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1 macska-egér játék
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ИГРАТЬ В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ с кем coll VP subj: human to try to outwit, deceive s.o. ( usu. in a conversation, often by exploiting one's advantageous position)X играет с Y-ом в кошки-мышки - X is playing cat and mouse with YX is playing a cat-and-mouse game with Y. о ИГРА В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ NP- a cat-and-mouse game.«Стыдно, Панкратов! Не играйте с нами в кошки-мышки. Мы осведомлённее, чем вы думаете» (Рыбаков 2). "You should be ashamed of yourself, Pankratov, playing cat and mouse with us. We know more than you think" (2a).Христофорович, играя в кошки-мышки с О. М(андельштамом) и только намекая ему на аресты по его делу родных и близких, вел себя по высокому следовательскому рангу... (Мандельштам 1). In playing this cat-and-mouse game with M(andelstam) and only hinting that his family and friends had been arrested, Christophorovich was behaving like a top-level interrogator... (1a). -
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• ИГРАТЬ В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ с кем coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to try to outwit, deceive s.o. (usu. in a conversation, often by exploiting one's advantageous position):- X is playing a cat-and-mouse game with Y.○ ИГРА В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ [NP] ≈ a cat-and-mouse game.♦ "Стыдно, Панкратов! Не играйте с нами в кошки-мышки. Мы осведомлённее, чем вы думаете" (Рыбаков 2). "You should be ashamed of yourself, Pankratov, playing cat and mouse with us. We know more than you think" (2a).♦ Христофорович, играя в кошки-мышки с О. М[андельштамом] и только намекая ему на аресты по его делу родных и близких, вел себя по высокому следовательскому рангу... (Мандельштам 1). In playing this cat-and-mouse game with M[andelstam] and only hinting that his family and friends had been arrested, Christophorovich was behaving like a top-level interrogator... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > игра в кошки-мышки
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4 играть в кошки-мышки
• ИГРАТЬ В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ с кем coll[VP; subj: human]=====⇒ to try to outwit, deceive s.o. (usu. in a conversation, often by exploiting one's advantageous position):- X is playing a cat-and-mouse game with Y.○ ИГРА В КОШКИ-МЫШКИ [NP] ≈ a cat-and-mouse game.♦ "Стыдно, Панкратов! Не играйте с нами в кошки-мышки. Мы осведомлённее, чем вы думаете" (Рыбаков 2). "You should be ashamed of yourself, Pankratov, playing cat and mouse with us. We know more than you think" (2a).♦ Христофорович, играя в кошки-мышки с О. М[андельштамом] и только намекая ему на аресты по его делу родных и близких, вел себя по высокому следовательскому рангу... (Мандельштам 1). In playing this cat-and-mouse game with M[andelstam] and only hinting that his family and friends had been arrested, Christophorovich was behaving like a top-level interrogator... (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > играть в кошки-мышки
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5 Katz-und-Maus-Spiel
n cat-and-mouse game* * *Kạtz-und-Maus-Spielntcat-and-mouse game* * *nt cat-and-mouse game* * *Katz-und-Maus-Spiel n cat-and-mouse game -
6 играть в кошки-мышки
( с кем)разг., неодобр.play cat-and-mouse with smb.; play a cat-and-mouse game with smb.; play blind man's buff with smb.- Вот что, коллега! Я бы мог, конечно, играть с вами в кошки-мышки, я бы мог выдумать вам наспех какую-нибудь историю,... но этого я делать не хочу и не буду. (В. Беляев, Старая крепость) — 'Listen to me, friend! I could, of course, play blind man's buff with you, I could invent some story..., but I have no desire or intention of doing anything of the kind.'
