Usage examples of "saisis" in French with translation to English

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Je ne saisis pas ce qu'il dit. I didn't catch what he said.
Il tendit sa main et je la saisis. He held out his hand and I took it.
Quelqu'un me saisit par le bras. Somebody caught me by the arm.
Tu dois saisir cette occasion. You must take advantage of the opportunity.
Elle le saisit par la main. She grabbed him by the hand.
Il a saisi cette occasion sans précédent. He seized on the unprecedented opportunity.
Parfois je n'arrive pas vraiment à saisir la signification d'un mot. Sometimes I can't really grasp the meaning of a word.
Juste au moment où la banque allait faire saisir sa maison, elle entra en possession de beaucoup d'argent. Just when the bank was about to foreclose on her home, she came into a lot of money.
Veuillez saisir votre code secret. Please input your PIN number.
J'ai eu du mal à saisir ce qu'il disait. I found it difficult to understand what he was saying.
As-tu saisi ce qu'il a dit ? Did you catch what he said?
Tu aurais dû saisir la chance, alors. You should have taken a chance then.
Elle l'a saisi par la main. She grabbed him by the hand.
Il a saisi l'occasion de prendre la parole. He seized an opportunity to speak.
Des siècles ont passé depuis qu'une seule personne pouvait saisir l'ensemble de la connaissance scientifique. It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge.
Avez-vous saisi ce qu'il a dit ? Did you catch what he said?
Elle me saisit la main pour m'instruire. She took hold of my hand to teach me.
Le policier se saisit du bras du voleur. The policeman grabbed the robber's arm.
Il se saisit de la main de l'enfant. He seized the child's hand.
Le policier l'a saisi par le bras. The policeman caught him by the arm.
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