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to be caught on the wrong foot

1 to be caught on the wrong foot

to be caught on the wrong foot

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2 to be caught on the wrong foot

pārsteigt kādu

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3 be caught on the wrong foot

be caught on the wrong foot

verrast/overvallen worden, verrast worden met de broek op de enkels

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4 catch smb. on the wrong foot

застать кого-л. врасплох

It was Mrs. Skeffington. As she opened the door, her face was reddened, her manner flustered. She said: ‘Oh, it's you two, is it? I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot...’ (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 20) — Когда миссис Скеффингтон открыла дверь, я заметил, что лицо ее красно и манеры несколько суетливы. - Ах, это вы! - сказала она. - Вы застали меня за неподходящим занятием...

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5 catch someone on the wrong foot

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I could have given you some money, but I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot, I have none at the moment — Я бы дал тебе денег, но сейчас ты пришел не вовремя, у меня ничего нет

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6 ♦ wrong

♦ wrong (1) /rɒŋ/
a.

1 disonesto; ingiusto; riprovevole; scorretto: wrong behaviour, comportamento scorretto; ( sport) a wrong decision, un verdetto ingiusto; It was wrong of you to do that, è stato disonesto da parte tua fare ciò; It's wrong of him to punish his children in that way, è ingiusto che punisca (o fa male a punire) così i suoi figli

2 errato; sbagliato; falso; inesatto; scorretto: It's wrong to say that the sun goes round the earth, è errato dire che il sole gira intorno alla terra; I can prove you wrong, posso dimostrarti che hai torto; Your answer is wrong, la tua risposta è sbagliata; You've got the wrong idea, ti sei fatto un'idea sbagliata; a wrong hypothesis, un'ipotesi inesatta; totally wrong, completamente sbagliato NOTA D'USO: - ragione-

3 inopportuno; disadatto; sconveniente: He always says the wrong things, dice sempre cose inopportune; parla sempre a sproposito; You are wearing the wrong ( sort of) clothes for a hot place like this, indossi abiti disadatti a un posto caldo come questo

4 guasto; che non va ( anche fig.); che va male; in cattive condizioni; che non funziona: That clock is wrong, quell'orologio segna l'ora sbagliata; Something is wrong with the TV set, il televisore è guasto; The engine won't start; what's wrong with it?, il motore non parte; cos'ha che non va?; (fam.) What's wrong with you?, cosa c'è che non va?; cos'hai oggi?; Is anything wrong?, c'è qualcosa che non va?

5 che non va; da obiettare; da ridire: What's wrong with him?, che c'è da ridire sul suo conto?

6 (fam. ingl.: di una persona) disonesto; corrotto: wrong coppers, sbirri corrotti

● to be wrong, essere in errore, sbagliare, sbagliarsi; aver torto, far male (a): He was wrong when he said I wasn't there, era in errore quando disse che io non c'ero; You are wrong in thinking that Tom is a liar, sbagli a credere che Tom sia un bugiardo; You are quite wrong, hai completamente torto (fam.: hai torto marcio); You are wrong in saying that he is a thief, fai male a dire che è un ladro □ the wrong end, la parte sbagliata ( di un oggetto); l'estremità sbagliata ( di un attrezzo, di una strada) □ ( d'oggetto, collo, pacco, ecc.) wrong end up, capovolto; sottosopra □ the wrong foot, il piede sbagliato ( anche fig.) □ ( atletica) wrong footing, posizione di svantaggio □ (tipogr.) wrong fount, indicazione di refuso (abbr. w. f.) □ (fam.) to be wrong in the head, non avere la testa a posto; essere giù di testa; essere matto □ (telef.) wrong number, numero sbagliato; sbaglio: Sorry, wrong number!, mi dispiace, ha sbagliato (numero)! □ the wrong side, il lato (o il verso) sbagliato; ( di stoffa, ecc.) il rovescio: (autom.) to drive on the wrong side of the road, guidare sul lato sbagliato della strada (o contromano); (fig.) to get on the wrong side of sb., prendere q. per il verso sbagliato; inimicarsi q.; (fig.) to get out of bed on the wrong side, alzarsi di cattivo umore (o con la luna di traverso); (fig.) to be on the wrong side of forty, aver passato la quarantina; (fig. antiq.) to have been born on the wrong side of the blanket, essere figlio illegittimo □ ( slang USA) the wrong side of the tracks, i quartieri poveri della città □ wrong side out, a rovescio: I've put on my socks wrong side out, mi sono messo i calzini a rovescio; You're wearing your pullover wrong side out, hai il pullover a rovescio □ wrong side up, sottosopra; capovolto; a testa in giù: He set the box down wrong side up, ha posato la scatola capovolta □ the wrong way, la strada (o la direzione) sbagliata; (fig.) il (o nel) modo sbagliato: to take the wrong way, prendere la strada sbagliata; sbagliare strada; to do st. the wrong way, fare qc. nel modo sbagliato; (fig.) to take st. the wrong way, prendere qc. in mala parte; fraintendere qc. □ the wrong way round, a rovescio: You've got your hat the wrong way round, ti sei messo il cappello a rovescio ( col davanti didietro) □ (fig.) to be caught on the wrong foot, essere preso in contropiede (fig.) □ (fig.) to get off on the wrong foot, partire col piede sbagliato □ to get the wrong end of the stick, prendere fischi per fiaschi (fig.); fraintendere; prendere lucciole per lanterne □ ( di cibo) to go down the wrong way, andare di traverso □ something wrong, qualcosa che non va; indisposizione, disturbo, malanno; guasto meccanico (o elettrico, ecc.): Something is wrong with my liver, ho disturbi di fegato; There's something wrong with the brakes, c'è un guasto ai freni □ That was a wrong guess, hai sbagliato; non hai indovinato □ You always do the wrong thing, fai sempre quello che non dovresti fare □ You've got the wrong key, hai sbagliato chiave □ He came on the wrong day, sbagliò giorno; venne quando non doveva venire □ That was the wrong ( sort of) thing to do, quella era l'ultima cosa da farsi.
♦ wrong (2) /rɒŋ/
avv.

1 erroneamente; in modo inesatto; male: to answer wrong, rispondere erroneamente; You've done it wrong, l'hai fatto male; l'hai sbagliato; What am I doing wrong?, dov'è che sbaglio?; to guess wrong, sbagliare; non indovinare

2 in modo inopportuno (o sconveniente); impropriamente

3 (leg.) illecitamente

● to aim wrong, sbagliare la mira; mirare male □ (fam. USA) to get in wrong with sb., rendersi (o riuscire) antipatico a q. □ to get it wrong, capire male; fraintendere □ to get wrong, sbagliare; capir male, fraintendere: You've got the answer wrong, hai sbagliato la risposta; Don't get me wrong!, non fraintendermi!; You've got it all wrong, non hai capito niente; hai frainteso ogni cosa □ to go wrong, andare male (o a rotoli, di traverso); fallire; (fig.) deviare dal retto cammino, prendere una cattiva strada, sgarrare; ( di un orologio, ecc.) guastarsi; ( di un meccanismo) incepparsi; ( di una parte del corpo) cessare di funzionare bene, ammalarsi: Everything went wrong, è andato tutto a rotoli; The attempt to rescue the hostages went horribly wrong, il tentativo di liberare gli ostaggi si è concluso tragicamente □ to lead sb. wrong, fuorviare q. □ to tell sb. wrong, dare a q. un'informazione sbagliata: He told me wrong and I got lost in the wood, mi diede un'indicazione sbagliata e io mi smarrii nel bosco.
wrong (3) /rɒŋ/
n.

1 [u] male; peccato: He's too young to know right from wrong, è troppo giovane per distinguere il bene dal male; I hope you will never do wrong, spero che non commetterai mai azioni disoneste

2 [uc] torto; ingiustizia; ingiuria; offesa: Who says that I'm in the wrong?, chi lo dice che ho torto?; to do sb. a wrong, fare un torto a q., offendere q.; (lett.) the wrongs of time, le ingiurie del tempo

3 (leg.) illecito: private wrong, illecito civile; public wrong, illecito penale

4 (leg.) torto; pregiudizio, danno (subìto o arrecato a q.)

● to be in the wrong, aver torto; essere dalla parte del torto: They were both in the wrong, avevano torto tutti e due □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto, fare apparire q. colpevole; (leg.) dimostrare (o provare) la colpevolezza di q. □ (polit.) The King can do no wrong, il re non è politicamente responsabile ( nelle monarchie costituzionali) □ (prov.) Two wrongs do not make a right, due torti non fanno una ragione.
(to) wrong /rɒŋ/
v. t.

1 far torto a; trattare ingiustamente; offendere; maltrattare

2 denigrare; diffamare: They wronged me with false accusations, mi hanno diffamato con false accuse

3 (leg.) arrecare un danno, nuocere a (q.)

● to wrong sb. out of st., defraudare q. di qc.: The pioneers wronged the native Americans out of their lands, i pionieri defraudarono (o con l'inganno spogliarono) i nativi americani delle loro terre.

