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1 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) sauter (sur) -
2 grasp
grasp [grɑ:sp]∎ to grasp (hold of) sth saisir qch;∎ to grasp (hold of) sb's hand saisir la main de qn(b) (understand) saisir, comprendre;∎ I didn't quite grasp what she meant je n'ai pas bien compris ou saisi ce qu'elle a voulu dire;∎ to grasp the importance of sth saisir l'importance de qch2 noun∎ figurative to have sb in one's grasp avoir ou tenir qn en son pouvoir;∎ to have sth in one's grasp avoir prise sur qch;∎ to wrest sth from sb's grasp arracher qch des mains de qn;∎ to have a strong grasp (handshake) avoir de la poigne∎ within/beyond sb's grasp à la portée/hors de (la) portée de qn;∎ success is now within her grasp le succès est désormais à sa portée;∎ to let an opportunity slip from one's grasp rater une occasion(c) (understanding) compréhension f;∎ she has a thorough grasp of the subject elle a une connaissance approfondie de la question;∎ his grasp of the problem was poor il dominait mal le problème(attempt to seize) chercher à saisir, essayer de saisir; (accept eagerly) saisir;∎ to grasp at an opportunity sauter sur ou saisir l'occasion
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