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to catch sb's imagination

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1 to catch smb's imagination

захватить чьё-либо воображение

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to catch smb's imagination
2 imagination

imagination [ɪ‚mædʒɪˈneɪ∫ən]

noun

imagination f

• to have a vivid imagination avoir une imagination fertile

• she lets her imagination run away with her elle se laisse emporter par son imagination

• to catch sb's imagination frapper l'imagination de qn

• it is all your imagination! vous vous faites des idées !

• use your imagination! tu n'as pas beaucoup d'imagination !

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[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃn]
noun imagination f

to show imagination — faire preuve d'imagination

is it my imagination, or...? — je rêve, ou...?

not by any stretch of the imagination could you say... — même en faisant un grand effort d'imagination on ne pourrait pas dire...

English-French dictionary > imagination
3 imagination

noun

1) no pl., no art. Fantasie, die

use your imagination! — hab doch ein bisschen Fantasie! (ugs.)

2) no pl., no art. (fancy) Einbildung, die

catch somebody's imagination — jemanden begeistern

it's just your imagination — das bildest du dir nur ein

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noun

1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) die Vorstellung

2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) die Phantasie

3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) die Einbildung

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im·agi·na·tion

[ɪˌmæʤɪˈneɪʃ^ən]

n Fantasie f, Vorstellungskraft f

this is all [in] your \imagination! das bildest du dir alles nur ein!

use your \imagination! lassen Sie doch mal Ihre Fantasie spielen!

lack of \imagination Fantasielosigkeit f

not by any stretch of the \imagination beim besten Willen [o bei aller Liebe] nicht

to catch sb's \imagination jdn fesseln [o in seinen Bann ziehen]

to leave nothing to the \imagination für die Fantasie keinen Platz [mehr] lassen

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[I"mdZI'neISən]
n
(creative) Fantasie f, Phantasie f, Vorstellungskraft f, Einbildungskraft f; (self-deceptive) Einbildung f
to have (a lively or vivid) imagination — (eine lebhafte or rege) Fantasie haben

he has little imagination — er hat wenig Fantasie

use your imagination — lassen Sie Ihre Fantasie spielen

in order to encourage children to use their imagination(s) — um die Fantasie von Kindern anzuregen

to lack imagination — fantasielos or einfallslos sein

it's just your imagination! — das bilden Sie sich (dat) nur ein!

it's all in your imagination — das ist alles Einbildung

to capture or catch sb's imagination — jdn in seinen Bann ziehen

it captures the imagination — es ist faszinierend

to stretch the imagination — große Vorstellungskraft erfordern

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imagination [ıˌmædʒıˈneıʃn] s

1. (schöpferische) Fantasie, Vorstellungs-, Einbildungskraft f, Fantasie-, Einfalls-, Ideenreichtum m:

this is beyond my imagination das übersteigt meine Fantasie;

he has no imagination er hat keine Fantasie, er ist fantasielos;

she doesn’t leave anything to imagination sie überlässt nichts der Fantasie;

use your imagination lass dir etwas einfallen!, lass deine Fantasie spielen; → academic.ru/10763/capture">capture A 5 c, stretch A 11

2. Vorstellen n, Vorstellung f:

in imagination in der Vorstellung, im Geiste

3. Vorstellung f:

a) Einbildung f:

pure imagination reine Einbildung;

maybe it was just my imagination vielleicht habe ich mir das alles auch nur eingebildet

b) Idee f, Gedanke m, Einfall m

4. koll Einfälle pl, Ideen(reichtum) pl(m)

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noun

1) no pl., no art. Fantasie, die

use your imagination! — hab doch ein bisschen Fantasie! (ugs.)

2) no pl., no art. (fancy) Einbildung, die

catch somebody's imagination — jemanden begeistern

it's just your imagination — das bildest du dir nur ein

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n.

Einbildung f.

Phantasie -n f.

Vorstellung f.

English-german dictionary > imagination
4 imagination

[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
n

воображение, фантазия

It must have been my imagination. — Мне это все, наверно, показалось.

His imagination has run away with him. — У него разыгралось воображение.

Her imagination fails to picture what would become of her in that case. — Она не могла вообразить, что бы с ней в этом случае стало.