Цоллинтер хотел было возразить, но шеф не позволил. - В ваши кошки-мышки вы можете играть с другими, - строго и сухо сказал он. - Но только не с нами - старыми бойцами. (Ю. Герман, Дорогой мой человек) — Zollinger was about to protest, but his chief did not let him speak. 'You can play your cat-and-mouse game with someone else, but never with us, old soldiers,' he said dryly and sternly.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > играть в кошки-мышки
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7 игра в кошки-мышки
General subject: cat-and-mouse game, game of cat-and-mouseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > игра в кошки-мышки
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8 mit jdm. Katz und Maus spielen
1. to play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb.2. to play a cat-and-mouse game with sb.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > mit jdm. Katz und Maus spielen
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9 kot
kupować (kupić perf) kota w worku — (przen) to buy a pig in a poke
odwracać (odwrócić perf) kota ogonem — (przen) to move the goal posts
* * *maDat. -u1. zool. cat ( Felis domestica); kupować kota w worku buy a pig in a poke; drzeć z kimś koty fight like cat and dog, be at loggerheads with sb; żyć jak pies z kotem lead a cat-and-dog life, be at loggerheads with sb; tyle co kot napłakał next to nothing; bawić się z kimś jak kot z myszką play a cat-and-mouse game with sb; odwracać kota ogonem pot. (= przeinaczać swoje słowa) shift one's ground; (= przeinaczać czyjeś słowa) distort the facts; latać jak kot z pęcherzem be running back and forth like a cat on hot bricks; pogonić komuś kota throw sb out; mieć kota na jakimś punkcie be crazy about sth; kot zawsze spada na cztery łapy a cat has nine lives; a cat falls l. lands on its feet l. legs; myszy tańcują, kiedy kota nie czują while the cat's away, the mice will play; pierwsze koty za płoty the first try is just for practice; I was just warming up; w nocy wszystkie koty szare all cats are grey in the dark.2. myśl. hare.miGen. -a Dat. -u żegl. (= kotwica czterołapowa) grapnel.mpDat. -u pl. -y pot.1. (= nowicjusz) newbie, cherry.2. (= młody żołnierz) plebe.3. (= uczeń pierwszej klasy, student pierwszego roku) freshman.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kot
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10 myszka
zabawa w kotka i myszkę — (przen) cat-and-mouse game
trącić myszką — (przen) to be going grey (BRIT) lub gray (US)
* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek1. (= mała mysz) (small) mouse; bawić się z kimś w kotka i myszkę play cat and mouse with sb; chyba widzi białe myszki he must be seeing things.2. (= ciemne znamię) mole, nevus.3. przest. (= zapach starego wina) aroma, bouquet; trącić myszką be out of date, be going gray.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > myszka
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11 jugar al gato y al ratón con algn
to play cat and mouse with sb, play a cat-and-mouse game with sbSpanish-English dictionary > jugar al gato y al ratón con algn
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12 a se juca cu cineva ca mâţa / pisica cu şoarecele
to play a cat and mouse game with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se juca cu cineva ca mâţa / pisica cu şoarecele
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13 Katz-und Maus-Spiel
Katz-und Maus-Spiel ntcat-and-mouse gameDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Katz-und Maus-Spiel
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14 кошкимышки
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15 jouer
jouer [ʒwe]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 11. <a. to play• à qui de jouer ? whose go is it?• à quoi joues-tu ? what are you playing at?• il a réussi en jouant sur les différences de législation he succeeded by exploiting differences in legislationc. [acteur, musicien] to play• il joue dans « Hamlet » he's in "Hamlet"d. ( = bouger) faire jouer un ressort to activate a springe. ( = intervenir) l'âge ne joue pas age doesn't come into it• ses relations ont joué pour beaucoup dans la décision his connections were an important factor in the decision• les distributeurs font jouer la concurrence the distributors are playing the competitors off against each other• il a fait jouer ses appuis politiques pour obtenir ce poste he made use of his political connections to get this post2. <• on joue « Macbeth » ce soir "Macbeth" is on this evening► jouer + tour(s)b. ( = mettre en jeu) [+ argent] (au casino) to stake ; (aux courses) to bet ( sur on ) ; [+ cheval] to back• rien n'est encore joué ( = décidé) nothing is settled yetc. (Computing) [+ application] to play3. <► se jouera. ( = être joué)b. ( = être décidé) tout va se jouer demain everything will be decided tomorrowc. ( = se moquer) se jouer de qn to deceive sb* * *ʒwe
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1) Jeux, Sport to play [match, jeu, carte]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [argent]; to risk [réputation, vie]2) Musique to play [morceau, compositeur, disque]3) Cinéma, Théâtre [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [personne] to play [rôle]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]4) ( incarner)
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jouer à verbe transitif indirectà quoi jouez-vous? — lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?
jouer à qui perd gagne — to play ‘loser takes all’
jouer à la marchande/au docteur — to play shops/doctors and nurses
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jouer de verbe transitif indirect1) Musique2) ( se servir de)jouer de — to use [influence] ( pour faire to do)
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verbe intransitifc'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! — I/he etc was only joking, don't be offended!
2) ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gambleà toi de jouer! — ( au jeu) your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!
bien joué! — ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!
j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! — I've had enough, count me out!
