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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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grip [grɪp]1. nouna. poigne f• the country is in the grip of a recession/of a severe drought le pays est en proie à la récession/à une sécheresse terrible► to lose one's grip (on object) lâcher prise• I must be losing my grip! (inf) je ne fais que des bêtises !• to lose one's grip on reality perdre le sens de la réalité► to get a grip on sth [+ object] empoigner qch• to get a grip on o.s. (inf) se ressaisir• get a grip on yourself! (inf) ressaisis-toi !2. plural noun• we have never had to come to grips with such a situation nous n'avons jamais été confrontés à pareille situationa. ( = grasp) [+ rope, sb's arm] saisir ; ( = hold) tenir serré• to grip the road [tyres] adhérer à la chausséeb. [fear] saisirc. ( = interest strongly) [film, story] captiver[wheels] adhérer ; [screw, vice, brakes] mordre* * *[grɪp] 1.1) ( hold) prise f (on sur)to tighten/relax one's grip on — resserrer/relâcher sa prise sur
2) ( control)3) ( ability to hold) ( of tyre) adhérence f4) ( clutches)5) ( bag) sac m de voyage6) Cinema accessoiriste mf2.transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)2) ( adhere to) [tyres] adhérer à [road]; [shoes] accrocher à [ground]3) ( captivate) captiver
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