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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
grasp [sth], grasp [sb]⇒ vtr	(hold firmly)	agarrar⇒ vtr
		sujetar⇒ vtr
		asir⇒ vtr
	Mike grasped his bag tightly on the subway.
	Mike agarró su bolso fuertemente en el metro.
grasp [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (understand)	captar⇒ vtr
	(figurado)	agarrar⇒, coger⇒ vtr
		entender⇒ vtr
	Gerald couldn't grasp the complicated concept that his teacher was trying to explain.
	Gerald no podía captar el concepto complicado que su maestro trataba de explicar.
grasp n	(hold)	apretón nm
	Heather's firm grasp on the rope kept her from falling down the cliff.
	El fuerte apretón de Heather en la soga evitó que se cayera del acantilado.
grasp n	figurative (understanding)	comprensión nf
		entendimiento nm
	Melanie's firm grasp of biology meant she passed the exam with flying colours.
	La comprensión de biología que tenía Melanie significaba que pasaba todos los exámenes con honores.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
grasp at [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(try to grab)	intentar agarrar, intentar sujetar loc verb
	John grasped at the rim of the pool as his friends tried to pull him away.
	Juan intentaba agarrar el borde de la piscina mientras sus amigos trataban de sacarlo.
grasp at [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (seize opportunity) (oportunidad)	aprovechar⇒ vtr
		tomar⇒, agarrar⇒ vtr
	Kyra grasped at the opportunity to represent her school at the undergraduate research conference.
	Kyra aprovechó la oportunidad de representar a su escuela en la conferencia.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
grasp for [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(try to grab)	intentar atrapar loc verb
		intentar sujetar loc verb

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
grasp at straws, clutch at straws, grab at straws, grasp at a straw, clutch at a straw v expr	informal, figurative (do [sth] desperate) (figurado)	agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo loc verb
Note: Usually used in the continuous.
	The company tried using a new slogan, but they were clutching at straws; they were doomed to go bankrupt.
have a grasp of [sth] v expr	(understand)	entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr
		tener una idea de loc verb
within your grasp adj	(attainable)	al alcance de tu mano loc adv
		accesible
	Keep trying – the first prize is easily within your grasp.
	Sigue intentándolo, el primer premio está al alcance de tu mano.
		a su alcance loc adv
	Sigue intentándolo; el primer premio está a tu alcance.
within your grasp adv	(close enough to reach)	al alcance de tu mano loc adv
	Your glasses are right there on the table, well within your grasp.
	Los anteojos están arriba de la mesa, bien al alcance de tu mano.

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'grasp' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

catch - catch hold of - claw - clench - clutch at - cop on - elude - elusive - firm hold - get a hold of - get ahold of - get hold of - get with - grab hold of - grip - have a hold on - have the idea - have the sense of - hold - hold on to - hold tight - in your pocket - intuitive knowledge - keep hold of - pick up - squeeze - take hold of - tenuous - understand - where you are coming from

Spanish:

agarro - captar - aferrar - agarrar - al alcance - aprehender - chapurrear - coger en el aire - inasible - pescar - prender

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Synonyms: grip, hold, clasp, fist, hands, more...

Collocations: has a (solid) grasp of the [concept, situation, idea, theory], still don't have a [good, sufficient] grasp of the [concept], has a (good) grasp of [English, French] grammar, more...

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