The facts are coloured by her imagination. — Ее воображение приукрасило все эти факты

- rich imagination
- poor imagination
- creative imagination
- power of imagination
- beyond all imagination
- with a little imagination one can...
- with a little imagination one can understand why he did so
- have much imagination
- use one's imagination
- catch smb's imagination
- leave the rest to smb's imagination
- surpass all imagination
- give play to one's imagination
- stagger smb's imagination
- have the imagination to realize that
- stimulate imagination
- use your imagination!
- it doesn't take much imagination to realize that..., no active imagination is required to realize that...
- it is only your imagination!
- story shows much imagination

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > imagination
5 imagination

im·agi·na·tion [ɪ ˌmæʤɪʼneɪʃ^ən] n

Fantasie f, Vorstellungskraft f;

this is all [in] your \imagination! das bildest du dir alles nur ein!;

use your \imagination! lassen Sie doch mal Ihre Fantasie spielen!;

lack of \imagination Fantasielosigkeit f;

not by any stretch of the \imagination beim besten Willen [o bei aller Liebe] nicht;

to catch sb's \imagination jdn fesseln [o in seinen Bann ziehen];

to leave nothing to the \imagination für die Fantasie keinen Platz [mehr] lassen

English-German students dictionary > imagination
6 imagination

[ı͵mædʒıʹneıʃ(ə)n] n
1. 1) воображение, фантазия

a man of no imagination - человек без воображения, человек, лишённый фантазии

to catch smb.'s imagination - захватить чьё-л. воображение

to surpass all imagination - превзойти все ожидания

2) творческое воображение

2. редк. мысленный образ

it's your imagination! - разг. это одно твоё воображение!, это тебе кажется!

3. изобретательность, находчивость

use your imagination! - придумай что-нибудь!

НБАРС > imagination
7 catch

catch [kætʃ]

attraper ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se prendre ⇒ 1 (e), 2 (c) saisir ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (h) remarquer ⇒ 1 (j) prise ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) piège ⇒ 3 (c) loquet ⇒ 3 (d)

(pt & pp caught [kɔ:t])

1 transitive verb

(a) (ball, thrown object) attraper;

∎ to catch hold of sth attraper qch;

∎ the dog caught the ball in its mouth le chien a attrapé la balle dans sa gueule;

∎ catch! attrape!;

∎ to catch sb's arm (take hold of) saisir ou prendre qn par le bras;

∎ I caught him as he fell je l'ai retenu ou attrapé au moment où il tombait

(b) (trap → fish, mouse, thief) attraper, prendre;

∎ he got caught by the police il s'est fait attraper par la police;

∎ to get caught in a traffic jam être pris dans un embouteillage;

∎ we got caught in a shower/thunderstorm nous avons été surpris par une averse/un orage;

∎ to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn à faire qch;

∎ to catch oneself doing sth se surprendre à faire qch;

∎ I caught myself thinking about him je me suis surpris à repenser à lui;

∎ they were caught trying to escape on les a surpris en train d'essayer de s'évader;

∎ don't get caught! ne te fais pas prendre!;

∎ if I catch you talking once more I'll throw you out! si je te prends ou surprends encore une fois en train de parler, je te mets à la porte!;

∎ you won't catch me doing the washing-up! aucun danger de me surprendre en train de faire la vaisselle!;

∎ don't let me catch you at it again! que je ne t'y reprenne pas!;

∎ British familiar you'll catch it when you get home! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre en rentrant!;

∎ to catch sb napping prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ to catch sb in the act or red-handed prendre qn sur le fait ou la main dans le sac

(c) (disease, infection) attraper; figurative (habit) prendre;

∎ to catch a cold attraper un rhume; figurative (company) perdre de l'argent lors d'une transaction;

∎ to catch cold attraper ou prendre froid;

∎ I caught this cold from you c'est toi qui m'as passé ce rhume;

∎ familiar he'll catch his death (of cold)! il va attraper la crève!

