to grasp at a proposal

to lose one's grasp - выпустить (что-л.) из рук

♢ beyond one's grasp - а) вне пределов досягаемости; the toy is on the top shelf, beyond the baby's grasp - игрушка лежит на верхней полке, ребёнку её не достать /ребёнок до неё не дотянется/; б) выше чьего-л. понимания

♢ to grasp the shadow and let go the substance - в погоне за нереальным упустить реальное

grasp all, lose all - посл. ≅ за двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь

To grasp the nettle. — ◊ Смело браться за трудное дело.

To grasp at a straw. — ◊ Хвататься за соломинку.

Grasp all, lose all. — ◊ За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь

I can't grasp your meaning — не розумію, що ви хочете сказати (що ви маєте на увазі)

to grasp at a straw — хапатися за соломинку (в скрутному становищі)

to grasp at / for smb. / smth. — хвататься (за что-л. / кого-л.)

los dos coches chocaron de frente — the two cars crashed head on o were in a head-on collision

• chocar con o contra — [+ vehículo] to collide with, crash into; [+ objeto] to bang into; [+ persona] to bump into

para no chocar contra el avión — to avoid crashing into o colliding with the plane

• chocar con — [+ ideas, intereses] to run counter to, be at odds with; [+ obstáculos, dificultades] to come up against, run into; [+ personas] to clash with

esa propuesta choca con los intereses de EEUU — that proposal runs counter to o is at odds with American interests

¡chócala! * —

¡choca esos cinco! — * put it there! *

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

chocar de frente — to collide o crash head-on

nunca he chocado — (CS) I've never had an accident

chocar con or contra algo — vehículo to crash o run into something; ( con otro en marcha) to collide with something

chocaron con or contra un árbol — they crashed o ran into a tree

chocar con alguien — persona to run into somebody, collide with somebody

esta idea choca con su conservadurismo — this idea conflicts with o is at odds with his conservatism

chocarla: estaban enojados pero ya la chocaron (Méx fam) they had fallen out but they've made it up again now (colloq); chócala! — (fam) put it there! (colloq), give me five! (colloq)

Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

non vorrei causarvi troppo disturbo — I wouldn't like to put you to too much trouble

c'era troppa gente — there were too many people

ha detto anche troppo — he's said far too much o quite enough

non ne prendo più, ne ho fin troppi — I won't take any more, I've got far too many

eravamo in troppi — there were too many of us

ne vorrei ancora un po', ma non troppo — I'd like a little more, but not too much though

ho aspettato troppo — I've waited too long

è troppo bello per essere vero — it's too good to be true

fa troppo caldo — it's too hot

fidarsi troppo di qn — to trust sb too much

è fin troppo furbo! — he's too clever by half!

troppo poco — too little

sei arrivato troppo tardi — you arrived too late

troppo buono da parte tua! (anche) iro — you're too kind!

non ci sarebbe troppo da stupirsi se rifiutasse — I wouldn't be surprised if he refused

non esserne troppo sicuro! — don't be too o so sure of that!

non troppo volentieri — none too willingly

100 euro di troppo — 100 euros too much

essere di troppo — to be in the way

ha bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo — he's had a few too many

questo è troppo! — that's it o the end!

non mi sento troppo bene — I don't feel too good; (enfatico)

sei troppo gentile! — you're too o so kind!

è fin troppo evidente — it's all o only too obvious

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe — prov. grasp all, lose all

уцепи́ться за предложе́ние разг. — catch / jump at a proposal [an offer]

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

уцепиться за предложение разг. — catch* / jump at a proposal, или at an offer