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1 grapple
['græpl]to grapple with — lottare corpo a corpo con [ person]; fig. essere alle prese con [ problem]
* * *['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) lottare con2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) cimentarsi* * *grapple /ˈgræpl/n.1 (naut.) grappa; grappino; raffio; rampino2 lotta corpo a corpo.(to) grapple /ˈgræpl/A v. t.1 abbrancare; afferrare; avvinghiare2 (naut.) rampinare; grappinareB v. i.1 avvinghiarsi; afferrarsi● to grapple with, lottare con; (fig.) cimentarsi, essere alle prese con: to grapple with an enemy, lottare con un nemico; to grapple with a problem, essere alle prese con un problema.* * *['græpl]to grapple with — lottare corpo a corpo con [ person]; fig. essere alle prese con [ problem]
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2 grapple grap·ple vi
['ɡræpl]to grapple (with) — essere alle prese (con), lottare (con)
См. также в других словарях:
grapple with — ˈgrapple ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grapple with he/she/it grapples with present participle grappling with past tense … Useful english dictionary
grapple with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grapple with : present tense I/you/we/they grapple with he/she/it grapples with present participle grappling with past tense grappled with past participle grappled with grapple with something to try hard to… … English dictionary
grapple with — phr verb Grapple with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mystery, ↑problem … Collocations dictionary
grapple with — struggle to deal with (a problem). → grapple … English new terms dictionary
ˈgrapple ˌwith sth — phrasal verb to try hard to understand a difficult idea or solve a difficult problem … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
grapple — [grap′əl] n. [OFr grapil: see GRAPNEL] 1. GRAPNEL 2. a device consisting of two or more hinged, movable iron prongs for grasping and moving heavy objects 3. a coming to grips; hand to hand fight vt. grappled, grappling to grip and hold; seiz … English World dictionary
grapple — v. 1) (d; intr.) to grapple for (they grappled for the key) 2) (d; intr.) to grapple with (to grapple with a problem) * * * [ græp(ə)l] (d; intr.) to grapple for (they grappled for the key) (d; intr.) to grapple with (to grapple with a problem) … Combinatory dictionary
grapple — grappler, n. /grap euhl/, v., grappled, grappling, n. v.i. 1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. 2. to use a grapple. 3. to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch. 4. to engage in a struggle or… … Universalium
grapple — grap|ple [ˈgræpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: grappelle, from grape; GRAPE] to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly = ↑wrestle grapple with ▪ Two men grappled with a guard at the door. grapple with [grapple with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grapple — [[t]græ̱p(ə)l[/t]] grapples, grappling, grappled 1) VERB If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. [V with n] The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. [Also V to inf] 2) V… … English dictionary
grapple — grap•ple [[t]ˈgræp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple 2) to engage in a struggle or close encounter: wrestlers grappling[/ex] 3) to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem[/ex] 4) to… … From formal English to slang