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1 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) agarrar2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) aperto2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) mala3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) compreensão•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *[grip] n 1 ação de agarrar, de segurar, aperto. 2 poder, força da mão. 3 cabo, alça. 4 ferramenta para agarrar ou segurar: pinça, garra de máquina, embreagem. 5 aperto de mão. 6 Amer mala, bolsa de viagem. 7 fig domínio, controle. 8 fig apoio (moral). 9 dor aguda e repentina. • vt 1 agarrar, apanhar, segurar, pegar. 2 fascinar, prender a atenção. 3 entender, compreender, fig pegar. he is losing his grip on reality ele está se perdendo no terreno da fantasia. to come to grips engalfinhar-se, atracar-se, lutar corpo-a-corpo. to come to grips with desentender-se com. winter holds nature in his grip o inverno domina a natureza. -
2 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) segurar2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) aperto2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) valise3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) compreensão•- gripping- come to grips with - lose one's grip -
3 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) remexer2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.)* * *fum.ble[f'∧mbəl] n 1 desajeitamento, desazo, trapalhice. 2 Sport ato de pegar e deixar escapar a bola. • vt+vi 1 tentear, apalpar, procurar ou manusear desajeitadamente. 2 atrapalhar-se, remexer em. 3 deixar escapar a bola das mãos. -
4 fumble
1) (to use one's hands awkwardly and with difficulty: He fumbled with the key; She fumbled about in her bag for her key.) remexer2) (to drop a ball (clumsily), or fail to hold or catch it.)
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