3) ( traiter à la légère)jouer avec — to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [something] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]
4) ( spéculer) to gamblejouer sur — to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]
5) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio] to play6) ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play ( sur on; dans in)7) ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matterjouer en faveur de quelqu'un — to work in somebody's favour [BrE]
8) ( être mal ajusté) to be loose
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se jouer verbe pronominal1) Cinéma, Musique, Théâtre [musique] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce] to be performed2) Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out3) ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stakele sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix — the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference
4) ( triompher de)se jouer de — to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]
* * *ʒwe1. vi1) (= s'amuser) to playElle est allée jouer avec les petits voisins. — She's gone to play with the children next door.
2) THÉÂTRE, CINÉMA to actJe trouve qu'il joue très bien dans ce film. — I think he acts very well in this film.
3) (= avoir du jeu) [clef, pièce] to be loose4) (= se voiler) [bois, porte] to warp5) (= être en jeu) to come into play, to come into it6) (= parier) to gamble, to play for moneyjouer sur — to gamble on, to bet on
jouer de qch MUSIQUE — to play sth, fig (= tirer parti de) to use sth
Il joue de la guitare et du piano. — He plays the guitar and the piano.
jouer à qch (= pratiquer) [jeu, sport] — to play sth
Elle joue au tennis. — She plays tennis.
à toi de jouer — it's your go, it's your turn, figit's up to you now
2. vt1) MUSIQUE to play2) [partie, carte, coup] play3) [argent, réputation] to stake, to wager4) [pièce] to perform, [rôle] to play, [film] to showOn joue Hamlet au Théâtre de la Ville. — Hamlet is on at the Théâtre de la Ville., They're doing Hamlet at the Théâtre de la Ville.
C'est un très jeune acteur qui joue le rôle principal. — A very young actor is playing the lead role.
jouer la comédie fig — to put on an act, to put it on
5) (= simuler) [sentiment] to affect, to feignjouer un tour à qn (= faire une plaisanterie) — to play a trick on sb
jouer des tours à qn [mémoire] — to play tricks on sb
Ma mémoire me joue des tours. — My memory is playing tricks on me., [comportement] to backfire
Ce genre de comportement risque de lui jouer des tours. — This kind of behavior could well backfire on him.
* * *jouer verb table: aimerA vtr1 Jeux, Sport, Turf to play [match, jeu, partie]; to play [carte, couleur, atout]; to move [pièce d'échecs, pion de dames]; to back [cheval, favori]; to stake [somme, argent, objet]; to risk [réputation, vie]; partie mal jouée poorly played game; jouer carreau to play diamonds; jouer un cheval gagnant/placé to back a horse to win/for a place; jouons le dîner à la courte paille let's draw straws to see who pays for dinner; c'est joué d'avance it's a foregone conclusion; tout n'est pas encore joué the game isn't over yet; jouer le tout pour le tout to go for broke○; ⇒ pendable;2 Mus to play [morceau, compositeur, disque] (à on); jouer du Bach à la guitare to play some Bach on the guitar; concerto admirablement joué beautifully played concerto;3 Cin, Théât [personne] to perform [pièce]; [personne] to play [rôle, personnage]; [personne] to act [Shakespeare]; [cinéma] to show [film]; [théâtre] to put on [pièce]; l'auteur le plus joué de France the most frequently performed playwright in France; mon rêve est de jouer Figaro my dream is to play Figaro; faire jouer une pièce to stage a play; quel film joue-t-on au Rex? what film is showing at the Rex?; théâtre qui ne joue que de l'avant-garde theatreGB that only puts on avant-garde plays; ⇒ fille, scène;4 ( incarner) jouer les imbéciles to play dumb; jouer les innocents or l'innocent to play the innocent; jouer le désespoir/la surprise to pretend to be in despair/surprised; jouer les héros to take unnecessary risks.B jouer à vtr ind to play [tennis, échecs, roulette]; to play with [poupée]; to play [cowboy, Tarzan]; to bet on [courses]; à quoi jouez-vous? lit what are you playing?; fig what are you playing at?; jouer à qui perd gagne to play ‘loser takes all’; jouer à la marchande/au docteur to play shops/doctors and nurses; jouer au con◑ to play dumb; ⇒ souris.C jouer de vtr indD vi1 ( s'amuser) [enfant, animal] to play (avec with); allez jouer dehors, les enfants! go and play outside, children!; va faire jouer les enfants dans le parc take the children to play in the park; chat qui joue avec une souris cat