grasp

grasp
1. verb
1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gripe/ta (fatt i)
2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) begripe, fatte, forstå
2. noun
1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) grep, tak
2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) fatteevne
begripe
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fatte
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forstå
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grep
I
subst. \/ɡrɑːsp\/
1) grep, tak
iron grasp
jerngrep
2) rekkevidde
3) makt, vold, herredømme
he was in the grasp of the enemy
han var i fiendens vold
4) oppfatning, forståelse, fatteevne
beyond somebody's grasp utenfor noens fatteevne
it's beyond his grasp
det ligger utenfor hans fatteevne
have a good grasp of something ha et godt tak på noe
he had a good grasp of the subject
han behersket emnet godt
have something within one's grasp ha noe innenfor rekkevidde
be in somebody's grasp være i noens klør, være i klørne på noen
lose one's grasp of things ikke være i stand til å henge med lenger, miste taket på tingene
within somebody's grasp innenfor noens fatteevne
II
verb \/ɡrɑːsp\/
1) gripe (tak i), gripe fatt i, gripe om, holde fast i, ta fatt i
2) begripe, fatte, forstå
try to grasp the point
forsøk å forstå poenget
she tried to grasp the situation
hun prøvde å sette seg inn i situasjonen
grasp at gripe etter ta imot med åpne armer, gripe begjærlig
she grasped at the opportunity which arose
hun grep begjærlig muligheten som oppsto
grasp the nettle ta tyren ved hornene

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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