GRASP THE NETTLE

Meaning of GRASP THE NETTLE in English

confront problems, deal with difficult situations

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

GRASP THE NETTLE — phrasal to act boldly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GRASP THE NETTLE — phrasal : to take positive and decisive steps to deal with a problem : take the bull by the horns
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASP THE NETTLE — : to act boldly
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRASP THE NETTLE — to act boldly
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GRASP THE NETTLE — Brit. tackle a difficulty boldly. → nettle
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRASP THE NETTLE — ( BrE ) to deal with a difficult situation firmly and without hesitating
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASP THE NETTLE — Dсмело браться за трудное дело
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRASP THE NETTLE — решительно браться за трудное дело
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GRASP THE NETTLE — решительно браться за трудное дело
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GRASP THE NETTLE — Dсмело браться за трудное дело
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLE — n. urtíca; v. iritar, picar
English interlingue dictionary
NETTLE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English netel; akin to Old High German nazza ~, Greek adikē Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NETTLE — I. ˈned. ə l, -et ə l noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English nettle, netle, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRASP — I. ˈgrasp, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English graspen — more at grab intransitive verb 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NETTLE — (v. t.) To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not …
Английский словарь Webster
NETTLE — (n.) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. …
Английский словарь Webster
GRASP — (n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
Английский словарь Webster
GRASP — (v. i.) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Английский словарь Webster
NETTLE — ( v. t. ) To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NETTLE — ( n. ) A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASP — ( v. i. ) To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASP — ( n. ) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NETTLE — — nettlelike , adj. — nettler , n. — nettly , adj. /net"l/ , n. , v. , nettled, nettling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRASP — — graspable , adj. — grasper , n. — graspless , adj. /grasp, grahsp/ , v.t. 1. to seize and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NETTLE — v. sting with thorn or nettle; annoy, irritate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NETTLE — I. ˈne-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English netel; akin to Old High German nazza nettle, Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRASP — I. ˈgrasp verb Etymology: Middle English graspen Date: 14th century intransitive verb : to make the motion of seizing : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NETTLE — vt to fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting …
Webster English vocab
GRASP — noun forcible possession; hold. 2. grasp ·noun the handle of a sword or of an oar. 3. grasp ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
NETTLE — [net.tle] n [ME, fr. OE netel; akin to OHG nazza nettle, Gk adike] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRASP — [grasp] vb [ME graspen] vi (14c): to make the motion of seizing: clutch ~ vt 1: to take or seize …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NETTLE — nettl|e, N~ BrE AmE ˈnet ə l AmE ˈnet̬ ə l ▷ nettl|ed d ▷ nettl|es z ▷ nettl|ing ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GRASP — grasp BrE AmE ɡrɑːsp § ɡræsp AmE ɡræsp ▷ grasped ɡrɑːspt § ɡræspt AmE ɡræspt ▷ grasping/ly ˈɡrɑːsp ɪŋ /li …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NETTLE — / ˈnetl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun (also ˈstinging nettle ) a wild plant with leaves that have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRASP — / grɑːsp; NAmE græsp/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ vn ] to take a firm hold of sb/sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NETTLE — I. net ‧ tle 1 /ˈnetl/ BrE AmE ( also stinging nettle ) noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRASP — I. grasp 1 /ɡrɑːsp $ ɡræsp/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] 1 . to take and hold something firmly SYN grip …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NETTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 any plant of the genus Urtica, esp. U. dioica, with jagged leaves covered with stinging …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GRASP — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NETTLE — n. & v. n. 1 any plant of the genus Urtica, esp. U. dioica, with jagged leaves covered with stinging …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRASP — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NETTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. any plant of the genus Urtica, esp. U. dioica, with jagged leaves covered with stinging …
Oxford English vocab
GRASP — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) …
Oxford English vocab
GRASP — ( grasps, grasping, grasped) 1. If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NETTLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES nettle rash stinging nettle COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN sting ▪ The burn of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRASP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES grasp a concept (= understand it ) ▪ Children often grasp new concepts more …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRASP — (UNDERSTAND) [verb] [T] - to understand (esp. something difficult)I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.As …
Cambridge English vocab
GRASP — Synonyms and related words : abduct, absorb, accept, adhere, adhere to, agglomerate, appreciate, apprehend, apprehension, assimilate, awareness, be acquainted with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NETTLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ stinging … OF NETTLES ▪ clump , patch NETTLE + VERB ▪ grow ▪ sting ▪ I was …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRASP — I. noun 1 holding sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm , tight ( esp. AmE ) ▪ She felt a firm ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GRASP — n. 25B6; verb she grasped his hands : GRIP, clutch, clasp, hold, clench; catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRASP — v. 1 grip, grab, seize, clasp, clutch, snatch, hold, take or lay or catch hold of, Colloq nab I grasped …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NETTLE — 1. сущ. крапива common nettle ≈ обыкновенная двудомная крапива great nettle ≈ обыкновенная двудомная крапива small nettle ≈ жгучая крапива …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRASP — 1. сущ. 1) а) схватывание; крепкое сжатие; хватка Syn : clutch I 1. б) перен. власть, контроль, управление Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLE — nettle.ogg 1. netl n 1. бот. крапива ( Urtica gen. ) 2. источник раздражения the noise is a constant nettle …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRASP — grasp.ogg 1. grɑ:sp n 1. 1> крепкое сжатие; схватка iron grasp - железная хватка to have a strong grasp - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NETTLE — 1. netl n 1. бот. крапива ( Urtica gen. ) 2. источник раздражения the noise is a constant nettle - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GRASP — 1. grɑ:sp n 1. 1> крепкое сжатие; схватка iron grasp - железная хватка to have a strong grasp - иметь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NETTLE — 1. сущ. крапива common nettle — обыкновенная двудомная крапива great nettle — обыкновенная двудомная крапива small nettle — жгучая крапива …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GRASP — 1. сущ. 1) а) схватывание; крепкое сжатие; хватка Syn: clutch I 1. б) власть, контроль, управление Syn: hold I 1., …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NETTLE — 1. сущ. крапива common nettle — обыкновенная двудомная крапива great nettle — обыкновенная двудомная крапива small nettle — жгучая крапива stinging nettle — жгучая крапива •• grasp …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GRASP — 1. сущ. 1) а) схватывание; крепкое сжатие; хватка Syn: clutch I 1. б) власть, контроль, управление Syn: hold I 1., control 1. 2) способность быстрого восприятия; понимание firm, thorough …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NETTLE — крапива (Urtica) - annual nettle - bee nettle - blind nettle - burning nettle - Canada nettle - common nettle - dog nettle - dwarf nettle - false nettle - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
NETTLE — крапива ( Urtica ) - annual nettle - bee nettle - blind nettle - burning nettle - Canada nettle - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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