saisir
French → English
(physical) To grab: to take hold of something quickly, firmly, or with vigor
D'une main, l'assassin a dû saisir la victime à la gorge.
(English) With one hand, the assassin must have grabbed the victim by the throat.
Elle saisit l'occasion de partir dès que la porte s'ouvrit.
(English) She grabbed the opportunity to leave as soon as the door opened.
(legal) To seize: to officially confiscate or freeze assets by court order
Le premier soin des créanciers sera de saisir l'avion.
(English) The creditors' first priority will be to seize the airplane.
Le garde-chasse lui a saisi son fusil pour braconnage.
(English) The gamekeeper seized his shotgun for poaching.
(intellectual) To grasp: to understand or discern the meaning of something clearly
Il a saisi sur-le-champ mon intention sans que je parle.
(English) He grasped my intention immediately without me speaking.
Je ne saisis pas un seul mot de leur jargon technique.
(English) I don't grasp a single word of their technical jargon.
Entry ID: fr:en:saisir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary