saisir

saisir [seziʀ] vt → to take hold of, grab (fig) [+ occasion]; to seize (= comprendre); to grasp (= entendre); to get, catch; [émotions] → to take hold of, come over;

(Inform) → to capture, keyboard;

(Culin) → to fry quickly;

(Jur) [+ biens, publication]; to seize: [+ juridiction];

saisir un tribunal d'une affaire → to submit ou refer a case to a court;

se saisir de vt → to seize;

être saisi (= frappé de) → to be overcome