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1 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) i färd med, på bar gärning -
2 in the act (of)
(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) i färd med, på bar gärning -
3 theft
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4 catch
n. fångst; kap, byte; lås, hake; spydighet; knep, fälla, något skumt; hinder--------v. fånga; snärja, lura; begripa; smittas; komma i kläm, bli inblandad* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (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.) fånga2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ta3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappa4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) bli smittad, få5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) fastna med, klämma6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) träffa7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uppfatta8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) fatta (ta) eld2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) lyra2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) knäppe, lås, klinka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fångst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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