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1 pescar
v.1 to fish, to go fishing.Manolo pesca truchas Manolo fishes for trout.Manolo pesca en mayo Manolo fishes in May.2 to catch (informal) (contraer) (enfermedad).María pescó a su novio Mary caught her boyfriend unawares.Pesqué un resfrío I caught a cold.3 to catch (informal) (atrapar).lo pescaron intentando entrar sin pagar he got caught trying to get in without paying4 to land, to get oneself (informal) (conseguir).pescó un buen marido she landed herself a good husomebodyand5 to pick up, to understand (informal) (entender).¿has pescado el chiste? did you get the joke?6 to latch onto, to grab.Finalmente pescó a una viuda rica He finally latched onto a rich widow.* * *1 (ir a pescar) to fish, go fishing1 (sacar del agua) to get, catch3 (conseguir) to get, catch4 familiar (comprender) to understand, get■ éste no pesca una, el pobre he's a bit slow, poor thing5 familiar (coger por sorpresa) to catch\ir a pescar to go fishing* * *verb1) to fish2) catch* * *1. VT1) [+ peces, mariscos] to catch2) * (=agarrar)lo ha pescado la policía — he's been caught o nabbed * by the police
¡si no te abrigas vas a pescar una pulmonía! — if you don't wrap up you'll catch pneumonia!
viene a pescar un marido — she's come to get o bag * a husband
¡te pesqué! — caught you!, got you!
3) * (=entender) to get¿aún no has pescado el chiste? — haven't you got the joke yet?
2. VI1) [pescador] to fishpescar a mosca — to fish with a fly, flyfish
pescar a la rastra, pescar al arrastre — to trawl
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <trucha/corvina> to catchfuimos a pescar trucha(s) — we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for trout
2) (fam)a) <catarro/gripe> to catchb) <novio/marido> to get, hook (colloq & hum)c) <chiste/broma> to get (colloq)d) ( pillar) to catch2.lo pescaron robando — they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)
pescar vi to fish3.* * *= fish (for).Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.----* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.* caña de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* cebo de pescar = fishing lure.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* pescar furtivamente = poach.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* vara de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <trucha/corvina> to catchfuimos a pescar trucha(s) — we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for trout
2) (fam)a) <catarro/gripe> to catchb) <novio/marido> to get, hook (colloq & hum)c) <chiste/broma> to get (colloq)d) ( pillar) to catch2.lo pescaron robando — they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)
pescar vi to fish3.* * *= fish (for).Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
* buen sitio para pescar = fishing spot.* caña de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* cebo de pescar = fishing lure.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* pescar furtivamente = poach.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* vara de pescar = fishing rod, fishing pole.* * *pescar [A2 ]vtA ‹trucha/corvina› to catchno pescamos nada we didn't catch anythingfuimos a pescar trucha(s) we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for troutB ( fam)1 ‹catarro/gripe› to catchpescarás una pulmonía como salgas con esta lluvia you'll catch your death if you go out in this rain ( colloq)¡qué borrachera pescó! he got really drunk!2 ‹novio› to get, hook ( colloq hum); ‹marido› to hook ( colloq)3 ‹chiste/broma› to get ( colloq)no pescas ni una you're so slow on the uptakeno pescó la indrecta she didn't take the hintpescarla(s) ( fam): creo que no la(s) pescaste, pero se refería a ti I don't think you realized, but he was talking about youse lo he explicado varias veces pero no la(s) pesca I've explained to him several times but he doesn't get it ( colloq)4 (pillar, sorprender) to catchlo pescaron robando they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)por fin te pesqué, llevo toda la mañana buscándote I've caught you at last, I've been looking for you all morningla pesqué en una mentira I caught her out lyingla noticia me pescó de sorpresa the news took me by surpriseme pescó la lluvia al salir del teatro I got caught in the rain as I came out of the theater■ pescarvito fishpescar a mosca to fly-fish■ pescarse* * *
pescar ( conjugate pescar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹trucha/corvina› to catch;
2 (fam)
◊ lo pescaron robando they caught him red-handed (as he was stealing something)
verbo intransitivo
to fish;
pescar verbo transitivo
1 to fish
2 fam (una enfermedad, a una persona) to catch
3 (una idea, una broma) to get
' pescar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boya
- caña
- agarrar
- carrete
- corcho
- red
English:
bait
- catch
- collar
- fish
- fishing rod
- land
- poach
- rod
- spear
- tackle
- fishing
- get
- let
- nab
- net
* * *♦ vt1. [peces] to catch;sólo consiguieron pescar una bota all they caught was an old bootpescó una gripe she caught the flulo pescaron intentando entrar sin pagar he got caught trying to get in without payingha pescado un trabajo estupendo she's landed a fantastic job;pescó un buen marido she landed herself a good husband¿has pescado el chiste? did you get the joke?;cuando me hablan en francés no pesco ni una I can't understand a word when they speak to me in French♦ vito fish;ir a pescar to go fishing* * *I v/tII v/i fish;pescar con caña go angling* * *pescar {72} vt1) : to fish for2) : to catchpescar vi: to fish, to go fishing* * *pescar vb1. (coger peces) to fish
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