seize (sizz)

verb
/siːz/
saisir (saisir)

Signification

To take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Traduction de la signification
prendre soudainement et violemment
prendre soudainement et violemment

Phrases d'exemple

The police managed to seize the stolen goods.

La police a réussi à saisir les biens volés.
La police a réussi à saisir les biens volés.

Expressions d'exemple

seize the day
saisir le jour
saisir le jour

Synonymes

grab, capture, snatch, take, confiscate

Antonymes

release, let go, free

Collocations

seize control, seize opportunity, seize power, seize assets

Vocabulaires connexes

to become unsteady or indecisive; to hesitate or shake
to move continuously or freely through a closed system or area
Support or strengthen; prop up.
to make something appear larger; to increase the importance or effect of something
to come into existence; to begin; to create or produce
to wash clothes, linens, etc.; or to conceal the origins of money obtained illegally