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empuñar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
empuñar⇒ vtr	(asir un arma) (continuous)	grip⇒ vtr
		hold [sth] tight, hold [sth] fast v expr
	(one-time action)	seize⇒, grab⇒ vtr
	Cuando llegó la policía aún empuñaba el arma con la que había cometido el asesinato.
	When the police arrived, he was still gripping the gun with which he had committed the murder.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. William seized (or: grabbed) the rope and waited to be rescued.

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