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to catch a nap

  • 1 to catch a nap

    to catch a nap
    tirar uma soneca.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > to catch a nap

  • 2 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) apanhar
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) apanhar
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) apanhar
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) apanhar
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) entalar
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) atingir
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) apanhar
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) pegar fogo
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) apanha
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) fecho
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) pescaria
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ardil
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    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up
    * * *
    [kætʃ] n 1 ato de apanhar ou prender, pega. 2 presa boa. 3 captura, tomadia. 4 pesca, pescaria, safra de peixe. 5 jogador que apanha a bola. 6 jogo de apanhar a bola. 7 vantagem, proveito. 8 coisa destinada a chamar a atenção. 9 chamariz, engodo. 10 armadilha, cilada, enredo. 11 coll bom partido. 12 Hist, Mus canção em forma de cânon. 13 lingüeta, taramela. 14 Tech detentor. 15 fragmento, pedacinho. 16 dificuldade, embaraço. • vt+vi (ps and pp caught) 1 deitar a mão a, apanhar, pegar, agarrar, tomar. 2 captar, capturar. I have caught his accent / adquiri a sua pronúncia. 3 alcançar, pegar, tomar (trem). 4 conter, prender (respiração). he caught his breath / ele prendeu a respiração. 5 apreender. 6 superar, bater. 7 compreender, perceber, escutar, entender. I did not quite catch what you said / não compreendi bem o que você disse. 8 pegar de surpresa, surpreender. we were caught in the rain / fomos surpreendidos pela chuva. 9 contrair, ser contagioso, pegar (doença). I have caught a cold / apanhei resfriado. 10 enredar-se, prender-se, enganchar-se. 11 cativar, fascinar. 12 atrair (atenção). 13 iludir, enganar. • adj 1 atraente, cativante. 2 enganoso. 3 que chama a atenção. a "Catch-22" situation situação sem saída, sem solução. a great catch um bom partido, um homem desejado. catch me doing this! nunca farei isso! he caught him one sl ele lhe pregou uma. there is a catch to it há um problema, entrave. to catch a nap tirar uma soneca. to catch at esforçar-se por agarrar. to catch fire pegar fogo. to catch hold of apoderar-se de, agarrar-se a. to catch it levar um pito, ser ralhado, apanhar. to catch on 1 Amer coll compreender. 2 Amer tornar-se popular, ser largamente usado ou aprovado. to catch one in a lie apanhar alguém numa mentira. to catch one’s fancy encantar, cativar, agradar. to catch sight, to catch a glimpse ver de repente, notar repentinamente. to catch someone redhanded sl pegar alguém em flagrante. to catch the truth descobrir a verdade. to catch up 1 apanhar, levantar rápida ou avidamente. 2 alcançar, superar. 3 Amer criticar, apartear. to catch up with alcançar, emparelhar-se, não ficar para trás. you will catch your death of cold você vai acabar mal de resfriado.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > catch

  • 3 nap

    [næp]
    (a short sleep: She always has a nap after lunch.) soneca
    - catch someone napping
    - catch napping
    * * *
    nap1
    [næp] n soneca, cochilo. • vi 1 dormitar. 2 estar descuidado ou desprevenido. she caught him napping / ela o pegou desprevenido, de calças curtas. 3 cochilar. to take a nap tirar uma soneca.
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    nap2
    [næp] n 1 penugem, lanugem. 2 pêlo.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > nap

  • 4 nap

    [næp]
    (a short sleep: She always has a nap after lunch.) soneca
    - catch someone napping
    - catch napping

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > nap

См. также в других словарях:

  • catch — I. verb (caught; catching) Etymology: Middle English cacchen, from Anglo French cacher, chacher, chacer to hunt, from Vulgar Latin *captiare, alteration of Latin captare to chase, frequentative of capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • catch someone napping — CATCH OFF GUARD, catch unawares, (take by) surprise, catch out, find unprepared; informal catch someone with their trousers/pants down; Brit. informal catch on the hop. → nap * * * catch someone napping (informal) 1. To detect someone in error… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nap — [n1] short, light sleep break, catnap, doze, few z’s*, forty winks*, interlude, intermission, microsleep*, nod, pause, respite, rest, shuteye*, siesta, snooze*, spot; concept 315 nap [n2] grain of material down, feel, fiber, grit, outside, pile,… …   New thesaurus

  • catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • nap — I 1. verb they were napping on the sofa Syn: doze, sleep, sleep lightly, take a nap, catnap, rest, take a siesta; informal snooze, catch forty winks, get some shut eye, catch some Zs, catch a few Zs 2. noun a nap will make you feel better …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • nap´less — nap1 «nap», noun, verb, napped, nap|ping. –n. a short sleep, especially one taken during the day; doze; snooze. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to take a short sleep; …   Useful english dictionary

  • nap — I. /næp / (say nap) verb (i) (napped, napping) 1. to have a short sleep; doze. –noun 2. a short sleep; a doze. –phrase 3. catch someone napping, to discover someone unprepared or off guard. {Middle English nappe(n), Old English hnappian} II. /næp …  

  • nap — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (napped, napping) sleep lightly or briefly. n. a short sleep or doze, esp. by day (took a nap). Phrases and idioms: catch a person napping 1 find a person asleep or off guard. 2 detect in negligence or error. Etymology: OE… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nap — I UK [næp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms nap : present tense I/you/we/they nap he/she/it naps present participle napping past tense napped past participle napped to sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day • catch someone… …   English dictionary

  • catch a wink — verb take a siesta (Freq. 1) She naps everyday after lunch for an hour • Syn: ↑nap, ↑catnap • Derivationally related forms: ↑catnap (for: ↑catnap), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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