(d) (bus, train) attraper, prendre; (person) attraper;

∎ I have a train to catch at 6 o'clock j'ai un train à prendre à 6 heures;

∎ British to catch the last post arriver à temps pour la dernière levée (du courrier);

∎ try and catch the postman before you leave essayez d'attraper le facteur avant de partir;

∎ you're unlikely to catch her at home je ne pense pas que tu la trouveras chez elle;

∎ you caught me just as I was going into a meeting tu m'as parlé au moment où j'allais en réunion;

∎ we caught him in a good mood il était de bonne humeur quand nous l'avons vu;

∎ I just caught the end of the film j'ai juste vu la fin du film;

∎ familiar catch you later! à plus tard!

(e) (on nail, obstacle)

∎ he caught his finger in the door il s'est pris le doigt dans la porte;

∎ she caught her skirt in the door sa jupe s'est prise dans la porte;

∎ he caught his coat on the brambles son manteau s'est accroché aux ronces

(f) (hear clearly, understand) saisir, comprendre;

∎ I didn't quite catch what you said je n'ai pas bien entendu ce que vous avez dit;

∎ I don't catch your meaning je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire

(g) (attract)

∎ to catch sb's attention or sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn;

∎ the idea caught her imagination l'idée l'a inspirée;

∎ their story caught the imagination of the public leur histoire a passionné le public;

∎ British the house caught his fancy la maison lui a plu;

∎ this coat catches fluff la poussière se voit sur ce manteau

(h) (in portrait, writing → likeness, mood) saisir;

∎ the author has caught the mood of the time l'auteur a su rendre l'atmosphère de l'époque

(i) (hit) British

∎ to catch sb a blow donner ou flanquer un coup à qn;

∎ the punch caught me in the chest j'ai reçu le coup de poing en plein dans la poitrine;

∎ the wave caught her sideways la vague l'a frappée de côté;

∎ he fell and caught his head on the radiator il est tombé et s'est cogné la tête contre le radiateur

(j) (notice) remarquer;

∎ did you catch the look on his face? vous avez remarqué l'expression de son visage?;

∎ I caught a hint of bitterness (in what she said) j'ai senti un peu d'amertume dans ses paroles

(k) (idioms)

∎ to catch one's breath reprendre son souffle;

∎ he had to sit down to catch his breath il a dû s'asseoir pour reprendre son souffle;

∎ to catch the light refléter la lumière;

∎ to catch the sun (person) prendre des couleurs;

∎ the garden catches the sun in the afternoon le jardin est ensoleillé l'après-midi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (ignite → fire, wood) prendre; (→ engine) démarrer

(b) (bolt, lock) fermer; (gears) mordre

(c) (on obstacle → in door, machinery etc) se prendre; (→ on thorn, nail etc) s'accrocher;

∎ her skirt caught on a nail sa jupe s'est accrochée à un clou;

∎ his coat caught in the door son manteau s'est pris dans la porte

3 noun

(a) (act) prise f;

∎ good catch! bien rattrapé!

(b) (of fish) prise f;

∎ a fine catch une belle prise;

∎ humorous figurative he's a good catch (man) c'est un beau parti

(c) (snag) piège m;

∎ there must be a catch in it somewhere il doit y avoir un truc ou un piège quelque part, ça cache quelque chose;

∎ where's or what's the catch? qu'est-ce que ça cache?, où est le piège?

(d) (on lock, door) loquet m; (on window) loqueteau m; (on shoe-buckle) ardillon m

(e) (in voice)

∎ with a catch in his voice d'une voix entrecoupée

(f) (game) jeu m de balle;

∎ to play catch jouer à la balle

(g) Music canon m

►► Agriculture catch crop culture f dérobée;

catch question question-piège f, colle f

➲ catch at inseparable transitive verb

(essayer d') attraper

➲ catch on intransitive verb

(a) (fashion, trend, slogan) devenir populaire, prendre;

∎ this dance style caught on in the fifties cette danse a fait un tabac ou était très populaire dans les années cinquante;

∎ the game never caught on in Europe ce jeu n'a jamais pris en Europe ou eu de succès en Europe

(b) familiar (understand) piger, saisir^□ ;

∎ I didn't quite catch on to what he was trying to say je n'ai pas bien saisi ce qu'il essayait de dire;

∎ did you catch on? est-ce que tu as pigé?

