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1 catch

catch [kæt∫]

(verb: preterite, past participle caught)

1. noun

   a. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f

• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !

   b. ( = concealed drawback) (inf) piège m

• where's the catch? où est le piège ?

   c. (British) (on door) loquet m ; (on window) loqueteau m

   d. with a catch in one's voice d'une voix entrecoupée

   e. ( = ball game) jeu de balle

2. transitive verb

   a. attraper

• to catch an animal in a trap prendre un animal au piège

• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ

• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment

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

• to catch the light accrocher la lumière

• his speech caught the mood of the assembly son discours reflétait l'humeur de l'assemblée

• you'll catch it! (inf) ( = be in trouble) ça va être ta fête ! (inf)

   b. ( = take by surprise) surprendre

• to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn en train de faire qch

• to be caught unprepared être pris au dépourvu

• she caught herself dreaming of Spain elle se surprit à rêver de l'Espagne

• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !

• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !

• we were caught in a storm nous avons été surpris par un orage

   c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre

• to catch the post arriver à temps pour la levée

• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?

   d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirt

• I caught my skirt on the branch ma jupe s'est accrochée à la branche

• to catch one's foot in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch

   e. ( = understand, hear) saisir

• I didn't catch what he said je n'ai pas saisi ce qu'il a dit

   f. [+ disease] attraper

• to catch a cold attraper un rhume

• to catch cold prendre froid

3. intransitive verb

   a. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feu

   b. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou

4. compounds

► catch 22 (inf) noun

• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective

[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inv

► catch phrase noun ( = slogan) slogan m ; [of comedian, famous person] formule f

► catch on intransitive verb

   a. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendre

   b. ( = understand) saisir

► catch out separable transitive verb

( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le fait

• to be caught out (by sth) être surpris (par qch)► catch up intransitive verb

   a. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courant

• to catch up with one's work se remettre à jour

• to catch up with sb rattraper qn

• his past eventually caught up with him son passé est revenu le hanter

   b. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch

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[kætʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f

2) ( drawback) piège m fig

what's the catch? — où est le piège?

3) ( break in voice)

with a catch in his voice — d'une voix émue

4) ( act of catching) prise f

to take a catch — GB

to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle

to play catch — jouer à la balle

5) ( haul) pêche f; ( one fish) prise f

6) ( marriage partner)

a good catch — un beau parti
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]

I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle

2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper

to catch somebody doing — surprendre quelqu'un en train de faire

to be ou get caught — se faire prendre

to catch somebody in the act —

to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait

you wouldn't catch me smoking! — ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais!

we got caught in the rain — nous avons été surpris par la pluie

you've caught me at an awkward moment — vous tombez mal

3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]

4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]

5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]

to catch hold of something — attraper quelque chose

to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un

to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole

6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre

7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]

to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

8) ( get stuck)

to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]

to catch one's shirt on — accrocher sa chemise à [nail]

to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]

9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]

10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]

11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]

to catch one's breath — retenir son souffle

12) ( be affected by)

you've caught the sun — on voit bien que tu es resté au soleil

to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer

to catch the light — refléter la lumière

13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]

14) Sport catch out

15) ( trick) catch out

16) ( manage to reach) catch up
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( become stuck)

to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]

2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre

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Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)

English-French 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

✾ Film 'To Catch a Thief' Hitchcock 'La Main au collet'

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3 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
4 catch

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -kamata

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -kamatia, -kamatika, -kamatana, -kamatisha, -kamatwa

[English Example] catch with a trap

[Swahili Example] kamata kwa mtego

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -daka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] dakizo, mdakizi, mdako, mdakulizi, udakaji, udaku, udakuzi, -dakia, -dakika, -dakana, -dakua, -dakwa, -dakiza

[English Definition] grasp a falling object before it hits the ground; hear a sound; see an object

[Swahili Definition] kushika kitu kinachoanguka kabla hakijafika chini; masikio kusikia sauti; macho kuona kitu [Masomo 164]

[English Example] the careful ears of the detective caught the voice of a young woman in pain

[Swahili Example] masikio matulivu ya mpelelezi yalidaka sauti ya msichana anayeugua [Masomo 164]

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[English Word] catch on (to an idea)

[Swahili Word] -daka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch a ball

[Swahili Word] -daka mpira

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mpira

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[English Word] catch (a ball or thief)

[Swahili Word] -koroweza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] makorowezo

