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seize
Found in thesaurus: take, get hold of, seize, usurp, arrogate, assume, take over, hook, sweep over, overwhelm, overcome, whelm, overtake, overpower, fascinate, intrigue
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seize
v.
agarrar, aferrar, apañar, apoderarse de, aprehender, apresar, aprisionar, arrebatar, asir, coger, coger fuertemente, echar el guante a, empuñar, incautar, incautarse, incautarse de, prender
| English_Spanish by Jaime Aguirre | Download this dictionary |
seize
v.- capturar | conquistar | incautar | confiscar | apoderarse | detener | decomisar | coger | agarrotar | atrancar | atascar
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seize on
valerse de
seize upon
valerse de
| An English-Spanish Dictionary (Granada University, Spain), 14.4 | Download this dictionary |
seize
(v.) = aprehender, apoderarse de, coger, incautar.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
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* seize on/upon = asirse, aferrarse.
* seize + the bull by the horns = coger el toro por los cuernos.
* seize + the day = vivir el momento.
* seize + the initiative = tomar la iniciativa.
* seize + the opportunity = aprovechar la oportunidad.
* seize up = empotrarse, agarrotarse, paralizarse, anquilosarse.
* seize upon + the idea of = acoger con ahínco la idea de.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
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* seize on/upon = asirse, aferrarse.
* seize + the bull by the horns = coger el toro por los cuernos.
* seize + the day = vivir el momento.
* seize + the initiative = tomar la iniciativa.
* seize + the opportunity = aprovechar la oportunidad.
* seize up = empotrarse, agarrotarse, paralizarse, anquilosarse.
* seize upon + the idea of = acoger con ahínco la idea de.