➲ catch out separable transitive verb

British (by trickery) prendre en défaut, piéger; (in the act) prendre sur le fait;

∎ he tried to catch me out with a trick question il a essayé de me coller ou prendre en défaut avec une question-piège;

∎ to catch sb out in a lie prendre ou surprendre qn à mentir;

∎ I won't be caught out like that again! on ne m'y prendra plus!

➲ catch up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (as verb of movement)

∎ to catch up with sb rattraper qn;

∎ I had to run to catch up with him or to catch him up j'ai dû courir pour le rattraper ou le rejoindre;

∎ the police caught up with him in Zurich la police l'a rattrapé à Zurich;

∎ figurative his past will catch up with him one day il finira par être rattrapé par son passé

(b) (on lost time) combler ou rattraper son retard; (on studies) rattraper son retard, se remettre au niveau;

∎ to catch up on or with one's work rattraper le retard qu'on a pris dans son travail;

∎ he'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class il va falloir qu'il travaille beaucoup pour rattraper le reste de la classe;

∎ I need to catch up on some sleep j'ai du sommeil à rattraper;

∎ we had a lot of news to catch up on nous avions beaucoup de choses à nous dire

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (entangle)

∎ the material got caught up in the machinery le tissu s'est pris dans la machine;

∎ they were caught up in a traffic jam for hours ils ont été bloqués dans un embouteillage pendant des heures

(b) (absorb, involve)

∎ to get caught up in a wave of enthusiasm être gagné par une vague d'enthousiasme;

∎ he was too caught up in the film to notice what was happening il était trop absorbé par le film pour remarquer ce qui se passait;

∎ I refuse to get caught up in their private quarrel je refuse de me laisser entraîner dans leurs querelles personnelles

(c) (seize → object) ramasser vivement, s'emparer de; (→ baby, child) prendre dans ses bras

(d) (person, car in front etc) rattraper

✾ Film 'To Catch a Thief' Hitchcock 'La Main au collet'

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8 catch

catch [kæt∫]

(verb: preterite, past participle caught)

1. noun

   a. ( = act, thing caught) prise f, capture f ; (Fishing) ( = several fish) pêche f ; ( = one fish) prise f

• good catch! (Cricket) bien rattrapé !

   b. ( = concealed drawback) (inf) piège m

• where's the catch? où est le piège ?

   c. (British) (on door) loquet m ; (on window) loqueteau m

   d. with a catch in one's voice d'une voix entrecoupée

   e. ( = ball game) jeu de balle

2. transitive verb

   a. attraper

• to catch an animal in a trap prendre un animal au piège

• I dialled her number hoping to catch her before she left je lui ai téléphoné en espérant la joindre avant son départ

• can I ring you back? you've caught me at a bad time je peux vous rappeler ? je suis occupé en ce moment

• to catch sb's attention or eye attirer l'attention de qn

• to catch the light accrocher la lumière

• his speech caught the mood of the assembly son discours reflétait l'humeur de l'assemblée

• you'll catch it! (inf) ( = be in trouble) ça va être ta fête ! (inf)

   b. ( = take by surprise) surprendre

• to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn en train de faire qch

• to be caught unprepared être pris au dépourvu

• she caught herself dreaming of Spain elle se surprit à rêver de l'Espagne

• if I catch you at it again! (inf) que je t'y reprenne !

• you won't catch me doing that again! (inf) on ne m'y reprendra pas !

• we were caught in a storm nous avons été surpris par un orage

   c. [+ bus, train] ( = be in time for) attraper ; ( = travel on) prendre

• to catch the post arriver à temps pour la levée

• did you catch the news/that film last night? tu as vu les informations/le film hier soir ?

   d. ( = trap) the branch caught my skirt

• I caught my skirt on the branch ma jupe s'est accrochée à la branche

• to catch one's foot in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch

   e. ( = understand, hear) saisir

• I didn't catch what he said je n'ai pas saisi ce qu'il a dit

   f. [+ disease] attraper

• to catch a cold attraper un rhume

• to catch cold prendre froid

3. intransitive verb

   a. [fire] prendre ; [wood] prendre feu

   b. her dress caught in the door/on a nail sa robe s'est prise dans la porte/s'est accrochée à un clou

4. compounds

► catch 22 (inf) noun

• it's a catch 22 situation c'est une situation inextricable ► catch-all noun fourre-tout m inv (fig) adjective

