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grasping
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grasping
adj.
codicioso, ambicioso, avaricioso, avaro, pesetero; prensil, aferrador, asidor
grasp
v.
asir, aferrar, agarrar, apañar, aprehender, apresar, capturar, empuñar, prender, tomar; captar, llegar a comprender, llegar a entender
| English_Spanish by Jaime Aguirre | Download this dictionary |
grasping
adj.- avaro, codicioso
grasp
s.- entendimiento, comprensión, conocimiento, aprecio, discernimiento, alcance, dominio, control, predominancia
v.- agarrar, asir, sujetar, entender, captar, comprender
v.- agarrar, asir, sujetar, entender, captar, comprender
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grasping
(adj.) = codicioso.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
grasp4
(v.) = agarrar, coger, captar.
Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.
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* grasp all, lose all = la avaricia rompe el saco, la codicia rompe el saco.
* grasp at + shadows = cazar fantasmas, perseguir fantasmas, perseguir quimeras.
* grasp at + straws = agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo.
* grasp + Posesivo + attention = atraer + Posesivo + atención, llamar + Posesivo + atención, captar + Posesivo + atención.
* grasp + the nettle = coger el toro por los cuernos.
* grasp + the opportunity = aprovechar la oportunidad.
Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.
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* grasp all, lose all = la avaricia rompe el saco, la codicia rompe el saco.
* grasp at + shadows = cazar fantasmas, perseguir fantasmas, perseguir quimeras.
* grasp at + straws = agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo.
* grasp + Posesivo + attention = atraer + Posesivo + atención, llamar + Posesivo + atención, captar + Posesivo + atención.
* grasp + the nettle = coger el toro por los cuernos.
* grasp + the opportunity = aprovechar la oportunidad.
grasp5
(v.) = comprender, entender.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
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* easy to grasp = fácil de comprender.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
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* easy to grasp = fácil de comprender.