playing with a mouse; on n'est pas ici pour jouer! we're not here to play games!; c'était pour jouer, ne le prenez pas mal! I was only joking, don't be offended!;2 ( pratiquer un jeu) to play; ( avec de l'argent) to gamble; jouer pour de l'argent to play for money; il joue dans l'équipe de Bordeaux he plays for Bordeaux; à toi de jouer! lit your turn!; fig the ball's in your court!; bien joué! ( au jeu) well played!; fig well done!; jouer gagnant/perdant to be onto a winner/loser; j'en ai assez, je ne joue plus! I've had enough, count me out!; arrête de jouer avec ton stylo/ta bague! stop fiddling with your pen/your ring!;3 ( traiter à la légère) jouer avec to gamble with [vie, santé]; to put [sth] on the line [réputation]; to play with [sentiments]; ne joue pas avec mon cœur don't play with my feelings;4 ( spéculer) to gamble; jouer en Bourse to gamble on the stock exchange; jouer gros/petit to gamble for high/small stakes; jouer le sterling à la baisse to sell sterling short; jouer le sterling à la hausse to take a long position on sterling; jouer sur to play on [crédulité, lassitude]; to speculate in [valeur boursière]; jouer sur les dissensions au sein d'un parti to play on disagreements within a party; ⇒ tableau;5 Cin, Mus, Théât [acteur] to act; [musicien, radio, disque, musique] to play; jouer dans un film to act in a film; dans quelle pièce/quel théâtre joue-t-elle? which play/theatreGB is she acting in?; jouer en mesure to play in time; le pianiste a joué devant/pour un public réduit the pianist played to/for a small audience;6 ( produire des effets) [lumière, flammes, vent] to play (sur on; dans in); une brise légère jouait dans tes cheveux/dans les branchages a light breeze played with your hair/in the branches;7 ( intervenir) [argument, clause] to apply; [âge, qualification] to matter; cet argument ne joue pas dans ce cas that argument doesn't apply ou mean much in this case; l'âge ne joue pas dans ce métier age doesn't matter in this job; les questions d'argent ne jouent pas entre eux money is not a problem in their relationship; les considérations qui ont joué dans ma décision the considerations that played a part in my decision; jouer en faveur de qn to work in sb's favourGB; jouer comme un déclic to serve as the trigger; faire jouer la clé dans la serrure to jiggle the key in the lock; faire jouer ses relations to make use of one's connections; ses relations n'ont pas joué comme prévu his/her connections didn't prove as useful as expected; faire or laisser jouer le marché to allow the free play of market forces;8 Mécan ( être mal ajusté) to be loose; le contrevent a joué et ne ferme plus the shutter has worked loose and won't close any more; l'humidité a fait jouer les boiseries the damp has made the panellingGB warp.E se jouer vpr1 Cin, Mus, Théât [musique, air] to be played; [film] to be shown; [pièce, auteur, compositeur] to be performed;2 Jeux, Sport [jeu, sport] to be played; [partie, rencontre] ( amicalement) to be played; ( avec enjeu) to be played out; le match s'est joué sous la pluie the match was played in the rain;3 ( être en jeu) [avenir, sort, paix] to be at stake, to hang in the balance; c'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue the future of the country is at stake ou hangs in the balance; le sort des réfugiés va se jouer à la conférence sur la paix the fate of the refugees hangs on the peace conference; le drame qui se joue dans le tiers-monde the drama which is being played out in the Third World; il va se jouer une partie décisive entre les deux firmes a decisive contest is going to be played out between the two firms;4 ( triompher de) se jouer de to make light of [difficulté]; to defy [pesanteur, gravité]; to make light work of [obstacle]; il a triomphé de tous ses concurrents/tous les obstacles comme en se jouant he triumphed over all his competitors/all obstacles without even trying.[ʒwe] verbe intransitif1. [s'amuser] to playjouer au ballon/au train électrique/à la poupée to play with a ball/an electric train/a dolljouer à la marchande/au docteur to play (at) shops/doctors and nursesil jouait avec sa gomme he was playing ou fiddling with his eraserjouer avec les sentiments de quelqu'un to play ou to trifle with somebody's feelingstu joues avec ta santé/vie you're gambling with your health/lifeil a passé sa soirée à faire jouer le chien avec la balle he spent the evening throwing the ball around for the dogjouer au golf/football/squash to play golf/football/squashjouer aux cartes/au billard to play cards/billiardsil joue à l'avant/à l'arrière he plays up front/in defencea. [aux cartes] (it's) your turnb. [aux échecs] (it's) your movejouer contre quelqu'un/une équipe to play (against) somebody/a teamne joue pas au plus fin avec