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gripe

verbverb

to grab, to seize · to catch · to move, to grip (emotionally)

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt grípa Old Norse grípa

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. ta tak i;
    trive     to take hold of;
    to grab
    • gripe øksa to grab the axe
    • gripe tak i noe to take hold of something
    • gutten grep ballen the boy caught the ball
    • han grep om håndleddet hennes he grasped her wrist
  2. i overført betydning: benytte seg av figuratively: to make use of
    • gripe sjansen to seize the chance
    • gripe mulighetene som dukker opp to seize the opportunities that come along
  3. fakketo nab to nabfakke
    • grip tyven! catch the thief!
    • gripe noen på fersk gjerning to catch someone red-handed
  4. gjøre sterkt inntrykk på;
    bevege, fengsle;
    jamfør grepetdeeply moved og gripendemoving, touching, gripping     to make a strong impression on;
    to move, to captivate;
    compare grepetdeeply moved and gripendemoving, touching, gripping
    • appellen grep forsamlingen the appeal moved the gathering
    • være sterkt grepet av noe to be deeply moved by something

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

grip dagen! brukt for å oppmuntre noen til nyte dagen eller bruke dagen i dag godt;
jamfør carpe diemseize the day used to encourage someone to enjoy the day or make good use of today;
compare carpe diemseize the day Eng. phraseseize the day
gripe an ta fatt på;
gjøre to set about, to tackle;
to do Eng. phraseto go about something
  • hvordan skulle de gripe dette an? how were they to go about this?
gripe etter
  1. strekke seg etter to reach out for
    • hun grep etter en blyant she reached for a pencil
  2. komme med;
    nevne     to come up with;
    to mention     Eng. phraseto grasp at
    • han griper etter den første og beste unnskyldningen etter tapet after the defeat he grasps at the first excuse that comes to hand
gripe inn gå imellom;
ta affære to step in;
to take action Eng. phraseto intervene
  • vi måtte gripe inn og skille partene we had to intervene and separate the two sides
  • hun grep inn og fikk stoppet den nye ordningen she intervened and managed to stop the new arrangement
gripe inn i hverandre
  1. passe inn i hverandre to fit into one another Eng. phraseto interlock
    • tannhjulene griper inn i hverandre the cogwheels mesh with one another
  2. ha sammenheng med hverandre to be connected with one another Eng. phraseto be intertwined
    • historiene griper inn i hverandre the stories are intertwined
gripe om seg spre seg;
øke i omfang to spread;
to grow in extent Eng. phraseto take hold
  • brannen grep om seg the fire spread
gripe seg i noe brått bli klar over at en er eller gjør noe to suddenly become aware that one is doing something Eng. phraseto catch oneself doing something
  • han griper seg i å lytte he catches himself listening in
  • hun skulle til å si noe, men grep seg i det she was about to say something, but stopped herself
gripe til ta i bruk;
ty til to take into use;
to fall back on Eng. phraseto resort to
  • gripe til vold to resort to violence
gripe ut av lufta påstå noe en ikke har grunnlag for to claim something one has no grounds for Eng. phraseto pluck out of thin air
  • påstanden var ikke grepet ut av lufta the claim was not plucked out of thin air