aferrar

Pronúncia: əfərá
    verb transitiu
  1. to grasp, seize, grapple.
  2. nàutica [vaixell] to moor.
  3. [velam, etc.] to furl.
    4. verb pronominal
  4. aferrar-se a una cosa to seize, (take \ clutch) hold of, (catch, clutch) on to, cling to, clutch at.
  5. aferrar-se a (algú, alguna cosa) to (hang, hold) on to, clutch, (fasten, grapple) on to, cling to.
  6. aferrar-se a figuradament to stick to, stand by.
  7. aferrar-se a un principi to stick to a principle.
  8. aferrar-se a una esperança to clutch at a hope, cling to a hope.
  9. aferrar-se a la seva opinió to remain firm in one’s opinion, stick to one’s view.