seize upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for seize upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

seize [Am siz, Brit siːz] VB trans

1. seize (grab, snatch):

seize hand/object

agarrar

seize opportunity

aprovechar

seize power

tomar

seize power

hacerse con

he seized me by the shoulder

me agarró del hombro

I seized the handrail

me agarré or me así de la barandilla

she seized the book from his hands

le arrebató el libro de las manos

2.1. seize (capture):

seize town/fortress

tomar

seize town/fortress

apoderarse de

seize person

detener

2.2. seize:

seize (confiscate) assets/property

confiscar

seize (impound)

embargar

seize cargo/contraband

confiscar

seize cargo/contraband

decomisar

seize drugs/arms

incautar

seize drugs/arms

incautarse de

seize copies of book

secuestrar

3. seize (overcome) usu pass:

she was seized with panic

fue presa del pánico

they were seized by foreboding

les dio un presentimiento

he was seized with the desire to …

lo acometió el deseo de …

he was seized with the desire to …

sintió garas de …

seize upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seize upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

seize [si:z] VB trans

1. seize (grasp):

seize

asir form

seize

cachar Arg, Nic, Urug

seize

acapillar Mex

to seize sb by the arm/by the throat

agarrar a alguien del brazo/por el cuello

2. seize (take):

seize opportunity

no dejar escapar

seize initiative, power

tomar

3. seize (overcome):

he was seized by fear/desire

el miedo/el deseo se apoderó de él

I was seized with panic

estaba sobrecogido por el pánico

4. seize (capture):

seize criminal

detener

seize fortress, town

tomar

5. seize (confiscate):

seize property

confiscar

seize drugs, weapons

incautarse de

6. seize (understand):

seize

captar

7. seize (kidnap):

seize

secuestrar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You seize upon an issue that forces people to take notice and take sides.

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Their ability to work together seamlessly, seize upon opportunities and overcome challenges played an important role our success.

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It would be a mistake, too, to seize upon these instances of overt vulgarity while ignoring more insidious forms of sexist language.

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I fear that those who seize upon this so-called danger will succeed in diverting attention from far more dangerous threats.

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And yet a surprising number seize upon the potential for euphoric freedom which that time of day brings.

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The expansion proposal is controversial, and critics were quick this week to seize upon the spill.

business.financialpost.com

It was an easy theme for me to seize upon.

www.santacruzsentinel.com

Rivals have wasted no time to seize upon this.

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Without some form of separation, such as that formed by a lubricant film, these surface asperities may seize upon contact.

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Both politicians seize upon the promise of enhanced longevity as a way of attracting votes.

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