to+take+hold+of+something

could you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?

to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado

to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo

I saw her fall and ran to pick her up — la vi caerse y corrí a levantarla

did you pick up my laundry? — ¿recogiste mi colada?

you'll soon pick it up again — pronto lo volverás a aprender

I picked up a bit of news about him today — hoy me enteré de algunas cosas sobre él

an old car he picked up for £250 — un coche viejo que compró por 250 libras

I'll pick up some beer on the way back — compraré unas cervezas a la vuelta

I may pick up some useful ideas for my book — puede que encuentre algunas ideas útiles para mi libro

are you trying to pick me up? — ¿estás intentando ligar conmigo?

he picked up ten misprints — encontró diez erratas

I'd like to pick up the point David made — quisiera volver al punto que planteó David

the papers picked up the story — los periódicos publicaron la historia

if I may pick you up on that point — si me permites corregirte en ese punto

this tonic will soon pick you up — este tónico te reanimará pronto

the game picked up in the second half — el partido mejoró en el segundo tiempo

the press did not pick up on it — la prensa no reaccionó ante la noticia

she's picked up with a bad crowd — se ha juntado con una gente no muy recomendable

he expects me to pick up after him — espera que vaya recogiendo detrás suyo

could you pick up some eggs for me? — ¿me traes unos huevos?

to pick somebody up on something: she picked him up on a few points of historical detail — le señaló algunos detalles históricos donde se había equivocado

to pick up on something — darse* cuenta de algo

to be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo

to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague

to clutch AT something — tratar de agarrarse de algo

to let the clutch in — embragar

to let the clutch out — desembragar

to make a clutch at sth — tratar de agarrar algo

to fall into sb's clutches — caer en las garras de algn

she clutched my arm and begged me not to go — se me agarró al brazo y me suplicó que no me marchara

he clutched at my hand — trató de agarrarme la mano

to clutch at a hope — aferrarse a una esperanza

to be in/fall into somebody's/something's clutches — estar*/caer* en las garras de alguien/algo

to let out the clutch — desembragar*, soltar* el embrague

to clutch AT something — tratar de agarrarse de algo

gríbe cháncen [en léjlighed] — воспо́льзоваться слу́чаем

gríbe ind i nóget — вмеша́ться во что-л.

se hizo un jersey — he made himself a jumper

¿os hicisteis muchas fotos? — did you take a lot of photos?

todos los días me hago 3km andando — I walk 3km every day

hacerse un retrato — to have one's portrait painted

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

todavía se está haciendo la comida — the meal's still cooking

deja que se haga bien la carne — make sure the meat is well done

deberías hacerte oír — you should make your voice heard

la respuesta no se hizo esperar — the answer was not long in coming

se hizo traer caviar directamente de Rusia — she had caviar sent over from Russia

se hizo cortar el pelo — she had her hair cut

hacerse afeitar la barba — to have one's beard trimmed

me estoy haciendo confeccionar un traje — I'm having a suit made

se hizo a sí mismo — he's a self-made man

se hacían caricias — they were caressing each other

hacerse cortesías mutuamente — to exchange courtesies

se hicieron amigos — they became friends

hacerse enfermera — to become a nurse

el sofá se hace cama — the sofa can be turned into a bed

hacerse cristiano — to become a Christian

quiere hacerse famoso — he wants to be famous

se está haciendo viejo — he's getting old

se hace tarde — it's getting late

hacerse grande — to grow tall

con tanto ruido se me hace imposible trabajar — I can't work with all this noise

se me hizo largo/pesado el viaje — the journey felt long/boring

hacerse el interesante — to act all high and mighty

hacerse a una idea — to get used to an idea

hacerse a hacer algo — to get used to doing sth

¿te has hecho ya a levantarte temprano? — have you got used to getting up early yet?

logró hacerse con una copia — he managed to get hold of a copy

se hizo con una importante fortuna — he amassed a large fortune

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of sth

finalmente se hicieron con la victoria — they eventually managed to win

quid (opus est) manibus, si nihil comprehendendum est?

(vulva) non multo major quam ut manu comprehendatur,

cum (forfex) dentem comprehendere non possit,

mordicus manum eorum (elephantorum),

morsu guttura,

nuces modio,

naves,

oras vulneris suturae comprehendunt,

comprehendunt utrumque et orant,

ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,

aures,

nisi quae validissima (ovis), non comprehendatur (sc. stabulis) hieme,

naves in flumine Vulturno comprehensae,

ignem,

and in a reverse constr.: ignis robora comprendit,

opera flammā comprehensa,

avidis comprenditur ignibus agger,

loca vallo,

comprehensa aedificia,

aliquem pro moecho Comprehendere et constringere,

tam capitalem hostem,

hominem,

nefarios duces,

Virginium,

praesidium Punicum,

hunc comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant,

in fugā,

comprehensus morbo,

comprehensi pestiferā lue,

aliis comprehensis collibus munitiones perfecerunt,

fures,

nefandum adulterium,

res ejus indicio,

cum comprehendit (surculus),

in gen.,

si mulier non comprehendit, etc.,

ut nuces integras, quas uno modio comprehendere possis,

circuitus ejus triginta et duo stadia comprehendit,

aliquid melle,

quantum impulsa valet comprehendere lancea nodo,

si vitium in angusto est, quod comprehendere modiolus possit,

aliquid visu,

and without visu: comprehendere vix litterarum apices,

omnes animo virtutes,

animo haec tenemus comprehensa, non sensibus,

omnia animis et cogitatione,

aliquid mente,

aliquid memoriā,

qualis animus sit vacans corpore, intellegere et cogitatione comprehendere,

aliquid certis signis,

aliquid experimentis assiduis,

esse aliquid, quod conprehendi et percipi posset,

virtutum cognitio confirmat percipi et conprehendi multa posse,

breviter paucis comprendere multa,

breviter comprehensa sententia,

comprehendam brevi,

perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia conclusa et comprehensa sint,

(Cato) verbis luculentioribus et pluribus rem eandem comprehenderat,

ipsa natura circumscriptione quādam verborum comprehendit concluditque sententiam,

in eā (terrā) enim et lapis et harena et cetera ejus generis sunt in nominando comprehensa,

emplastra quoque, quae supra comprehensa sunt,

ad veterum rerum nostrarum memoriam comprehendendam impulsi sumus,

aliquid dictis,

quae si comprendere coner,

neque enim numero comprendere refert,

numerum quorum comprendere non est,

mostly in Cic.): multos amicitiā, tueri obsequio, etc.,

adulescentem humanitate tuā,

quod omnibus officiis per se, per patrem, per majores suos totam Atinatem praefecturam comprehenderit,

spiritum in effigiem,

elementorum figurae humanā specie comprehensae,