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1 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.) coger, atrapar

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) coger, llegar a tiempo, alcanzar

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pillar, sorprender, coger, pescar

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) contagiarse de, contraer

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) engancharse

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) dar con, darse con

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) oir, entender, captar

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prender (fuego)

2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) parada

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) pestillo

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) presa, captura

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) trampa

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

catch vb coger / atrapar

he caught the ball, but then he dropped it cogió la pelota, pero luego se le cayó

we ran after the thief and caught him perseguimos al ladrón y lo atrapamos

I catch the train every day cojo el tren cada día

he caught flu cogió la gripe

El pasado y participio pasado de catch es caught

catch

tr[kæʧ]

noun

1 (of ball) parada

2 (of fish) presa

3 familiar (difficulty) pega, trampa

4 (fastener on door) pestillo

transitive verb (pt & pp caught tr[kɔːt])

1 (grasp, take hold of) coger, agarrar; (capture, trap) coger, atrapar; (fish) pescar

■ the cat caught a mouse el gato atrapó un ratón

■ bet you can't catch me! ¡a que no me coges!

2 (surprise) pillar, sorprender, coger, pescar; (catch up with) alcanzar, pillar

■ they were caught trying to steal a car los pillaron intentando robar un coche

■ I got caught in a traffic jam me cogió un atasco

3 (train, plane - take) coger, tomar; (- be in time for) alcanzar

■ I just caught the last train cogí el último tren con el tiempo justo

4 familiar (manage to see, hear, attend) pescar

■ we caught the end of the news pescamos el final de las noticias

■ I'll catch you later te veré luego

5 (hear, understand) oír, entender, captar

■ sorry, I didn't quite catch that perdona, no lo he entendido bien

6 (entangle, get stuck - clothes, hair) engancharse; (- fingers) pillarse

7 (become infected with) contagiarse de, contraer

8 (hit) dar con, darse con

■ he caught his head on the ceiling se dio con la cabeza en el techo

9 (mood, likeness, etc) captar, reflejar

intransitive verb

1 (take hold of) coger

2 (sleeve etc) engancharse (on, en)

3 (burn) prender

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a good catch (boyfriend, girlfriend) ser un buen partido

to be caught out by something ser sorprendido,-a por algo

to be caught up in something verse envuelto,-a en algo, estar envuelto,-a en algo

to catch a cold resfriarse, coger un resfriado

to catch hold of something agarrar algo, echar mano a algo

to catch it ganarse una bronca

to catch one's breath sostener la respiración

to catch one's death (of cold) coger una pulmonía doble

to catch somebody napping coger a alguien desprevenido,-a

to catch somebody red-handed coger a alguien con las manos en la masa, coger a alguien in fraganti

to catch somebody with their trousers down coger a alguien in fraganti

to catch somebody's attention/eye atraer la atención de alguien, captar la atención de alguien

to catch sight of something/somebody / catch a glimpse of something/somebody entrever algo/a alguien

to get caught up in something verse envuelto,-a en algo

catch ['kæʧ, 'kɛʧ] v, caught ['kɔt] ; catching vt

1) capture, trap: capturar, agarrar, atrapar, coger

2) : agarrar, pillar fam, tomar de sorpresa

they caught him red-handed: lo pillaron con las manos en la masa

3) grasp: agarrar, captar

4) entangle: enganchar, enredar

5) : tomar (un tren, etc.)

6) : contagiarse de

to catch a cold: contagiarse de un resfriado, resfriarse

catch vi

1) grasp: agarrar

2) hook: engancharse

3) ignite: prender, agarrar

catch n

1) catching: captura f, atrapada f, parada f (de una pelota)

2) : redada f (de pescado), presa f (de caza)

he's a good catch: es un buen partido

3) latch: pestillo m, pasador m

4) difficulty, trick: problema m, trampa f, truco m

catch (Fishing)

n.

• pesca s.f.

• redada s.f.

adj.

• engañoso, -a adj.

• llamativo, -a adj.

n.

• aldabilla s.f.

• botín s.m.

• cerradero s.m.

• garra s.f.

• lance s.m.

• pestillo s.m.

• pieza s.f.

• presa s.f.

• trampa s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: caught) = atrapar v.

• captar v.

• capturar v.

• coger v.

• comprender v.

• enganchar v.

• entrecoger v.

• pescar v.

• pillar v.

• prender v.

• tomar v.

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1. kætʃ
(past & past p caught) transitive verb

1) \<\<ball/object\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

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

2) ( capture) \<\<mouse/lion\>\> atrapar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fish\>\> pescar*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<thief\>\> atrapar

3)

a) ( take by surprise) agarrar, pillar (fam), pescar* (fam)

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

b) ( intercept) \<\<person\>\> alcanzar*

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

4)

a) \<\<train/plane\>\> ( take) tomar, coger* (esp Esp); ( be in time for) alcanzar*

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

b) (manage to see, hear)

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

5) (entangle, trap)

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

6)

a) ( attract)

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

b) ( hear or understand clearly)

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

c) \<\<mood/likeness\>\> captar, reflejar

7) ( become infected with) \<\<disease\>\> contagiarse de

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

8) ( hit)

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

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

9)

a) ( hold back)

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

b) ( restrain)

to catch oneself — contenerse*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( grasp) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp), cachar (Méx)

b) (bite, take hold) \<\<mechanism\>\> engranar

c) ( become hooked) engancharse

2) ( ignite) \<\<fire\>\> prender, agarrar (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

II

noun

1)

a) ( Sport) atrapada f, parada f, atajada f (CS)

b) ( potential partner)

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

c) ( of fish) pesca f

2) ( fastening device - on door) pestillo m, pasador m (AmL); (- on window, box, necklace) cierre m

safety catch — seguro m

3) ( hidden drawback) trampa f

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

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

4) ( in voice) temblor m

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

[kætʃ] (vb: pt, pp caught)
1. N

1) [of ball etc] cogida f, parada f ; [of trawler] pesca f ; [of single fish] presa f, pesca f, captura f

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

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

2) (=fastener) cierre m ; (Brit) (on door) pestillo m ; (Brit) (on box, window) cerradura f ; (=small flange) fiador m

3) (=trick) trampa f ; (=snag) pega f

where's the catch? — ¿cuál es la trampa?

there must be a catch here somewhere — aquí debe de haber trampa

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

the catch is that... — la dificultad es que...

4)

with a catch in one's voice — con la voz entrecortada

5) (=game) catch-can m, lucha f

2. VT

1) (=grasp) asir; [+ ball] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar; [+ thief] coger, atrapar

catch! — ¡cógelo!, ¡toma!

to be caught between two alternatives — estar entre la espada y la pared, no saber a qué carta quedarse

a toaster with a tray to catch the breadcrumbs — un tostador con una bandeja para recoger las migas

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

- be caught like a rat in a trap

2) (=take by surprise) pillar or coger or (LAm) tomar de sorpresa

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

to catch o.s. doing sth — sorprenderse a sí mismo haciendo algo

you won't catch me doing that — yo sería incapaz de hacer eso, nunca me verás haciendo eso

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

we never caught them at it — no los sorprendimos nunca in fraganti

we won't get caught like that again — no volveremos a caer en esta trampa

he got caught in the rain — la lluvia lo pilló desprevenido

you've caught me at a bad moment — me has pillado en un mal momento

- he was caught off stride or off balance

3) (=contact, get hold of)

I tried to catch you on the phone — traté de hablar contigo por teléfono

when can I catch you next? — ¿cuándo podemos quedar otra vez para esto?

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

4) [+ bus, train etc] coger, tomar (LAm)

we only just caught the train — por poco perdimos el tren

hurry if you want to catch it — date prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo

5) (=hear) oír; (=understand) comprender, entender

I didn't quite catch what you said — no oí bien lo que dijiste

6) (=see, hear, visit) [+ TV programme, film] ver; [+ radio programme] oír, escuchar; [+ exhibition, concert] ir a

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

7) (Med) [+ disease] coger, pillar, contagiarse de

to catch (a) cold — resfriarse

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

- catch a cold

8) (=capture) [+ atmosphere, likeness] saber captar, plasmar

the painter has caught her expression — el pintor ha sabido captar su expresión

to catch the mood of the times — definir el espíritu de la época

9) (=trap)

I caught my fingers in the door — me pillé los dedos en la puerta

I caught my coat on that nail — mi chaqueta se enganchó en ese clavo

10) (=hit)

to catch sb a blow — pegar un golpe a algn

the punch caught him on the arm — recibió el puñetazo en el brazo

I caught my head on that beam — me di con la cabeza en esa viga

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

11) (=receive, come into contact with)

this room catches the morning sun — este cuarto recibe el sol de la mañana

her brooch caught the light — su broche reflejaba la luz

the light was catching her hair — la luz brillaba en su pelo

12)

to catch one's breath — contener la respiración

13)

to catch it * — merecerse una regañina ( from de)

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

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

3. VI

1) (=hook) engancharse (on en); (=tangle) enredarse

her dress caught in the door — se pilló el vestido con la puerta

her dress caught on a nail — se le enganchó el vestido en un clavo

2) [fire, wood] prender, encenderse; (Culin) [rice, vegetables etc] quemarse

4.

CPD

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

- catch at

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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I
1. [kætʃ]
(past & past p caught) transitive verb

1) \<\<ball/object\>\> agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)

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

2) ( capture) \<\<mouse/lion\>\> atrapar, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<fish\>\> pescar*, coger* (esp Esp); \<\<thief\>\> atrapar

3)

a) ( take by surprise) agarrar, pillar (fam), pescar* (fam)

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

b) ( intercept) \<\<person\>\> alcanzar*

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

4)

a) \<\<train/plane\>\> ( take) tomar, coger* (esp Esp); ( be in time for) alcanzar*

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

b) (manage to see, hear)

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

5) (entangle, trap)

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

6)

a) ( attract)

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

b) ( hear or understand clearly)

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

c) \<\<mood/likeness\>\> captar, reflejar

7) ( become infected with) \<\<disease\>\> contagiarse de

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

8) ( hit)

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

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

9)

a) ( hold back)

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

b) ( restrain)

to catch oneself — contenerse*

2.

vi

1)

a) ( grasp) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp), cachar (Méx)

b) (bite, take hold) \<\<mechanism\>\> engranar

c) ( become hooked) engancharse

2) ( ignite) \<\<fire\>\> prender, agarrar (AmL)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

II

noun

1)

a) ( Sport) atrapada f, parada f, atajada f (CS)

b) ( potential partner)

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

c) ( of fish) pesca f

2) ( fastening device - on door) pestillo m, pasador m (AmL); (- on window, box, necklace) cierre m

safety catch — seguro m

3) ( hidden drawback) trampa f

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

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

4) ( in voice) temblor m

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

English-spanish dictionary > catch
2 catch

catch [kætʃ]

attraper ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se prendre ⇒ 1 (e), 2 (c) saisir ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (h) remarquer ⇒ 1 (j) prise ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) piège ⇒ 3 (c) loquet ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp caught [kɔ:t])

1 transitive verb

(a) (ball, thrown object) attraper;

∎ to catch hold of sth attraper qch;

∎ the dog caught the ball in its mouth le chien a attrapé la balle dans sa gueule;

∎ catch! attrape!;

∎ to catch sb's arm (take hold of) saisir ou prendre qn par le bras;

∎ I caught him as he fell je l'ai retenu ou attrapé au moment où il tombait

(b) (trap → fish, mouse, thief) attraper, prendre;

∎ he got caught by the police il s'est fait attraper par la police;

∎ to get caught in a traffic jam être pris dans un embouteillage;

∎ we got caught in a shower/thunderstorm nous avons été surpris par une averse/un orage;

∎ to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn à faire qch;

∎ to catch oneself doing sth se surprendre à faire qch;

∎ I caught myself thinking about him je me suis surpris à repenser à lui;

∎ they were caught trying to escape on les a surpris en train d'essayer de s'évader;

∎ don't get caught! ne te fais pas prendre!;

∎ if I catch you talking once more I'll throw you out! si je te prends ou surprends encore une fois en train de parler, je te mets à la porte!;

∎ you won't catch me doing the washing-up! aucun danger de me surprendre en train de faire la vaisselle!;

∎ don't let me catch you at it again! que je ne t'y reprenne pas!;

∎ British familiar you'll catch it when you get home! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre en rentrant!;

∎ to catch sb napping prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ to catch sb in the act or red-handed prendre qn sur le fait ou la main dans le sac

(c) (disease, infection) attraper; figurative (habit) prendre;

∎ to catch a cold attraper un rhume; figurative (company) perdre de l'argent lors d'une transaction;

∎ to catch cold attraper ou prendre froid;

∎ I caught this cold from you c'est toi qui m'as passé ce rhume;

∎ familiar he'll catch his death (of cold)! il va attraper la crève!

(d) (bus, train) attraper, prendre; (person) attraper;

∎ I have a train to catch at 6 o'clock j'ai un train à prendre à 6 heures;

∎ British to catch the last post arriver à temps pour la dernière levée (du courrier);

∎ try and catch the postman before you leave essayez d'attraper le facteur avant de partir;

∎ you're unlikely to catch her at home je ne pense pas que tu la trouveras chez elle;

∎ you caught me just as I was going into a meeting tu m'as parlé au moment où j'allais en réunion;

∎ we caught him in a good mood il était de bonne humeur quand nous l'avons vu;

∎ I just caught the end of the film j'ai juste vu la fin du film;

∎ familiar catch you later! à plus tard!

