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  • 1 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.) 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
    * * *
    [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.

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  • catch-22 situation — UK [ˌkætʃ twentiˈtuː ˌsɪtʃueɪʃ(ə)n] US [ˌkætʃ twentiˈtu ˌsɪtʃueɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] [singular catch 22 situation plural catch 22 situations] Etymology From the title …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch-22 situation — UK [ˌkætʃ twentɪˈtuː ˌsɪtʃueɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkætʃ twentɪˈtu ˌsɪtʃueɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms catch 22 situation : singular catch 22 situation plural catch 22 situations a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each… …   English dictionary

  • catch-22 situation —  An unresolvable contradiction or logic trap.  The phrase comes from Joseph Heller’s bestselling 1970s novel.  ► “ It’s a Catch 22 for employers and employees alike: In theory, workfamily programs, including flexible schedules aim to LEVEL THE… …   American business jargon

  • (a) catch-22 situation — (a) catch 22 | a catch 22 situation idiom (informal) a difficult situation from which there is no escape because you need to do one thing before doing a second, and you cannot do the second thing before doing the first • I can t get a job because …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch-22 — [ˌkætʆ twenti ˈtuː] noun [uncountable] US noun [U] ► a difficult situation in which the solution to a problem is impossible because it is also the cause of the problem: »But it is a catch 22 situation you can t get people without funding, but you …   Financial and business terms

  • Catch-22 — [ˌkætʃ twentiˈtu:] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Catch 22 book (1961) by Joseph Heller in which such situations are described] an impossible situation that you cannot solve because you need to do one thing in order to do a second thing, but you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • catch-22 — from the title of a novel by Joseph Heller (1961), is used mainly in the phrase a catch 22 situation, which strictly does not mean any dilemma or difficulty but one ‘from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent… …   Modern English usage

  • catch-22 — n. (often attrib.) colloq. a dilemma or circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. Etymology: title of a novel by J. Heller (1961) featuring a dilemma of this kind * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷… …   Useful english dictionary

  • CATCH-22-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q93.5 Sonstige Deletionen eines Chromosomenteils …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • CATCH-22 Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q93.5 Sonstige Deletionen eines Chromosomenteils …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Catch 22 — [[t]kæ̱tʃ twenti tu͟ː[/t]] N SING: oft N n If you describe a situation as a Catch 22, you mean it is an impossible situation because you cannot do one thing until you do another thing, but you cannot do the second thing until you do the first… …   English dictionary

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