grab

attraper, saisir

Prendre rapidement quelque chose avec la main.

En anglais simple : To take something quickly with your hand.

• Grab your coat.
• She grabbed my arm as I passed.
• He grabbed his keys and ran outside.

Synonymes : snatch, seize

Expressions courantes : grab something, grab a bag, grab someone’s arm, grab someone’s hand

faire les gros titres

Attirer soudain beaucoup d’attention dans les médias.

En anglais simple : To suddenly receive a lot of attention in the news.

• The discovery grabbed headlines.
• Her surprise victory grabbed the headlines yesterday.
• Which stories will grab the headlines this week?

Synonymes : make headlines

Expressions courantes : grab the headlines, grab headlines

essayer de saisir

Tendre rapidement la main vers quelque chose pour essayer de l’attraper.

En anglais simple : To quickly reach towards something and try to take hold of it.

• She grabbed at the rope.
• He grabbed at a branch but missed.
• The child kept grabbing at my necklace.

Comment l'utiliser : grab at someone/something (He grabbed at my sleeve as I walked away.)

Synonymes : clutch at, reach for

Expressions courantes : grab at something, grab at someone

tentative de saisie

Mouvement brusque pour essayer d’attraper quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A sudden movement to try to take hold of something.

• He made a grab for my bag.
• Her first grab missed the rope.
• A quick grab saved the phone from falling.

Comment l'utiliser : a grab for someone/something (She made a grab for the falling glass.)

Synonymes : snatch

Expressions courantes : make a grab, grab for something