seize

seize
seize [si:z]
transitive verb
   a. ( = grab) saisir
• she seized him by the hand elle lui a saisi la main
• to seize the opportunity to do sth saisir l'occasion de faire qch
   b. ( = get possession of by force) s'emparer de
• to seize power s'emparer du pouvoir
   c. ( = arrest) arrêter ; ( = confiscate) saisir
► seize up intransitive verb
[machine] se gripper ; [elbow, knee] se bloquer ; [traffic] se paralyser
► seize upon inseparable transitive verb
[+ opportunity, chance] saisir ; [+ idea] adopter
* * *
[siːz] 1.
transitive verb
1) lit (take hold of) saisir

to seize hold of — se saisir de [person]; s'emparer de [object]; sauter sur [idea]

2) fig (grasp) saisir [opportunity, moment]; prendre [initiative]

to be seized by — être pris de [emotion]

3) Military, Politics (capture) s'emparer de [territory, prisoner, power]; prendre [control]
4) Law saisir [arms, drugs]; appréhender [person]
2.
intransitive verb [engine, mechanism] se gripper
Phrasal Verbs:

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