[Note] rare

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -bamba

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -nasa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] mnaso, -nata, -nasia, -nasika, -nasana, -nasisha, -nasua, -naswa

[English Example] the hunter caught the animal in a trap

[Swahili Example] mwindaji alimnasa mnyama kwa mtego

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[English Word] be caught

[Swahili Word] -naswa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -nasa

[English Example] the animal has been caught in the trap

[Swahili Example] mnyama amenaswa katika mtego

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -tega

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] try to catch

[Swahili Word] -fukuza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -saka

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] the cat caught the rat

[Swahili Example] paka alimsaka panya

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[English Word] catch hold of

[Swahili Word] -bana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] bano, banzi, kibaniko, kibanzi, mbano, -bania, -banika, -banana, -banisha, -banua, -banwa

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[English Word] catch one another

[Swahili Word] -kamatana

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reciprocal

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kamata

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[English Word] catch hold of

[Swahili Word] -ng'ang'ama

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -feli

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch unawares

[Swahili Word] -fumania

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -gundua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika

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[English Word] catch unawares

[Swahili Word] -gundua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -gundulia, -gundulisha, -gunduza, -gunduka, -gunduana, -gunduliwa, -gundulika

[English Example] many times Nunga caught Kaburu unawares with a yearning eye

[Swahili Example] mara nyingi Nunga alimgundua Kaburu akimwangalia kwa jicho la hamu [Ng]

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[English Word] catch unawares

[Swahili Word] -nyemelea

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] catch

[Swahili Word] -kinga

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] kingamaji

[English Example] catch rainwater

[Swahili Example] kinga mvua

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[English Word] catch (of hunting)

[English Plural] catches

[Swahili Word] mavungu

[Swahili Plural] mavungu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] (= mawindo)

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[English Word] catch (in hunting)

[English Plural] catches

[Swahili Word] mawindo

[Swahili Plural] mawindo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Derived Word] winda V, uwindo N

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[English Word] catch (of fish)

[Swahili Word] mvuo

[Swahili Plural] mivuo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] vua V

[Terminology] marine

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[English Word] catch (of fish)

[English Plural] catches

[Swahili Word] numbi

[Swahili Plural] numbi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] catch (of fish)

[English Plural] catches

[Swahili Word] vuo

[Swahili Plural] mavuo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Word] vua V

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[English Word] catch

[English Plural] catches

[Swahili Word] stichi

[Swahili Plural] stichi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Language] English

[Derived Word] stitch

[Terminology] medical

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[English Word] catch for

[Swahili Word] -kamatia

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kamata

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English-Swahili dictionary > catch
5 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.

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

[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
6 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
* * *

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
7 catch up

1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

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(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) einholen

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◆ catch up

I. vi

1.

▪ to \catch up up with sb (go faster, reach) jdn einholen; ( fig: after a search) jdn ausfindig machen; ( fig: reach same standard, level) jdn einholen

she's \catch uping up! sie holt auf!

2. ( fig: equal)

▪ to \catch up up with sth etw einholen

3. ( fig: complete)

▪ to \catch up up with [or on] sth etw fertig machen; (make up lost time) etw aufarbeiten

to \catch up up on one's sleep versäumten Schlaf nachholen

II. vt

1. BRIT, AUS (meet)

▪ to \catch up sb up jdn später treffen

I'll \catch up you up later ich komme später nach

2. usu passive (become stuck)

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

3. usu passive ( fig: become involved)

to get caught up in sth in etw akk verwickelt werden

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1. vi
aufholen
to catch up on one's sleep — Schlaf nachholen

to catch up on or with one's work — Arbeit nachholen

to catch up with sb (running, in work etc) —

hurry, they're catching up! — beeil dich, sie holen auf!

you've got a lot of catching up to do — du musst noch eine Menge nachholen

2. vt sep

1)

to catch sb up (walking, working etc) — jdn einholen

2) (= snatch up) (vom Boden) hochheben; hair hochstecken

she caught up her skirts — sie raffte or schürzte ihre Röcke

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catch up

A v/t

1. unterbrechen

2. Br einholen (auch bei der Arbeit)

3. (schnell) ergreifen, auch sein Kleid aufraffen

4. be caught up in

a) vertieft sein in (akk),

b) verwickelt sein in (akk)

