gripped in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.grip [Am ɡrɪp, Brit ɡrɪp] N

1.1. grip (hold):

he has a tight grip
agarra con fuerza
she held his arm in a strong grip
lo tenía agarrado or asido fuertemente del brazo
he changed his grip SPORTS
cambió la forma en que tomaba la raqueta (or el bate etc.)
he changed his grip SPORTS
cambió la forma en que cogía la raqueta (or el bate etc.) esp Spain
grip on sth keep a good grip on the bar
agárrate bien de la barra
he kept a firm grip on expenses
llevaba un rígido control de los gastos
she managed to get a grip on the match in the third set
consiguió dominar el partido en el tercer set
he never got a grip on the job
no pudo con el trabajo
get a grip on yourself!
¡contrólate!
he lost his grip on the rope
se le escapó la cuerda
he has lost his grip on reality
ha perdido contacto con la realidad
she's losing her grip on the situation
está perdiendo el control de la situación
he tightened his grip on my neck
me apretó más el cuello
the company has tightened its grip on the market
la empresa se ha afianzado en su dominio del mercado
the region is in the grip of an epidemic
una epidemia asola la región
the country was in the grip of a general strike
una huelga general paralizaba al país
the blackmailer had me in his grip
el chantajista me tenía en sus garras
to come/get to grips with sth he soon got to grips with the new system
enseguida aprendió el nuevo sistema
I never managed to get to grips with the subject
nunca llegué a entender del todo el tema
she still hasn't come to grips with the situation
todavía no ha aceptado or asumido la situación

II.grip <pres part gripping; pt, pp gripped> [Am ɡrɪp, Brit ɡrɪp] VB trans

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III.grip <pres part gripping; pt, pp gripped> [Am ɡrɪp, Brit ɡrɪp] VB intr

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twist-grip [Am ˈtwɪstˌɡrɪp, Brit ˈtwɪstˌɡrɪp] N

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he held her arm in a viselike grip
la tenía agarrada fuertemente del brazo
he held her arm in a viselike grip
sus dedos le asían el brazo como tenazas
she relinquished her grip on my arm
me soltó el brazo
he is relinquishing his grip on reality
está perdiendo contacto con la realidad
war fever gripped the country
el fervor bélico se había adueñado del país

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gripped in the PONS Dictionary

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to relinquish one's grip on sth
soltar algo

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gripped Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to keep a firm grip on the bag
agarrar fuertemente la bolsa
to be in the grip of sth
estar en poder de algo
the economy is in the grip of a crisis
la economía está atravesando una crisis
to get a grip on oneself
controlarse
to be gripped by emotion
estar embargado por la emoción
he was gripped by fear
el miedo le invadió
to relinquish one's grip on sth
soltar algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Our hearts were gripped in a vice of anguish.
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In the early 1970s we were gripped by the periphrastic Age of Aquarius.
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In the rear, 12.2-inch cast-iron ventilated discs attached to their hub with lightweight aluminum collets and were gripped by one-piston aluminum brake calipers.
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He then gripped tightly to the branch and vigorously flapped his wings up and down.
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A long coiling rope was gripped by a severed, decomposing arm which was suspended by a meat hook.
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With defeat imminent the empire was gripped by another wave of secessionist wars.
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The story continues that the nose was deeply set, which allowed the dog to get enough air as it gripped the bull.
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One refuse collector jumped off the work truck and walked up to him, gripped his hand and thanked him for "raising a champion".
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At the end of the timequake, when people resume control, they are depressed and gripped by ennui.
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Quotation marks can be liberating; they are at least an escape from the overcompensation that has gripped men for the past fifty years.
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