הִשְׁתַּלֵּט
Meanings
Hitpa'el verb
1. to gain control of, to take over
2. to be overbearing (colloquial)
3. to be skilled with, i.e., to have a good command of (colloquial)
Pronunciation
hishtalét
Examples45
תּוֹם אָמַר שֶׁהוּא יָכֹל לְהִשְׁתַּלֵּט עַל זֶה.
Tom said he could handle it.
אֵינֶנִּי יָכֹל לְהִשְׁתַּלֵּט עַל זֶה.
I can't handle it.
פייסבוק הִשְׁתַּלְּטָה לוֹ עַל הַחַיִּים!
Facebook runs his life!
הִיא לֹא מִשְׁתַּלֶּטֶת עַל הַיְּלָדִים.
She cannot control her children.
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁאוּכַל לְהִשְׁתַּלֵּט עַל זֶה.
I thought I could handle it.
אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁהִשְׁתַּלַּטְנוּ עַל זֶה עַכְשָׁו.
I think we've got it worked out now.