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1 asir
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2 sujetar con fuerza
• seize -
3 agarrotarse
pron.v.to stiffen, to become numb. (Medical)* * *1 (los músculos) to stiffen2 (encasquillarse) to seize up* * *VPR (Med) to stiffen, get numb; (Aut) to seize up* * *(v.) = stiffen, seize upEx. Asadorian drew back and stiffened.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *(v.) = stiffen, seize upEx: Asadorian drew back and stiffened.
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *
agarrotarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse rígido un músculo) to stiffen
2 (inmovilizarse una máquina) to seize up
' agarrotarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agarrotar
English:
seize up
- seize
- stiffen
* * *vpr1. [parte del cuerpo] to go stiff;se me ha agarrotado la pierna my leg has gone stiff2. [mecanismo] to jam, to seize up* * *v/r1 de músculo stiffen up2 TÉC seize up -
4 incautarse
1 DERECHO (confiscar) to seize, confiscate2 (apropiarse de) to appropriate* * *VPRincautarse de — (Jur) to seize, confiscate; (=intervenir) to take possession of
* * *verbo pronominalincautarsese de algo — to seize o confiscate something
* * *verbo pronominalincautarsese de algo — to seize o confiscate something
* * *
incautarse vr Jur to confiscate, seize [de, -]
' incautarse' also found in these entries:
English:
seize
* * *incautarse vprla policía se incautó de un alijo de heroína the police seized a consignment of heroin* * *v/r:incautarse de seize* * *vr -
5 confiscar
v.to confiscate.La corte interviene sus bienes The court seized his belongings.* * *1 to confiscate* * ** * *verbo transitivo <contrabando/armas> to confiscate, seize; ( para uso del estado) to requisition* * *= confiscate, hijack, requisition.Ex. Under the Treaty of Riga in 1922, the return of important library collections and national archives confiscated by Russia in 1772 was secured.Ex. Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.Ex. The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.* * *verbo transitivo <contrabando/armas> to confiscate, seize; ( para uso del estado) to requisition* * *= confiscate, hijack, requisition.Ex: Under the Treaty of Riga in 1922, the return of important library collections and national archives confiscated by Russia in 1772 was secured.
Ex: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.* * *confiscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹contrabando/armas› to confiscate, seize2 (para uso del estado) to requisition* * *
confiscar ( conjugate confiscar) verbo transitivo
confiscar verbo transitivo to confiscate, seize: tengo que confiscar esos caramelos, I have to confiscate those sweets
' confiscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
requisar
English:
confiscate
- seize
* * *confiscar vtto confiscate* * *v/t confiscate* * *confiscar {72} vtdecomisar: to confiscate, to seize -
6 griparse
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7 secuestrar pruebas
v.to seize evidence, to seize. -
8 echar la garra a algn
*to nab sb*, seize sb -
9 gripar *
VI to seize up -
10 hacer presa en
to take hold of, seize -
11 aferrar
• secure• seize -
12 apańar
• cover for• cover up for• seize -
13 aprisionar
• immure• imprison• incapacity for work• incarceration• put into prison• seize -
14 asir de
• grasp at an opportunity• grasp by the arms• seize by -
15 coger fuertemente
• grab for• grab illicitly• seize -
16 echar el guante a
• get hold of• seize -
17 incautar
• commandeer• confiscate• expropriate• impound• seize -
18 coger fuertemente
v.to grab hold of, to seize.
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