victory, agguantare la vittoria2 (fam.) acchiappare; catturare; arrestare4 (fam.) fare (un certo) effetto a (q.): DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I'll a have look through the prospectus and see if another course grabs me, darò un'occhiata al programma per vedere se c'è un altro corso che mi attiraB v. i.(mecc.) ingranare● to grab at st., fare l'atto d'afferrare qc. □ (fig.) to grab one's audience, conquistare pubblico □ (fam.) to grab a bite, mangiare un boccone.* * *I [græb]1) (snatch)to make a grab at o for sth. cercare di afferrare qcs.; it's up for grabs — colloq. è per il primo che lo prende
2) (on excavator) benna f. (mordente)II 1. [græb]1) (anche grab hold of) (seize) prendere [ money]; afferrare [arm, person]; fig. cogliere, afferrare al volo [ opportunity]to grab sth. from sb. — prendere qcs. a qcn.
to grab sb. by the arm — prendere o agguantare qcn. per il braccio
2) (illegally) arraffare [land, resources]3) (snatch)to grab a snack — fare uno spuntino, mangiare un boccone
4) colloq. (impress)2.to grab at — cercare di prendere [ sweets]
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{græb}
I. 1. сграбчвам, хващам, улавям (и GRAB hold of разг.)
don't GRAB не посягай
to GRAB at посягам да сграбча
2. разг. грабвам, отнасям, задигам, заларям, пипвам, арестувам
II. 1. (опит за) сграбчване
to make a GRAB at посягам да сграбча
2. заграбване, грабителство
policy of GRAB грабителска политика
3. нещо заграбено
4. тех. екскаватор, кофа, кош, гребло, лопата, грайфер
up for GRABs ам. торба, от която се вадят късмети
III. 1. за хващане
2. случайно взет/събран и пр* * *{grab} v (-bb-) 1. сграбчвам, хващам, улавям (и grab hold of разг.)(2) {grab} n 1. (опит за) сграбчване; to make a grab at посягам да {3} {grab} a 1. за хващане; 2. случайно взет/събран и пр.* * *хващам; улавям; сграбчвам; багер; разграбвам; грабя; заграбване; задигам; залавям;* * *1. don't grab не посягай 2. i. сграбчвам, хващам, улавям (и grab hold of разг.) 3. ii. (опит за) сграбчване 4. iii. за хващане 5. policy of grab грабителска политика 6. to grab at посягам да сграбча 7. to make a grab at посягам да сграбча 8. up for grabs ам. торба, от която се вадят късмети 9. заграбване, грабителство 10. нещо заграбено 11. разг. грабвам, отнасям, задигам, заларям, пипвам, арестувам 12. случайно взет/събран и пр 13. тех. екскаватор, кофа, кош, гребло, лопата, грайфер* * *grab[græb] I. v 1. сграбчвам, хващам, улавям (и \grab hold of разг.); don't \grab не посягай; to \grab at опитвам се (посягам) да сграбча; 2. разг. грабя, грабвам, отнасям, задигам, присвоявам; 3. разг. хващам, залавям, улавям, пипвам, арестувам; II. n 1. (опит за) сграбчване (хващане, улавяне); to make a \grab at насочвам се, протягам ръка към; 2. разг. грабене, грабване, заграбване, грабителство, присвояване, хайдутлук; 3. нещо заграбено; 4. тех. механизъм за хващане; екскаватор, багер; • by \grab(s)! ам. разг. дявол да го вземе! на ти тебе! ха сега де! to be up for \grabs разг. на разположение на всеки, който се интересува; -
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[græb] nPHRASES:1) ( snatch)to \grab sth sich dat etw schnappen;to \grab sth out of sb's hands jdm etw aus den Händen reißen;to \grab sth [away] from sb jdm etw entreißen2) ( take hold of)to \grab sb jdn packen;to \grab hold of sb/ sth jdn/etw festhalten;he \grabbed hold of his child's arm to stop her from running into the road er packte seine Tochter am Arm, damit sie nicht auf die Straße lief3) (fam: get, acquire)can I just \grab you for a minute? kann ich dich mal für 'ne Minute haben? ( fam);to \grab sb's attention jds Aufmerksamkeit erregen;to \grab a bite [to eat] schnell einen Happen essen;to \grab a chance/ an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen [o ( fam) beim Schopf[e] packen];to \grab some sleep [ein wenig] schlafento \grab sb jdn beeindrucken;1) ( snatch) grapschen;to \grab at sth nach etw dat greifen3) ( take advantage of)to \grab at a chance/ an opportunity eine Chance/eine Gelegenheit wahrnehmen -
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1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.)2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.)2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) nappetak- grab atsnappeIsubst. \/ɡræb\/1) grep, tak, hugg2) forklaring: et kortspill (vanligvis spilt av barn)3) forklaring: utdrag av et intervju som blir brukt på radio eller TV4) ( teknikk) grabb, griperit's up for grabs ( hverdagslig) fritt frem, hvem som helst kan prøve segmake a grab at prøve å slå kloa i, prøve å gripe tak i, prøve å snappethe policy of grab først til møllaIIverb \/ɡræb\/1) gripe (tak i), ta (tak i)2) ( hverdagslig) grabbe, snappe, nappe, rappe, rive til seg3) ( hverdagslig) gjøre inntrykk på• how does that grab you?don't grab! fingrene fra fatet!grab at gripe etter, forsøke å huke tak i, forsøke å slå kloa igrab hold of gripe tak i -
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n. greep; graai--------v. grijpen; vast pakken; kapengrab1[ græb] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 make a grab at/for something • ergens naar grijpen/graaien〈 informeel〉 up for grabs • voor het grijpen/pakken————————grab2〈 grabbed〉1 graaien ⇒ grijpen, pakken♦voorbeelden:II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:try to grab the attention • proberen de aandacht op zich te vestigen -
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[græb] 1. гл.1)а) схватывать, хватать; пытаться схватитьShe grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room. — Она схватила ребёнка за руку и выбежала из комнаты.
She grabbed at the branch. — Она попыталась ухватиться за ветку.
The climber grabbed for the rope, but missed and fell to his death. — Скалолаз пытался ухватиться за веревку, но не смог, упал и разбился насмерть.
б) ухватиться ( за идею), использоватьSyn:2)а) захватывать, присваивать, завладеватьBy the time we arrived, someone had grabbed all the good seats. — К тому времени, когда мы пришли, кто-то уже расхватал все хорошие места.
He knew the technique of grabbing an audience. — Он знал, как захватить внимание аудитории.
Do you think that will grab them? — Ты думаешь, это будет их волновать?
3) разг. ехать резко, рывками ( о транспорте)2. сущ.1) внезапная попытка схватить; быстрое хватательное движение- grab bagSyn:2) захват; присвоение ( часто незаконное)Syn:4) уст. полицмейстер, судебный приставSyn:5) тех. экскаватор; ковш, черпак•• -
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сущ.1. идиом.целая куча, множествоHe offered a grab bag of reasons for his decision.
2. разг.а) разные вещи (собранные в одном мешке)б) вещевой мешок (вещмешок)3. безоп.grab bagAnd the Onos have been watching events in quake-hit northern Japan closely, because they know that one day soon, their grab bags may well be used for real.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > grab bag
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[ɡræb]1. n1)to make a grab at or for sth — cercare di afferrare qc2) Tech benna2. vt(seize) afferrare, acchiappare, (property, power) impossessarsi di, impadronirsi di, (greedily) agguantare, (fig : chance etc) cogliere al volo3. vito grab at — tentare disperatamente di afferrare, (in falling) cercare di aggrapparsi a
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