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seize
/siːz/ [seized, seizing]Translation
v [t]
→ to seize {on/upon} sth→ to seize up›
⇨ atrapar
⇨ coger
The policeman seized the thief El policía cogió al ladrón
›
⇨ agarrar
He seized my hand and pulled me out of the room Me agarró de la mano y me sacó de la habitación
›
⇨ hacerse con
to seize control hacerse con el control
› (drogas o armas)
⇨ incautar
› (uan oportunidad)
⇨ aprovechar
› (bienes)
⇨ embargar
(Definition of seize v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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