(e) (on nail, obstacle)

∎ he caught his finger in the door il s'est pris le doigt dans la porte;

∎ she caught her skirt in the door sa jupe s'est prise dans la porte;

∎ he caught his coat on the brambles son manteau s'est accroché aux ronces

(f) (hear clearly, understand) saisir, comprendre;

∎ I didn't quite catch what you said je n'ai pas bien entendu ce que vous avez dit;

∎ I don't catch your meaning je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire

(g) (attract)

∎ to catch sb's attention or sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn;

∎ the idea caught her imagination l'idée l'a inspirée;

∎ their story caught the imagination of the public leur histoire a passionné le public;

∎ British the house caught his fancy la maison lui a plu;

∎ this coat catches fluff la poussière se voit sur ce manteau

(h) (in portrait, writing → likeness, mood) saisir;

∎ the author has caught the mood of the time l'auteur a su rendre l'atmosphère de l'époque

(i) (hit) British

∎ to catch sb a blow donner ou flanquer un coup à qn;

∎ the punch caught me in the chest j'ai reçu le coup de poing en plein dans la poitrine;

∎ the wave caught her sideways la vague l'a frappée de côté;

∎ he fell and caught his head on the radiator il est tombé et s'est cogné la tête contre le radiateur

(j) (notice) remarquer;

∎ did you catch the look on his face? vous avez remarqué l'expression de son visage?;

∎ I caught a hint of bitterness (in what she said) j'ai senti un peu d'amertume dans ses paroles

(k) (idioms)

∎ to catch one's breath reprendre son souffle;

∎ he had to sit down to catch his breath il a dû s'asseoir pour reprendre son souffle;

∎ to catch the light refléter la lumière;

∎ to catch the sun (person) prendre des couleurs;

∎ the garden catches the sun in the afternoon le jardin est ensoleillé l'après-midi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (ignite → fire, wood) prendre; (→ engine) démarrer

(b) (bolt, lock) fermer; (gears) mordre

(c) (on obstacle → in door, machinery etc) se prendre; (→ on thorn, nail etc) s'accrocher;

∎ her skirt caught on a nail sa jupe s'est accrochée à un clou;

∎ his coat caught in the door son manteau s'est pris dans la porte

3 noun

(a) (act) prise f;

∎ good catch! bien rattrapé!

(b) (of fish) prise f;

∎ a fine catch une belle prise;

∎ humorous figurative he's a good catch (man) c'est un beau parti

(c) (snag) piège m;

∎ there must be a catch in it somewhere il doit y avoir un truc ou un piège quelque part, ça cache quelque chose;

∎ where's or what's the catch? qu'est-ce que ça cache?, où est le piège?

(d) (on lock, door) loquet m; (on window) loqueteau m; (on shoe-buckle) ardillon m

(e) (in voice)

∎ with a catch in his voice d'une voix entrecoupée

(f) (game) jeu m de balle;

∎ to play catch jouer à la balle

(g) Music canon m

►► Agriculture catch crop culture f dérobée;

catch question question-piège f, colle f

➲ catch at inseparable transitive verb

(essayer d') attraper

➲ catch on intransitive verb

(a) (fashion, trend, slogan) devenir populaire, prendre;

∎ this dance style caught on in the fifties cette danse a fait un tabac ou était très populaire dans les années cinquante;

∎ the game never caught on in Europe ce jeu n'a jamais pris en Europe ou eu de succès en Europe

(b) familiar (understand) piger, saisir^□ ;

∎ I didn't quite catch on to what he was trying to say je n'ai pas bien saisi ce qu'il essayait de dire;

∎ did you catch on? est-ce que tu as pigé?

➲ catch out separable transitive verb

British (by trickery) prendre en défaut, piéger; (in the act) prendre sur le fait;

∎ he tried to catch me out with a trick question il a essayé de me coller ou prendre en défaut avec une question-piège;

∎ to catch sb out in a lie prendre ou surprendre qn à mentir;

∎ I won't be caught out like that again! on ne m'y prendra plus!

➲ catch up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (as verb of movement)

∎ to catch up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ I had to run to catch up with him or to catch him up j'ai dû courir pour le rattraper ou le rejoindre;

∎ the police caught up with him in Zurich la police l'a rattrapé à Zurich;

∎ figurative his past will catch up with him one day il finira par être rattrapé par son passé

(b) (on lost time) combler ou rattraper son retard; (on studies) rattraper son retard, se remettre au niveau;

∎ to catch up on or with one's work rattraper le retard qu'on a pris dans son travail;

∎ he'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class il va falloir qu'il travaille beaucoup pour rattraper le reste de la classe;

∎ I need to catch up on some sleep j'ai du sommeil à rattraper;

∎ we had a lot of news to catch up on nous avions beaucoup de choses à nous dire

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (entangle)

∎ the material got caught up in the machinery le tissu s'est pris dans la machine;

∎ they were caught up in a traffic jam for hours ils ont été bloqués dans un embouteillage pendant des heures

(b) (absorb, involve)

∎ to get caught up in a wave of enthusiasm être gagné par une vague d'enthousiasme;

∎ he was too caught up in the film to notice what was happening il était trop absorbé par le film pour remarquer ce qui se passait;

∎ I refuse to get caught up in their private quarrel je refuse de me laisser entraîner dans leurs querelles personnelles

(c) (seize → object) ramasser vivement, s'emparer de; (→ baby, child) prendre dans ses bras

(d) (person, car in front etc) rattraper

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3 catch

1. transitive verb,
caught

1) (capture) fangen; (lay hold of) fassen; packen

catch somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm packen od. fassen

catch hold of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas festhalten; (to stop oneself falling) sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten

2) (intercept motion of) auffangen; fangen [Ball]

catch a thread — einen Faden vernähen

get something caught or catch something on/in something — mit etwas an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben

I got my finger caught or caught my finger in the door — ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt

get caught on/in something — an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben

3) (travel by) nehmen; (manage to see) sehen; (be in time for) [noch] erreichen; [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Bus, Zug]; [noch] erwischen (ugs.) [Person]

did you catch her in? — hast du sie zu Hause erwischt? (ugs.)

4) (surprise)

catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)

caught in a thunderstorm — vom Sturm überrascht

I caught myself thinking how... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, wie...

5) (become infected with, receive) sich (Dat.) zuziehen od. (ugs.) holen

catch something from somebody — sich bei jemandem mit etwas anstecken

catch [a] cold — sich erkälten/sich (Dat.) einen Schnupfen holen; (fig.) übel dran sein

catch it — (fig. coll.) etwas kriegen (ugs.)

you'll catch it from me — du kannst von mir was erleben (ugs.)

6) (arrest)

catch somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit erregen

catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen

catch the Speaker's eye — (Parl.) das Wort erhalten

catch somebody's eye — jemandem auffallen; [Gegenstand:] jemandem ins Auge fallen; (be impossible to overlook) jemandem ins Auge springen

7) (hit)

catch somebody on/in something — jemanden auf/in etwas (Akk.) treffen

catch somebody a blow [on/in something] — jemandem einen Schlag [auf/in etwas (Akk.)] versetzen

8) (grasp in thought) verstehen; mitbekommen

did you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?

9) see academic.ru/11419/catch_out">catch out 1)
2. intransitive verb,
caught

1) (begin to burn) [anfangen zu] brennen

2) (become fixed) hängen bleiben; [Haar, Faden:] sich verfangen

my coat caught on a nail — ich blieb mit meinem Mantel an einem Nagel hängen
3. noun
1) (of ball)

make [several] good catches — [mehrmals] gut fangen

2) (amount caught, lit. or fig.) Fang, der

3) (trick, difficulty) Haken, der (in an + Dat.)

the catch is that... — der Haken an der Sache ist, dass...

it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis

4) (fastener) Verschluss, der; (of door) Schnapper, der

5) (Cricket etc.) ≈ Fang, der; Abfangen des Balles, das den Schlagmann aus dem Spiel bringt

6) (catcher)

he is a good catch — er kann gut fangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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[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.) fangen

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) erreichen

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappen

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) sich holen

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) einklemmen

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) treffen

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) mitkriegen

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) Feuer fangen
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) das Fangen

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) der Griff

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) der Fang

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) der Haken

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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catch

[kætʃ]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (ball) Fang m

good \catch! — thanks, that was an easy \catch gut gefangen! — danke, das war leicht zu fangen

to make/take a good \catch gut fangen

to miss a \catch den Ball nicht fangen

he's missed three easy \catches; if he misses another \catch, he's out! er hat drei leichte Bälle nicht gefangen, wenn er nochmal nicht fängt, ist er draußen

2. (fish) Fang m kein pl

3. (fastener) Verschluss m; (bolt) Riegel m; (hook) Haken m

window \catch Fensterverriegelung f

all the window \catches were tightly closed alle Fenster waren fest verschlossen

4. no pl ( fam: partner) [guter] Fang fam; (for marriage also) gute Partie

her new boyfriend is not much of a \catch mit ihrem neuen Freund hat sie keinen besonders guten Fang gemacht fam

she made quite a \catch sie hat einen guten Fang gemacht fam; (in marriage also) sie hat eine gute Partie gemacht

5. no pl (trick) Haken m fam

what's the \catch? wo ist der Haken [an der Sache]? fam

there has to be a \catch in it [or somewhere] da muss irgendwo irgendwo ein Haken sein fam

6. no pl (in the voice) Stocken nt

with a \catch in one's voice mit stockender Stimme

7. no pl (game) Fangen nt

the kids were running around playing \catch die Kinder rannten herum und spielten Fangen

8. (fragment) Bruchstück nt

I only got some \catches of their conversation ich bekam nur einige Gesprächsfetzen von ihnen mit

II. vt

<caught, caught>

1. (intercept)

▪ to \catch sth etw fangen; dropped object also etw auffangen

▪ to \catch sb jdn [o jds Fall] auffangen

2. (grab)

to \catch sb by the arm/hand jdn am Arm/bei der Hand fassen

▪ to \catch sth etw ergreifen; (with difficulty) etw zu fassen bekommen

to \catch sb's arm/hand jds Arm/Hand ergreifen

to \catch hold of sth etw zu fassen bekommen

3. (capture)

▪ to \catch sb jdn ergreifen; (arrest) jdn festnehmen

▪ to \catch an animal ein Tier fangen; escaped animal ein Tier einfangen; ( fig)

the virus was caught in time das Virus wurde rechtzeitig erkannt

4. (surprise, get hold of)

▪ to \catch sb jdn erwischen fam

he was caught with 10 kg of heroin er wurde mit 10 kg Heroin erwischt fam

you won't \catch her at work after four o'clock nach vier wirst du sie kaum noch bei der Arbeit antreffen [o fam erwischen]

you caught me at a bad time Sie haben einen schlechten Zeitpunkt erwischt fam

have I caught you at a bad time? komme ich ungelegen?

you won't \catch me in that shop! in dem Laden wirst du mich niemals finden

to \catch sb in the act jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen

caught in the act! auf frischer Tat ertappt!

ah, caught you! ah, hab ich dich erwischt! fam

to be caught in a thunderstorm von einem Gewitter überrascht werden

to \catch sb red-handed jdn auf frischer Tat ertappen

▪ to \catch sb/oneself doing sth jdn/sich bei etw dat ertappen [o fam erwischen]

you won't \catch me falling for that trick ( fam) auf den Trick falle ich im Leben nicht herein fam

I even caught myself feeling sorry for the thief zuletzt ertappte ich mich sogar dabei, dass [o wie] mir der Dieb auch noch leid tat

5. (meet)

▪ to \catch sb jdn treffen

I'll \catch you later bis später

6.

▪ to \catch sth (contract) sich dat etw einfangen; ( fig: be influenced by) sich akk von etw dat anstecken lassen

to \catch a cold sich akk erkälten

to \catch one's death [of cold] ( fam) sich dat den Tod holen

▪ to \catch sth from sb sich akk bei jdm mit etw dat anstecken

7. SPORT (in baseball, cricket)

▪ to \catch sb jdn durch Abfangen des Balls ausscheiden lassen

he was caught by Jones er schied durch Jones aus

8.

