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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
clutch at [sth] vtr phrasal insep (try to grasp)intentar agarrar, intentar atrapar loc verb
  manotear intentando agarrar loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
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.
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'clutch at' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo


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