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A n1 ( hold) prise f (on sur) ; to tighten one's grip on sth lit resserrer sa prise sur qch ; to relax one's grip on sth relâcher sa prise sur qch ; she's lost her grip on the rope elle a perdu prise et lâché la corde ; to have a firm grip (on sth) avoir une prise solide sur qch ;2 ( control) to take a firm grip on the company/party prendre la société/le parti bien en main ; to lose one's grip on reality perdre contact avec la réalité ; to come to grips with sth en venir aux prises avec qch ; to get to grips with sth attaquer qch de front ; get ou take a grip on yourself! ressaisis-toi! ; I think he's beginning to lose his grip je crois qu'il commence à perdre confiance ;3 ( ability to hold) adhérence f ; these shoes have no grip/have lost their grip ces chaussures n'accrochent pas/plus au sol ; do the tyres have a good grip? les pneus ont-ils une bonne adhérence? ;4 ( clutches) to be in the grip of an obsession/a bad dream être en proie à une obsession/à un cauchemar ; in the grip of winter paralysé par l'hiver ;5 ( bag) sac m de voyage ;6 Cin accessoiriste mf.1 ( grab) agripper [arm, wrist, bannister] ; ( hold) serrer [handle, arm] ; to grip sth between one's teeth serrer qch entre ses dents ; to grip a rail firmly/with both hands agripper une rampe/saisir une rampe des deux mains ;3 ( captivate) captiver.C vi ( p prés etc - pp-) ( hold) the tyres failed to grip on the ice les pneus n'ont pas adhéré à la glace ; my shoes didn't grip on the rock mes chaussures n'accrochèrent pas sur la roche.
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