B v/i aufholen:

catch up with einholen (a. fig), SPORT aufschließen zu;

his past had caught up with him seine Vergangenheit hatte ihn eingeholt;

catch up on ( oder with) einen Arbeitsrückstand etc aufholen;

catch up on one’s sleep Schlaf nachholen

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1. transitive verb
1) (reach)

catch somebody up — jemanden einholen; (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

2) (absorb)

be caught up in something — in etwas (Dat.) [völlig] aufgehen

3) (snatch) packen

something gets caught up in something — etwas verfängt sich in etwas (Dat.)
2. intransitive verb
(get level)

catch up — einholen

catch up with somebody — (in quality, skill) mit jemandem mitkommen

catch up on something — etwas nachholen

I'm longing to catch up on your news — ich bin gespannt, was für Neuigkeiten du hast

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v.

aufholen v.

einholen v.

English-german dictionary > catch up
8 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.) ujeti; pritegniti

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up
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I [kæč]
1.

transitive verb

ujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;

2.

intransitive verb

prijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)

to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti koga

to catch s.o. a blow — udariti koga

to catch one's breath — zadrževati dih

to catch one's foot — spotakniti se

to catch (a) cold — prehladiti se

to catch a crab — pregloboko z vesli udariti

to catch fire — vžgati se

to catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledati

to catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti misel

to catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kaj

to catch it — biti kaznovan

catch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne pride

to catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega dela

to catch the Speaker's eye — dobiti besedo (v parlamentu)

to catch a Tartar — izkupiti jo

slang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!
II [kæč]
noun

plen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težava

the catch of a door — kljuka

catch crop — vmesni pridelek

no catch — slaba kupčija

that's the catch — za to gre

slang a great catch — dober lov

a splendid catch — dobra partija (zakon)

English-Slovenian dictionary > catch
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1. phr v подхватить, поднять

he caught up his hat and rushed — он схватил шапку и бросился вон

2. phr v поднять, приподнять и подколоть, сколоть

her hair was caught up with a long pin — её волосы были заколоты длинной шпилькой

toe catch — подковный шип

vault catch — перелет в вис

to catch in a lie — изобличить во лжи

catch basin skimmings — жир из жироловок

dislocate catch — дуга назад с выкрутом в вис

3. phr v подшивать

4. phr v подхватить, перенять

5. phr v догнать, нагнать

to catch up and surpass — догнать и перегнать

catch up with — догонять; догнать

6. phr v разг. нагнать, наверстать

we have caught up on sleep — нам удалось отоспаться

he shut himself away for a month to catch up on his academic work — он уединился на месяц, чтобы наверстать упущенное в своей научной работе

7. phr v идти в ногу; не отставать

catch stitch — шов «ёлочкой»

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

8. phr v вызвать изменения; повлиять; сказаться

marriage has caught up on her — замужество сделало её совсем другой

9. phr v прерывать; сбивать

10. phr v придираться

11. phr v быть, оказаться вовлечённым

to be caught up in a circle which included many famous names — оказаться среди известных pass быть поглощённым, захваченным ; быть погружённым

to have a natural disposition to catch cold — быть предрасположенным к простудам

Синонимический ряд:

1. hold (verb) arrest; enthral; enthrall; fascinate; grip; hold; mesmerise; mesmerize; rivet; spellbind; transfix

2. overtake (verb) overtake

3. snare (verb) benet; catch; ensnare; entangle; entrap; foul; hook; lasso; latch on to; net; snare; tangle; trap

English-Russian base dictionary > 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 (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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fange
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fangst
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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
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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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- catch someone's eye
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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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- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up

English-Danish dictionary > catch
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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
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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

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- 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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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

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- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!

English-Italian dictionary > catch
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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.) apanhar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

intransitive verb

(coll.)

1) (become popular) [gut] ankommen (ugs.); sich durchsetzen

2) (understand) begreifen; kapieren (ugs.)

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1) (to become popular: The fashion caught on.) Anklang finden

2) (to understand: He's a bit slow to catch on.) kapieren

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◆ catch on

vi ( fam)

1. (become popular) sich akk durchsetzen; (go down well) ankommen fam

2. (understand) es kapieren fam [o sl schnallen]

▪ to \catch on on to sth etw kapieren fam

▪ to \catch on on to how/what/why... kapieren, wie/was/warum... fam

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vi (inf)

1) (= become popular) ankommen; (fashion also) sich durchsetzen; (book etc also) einschlagen

2) (= understand) kapieren (inf)

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catch on v/i umg

1. kapieren, begreifen ( beide:

to sth etwas)

2. einschlagen, Anklang finden, populär werden, (neues Wort etc auch) sich durchsetzen

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intransitive verb

(coll.)

