English-Spanish translations for seize

apoderarse dePero no se sienta uno, sin más, en torno a una mesa con un asesino y agresor, que acaba de apoderarse del poder. However, one cannot just sit down at a table with a murderer and aggressor who has just seized power by force. Condeno la decisión unilateral de Israel de apoderarse de tierras pertenecientes a cuatro aldeas árabes, para aislar a Jerusalén Este de Cisjordania. I condemn the unilateral Israeli decision to seize land from four Arab villages, which cuts East Jerusalem off from the West Bank.
apresar
aprovecharTenemos que aprovechar esta oportunidad. We must seize this opportunity. Tenemos que aprovechar esta oportunidad. We should seize this opportunity. Hoy, hay que aprovechar este impulso... Today, we must seize the moment...
aprovecharse de
capturarEsta Directiva nos proporciona una oportunidad adicional de capturar a los principales culpables. This directive provides us with an additional opportunity to seize the big players.
conveler

tomarObviamente, nos sumamos a la condena del golpe de Estado y de todos los intentos de tomar el poder por medios no democráticos. Of course, we also condemn the coup d'état and any attempt to seize power by undemocratic means. Si las condiciones básicas han cambiado, la Comisión debe tomar la iniciativa y poner en marcha una medida que ayude a los productores de la UE. If the basic conditions have changed, the Commission must seize the initiative and implement a measure that will help the farmers of the EU. La Comisión ha estado en permanente contacto con las autoridades de Andorra después de esos controles. Esto nos ha llevado a tomar medidas para terminar con el comercio ilegal. We have already noticed that considerably fewer cigarettes are being seized by Member States on suspicion that they have been smuggled from Andorra.

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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