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1 seize
• ottaa haltuun• panna takavarikkoon• ottaa saaliiksi• ottaa kiinni• rosvota• ryöstää• riistää• näpistää• jahdata• juuttua• varastaa• viedä• siepata• anastaalaw• ulosmitata• vallata• vangitseminen• pölliä• repiä• leikkautua• leikkautua kiinni• kaapata• napata• tarrata• tarttua• tarttua kiinni• takertuafinance, business, economy• takavarikoida• kukistaa• kääntää• kähveltää• leikata kiinni• pihistää• kouraista* * *si:z1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) siepata, tarttua2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) takavarikoida•- seizure- seize on
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2 snatch
• ottaa• riuhtoa• riistää• riuhtaista• näpistää• nipistys• nyhtää• nyhtäistä• nykiä• nykäistä• nyppiä• varastaa• vetää• vetäistä• sieppaus• siepata• anastaa• repiä• riipaista• tempaisu• tempaista• tempaus• tempoa• temmata• katkelma• kiskaista• kiskoa• kaapata• napata• tarttua• tarrautua• kähveltää• pihistää• kopata• koukata* * *snæ 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) siepata2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) sallia itselleen2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) sieppausyritys2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) katkelma
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seize the opportunity — {v. phr.} To exploit a chance. * /His wealthy uncle offered to send him to Harvard and he wisely seized the opportunity./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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seize\ the\ opportunity — v. phr. To exploit a chance. His wealthy uncle offered to send him to Harvard and he wisely seized the opportunity … Словарь американских идиом
seize an opportunity — v. take an opportunity eagerly … English contemporary dictionary
seize the opportunity — act now to gain most, take advantage of He seized the opportunity to invest in gold. He didn t wait … English idioms
opportunity — op‧por‧tu‧ni‧ty [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnti ǁ ˌɑːpərˈtuː ] noun opportunities PLURALFORM [countable] a chance for you to do something successfully: • This is an excellent career opportunity for a recent graduate. • In order to make money, you will need to… … Financial and business terms
seize — [ siz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to take something using official power and force: CONFISCATE: Customs officials have seized 100 pounds of cocaine. Action was taken to seize criminal assets valued at $200 million. a ) to take control of a place or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
seize an chance — seize an opportunity/chance/ phrase to act quickly in order to use an opportunity that may not be available later Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: seize … Useful english dictionary
seize — [siːz] verb [T] 1) to suddenly and firmly hold someone or something ‘Listen, he said, seizing my wrist.[/ex] Before he could run away, she seized him by the collar.[/ex] 2) to take something using official power or force Syn: confiscate Customs… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
seize — [[t]si͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ seizes, seizing, seized 1) VERB If you seize something, you take hold of it quickly, firmly, and forcefully. [V n] Leigh, he said seizing my arm to hold me back. [V n] ...an otter seizing a fish. 2) VERB When a group of people… … English dictionary