1) (become popular) [gut] ankommen (ugs.); sich durchsetzen

2) (understand) begreifen; kapieren (ugs.)

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v.

kapieren v.

English-german dictionary > catch on
16 catch up

(to come level (with): We caught him up at the corner; Ask the taxi-driver if he can catch up with that lorry; We waited for him to catch up; She had a lot of schoolwork to catch up on after her illness.) dohiteti

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transitive verb & intransitive verb ujeti; zagrabiti; prekiniti

catch up with — v korak iti, dohiteti; biti komu kos

catch up on ( —ali to) — približati se

English-Slovenian dictionary > catch up
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[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
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1. noun

1) поимка; захват

2) улов; добыча

3) выгода; выгодное приобретение; that is not much of a catch барыш невелик

4) хитрость; ловушка

5) приостановка (дыхания, голоса)

6) tech. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление; щеколда, задвижка, защелка; шпингалет; стяжной болт

7) tech. тормоз, стопор; арретир

that's the catch в этом-то все дело

2. verb

(past and past participle caught)

1) ловить; поймать; схватывать; to catch hold of smth. ухватиться за что-л.; to catch a glimpse of smth. увидеть что-л. на мгновение; to catch in a web опутать паутиной

2) уловить; to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять чью-л. мысль;

to catch the eye

а) поймать взгляд;

б) попасться на глаза; to catch a likeness уловить (и передать) сходство

3) схватить; заразиться; to catch (а) cold простудиться; to catch measles заразиться корью; paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется

4) 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

5) догнать

6) 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

7) задерживать

8) ударить; попасть; I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом

9) прерывать, перебивать

10) покрываться льдом (тж. catch over); the river catches река стала

catch at

catch away

catch off

catch on

catch up

to catch it collocation получить нагоняй

I caught it мне досталось, попало

catch me (doing that)! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!

to catch one's foot споткнуться

to catch one's breath

а) затаить дыхание;

б) перевести дух

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

Syn:

capture

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(v) ловить; поймать; схватить; улавливать; уловить

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(caught) ловить, поймать, схватывать

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[ kætʃ] n. поимка, захват, улов, добыча; защелка; хитрость, уловка, ловушка; выгодное приобретение, выгода; стяжной болт; тормоз, стопор; арретир; приостановка v. поймать, схватить, ловить; застигнуть, застать; задерживать; прихлопнуть; зацепить; провести; поймать в ловушку; заразиться; привлекать внимание; перебивать
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задержать

задерживать

застукать

застучать

ловить

поймать

схватить

ухватить

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1. сущ. 1) поимка 2) а) улов б) амер.; разг. урожай, жатва 3) игра в мяч 4) загвоздка 2. гл. 1) ловить 2) а) заманивать в ловушку, ловить (на чем-л.) б) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение 3) а) заставать б) захватывать (о дожде, шторме и т. п.) в) разг. 'залетать' 4) а) догнать б) успеть, попасть (на поезд и т. п.) 5) ударить 6) а) схватить (резко или неожиданно) б) охватывать в) зацепить(ся)

Новый англо-русский словарь > catch
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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.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða

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

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

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

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

6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á

7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja

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

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

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

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

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

English-Icelandic dictionary > catch
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csapda, elkapás, kánon, zsákmány, csel, retesz to catch: megkap, beleakad, kap (betegséget)
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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.) (meg)fog

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

English-Hungarian dictionary > catch

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catch up with — verb 1. catch up with and possibly overtake (Freq. 9) The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp • Syn: ↑overtake, ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑overtaking (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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catch it — verb receive punishment; be scolded or reprimanded (Freq. 1) I really caught it the other day! • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * (informal) BE REPRIMANDED, be scolded, be rebuked, be taken to task, be chastised, get into trouble, be hauled over the … Useful english dictionary
catch at — To make a hasty attempt to catch • • • Main Entry: ↑catch * * * ˈcatch at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they catch at he/she/it catches at present participle … Useful english dictionary
catch out — verb trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act He was caught out She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks • Syn: ↑find out • Hypernyms: ↑detect, ↑observe, ↑find, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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