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seize

verbbriathar
1. policepóilíneacht take legal possession of
2. by force
3. take opportunity
4. take control, gain advantage
5. grab forcefully
6. (of emotion or thought) take hold of
7. automotivegluaisteánaíocht of engine
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 policepóilíneacht take legal possession of transitiveaistreachgabh verb  cmutóg verb  cmuurghabh technical termtéarma teicniúil verb  cmu to seize goods earraí a ghabháil a total of 20 vehicles were seized gabhadh seilbh ar 20 feithicil san iomlán, urghabhadh 20 feithicil ar fad 2 by force transitiveaistreachtóg verb  cmugabh verb  cmuseilbh a ghlacadh ar  cmu they seized the town after a long battle thóg siad an baile i ndiaidh cath mór he seized the throne ghlac sé seilbh ar an ríchathaoir 3 take opportunity transitiveaistreachtapaigh verb  cmuglac verb  cmubeir ar PhrV  cmu he seized the opportunity at the right time thapaigh sé an deis ag an am ceart, rug sé ar an bhfaill ag an am ceart, d'fhreastail sé an t-áiméar ag an am ceartseize on 4 take control, gain advantage transitiveaistreachglac verb  cmugabh verb  cmutóg verb  cmu the party seized control of the upper house ghabh an páirtí forlámhas ar an teach uachtarach, thóg an páirtí ceannas ar an teach uachtarach he seized the moral high ground tharraing sé ról an mhorálaí mhóir air féin 5 grab forcefully transitiveaistreachgreim a bhreith ar  cmu to seize sb by the hand greim láimhe a bhreith ar dhuine he seized my wrist rug sé greim ar chaol mo láimhe 6 (of emotion or thought) take hold of transitiveaistreach a sudden impulse seized her and she left bhuail spadhar í agus d'imigh sí panic seized the crowd bhuail scaoll an slua, scanraigh an slua he was seized with fear bhuail eagla é I was seized with a desire to see my father again bhuail fonn millteanach mé m'athair a fheiceáil arís 7 automotivegluaisteánaíocht of engine intransitiveneamhaistreachgreamaigh verb  cmustalc verb  cmu the engine seized ghreamaigh an t-inneallseize up PhrasesNathanna to be seized of sth 1 be informed about the new king is seized of the case of the former colonies is maith a thuigeann an rí nua cás na n-iarchoilíneachtaí, tá an rí nua ar an eolas faoi chás na n-iarchoilíneachtaí 2 lawdlí have legal possession of to be seized of an estate bheith i bhfeo-úinéireacht eastáit to seize the day an deis a thapúan t-áiméar a fhreastalbreith ar an bhfaill we need to seize the day tá sé in am againn breith ar an bhfaill Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ seize on→ seize up
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