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7 wrong

wrong [rɒŋ]

mauvais ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) faux ⇒ 1 (a) erroné ⇒ 1 (a) tort ⇒ 1 (b), 3 (b)-(d) mal ⇒ 1 (d), 2, 3 (a) injuste ⇒ 1 (d) faire du tort à ⇒ 4

1 adjective

(a) (incorrect → address, answer, information) mauvais, faux (fausse), erroné; (→ decision) mauvais; Music (note) faux (fausse); Telecommunications (number) faux (fausse);

∎ to get things in the wrong order mettre les choses dans le mauvais ordre;

∎ these cups are in the wrong place ces tasses ne sont pas à leur place;

∎ they came on the wrong day ils se sont trompés de jour pour leur venue;

∎ to take the wrong road/train se tromper de route/de train;

∎ this is the wrong road for Munich ce n'est pas la bonne route pour aller à Munich;

∎ to drive on the wrong side of the road conduire du mauvais côté de la route;

∎ she went to the wrong address elle s'est trompée d'adresse;

∎ you've put your shoes on the wrong feet vous vous êtes trompé (de pied) en mettant vos chaussures;

∎ to be (the) wrong side up être à l'envers;

∎ the biscuit went down the wrong way j'ai avalé le gâteau de travers;

∎ it was a wrong number c'était une erreur;

∎ to dial the wrong number se tromper de numéro;

∎ I'm sorry, you've got the wrong number désolé, vous vous êtes trompé de numéro ou vous faites erreur;

∎ you've got the wrong man, Jack Taylor isn't a murderer vous faites erreur, Jack Taylor n'est pas un meurtrier;

∎ the clock/my watch is wrong le réveil/ma montre n'est pas à l'heure;

∎ the clock has always shown the wrong time la pendule n'a jamais été à l'heure ou n'a jamais indiqué l'heure exacte

(b) (mistaken → person)

∎ to be wrong (about sth) avoir tort ou se tromper (à propos de qch);

∎ you were wrong to lose your temper vous avez eu tort de vous emporter;

∎ you were wrong to accuse him, it was wrong of you to accuse him vous avez eu tort de l'accuser, vous n'auriez pas dû l'accuser;

∎ to be wrong about sb se tromper sur (le compte de) qn;

∎ how wrong can you be! comme quoi on peut se tromper!;

∎ that's just where you are wrong c'est justement ce qui vous trompe, c'est justement là que vous vous trompez;

∎ I hope he won't get the wrong idea about me j'espère qu'il ne se fera pas de fausses idées sur mon compte;

∎ I hope you won't take this the wrong way, but… ne le prends pas mal mais…

(c) (unsuitable) mauvais, mal choisi;

∎ you've got the wrong attitude vous n'avez pas l'attitude qu'il faut ou la bonne attitude;

∎ it was the wrong thing to do/to say ce n'était pas la chose à faire/à dire;

∎ I said all the wrong things j'ai dit tout ce qu'il ne fallait pas dire;

∎ his ideas are all wrong il a des idées tout de travers;

∎ you're going about it in the wrong way vous vous y prenez mal;

∎ it's the wrong way to deal with the situation ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut régler la situation;

∎ to come at the wrong time venir à un mauvais moment ou mal à propos;

∎ he's the wrong man for the job ce n'est pas l'homme qu'il faut pour ce poste;

∎ I'm the wrong person to ask il ne faut pas me demander ça à moi;

∎ I think you're in the wrong job je pense que ce n'est pas le travail qu'il vous faut; humorous vous vous êtes trompé de métier!;

∎ she was wearing the wrong shoes for a long walk elle n'avait pas les chaussures qui conviennent ou elle n'avait pas les bonnes chaussures pour une randonnée;

∎ this village is the wrong place for a nightclub ce village n'est pas l'endroit qui convient ou n'est pas le bon endroit pour une boîte de nuit

(d) (immoral, bad) mal; (unjust) injuste;

∎ cheating is wrong c'est mal de tricher;

∎ slavery is wrong l'esclavage est inacceptable;

∎ it was wrong of him to take the money ce n'était pas bien de sa part de prendre l'argent;

∎ what's wrong with reading comics? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à lire des bandes dessinées?;

∎ what's wrong with that? qu'est-ce qu'il y a de mal à ça?;

∎ there's nothing wrong with it il n'y a rien à redire à cela, il n'y a pas de mal à cela;

∎ it's wrong that anyone should have to live in poverty il est injuste que des gens soient obligés de vivre dans la misère

(e) (amiss)

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with the lamp la lampe ne marche pas bien ou a un défaut;

∎ something is wrong or there's something wrong with my elbow j'ai quelque chose au coude;

∎ there's something wrong with me (ill) j'ai quelque chose qui ne va pas;

∎ there must be something wrong with me (that people don't like me) il doit y avoir quelque chose qui ne va pas chez moi;

∎ there must be something seriously wrong il doit y avoir un gros problème;

∎ there's something wrong somewhere il y a quelque chose qui ne va pas quelque part;

∎ I hope there's nothing wrong j'espère qu'il n'est rien arrivé;

∎ there's nothing at all wrong with the clock la pendule marche parfaitement bien;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your work votre travail est très bon;

∎ there's nothing wrong with her decision/her reasoning sa décision/son raisonnement est parfaitement valable;

∎ there's nothing wrong about wanting a holiday without the kids il n'y a pas de mal à vouloir des vacances sans les enfants;

∎ there's nothing wrong with you vous êtes en parfaite santé;

∎ there's nothing wrong, thank you tout va bien, merci;

∎ there's nothing wrong with your eyes/your hearing! vous avez de bons yeux/de bonnes oreilles!;

∎ what's wrong? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;

∎ what's wrong with the car? qu'est-ce qu'elle a, la voiture?;

∎ what's wrong with your elbow? qu'est-ce qu'il a, votre coude?;

∎ what's wrong with you? qu'est-ce que vous avez?;

∎ what's wrong with these people? (that they don't understand) qu'est-ce qu'ils ont qui ne va pas, ces gens?;

∎ what's wrong with going to France? quel mal y a-t-il à aller en France?;

∎ there's very little wrong with you dans l'ensemble, vous êtes en très bonne santé;

∎ there wasn't much wrong with the car la voiture n'avait pas grand-chose;

∎ British familiar to be wrong in the head avoir la tête fêlée ou le cerveau fêlé, être fêlé ou timbré

(f) Textiles

∎ the wrong side of the fabric l'envers m du tissu;

∎ wrong side out à l'envers

(g) (idioms)

∎ he got hold of the wrong end of the stick il a tout compris de travers;

∎ British to be caught on the wrong foot être pris au dépourvu;

∎ they got off on the wrong foot ils se sont mal entendus au départ;

∎ British I'm (on) the wrong side of fifty j'ai cinquante ans bien sonnés;

∎ to get out of bed on the wrong side se lever du pied gauche;

∎ to get on the wrong side of sb se faire mal voir de qn

2 adverb

mal;

∎ you did wrong vous avez mal agi;

∎ I guessed wrong je suis tombé à côté, je me suis trompé;

∎ you've spelt the word wrong vous avez mal écrit ou mal orthographié ce mot;

∎ she got the time/address/name wrong (was mistaken about) elle s'est trompée d'heure/d'adresse/de nom; (misunderstood) elle a mal compris l'heure/l'adresse/le nom;

∎ I got the answer wrong je n'ai pas donné la bonne réponse;

∎ to get one's sums wrong Mathematics faire des erreurs dans ses opérations; figurative se tromper dans ses calculs;

∎ she's got her facts wrong elle se trompe, ce qu'elle avance est faux;

∎ you've got it wrong, I never said that vous vous trompez ou vous n'avez pas compris, je n'ai jamais dit cela;

∎ don't get me wrong comprenez-moi bien;

∎ you've got her all wrong vous vous trompez complètement sur son compte;

∎ to go wrong (person) se tromper; (plan) mal marcher, mal tourner; (deal) tomber à l'eau; (machine) tomber en panne;

∎ something has gone wrong with the TV la télé est tombée en panne;

∎ something went wrong with her eyesight elle a eu des ennuis avec sa vue;

∎ the space flight went disastrously wrong le vol spatial a tourné à la catastrophe;

∎ we must have gone wrong somewhere nous avons dû nous tromper quelque part;

∎ you can't go wrong vous ne pouvez pas vous tromper, c'est très simple;

∎ you won't go far wrong if you follow her advice vous ne risquez guère de vous tromper si vous suivez ses conseils;

∎ you can't go wrong with a pair of jeans vous êtes tranquille avec un jean;

∎ you can't go wrong with a good book (for reading) vous ne risquez pas de vous ennuyer avec un bon livre; (as present) un bon livre, cela plaît toujours;

∎ where I went wrong was in being too kind to him là où j'ai commis une erreur, c'est en me montrant trop gentil avec lui;

∎ when did things start going wrong? quand est-ce que les choses ont commencé à se gâter?;

∎ she used to be a normal, happy little girl, but something went wrong c'était une petite fille normale et heureuse mais quelque chose a mal tourné;

∎ everything that could go wrong went wrong tout ce qui pouvait aller de travers est allé de travers;

∎ to turn out wrong (event) mal (se) terminer; (calculation) se révéler faux; (person) mal tourner

3 noun

(a) (immorality, immoral act) mal m;

∎ to know the difference between right and wrong savoir distinguer le bien du mal;

∎ I did no wrong je n'ai rien fait de mal;

∎ proverb two wrongs don't make a right = on ne répare pas une injustice par une autre

(b) (harm) tort m, injustice f;

∎ to suffer wrong subir une injustice;

∎ to do sb wrong faire du tort à ou se montrer injuste envers qn;

∎ he did them a great wrong il leur a fait subir une grave injustice, il leur a fait (un) grand tort

(c) (error) tort m, erreur f;

∎ he can do no wrong in her eyes tout ce qu'il fait trouve grâce à ses yeux

(d) Law tort m

4 transitive verb

faire du tort à, traiter injustement;

∎ he wronged his wife by accusing her of being unfaithful il a traité injustement sa femme en l'accusant d'infidélité;

∎ she felt deeply wronged elle se sentait gravement lésée;

∎ she has been badly wronged (by words) on a dit à tort beaucoup de mal d'elle; (by actions) on a agi de manière injuste envers elle

5 in the wrong

1 adjective

dans son tort;

∎ to be in the wrong être dans son tort, avoir tort

2 adverb

∎ to put sb in the wrong mettre qn dans son tort

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8 wrong

[roŋ] 1. adjective
1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) errado