▪ to \catch sth in sth (trap) etw in etw akk einklemmen; (entangle) mit etw dat in etw dat hängen bleiben

he caught his foot in the rope sein Fuß verfing sich im Seil

she caught her hair in the bushes ihre Haare verhedderten sich im Gesträuch

I caught my hand in the door ich habe mir die Hand in der Tür eingeklemmt

▪ to get caught [in sth] sich akk [in etw dat] verfangen

▪ to get caught on sth an etw dat hängen bleiben

9. usu passive ( fig: become involved)

▪ to get caught in sth in etw akk verwickelt werden; (be trapped)

to be caught in the crossfire ins Kreuzfeuer geraten; ( fig) zwischen zwei Lager geraten

to be caught between two things/people zwischen zwei Dingen/Menschen hin und her gerissen sein

she's caught between taking the job or travelling around the world sie ist [innerlich] hin und her gerissen, ob sie die Stelle annehmen oder um die Welt reisen soll

10.

to \catch the bus/train (take) den Bus/Zug nehmen; (be on time) den Bus/Zug kriegen [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR erwischen] fam

11. (collect)

▪ to \catch sth etw sammeln; (liquid) etw auffangen

12. (depict)

▪ to \catch sth mood, atmosphere etw festhalten [o einfangen

13. (attract)

to \catch sb's attention [or eye] jds Aufmerksamkeit erregen

to \catch sb's fancy jdm gefallen

to \catch the imagination die Fantasie anregen [o geh beflügeln]

to \catch sb's interest jds Interesse wecken

14. usu AM (be in time for)

▪ to \catch sth etw nicht verpassen dat

we rushed to \catch the show wir beeilten uns, um die Show nicht zu verpassen

to \catch the post [or AM mail] noch rechtzeitig zur Post kommen

finish the letter so we can \catch the post schreib den Brief fertig, damit er noch mit der Post wegkommt

15. (get)

to \catch the light das Licht einfangen geh

the necklace caught the light die Kette reflektiert das Licht

to \catch a few [or some] rays ( fam) sich akk ein bisschen die Sonne auf den Bauch scheinen lassen fam

to \catch the sun ( fam) place viel Sonnenlicht [ab]bekommen; person: get a suntan braun werden; (get sunburn) einen [leichten] Sonnenbrand bekommen

16. (notice)

▪ to \catch sth etw bemerken; (see)

to \catch sight [or a glimpse] of sb/sth etw [kurz] sehen; (by chance) etw [zufällig] sehen

17. (hear) etw mitbekommen [o fam mitkriegen]; (grasp the meaning of)

▪ to \catch sth etw erfassen

18. (hit)

to \catch sb on the arm/chin jdn am Arm/Kinn treffen

he was caught on the chin with a left hook er wurde von einem linken Haken am Kinn getroffen

to \catch sb a blow ( dated) jdm eine verpassen fam

to \catch sb a blow in the stomach jdm einen Schlag in die Magengrube versetzen

19. (bump)

▪ to \catch sth on sth mit etw dat auf etw akk o dat aufschlagen

she caught her head on the mantelpiece sie schlug mit dem Kopf auf den [o dem] Kaminsims auf

20. (bump into)

▪ to \catch sth auf etw akk o dat aufschlagen

his head caught the edge of the table er schlug mit dem Kopf auf die [o der] Tischkante auf

21. (burn)

to \catch fire [or light] Feuer fangen

22.

▶ to \catch one's breath nach Luft schnappen; (stop breathing) die Luft anhalten; (breath normally again) verschnaufen

▶ to \catch a crab SPORT einen Krebs fangen fachspr

▶ to \catch hell [or the devil] ( fam) in Teufels Küche kommen fam

▶ to \catch it ( fam) Ärger kriegen fam

Joe really caught it from Sam Sam hat's Joe mal so richtig gegeben fam

▶ to \catch sb napping ( fam) jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen fam

▶ to be [or get] caught short BRIT ( fam) mal müssen fam

▶ to \catch sb with their trousers [or AM pants] down ( fam) jdn in flagranti ertappen

III. vi

<caught, caught>

1. BRIT, AUS (grab)

▪ to \catch at sth nach etw dat greifen

to \catch at sb's sleeve jdn am Ärmel zupfen

2. (entangle) sich in etw dat verfangen

my foot caught in the rope mein Fuß verfing sich im Seil

▪ to \catch on sth an etw dat hängen bleiben

careful, your jumper has caught on a nail! pass auf, du bist mit deinem Pulli an einem Nagel hängen geblieben!

3. (ignite) Feuer fangen; engine zünden fachspr

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[ktʃ] vb: pret, ptp caught
1. n

1)

(of ball etc) to make a (good) catch — (gut) fangen

good catch! — gut gefangen!

it was a difficult catch — das war schwer zu fangen

he missed an easy catch — er hat einen leichten Ball nicht gefangen

2) (FISHING, HUNT) Fang m; (of trawler etc also) Fischzug m

he didn't get a catch — er hat nichts gefangen

he's a good catch (fig inf) — er ist ein guter Fang; (for marriage also) er ist eine gute Partie

3) (= children's game) Fangen nt

4) (= trick, snag) Haken m

where's the catch? — wo liegt or ist (da) der Haken?

there's a catch in it somewhere! — die Sache hat irgendwo einen Haken, da ist irgendwo ein Haken dabei

catch question — Fangfrage f

5) (= device for fastening) Verschluss(vorrichtung f) m; (= hook) Haken m; (= latch) Riegel m

6) (= break in voice) Stocken nt

with a catch in one's voice — mit stockender Stimme

7) (MUS) Kanon für Singstimmen mit heiter-komischem Text

8) (= fragment) Bruchstück nt

2. vt

1) object fangen; batsman durch Abfangen des Balls ausscheiden lassen

2) fish, mice fangen; thief, offender fassen, schnappen (inf), erwischen (inf); escaped animal (ein)fangen; (inf = manage to see) erwischen (inf)

to catch sb's arm, to catch sb by the arm —

she held it up to catch the light — sie hielt es gegen das Licht

glass which catches the light — Glas, in dem sich das Licht spiegelt

to catch sight/a glimpse of sb/sth — jdn/etw erblicken or zu sehen kriegen (inf)

to catch sb's attention/eye — jdn auf sich (acc) aufmerksam machen

to be caught between two people/alternatives —

he was caught between envy and admiration — er war zwischen Neid und Bewunderung hin und her gerissen

3) (= take by surprise) erwischen, ertappen

to catch sb at sth — jdn bei etw erwischen

to catch sb by surprise — jdn überraschen

to be caught unprepared — nicht darauf vorbereitet sein

to catch sb at a bad time — jdm ungelegen kommen

I caught him flirting with my wife — ich habe ihn (dabei) erwischt, wie er mit meiner Frau flirtete

I caught myself feeling sorry for him — ich habe mich dabei ertappt, dass er mir leidtat

you won't catch me signing any contract (inf) — ich unterschreibe doch keinen Vertrag

you won't catch me in that restaurant (inf) —

(you won't) catch me doing that again! (inf) you won't catch me falling for that trick again (inf) aha, caught you (with question) — das mache ich bestimmt nicht wieder! auf den Trick falle ich nicht noch einmal herein hab ich dich doch erwischt (inf) ha ha, reingefallen (inf)

caught in the act — auf frischer Tat ertappt; (sexually) in flagranti erwischt

we were caught in a storm — wir wurden von einem Unwetter überrascht

to catch sb on the wrong foot or off balance (fig) — jdn überrumpeln

4) (= take) bus, train etc nehmen

5) (= be in time for) train, bus erreichen, kriegen (inf)

can I still catch the post? — kommt der Brief noch mit?

if you want to catch the 4 o'clock post... — wenn das mit der Vieruhrleerung mitsoll...

if I hurry I'll catch the end of the film — wenn ich mich beeile kriege ich das Ende des Films noch mit (inf)

6) (= become entangled) hängen bleiben mit

a nail caught her dress — ihr Kleid blieb an einem Nagel hängen

I caught my finger in the car door — ich habe mir den Finger in der Wagentür eingeklemmt

he caught his foot in the grating — er ist mit dem Fuß im Gitter hängen geblieben

7) (with stitches) mit ein paar Stichen befestigen

to catch a dress (in) at the waist — ein Kleid an der Taille fassen

8) (= understand, hear) mitkriegen (inf)

9)

to catch an illness — sich (dat) eine Krankheit zuziehen or holen (inf)

he's always catching cold(s) — er erkältet sich leicht

you'll catch your death (of cold)! — du holst dir den Tod! (inf)

10) (= portray) mood, atmosphere etc einfangen

11)

to catch one's breath (after exercise etc) — Luft holen, verschnaufen

to catch sb a glancing blow — jdn seitlich erwischen

the blow/ball caught him on the arm —

she caught him one on the nose (inf) — sie haute ihm auf die Nase

you'll catch it! ( Brit inf ) — es setzt was! (inf), du kannst (aber) was erleben!

he caught it all right! ( Brit inf ) (physically) (verbally) — der hat vielleicht eine Abreibung bekommen! (inf) der hat aber was zu hören bekommen! (inf)

3. vi

1) (with ball) fangen

2) (fire) in Gang kommen, brennen; (wood etc) Feuer fangen, brennen; (COOK) anbrennen

3) (= get stuck) klemmen, sich verklemmen; (= get entangled) hängen bleiben, sich verfangen

her dress caught in the door — sie blieb mit ihrem Kleid in der Tür hängen

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catch [kætʃ]

A s

1. Fangen n:

play catch sich den Ball zuwerfen (Kinder)

2. Fang m, Beute f (beide auch fig):

a good catch

a) ein guter Fang (beim Fischen), fig a. ein gutes Geschäft,

b) umg eine gute Partie (Heirat);

no catch kein gutes Geschäft

3. there was a catch in his voice seine Stimme stockte

4. Halt m, Griff m

5. TECH

a) Haken m, Schnäpper m, (Tür) Klinke f:

catch of a lock Schließhaken

b) Sperre f, Sicherung f, Verschluss m (einer Brosche etc)

c) Knagge f, Mitnehmer m

d) ARCH Halter m

6. fig umg Haken m:

there’s a catch in ( oder to) it die Sache hat einen Haken;

there must be a catch somewhere die Sache muss irgendwo einen Haken haben;

the catch is that … der Haken an der Sache ist, dass …

7. fig Brocken m, Bruchstück n:

catches of a conversation Gesprächsfetzen

8. AGR US Keimen n, Ausschlagen n

9. MUS besonders HIST Kanon mit humorvollem oder anzüglichem Text

B v/t prät und pperf caught [kɔːt]

1. a) einen Ball etc fangen, auch einen Blick auffangen, (er)haschen, ein Tier etc (ein)fangen, Flüssigkeiten auffangen

b) allg bekommen, kriegen umg, erwischen umg:

catch a thief einen Dieb fassen oder umg schnappen;

get caught gefasst werden;

catch a train einen Zug (noch) kriegen oder erwischen; → breath 1, cold A 8, crab¹ A 1, glimpse A 1, sight A 2, Tartar¹ A 2

2. jemanden einholen

3. überraschen, erwischen umg, ertappen ( alle:

sb at sth jemanden bei etwas;

sb doing sth jemanden dabei, wie er etwas tut):

catch sb stealing jemanden beim Stehlen ertappen;

catch o.s. thinking that … sich bei dem Gedanken ertappen, dass …;

let me catch you at it again! lass dich ja nicht mehr dabei erwischen!;

they were ( oder got) caught in a storm sie wurden vom Sturm überrascht, sie gerieten in ein Unwetter;

catch me (doing that)! Br umg (das) fällt mir nicht im Traum ein!, denkste!;

catch him! er lässt sich nicht erwischen!;

he caught himself er hielt plötzlich inne (beim Sprechen), er fing sich (gerade noch); → act A 1, nap¹ A 2, unawares 2

4. packen, ergreifen, erfassen (alle auch fig):

she caught her child to herself sie riss ihr Kind an sich;

the fire caught the curtains das Feuer erfasste die Vorhänge;

he caught ( oder was caught with) the general enthusiasm er wurde von der allgemeinen Begeisterung erfasst oder angesteckt; → hold² A 1

5. fig die Fantasie ansprechen:

catch sb’s ear jemandem ans Ohr dringen;

catch sb’s eye jemandem ins Auge fallen;

catch sb’s eye ( oder attention) jemandes Aufmerksamkeit auf sich lenken, jemanden auf sich aufmerksam machen;

she caught his eye ihre Blicke trafen sich; → fancy A 7, speaker 2

6. erfassen, verstehen, mitkriegen umg:

she did not catch his name

7. fig einfangen:

he caught the atmosphere well;

caught from life dem Leben abgelauscht

8. sich eine Krankheit etc holen, sich eine Erkältung etc, auch eine Strafe etc zuziehen, bekommen:

catch (a) cold sich erkälten ( skiing beim Skifahren);

catch a bullet in one’s leg einen Schuss ins Bein abbekommen;

catch it sl eins aufs Dach kriegen, was zu hören kriegen ( beide:

from von); → death 1, fire A 1, hell A 1, packet A 5

9. fig eine Gewohnheit, Aussprache annehmen

10. a) streifen oder stoßen an (akk)

b) hängen bleiben oder sich verfangen mit etwas:

catch one’s foot in sth mit dem Fuß in etwas hängen bleiben;

my fingers were caught in the door ich klemmte mir die Finger in der Tür

11. sl

a) jemandem einen Schlag verpassen umg

b) treffen:

the blow caught him on the chin

C v/i

1. fassen, greifen:

catch at greifen oder schnappen nach, (fig eine Gelegenheit gern) ergreifen; → shadow A 5, straw A 1

2. TECH ineinandergreifen, eingreifen (Räder), einschnappen, -rasten (Schloss etc)

3. sich verfangen, hängen bleiben ( beide:

in in dat;

on an dat):

her dress caught on a nail;

the plane caught in the trees

4. klemmen, festsitzen:

the bolt catches somewhere

5. sich ausbreiten (Feuer)

6. anspringen (Motor)

7. GASTR anbrennen

8. US AGR keimen, ausschlagen

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1. transitive verb,
caught

1) (capture) fangen; (lay hold of) fassen; packen

catch somebody by the arm — jemanden am Arm packen od. fassen

catch hold of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas festhalten; (to stop oneself falling) sich an jemandem/etwas festhalten

2) (intercept motion of) auffangen; fangen [Ball]

catch a thread — einen Faden vernähen

get something caught or catch something on/in something — mit etwas an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben

I got my finger caught or caught my finger in the door — ich habe mir den Finger in der Tür eingeklemmt

get caught on/in something — an/in etwas (Dat.) hängen bleiben

3) (travel by) nehmen; (manage to see) sehen; (be in time for) [noch] erreichen; [noch] kriegen (ugs.) [Bus, Zug]; [noch] erwischen (ugs.) [Person]

did you catch her in? — hast du sie zu Hause erwischt? (ugs.)

4) (surprise)

catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)

caught in a thunderstorm — vom Sturm überrascht

I caught myself thinking how... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, wie...

