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grip

agarrar

Definições

inglês > português

grip

1. Substantivo. punho

inglês > inglês

grip

1. v. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.

The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.

After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.

2. v. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

He grips me.

3. v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.

Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)

4. v. To trench; to drain.

5. n. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.

It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.

6. n. A handle or other place to grip.

the grip of a sword

There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.

7. n. (computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

8. n. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.

9. n. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).

10. n. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.

That is a grip of cheese.

She has the grip.

11. n. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.

12. n. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

He gave me a grip.

13. n. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.

You're a real grip.

14. n. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.

I need to get a grip of nails for my project.

15. n. (figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.

in the grip of a blackmailer

16. n. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

17. n. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

18. n. (obsolete) The griffin.

português > inglês

agarrar

1. v. to grab; to grip; to grasp (hold, or take hold of, forcefully)

Alguém me agarrou por trás. - Someone grabbed me from behind.

2. v. to claw (grab or strike with one’s claws)

A águia agarrou o peixe. - The eagle clawed the fish.

3. v. (indtr, em, intr=1, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to hold on (to); to cling (to) (hold very tightly)

Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão. - If the stairs are too slippery, hold on to the railing.

4. v. (indtr, em, a, .figurative, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to cling to; to love (be very fond of; to feel strongly about)

Eu me agarro em leitura. - I love reading.

5. v. (indtr, com, a, intr=1, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to have a go at; to brawl with; to get physical with (engage in a physical fight)

Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar. - The drunks began brawling.

Um idiota queria se agarrar comigo. - Some idiot wanted to fight with me.

6. v. to get physical with (make physical contact sexually)

Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando. - The students were caught getting physical with one another.

Pronúncia

Exemplos

Get a grip on yourself, please.
He wrenches out of her grip and exits.
Little by little though his grip was loosening.
When he testified before the committee, few could fail to be impressed by his grip of the detail, though his arrogance alarmed some.
Whenever they cave in, his grip on politics tightens.

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