2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) errado

3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) errado

4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) errado

5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) errado
2. adverb
(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) erradamente
3. noun
(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) mal
4. verb
(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) ofender

- wrongful
- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong
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[rɔŋ] n 1 injustiça. 2 pecado, iniqüidade. 3 ofensa, injúria, agravo. 4 dano. 5 mal. 6 crime, delito, erro, transgressão de um preceito legal. • vt 1 ser injusto para com. 2 tratar injustamente. 3 proceder mal, fazer mal a. 4 causar dano ou prejuízo a, prejudicar. 5 enganar, defraudar (of por). 6 ofender, injuriar. 7 violar. 8 desonrar (uma mulher). • adj 1 errado, incorreto, errôneo, falso. you are wrong / você está errado. you hit upon the wrong person / você topou com a pessoa errada. 2 que induz em erro, desacertado. 3 impróprio, inconveniente, inoportuno. 4 injusto. 5 mau, iníquo. 6 indevido. 7 ilegal, em desacordo com a lei. 8 em mau estado ou condição, que não funciona (bem), fora de ordem. 9 insatisfatório. • adv (também wrongly) 1 mal, erradamente, ao contrário, erroneamente, incorretamente, desacertadamente, sem razão. I guessed wrong / não acertei em minha suposição, errei em meu palpite. 2 impropriamente. 3 injustamente. 4 indevidamente. 5 iniquamente. 6 ilegalmente. 7 insatisfatoriamente. a wrong guess uma suposição errônea ou um palpite errado. a wrong letter/ font Typogr erro de composição. don’t put him in the wrong não lhe faça injustiça. don’t put him in the wrong with her não o ponha em desarmonia ou evite que se desentenda com ela ou a hostilize. he got him wrong with Mr. A ele o pôs em descrédito com o Sr. A. he got me in wrong ele me desacreditou, minou meu bom conceito. he is in the wrong box ele está numa maçada, num aperto, em dificuldades. he is the wrong side out ele está mal-humorado. I am wronged sou vítima de uma injustiça. in the wrong a) ter uma visão errônea. b) ter uma posição injusta. it was wrong of him foi um erro dele, ele errou (em agir assim). my watch is/ goes wrong meu relógio está errado, não anda bem. now he laughs at the wrong side of his mouth ele perdeu a vontade de rir. on the wrong side of fifty acima dos cinqüenta. rightly or wrongly justa ou injustamente, com ou sem razão. she took it the wrong way ela levou a mal. she was born on the wrong side of the blanket sl ela é filha ilegítima. she was born on the wrong side of the tracks ela nasceu na parte pobre da cidade. something is wrong with this barometer (algo em) este barômetro não está em ordem. the wrong side a) o avesso (pano, tecido). b) o reverso (da medalha). the wrong side out ao avesso. the wrong thing o errado, a coisa errada. they can prove you wrong eles lhe podem provar que você está errado. they told him wrong eles lhe deram informação errada. to be barking up the wrong tree dar murro em ponta de faca, tentar fazer algo sem nenhuma chance de sucesso. to be caught on the wrong foot ter de agir quando não se está preparado. to do wrong agir ilegalmente, imoralmente. to do wrong to someone, to do someone wrong cometer uma injustiça com, ser injusto com. he did me wrong / ele cometeu uma injustiça para comigo, foi injusto. to get hold of the wrong end of the stick entender errado completamente. we got hold of the wrong end of the stick / fig nós pegamos o bonde errado, demos um pulo errado. to get in wrong with, to get on the wrong side of causar antagonismo em, causar má impressão em. we got in wrong with them / nós lhes causamos má impressão. to get out of bed on the wrong side levantar com o pé esquerdo (estar de mau humor). he has got out of bed on the wrong side / ele se levantou com o pé esquerdo (está de mau humor). to get wrong entender mal, não entender, interpretar mal. don’t get me wrong / não me entenda mal. to go wrong a) sair errado, acabar mal. b) errar. c) tomar um mau caminho, desencaminhar. d) funcionar mal. his lungs went wrong / ele começou a sofrer dos pulmões, ficou tuberculoso. to right a wrong corrigir uma injustiça, fazer justiça. to start/ get off on the wrong foot começar mal. two wrongs don’t make a right um erro não justifica o outro. we were in the wrong nós estávamos sem a razão, estávamos errados. we wrong him in thinking that... somos injustos com ele pensando que... what’s wrong? o que há de errado? o que aconteceu? what’s wrong with a cigarette? que tal um cigarro? what’s wrong with N.? o que há com N.? you got it wrong você o entendeu, calculou ou interpretou mal, você se enganou.

English-Portuguese dictionary > wrong
9 wrong

adj. niet waar; fout; verkeerd; niet eerlijk; niet goed; niet rechtschapen; binnenstebuiten
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adv. verkeerd; onjuist; niet in orde; kwaad; onrecht
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n. kwaad, onrecht; misstand, wantoestand
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v. onrecht aandoen, verongelijken, te kort doen; onbillijk zijn tegenover

wrong¹

[ rong] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 kwaad ⇒ onrecht

2 misstand ⇒ wantoestand

3 〈 juridisch〉 onrechtmatige daad

♦voorbeelden:

1   right and wrong • juist en onjuist

     do someone a great wrong • iemand een groot onrecht aandoen

     do wrong • onrecht doen, ergens verkeerd aan doen

¶ be in the wrong • het mis hebben; de schuldige zijn, het gedaan hebben

→ two two/

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wrong²

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 verkeerd ⇒ fout, onjuist

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 back the wrong horse • op het verkeerde paard wedden

     wrong number • verkeerd nummer/verbonden

     wrong side out • binnenstebuiten

     (the) wrong way round • achterstevoren, de verkeerde kant op

     go down the wrong way • in het verkeerde keelgat schieten 〈 van eten〉

     the clock is wrong • de klok loopt niet gelijk

     wrongly accused • ten onrechte beschuldigd

     〈 informeel〉 what's wrong with …? • wat is er aan de hand met/fout aan …?; wat mankeert er aan …?

¶ get hold of the wrong end of the stick • het bij het verkeerde eind hebben

     be caught on the wrong foot • verrast/overvallen worden, verrast worden met de broek op de enkels

     wrong number • verkeerd idee; psychopaat; gevaarlijk persoon; onbetrouwbaar iemand

     〈 slang〉 come to the wrong shop • aan het verkeerde adres (gekomen) zijn

     get on the wrong side of someone • iemands sympathie verliezen/verspelen

     get out of bed on the wrong side • met zijn verkeerde been uit bed stappen

     he is laughing on the wrong side of his face/mouth now • het lachen is hem vergaan

     on the wrong side of sixty • de zestig gepasseerd

     〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉 the wrong side of the tracks • de achterbuurten/zelfkant

     bark up the wrong tree • op het verkeerde spoor zijn; aan het verkeerde adres zijn

     you're wrong • je hebt ongelijk/vergist je

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, predicatief〉

1 slecht ⇒ verkeerd, niet goed

♦voorbeelden:

1   you're wrong to do this/it's wrong of you to do this • u doet hier verkeerd aan

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wrong³

〈 werkwoord〉

1 onrecht doen ⇒ onrechtvaardig behandelen, onredelijk zijn tegen

2 onbillijk/verkeerd beoordelen

♦voorbeelden:

1   wrong a person • iemand te kort doen

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wrong⁴

〈 bijwoord〉

1 foutief ⇒ verkeerd, onjuist

2 in de verkeerde richting ⇒ de verkeerde kant op

♦voorbeelden:

1   guess wrong • verkeerd gokken

     you told me wrong • je hebt me verkeerd voorgelicht

→ get get/, go go/

English-Dutch dictionary > wrong
10 foot

1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

* * *
[fut]
plural - feet; noun

1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) der Fuß

2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) der Fuß

3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) der Fuß (-0,31m)

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- academic.ru/28675/footing">footing
- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it
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foot

[fʊt]

I. n

<pl feet>

[pl fi:t]

1. (limb) Fuß m

what size are your feet? welche Schuhgröße haben Sie?

to be [back] on one's feet [wieder] auf den Beinen sein

sb can barely [or hardly] put one \foot in front of the other jd hat Schwierigkeiten beim Laufen

to be fast [or quick] on one's feet schnell auf seinen Beinen sein

to drag one's feet schlurfen

to get [or rise] /jump [or leap] to one's feet aufspringen

to put one's feet up die Füße hochlegen

to set \foot in sth einen Fuß in etw akk setzen

at sb's feet zu jds Füßen

on \foot zu Fuß; see also sweep

2.

<pl foot or feet>

(length) Fuß m (= 0,3048 Meter)

3.

<pl feet>

(base) Fuß m

at the \foot of one's bed am Fußende des Betts

at the \foot of the page am Seitenende

4.

<pl feet>

LIT (poetry) Versfuß m

5.

