grab in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for grab in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grab [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] N

1. grab (snatch):

grab

presa f

grab

stretta f

to make a grab at or for sth

cercare di afferrare qc

it's up for grabs inf

è per il primo che lo prende

2. grab (on excavator):

grab

benna f (mordente)

II.grab <forma in -ing grabbing, pt, pp grabbed> [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] VB trans

1. grab (take hold of):

grab, also grab hold of money

prendere

grab, also grab hold of arm, person, toy

afferrare

grab, also grab hold of fig opportunity, chance

cogliere, afferrare al volo

to grab sth from sb

prendere qc a qn

to grab hold of sb, sth

afferrarsi a qn, qc

to grab sb by the arm

prendere or agguantare qn per il braccio

to grab all the attention

accaparrarsi tutta l'attenzione

2. grab (illegally):

grab land, resources

arraffare

3. grab (snatch):

to grab some sleep

dormire un po'

to grab a snack

fare uno spuntino or mangiare un boccone

I grabbed two hours' sleep

sono riuscito a dormire due orette

4. grab (impress) inf:

how does he, the idea grab you?

cosa te ne sembra di lui, dell'idea?

III.grab <forma in -ing grabbing, pt, pp grabbed> [Brit ɡrab, Am ɡræb] VB intr

to grab at money, sweets

cercare di prendere

grab-ass [ˈɡræbæs] N Am inf

grab-ass

pomiciata f

grab bag [Brit, Am ˈɡræb ˌbæɡ] N Am

1. grab bag (lucky dip):

grab bag

pesca m miracolosa

2. grab bag (miscellany):

grab bag

abbondanza f

smash-and-grab [Brit, Am ˌsmæʃənˈɡræb] N Brit inf

smash-and-grab also smash-and-grab raid:

also smash-and-grab raid

= furto commesso sfondando una vetrina e prelevando tutto ciò che vi è esposto

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to grab sb by his lapels

prendere qn per il bavero

Translations for grab in the Italian»English Dictionary

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benna

grab

benna mordente

grab

dare di piglio a qc (afferrare)

to seize or grab or grasp sth

afferrare, prendere qn per il cravattino

to grab sb by the collar

pesca -a games

grab bag Am

arraffare

to grab

arraffare dolci, provviste

to make a grab for

grab in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grab in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.grab <-bb-> [græb] VB trans

1. grab (snatch):

grab

prendere

to grab sth (away) from sb

strappare qc a qn

to grab sth out of sb's hands

strappare qc di mano a qu

2. grab (take hold of):

grab

afferrare

to grab hold of sth

afferrare qc

3. grab inf (get, acquire):

to grab some sleep

schiacciare un pisolino

to grab a chance

afferrare al volo un'opportunità

to grab sb's attention

attrarre l'attenzione di qu

how does this grab you? inf

che te ne pare?

II.grab <-bb-> [græb] VB intr

grab

cercare di prendere

III.grab [græb] N

to make a grab for sth

cercare di afferrare qc

to be up for grabs inf

essere in palio

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to grab sb by the lapels

prendere qu per il colletto

to grab sb by the scruff of the neck

prendere qu per la collottola

to grab sb by the throat

prendere qn per la gola

Translations for grab in the Italian»English Dictionary

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abbrancare

to grab

afferrare qu per il bavero

to grab sb by the collar

appigliarsi a qu/qc

to grab hold of sb/sth

afferrare

to grab

agguantarsi a qc

to grab (hold of)

accaparrarsi (biglietto, posto)

to grab sth

grab Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to grab sb by the throat

prendere qn per la gola

to grab sb by the lapels

prendere qu per il colletto

to grab sth out of sb's hands

strappare qc di mano a qu

to grab hold of sth

afferrare qc

to grab sb's attention

attrarre l'attenzione di qu

how does this grab you? inf

che te ne pare?

to make a grab for sth

cercare di afferrare qc

to grab sb by the scruff of the neck

prendere qu per la collottola

to grab sb by the collar

afferrare qu per il bavero

to grab sb by the arm

prendere qu per un braccio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He made seven grabs for 126 yards and one touchdown vs.

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At the island are two sets of ladder rungs that they need to grab and then go to another raft.

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Other people had a certain amount of hesitation, but she would just grab them.

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He managed to grab a little kid and brought himself and the kid in safety, while having a fractured vertebra.

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He grabs his money back, pushes the mark's bill back into his hands and takes back the pesos.

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Six of the league's 14 places were up for grabs in this competition.

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At this point she grabbed a war club and attacked the enemy, thus shaming the men and causing them to take action.

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Don managed to grab and steady her until she could regain her feet.

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He concluded that two-parter is strongest when it grabs hold of this notion.

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However, the man they grab claims to be the suspect's twin brother.

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