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1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) asir, agarrar, coger2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) apropiarse de, arrebatar, echar mano a
2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) asimiento, acto de agarrar- grab atgrab vb agarrar / coger / asirtr[græb]1 (seize, snatch) coger, agarrar, asir2 (capture, arrest) pillar, coger3 familiar entusiasmar■ how does that grab you? qué te parece eso?1 asimiento, agarrón nombre masculino2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL cuchara\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be up for grabs estar disponiblesnatch: agarrar, arrebatargrab vi: agarrarsegrab n1)to make a grab for : tratar de agarrar2)up for grabs : disponible, libren.• arrebatiña s.f.• gancho arrancador s.m.• pala de doble concha s.f. (Computing; graphics)v.• capturar (una imagen)v.• agarrar v.• agazapar v.• arrebatar v.• atrapar v.• trabar v.
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1. græb- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
[ɡræb]the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
1. N1) (=snatch)to make a grab at or for sth — intentar agarrar algo
2) (esp Brit) (Tech) cuchara f2. VT1) (=seize) coger, agarrar (LAm); (greedily) echar mano ato grab hold of sth/sb — agarrar algo/a algn
2) (fig) [+ chance etc] aprovechar3) * (=attract, appeal to)how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
3.VIto grab at — (=snatch) tratar de coger or (LAm) agarrar; (in falling) tratar de asir
4.CPDgrab bag * N — (US) (=lucky dip) pesca f milagrosa
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1. [græb]- bb- transitive verba) ( seize) \<\<rope/hand\>\> agarrar; \<\<chance\>\> aprovecharb) ( appropriate) \<\<land\>\> apropiarse de, apoderarse de; \<\<money\>\> llevarsec) (eat, take hurriedly) (colloq)grab a seat — agárrate un asiento (AmL fam), coge asiento (Esp)
d) ( appeal to) (colloq) \<\<idea\>\> atraer*how does that grab you? — ¿qué te parece?
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vidon't grab, wait your turn — no arrebates, espera que te toque a ti
to grab AT something: she grabbed at the rope — trató de agarrar la cuerda
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up for grabs — (colloq)
the job is up for grabs — el puesto está vacante or libre
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