Translation of "greifen" to English

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Dictionary translations for "greifen"

greifen verb Conjugation

griff / greift / gegriffen

reach [ri:tʃ]

Er griff nach seiner Pistole.

He reached for the pistol.

take [teɪk]

Sie kann die Situation in den Griff bekommen.

She can take control of the situation.

clench [klentʃ] (festhalten)

clasp [klɑ:sp] (festhalten)

grip firmly (festhalten)

grip tightly (festhalten)

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der Greif m noun Declension

pl. Greife

griffin [ˈɡrɪfɪn] (Myth.)

Phrases with "greifen" (8)

sich greifen - reach
zurück greifen - fall back
daneben greifen - play a wrong note
ineinander greifen - interlock
sich daneben greifen - play a wrong note
sich ineinander greifen - interlock
sich zurück greifen - fall back
in die Tasten greifen - tinkle the ivories

Contexts with "greifen"

Er griff nach seiner Pistole. He reached for the pistol.

Sie kann die Situation in den Griff bekommen. She can take control of the situation.

Er hat nach seiner Pistole gegriffen. He reached for the pistol.

Ich muss meine Ideen sammeln, bevor ich zur Feder greife. I must put my ideas together before I take up my pen.

Kind, greife nicht nach den Sternen. Don't reach for the moon, child.

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