grab

afferrare, prendere

Prendere rapidamente qualcosa con la mano.

In inglese semplice: To take something quickly with your hand.

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

Sinonimi: snatch, seize

Espressioni comuni: grab something, grab a bag, grab someone’s arm, grab someone’s hand

fare notizia

Ricevere all’improvviso molta attenzione nei notiziari e sui giornali.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: make headlines

Espressioni comuni: grab the headlines, grab headlines

cercare di afferrare

Allungare rapidamente la mano verso qualcosa per cercare di prenderlo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: grab at someone/something (He grabbed at my sleeve as I walked away.)

Sinonimi: clutch at, reach for

Espressioni comuni: grab at something, grab at someone

tentativo di afferrare

Movimento improvviso per cercare di afferrare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a grab for someone/something (She made a grab for the falling glass.)

Sinonimi: snatch

Espressioni comuni: make a grab, grab for something