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1 catch red-handed
(to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) a prinde în flagrant delict -
2 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) a nu nimeri2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) a pierde3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) a irosi4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) a-i fi dor de5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) a remarca absenţa/dispariţia6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) a nu auzi; a nu vedea7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) a lipsi de la8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) a nu vedea; a nu întâlni9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) a evita10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) a da rateuri2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) rateu- missing- go missing
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3 nab
[næb]past tense, past participle - nabbed; verb(to take, catch or get hold of: The police nabbed the thief.) a aresta -
4 pursue
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