▶ to be [caught] on the back \foot unvorbereitet sein

▶ the boot [or shoe] is on the other \foot die Situation ist umgekehrt

see, the boot is on the other \foot now siehst du, das Blatt hat sich gewendet

▶ to drag one's feet herumtrödeln

▶ to fall [or land] on one's feet Glück haben

▶ to get a \foot in the door einen Fuß in die Tür kriegen fam, [mit einem Fuß] hineinkommen

▶ to get one's feet under the table BRIT sich etablieren

▶ to get off on the right/wrong foot einen guten/schlechten Start haben

▶ to get one's feet wet nasse Füße bekommen

▶ to have both feet on the ground mit beiden Beinen fest auf der Erde stehen

▶ to have a \foot in both camps auf beiden Seiten beteiligt sein

▶ to have feet of clay auch nur ein Mensch sein, seine Schwächen haben

▶ to have the world at one's feet die Welt in seiner Macht haben

▶ to have one \foot in the grave mit einem Bein im Grab stehen

▶ my \foot ( dated) so ein Quatsch! fam

▶ to put one's \foot down (insist) ein Machtwort sprechen; esp BRIT (accelerate) Gas geben

▶ to put one's \foot [or esp AM one's mouth] in it ins Fettnäpfchen treten

▶ to put one's best \foot forward sich akk anstrengen

▶ to put one's \foot to the floor AM Gas geben

▶ to never/not put [or set] a \foot wrong nie einen Fehler machen

▶ to run [or rush] sb off his/her feet jdn beschäftigen

▶ to think on one's feet eine schnelle Entscheidung treffen

▶ to be under sb's feet zwischen jds Füßen herumlaufen

II. vt

1. ( fam: pay)

▪ to \foot sth etw bezahlen

to \foot the bill die Rechnung begleichen [o bezahlen

2. AM ECON (add up)

to \foot up an account die Spalten eines Kontos addieren

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[fʊt]
1. n pl feet

1) Fuß m

to be on one's feet (lit, fig) — auf den Beinen sein

to help sb back (on)to their feet — jdm wieder auf die Beine helfen

to get back on one's feet (lit, fig) —

the country is starting to get back on its feet again — das Land kommt langsam wieder auf die Beine

on foot — zu Fuß

to set foot on dry land — den Fuß auf festen Boden setzen, an Land gehen

I'll never set foot here again! — hier kriegen mich keine zehn Pferde mehr her! (inf)

the first time he set foot in the office — als er das erste Mal das Büro betrat

to get or rise to one's feet — aufstehen

to jump to one's feet — aufspringen

to put one's feet up (lit) — die Füße hochlegen; (fig) es sich (dat) bequem machen

he never puts a foot wrong (gymnast, dancer) — bei ihm stimmt jeder Schritt; (fig) er macht nie einen Fehler

to catch sb on the wrong foot (Sport) — jdn auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen; (fig) jdn überrumpeln

to be dying or dead on one's feet (inf) — todmüde sein

2) (fig uses)

to put one's foot in it — ins Fettnäpfchen treten

to find one's feet — sich eingewöhnen, sich zurechtfinden

to fall on one's feet — auf die Beine fallen

to have one's or both feet (firmly) on the ground — mit beiden Beinen (fest) auf der Erde stehen

to keep one's feet on the ground (fig) — beide Beine auf der Erde halten

to have one foot in the grave — mit einem Bein im Grabe stehen

to get/be under sb's feet — jdm im Wege stehen or sein; (children also) jdm vor den Füßen herumlaufen

to get off on the right/wrong foot — einen guten/schlechten Start haben

to have/get one's or a foot in the door — einen Fuß in der Tür haben/in die Tür bekommen

to get one's feet under the table ( Brit inf ) — sich etablieren

to stand on one's own two feet — auf eigenen Füßen or Beinen stehen

to sit at sb's feet (fig) — jds Jünger sein

a nice area, my foot! (inf) — und das soll eine schöne Gegend sein!

3) (of stocking, list, page, stairs, hill, sewing machine etc) Fuß m; (of bed) Fußende nt

4) (MEASURE) Fuß m

3 foot or feet wide/long — 3 Fuß breit/lang

he's 6 foot 3 — ≈ er ist 1,90 m

5) (POET) (Vers)fuß m

6) no pl (MIL) Infanterie f

the 15th foot — das 15. Infanterieregiment

ten thousand foot (Brit) — zehntausend Fußsoldaten pl

2. vt

bill bezahlen, begleichen

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foot [fʊt]

A s; pl feet [fiːt]

1. Fuß m:

feet first mit den Füßen zuerst;

they took him out feet first ( oder foremost) sie schafften ihn mit den Füßen zuerst (tot) hinaus;

my foot! umg (so ein) Quatsch!;

at sb’s feet zu jemandes Füßen;

be at sb’s feet fig jemandem zu Füßen liegen;

she had the world at her feet die Welt lag ihr zu Füßen;

on foot zu Fuß;

be on foot

a) im Gange sein,

b) in Vorbereitung sein;

be on one’s feet

a) auf den Beinen sein,

b) sich erheben, aufspringen (um zu sprechen);

be on one’s feet again wieder auf den Beinen sein (nach einer Krankheit);

his speech brought the audience to their feet riss die Zuhörer von den Sitzen;

catch sb on the wrong foot SPORT jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen (a. fig);

fall ( oder land) on one’s feet Glück haben;

he always falls ( oder lands) on his feet er fällt immer wieder auf die Beine oder Füße;

fall asleep on one’s feet im Stehen einschlafen;

find one’s feet

a) gehen oder laufen lernen (Baby),

b) fig sich freischwimmen; lernen, selbstständig zu handeln,

c) fig sich eingewöhnen;

get a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in die Tür bekommen;

get a company back on its feet (again) eine Firma flottmachen umg;

have a foot in the door fig einen Fuß in der Tür haben;

have feet of clay auch seine Schwächen haben, auch nur ein Mensch sein;

have both feet firmly on the ground fig mit beiden Beinen im Leben stehen;

he had the crowd on their feet er riss die Zuschauer von den Sitzen;

jump ( oder leap) to one’s feet aufspringen;

keep one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

keep one’s foot down AUTO mit Bleifuß fahren umg;

put one’s foot down

a) AUTO (Voll)Gas geben,

b) fig energisch werden, ein Machtwort sprechen;

put one’s best foot forward

a) die Beine unter den Arm nehmen fig,

b) sich gewaltig anstrengen (besonders um einen guten Eindruck zu machen);

put one’s foot in it, US a. put one’s foot in one’s mouth ins Fettnäpfchen treten, sich in die Nesseln setzen (beide fig);

put ( oder set) a ( oder one’s) foot wrong etwas Falsches sagen oder tun;

put one foot in front of the other einen Fuß vor den andern setzen;

rise ( oder get) to one’s feet sich erheben, aufstehen;

run ( oder rush) sb off his feet jemanden in Trab halten umg;

set foot in ( oder on) betreten;

set sb on their feet jemanden auf eigene Beine stellen;

set sth on foot etwas in die Wege leiten oder in Gang bringen;

shoot o.s. in the foot sich selbst schaden;

stand on one’s own (two) feet auf eigenen Beinen stehen;

stay on one’s feet sich auf den Beinen halten;

step ( oder get) off on the right (wrong) foot die Sache richtig (falsch) anpacken; → cold A 2, drag B 2, grave¹ 1, spring A 1, sweep A 5, etc

2. (pl auch foot) Foot m, Fuß m (= 0,3048 m):

6 feet tall 6 Fuß groß oder hoch;

a ten-foot pole eine 10 Fuß lange Stange

3. (kein pl) MIL besonders Br

a) Infanterie f:

the 4th Foot das Infanterieregiment Nr. 4,

b) HIST Fußvolk n:

500 foot 500 Fußsoldaten;

4. Gang m, Schritt m

5. Fuß m, Füßling m (am Strumpf)

6. Fuß m (eines Berges, eines Glases, einer Säule, einer Treppe etc), Fußende n (des Bettes, Tisches etc), unteres Ende:

at the foot of the page unten an oder am Fuß der Seite;

at the foot of the table SPORT am Tabellenende

7. (adv foots) Bodensatz m, Hefe f

8. LIT (Vers)Fuß m

9. MUS Refrain m

10. Stoffdrückerfuß m (einer Nähmaschine)

B v/i:

foot up to obs od dial sich belaufen auf (akk)

C v/t

1. foot it umg

a) marschieren, zu Fuß gehen,

b) tanzen

2. einen Fuß anstricken an (akk)

3. mit den Krallen fassen (Raubvögel)

4. meist;

foot up bes US zusammenzählen, addieren

5. foot the bill umg blechen ( for für)

bd. ft. abk WIRTSCH board feet pl ( board feet pl oder foot sg) (eine Raumeinheit)

f. abk

1. SCHIFF fathom

2. feet pl

3. LING female

4. feminine

5. following

6. foot

7. PHYS frequency

8. from

ft abk

1. foot

2. feet pl

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1. noun
, pl. feet

1) Fuß, der

at somebody's feet — zu jemandes Füßen

put one's best foot forward — (fig.) (hurry) sich beeilen; (do one's best) sein Bestes tun

feet first — mit den Füßen zuerst od. voran

go into something feet first — (fig.) sich Hals über Kopf (ugs.) in etwas hineinstürzen

have one foot in the grave — (fig.) mit einem Fuß im Grabe stehen

have both [one's] feet on the ground — (fig.) mit beiden Beinen [fest] auf der Erde stehen

on foot — zu Fuß

on one's/its feet — (lit. or fig.) auf den Beinen

put one's foot down — (fig.) (be firmly insistent or repressive) energisch werden; (accelerate motor vehicle) [Voll]gas geben

put one's foot in it — (fig. coll.) ins Fettnäpfchen treten (ugs.)

put one's feet up — die Beine hochlegen

start [off] or get off on the right/wrong foot — (fig.) einen guten/schlechten Start haben

set foot in/on something — etwas betreten

be rushed off one's feet — (fig.) in Trab gehalten werden (ugs.)

stand on one's own [two] feet — (fig.) auf eigenen Füßen stehen

rise or get to one's feet — sich erheben; aufstehen

never put a foot wrong — (fig.) nie etwas falsch machen

get/have cold feet — kalte Füße kriegen/gekriegt haben (ugs.)

catch somebody on the wrong foot — (fig.) jemanden auf dem falschen Fuß erwischen

have two left feet — (fig.) zwei linke Füße haben (ugs.)

2) (far end) unteres Ende; (of bed) Fußende, das; (lowest part) Fuß, der

at the foot of the list/page — unten auf der Liste/Seite

3) (of stocking etc.) Fuß, der; Füßling, der

4) (Pros.): (metrical unit) [Vers]fuß, der

5) pl. feet or same (linear measure) Fuß, der (30,48 cm)

7 foot or feet — 7 Fuß

6) (base) Fuß, der; (of statue, pillar) Sockel, der
2. transitive verb
(pay)

foot the bill — die Rechnung bezahlen

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: feet)

= Basis Basen f.