moi! don't try to be smart ou clever with me!jouer à la Bourse to gamble on ou to speculate on ou to play the Stock Exchangejouer dans un film/une pièce to be in a film/a playnous jouons à l'Apollo en ce moment at the moment, we are playing at ou our play is on at the Apollobien/mal jouera. [généralement] to be a good/bad musicianb. [dans un concert] to give a good/bad performance, to play well/badlytu joues d'un instrument? do ou can you play an instrument?elle joue très bien du piano/de la clarinette she's a very good pianist/a very good clarinet player6. [intervenir - facteur] to be of consequence ou of importance ; [ - clause] to applyles événements récents ont joué dans leur décision recent events have been a factor in ou have affected ou have influenced their decisionil a fait jouer la clause 3 pour obtenir des indemnités he had recourse to ou made use of clause 3 to obtain compensationjouer pour ou en faveur de quelqu'un to work in somebody's favourjouer contre ou en défaveur de quelqu'un to work against somebody7. [se déformer - bois] to warp[avoir du jeu] to work loose8. [fonctionner]a. [pour ouvrir la porte] to turn a key (in a lock)b. [pour l'essayer] to try a key (in a lock)9. [faire des effets]une brise légère jouait dans ou avec ses cheveux a gentle breeze was playing with her hair————————[ʒwe] verbe transitifil joue un drôle de jeu he's playing a strange ou funny (little) gameb. JEUX good move!il joue d'énormes sommes he gambles vast sums, he plays for high stakes ou big money3. [risquer - avenir, réputation] to stakeil a très bien joué Cyrano/la fugue he gave an excellent performance as Cyrano/of the fuguea. [acteur] to play Brecht, to be in a Brecht playb. [troupe] to play Brecht, to put on (a) Brecht (play)ne joue pas les innocents! don't play the innocent ou don't act innocent (with me)!jouer l'étonnement/le remords to pretend to be surprised/sorry————————jouer de verbe plus prépositionjouer du couteau/marteau to wield a knife/hammerelle joue de son infirmité she plays on ou uses her handicap2. [être victime de]jouer de malchance ou malheur to be dogged by misfortune ou bad luck————————jouer sur verbe plus préposition[crédulité, sentiment] to play on (inseparable)————————se jouer verbe pronominal (emploi passif)[morceau de musique] to be played ou performed3. [être en jeu] to be at stake————————se jouer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dépendre]l'avenir du pays se joue dans cette négociation the fate of the country hinges ou depends on the outcome of these negotiations3. (locution)————————se jouer de verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [ignorer] to ignore -
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Ⅰ m pers. (N pl kotki) pieszcz. sweetie(-pie) pot., pieszcz., honey US pot., pieszcz.- słuchaj, kotku listen, sweetieⅡ m anim. dim. pussy(-cat)- □ zabawa w kotka i myszkę Gry (a game of) tag■ bawić się z kimś w kotka i myszkę to play cat and mouse with sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kot|ek
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18 играть, как кошка с мышкой
General subject: play a game of cat and mouseУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > играть, как кошка с мышкой
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* * *to catch; to trap; to entrap; to snare* * *fạn|gen ['faŋən] pret fi\#ng [fɪŋ] ptp gefa\#ngen [gə'faŋən]1. vtTier, Fisch, Verbrecher to catch; Wild to catch, to bag; (mit Fallen) to trap; (fig = überlisten) (durch geschickte Fragen) to trap; (durch Versprechungen etc) to trick; (See:→ auch gefangen2. vito catchFangen spielen — to play tag
3. vr1) (in einer Falle) to get caughter hat sich in der eigenen Schlinge or Falle gefangen (fig) — he was hoist with his own petard
2) (= das Gleichgewicht wiederfinden) to steady oneself; (beim Reden etc) to recover oneself; (Flugzeug) to straighten out; (seelisch) to get on an even keel again* * *das1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) catch2) (to kill (game).) bag3) capture4) (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.) catch5) (to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) trap* * *fan·gen[ˈfaŋən]I. vt1. (festnehmen)▪ jdn \fangen to catch [or apprehend] sbeinen Dieb \fangen to catch a thief2. (erjagen)▪ etw \fangen to catch sth3. (erhaschen)▪ etw \fangen to catch sthII. vi1. (erhaschen) to catch2. (Spiel)F\fangen spielen to play catchIII. vr1. (verfangen)2. (das Gleichgewicht wiedererlangen)* * *das; FangensFangen spielen — play tag or catch
* * ** * *das; FangensFangen spielen — play tag or catch
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: fing, gefangen)= to catch v.(§ p.,p.p.: caught)to snare v.to trap v.
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