| Example in Maltese | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Fl-1683, ir-Re Jan III Sobieski tal-Polonja ħataf bosta bnadar tat-Torok, li fuqhom jidher in-nofs qamar; din l-għamla serviet bħala mudell għall-ħami tar-“Rogal świętomarciński”, għall-kommemorazzjoni ta’ din ir-rebħa. | In 1683, King Jan III Sobieski of Poland seized many Turkish flags, on which a crescent moon was depicted; this shape has served as a model for baking the ‘rogal świętomarciński’, in commemoration of this victory. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | أمسك,خطف, صادر, قبض | Azeri | zəbt etmək |
| Dutch | aanpakken, grijpen | English | seize |
| Esperanto | predi | Faroese | tríva |
| Finnish | vallata | French | gripper, s’emparer, saisir, se saisir, se saisonnaliser, se salafiser, se salariser, se saliniser, se sanger, se sangler, se sanguifier, se sanscritiser, se sansouiller, se saouler, se satisfaire, se saucer |
| German | entwenden | Greek | καταλαμβάνω |
| Hungarian | happol, megkaparint, megragad | Italian | accaffare, impadronirsi, impossessarsi, impugnare, rimpadronirsi |
| Japanese | 押収 | Portuguese | apoderar, apresar, convulsar |
| Russian | вцепиться, вцепляться, обуевать, обуять, овладевать, овладеть, схватиться | Spanish | aferrar, agazapar, apresar, incautarse |
| Thai | คว้า, ช่วงชิง, ยึด, หยิบ | Vietnamese | bắt, chộp, núm |