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1 seize
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2 seize on
(to accept with enthusiasm: I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea.) henda á lofti -
3 seize up
((of machinery etc) to get stuck and stop working: The car seized up yesterday.) festast, læsast; bræða úr sér -
4 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) grípa2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) sölsa undir sig2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) þrífa í, hrifsa- grab at -
5 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) hrifsa2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) grípa tækifærið2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) það að hrifsa/þrífa til2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) glefsa, brot -
6 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) bíta2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) bit2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) nart•- biting- bite the dust -
7 collar
['kolə] 1. noun1) (the part of a garment at the neck especially of a shirt, jacket etc: This collar is too tight.) kragi; flibbi2) (something worn round the neck: The dog's name was on its collar.) hálsband2. verb(to seize, get hold of: He collared the speaker as he left the room.) ná (háls)taki á -
8 commandeer
[komən'diə](to seize (private property) for use by the army etc during wartime: They commandeered the castle.) gera upptækan -
9 confiscate
['konfiskeit](to seize or take (something) away, usually as a penalty: The teacher confiscated the boy's comic which he was reading in class.) gera upptækan -
10 grab at
(to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) þrífa til -
11 pounce
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12 rapacious
[rə'peiʃəs](greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) gráðugur- rapaciousness
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13 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) töklun, tækling2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) veiðigræjur3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) talía, blökk; talíu-/blakkarútbúnaður4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) reiði, reiðabúnaður; allur búnaður skips2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) takast á við2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) fást við, kljást við3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) takla, tækla
См. также в других словарях:
seize — seize … Dictionnaire des rimes
seize — [ sɛz ] adj. numér. inv. et n. m. inv. • 1250; seze XIIe; lat. sedecim, de sex « six » et decem « dix » I ♦ Adj. numér. card. Nombre entier naturel équivalant à dix plus six (16; XVI). 1 ♦ Avec l art. défini, désignant un groupe déterminé de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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seize — [siːz] verb [transitive] 1. LAW if the police or another official authority seize goods or property, they take them because they are illegal or because the owner has not paid a debt: • South Korean authorities seized 186,000 fake products in 1999 … Financial and business terms
seize — [ siz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take something using official power and force: CONFISCATE: Customs officials have seized 100 pounds of cocaine. Action was taken to seize criminal assets valued at $200 million. a ) to take control of a place or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Seize — Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See {Set}, v … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seize — SEIZE. adj. numeral de tout genre. Nombre contenant dix & six. Les seize quartiers de la ville de Paris. nous estions seize à table. il n a pas encore seize ans. On dit aussi, En termes de Blason, Les seize quartiers. Voy QUARTIER. Il se met… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
seize — vt seized, seiz·ing 1 or seise: to put in possession of property or vest with the right of possession or succession stand seized of land 2: to take possession or custody of (property) esp. by lawful authority seize drugs as evidence … Law dictionary
seize — W3 [si:z] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: saisir to take possession of , from Medieval Latin sacire] 1.) to take hold of something suddenly and violently = ↑grab ▪ Suddenly he seized my hand. seize sth from sb ▪ Maggie sei … Dictionary of contemporary English
seize — [sēz] vt. seized, seizing [ME saisen < OFr saisir < ML sacire, prob. < Frank * sakjan, to lay claim to one s rights < IE base * sāg > SAKE1] 1. a) Historical to put in legal possession of a feudal holding b) to put in legal… … English World dictionary
seize up — To jam, seize, become immovable or stuck • • • Main Entry: ↑seize … Useful english dictionary
