Grip in spanish
pronunciation: ɑpɹ̩etoʊn part of speech: noun
grip1 = garra, control, dominio.
Example: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.more:
» come to + grips with = enfrentarse a, acometer, asumir, entender.
Example: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.» escape + the grip of = escaparse del yugo de.
Example: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.» get + a grip on = acometer, enfrentarse a, controlar, dominar, entender.
Example: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.» get to + grips with = acometer, enfrentarse a, asumir, entender.
Example: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.» grip handle = asidero.
Example: Doors are wide enough to pass with a wheelchair and there is a large bathroom with grip handles in the shower and by the toilet.» grip on power = control del poder, dominio del poder.
Example: She has called for a general election in a bid to cement her party's grip on power.» hair grip = horquilla, horquilla del pelo.
Example: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.» handle grip = funda de manillar, funda de asidero.
Example: Apply a small amount of glue to the handlebars before sliding on the new handle grips.» hold + an iron grip on = mantener un control férreo sobre.
Example: They relate the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the American Library Association.» in the grip of = sumido en, paralizado por, controlado por, dominado por, asolado por, en mitad de, en medio de, entre medio de.
Example: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave.» iron-fisted grip = control férreo.
Example: This is a potent means with which to sensitize students to the seductive, yet iron-fisted grip of the mass media.» iron grip = control férreo.
Example: The author relates these problems and the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA).» lose + Posesivo + grip = perder el control.
Example: The article is entitled 'Moving a map library, or how to keep your sanity while losing your grip'.» lose + Posesivo + grip on = escaparse de las manos, resbalarse de las manos.
Example: She dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.» relax + the grip on = dejar de.
Example: Neither of them relaxed the grip on each other's eyes.» rubber grip = empuñadura de goma, empuñadura de caucho.
Example: Both rubber grips are coming unglued, the left hand especially.» tighten + Posesivo + grip on = apretar, estrechar el control, afianzar el dominio sobre, controlar aún más, dominar aún más.
Example: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.» tighten + the grip = estrechar el control.
Example: Every claimant on the public purse knows that the grip and scrutiny of authority in all its forms is tightening.» under the grip of = bajo las garras de.
Example: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.grip2 = agarrar, asir, sujetar, aferrarse, tener cogido, tener atrapado.
Example: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.grip3 = paralizar.
Example: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.grip4 = cautivar, fascinar, embobar.
Example: Fight fever seemed to grip the whole nation when pugilism was in its prime, even though the sport was against the law.more:
» grip + the imagination = captar la imaginación, estimular la imaginación, despertar el entusiasmo.
Example: Texting is a startling modern phenomenon, one that has gripped the imagination of the UK in a very short space of time.