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1 gripe en i løgn
catch somebody lying -
2 fersken
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3 fange ens oppmerksomhet
attract (el. arrest el. get el. catch) somebody's attention -
4 fengsle
imprison, jail* * *verb. [ sette i fengsel] imprison, put in prison, jail, commit to prison, confine verb. [ om varetekt] take into custody verb. [ fengsle oppmerksomheten] arrest (el. catch) somebody's attention verb. (overført) [ vekke interesse] fascinate, captivate (f.eks.she captivated all hearts, her beauty captivated him
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5 fange
captive, capture, catch, prisoner* * *subst. [ i fengsel] prisoner, captive, convict subst. [ i fengsel] US: jailbird subst. [i fengsel, krigsfange] prisoner (of war) subst. [ med f.eks. ved] armful verb. [ ta til fange] capture, take prisoner (f.eks.the general was taken prisoner
) verb. [ få tak i] catch (f.eks.birds, fish, flies, a thief
), ((som) i en fælde) trap verb. [ i felle] trap, ensnare verb. [ om atmosfære] capture, catch (politisk fange) political prisoner, prisoner of conscience (overført) (ta en til fange) capture somebody, take somebody prisoner, (særl. overført:) capture somebody -
6 pådra
verb. [ skaffe seg] bring on verb. t something (om alvorlig sykdom) verb. [ pådra én noe] inflict something on somebody, subject somebody to something verb. [ pådra seg] incur (f.eks.blame, debt, displeasure, enmity, expenses, punishment, reproaches, responsibility
) verb. [pådra seg sykdom o.l.] catch something, (alvorligere:) contract something
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catch somebody red-handed — catch sb red ˈhanded idiom to catch sb in the act of doing sth wrong or committing a crime Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody with their pants down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody with their trousers down — catch sb with their ˈpants down idiom (BrE also catch sb with their ˈtrousers down) (informal) to arrive or do sth when sb is not expecting it and not ready, especially when they are in an embarrassing situation Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody's eye — catch sb s ˈeye idiom to attract sb s attention • Can you catch the waiter s eye? Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody napping — catch sb ˈnapping idiom (BrE) to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody on the hop — catch sb on the ˈhop idiom (informal) to surprise sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it Main entry: ↑catchidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody on the raw — catch/touch sb on the ˈraw f8 idiom (BrE) to upset sb by reminding them of sth they are particularly sensitive about Main entry: ↑rawidiom … Useful english dictionary
catch somebody's fancy — catch/take sb s ˈfancy idiom to attract or please sb • She looked through the hotel advertisements until one of them caught her fancy. Main entry: ↑fancyidiom … Useful english dictionary
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