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- From the verb seize: (⇒ conjugate)
- seizing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| seizing n | (act of grabbing) | toma nf |
| | | agarre nm |
| seizing n | (act of taking control) | toma de control nf + loc adj |
| | | apoderamiento nm |
| | The seizing of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917 was followed by five years of civil war. |
| seizing n | (confiscation) | confiscación nf |
| | | incautación nf |
| | The customs officers congratulated themselves on the seizing of a huge amount of contraband that day. |
| seizing n | (nautical: way of joining two ropes) | ayuste nm |
| | | empalme nm |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| seize [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (grab) | agarrar⇒, sujetar⇒ vtr |
| | | agarrar a, sujetar a vtr + prep |
| | (ES) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (oportunidad) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | Nancy seized Edward's arm. |
| | Nancy agarró el brazo de Eduardo. |
| seize [sth/sb] vtr | (take by force) | tomar por la fuerza, tomar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| | | apoderarse de v prnl + prep |
| | (excepto AR, UY) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (excepto AR, UY) | coger a vtr + prep |
| | The army seized the town after several days of fighting. |
| | El ejército tomó por la fuerza el pueblo después de muchos días de lucha. |
| seize [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (understand) | entender⇒, captar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado, excepto AR, UY) | coger⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado, AR, UY) | agarrar⇒ vtr |
| | Mary quickly seized what David was saying. |
| | Mary rápidamente entendió de lo que estaba hablando David. |
| seize [sth] vtr | (law: take possession) | incautar⇒ vtr |
| | | embargar⇒ vtr |
| | The customs officers seized the illegal goods the smugglers were trying to bring into the country. |
| Additional Translations |
| seize⇒ vi | (motor: stop abruptly) | agarrotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | detenerse⇒ v prnl |
| | The motor seized and the car would not start again. |
| seize [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, often passive (affect emotionally) | apoderarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Seeing the conditions the family was living in, Tim was seized by sadness. |
| | Tras ver las condiciones en que vivía la familia, la tristeza se apoderó de Tim. |
| seize [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (opportunity: take enthusiastically) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | When Paul's employers offered him a job in their New York office, he seized the opportunity. |
| | Cuando los jefes de Pablo le ofrecieron un trabajo en sus oficinas en Nueva York, él aprovechó la oportunidad. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Locuciones verbales
seize | seizing |
seize on [sth],
seize upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (adopt, exploit) | aprovechar⇒ vtr |
| | | aprovecharse de v prnl + prep |
| | | sacar partido de loc verb |
| | A great tennis player will seize upon his opponent's mistakes and use them to his own advantage. |
| | Un gran jugador de tenis aprovechará los errores de su oponente y los usará en su beneficio. |
| seize up vi phrasal | (freeze, become immobile) (comput, coloq) | colgarse⇒ v prnl |
| | When I opened the website the screen seized up and I had to reboot the computer. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No, no, se colgó...tenés que reiniciar. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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