"to grab" in seven languages
Meaningto grab
Spanish
agarrar
/aɡaˈraɾ/
other source · Spanish garra 'claw' (of uncertain origin)
In Latin America it often replaces coger 'to take'.
French
attraper
/atʁape/
other source · French trappe 'trap' (Frankish)
Italian
afferrare
/afferˈrare/
other source · Italian a- + ferro 'iron (hook)'
Portuguese
agarrar
/agaˈhah/
other source · Portuguese garra 'claw' (of uncertain origin)
Romanian
apuca
/apuˈka/
other source · of uncertain origin
Catalan
agafar
/əɡəˈfa/
other source · Catalan gafa 'hook, clasp' (of uncertain origin)
Agafar is Catalan's everyday 'take, catch' too: agafar el tren.
English
grab
/ɡɹæb/
other source · Middle Dutch / Middle Low German grabben
English → Italianto grabafferrareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
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No shared word: Spanish grabs with a 'claw', French with a 'trap', Italian with an iron hook. Learn each one fresh.
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In a sentence
- esMe agarró del brazo.
- frElle m'a attrapé par le bras.
- itMi ha afferrato il braccio.
- ptEla agarrou meu braço.
- roM-a apucat de braț.
- caEm va agafar el braç.
- enShe grabbed my arm.
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