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∎ to grab hold of sth saisir qch, empoigner qch;∎ to grab hold of sb attraper qn;∎ he grabbed the book out of my hand il m'a arraché le livre des mains;∎ he grabbed my purse and ran il s'est emparé de mon porte-monnaie et est parti en courant;∎ she grabbed my arm elle m'a attrapé par le bras(b) figurative (opportunity) saisir; (attention) retenir; (power) prendre; (land) s'emparer de; (quick meal) avaler, prendre (en vitesse); (taxi) prendre;∎ I'll grab a sandwich and work through the lunch hour je vais me prendre un sandwich en vitesse et je travaillerai pendant l'heure du déjeuner∎ how does that grab you? qu'est-ce que tu en dis?□ ;∎ the film didn't really grab me le film ne m'a pas vraiment emballé∎ to grab at sb/sth essayer d'agripper qn/qch;∎ don't grab! pas touche!;∎ figurative I grabbed at the chance j'ai sauté sur l'occasion3 noun∎ to make a grab at or for sth essayer de saisir ou faire un mouvement vif pour saisir qch;∎ familiar to be up for grabs être à prendre□ ; (be on market, for sale) être à vendre□ ;∎ they're getting rid of all the furniture, so those chairs are up for grabs ils se débarrassent de tous leurs meubles, alors ces chaises sont à qui veut les prendre;∎ is that last chocolate up for grabs? est-ce que je peux prendre le chocolat qui reste?;∎ you can take it if you like, it's up for grabs vous pouvez le prendre si vous voulez, il est là pour ça►► American grab bag (game) = jeu consistant à chercher des cadeaux enfouis dans un grand sac; (assortment) fourre-tout m inv;Technology grab crane grue f à benne preneuse -
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grab [græb]1. nouna. [+ object] saisirb. ( = seize unlawfully) [+ land, power] s'emparer de• don't grab! (to child) doucement !4. compounds* * *[græb] 1.1) ( snatch)to make a grab at ou for — essayer d'attraper
to be up for grabs — (colloq) être bon à prendre
2) ( on excavator) pelle f automatique2.transitive verb (p prés etc - bb-)1) ( seize) empoigner [money, toy]; saisir [arm, person, opportunity]2) ( illegally) accaparer3) ( snatch)4) (colloq) ( impress) -
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A n1 ( snatch) geste m vif ; to make a grab at ou for sth essayer d'attraper qch ; to be up for grabs ○ être bon à prendre ;2 ( on excavator) pelle f automatique.1 ( take hold of) ( also grab hold of) empoigner [money, toy] ; saisir, attraper [arm, person] ; fig saisir [opportunity, chance] ; to grab sth from sb arracher qch à qn ; to grab hold of sb/sth se saisir de qn/qch ; to grab sb by the arm saisir qn par le bras ; to grab all the attention accaparer toute l'attention ;2 ( illegally) accaparer [land, resources] ;3 ( snatch) to grab some sleep dormir un peu, piquer un roupillon ○ ; to grab a snack manger en vitesse or vite fait ; I grabbed two hours' sleep j'ai réussi à dormir deux heures ;4 ○ ( impress) how does he/the idea grab you? qu'est-ce que tu penses de lui/dis de cette idée?
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