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1 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 -
2 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 -
3 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 -
4 pounce on
(to leap upon (eg one's prey) in order to attack or grab it: The tiger pounced on its victim.) stökkva/ráðast á -
5 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) snöggur, örstuttur, skyndi-2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) snöggur, snar3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) snöggur til2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) fljótt- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
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6 snap up
(to grab eagerly: I saw this bargain in the shop and snapped it up straight away; The bargains were snapped up.) stökkva á -
7 whirl
[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) snarsnúa(st); þyrla(st); þeyta2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) (hring)iða; svimi2) (a rapid turn.) snarsnúningur•- whirlwind
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