5) (become infected with, receive) sich (Dat.) zuziehen od. (ugs.) holen

catch something from somebody — sich bei jemandem mit etwas anstecken

catch [a] cold — sich erkälten/sich (Dat.) einen Schnupfen holen; (fig.) übel dran sein

catch it — (fig. coll.) etwas kriegen (ugs.)

you'll catch it from me — du kannst von mir was erleben (ugs.)

6) (arrest)

catch somebody's attention — jemandes Aufmerksamkeit erregen

catch somebody's fancy — jemandem gefallen; jemanden ansprechen

catch the Speaker's eye — (Parl.) das Wort erhalten

catch somebody's eye — jemandem auffallen; [Gegenstand:] jemandem ins Auge fallen; (be impossible to overlook) jemandem ins Auge springen

7) (hit)

catch somebody on/in something — jemanden auf/in etwas (Akk.) treffen

catch somebody a blow [on/in something] — jemandem einen Schlag [auf/in etwas (Akk.)] versetzen

8) (grasp in thought) verstehen; mitbekommen

did you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?

9) see catch out 1)
2. intransitive verb,
caught

1) (begin to burn) [anfangen zu] brennen

2) (become fixed) hängen bleiben; [Haar, Faden:] sich verfangen

my coat caught on a nail — ich blieb mit meinem Mantel an einem Nagel hängen
3. noun
1) (of ball)

make [several] good catches — [mehrmals] gut fangen

2) (amount caught, lit. or fig.) Fang, der

3) (trick, difficulty) Haken, der (in an + Dat.)

the catch is that... — der Haken an der Sache ist, dass...

it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis

4) (fastener) Verschluss, der; (of door) Schnapper, der

5) (Cricket etc.) ≈ Fang, der; Abfangen des Balles, das den Schlagmann aus dem Spiel bringt

6) (catcher)

he is a good catch — er kann gut fangen

Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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n.

Fang ¨-e m.

Raste -n f.

Schnappverschluss m. (at) v.

ertappen (bei) v.

erwischen v. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: caught)

= auffangen v.

erwischen v.

fangen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fing, gefangen)

fassen v.

verstehen v.

English-german dictionary > catch
4 catch

{kaetJ}
I. 1. хващам (и превозно средство), ловя, улавям, залавям
2. улавям, хващам, настигам, заварвам, изненадвам (за буря, дъжд и пр.)
to CATCH someone doing something залавям някого, че прави нещо
let me CATCH you at it! само да те хвана/пипна, че го правиш
CATCH me (doing such a thing) upon. как пък не, бъди сигурен. че няма (да го направя), никога! to CATCH someone out/napping/bending/tripping, etc. хващам някого в грешка, сварвам някого неподготвен, изненадвам някого неприятно
we were caught in a storm застигна ни буря
the country is caught in a crisis страната e обхваната от криза
3. закачам (се), прикачам (се), заплитам (се), прихващам (се), притискам (се)
a nail caught my dress роклята ми се закачи на някакъв гвоздей
the boat was caught in the reeds лодката се заплете/затъна в тръстиката
I caught my finger in the door притиснах/прищипах си пръста на вратата
our car was caught between two lorries колата ни попадна между два камиона
I caught my foot on a root препънах се в един корен
the lock won't CATCH ключалката не хваща/не може да се отключи/заключи
4. хващам, прихващам, заразявам се от (частичка, заразна болеет и пр.)
to CATCH a habit добивам навик, навиквам, хващам, измамвам
you don't CATCH me! няма/не может да ме измамиш/излъжеш/надхитриш
6. хващам, долавям, дочувам, усещам, схващам, разбирам
a sound caught my ear долових някакъв звук
my ears caught a distant barking дочух далечен лай
to CATCH a likeness долавям/улавям/предавам прилика (за художник и пр.), I didn't CATCH what you said не чух добре какво казахте
7. запалвам се, разналвам се, пламвам (за огън и пp.)
8. залепвам, загарям (по дъното на тенджера)
the milk has caught млякото е загоряло
9. закачам се, запъвам се, затягам се
запъвам, заяждам (за брава и пр.) '
10. pass разг. забременявам
11. удрям
I caught him a blow/one ударих му един
he caught it right on the nose удариха го право в носа
you will CATCH it ще ядеш бой, ще го отнесеш. ще си изпатиш
catch at хващам се за, посягам да хвана
catch on разг. разбирам, схващам
to CATCH on to en idea схващам идея
the police caught on to what be was doing полицията узна какво върши той, харесвам се. имам успех, ставам моден/популярен, разпространявам се бързо
catch out хващам, улавям (в лъжа, грешка и пр.), изобличавам, изненадвам неприятно, сварвам неподготвен
catch over замръзвам, заледявам се, сковавам се от лед (за река и пр.), catch up грабвам, хващам
pass бивам грабнат/повлечен/понесен (от тълпа и пр.), бивам увлечен/въвлечен/оплсген/впримчен/замесен (in/with/by something в/от нещо), подхващам, подемам, усвоявам. повтарям (ду. ии. мис. ш и пр.)
спирам, прекъсвам (реч и пр.) '. to CATCH up on осведомявам (се). влизам/поставям в течение на (новини и пр.), to CATCH up on someone хващам/улавям някого в нещо нередно
to CATCH up on/with something захващам се с/подхващам отново нещо изоставено/изостанало, довършвам/доизкарвам нещо, наваксвам си
to be busy CATCHing up with one's work бързам да привърша изостаналата си работа
to CATCH up on (one's) sleep отспивам си
to CATCH up with someone хващам/арестувам някого
to CATCH someone /something up, to CATCH up with someone /something догонвам/настигам/изпреварвам някого/нешо
II. 1. хващане, улавяне (особ. на топка)
2. улов на риба
3. изгодна партия за брак
4. изгода, печалба, келипир
no CATCH, not much of a CATCH не е кой знай каква печалба, не е голям келипир
5. неочаквана/скрита трудност, хитрина, уловка, примамка, клопка
6. част, парче, откъс, откъслек
7. спиране, пресичане, секване (на глас. дъх и пр.), written by CATCHes писано с прекъсвания
8. резе, кука, стяга (на врата, прозорец), ключалка, райбер
9. тех. езиче, зъбец, запънка, аретир, копче, клавиш
10. предпазна закопчалка (на гривна, колие и пр.)
11. муз. вид канон
CATCH 22 si. безизходно положение на жертва, положение, при което все ти ще бъдеш жертвата

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{kaetJ} v (caught {k3:t}) 1. хващам (и превозно средство), ло(2) v 1. хващане, улавяне (особ. на топка), 2. улов на риба;

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хващам; хващам; хитрина; хващане; случвам; схващам; улавяне; улов; улавям; уловка; сбарвам; сварвам; секване; райбер; откъслек; пипвам; прихващам; разбирам; грабване; дръж; долавям; загарям; закачам; залавям; заразявам; канон; ловя; настигам;

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1. 1 муз. вид канон 2. 1 удрям 3. a nail caught my dress роклята ми се закачи на някакъв гвоздей 4. a sound caught my ear долових някакъв звук 5. catch 22 si. безизходно положение на жертва, положение, при което все ти ще бъдеш жертвата 6. catch at хващам се за, посягам да хвана 7. catch me (doing such a thing) upon. как пък не, бъди сигурен. че няма (да го направя), никога! to catch someone out/napping/bending/tripping, etc. хващам някого в грешка, сварвам някого неподготвен, изненадвам някого неприятно 8. catch on разг. разбирам, схващам 9. catch out хващам, улавям (в лъжа, грешка и пр.), изобличавам, изненадвам неприятно, сварвам неподготвен 10. catch over замръзвам, заледявам се, сковавам се от лед (за река и пр.), catch up грабвам, хващам 11. he caught it right on the nose удариха го право в носа 12. i caught him a blow/one ударих му един 13. i caught my finger in the door притиснах/прищипах си пръста на вратата 14. i caught my foot on a root препънах се в един корен 15. i. хващам (и превозно средство), ловя, улавям, залавям 16. ii. хващане, улавяне (особ. на топка) 17. let me catch you at it! само да те хвана/пипна, че го правиш 18. my ears caught a distant barking дочух далечен лай 19. no catch, not much of a catch не е кой знай каква печалба, не е голям келипир 20. our car was caught between two lorries колата ни попадна между два камиона 21. pass бивам грабнат/повлечен/понесен (от тълпа и пр.), бивам увлечен/въвлечен/оплсген/впримчен/замесен (in/with/by something в/от нещо), подхващам, подемам, усвоявам. повтарям (ду. ии. мис. ш и пр.) 22. pass разг. забременявам 23. the boat was caught in the reeds лодката се заплете/затъна в тръстиката 24. the country is caught in a crisis страната e обхваната от криза 25. the lock won't catch ключалката не хваща/не може да се отключи/заключи 26. the milk has caught млякото е загоряло 27. the police caught on to what be was doing полицията узна какво върши той, харесвам се. имам успех, ставам моден/популярен, разпространявам се бързо 28. to be busy catching up with one's work бързам да привърша изостаналата си работа 29. to catch a habit добивам навик, навиквам, хващам, измамвам 30. to catch a likeness долавям/улавям/предавам прилика (за художник и пр.), i didn't catch what you said не чух добре какво казахте 31. to catch on to en idea схващам идея 32. to catch someone /something up, to catch up with someone /something догонвам/настигам/изпреварвам някого/нешо 33. to catch someone doing something залавям някого, че прави нещо 34. to catch up on (one's) sleep отспивам си 35. to catch up on/with something захващам се с/подхващам отново нещо изоставено/изостанало, довършвам/доизкарвам нещо, наваксвам си 36. to catch up with someone хващам/арестувам някого 37. we were caught in a storm застигна ни буря 38. you don't catch me! няма/не может да ме измамиш/излъжеш/надхитриш 39. you will catch it ще ядеш бой, ще го отнесеш. ще си изпатиш 40. закачам (се), прикачам (се), заплитам (се), прихващам (се), притискам (се) 41. закачам се, запъвам се, затягам се 42. залепвам, загарям (по дъното на тенджера) 43. запалвам се, разналвам се, пламвам (за огън и пp.) 44. запъвам, заяждам (за брава и пр.) ' 45. изгода, печалба, келипир 46. изгодна партия за брак 47. неочаквана/скрита трудност, хитрина, уловка, примамка, клопка 48. предпазна закопчалка (на гривна, колие и пр.) 49. резе, кука, стяга (на врата, прозорец), ключалка, райбер 50. спирам, прекъсвам (реч и пр.) '. to catch up on осведомявам (се). влизам/поставям в течение на (новини и пр.), to catch up on someone хващам/улавям някого в нещо нередно 51. спиране, пресичане, секване (на глас. дъх и пр.), written by catches писано с прекъсвания 52. тех. езиче, зъбец, запънка, аретир, копче, клавиш 53. улавям, хващам, настигам, заварвам, изненадвам (за буря, дъжд и пр.) 54. улов на риба 55. хващам, долавям, дочувам, усещам, схващам, разбирам 56. хващам, прихващам, заразявам се от (частичка, заразна болеет и пр.) 57. част, парче, откъс, откъслек
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catch[kætʃ] I. v ( caught[kɔ:t]) 1. хващам, улавям, ловя, залавям; хващам топката във въздуха (при игра на крикет); to \catch a taxi ( a ferry) хващам (вземам) такси (ферибот); I caught him in his fall хванах го, като падаше; 2. настигам; 3. улавям, изненадвам, заварвам, издебвам, уличавам, хващам; настигам, изненадвам (за буря, дъжд и пр.); to \catch s.o. (o.s.) doing s.th. хващам (залавям) някого (себе си) да прави нещо; to \catch s.o. in the act хващам някого на местопрестъплението; let me \catch you at it! само да те хвана! (като вършиш нещо); \catch me ( doing such a thing) няма да ме хванеш (да върша това), не съм толкова глупав; to \catch s.o. bending ( napping, tripping, off ( his) guard), to \catch s.o. by surprise ( at a bad time) изненадвам някого, хващам в неподходящ момент; the country was caught in a depression страната бе обхваната от депресия; 4. закачам, заплитам; притискам; прихващам; her heel got caught in the pavement токчето ѝ се закачи в паважа; he caught his foot in the lawnmower той заклещи крака си в косачката; the car caught two passers-by колата закачи (бутна) двама минувачи; the car was caught between two trams колата бе притисната (попадна) между два трамвая; a scarf caught with a brooch шал, закачен с брошка; the lock won't \catch ключът не хваща; 5. хващам, пипвам, прихващам, разболявам се, заразявам се от; to \catch a cold настивам, пипвам хрема; to \catch o.'s death умирам; you might \catch your death of cold можеш много лошо да настинеш; to \catch a habit навиквам, свиквам, добивам навик; 6. хващам, измамвам; you don't \catch me! няма да ме излъжеш, мене не можеш да хванеш! 7. долавям, дочувам, усещам, помирисвам; схващам, разбирам; улавям; the painter managed to \catch his model' s beauty художникът е успял да възпроизведе красотата на модела; I don't quite \catch the idea не схващам съвсем ясно мисълта; I don't believe I caught your name мисля, че не чух добре името ви; to \catch a glimpse виждам бегло, мярвам, зървам; to \catch sight of съглеждам; to \catch the attention of привличам внимание; to \catch the drift of an argument разбирам накъде клони спорът; to \catch the news чувам новините (по радиото или телевизията); 8. закачам се, запъвам се; 9. грубо забременявам; 10. загарям, залепвам (за дъното на тенджера); the milk has caught ( stuck) млякото е загоряло; 11. нанасям ( удар); получавам (удар, упрек); the blow caught him in the arm ударът попадна в рамото му; you'll \catch it ще си изпатиш, ще ти се карат; 12. to \catch at хващам се за, посягам да хвана; to \catch at the chance възползвам се от случая; a drowning man \catches at a straw давещият се и за сламка се хваща; • to \catch fire запалвам се, подпалвам се; to \catch o.'s breath дъхът ми секва; to be caught short страшно ми се ходи по нужда (особ. ако няма тоалетна наблизо); II. n 1. хващане, улавяне; грабване; пресичане, спиране, секване; to play \catch играя на гоненица; 2. улов, уловеното (при риболов); 3. печалба, изгода, полза, келепир; добра партия (за женитба); ( it is) no ( great) \catch, not much of a \catch не е бог знае каква печалба (какъв келепир); 4. хитрина, уловка; what's the \catch? къде (каква) е уловката? 5. откъс, къс, парче, част; 6. тех. приспособление за затваряне, закачане; резе (на врата); ключалка, мандало, райбер; езиче, зъбец; спирачка; аретир; копче, клавиш; мин. pl колчета за маркиране; 7. муз. канон; 8. откъс, фрагмент; • a \catch question коварен въпрос; \catch 22 параграф 22, омагьосан кръг.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > catch
5 catch