Fuß ¨-e m.

Standvorrichtung f.

English-german dictionary > foot
11 auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt

caught on the wrong foot

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > auf dem falschen Fuß erwischt
12 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

* * *
[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

•

- 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
13 catch

kætʃ
1. сущ.
1) поимка;
захват
2) а) улов;
добыча б) амер.;
разг. урожай, жатва( особ. в количестве, которое делает дальнейшее высевание необязательным)
3) игра в мяч to play catch ≈ играть в мяч
4) загвоздка, препятствие That's the catch. ≈ В этом-то вся загвоздка. Syn: hitch
1., rub
1.
5) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление а) задвижка, защелка, запор, щеколда, шпингалет Syn: fastener, latch
1. б) стяжной болт в) тормоз, стопор;
арретир
6) а) выгода;
выгодное приобретение Syn: acquisition б) выгодная партия (для женитьбы или замужества)
7) муз. небольшая пьеса для трех или более голосов, вступающих попеременно с одинаковой мелодией
2. гл.
1) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать to catch a thief ≈ поймать вора to catch a ball ≈ поймать мяч to catch a fish ≈ поймать рыбу Syn: capture
2) а) заманивать в ловушку, ловить (на чем-л.) to catch in a lie ≈ поймать на вранье to catch in a web ≈ опутать паутиной Syn: trap
2., ensnare б) обманывать, вводить в заблуждение Syn: deceive, mislead
3) а) заставать;
обнаруживать to catch at smth. ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. I've caught you at your tricks again! ≈ Опять ты за свое! to catch unawares ≈ застать врасплох to be caught stealing ≈ попасться на краже to catch a person in the act ≈ застать кого-л. на месте преступления to catch in ≈ застать кого-л. дома, на работе и т. д. You might catch him in about 11 o'clock. ≈ Ты можешь застать его дома около 11 часов. to catch napping ≈ застать кого-л. спящим Father was supposed to be working, but when I went in I caught him napping. ≈ Я думал, что отец на работе, но когда вошел, то застал его спящим. б) захватывать( о дожде, шторме и т. п.) to be caught in the rain ≈ попасть под дождь The rain caught us just as we had reached the shoulder of the hill. ≈ Дождь захватил нас, когда мы достигли склона холма. в) разг. (только в прош. вр. или прич. прош. вр.;
пасс.) 'залетать', забеременеть She's been caught - she's about five months gone. ≈ Она 'залетела' - у нее уже пять месяцев.
4) а) догнать( более употребительно catch up) Syn: overtake б) успеть, попасть ( на поезд и т. п.) to catch the train ≈ успеть к поезду I must finish my letter in time to catch the post. ≈ Я должен вовремя закончить письмо, чтобы успеть попасть на почту.
5) ударить, попасть She caught him a sounding box on the ear. ≈ Она нанесла ему звучный удар кулаком в ухо.
6) а) схватить (резко или неожиданно) Syn: grasp
2., seize б) охватывать( об огне;
тж. в более широком значении) The fire caught many houses. ≈ Огонь охватил много домов. The wind and sun have fairly caught us all these last three days. ≈ Ветер и солнце практически не отпускали нас в эти последние три дня. в) зацепить(ся) ;
задеть;
защемить to catch one's finger in a door ≈ прищемить себе палец дверью to catch on smth. ≈ привязывать(ся) к чему-л. My coat caught on a nail and tore. ≈ Мое пальто зацепилось за гвоздь и порвалось. I would have been early enough, but I caught my coat on a nail just as I was leaving. ≈ Я должен был приехать достаточно рано, но когда я уезжал, я зацепился пальто за гвоздь. Syn: snag
2., jam I
2.
7) поймать, воспользоваться( возможностью)
8) схватывать, получать( что-л. неприятное или опасное) ;
заразиться to catch one's death( of cold) ≈ умереть( от простуды) to catch (a) cold ≈ простудиться, подхватить простуду She caught a cold from her brother. ≈ Она подхватила простуду от своего брата. to catch measles ≈ заразиться корью to catch fire ≈ загореться, воспламениться to catch frost ≈ покрыться льдом
9) ловить, улавливать (слова, смысл и т. п.) to catch a person's meaning ≈ уловить, понять чью-л. мысль to catch a likeness ≈ уловить (и передать) сходство to catch a glimpse of smth. ≈ увидеть что-л. на мгновение to catch the character, spirit ≈ уловить характер( актера) catch the eye Syn: grasp
2.
10) смотреть (театральный спектакль или телевизионную программу) ;
слушать (концерт и т. п.) You can have a cigarette or a drink, read the newspaper or catch the television news. ≈ Можно закурить или выпить, почитать газету или посмотреть новости по телевизору.
11) прерывать, останавливать( резко, внезапно) He caught himself before giving away a secret. ≈ Он на секунду остановился, перед тем, как выдать секрет. ∙ catch alight catch at catch away catch flat-footed catch in catch it catch napping catch off catch on catch out catch red-handed catch up Catch me (doing that) ! ≈ Чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! to catch the Speaker's eye парл. ≈ получить слово в палате общин to catch at a straw ≈ хвататься за соломинку to catch smb. in the act ≈ застать кого-л. за чем-л. плохим to catch one's foot ≈ споткнуться to catch smb. on the hop ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох to catch smb. on the raw ≈ задевать кого-л., причинять боль, сказав что-л. to catch smb. on the wrong foot ≈ застать кого-л. врасплох catch one's breath be caught short catch hold of catch sight of catch off guard поимка;
захват;
- her * was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку улов;
добыча;
- a fine * of fish хороший улов рыбы;
- that bachelor is a good * этот холостяк - завидный жених( разговорное) хитрость, ловушка;
подвох;
- * question каверзный вопрос;
- there must be a * somewhere здесь что-то не так;
здесь есть какой-то подвох;
- what's the * in his offer? что скрывается за его предложением?;
- that's the * в этом-то вся хитрость выгодное приобретение;
- no *, not much of a * незавидное приобретение;
грош цена;
не Бог весть какое сокровище задвижка, засов;
шпингалет (техническое) захватывающее, запирающее приспособление( техническое) стяжной болт( техническое) тормоз;
стопор;
арретир приостановка на мгновение( дыхания) ;
потеря на мгновение (голоса) ;
- with a * in her voice прерывающимся голосом отрывки, обрывки, кусочки;
- *es of old tunes обрывки старых мелодий игра в мяч;
перебрасывание мяча;
- to play * играть в мяч поимка мяча (спортивное) кетч (борьба) (сельскохозяйственное) самосев хлебных злаков (музыкальное) (историческое) качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV-XVI вв.) поймать, схватить;
ловить поймать, застигнуть;
застать, захватить;
- to * smb. red-handed застать кого-л на месте преступления;
- to * smb. napping застать кого-л врасплох;
- to * in a lie изобличить во лжи;
- to * in a word поймать на слове;
(библеизм) уловить в слове;
- to be caught in a snowstorm мы были застигнуты метелью;
- to be caught cheating быть уличенным в мошенничестве;
- to be caught in the turmoil быть вовлеченным в водоворот( событий) ;
- a rat was caught in the trap крыса попалась в крысоловку;
- I caught him out я поймал его на лжи;
- * caught him at it я его поймал на этом схватить, задержать;
- the policeman caught the thief полицейский задержал вора ухватиться, схватить;
- he caught at the rope он уцепился за веревку прицепляться, придираться к;
- he *es at everything он ко всему придирается уловить, поймать;
- to * a likeness схватить сходство (в партрете) ;
- to * an opportunity воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность (разговорное) уловить смысл, понять;
- I don't * your meaning не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать;
- he's not very quick at *ing on, is he? ведь он тугодум зацепить;
задеть;
защемить;
- to * one's finger in the door прищемить себе палец дверью зацепиться;
- her dress caught on a nail она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь;
- he boat was caught in the reeds лодка застряла в камышах поддеть;
провести;
поймать в ловушку;
- you've caught me this time! ну и поддели вы меня! попасть, ударить;
- the blow caught him on the head удар пришелся ему по голове;
- I caught him one in the eye (просторечие) я поставил ему синяк под глазом заболеть, заразиться;
схватить (болезнь) ;
- to * scarlet fever заразиться скарлатиной;
- to * a chill простудиться;
- to * one's death of cold простудиться и умереть захватывать;
перехватывать успеть, поспеть;
- to * the train поспеть на поезд;
- I wonder whether I can * the post не опоздаю ли я к почте? схватить, условить;
- to * a melody схватить мелодию;
- I didn't quite * what you said я не расслышал, что вы сказали увидеть;
- to * sight of smth увидеть что-л (на мгновение) ;
- I caught sight of her in the crowd я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе привлечь;
поразить;
увлечь;
- bright colours * a baby's eye яркие цвета привлекают ребенка;
- the fact caught her attention ее внимание было привлечено этим фактом;
- to * the imagination поразить воображение запираться;
- the lock won't * замок не запирается прерывать (оратора) ;
сбивать вопросами и выкриками > to * it получить нагоняй;
> I caught it мне досталось;
> you will * it! будет тебе на орехи!;
> to * one's foot споткнуться;
> to * the trick наловчиться;
приноровиться;
схватить (как что-л делается) ;
> to * a crab (спортивное) (жаргон) "поймать леща";
> * me doing that! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!;
> * me ever telling him anything again! черта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!;
> to * the Speaker's eye (парламентское) получить слово в палате общин;
> to * fire загореться, воспламениться;
воспылать;
вспыхнуть;
зажечься( энтузиазмом) ;
> to * hold of smth ухватиться за что-л;
> to * one's breath затаить дыхание;
перевести дух, отдышаться;
> * as * can лови, хватай;
> on a catch-as-catch-can basis( специальное) без определенной очередности;
> you don't * old birds with chaff (пословица) старого воробья на мякине не проведешь;
> a drowning man will * at a straw (пословица) утопающий за соломинку хватается ~ 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 rain: the ~s период тропических дождей;
to be caught in the rain попасть под дождь, быть застигнутым дождем;
to keep the rain out укрыться от дождя ~ 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 catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ выигрыш ~ догнать ~ задерживать ~ тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление;
щеколда, задвижка, защелка;
шпингалет;
стяжной болт ~ 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 ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ поимка;
захват ~ поймать ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала ~ прерывать, перебивать ~ приостановка (дыхания, голоса) ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом ~ удачная операция ~ улов;
добыча ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ 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 ~ хитрость;
ловушка ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется to ~ a glimpse (of smth.) увидеть (что-л.) на мгновение to ~ a likeness уловить (и передать) сходство ~ 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 ~ уловить;
to catch a person's meaning уловить, понять (чью-л.) мысль ~ at обрадоваться( чему-л.) ~ at ухватиться (за что-л.) ~ away утащить ~ (caught) ловить;
поймать;
схватывать;
to catch hold (of smth.) ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ in a web опутать паутиной to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! it: it: catch ~ получать выговор to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ off амер. жарг. заснуть ~ on понимать ~ on становиться модным ~ on ухватиться (за что-л.) to ~ one's breath затаить дыхание to ~ one's breath перевести дух ~ 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 to ~ one's foot споткнуться to ~ the eye поймать взгляд to ~ the eye попасться на глаза to ~ the Speaker's eye парл. получить слово в палате общин ~ 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 ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться ~ up догонять ~ up поднять;
подхватить (тж. перен., напр. новое слово) ~ up прервать ~ up амер. приготовить лошадей (для путешественников) ~ ударить;
попасть;
I caught him one in the eye я подставил ему синяк под глазом to ~ it разг. получить нагоняй;
I caught it мне досталось, попало;
catch me (doing that) ! чтоб я это сделал? Никогда! ~ схватить;
заразиться;
to catch a cold простудиться;
to catch measles заразиться корью;
paper catches fire easily бумага легко воспламеняется ~ покрываться льдом (тж. catch over) ;
the river catches река стала catch выгода;
выгодное приобретение;
that is not much of a catch барыш невелик ~ тех. тормоз, стопор;
арретир;
that's the catch в этом-то все дело ~ up догнать;
we had caught up on sleep нам удалось отоспаться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch
14 catch