[regulation, clause etc] fourre-tout inv

► catch phrase noun ( = slogan) slogan m ; [of comedian, famous person] formule f

► catch on intransitive verb

   a. ( = become popular) [fashion] prendre

   b. ( = understand) saisir

► catch out separable transitive verb

( = catch napping) prendre en défaut ; ( = catch in the act) prendre sur le fait

• to be caught out (by sth) être surpris (par qch)► catch up intransitive verb

   a. se rattraper ; (with news, gossip) se mettre au courant

• to catch up with one's work se remettre à jour

• to catch up with sb rattraper qn

• his past eventually caught up with him son passé est revenu le hanter

   b. to be or get caught up in sth (in activity, campaign) être pris par qch ; (in circumstances) être prisonnier de qch

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[kætʃ] 1.
noun

1) ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f; (on window, door) fermeture f

2) ( drawback) piège m fig

what's the catch? — où est le piège?

3) ( break in voice)

with a catch in his voice — d'une voix émue

4) ( act of catching) prise f

to take a catch — GB

to make a catch — US Sport prendre la balle

to play catch — jouer à la balle

5) ( haul) pêche f; ( one fish) prise f

6) ( marriage partner)

a good catch — un beau parti
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish]; [container] recueillir [water, dust]; ( by running) [person] attraper [person]

I managed to catch her in — ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver chez elle

2) ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper

to catch somebody doing — surprendre quelqu'un en train de faire

to be ou get caught — se faire prendre

to catch somebody in the act —

to catch somebody at it — (colloq) prendre quelqu'un sur le fait

you wouldn't catch me smoking! — ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais!

we got caught in the rain — nous avons été surpris par la pluie

you've caught me at an awkward moment — vous tombez mal

3) ( be in time for) prendre [bus, train, plane]; avoir [last post]

4) ( manage to see) voir [programme]; aller voir [show]

5) ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm]; agripper [branch, rope]; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination]

to catch hold of something — attraper quelque chose

to catch somebody's attention ou eye — attirer l'attention de quelqu'un

to catch the chairman's eye — Administration obtenir la parole

6) ( hear) saisir (colloq), comprendre

7) ( perceive) discerner [sound]; surprendre [look]

to catch sight of somebody/something — surprendre quelqu'un/quelque chose

8) ( get stuck)

to catch one's fingers in — se prendre les doigts dans [drawer, door]

to catch one's shirt on — accrocher sa chemise à [nail]

to get caught in — [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns]

9) Medicine attraper [disease, virus, flu]

10) (hit, knock) heurter [object, person]

11) ( have an effect on) [light] faire briller [object]; [wind] emporter [paper, bag]

to catch one's breath — retenir son souffle

12) ( be affected by)

you've caught the sun — on voit bien que tu es resté au soleil

to catch fire ou light — prendre feu, s'enflammer

to catch the light — refléter la lumière

13) ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, spirit]

14) Sport catch out

15) ( trick) catch out

16) ( manage to reach) catch up
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp caught)

1) ( become stuck)

to catch on — [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à [nail]; [wheel] frotter contre [frame]

2) ( start to burn) [wood, fire] prendre

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- catch on

- catch out

- catch up

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you'll catch it! — (colloq) tu vas en prendre une! (colloq)

English-French dictionary > catch
9 catch

catch

A n

1 ( fastening) (on purse, brooch) fermoir m, fermeture f ; (on window, door) fermeture f ;

2 ( drawback) piège m fig ; what's the catch? où est le piège? ;

3 ( break in voice) with a catch in his voice d'une voix émue ;

4 ( act of catching) prise f ; to take a catch GB, to make a catch US Sport prendre la balle ; to play catch jouer à la balle ;

5 Fishg ( haul) pêche f ; ( one fish) prise f ; to have a good catch avoir une belle pêche ;

6 Mus Hist chanson grivoise en canon ;

7 ( marriage partner) to be a good catch être un beau parti.