1. n поимка; захват

her catch was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor — она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку

catch high bar — в хват за верхнюю жердь

2. n улов; добыча

a fine catch of fish — хороший улов рыбы

catch quota — квота улова

catch compound — состав улова

catch composition — состав улова

commercial catch — промысловый улов

miraculous catch of fish — чудесный улов рыбы

3. n разг. хитрость, ловушка; подвох

catch question — каверзный вопрос

cold catch pot — охлаждаемая ловушка

catch trench — яма - ловушка

4. n выгодное приобретение

no catch, not much of a catch — незавидное приобретение; грош цена; не бог весть какое сокровище

5. n задвижка, засов; шпингалет

window catch — оконный шпингалет

6. n тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление

catch member — захватывающая деталь

7. n тех. стяжной болт

8. n тех. тормоз; стопор; арретир

9. n приостановка на мгновение; потеря на мгновение

with a catch in her voice — прерывающимся голосом

front over-bar flip to catch — сальто вперед над жердями в упор

10. n отрывки, обрывки, кусочки

catches of old tunes — обрывки старых мелодий

11. n игра в мяч; перебрасывание мяча

to play catch — играть в мяч

vault catch — перелет в вис

catch stitch — шов «ёлочкой»

to muff a catch — пропустить мяч

dislocate catch — дуга назад с выкрутом в вис

the cricketer fluffed the catch — игрок не поймал мяч

12. n поимка мяча

кетч

he made an offer to catch the ball — он попытался схватить мяч

13. n с. -х. самосев хлебных злаков

14. n муз. ист. качча

15. v поймать, схватить; ловить

to catch with nets — ловить сетями

catch hold of — схватывать; схватить

catch red-handed — поймать на месте преступления

to catch cold — схватить простуду, простудиться

to catch a fish with a spear — поймать рыбу острогой

16. v поймать, застигнуть; застать, захватить

to catch in a lie — изобличить во лжи

to be caught in the rain — попасть под дождь

we were caught in a snowstorm — мы были застигнуты метелью

to be caught cheating — быть уличённым в мошенничестве

to be caught in the turmoil — быть вовлечённым в водоворот

a rat was caught in the trap — крыса попалась в крысоловку

17. v схватить, задержать

the policeman caught the thief — полицейский задержал вора

18. v ухватиться, схватить

he caught at the rope — он уцепился за верёвку

19. v прицепляться, придираться к

he catches at everything — он ко всему придирается

catch tank — сливной бак

catch water cistern — водосборный бак

20. v уловить, поймать

to catch a likeness — схватить сходство

21. v разг. уловить смысл, понять

22. v зацепить; задеть; защемить

23. v зацепиться

her dress caught on a nail — она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь

24. v поддеть; провести; поймать в ловушку

catch pan — поддон - ловушка

straddle cut catch — перемах ноги врозь в упор или в вис

cut and catch — подъем вперед с перемахом ноги врозь в вис

cut-off catch — подъем вперед с перемахом ноги врозь в вис

25. v попасть, ударить

the blow caught him on the head — удар пришёлся ему по голове

Синонимический ряд:

1. capture (noun) apprehension; bagging; capture; clutch; collaring; gem; grab; hooking; prize; seizure; snatch; taking; treasure; trophy

2. fastener (noun) bolt; buckle; clasp; closure; fastener; hasp; hook; lock; ratchet; snap

3. prize (noun) plum; prize

4. trick (noun) cheat; deception; decoy; drawback; hitch; hooker; puzzle; rub; snag; trap; trick

5. apprehend (verb) accept; apprehend; arrest; bag; collar; compass; comprehend; conceive; cotton on to; cotton to; fathom; follow; make out; nail; prehend; read; see; take in; tumble to; twig

6. attract (verb) attract; bewitch; captivate; charm; enchant; fascinate; win

7. catch up with (verb) catch up with; go after; reach

8. dupe (verb) bamboozle; befool; chicane; con; dupe; dust; flimflam; gull; hoax; hornswoggle; job; kid; pigeon; spoof; victimize

9. entangle (verb) entangle; hook; lodge; stick

10. fasten (verb) anchor; fasten; fix; latch; moor; secure

11. find (verb) descry; detect; discern; encounter; espy; find; glimpse; hit upon; meet with; spot; spy; turn up

12. get (verb) break out with; capture; come down with; contract; develop; get; incur; net; sicken; sicken of; sicken with

13. grasp (verb) clutch; grab; grapple; grasp; grip; nab; seize; snag

14. hit (verb) clout; ding; hit; knock; pop; slam; slog; smack; smash; smite; sock; strike; swat; whack; wham

15. hoodwink (verb) deceive; discover; expose; fool; hoodwink; pull one over on; startle; trick

16. intercept (verb) block; cut off; intercept

17. marry (verb) espouse; marry; wed

18. overhaul (verb) overhaul; overtake; take

19. perceive (verb) perceive; sense; understand

20. snare (verb) benet; catch up; enmesh; ensnare; entrap; foul; lasso; latch on to; snare; tangle; trammel; trap

21. strike (verb) nip; snap; snatch; strike

22. surprise (verb) board; hit on; surprise

Антонимический ряд:

fail; free; give up; let go; lose; miss; release; restore

English-Russian base dictionary > catch
6 catch

I [kætʃ]
nome

1) (on purse, brooch) fermaglio m., gancio m.; (on window, door) fermo m.

2) fig. (drawback) trappola f.

what's the catch? — dov'è il tranello?

3) (break in voice)

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

4) (act of catching) presa f.

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

to play catch — giocare a palla

5) pesc. (haul) pesca f., retata f.

6) (marriage partner)

a good catch — un buon partito
II 1. [kætʃ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. caught)

1) (hold and retain) [ person] prendere, afferrare [ ball]; prendere, [ fish]; [ container] raccogliere [ water]; (by running) [ person] prendere, acchiappare [ person]

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

2) (take by surprise)

to catch sb. doing — sorprendere qcn. a fare

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

3) (be in time for) (riuscire a) prendere [train, plane]

to catch the last post — essere in tempo per l'ultima levata della posta

4) (manage to see) prendere, riuscire a vedere [ programme]; arrivare in tempo per [ show]

5) (grasp) afferrare, prendere [hand, branch, rope]; catturare, attrarre [interest, imagination]

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

6) (hear) comprendere, afferrare [word, name]

7) (perceive) distinguere [ sound]; cogliere, notare [ look]

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

8) (get stuck)

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]

9) prendere, contrarre [disease, virus]

10) (hit) prendere, colpire [object, person]

11) (have an effect on) [ light] fare risplendere [ object]; [ wind] portare via [paper, bag]

to catch one's breath — trattenere il respiro

12)

to catch the sun — prendere il sole

to catch fire o light prendere fuoco; to catch the light — riflettere la luce

13) (capture) rendere, cogliere [atmosphere, spirit]

14) (in cricket, baseball) mettere fuori gioco [ batsman]

15) (trick) ingannare, giocare un tiro a

16) (manage to reach) raggiungere
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. caught)

1) (become stuck)

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

2) (start to burn) [ wood] accendersi, prendere (fuoco); [ fire] prendere

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- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!

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[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.) prendere

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) prendere

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) sorprendere

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) prendere

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) prendere

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) raggiungere

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) comprendere

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prendere (fuoco)
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) presa

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) gancio; fermo; fermaglio

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) presa; caccia; retata

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) trucco, trappola

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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catch /kætʃ/
n.

1 (spec. sport) presa ( della palla); presa al volo

2 ( pesca) pesca; presa; retata; pescato: to haul in one's catch, tirare a bordo il pescato (o le reti); to make a good catch, fare una buona pesca

3 (fig. fam.) partito ( matrimoniale): That man is a good catch, quell'uomo è un buon partito

4 gancio; fermaglio; chiusura a scatto; fermo ( di porta); arresto ( di ingranaggio): safety catch, chiusura di sicurezza; arresto

5 (fam.) inghippo; trappola; trucco: DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- There's a catch, c'è un tranello; What's the catch?, dov'è l'inghippo?

6 breve arresto o esitazione (della voce o del respiro, per l'emozione)

7 (mus.) canzone a canone ( con testo umoristico)

8 [u] ( gioco) chiapparello; acchiappino

● Catch-22 ( situation), circolo vizioso; situazione da comma 22.
♦ (to) catch /kætʃ/
(pass. e p. p. caught)

A v. t.

1 prendere; afferrare; pigliare; acchiappare (al volo); agguantare: I caught the ball on the rebound, presi la palla di rimbalzo; to catch hold of st., afferrare qc.; I caught him as he fell, lo afferrai mentre cadeva; I caught him by the neck, lo agguantai per il collo

2 catturare; prendere; acchiappare: to catch a fish [a rabbit], prendere un pesce [un coniglio]; to catch a mouse [a butterfly], acchiappare un topo [una farfalla]; to catch a murderer, catturare (o prendere) un assassino

3 ( del vento, ecc.) afferrare; portare via; trascinare via

4 sorprendere; cogliere; prendere: to catch sb. at it, cogliere q. sul fatto (o in flagrante); to catch sb. in the act, cogliere q. in flagrante (o sul fatto); to catch sb. stealing, sorprendere q. che ruba; I caught him at the whisky again, lo colsi di nuovo a bere whisky; to catch sb. by surprise, cogliere q. di sorpresa; ( su una terra sconosciuta o deserta); DIALOGO → - Weather- They were caught in a blizzard in the mountains, sono stati sorpresi da una bufera di neve in montagna

5 (seguito da compl.) ( anche fig.) prendere; impigliare; chiudere; intrappolare: I caught my foot in the rope, inciampai nella corda; He caught his fingers in the door, si chiuse le dita nella porta; to get caught in st., restare impigliato (o preso, intrappolato) in qc.; We were caught in a vicious circle, eravamo presi in un circolo vizioso

6 colpire; prendere: The bullet caught him in the chest, la pallottola lo ha colpito al petto

7 urtare; battere: I caught my head on the edge of the table, battei la testa contro l'orlo del tavolo

8 dare, assestare, mollare (fam.) ( un colpo) a: I caught him a blow on the chin, gli assestai un pugno sul mento

9 chiudere ( un gancio); agganciare, allacciare ( un fermaglio, ecc.)

10 (seguito da compl., spesso al passivo) chiudere; stringere; raccogliere; assicurare: She wore her hair caught in a bun, portava i capelli raccolti in uno chignon

11 prendere; contrarre ( una malattia): to catch a cold, prendere il raffreddore; to catch a disease off sb., prendere una malattia da q.

12 farsi contagiare (fig.) da; lasciarsi prendere da: We caught the general enthusiasm, ci siamo lasciati contagiare dall'entusiasmo generale

13 raggiungere: You'll catch him if you run, se corri lo raggiungi

14 prendere ( un mezzo di trasporto): to catch a bus, prendere l'autobus

15 arrivare in tempo per (fare o vedere qc.); riuscire a vedere, sentire, ecc.; riuscire a prendere ( un treno, ecc.): to catch the last mail, arrivare in tempo per l'ultima levata della posta; I want to catch the 7 o'clock news, voglio riuscire a vedere (o non voglio perdere) il telegiornale delle sette; Did he catch his plane in the end?, è poi riuscito a prendere il suo aereo?; DIALOGO → - Organizing a meeting- Hi Tim, I'm glad I've caught you, ciao Tim, sono contenta di essere riuscita a trovarti

16 attirare; attrarre; prendere; catturare: to catch sb. 's attention, attirare l'attenzione di q.; My eye was caught by a miniature, il mio occhio è stato attratto da una miniatura

17 cogliere; notare; sentire; percepire; distinguere: to catch a glimpse of, vedere di sfuggita; scorgere; intravedere; to catch sight of, scorgere; intravedere; I caught signs of impatience, colsi segni di impazienza; to catch a smell, sentire un odore

18 sentire; afferrare; capire: I didn't catch what he said, non ho afferrato quel che ha detto; Do you catch my meaning?, capisci che cosa intendo?

19 rendere; cogliere: to catch a likeness, cogliere una somiglianza; His film exactly catches the mood of the fifties, il suo film coglie alla perfezione l'atmosfera degli anni Cinquanta

20 raccogliere ( un liquido)

21 ( radio, TV) prendere; ricevere; captare

22 ( baseball) ricevere

23 ( cricket) ► catch out

B v. i.