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!

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

pick

( raccogliere) gather

( afferrare) seize

occasione take, seize, jump at

( capire) grasp

cogliere di sorpresa catch unawares, take by surprise

cogliere sul fatto catch in the act, catch red-handed

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cogliere v.tr.

1 to pick, to pluck, to gather: cogliere fiori, to pick (o to gather) flowers; cogliere fragole, to pick strawberries // cogliere il frutto delle proprie fatiche, to reap the fruits of one's labour // cogliere gli allori, to reap the laurels

2 (estens.) ( raccogliere) to gather: cogliere legna, to gather wood // cogliere il buono della vita, to appreciate the good things in life

3 ( sorprendere) to catch*: lo ha colto una grave malattia, he has been taken seriously ill; lo colse la morte, he departed his life; lo colsi sul fatto, I caught him red-handed (o in the very act); essere colti dalla pioggia, dal temporale, to be caught in a shower, in the storm

4 ( colpire) to hit*: cogliere nel segno, (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

5 ( afferrare) to seize, to avail oneself of (sthg.): cogliere l'occasione, to take the opportunity // cogliere la palla al balzo, (fig.) to seize the opportunity // cogliere al volo, to catch on fast (o to cotton on o to twig); colse al volo il significato delle mie parole, he got my meaning straight away

6 ( capire) to understand*, to grasp, to catch*: non ha colto la mia allusione, he didn't catch my allusion

7 (mar.) to coil: cogliere una cima, to coil a rope.

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['kɔʎʎere]
verbo transitivo

1) to pick, to pluck, to gather [fiori, frutti]

2) fig. (capire) to catch* [allusione, significato]

cogliere il nocciolo della questione — to see o get the point

non ha colto il senso dell'osservazione — he lost o missed the point of the remark

3) (sorprendere) [emozione, terrore] to overtake*, to seize [ persona]

essere colto da un temporale — to get caught in a storm

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cogliere la palla al balzo — = to seize the opportunity

cogliere qcn. in fallo — to catch sb. out o on the wrong foot

mi hai colto in fallo! — you've got me there!

cogliere qcn. in flagrante o sul fatto to catch sb. red-handed o in the act o at it colloq.; cogliere l'occasione to take one's chance; cogliere nel segno to find its mark; cogli l'attimo seize the day; cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista o di sorpresa to catch o take sb. unawares, to take sb. aback o by surprise; cogliere al volo — to grab o seize o jump at [ opportunità]

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cogliere

/'kɔλλere/ [28]

verbo transitivo

1 to pick, to pluck, to gather [fiori, frutti]

2 fig. (capire) to catch* [allusione, significato]; cogliere il nocciolo della questione to see o get the point; non ha colto il senso dell'osservazione he lost o missed the point of the remark

3 (sorprendere) [emozione, terrore] to overtake*, to seize [ persona]; essere colto da un temporale to get caught in a storm

IDIOMS

cogliere la palla al balzo = to seize the opportunity; cogliere qcn. in fallo to catch sb. out o on the wrong foot; mi hai colto in fallo! you've got me there! cogliere qcn. in flagrante o sul fatto to catch sb. red-handed o in the act o at it colloq.; cogliere l'occasione to take one's chance; cogliere nel segno to find its mark; cogli l'attimo seize the day; cogliere qcn. alla sprovvista o di sorpresa to catch o take sb. unawares, to take sb. aback o by surprise; cogliere al volo to grab o seize o jump at [ opportunità].

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cogliere
16 застать врасплох

1) General subject: catch (smb.) unawares, (кого-л.) catch nodding, (кого-л.) catch off his guard, catch somebody flatfooted (His statement caught him flatfooted.), steal up, surprise, (кого-л.) take at a disadvantage, wrong-foot (catch off balance; to take by surprise in disadvantaged position), (кого-л.) take short, catch sb unawares (Example: Despite George's vigilance the snow, when it did come, took him unawares.), sneak up on sb. (If you're not aware of the symptoms, this disease can sneak up on you.), spring a surprise (on someone - кого-л.), take sb aback (surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off), walk in on (кого-л.), catch somebody bending (кого-л.), catch off balance, catch at a weak moment, catch flat-footed, take by surprise, catch sb on the wrong foot, take sb unawares (Example: Despite George's vigilance the snow, when it did come, took him unawares.), take one by surprise, catch on the back foot, catch smb. off guard

2) Colloquial: catch off-balance

3) American: have over the barrel

4) Literal: catch sb napping, catch sb off guard

5) Jargon: catch napping

6) American English: catch off base

7) Makarov: take unawares, (кого-л.) catch nodding, (кого-л.) catch off guard, (кого-л.) catch off his guard, (кого-л.) catch on the hop, (кого-л.) catch on the wrong foot, (кого-л.) fall upon unawares, catch napping, catch unawares, catch with pants down

8) Phraseological unit: take aback

9) Idiomatic expression: throw off balance

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > застать врасплох
17 fallo

m fault

( errore) error, mistake

sports foul

mettere il piede in fallo lose one's footing

cogliere in fallo qualcuno catch someone out

( in flagrante) catch s.o red-handed

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fallo¹ s.m.

1 ( errore) error, mistake; slip; ( errore morale) fault; ( colpa) sin, wrong: un fallo imperdonabile, an unforgiveable error; commettere un fallo, to make a mistake; essere in fallo, to be at fault; cogliere qlcu. in fallo, to catch s.o. at fault, ( in flagrante) to catch s.o. red-handed; mettere un piede in fallo, to slip, (fig.) to take a false step // senza fallo, without fail (o definitely)

2 ( difetto) fault, defect; ( imperfezione) flaw: un fallo nella trama di un tessuto, a defect in the weft of a fabric

3 (sport) foul // ( calcio): fallo di mano, handball; fallo laterale, throw in; commettere un fallo in area di rigore, to commit a foul in the penalty area // ( tennis) doppio fallo, double fault.

fallo² s.m. phallus*.

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I ['fallo] sm
1) (errore) fault

essere in fallo — to be at fault o in error

mettere il piede in fallo — to slip

ha messo il piede in fallo ed è caduto — he lost his footing and fell

cogliere qn in fallo — to catch sb out

mi ha colto in fallo — he caught me out

senza fallo — without fail

2) (difetto) fault, defect, flaw

3) Sport fault, foul, Tennis fault

fallo di piede Tennis — foot fault

fare un fallo di mano Calcio — to handle the ball

è stato espulso per un fallo sul portiere — he was sent off for a foul on the goalkeeper
II ['fallo] sm
Anat phallus

- fallo di mano

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I ['fallo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (mancanza, colpa) error, mistake

senza fallo — ant. without fail

essere in fallo — lett. to be at fault

cogliere qcn. in fallo — to catch sb. on the wrong foot o out

mettere un piede in fallo — (inciampare) to slip; (sbagliare) to take a false step

2) sport foul (di by; su on); (nel tennis) fault

commettere un fallo — to foul

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fallo intenzionale — professional foul

fallo laterale — (ball in) touch

fallo di mano — handball
II ['fallo]
sostantivo maschile anat. phallus*

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fallo¹

/'fallo/

sostantivo m.

