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The French word for to grip is
saisir





to grip

French Definition


grip
     1. v. Saisir, agripper.
     2. v. Empoigner.
     3. n. Tenue.
     4. n. Poignée.
     5. n. Poignée de main.
     6. n. (Désuet) Valise .
     7. n. métier dans le secteur de l'audiovisuel : machiniste



Translations for grip and their definitions

saisir
     1. v. to take hold of; to grab
     2. v. to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
     3. v. to grasp mentally; understand
     4. v. (computing) to capture (screen or data)
     5. v. (computing) to type (something) into a computer; to input
     6. v. (accounting) to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
     7. v. (law) to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court


prise
     1. n-f. (electrical) socket, wall socket (also prise électrique)
     2. n-f. (martial arts) hold
     3. n-f. (climbing) hold (of a climbing wall)
     4. n-f. grip
     5. n-f. (baseball) a strike
     6. n-f. a taking or capture
           la prise de la Bastille
     7. n-f. (film) a take
     8. Participle. feminine singular of pris
     9. v. first-person singular present of priser
     10. v. third-person singular present of priser
     11. v. second-person singular imperative of priser


agripper
     1. v. to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of


machiniste
     1. n. machine operator, machinist
     2. n. (cinematography) grip (person responsible for handling equipment on a film set)


poignée
     1. n-f. handful (amount held in hand)
     2. n-f. handful (a small number)
     3. n-f. handshake
     4. n-f. grip (part of an object someone grips)
     5. n-f. handle (of a door, drawer, suitcase, sword, etc.)


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