1 prendere fuoco; accendersi; cominciare a bruciare: The sticks quickly caught, i rametti presero subito fuoco

2 ( di motore) ingranare; mettersi in moto, partire

3 (bot.) prendere; attecchire, allignare

4 prendere, far presa; attaccarsi; ( di serramenti, ecc.) chiudere; (mecc.) ingranare, innestarsi: The hook didn't catch, il gancio non prese ( sulla parete, ecc.); The lock won't catch, la serratura non chiude

5 (seguito da compl.) impigliarsi; restare attaccato; rimanere preso: My jacket caught on a nail, mi si è impigliata la giacca in un chiodo

6 (med.) ( di male) essere contagioso; diffondersi facilmente

7 prendere piede

8 ( di femmina di animale) restare pregna; ingravidarsi

9 ( baseball) fare il ricevitore; giocare nel ruolo di ricevitore

● to catch one's breath, trattenere il respiro; restare col respiro mozzo □ (fam.) to catch sb. bending, cogliere q. alla sprovvista; prendere in contropiede □ to catch sb. 's eye, attirare l'attenzione di q. □ to catch sb. 's fancy, piacere a q. □ to catch fire, prendere fuoco □ (fam.) to catch sb. flat-footed, cogliere q. alla sprovvista □ (fam. USA) to catch hell, prendersi una strigliata; beccarsi un cazziatone (pop.) □ (fam.) to catch it ( in the neck), buscarsi una sgridata; buscarle; prenderle □ to catch the light, riflettere la luce; mandare un riverbero □ (fam.) to catch sb. napping, cogliere q. di sorpresa; cogliere q. impreparato □ to catch sb. off balance, cogliere q. alla sprovvista; prendere in contropiede □ to catch sb. on the wrong foot, prendere q. in contropiede ( anche fig.) □ to catch oneself, trattenersi: to catch oneself in time, trattenersi in tempo; sorprendersi; trovarsi a: She caught herself smiling, si sorprese a sorridere □ to catch sb. red-handed, cogliere q. in flagrante (o sul fatto) □ to catch the sun, essere in posizione soleggiata; (GB) abbronzarsi □ (fam.) to catch sb. with his trousers ( USA: pants) down, sorprendere q. ( in una situazione imbarazzante o illegale); cogliere q. sul fatto □ to be caught like a rat in a hole, essere preso in trappola □ to be caught short, rimanere a corto di qc.; ( Borsa) essere allo scoperto; (fam. USA) avere urgente bisogno del gabinetto; avere un bisogno urgente □ (fam.) You won't catch me doing it!, non mi ci prendi di sicuro a farlo; figùrati se lo faccio! □ (fam.) I wouldn't be caught dead in that place, in quel posto non ci andrei neanche morto.

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I [kætʃ]
nome

1) (on purse, brooch) fermaglio m., gancio m.; (on window, door) fermo m.

2) fig. (drawback) trappola f.

what's the catch? — dov'è il tranello?

3) (break in voice)

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

4) (act of catching) presa f.

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

to play catch — giocare a palla

5) pesc. (haul) pesca f., retata f.

6) (marriage partner)

a good catch — un buon partito
II 1. [kætʃ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. caught)

1) (hold and retain) [ person] prendere, afferrare [ ball]; prendere, [ fish]; [ container] raccogliere [ water]; (by running) [ person] prendere, acchiappare [ person]

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

2) (take by surprise)

to catch sb. doing — sorprendere qcn. a fare

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

3) (be in time for) (riuscire a) prendere [train, plane]

to catch the last post — essere in tempo per l'ultima levata della posta

4) (manage to see) prendere, riuscire a vedere [ programme]; arrivare in tempo per [ show]

5) (grasp) afferrare, prendere [hand, branch, rope]; catturare, attrarre [interest, imagination]

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

6) (hear) comprendere, afferrare [word, name]

7) (perceive) distinguere [ sound]; cogliere, notare [ look]

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

8) (get stuck)

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]

9) prendere, contrarre [disease, virus]

10) (hit) prendere, colpire [object, person]

11) (have an effect on) [ light] fare risplendere [ object]; [ wind] portare via [paper, bag]

to catch one's breath — trattenere il respiro

12)

to catch the sun — prendere il sole

to catch fire o light prendere fuoco; to catch the light — riflettere la luce

13) (capture) rendere, cogliere [atmosphere, spirit]

14) (in cricket, baseball) mettere fuori gioco [ batsman]

15) (trick) ingannare, giocare un tiro a

16) (manage to reach) raggiungere
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. caught)

1) (become stuck)

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

2) (start to burn) [ wood] accendersi, prendere (fuoco); [ fire] prendere

•

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

••

you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!

English-Italian dictionary > catch
7 catch

1. [kætʃ] n
1. поимка; захват

her catch was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor - она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку

2. улов; добыча

a fine catch of fish - хороший улов рыбы

that bachelor is a good catch - этот холостяк - завидный жених

3. разг. хитрость, ловушка; подвох

catch question - каверзный вопрос

there must be a catch somewhere - здесь что-то не так; здесь есть какой-то подвох

what's the catch in his offer? - что скрывается за его предложением?

that's the catch - в этом-то вся хитрость

4. выгодное приобретение

no catch, not much of a catch - незавидное приобретение; грош цена; не бог весть какое сокровище

5. 1) задвижка, засов; шпингалет

2) тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление

3) тех. стяжной болт

4) тех. тормоз; стопор; арретир

6. приостановка на мгновение ( дыхания); потеря на мгновение ( голоса)

with a catch in her voice - прерывающимся голосом

7. отрывки, обрывки, кусочки

catches of old tunes - обрывки старых мелодий /напевов/

8. игра в мяч (детская и т. п.); перебрасывание мяча

to play catch - играть в мяч

9. поимка мяча (до того, как он коснулся грунта - крикет)

10. спорт. кетч (борьба, допускающая запрещённые приёмы)

11. с.-х. самосев хлебных злаков

12. муз. ист. качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV - XVI вв.)
2. [kætʃ] v (caught)
I

1. 1) поймать, схватить; ловить (мяч, рыбу, беглеца и т. п.)

2) поймать, застигнуть (тж. catch out); застать, захватить

to catch smb. red-handed /in the act/ - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to catch smb. napping /off guard/ - застать кого-л. врасплох

to catch in a lie - изобличить во лжи

to catch in a word - а) поймать на слове; б) библ. уловить в слове

to be caught in the rain - попасть под дождь

we were caught in a snowstorm - мы были застигнуты метелью

to be caught cheating - быть уличённым в мошенничестве

to be caught in the turmoil - быть вовлечённым в водоворот ( событий)

a rat was caught in the trap - крыса попалась в крысоловку

I caught him out - я поймал его на лжи

I caught him at it - я его поймал на этом /захватил с поличным/

3) схватить, задержать

the policeman caught the thief - полицейский задержал вора

2. (at)

1) ухватиться, схватить

he caught at the rope - он уцепился за верёвку

2) прицепляться, придираться к

he catches at everything - он ко всему придирается

3. 1) уловить, поймать

to catch a likeness - схватить /уловить (и передать)/ сходство ( в портрете)

to catch (at) an opportunity - воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность

2) разг. уловить смысл, понять (тж. catch on)

I don't catch your meaning - не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

he's not very quick at catching on, is he? - ведь он тугодум /до него не скоро доходит/

4. 1) зацепить; задеть; защемить

to catch one's finger in the door - прищемить себе палец дверью

2) зацепиться (тж. catch up)

her dress caught on a nail - она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь

the boat was caught in the reeds - лодка застряла в камышах

5. поддеть; провести; поймать в ловушку

you've caught me this time! - ну и поддели вы меня!

6. попасть, ударить

the blow caught him on the head - удар пришёлся ему по голове

I caught him one in the eye - прост. я поставил ему синяк под глазом

II А

1. заболеть, заразиться; схватить (болезнь и т. п.)

to catch scarlet fever - заразиться скарлатиной

to catch a chill /(a) cold/ - простудиться

to catch one's death of cold - простудиться и умереть

2. захватывать; перехватывать (сообщения и т. п.)

3. успеть, поспеть (на поезд, самолёт и т. п.)

to catch the train - поспеть на поезд

I wonder whether I can catch the post - не опоздаю ли я к почте?

4. схватить, уловить (слова, звуки)

to catch a melody - схватить мелодию

didn't quite catch what you said - я не расслышал, что вы сказали

5. увидеть ( мельком)

to catch sight /a glimpse, a glance/ of smth. - увидеть что-л. (на мгновение)

I caught sight /a glimpse/ of her in the crowd - я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе

6. привлечь (внимание и т. п.); поразить ( воображение); увлечь

bright colours catch a baby's eye - яркие цвета привлекают ребёнка

the fact caught her attention - её внимание было привлечено этим фактом

to catch the imagination - поразить воображение

7. запираться (о замке, засове)

the lock won't catch - замок не запирается /неисправен/

8. прерывать ( оратора); сбивать ( выступающего) вопросами и выкриками

♢

to catch it - получить нагоняй

I caught it - мне досталось /попало/

you will catch it! - ≅ будет тебе на орехи!

to catch one's foot - споткнуться

to catch the trick (of doing smth.) - наловчиться (делать что-л.); приноровиться (к чему-л.); схватить (как что-л. делается)

to catch a crab - спорт. жарг. «поймать леща»

catch me doing that! - чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!

catch me ever telling him anything again! - чёрта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!

to catch the Speaker's eye - парл. получить слово в палате общин

to catch fire - а) загореться, воспламениться; б) воспылать; вспыхнуть; зажечься (энтузиазмом и т. п.)

to catch hold of smth. - ухватиться за что-л.

to catch one's breath - а) затаить дыхание; б) перевести дух, отдышаться

catch as catch can - лови, хватай (счастье и т. п.)

on a catch-as-catch-can basis - спец. без определённой очерёдности

you don't catch old birds with chaff - посл. ≅ старого воробья на мякине не проведёшь

a drowning man will catch at a straw - посл. утопающий за соломинку хватается

НБАРС > catch
8 catch out

1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) eliminar

2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) pillar desprevenido

v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a)

to catch somebody out — pillar or agarrar a alguien desprevenido

b) ( trick) pillar (fam), agarrar (CS fam)

VT + ADV (esp Brit) (with trick question) hundir

to catch sb out — sorprender or pillar a algn

you won't catch me out again like that — no me vas a pillar así otra vez

we were caught out by the rise in the dollar — la subida del dólar nos cogió desprevenidos

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v + o + adv, v + adv + o

a)

to catch somebody out — pillar or agarrar a alguien desprevenido

b) ( trick) pillar (fam), agarrar (CS fam)

English-spanish dictionary > catch out
9 question

1. n вопрос

leading question — наводящий вопрос

ticklish question — щекотливый вопрос

to put questions — задавать вопросы

to answer questions — отвечать на вопросы

to complicate a question — усложнить вопрос

to clear a question — внести ясность в вопрос

the question of his ability came up — встал вопрос о его возможностях

ask me no questions — не задавайте мне вопросов

he shied away from a question — он смутился и не ответил

it has often been a question with me whether I can afford it — я часто спрашивал себя, могу ли я себе это позволить

question mark — знак вопроса

be in question — под вопросом

moral question — вопрос этики

ask question — задавать вопрос

question of law — вопрос права

2. n проблема, дело, обсуждаемый вопрос

economic questions — экономические проблемы

an open question — открытый вопрос

vexed question — спорный вопрос

an unsettled question — неразрешённый вопрос

the question of the day — наиболее актуальный вопрос

a topical question — актуальный вопрос

a pressing question — злободневный вопрос

a difficult question to decide — трудноразрешимая проблема

the point in question — данный вопрос

this is no longer in question — вопрос об этом больше не стоит

to raise a question — поднять вопрос

to treat a question — рассматривать вопрос

to speak to the question — выступать по существу

to deviate from a question — уклониться от вопроса

to touch upon a question — коснуться вопроса

to set the question at rest — уладить вопрос

where is the man in question? — где человек, о котором идёт речь?

to come into question — стать предметом обсуждения

to go into the question — вникнуть в вопрос, заняться вопросом

to have nothing to do with the question, to be foreign to the question — не иметь отношения к вопросу

this is out of the question — об этом не может быть и речи, это исключено

the question is — дело в том, что

that is not the question — дело не в этом

it is a question of time — это вопрос времени

to sidestep a question — обходить вопрос

to state the question — излагать вопрос

examine a question — рассматривать вопрос

marginal question — второстепенный вопрос

open-ended question — замысловатый вопрос

3. n парл. предложение

a question before the House — предложение в палате

the previous question — предложение о прекращении прений и переходе к обсуждению

pop the question — делать предложение

4. n сомнение; возражение

there is no question about it — в этом никто не сомневается

beyond question — вне сомнения, несомненно, безусловно

there is no question of him having been in London in 1958 — он никак не мог быть в Лондоне в 1958

to make a question of the news — усомниться в достоверности сообщения

this is out of question — это безусловно

beyond question — вне всякого сомнения

call in question — подвергать сомнению

out of question — вне всякого сомнения

beyond all question — вне всякого сомнения

calling in question — подвергающий сомнению

5. n допрос, следствие

to question closely — вести подробный допрос

cross question — подвергать перекрестному допросу

oppressive question — допрос, деморализующий допрашиваемого

6. n ист. пытка

64 dollar question — самый трудный вопрос

7. v спрашивать, задавать вопросы; расспрашивать

he questioned me closely about what I had seen — он подробно расспросил меня о том, что я видел

grand question — главный вопрос

major question — главный вопрос

question of fact — вопрос факта

burning question — жгучий вопрос

open a question — поднять вопрос

8. v допрашивать; опрашивать

to question a witness — допрашивать свидетеля

9. v подвергать сомнению, сомневаться, ставить под вопрос

to question a decision — сомневаться в правильности решения

he never questioned her being twenty-one — ему и в голову не приходило сомневаться в том, что ей 21 год

trick question — вопрос сноровки

urgent question — срочный вопрос

a question arose — возник вопрос

catch question — каверзный вопрос

decide a question — решить вопрос

Синонимический ряд:

