GRASP THE NETTLE

Meaning of GRASP THE NETTLE in English

phrasal to act boldly

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

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 — confront problems, deal with difficult situations
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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