B vtr ( prét, pp caught)

1 ( hold and retain) [person] attraper [ball, fish, mouse] ; [container] recueillir [water, dust] ; ( by running) [person] attraper [person] ; I managed to catch her in ( at home) j'ai réussi à la trouver ;

2 ( take by surprise) prendre, attraper [person, thief] ; to catch sb doing surprendre qn en train de faire ; to be ou get caught se faire prendre ; to catch sb in the act, to catch sb at it ○ prendre qn sur le fait ; you wouldn't catch me smoking/arriving late! ce n'est pas moi qui fumerais/arriverais en retard! ; you won't catch me at it again! on ne m'y reprendra plus! ; we got caught in the rain/in the storm nous avons été surpris par la pluie/par la tempête ; you've caught me at an awkward moment vous tombez mal ; ⇒ balance, foot, short, unawares ;

3 ( be in time for) attraper, prendre [bus, train, plane] ; to catch the last post ou mail avoir la dernière levée ;

4 ( manage to see) regarder [programme] ; aller voir [show, play] ;

5 ( grasp) prendre [hand, arm] ; agripper [branch, rope] ; captiver, éveiller [interest, imagination] ; to catch hold of sth attraper qch ; to catch sb's attention ou eye attirer l'attention de qn ; to catch the Speaker's eye GB Pol obtenir la parole ; to catch the chairman's eye Admin obtenir la parole ; to catch some sleep ○ dormir un peu ;

6 ( hear) saisir ○, comprendre [word, name] ; do you catch my meaning? tu comprends ce que je veux dire? ;

7 ( perceive) sentir [smell] ; discerner [sound] ; surprendre [look] ; to catch sight of sb/sth apercevoir qn/qch ;

8 ( get stuck) to catch one's fingers/foot in se prendre les doigts/le pied dans [drawer, door] ; to catch one's shirt/sleeve on accrocher sa chemise/manche à [nail] ; to get one's head/hand caught se coincer la tête/main (in dans ; between entre) ; to get one's shirt/sweater caught accrocher sa chemise/son pull-over (on à) ; to get caught in [person] se prendre dans [net, thorns, barbed wire] ;

9 Med attraper [disease, virus, flu] ; ⇒ cold, chill ;

10 ( hit) heurter [object, person] ; the ball/stone caught him on the head la balle/pierre l'a heurté à la tête ; to catch sth with heurter qch avec [elbow, broom handle] ; to catch sb (with) a blow donner un coup à qn ;

11 ( have an effect on) [sun, light] faire briller [object, raindrops] ; [wind] emporter [paper, bag] ; to catch one's breath retenir son souffle ;

12 ( be affected by) to catch the sun prendre le soleil ; to catch fire ou light prendre feu, s'enflammer ; to catch the light refléter la lumière ;

13 ( capture) rendre [atmosphere, mood, spirit] ; to catch sth on film filmer qch ;

14 Sport ⇒ catch out ;

15 ( trick) ⇒ catch out ;

16 ( manage to reach) ⇒ catch up.

C vi ( prét, pp caught)

1 ( become stuck) to catch on sth [shirt, sleeve] s'accrocher à qch ; [wheel] frotter contre [frame] ;

2 ( start to burn) [wood, coal, fire] prendre.

Idiom

you'll catch it ○ ! tu vas en prendre une ○ !

Phrasal verbs

■ catch on

1 ( become popular) [fashion, song, TV programme, activity, idea] devenir populaire (with auprès de) ;

2 ( understand) comprendre, saisir ; to catch on to sth comprendre or saisir qch.

■ catch out:

▶ catch [sb] out

1 ( take by surprise) prendre [qn] de court ; ( doing something wrong) prendre [qn] sur le fait ;

2 ( trick) attraper, jouer un tour à ;

3 (in cricket, baseball) éliminer [batsman].

■ catch up:

▶ catch up ( in race) regagner du terrain ; ( in work) rattraper son retard ; to catch up with rattraper [person, vehicle] ; to catch up on rattraper [work, sleep] ; se remettre au courant de [news, gossip] ;

▶ catch [sb/sth] up

1 ( manage to reach) rattraper ;

2 ( pick up) attraper [bag, child] (in dans) ;

▶ catch [sth] up in ( tangle) prendre [qch] dans [barbed wire, thorns, chain] ; to get one's feet caught up in sth se prendre les pieds dans qch ; I got my skirt caught up in the thorns j'ai pris ma jupe dans les ronces ; to get caught up in se laisser entraîner par [enthusiasm, excitement] ; se trouver pris dans [traffic] ; se trouver pris au milieu de [war, bombing] ; se trouver mêlé à [scandal, fight, argument].