1. consideration (noun) consideration; difficulty

2. demur (noun) challenge; demur; demurral; demurrer; objection; protest; remonstrance; remonstration

3. dispute (noun) controversy; discussion; dispute

4. doubt (noun) doubt; doubtfulness; dubiousness; incertitude; mistrust; scepticism; suspicion; uncertainty; wonder

5. inquiry (noun) enquiry; inquest; inquiry; inquisition; interrogation; interrogatory; query; questioning

6. problem (noun) issue; nut; problem

7. ask (verb) ask; catechize; enquire; examine; grill; inquire; interrogate; petition; query; quest; quiz; seek; solicit

8. doubt (verb) challenge; dispute; distrust; doubt; mistrust; suspect

Антонимический ряд:

admission; affirm; agree; allow; answer; assert; belief; concede; concession; concur; dictate; endorse; enunciate; explanation; grant; pronounce; respond; solution; trust

English-Russian base dictionary > question
10 catch up

أَدْرَكَ \ appreciate: to understand: I appreciate your point of view. attain: to reach; succeed in getting: He attained his goal of becoming rich. catch up: come level (with): He started early but I soon caught up (or caught him up or caught up with him). catch, (caught): to meet or join sb. or sth. by being at the right place at the right time: I caught the bus outside the cinema. I caught the headmaster as he left his office. comprehend: to understand: The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning. find, (found): to learn or discover sth. (by experience or study of inquiry): She found him changed. You will find the hotel very comfortable. The judge found the prisoner guilty. I found that my car had been stolen. make out: to understand: I can’t make out what this means. overtake: (of a runner, etc.) to come level with sb., by going faster (and perhaps to pass him): I overtook him and gave him your message. perceive: to notice and understand, especially through the eyes or mind: I can’t perceive any difference between these two coins. We perceived that we were unwelcome, so we left. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (Does she know about it?) Do you realize that you are in great danger?. see: to understand (a reaon, a joke, a need, etc.): I can’t see why he wants it. It’s too hard for him, you see? Yes, I see. tell: (with can) to know; to recognize: Can you tell the difference between these two brothers?. understand: to know the meaning of: I don’t understand this question. \ See Also عرف (عَرِفَ)، فهم (فَهِم)، لحق بـ (لَحِقَ بِـ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > catch up
11 catch, (caught)

أَدْرَكَ \ appreciate: to understand: I appreciate your point of view. attain: to reach; succeed in getting: He attained his goal of becoming rich. catch up: come level (with): He started early but I soon caught up (or caught him up or caught up with him). catch, (caught): to meet or join sb. or sth. by being at the right place at the right time: I caught the bus outside the cinema. I caught the headmaster as he left his office. comprehend: to understand: The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning. find, (found): to learn or discover sth. (by experience or study of inquiry): She found him changed. You will find the hotel very comfortable. The judge found the prisoner guilty. I found that my car had been stolen. make out: to understand: I can’t make out what this means. overtake: (of a runner, etc.) to come level with sb., by going faster (and perhaps to pass him): I overtook him and gave him your message. perceive: to notice and understand, especially through the eyes or mind: I can’t perceive any difference between these two coins. We perceived that we were unwelcome, so we left. realize: to understand (the truth of sth.): Does she realize her mistake? (Does she know about it?) Do you realize that you are in great danger?. see: to understand (a reaon, a joke, a need, etc.): I can’t see why he wants it. It’s too hard for him, you see? Yes, I see. tell: (with can) to know; to recognize: Can you tell the difference between these two brothers?. understand: to know the meaning of: I don’t understand this question. \ See Also عرف (عَرِفَ)، فهم (فَهِم)، لحق بـ (لَحِقَ بِـ)‏

Arabic-English glossary > catch, (caught)
12 catch out

catch [sb.] out

1) (take by surprise) cogliere alla sprovvista; (doing something wrong) cogliere in fallo

2) (trick) ingannare, giocare un tiro a

3) (in cricket, baseball) mettere fuori gioco [ batsman]

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1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) eliminare

2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) cogliere in fallo

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vt + adv Brit

(fig: with trick question) cogliere in fallo, prendere in castagna

to catch sb out in a lie — scoprire qn a dire una bugia

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catch [sb.] out

1) (take by surprise) cogliere alla sprovvista; (doing something wrong) cogliere in fallo

2) (trick) ingannare, giocare un tiro a

3) (in cricket, baseball) mettere fuori gioco [ batsman]

English-Italian dictionary > catch out
13 catch off guard

• catch someone off guard catch someone unprepared застать врасплох
He caught me off guard with his question.

English-Russian mini useful dictionary > catch off guard
14 catch out

transitive verb

1) (detect in mistake) [bei einem Fehler] ertappen

2) (take unawares) erwischen (ugs.)

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1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) abtun

2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) ertappen, austricksen

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◆ catch out

vt BRIT

1.

▪ to \catch out out ⇆ sb (detect guilt of) jdn ertappen [o fam erwischen]; (prove guilt of) jdn überführen

▪ to \catch out sb out doing/in sth jdn bei etw dat erwischen

I caught her out smoking ich ertappte sie beim Rauchen

2. (trick)

▪ to \catch out out ⇆ sb jdn aufs Glatteis führen; (with questions) jdm Fangfragen stellen

3. (cause difficulty)

▪ to \catch out out ⇆ sb jdn [unangenehm] überraschen

4. usu passive SPORT

▪ to be caught out ausgeschieden sein

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vt sep (fig)
überführen; (with trick question etc) hereinlegen (inf); (SPORT) abfangen
I caught you out there! — du bist durchschaut; (with trick question) jetzt bist du aber reingefallen (inf)

to catch sb out in a lie — jdn beim Lügen ertappen

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catch out v/t

a) ertappen

b) überführen

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transitive verb

1) (detect in mistake) [bei einem Fehler] ertappen

2) (take unawares) erwischen (ugs.)

English-german dictionary > catch out
15 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.) fange (inn), gripe

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå, rekke

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ta på fersken, gripe noen i, overraske

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) få, bli smittet

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) henge/klemme fast i

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) slå, lande/falle på, treffe

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) fange opp, få fatt i, høre

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) ta fyr, antenne
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst; det å gripe i flukten

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås, klinke, smekklås

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake (ved), (det stikker) noe under; aber

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

fange
--------
fangst
--------
gripe

I
subst. \/kætʃ\/

1) det å gripe noe, det å fange noe

• that was a good catch

det var bra fanget

• that was an easy catch

den var lett å fange

2) fangst

• she came home with a good catch of fish

hun kom hjem med en god fiskefangst

3) varp, bytte, godt parti, fordel, kupp, gevinst

• she is a good catch

hun er et godt parti

4) felle, knep

5) brist, skjelving, gisp

• there was a catch in her voice

stemmen hennes skalv

6) ( låseanordning) sperre, sperrhake, klinke, lås, smekklås, haspe, krok

7) ( overført) aber, hake

• there is a catch in the idea

det er et aber ved ideen

8) ( musikk) kanon

catch question lurespørsmål

miss a catch ikke ta imot et kast

play catch kaste ball, spille ball

there is a catch in it somewhere det er en hake ved det, det er noe lureri her
II
verb ( caught - caught) \/kætʃ\/

1) fange, gripe, ta, fange inn, fange opp, få tak i, gripe tak i, ta tak i

• he caught the vase just as it fell off the table

han grep tak i vasen idet den falt ned av bordet

2) rekke, nå, komme tidsnok, ta

• catch the train

rekke toget

• catch the post

rekke å poste brevet før kassen tømmes

3) overraske, ta, fange, gripe

• catch somebody stealing

ta noen i å stjele

4) treffe, råke, ramme

• I caught him on the nose

jeg traff ham på nesen

5) få, pådra seg, smittes av, treffes av, bli

• be careful or you will catch (a) cold

vær forsiktig ellers vil du bli forkjølet

6) fange inn, oppfatte, fatte, forstå, få tak i, treffe

• catch the right atmosphere

7) fange, fengsle, hindre

• catch someone's attention

fange noens oppmerksomhet

• catch oneself

hindre seg selv i noe

8) sitte fast med, sitte fast i, henge fast (i), sette seg fast (i)

• the nail caught her dress

kjolen hennes satt fast i spikeren

9) (amer.) se, gå på

• catch a movie

se en film

10) få (seg), ta (seg)

11) ordne, fikse, sette på plass

12) gripe fatt, få tak, ta (om lås)

• the hook doesn't catch

13) ta fyr, antenne, fatte

• the fire took a long time to catch

det tok lang tid før det ble fyr på peisen

14) ( matlaging) brenne, svi

be caught in the rain bli overrasket av regnet

be caught short ( britisk) bli overrumplet

catch at gripe etter

catch hold of ta tak i, få fatt i, få tak i

catch it ( hverdagslig) få huden full, få kjeft

catch me (at it)! ikke jeg, nei!, aldri i livet!

catch on ( hverdagslig) slå an, gjøre lykke, bli populær, gjøre suksess

• the play never caught on

stykket ble ingen suksess

skjønne tegningen, være med (på notene), forstå noe

catch one's breath gispe, snappe etter luft hive etter pusten, få igjen pusten

catch oneself doing something ta seg selv i å gjøre noe

catch sight of få øye på, se, få et glimt av

catch somebody at it overraske noen, ta noen på fersk gjerning, ferske (slang)

catch somebody in the act ta noen på fersk gjerning

catch somebody out avsløre noen, ta noen i en feil

catch somebody unprepared overraske noen

catch someone's eye bli lagt merke til av noen få noens oppmerksomhet med øyekontakt

catch the speaker's eye få ordet, fange ordstyrerens oppmerksomhet

catch the sun være i solen, være på et solfylt sted ( britisk) bli brun, bli solbrent

catch up nå igjen, ta igjen

• he caught me up

han tok meg igjen

rive til seg, snappe opp legge seg til, lære seg avbryte slå ned på ta igjen det forsømte

catch up on ta igjen, komme à jour med

• catch up on arrears in work

ta, sette fast

catch up with komme à jour med noe(n), snakke med noen man ikke har snakket med på lenge (og bli oppdatert på vedkommendes gjøren og laden) begynne å få en skadelig virkning på

catch you later! ser deg senere!

caught up in innblandet i fanget av, oppslukt av, grepet av, bundet av

get caught sitte fast, klemme, henge fast i, henge seg opp i

• they got caught in a traffic jam

de satt fast i trafikken

you'll catch it from me du kommer til å bli smittet av meg ellers får du med meg å gjøre

you wouldn't catch me doing that! aldri i livet om jeg gjør det!, sånt driver jeg ikke med!

English-Norwegian dictionary > catch
16 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.) fange

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) overraske; tage på fersk gerning

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) blive forkølet

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) hænge fast i; klemme

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) ramme

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) høre; få fat i; opfatte

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) begynde at brænde
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) stikke noget under

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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[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.) fange

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) nå

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) overraske; tage på fersk gerning

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) blive forkølet

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) hænge fast i; klemme

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) ramme

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) høre; få fat i; opfatte

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) begynde at brænde
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) fangst