1 (mancanza, colpa) error, mistake; senza fallo ant. without fail; essere in fallo lett. to be at fault; cogliere qcn. in fallo to catch sb. on the wrong foot o out; mettere un piede in fallo (inciampare) to slip; (sbagliare) to take a false step

2 sport foul (di by; su on); (nel tennis) fault; commettere un fallo to foul

COMPOUNDS

fallo intenzionale professional foul; fallo laterale (ball in) touch; fallo di mano handball.

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fallo²

/'fallo/

sostantivo m.

anat. phallus*.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fallo
18 catch smb. napping

( off balance, off guard, on the wrong foot или unawares)

зacтaть кoгo-л. вpacплox

Where so much was at stake he did not propose to be caught napping (Th. Dreiser). It was Mrs. Skeffington. As she opened the door, her face was reddened, her manner flustered. She said: 'Oh, it's you two, is it? I'm afraid you've caught me on the wrong foot' (C. P. Snow)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > catch smb. napping
19 contrapié

a contrapié —
ADV
mi oponente me cogió a contrapié — my opponent caught me off balance, my opponent wrongfooted me

me pillaron a contrapié al llegar antes de lo esperado — I was caught off-balance when they arrived earlier than expected

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contrapié

a contrapié ( loc adv) on/with the wrong foot, awkwardly

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contrapie

adv

:

a contrapie fig off guard

Spanish-English dictionary > contrapié
20 prendre

prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]

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1. transitive verb

2. intransitive verb

3. reflexive verb

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► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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1. <

   a. to take ( dans out of)

• il l'a pris dans le tiroir he took it out of the drawer

• il prit un journal sur la table he took a newspaper off the table

• il a pris le bleu he took the blue one

• prendre qn par le bras to take sb by the arm

• c'est toujours ça de pris that's something at least

• c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it

• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says

• je prends (dans un jeu) I'll answer

• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer

• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella

• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/train

• je prends quelques jours à Noël I'm taking a few days off at Christmas

• cela me prend tout mon temps it takes up all my time

• la réparation a pris des heures the repair took hours

• il prend une commission sur la vente he takes a commission on the sale

• il a pris sur son temps pour venir m'aider he gave up some of his time to help me

• je prends du 38 I take a size 38

   b. ( = aller chercher) [+ chose] to get ; [+ personne] to pick up ; ( = emmener) to take

• passer prendre qn à son bureau to pick sb up at his office

• je passerai les prendre chez toi I'll come and get them from your place

   c. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch

• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught

• il fut pris d'un doute he suddenly had a doubt

• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?

• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?

• je vous y prends ! caught you!

• si je t'y prends don't let me catch you doing that

• prendre qn sur le fait to catch sb in the act

   d. ( = duper) to take in

• on ne m'y prendra plus I won't be had a second time (inf)

   e. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take

• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?

• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?

• à prendre avant les repas to be taken before meals

• il n'a rien pris depuis hier he hasn't eaten anything since yesterday

   f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book

• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?

   g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick up

• l'école ne prend plus de pensionnaires the school no longer takes boarders

   h. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to take

• prendre des notes to take notes

   i. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to take

• il prit un ton menaçant his voice took on a threatening tone

   j. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authority

• cela prend un sens particulier it takes on a particular meaning

   k. ( = faire payer) to charge

• ce spécialiste prend très cher this specialist charges very high fees

   l. ( = subir) (inf) [+ coup, choc] to get

• il a pris la porte en pleine figure the door hit him right in the face

• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!

• il a pris pour les autres he took the rap (inf)

   m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to take

• si vous le prenez ainsi if that's how you want it

• il a bien pris la chose he took it well

• il l'a bien pris he took it well

• il a mal pris la chose he took it badly

• il l'a mal pris he took it badly

• il a mal pris ce que je lui ai dit he took exception to what I said to him

• prendre qch avec bonne humeur to take sth in good part

• prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come

• prendre la vie comme elle vient to take life as it comes

   n. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal with

• elle sait le prendre she knows how to handle him

   o. (locutions)

► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as

• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?

• prendre qch pour prétexte to take sth as a pretext

• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility

• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.

• prendre sur soi de faire qch to take it upon o.s. to do sth► à tout prendre on the whole

2. <

   a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to set

   b. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch on

• le lilas a bien pris the lilac's doing really well

• avec moi, ça ne prend pas (inf) it doesn't work with me (inf)

   c. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fire

• le feu ne veut pas prendre the fire won't burn

   d. ( = passer) to go

• prendre par les petites rues to keep to the side streets

3. <

► se prendre

   a. ( = se considérer)

il se prend pour un intellectuel he thinks he's an intellectual

• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?

• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriously

   b. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catch

• mon manteau s'est pris dans la porte my coat got caught in the door

   c. (locutions)

► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack

• tu ne peux t'en prendre qu'à toi you've only got yourself to blame► s'y prendre to go about it

• il ne sait pas s'y prendre he doesn't know how to go about it

• je ne sais pas comment tu t'y prends I don't know how you manage it

• il faut s'y prendre à l'avance you have to do it in advance

• il s'y est mal pris he went about it the wrong way

• savoir s'y prendre avec qn to handle sb the right way

• il sait s'y prendre avec les enfants he really knows how to deal with children

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( saisir) to take

prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard

2) (se donner, acquérir)

prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent

prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit

prendre une voix grave — to adopt a solemn tone

prendre un rôle — to assume a role

3) ( dérober) to take

on m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen

la guerre leur a pris deux fils — they lost two sons in the war

4) ( apporter) to bring

je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent — I haven't brought enough money

5) ( emporter) to take

j'ai pris ton parapluie — I took your umbrella

6) ( retirer)

prendre de l'argent au distributeur — to get some money out of the cash dispenser

prendre de l'eau au puits — to get water from the well

prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque — to get a few books out of the library

7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]

je vais prendre du poisson — I'll have fish

aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer

je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war

je ne prends jamais d'alcool — I never touch alcohol

8) ( s'accorder) to take

prendre un congé — to take some time off

je vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off

9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]

j'ai pris la question sur Zola — I chose the question on Zola

prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife

10) ( faire payer) to charge

elle prend combien de l'heure? — how much does she charge an hour?

il prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%

11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]

mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps — my children take up all my time

12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]

prendre une chambre en ville — to get a room in town

13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]

ils ne m'ont pas pris — they didn't take me on

prendre quelqu'un comme nourrice — to take somebody on as a nanny

prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide

14) ( accueillir) to take

ils ont pris la petite chez eux — they took the little girl in

prendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer

15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]

prendre les enfants à l'école — to collect the children from school

16) ( emmener) to take [personne]

je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift

17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]

elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler — she got caught stealing

prendre un papillon avec ses doigts — to pick up a butterfly

je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!

on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!

je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)

18) (colloq) ( assaillir)

qu'est-ce qui te prend? — what's the matter with you?

ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?

19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]

être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film

20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]

j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied — the hammer hit me on the foot

21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]

22) ( envisager) to take

prenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example

à tout prendre — all in all

23) ( considérer) to take

ne le prends pas mal — don't take it the wrong way

pour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?

excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else

24) ( traiter) to handle

il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre — he's very nice when you know how to handle him

25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]

26) ( noter) to take down

je vais prendre votre adresse — let me just take down your address

27) ( apprendre)

prendre que — to get the idea (that)

où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?

28) ( accepter) to take

il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont — you must take people as you find them

29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]

je prends ça sur moi — I'll see to it

prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do

30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]

prendre des forces — to build up one's strength

31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]

32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]

je prends le gagnant — I'll take on the winner

33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( aller)

prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north

prenez tout droit — keep straight on

prendre par le littoral — to follow the coast

2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out

3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken

4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in

5) ( prélever)

prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman — to translate a novel in one's spare time

6) ( se contraindre)

j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter — I made myself listen to them

j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter — I kept myself from insulting them

7) (colloq) ( être cru)

ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!

8) (colloq) ( subir)

c'est toujours moi qui prends! — I'm always the one who gets it in the neck! (colloq)

il en a pris pour 20 ans — he got 20 years

3.

se prendre verbe pronominal

1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)

un marteau se prend par le manche — you hold a hammer by the handle

en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre — in China they don't put sugar in their tea

la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin — vitamin C is best taken in the morning

2) ( pouvoir être acquis)

les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite — bad habits are easily picked up

3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)

se prendre par la taille — to hold each other around the waist

4) ( se coincer)

se prendre les doigts dans la porte — to catch one's fingers in the door

mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons — my scarf got caught in the spokes

5) (colloq) ( recevoir)

il s'est pris une gifle — he got a slap in the face

je me suis pris une averse — I got caught in a shower

6) ( commencer)

se prendre à faire — to find oneself doing

se prendre de sympathie pour quelqu'un — to take to somebody

7) ( se considérer)

elle se prend pour un génie — she thinks she's a genius

8)

s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]

il ne pourra s'en prendre qu'à lui-même — he will have only himself to blame

9) ( se comporter)

savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]

10) ( agir)

il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places — you have to book ahead to get seats

tu t'y es pris trop tard — you left it too late

il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois — he tried several times

regarde comment elle s'y prend — look how she's doing it

elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way

••

c'est à prendre ou à laisser — take it or leave it

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — the tables are turned

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pʀɑ̃dʀ
1. vt

1) (= saisir) to take

Prends tes affaires et va-t'en! — Take your things and go!

prendre qch à qn — to take sth from sb

Il m'a pris mon stylo! — He took my pen!

2) (= se procurer) to get

J'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.

J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.

3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick up

passer prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch

Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.

Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.

4) [train, bus] to take

Nous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.

Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.

