pounce upon

pounce upon
pounce on, pounce upon
vi
1. (spring forward)
to \pounce upon on [or upon] sb/sth sich akk auf jdn/etw stürzen, über jdn/etw herfallen, auf jdn/etw losgehen; police jdn fassen; criminal jdn überfallen
to \pounce upon on its prey [sich akk] auf seine Beute stürzen; bird of prey auf seine Beute niederstoßen
2. (grab quickly)
to \pounce upon on [or upon] sth [hastig] nach etw dat greifen
she \pounce upond on the money as soon as I offered it to her kaum hatte ich es ihr angeboten, schon grapschte sie nach dem Geld
3. (fig: take advantage of)
to \pounce upon on sth etw aufgreifen, sich akk auf etw akk stürzen fig
to \pounce upon on an idea sich akk auf eine Idee stürzen
to \pounce upon on an opportunity eine Gelegenheit sofort beim Schopfe packen

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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