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) lås

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fangst

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) stikke noget under

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

English-Danish dictionary > catch
17 catch

kætʃ
1. сущ.
1) поимка;
захват
2) а) улов;
добыча б) амер.;
разг. урожай, жатва( особ. в количестве, которое делает дальнейшее высевание необязательным)
3) игра в мяч to play catch ≈ играть в мяч
4) загвоздка, препятствие That's the catch. ≈ В этом-то вся загвоздка. Syn: hitch
1., rub
1.
5) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление а) задвижка, защелка, запор, щеколда, шпингалет Syn: fastener, latch
1. б) стяжной болт в) тормоз, стопор;
арретир
6) а) выгода;
выгодное приобретение Syn: acquisition б) выгодная партия (для женитьбы или замужества)
7) муз. небольшая пьеса для трех или более голосов, вступающих попеременно с одинаковой мелодией
2. гл.
1) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать to catch a thief ≈ поймать вора to catch a ball ≈ поймать мяч to catch a fish ≈ поймать рыбу Syn: capture
2) а) заманивать в ловушку, ловить (на чем-л.) to catch in a lie ≈ поймать на вранье to catch in a web ≈ опутать паутиной Syn: trap
2., ensnare б) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение Syn: deceive, mislead
3) а) заставать;
обнаруживать to catch at smth. ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. I've caught you at your tricks again! ≈ Опять ты за свое! to catch unawares ≈ застать врасплох to be caught stealing ≈ попасться на краже to catch a person in the act ≈ застать кого-л. на месте преступления to catch in ≈ застать кого-л. дома, на работе и т. д. You might catch him in about 11 o'clock. ≈ Ты можешь застать его дома около 11 часов. to catch napping ≈ застать кого-л. спящим Father was supposed to be working, but when I went in I caught him napping. ≈ Я думал, что отец на работе, но когда вошел, то застал его спящим. б) захватывать( о дожде, шторме и т. п.) to be caught in the rain ≈ попасть под дождь The rain caught us just as we had reached the shoulder of the hill. ≈ Дождь захватил нас, когда мы достигли склона холма. в) разг. (только в прош. вр. или прич. прош. вр.;
пасс.) 'залетать', забеременеть She's been caught - she's about five months gone. ≈ Она 'залетела' - у нее уже пять месяцев.
4) а) догнать( более употребительно catch up) Syn: overtake б) успеть, попасть ( на поезд и т. п.) to catch the train ≈ успеть к поезду I must finish my letter in time to catch the post. ≈ Я должен вовремя закончить письмо, чтобы успеть попасть на почту.
5) ударить, попасть She caught him a sounding box on the ear. ≈ Она нанесла ему звучный удар кулаком в ухо.
6) а) схватить (резко или неожиданно) Syn: grasp
2., seize б) охватывать( об огне;
тж. в более широком значении) The fire caught many houses. ≈ Огонь охватил много домов. The wind and sun have fairly caught us all these last three days. ≈ Ветер и солнце практически не отпускали нас в эти последние три дня. в) зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить to catch one's finger in a door ≈ прищемить себе палец дверью to catch on smth. ≈ привязывать(ся) к чему-л. My coat caught on a nail and tore. ≈ Мое пальто зацепилось за гвоздь и порвалось. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving. ≈ Я должен был приехать достаточно рано, но когда я уезжал, я зацепился пальто за гвоздь. Syn: snag
2., jam I
2.
7) поймать, воспользоваться( возможностью)
8) схватывать, получать( что-л. неприятное или опасное) ;
заразиться to catch one's death( of cold) ≈ умереть( от простуды) to catch (a) cold ≈ простудиться, подхватить простуду She caught a cold from her brother. ≈ Она подхватила простуду от своего брата. to catch measles ≈ заразиться корью to catch fire ≈ загореться, воспламениться to catch frost ≈ покрыться льдом
9) ловить, улавливать (слова, смысл и т. п.) to catch a person's meaning ≈ уловить, понять чью-л. мысль to catch a likeness ≈ уловить (и передать) сходство to catch a glimpse of smth. ≈ увидеть что-л. на мгновение to catch the character, spirit ≈ уловить характер( актера) catch the eye Syn: grasp
2.
10) смотреть (театральный спектакль или телевизионную программу) ;
слушать (концерт и т. п.) You can have a cigarette or a drink, read the newspaper or catch the television news. ≈ Можно закурить или выпить, почитать газету или посмотреть новости по телевизору.
11) прерывать, останавливать( резко, внезапно) He caught himself before giving away a secret. ≈ Он на секунду остановился, перед тем, как выдать секрет. ∙ catch alight catch at catch away catch flat-footed catch in catch it catch napping catch off catch on catch out catch red-handed catch up Catch me (doing that) ! ≈ Чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! to catch the Speaker's eye парл. ≈ получить слово в палате общин to catch at a straw ≈ хвататься за соломинку to catch smb. in the act ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. плохим to catch one's foot ≈ споткнуться to catch smb. on the hop ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох to catch smb. on the raw ≈ задевать кого-л., причинять боль, сказав что-л. to catch smb. on the wrong foot ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох catch one's breath be caught short catch hold of catch sight of catch off guard поимка;
захват;
- her * was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку улов;
добыча;
- a fine * of fish хороший улов рыбы;
- that bachelor is a good * этот холостяк - завидный жених( разговорное) хитрость, ловушка;
подвох;
- * question каверзный вопрос;
- there must be a * somewhere здесь что-то не так;
здесь есть какой-то подвох;
- what's the * in his offer? что скрывается за его предложением?;
- that's the * в этом-то вся хитрость выгодное приобретение;
- no *, not much of a * незавидное приобретение;
грош цена;
не Бог весть какое сокровище задвижка, засов;
шпингалет (техническое) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление( техническое) стяжной болт( техническое) тормоз;
стопор;
арретир приостановка на мгновение( дыхания) ;
потеря на мгновение (голоса) ;
- with a * in her voice прерывающимся голосом отрывки, обрывки, кусочки;
- *es of old tunes обрывки старых мелодий игра в мяч;
перебрасывание мяча;
- to play * играть в мяч поимка мяча (спортивное) кетч (борьба) (сельскохозяйственное) самосев хлебных злаков (музыкальное) (историческое) качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV-XVI вв.) поймать, схватить;
ловить поймать, застигнуть;
застать, захватить;
- to * smb. red-handed застать кого-л на месте преступления;
- to * smb. napping застать кого-л врасплох;
- to * in a lie изобличить во лжи;
- to * in a word поймать на слове;
(библеизм) уловить в слове;
- to be caught in a snowstorm мы были застигнуты метелью;
- to be caught cheating быть уличенным в мошенничестве;
- to be caught in the turmoil быть вовлеченным в водоворот( событий) ;
- a rat was caught in the trap крыса попалась в крысоловку;
- I caught him out я поймал его на лжи;
- * caught him at it я его поймал на этом схватить, задержать;
- the policeman caught the thief полицейский задержал вора ухватиться, схватить;
- he caught at the rope он уцепился за веревку прицепляться, придираться к;
- he *es at everything он ко всему придирается уловить, поймать;
- to * a likeness схватить сходство (в партрете) ;
- to * an opportunity воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность (разговорное) уловить смысл, понять;
- I don't * your meaning не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать;
- he's not very quick at *ing on, is he? ведь он тугодум зацепить;
задеть;
защемить;
- to * one's finger in the door прищемить себе палец дверью зацепиться;
- her dress caught on a nail она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь;
- he boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах поддеть;
провести;
поймать в ловушку;
- you've caught me this time! ну и поддели вы меня! попасть, ударить;
- the blow caught him on the head удар пришелся ему по голове;
- I caught him one in the eye (просторечие) я поставил ему синяк под глазом заболеть, заразиться;
схватить (болезнь) ;
- to * scarlet fever заразиться скарлатиной;
- to * a chill простудиться;
- to * one's death of cold простудиться и умереть захватывать;
перехватывать успеть, поспеть;
- to * the train поспеть на поезд;
- I wonder whether I can * the post не опоздаю ли я к почте? схватить, условить;
- to * a melody схватить мелодию;
- I didn't quite * what you said я не расслышал, что вы сказали увидеть;
- to * sight of smth увидеть что-л (на мгновение) ;
- I caught sight of her in the crowd я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе привлечь;
поразить;
увлечь;
- bright colours * a baby's eye яркие цвета привлекают ребенка;
- the fact caught her attention ее внимание было привлечено этим фактом;
- to * the imagination поразить воображение запираться;
- the lock won't * замок не запирается прерывать (оратора) ;
сбивать вопросами и выкриками > to * it получить нагоняй;
> I caught it мне досталось;
> you will * it! будет тебе на орехи!;
> to * one's foot споткнуться;
> to * the trick наловчиться;
приноровиться;
схватить (как что-л делается) ;
> to * a crab (спортивное) (жаргон) "поймать леща";
> * me doing that! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!;
> * me ever telling him anything again! черта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!;
> to * the Speaker's eye (парламентское) получить слово в палате общин;
> to * fire загореться, воспламениться;
воспылать;
вспыхнуть;
зажечься( энтузиазмом) ;
> to * hold of smth ухватиться за что-л;
> to * one's breath затаить дыхание;
перевести дух, отдышаться;
> * as * can лови, хватай;
> on a catch-as-catch-can basis( специальное) без определенной очередности;
> you don't * old birds with chaff (пословица) старого воробья на мякине не проведешь;
> a drowning man will * at a straw (пословица) утопающий за соломинку хватается ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь rain: the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ выигрыш ~ догнать ~ задерживать ~ тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление;
щеколда, задвижка, защелка;
шпингалет;
стяжной болт ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ поимка;
захват ~ поймать ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала ~ прерывать, перебивать ~ приостановка (дыхания, голоса) ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом ~ удачная операция ~ улов;
добыча ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ хитрость;
ловушка ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется to ~ a glimpse (of smth.) увидеть (что-л.) на мгновение to ~ a likeness уловить (и передать) сходство ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ at обрадоваться( чему-л.) ~ at ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ away утащить ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ in a web опутать паутиной to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! it: it: catch ~ получать выговор to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ off амер. жарг. заснуть ~ on понимать ~ on становиться модным ~ on ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ one's breath затаить дыхание to ~ one's breath перевести дух ~ зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить;
завязить;
to catch one's finger in a door прищемить себе палец дверью;
the boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах to ~ one's foot споткнуться to ~ the eye поймать взгляд to ~ the eye попасться на глаза to ~ the Speaker's eye парл. получить слово в палате общин ~ успеть, застать;
to catch the train поспеть к поезду;
to catch a person in the act застать (кого-л.) на месте преступления;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться ~ up догонять ~ up поднять;
подхватить (тж. перен., напр. новое слово) ~ up прервать ~ up амер. приготовить лошадей (для путешественников) ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch
18 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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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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[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
19 catch

[kætʃ] 1. pt, pp caught, vt
(capture, get hold of) łapać (złapać perf); ( surprise) przyłapywać (przyłapać perf); ( hit) trafiać (trafić perf); ( hear) dosłyszeć ( perf); ( MED) zarażać się (zarazić się perf) +instr, łapać (złapać perf) (inf); (also: catch up) zrównać się ( perf) z +instr, doganiać (dogonić perf)

to catch sb's attention/eye — zwracać (zwrócić perf) (na siebie) czyjąś uwagę

to catch fire — zapalać się (zapalić się perf), zajmować się (zająć się perf)

to catch sight of — dostrzegać (dostrzec perf) +acc

she caught her breath — zaparło jej dech (w piersiach)

Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

- catch up with
2. vi
fire zapłonąć ( perf); ( in branches etc) zaczepić się ( perf)
3. n
( of fish etc) połów m; ( hidden problem) kruczek m; ( of lock) zapadka f

a difficult catch — trudna piłka

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[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.) łapać

2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) zdążyć na

3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) łapać

4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) łapać

5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) przytrzaskiwać

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trafić

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) usłyszeć

8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) zająć się ogniem
2. noun
1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) chwyt

2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) zatrzask

3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) połów

4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) podstęp, haczyk

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- catching
- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

English-Polish dictionary > catch
20 catch up

1) быстро схватить The thieves caught up the money and ran. ≈ Воры схватили деньги и убежали.
2) прикреплять наверху My coat was caught up on the hook. ≈ Мое пальто висело на крюке. The big red curtain was caught up with a golden rope. ≈ Большая красная занавеска была подвязана золоченой веревкой.
3) поднять;
подхватить тж. перен. (напр. новое слово)
4) догнать, нагнать I had to run to catch up with her. ≈ Мне пришлось бежать, чтобы догнать ее. Syn: overhaul, overtake
5) прервать
6) амер. приготовить лошадей (для путешественников)
7) оказаться беспомощным I was caught up in the busy traffic again. ≈ Я снова попал в пробку.
8) нагнать, наверстать( with;
on) We had caught up on sleep. ≈ Нам удалось отоспаться. We shall have to work hard to catch the other firm up. ≈ Нам придется упорно работать, чтобы догнать ту фирму. He spent six months catching up with his studies. ≈ В течение шести месяцев он наверстывал пропущенный учебный материал. When you've been away, it takes a long time to catch up on the local news. ≈ После того, как ты уезжал надолго, нужно много времени, чтобы снова разбираться во всем происходящем.
9) поднять, приподнять и подколоть, сколоть Catch up the lower edge with light sewing so that it doesn't show. ≈ Подшей немного подол, чтобы он не показывался.
10) амер.;
разг. придираться, заваливать( на экзаменах) The examiners caught him up on the third question. ≈ Экзаменаторы завалили его на третьем вопросе.
11) привлечь (внимание и т. п.) ;
поразить (воображение) ;
увлечь be caught up in ≈ быть поглощенным, захваченным чем-л.;
быть погруженным во что-л. Both my children are caught up in the present fashion for disco-music. ≈ Оба моих ребенка следуя современной моде увлечены диско-музыкой. Most citizens do not get caught up in local events. ≈ Большинство граждан не интересуются местными событиями. Many politicians started by being caught up in the party when they were very young. ≈ Многие политики начинали свою карьеру, вступив в молодости в партию. подхватить, поднять;
- he caught up his hat and rushed он схватил шапку и бросился вон поднять, приподнять и подколоть, сколоть( о волосах, юбке) ;
- her hair was caught up with a long pin ее волосы были заколоты длинной шпилькой подшивать подхватить, перенять догнать, нагнать;
- to * and surpass догнать и перегнать;
- he's working hard to * with the others он много работает, чтобы догнать остальных ( разговорное) нагнать, наверстать;
- we have caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться;
- I have to * on my correspondence у меня куча писем, на которые нужно ответить идти в ногу;
не отставать;
- they haven't caught up yet with the latest style они все же отстают от последней моды вызвать изменения;
повлиять;
сказаться;
- marriage has caught up on her замужество сделало ее совсем другой прерывать;
сбивать придираться;
- don't * every remark I make не цепляйтесь к каждому моему слову быть, оказаться вовлеченным;
- to be caught up in a circle which included many famous names оказаться среди известных людей;
- to be caught up in a war оказаться вовлеченным в войну;
оказаться на территории, где идет война быть поглощенным, захваченным;
погруженным;
- to be caught up in one's thoughts and dreams погрузиться в свои мысли и мечты

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