seizure (ˈsiːʒə
)
Definitions
noun
- the act or an instance of seizing or the state of being seized
- pathology a sudden manifestation or recurrence of a disease, such as an epileptic convulsion
Translations
- British English:
seizure
If someone has a seizure, they have a heart attack or an epileptic fit....a mild cardiac seizure.ˈsiːʒə NOUN ...a mild cardiac seizure.
- Spanish:
confiscación
nf
- French:
attaque
nf
- German:
Anfall
nm Anfälle
- Chinese: 发作 n
- Arabic: نَوْبَةٌ مَرَضِيَّة n
- Portuguese: ataque repentino nm
- Russian: захват nm
- Croatian: napad nm
- Czech: záchvat nm
- Danish: slagtilfælde nnt
- Dutch: beslaglegging nf
- Finnish: tautikohtaus n
- Greek: αιφνίδια κρίση nf
- Italian: attacco nm
- Japanese: 発作 n
- Korean: 발작 n
- Norwegian: beslag nnt
- Polish: atak nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: ataque repentino nm
- European Spanish:
confiscación
nf
- Swedish: konfiskering nutr
- Thai: การเป็นลมชักอย่างปัจจุบันทันด่วน n
- Turkish: nöbet n
- Vietnamese: cơn co giật n
Usage examples
His body thrashed around in the bed as though he were in the grip of a seizure.
, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)Nine of the 60 dogs in the study (15 per cent) were able to predict a seizure by licking, whimpering, or standing next to the child.
New Scientist (2004)But the U. S. grand jury indictments specifically mention the Surrey cocaine seizure as part of its evidence against Lilford.
canada.com (2004)A massive seizure of £28m of heroin was made in Glasgow in 1999, Scotland's biggest drugs haul to date.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The seizure of the corridor was justified on the ground that without supplies from Armenia the enclave could not survive.
, Between Marx and Muhammed (1994)