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| Traduções principais |
| seize [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (grab) | agarrar, pegar vt |
| | Nancy seized Edward's arm. |
| | Nancy agarrou o braço de Edward. |
| seize [sth/sb] vtr | (take by force) | tomar vt |
| | | apoderar-se vt |
| | | confiscar vt |
| | The army seized the town after several days of fighting. |
| | O exército tomou a cidade depois de diversos dias de luta. |
| seize [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (understand) (figurado, informal) | captar vt |
| | | entender vt |
| | Mary quickly seized what David was saying. |
| | Mary captou rapidamente o que David estava dizendo. |
| Traduções complementares |
| seize⇒ vi | (motor: stop abruptly) (figurado) | morrer vt |
| | The motor seized and the car would not start again. |
| seize [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (affect emotionally) | tomar vt |
| | Seeing the conditions the family was living in, Tim was seized by sadness. |
| | Vendo as condições em que a família estava vivendo, Tim ficou tomado de tristeza. |
| seize [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (opportunity: take enthusiastically) (figurado) | agarrar vt |
| | When Paul's employers offered him a job in their New York office, he seized the opportunity. |
| | Quando os empregadores de Paul lhe ofereceram um emprego no escritório de Nova York, ele agarrou a oportunidade. |
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Locuções verbais
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seize on [sth],
seize upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (adopt, exploit) | explorar vt |
| | | aproveitar vt |
| | A great tennis player will seize upon his opponent's mistakes and use them to his own advantage. |
| seize up vi phrasal | (freeze, become immobile) | congelar-se vp |
| | | paralisar v int |
| | When I opened the website the screen seized up and I had to reboot the computer. |
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