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1 ♦ concept
♦ concept /ˈkɒnsɛpt/n.2 concetto; idea; nozione: basic concepts, concetti fondamentali; to have a clear concept of st., avere un'idea chiara di qc.; to grasp a concept, afferrare un concetto; He's got no concept of time, non ha la nozione del tempo; She has no concept of how to deal with children, non ha idea di come si trattano i bambini● (mus.) concept album, album a tema; concept album □ concept art, arte concettuale □ (autom.) concept car, prototipo innovativo; concept car □ concept map, mappa concettuale □ concept store, negozio a tema; concept store. -
2 grasp
I [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]1) (hold) presa f.; (stronger) stretta f.to hold sth. in one's grasp — tenere qcs. ben stretto (anche fig.)
to hold sb. in one's grasp — fig. tenere qcn. in pugno
to take a firm grasp of sth. — tenersi stretto a qcs.
2) (understanding) comprensione f., padronanza f.II 1. [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]to have a good grasp of — avere una buona padronanza di o conoscere bene [ subject]
1) afferrare [rope, hand]; fig. cogliere [ opportunity]2) (comprehend) afferrare, capire [ concept]; capire [ subject]; comprendere, rendersi conto di [ situation]2.to grasp at — tentare di afferrarsi a [rope, hand]; fig. sforzarsi di capire [ idea]; attaccarsi a [ excuse]
••grasp all, lose all — chi troppo vuole nulla stringe
* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) afferrare; cogliere2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) capire2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) presa2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) comprensione•- grasping* * *[ɡrɒːsp]1. n(grip) presato have a good grasp of — (subject) avere una buona padronanza di
2. vt2) (understand: meaning, hint) afferrare•- grasp at* * *grasp /grɑ:sp/n.1 presa; stretta2 padronanza; conoscenza profonda; controllo; portata di mano; (fig.) mani, pugno: He has an excellent position within his grasp, ha un ottimo impiego a portata di mano; We were in the grasp of a tyrant, eravamo nelle mani di (o in pugno a) un tiranno3 comprensione; capacità di capire: Abstract painting is beyond my grasp, la pittura astratta supera la mia capacità di comprensione● to snatch st. from sb. 's grasp, strappare qc. dalle mani di q. □ to take a grasp on oneself, controllarsi; darsi una controllata (fam.).(to) grasp /grɑ:sp/v. t.afferrare; agguantare; impugnare; stringere; tenere stretto; comprendere; capire: grasp sb.'s hand [a rope], afferrare la mano di q. [una corda]; to grasp an argument, afferrare un argomento; to grasp sb. 's meaning, comprendere quello che q. vuol dire● to grasp at, aggrapparsi a; cercare d'afferrare (o d'arraffare); (fig.) afferrare, cogliere al volo □ (fig.) to grasp at straws, aggrapparsi a qualsiasi cosa □ (fig.) to grasp the nettle, prendere il toro per le corna □ (prov.) Grasp all, lose all, chi troppo vuole, nulla stringe.* * *I [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]1) (hold) presa f.; (stronger) stretta f.to hold sth. in one's grasp — tenere qcs. ben stretto (anche fig.)
to hold sb. in one's grasp — fig. tenere qcn. in pugno
to take a firm grasp of sth. — tenersi stretto a qcs.
2) (understanding) comprensione f., padronanza f.II 1. [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]to have a good grasp of — avere una buona padronanza di o conoscere bene [ subject]
1) afferrare [rope, hand]; fig. cogliere [ opportunity]2) (comprehend) afferrare, capire [ concept]; capire [ subject]; comprendere, rendersi conto di [ situation]2.to grasp at — tentare di afferrarsi a [rope, hand]; fig. sforzarsi di capire [ idea]; attaccarsi a [ excuse]
••grasp all, lose all — chi troppo vuole nulla stringe
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