English-Czech translations for seize

uchvátit
chopit seJejich odhodlání chopit se toho, co považovaly za příležitost, bylo chvályhodné. Their resolve to seize what they saw as an opportunity was commendable. Samozřejmě i my odsuzujeme státní převrat a každý pokus chopit se moci nedemokratickými prostředky. Of course, we also condemn the coup d'état and any attempt to seize power by undemocratic means. Co by tedy mohlo být rozumější, než chopit se iniciativy, postoupit kupředu a říci si - dobrá tedy. What, then, could have been more reasonable than to have seized the initiative, moved forwards and said, 'OK then.

To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance
To take possession of (by force, law etc
To have a sudden and powerful effect upon
To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
To fasten, fix
To have a seizure
To bind or lock in position immovably; see also '''seize up'''
To submit for consideration to a deliberative body

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