Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| grasping adj. | habgierig | ||||||
| grasping adj. | habsüchtig | ||||||
| grasping adj. | geizig | ||||||
Possible base forms | |||||||
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| grasping | |||||||
| grasp (Verb) | |||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| grasping movement | die Greifbewegung pl.: die Greifbewegungen | ||||||
| grasping person | geiziger Mensch | ||||||
| grasping person | habgieriger Mensch | ||||||
| grasping person | habsüchtiger Mensch | ||||||
| grasping reflex [MED.] | der Greifreflex pl.: die Greifreflexe | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to grasp the nettle (Brit.) [fig.] | in den sauren Apfel beißen [fig.] | ||||||
| to grasp at straws [fig.] | sichacc. an einen Strohhalm klammern [fig.] | ||||||
| to have a firm grasp of sth. [coll.] [fig.] | in etw.dat. sattelfest sein [coll.] [fig.] | ||||||
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Related search terms | |
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| grabby, stingily, avariciously, unhandsomely, avaricious, penuriously, covetous | |
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