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11 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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- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
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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!

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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

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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.) 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

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- catchy
- catch-phrase
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- catch someone's eye
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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

1. [kætʃ] n
1. поимка; захват

her catch was quick enough to keep the plate from hitting the floor - она успела быстро схватить падающую на пол тарелку

2. улов; добыча

a fine catch of fish - хороший улов рыбы

that bachelor is a good catch - этот холостяк - завидный жених

3. разг. хитрость, ловушка; подвох

catch question - каверзный вопрос

there must be a catch somewhere - здесь что-то не так; здесь есть какой-то подвох

what's the catch in his offer? - что скрывается за его предложением?

that's the catch - в этом-то вся хитрость

4. выгодное приобретение

no catch, not much of a catch - незавидное приобретение; грош цена; не бог весть какое сокровище

5. 1) задвижка, засов; шпингалет

2) тех. захватывающее, запирающее приспособление

3) тех. стяжной болт

4) тех. тормоз; стопор; арретир

6. приостановка на мгновение ( дыхания); потеря на мгновение ( голоса)

with a catch in her voice - прерывающимся голосом

7. отрывки, обрывки, кусочки

catches of old tunes - обрывки старых мелодий /напевов/

8. игра в мяч (детская и т. п.); перебрасывание мяча

to play catch - играть в мяч

9. поимка мяча (до того, как он коснулся грунта - крикет)

10. спорт. кетч (борьба, допускающая запрещённые приёмы)

11. с.-х. самосев хлебных злаков

12. муз. ист. качча (жанр светских вокальных пьес XIV - XVI вв.)
2. [kætʃ] v (caught)
I

1. 1) поймать, схватить; ловить (мяч, рыбу, беглеца и т. п.)

2) поймать, застигнуть (тж. catch out); застать, захватить

to catch smb. red-handed /in the act/ - застать кого-л. на месте преступления

to catch smb. napping /off guard/ - застать кого-л. врасплох

to catch in a lie - изобличить во лжи

to catch in a word - а) поймать на слове; б) библ. уловить в слове

to be caught in the rain - попасть под дождь

we were caught in a snowstorm - мы были застигнуты метелью

to be caught cheating - быть уличённым в мошенничестве

to be caught in the turmoil - быть вовлечённым в водоворот ( событий)

a rat was caught in the trap - крыса попалась в крысоловку

I caught him out - я поймал его на лжи

I caught him at it - я его поймал на этом /захватил с поличным/

3) схватить, задержать

the policeman caught the thief - полицейский задержал вора

2. (at)

1) ухватиться, схватить

he caught at the rope - он уцепился за верёвку

2) прицепляться, придираться к

he catches at everything - он ко всему придирается

3. 1) уловить, поймать

to catch a likeness - схватить /уловить (и передать)/ сходство ( в портрете)

to catch (at) an opportunity - воспользоваться случаем, ухватиться за представившуюся возможность

2) разг. уловить смысл, понять (тж. catch on)

I don't catch your meaning - не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать

he's not very quick at catching on, is he? - ведь он тугодум /до него не скоро доходит/

4. 1) зацепить; задеть; защемить

to catch one's finger in the door - прищемить себе палец дверью

2) зацепиться (тж. catch up)

her dress caught on a nail - она зацепилась платьем за гвоздь

the boat was caught in the reeds - лодка застряла в камышах

5. поддеть; провести; поймать в ловушку

you've caught me this time! - ну и поддели вы меня!

6. попасть, ударить

the blow caught him on the head - удар пришёлся ему по голове

I caught him one in the eye - прост. я поставил ему синяк под глазом

II А

1. заболеть, заразиться; схватить (болезнь и т. п.)

to catch scarlet fever - заразиться скарлатиной

to catch a chill /(a) cold/ - простудиться

to catch one's death of cold - простудиться и умереть

2. захватывать; перехватывать (сообщения и т. п.)

3. успеть, поспеть (на поезд, самолёт и т. п.)

to catch the train - поспеть на поезд

I wonder whether I can catch the post - не опоздаю ли я к почте?

