she tried to grasp the situation

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

good catch! — (Sport) ¡la cogiste! ¡bien hecho!, ¡bien agarrada! (LAm)

he's a good catch * — (as husband etc) es un buen partido

a question with a catch to it — una pregunta capciosa or de pega

to catch sb's attention or eye — llamar la atención de algn

to catch sb doing sth — sorprender or pillar a algn haciendo algo

they caught him in the act — le cogieron or pillaron con las manos en la masa

(I'll) catch you later! * — ¡nos vemos!

to catch the post — (=be in time for) llegar antes de la recogida del correo

you'll catch your death (of cold)! * — ¡(te) vas a agarrar un buen resfriado!

she caught me one on the nose * — me pegó en la nariz

you'll catch it! * — ¡las vas a pagar!, ¡te va a costar caro!

he caught it good and proper * — le cayó una buena

catch cry N — slogan m, eslogan m

catch phrase N — muletilla f, frase f de moda

catch question N — pregunta f capciosa, pregunta f de pega

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

with a catch in his voice — con un'esitazione o un sussulto nella voce

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

I managed to catch her in — (at home) riuscii a trovarla

to be o get caught farsi prendere o sorprendere; to catch sb. in the act to catch sb. at it colloq. cogliere qcn. in flagrante o sul fatto; you wouldn't catch me smoking! non mi sorprenderai mai a fumare! we got caught in the rain fummo sorpresi dalla pioggia; you've caught me at an awkward moment — mi hai preso in un brutto momento

to catch hold of sth. — afferrare o prendere qcs.

to catch sb.'s attention o eye attirare l'attenzione di qcn.; to catch the chairman's eye — amm. ottenere la parola

to catch sight of sb., sth. — scorgere o avvistare qcn., qcs

to catch one's fingers in — prendersi le dita in [drawer, door]

to catch one's shirt on — impigliarsi la camicia in [ nail]

to get caught in — [ person] rimanere impigliato in [net, thorns]

to catch on sth. — [shirt, sleeve] impigliarsi in; [ wheel] fregare contro [ frame]

you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!

with a catch in his voice — con un'esitazione o un sussulto nella voce

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

I managed to catch her in — (at home) riuscii a trovarla

to be o get caught farsi prendere o sorprendere; to catch sb. in the act to catch sb. at it colloq. cogliere qcn. in flagrante o sul fatto; you wouldn't catch me smoking! non mi sorprenderai mai a fumare! we got caught in the rain fummo sorpresi dalla pioggia; you've caught me at an awkward moment — mi hai preso in un brutto momento

to catch hold of sth. — afferrare o prendere qcs.

to catch sb.'s attention o eye attirare l'attenzione di qcn.; to catch the chairman's eye — amm. ottenere la parola

to catch sight of sb., sth. — scorgere o avvistare qcn., qcs

to catch one's fingers in — prendersi le dita in [drawer, door]

to catch one's shirt on — impigliarsi la camicia in [ nail]

to get caught in — [ person] rimanere impigliato in [net, thorns]

to catch on sth. — [shirt, sleeve] impigliarsi in; [ wheel] fregare contro [ frame]

you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!