5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off

6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gain

prendre de la valeur — to gain in value

prendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth

7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on

8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch

tel est pris qui croyait prendre — it's a case of the biter bit

9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in

10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handle

11) (autres locutions)

prendre qn pour — to take sb for

prendre qn en sympathie — to get to like sb

prendre qn en horreur — to get to loathe sb

prendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth

à tout prendre — all things considered

prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source

prendre qn à partie — to take sb to task

être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb

être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb

2. vi

1) [liquide, ciment] to set

2) [greffe, vaccin] to take

3) [ruse] to be successful

4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light

5) (= se diriger)

prendre à gauche — to turn left

Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.

6) * (= être preneur)

je prends — count me in

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prendre verb table: prendre

A vtr

1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;

2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;

3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;

4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;

5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;

6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;

7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizers^GB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;

8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;

9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;

10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;

11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;

12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;

13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;

14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;

15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;

16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;

17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;

18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;

19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;

20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;

21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;

22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;

23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;

24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;

25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;

26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;

27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;

28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;

29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;

30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;

31 ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi];

32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;

33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];

34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].

B vi

1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;

2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;

3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;

4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;

5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;

6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;

7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;

8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.

C se prendre vpr

1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;

2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;

3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;

4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;

5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;

6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;

7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;

8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;

9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;

10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];

11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?

Idiomes

c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.

[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitif

A.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]

1. [saisir] to take

la chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neck

prends la casserole par le manche pick the pan up by the handle

il prit son manteau à la patère he took his coat off the hook

prends le livre qui se trouve sur la table take the book on the table

prendre quelque chose des mains de quelqu'un to take something off somebody

[saisir et garder] to take (hold of), to hold

prendre sa tête entre ses mains to hold one's head in one's hands

prenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleagues

prendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down

2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to take

tu as pris tes papiers (avec toi)? have you got your papers (with you)?

inutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella

quand prendrez-vous le colis? when will you collect the parcel?

[emmener] to take (along)

(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday

prendre quelqu'un en voiture to give somebody a lift

3. [trouver] to get

où as-tu pris ce couteau? where did you get that knife (from)?

où as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?

4. [se procurer]

prendre des renseignements to get some information

5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)

[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to book

j'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonight

je vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today

6. [demander - argent] to charge

je prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commission

mon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too much

je prends 30 euros de l'heure I charge 30 euros per hour

elle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it

7. [retirer]

les impôts sont pris à la source tax is deducted at source

prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's account

B.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]

1. [utiliser - outil] to use

prends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easier

[emprunter] to take, to borrow

je peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?

2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to take

je ne prends jamais de somnifères I never take sleeping pills

nous en discuterons en prenant le café we'll discuss it over a cup of coffee

qu'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?

je prendrais bien une bière I could do with a beer

si on allait prendre un verre? how about (going for) a drink?

à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day

tu lui as fait prendre ses médicaments? did you make sure he took his medicine?

[comme ingrédient] to take

prendre 50 g de beurre et 200 g de farine take 50 g of butter and 200 g of flour

3. [se déplacer en] to take, to go ou to travel by (inseparable)

prendre l'avion to take the plane, to fly

prendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boat

prendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train

prendre un taxi to take a taxi

je ne prends jamais la voiture I never use the car

4. [monter dans - bus, train] to catch, to get on (inseparable)

5. [louer]

on a pris une chambre dans un petit hôtel we took a room in a small hotel

j'ai pris un petit studio I rented a little studio flat

6. [suivre - voie] to take

prends la première à droite take the first (on the) right

prenez la direction de Lille follow the signs for Lille

j'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way street

C.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]

1. [retenir par la force - fugitif] to capture ; [ - prisonnier] to take ; [ - animal] to catch

MILITAIRE [ville, position] to take

prendre quelqu'un en otage to take somebody hostage

2. [voler] to take

il a tout pris dans la maison he took everything in the house

prendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a book

prendre quelque chose à quelqu'un: combien vous a-t-on pris? how much was taken ou stolen from you?

elle m'a pris mon tour she took my turn

elle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriend

3. [occuper - temps] to take (up), to require (soutenu) ; [ - place] to take (up)

pousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the space

ça (m')a pris deux heures it took (me) two hours

ça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming

4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold of

quand ses quintes de toux le prennent when he has a bout of coughing

l'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swim

qu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?

ça te prend souvent? (familier & humoristique) are you often like this?

quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sight

(tournure impersonnelle)

il me prend parfois le désir de tout abandonner I sometimes feel like giving it all up

il est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was

prendre la tête à quelqu'un (très familier) : ça me prend la tête it's a real hassle

arrête de me prendre la tête stop being such a pain

5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catch

si tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets up

prendre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose to catch somebody doing something

je t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!

6. JEUX [pion, dame] to take

demain, je te prends aux échecs (familier) tomorrow I'll take you on at ou play you at chess

(en usage absolu) CARTES

je prends I'll try it

j'ai pris à cœur I went hearts

7. SPORT

prendre le service de quelqu'un to break somebody's service

il est venu prendre la deuxième place

a. [pendant la course] he moved into second place

b. [à l'arrivée] he came in second

D.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]

1. [recevoir]

le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrow

après 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in

2. [cours] to take

3. [accueillir - pensionnaire] to take in (separable) ; [ - passager] to take

[admettre par règlement] to take, to allow

[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)

nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggage

prendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant

prendre quelqu'un comme stagiaire to take somebody on as a trainee

4. [acquérir, gagner]

prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduled

j'ai pris trois centimètres de tour de taille I've put on three centimetres round the waist

quand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour

le projet commence à prendre forme ou tournure the project's starting to take shape

[terminaison] to take

le a prend un accent circonflexe there's a circumflex on the a

5. [subir] to get

prendre un coup de soleil to get sunburnt

prendre froid ou (vieilli) du mal to catch ou to get a cold

j'ai pris la tuile en plein sur la tête the tile hit me right on the head

c'est elle qui a tout pris

a. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of it

b. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of it

qu'est-ce qu'on a pris! (familier) , on a pris quelque chose! (familier)

a. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!

b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!

c. [critique] we got panned!

d. [défaite] we got thrashed!

(en usage absolu)

c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!

il en a pris pour 15 ans (familier) he got 15 years, he got put away for 15 years

E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]

1. [accepter] to take

il a essayé de le prendre avec le sourire ou en souriant he tried to pass it off with a smile

bien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly

[interpréter]

ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personally

prendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badly

elle a pris mon silence pour de la désapprobation she took my silence as a criticism

2. [considérer] to take, to consider

prenons un exemple let's take ou consider an example

prendre quelqu'un/quelque chose en: prendre quelqu'un en amitié to grow fond of somebody

prendre quelqu'un en pitié to take pity on somebody

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un pour

a. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody for

b. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to be

on me prend souvent pour ma sœur I'm often mistaken for my sister

pour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?

elle va me prendre pour un idiot she'll think I'm a fool

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody as

à tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things considered

3. [traiter - quelqu'un] to handle, to deal with (inseparable)

prendre quelqu'un par la douceur to use gentle persuasion on somebody

prendre l'ennemi de front/à revers MILITAIRE (figuré) to tackle the enemy head on/from the rear

F.[ENREGISTRER]

1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take

2. PHOTOGRAPHIE

prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebody

G.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]

1. [s'octroyer - vacances] to take, to have ; [ - bain, douche] to have, to take

prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off

prendre le temps de faire quelque chose to take the time to do something

prendre son temps to take one's time

prendre un amant to take a lover

tu n'as pas le droit! — je le prends! you've no right! — that's what you think!

2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to take

prendre une décision

a. [généralement] to make a decision

b. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decision

prendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide to

prendre l'initiative de quelque chose to initiate something

prendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do something

prendre de bonnes résolutions pour l'avenir to resolve to do better in the future

prendre la résolution de to resolve to

3. [choisir - sujet d'examen, cadeau] to take, to choose, to have

j'ai pris le docteur Valiet comme médecin I chose Dr Valiet to be ou as my GP

qu'est-ce qu'on lui prend comme glace? which ice cream shall we get him?

ils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20

c'est à prendre ou à laisser (you can) take it or leave it

il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in parts

4. [se charger de - poste] to take, to accept

prendre ses fonctions to start work

j'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?

5. [adopter - air] to put on (separable), to assume ; [ - ton] to assume

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[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif

1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch on

la peinture ne prend pas sur le plastique the plastic won't take the paint

ça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in

2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken

3. [passer]

prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn left

tu peux prendre par Le Mans you can go via Le Mans

prendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fields

4. [commencer] to start, to get going

je n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch

5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTRE

prenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2

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prendre sur verbe plus préposition

1. [entamer] to use (some of)

je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!

2. (locution)

prendre sur soi to grin and bear it

prendre sur soi de faire quelque chose to take (it) upon oneself to do something

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

ces cachets se prennent avant les repas the tablets should be taken before meals

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se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

ils se sont pris pour époux they were united in matrimony

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se prendre verbe pronominal intransitif

to get caught ou trapped

le foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door

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se prendre verbe pronominal transitif

1. [se coincer]

attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!

se prendre les pieds dans quelque chose to trip over something

2. (familier) [choisir]

prends-toi un gâteau get yourself a cake

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se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se laisser aller à]

se prendre à faire quelque chose to find oneself starting to do something

se prendre à rêver to find oneself dreaming

2. (locution)

s'y prendre: comment pourrions-nous nous y prendre? how could we go about it?

tu t'y prends un peu tard pour t'inscrire! you've left it a bit late to enrol!

il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seats

elle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would start

s'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong way

elle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with children

je n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong

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se prendre de verbe pronominal plus préposition

se prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody

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se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus préposition

il ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanity

tu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?

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s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition

s'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chose

a. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/something

b. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something

pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu t'en prennes à moi? why do you always take it out on me?

ne t'en prends qu'à toi-même you've only (got) yourself to blame

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