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1 grip
I [grɪp]1) (hold) presa f., stretta f.to tighten, relax one's grip on — stringere, allentare la presa su
2) (control)to come to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con qcs.
to get to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con o affrontare qcs.
3) (ability to hold) (of tyres) presa f., tenuta f. (di strada); (of shoes) aderenza f. al terreno4) (clutches)5) (bag) valigetta f., borsa f. da viaggio6) cinem. macchinista m. e f.II [grɪp]2) (adhere to) [ tyres] tenere [ road]; [ shoes] aderire a [ ground]3) (captivate) avvincere, colpire* * *[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) impugnare; avvincere2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) presa2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) borsa da viaggio, valigetta3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) comprensione, padronanza•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *I [grɪp]1) (hold) presa f., stretta f.to tighten, relax one's grip on — stringere, allentare la presa su
2) (control)to come to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con qcs.
to get to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con o affrontare qcs.
3) (ability to hold) (of tyres) presa f., tenuta f. (di strada); (of shoes) aderenza f. al terreno4) (clutches)5) (bag) valigetta f., borsa f. da viaggio6) cinem. macchinista m. e f.II [grɪp]2) (adhere to) [ tyres] tenere [ road]; [ shoes] aderire a [ ground]3) (captivate) avvincere, colpire -
2 hold *****
[həʊld] held vb: pt, pp1. n1) presato seize or grab hold of sth/sb — afferrare qc/qn
to catch or get (a) hold of — afferrare, attaccarsi a
to get hold of sb — (fig: contact) mettersi in contatto con qn
to get (a) hold of o.s. fig — trattenersi, controllarsi
to have a hold over sb fig — avere un forte ascendente or molta influenza su qn
2) Naut Aer stiva3) Mountaineering appiglio2. vt1) (gen) tenere, (contain) contenere, (fig: audience) mantenere viva l'attenzione di, (attention, interest) mantenere, (belief, opinion) avereto hold o.s. upright/ready — tenersi dritto (-a) /pronto (-a)
to hold one's own — sapersi difendere, difendersi bene
she holds the view that... — è del parere che...
to hold the line Telec — rimanere or restare in linea
2) (restrain: person) trattenereto hold one's breath — trattenere il respiro or il fiato
to hold one's tongue fig — tacere, star zitto (-a)
hold it! fam — alt!, fermati!
3) (position, title, passport) avere, (shares) Fin possedere, avere, (record) Sport detenere, (position) Mil tenere, mantenere5)to hold (that) — ritenere (che), sostenere (che)to hold sth/sb dear — tenere molto a qc/qn
to hold sb responsible for sth — considerare or ritenere qn responsabile di qc
3. vito hold firm or fast — resistere bene, tenere
•- hold in- hold off- hold on- hold out- hold up
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