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1 grasp
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.) gripe/ta (fatt i)2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) begripe, fatte, forstå2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grep, tak2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) fatteevne•- graspingbegripe--------fatte--------forstå--------grepIsubst. \/ɡrɑːsp\/1) grep, tak2) rekkevidde3) makt, vold, herredømme4) oppfatning, forståelse, fatteevnebeyond somebody's grasp utenfor noens fatteevnehave a good grasp of something ha et godt tak på noehave something within one's grasp ha noe innenfor rekkeviddebe in somebody's grasp være i noens klør, være i klørne på noenlose one's grasp of things ikke være i stand til å henge med lenger, miste taket på tingenewithin somebody's grasp innenfor noens fatteevneIIverb \/ɡrɑːsp\/1) gripe (tak i), gripe fatt i, gripe om, holde fast i, ta fatt i2) begripe, fatte, forstågrasp at gripe etter ta imot med åpne armer, gripe begjærliggrasp the nettle ta tyren ved hornene -
2 clasp
1. noun(a fastening made of two parts which link together (eg on a necklace).) spenne2. verb(to grasp, hold tightly: She clasped the money in her hand.) gripe med et fast grepspenneIsubst. \/klaːsp\/1) ( spesielt av metall) krok, haspe, spenne, lås2) forklaring: smal tverrslå av sølv over bånd på tapperhetsmedalje med navn på bærer og slag3) omfavnelse, favntak, håndslag, håndtrykk, grepIIverb \/klaːsp\/1) kneppe (fast), spenne, hekte sammen, låse2) festes, gå i lås3) omfavne, omslutte, trykke, gripe, klemme, holdeclasp hands håndhilse, trykke hverandres hender, gjøre felles sak (overført)clasp one's hands folde hendene, slå hendene sammen -
3 grab
1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.)2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.)2. noun(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) nappetak- grab atsnappeIsubst. \/ɡræb\/1) grep, tak, hugg2) forklaring: et kortspill (vanligvis spilt av barn)3) forklaring: utdrag av et intervju som blir brukt på radio eller TV4) ( teknikk) grabb, griperit's up for grabs ( hverdagslig) fritt frem, hvem som helst kan prøve segmake a grab at prøve å slå kloa i, prøve å gripe tak i, prøve å snappethe policy of grab først til møllaIIverb \/ɡræb\/1) gripe (tak i), ta (tak i)2) ( hverdagslig) grabbe, snappe, nappe, rappe, rive til seg3) ( hverdagslig) gjøre inntrykk på• how does that grab you?don't grab! fingrene fra fatet!grab at gripe etter, forsøke å huke tak i, forsøke å slå kloa igrab hold of gripe tak i -
4 hug
1. past tense, past participle - hugged; verb1) (to hold close to oneself with the arms, especially to show love: She hugged her son when he returned from the war.) omfavne, klemme2) (to keep close to: During the storm, the ships all hugged the shore.) holde seg tett opp- eller inntil2. noun(a tight grasp with the arms, especially to show love: As they said good-bye she gave him a hug.) klem, omfavnelseklem--------klemmeIsubst. \/hʌɡ\/1) klem, omfavnelse, favntak2) ( bryting) livtakIIverb \/hʌɡ\/1) klemme, omfavne, trykke inntil seg2) klemme hverandre3) ( overført) holde fast ved, henge ved, klamre seg tilhenge ved en mening, henge fast ved en oppfatning4) holde seg tett inntil, holde seg i nærheten av, holde seg tett opptil, presse seg inn mot, presse seg opp mot5) ( sjøfart) holde seg nær, ligge tett oppunderhug oneself on doing something gratulere seg selv med å ha gjort noe, lykkønske seg selv med å ha gjort noehug the road ha godt veigrephug the shore holde seg tett oppunder land, følge kystenhug the wind ligge høyt mot vinden, seile høyt
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