Italian-English translations for afferrare

grab
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I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edgeThe suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policemans gunWell just grab a sandwich and then well be on our way
grasp
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Anyone who wants to grasp the outstretched hand of the PPE-DE Group can do so tomorrow. Chiunque intende afferrare la mano tesa del gruppo PPE-DE può farlo domani. Without that simplification, any EU citizenship will be difficult to grasp and more or less impossible to communicate to EU citizens. Senza tale semplificazione, sarebbe difficile afferrare il significato della cittadinanza dell'Unione europea e quasi impossibile comunicarlo ai cittadini europei. Still unable to grasp the concept of the single market, such national authorities should be put to the test of Commissioner Monti's single market scoreboard. Tuttora incapaci di afferrare il concetto di mercato unico, tali autorità interne dovrebbero essere sottoposte all'esame dell'Osservatorio del mercato unico istituito dal commissario Monti.

catch
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The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work.The player made an impressive catch.Nice catch!
copWhen caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his fatherNo need to cop a tude with me, junior.I already copped to the murder. What else do you want from me?
hang onHang on. Let me checkHang on to the handle so you dont drop itHang on to my jacket until I get back
seize
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The Commission stands ready to work with others and seize the great opportunities before us and to strive to create a safer and more secure world also in this regard. La Commissione è pronta a lavorare con gli altri e afferrare le grandi opportunità che abbiamo davanti, per tendere alla creazione di un mondo più sicuro anche in questo senso. to seize smuggled goodsto seize a ship after libeling
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