| Principal Translations |
| grab [sth]⇒ vtr | (take hold of) (ES) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | | atrapar⇒ vtr |
| | Liz grabbed the ball and ran to the goal. |
| | Liz cogió el balón y corrió hacia la portería. |
| grab [sth] vtr | (take illegally, snatch) (ES) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | He grabbed the diamonds and fled. |
| | Él cogió los diamantes y salió corriendo. |
| grab [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (seize) (ES) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | He grabbed my hand and pulled me away. |
| | Él cogió mi mano y me sacó de ahí. |
| grab at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (try to seize) | agarrarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The drowning man will grab at anything nearby. |
| | Un hombre que se esté ahogando se agarrará de cualquier cosa cercana. |
| Additional Translations |
| grab (for [sth]) n | informal (attempt to take) | asalto nm |
| | | golpe nm |
| | The army staged a revolt in a grab for power. |
| | El ejército organizó una revuelta en un asalto al poder. |
| grab n | (illegal acquisition) | apropiación nf |
| | This was a land grab. |
| | Esto fue una apropiación de terrenos. |
| grab n | (gripping device) | pala nm |
| | There was a grab hanging off the end of the gantry. |
| | Había una pala colgando del extremo del andamio. |
| grab [sb]⇒ vtr | UK, slang, figurative (appeal to) | atraer⇒ vtr |
| | | llamar la atención loc verb |
| | How does that idea grab you? |
| | ¿Te atrae la idea? |
| grab⇒ vtr | figurative (opportunity: seize) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | Opportunities like that don't come along every day; you should grab it while you have the chance. |
| | Oportunidades como estas no vienen todos los días, deberías aprovecharla. |
Compound Forms:
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| grab bag n | US (lucky dip) | caja sorpresa loc nom f |
| | | pozo de la suerte loc nom m |
| grab bag n | US (bag from which an item is drawn) | caja de sorpresas loc nom f |
| | Each child who reads at least ten pages may take a toy from the grab bag. |
| | Cada niño que lea más de diez páginas puede tomar un juguete de la caja de sorpresas. |
| grab bag n | (snack food: large packet to share) | paquete nm |
| | Crisps only seem to come in huge grab bags these days; you can't buy a small packet anymore. |
| | Hoy en día las papas fritas parecen sólo venir en paquetes grandes, ya no se consiguen los pequeños. |
| grab bag n | figurative (collection: miscellaneous things) (coloquial) | cajón de sastre grupo nom |
| grab bar | (bar attached to wall) | barra de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| grab hold of [sth/sb] v expr | (physically: grasp) | agarrarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | sujetarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Bella jumped on the back of Jacob's motorcycle and grabbed hold of his body. Grab hold of the rope so that I can pull you up! |
| | Bella se subió a la moto de Jacob y se agarró fuerte de su cuerpo. ¡Agárrate de la soga para poder subirte! |
| grab hold of [sth] v expr | figurative (idea, opportunity: seize) (oportunidad) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | (idea) | retener⇒ vtr |
| | Dean grabbed hold of the opportunity to visit the beach a few times. |
| | Dean aprovechó la oportunidad para visitar la playa varias veces. |
grab some rays,
get some rays v expr | informal (sunbathe) | tomar el sol loc verb |
| | | broncearse⇒ v prnl |
| grab the eye v expr | informal, figurative (attract attention) | llamar la atención loc verb |
| | Wow, that's an outfit that'll grab the eye. |
| | ¡Guau! Ese es un atuendo que va a llamar la atención. |
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. |
| land grab n | (seizing land, esp. illegally) | acaparamiento de tierras nm + loc adj |
screenshot,
screen capture,
screencap,
screengrab,
screen grab n | (image of screen) | captura de pantalla loc nom f |
screenshot [sth],
screencap [sth],
screengrab [sth],
screen grab [sth]⇒ vtr | (take image of screen) | hacer una captura de pantalla loc verb |
| | | tomar una captura de pantalla loc verb |