4. схватить, уловить (слова, звуки)

to catch a melody - схватить мелодию

didn't quite catch what you said - я не расслышал, что вы сказали

5. увидеть ( мельком)

to catch sight /a glimpse, a glance/ of smth. - увидеть что-л. (на мгновение)

I caught sight /a glimpse/ of her in the crowd - я видел, как она мелькнула в толпе

6. привлечь (внимание и т. п.); поразить ( воображение); увлечь

bright colours catch a baby's eye - яркие цвета привлекают ребёнка

the fact caught her attention - её внимание было привлечено этим фактом

to catch the imagination - поразить воображение

7. запираться (о замке, засове)

the lock won't catch - замок не запирается /неисправен/

8. прерывать ( оратора); сбивать ( выступающего) вопросами и выкриками

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to catch it - получить нагоняй

I caught it - мне досталось /попало/

you will catch it! - ≅ будет тебе на орехи!

to catch one's foot - споткнуться

to catch the trick (of doing smth.) - наловчиться (делать что-л.); приноровиться (к чему-л.); схватить (как что-л. делается)

to catch a crab - спорт. жарг. «поймать леща»

catch me doing that! - чтоб я это сделал? Никогда!

catch me ever telling him anything again! - чёрта с два я ему теперь что-нибудь расскажу!

to catch the Speaker's eye - парл. получить слово в палате общин

to catch fire - а) загореться, воспламениться; б) воспылать; вспыхнуть; зажечься (энтузиазмом и т. п.)

to catch hold of smth. - ухватиться за что-л.

to catch one's breath - а) затаить дыхание; б) перевести дух, отдышаться

catch as catch can - лови, хватай (счастье и т. п.)

on a catch-as-catch-can basis - спец. без определённой очерёдности

you don't catch old birds with chaff - посл. ≅ старого воробья на мякине не проведёшь

a drowning man will catch at a straw - посл. утопающий за соломинку хватается

НБАРС > catch
15 imagination

1. n воображение, фантазия

a man of no imagination — человек без воображения, человек, лишённый фантазии

to boggle imagination — поражать воображение

a stretch of the imagination — полёт фантазии

barren of imagination — лишённый воображения

over imagination — слишком богатое воображение

disordered imagination — расстроенное воображение

2. n творческое воображение

luxuriant imagination — богатое воображение

catch the imagination — поражать воображение

to excite the imagination — волновать воображение

to heat the imagination — возбуждать воображение

to stagger the imagination — потрясать воображение

3. n редк. мысленный образ

4. n изобретательность, находчивость

use your imagination! — придумай что-нибудь!

Синонимический ряд:

fantasy (noun) daydream; dream; fancy; fantasy; imaginativeness; nightmare; phantasy

English-Russian base dictionary > imagination
16 catch the imagination

поражать воображение

lively imagination — живое воображение

vivid imagination — живое воображение

fevered imagination — пылкое воображение

flight of imagination — игра воображения

fertile imagination — богатое воображение

English-Russian base dictionary > catch the imagination
17 catch the imagination

поражать воображение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > catch the imagination
18 catch imagination

Макаров: захватить (чьё-л.) воображение

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > catch imagination
19 catch the imagination

Макаров: поразить воображение

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > catch the imagination
20 frapper

frapper [fʀape]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = cogner) (avec le poing, un projectile) to strike ; (avec un couteau) to stab

• frapper qn à coups de poing/de pied to punch/kick sb

• frapper un grand coup (figurative) to pull out all the stops

   b. [maladie] to strike (down) ; [coïncidence, détail] to strike

• frappé par le malheur stricken by misfortune

• cela l'a frappé de stupeur he was dumbfounded

• frapper l'imagination to catch the imagination

• ce qui (me) frappe what strikes me

   c. [mesures, impôts] to hit

• jugement frappé de nullité judgment declared null and void

   d. [+ monnaie, médaille] to strike

2. intransitive verb

to strike

• frapper dans ses mains to clap one's hands

• frapper du pied to stamp (one's foot)

• frapper à la porte to knock at the door

• on a frappé there was a knock at the door

• frappez avant d'entrer knock before you enter

• frapper à toutes les portes to try every door

• frapper dur or fort to hit hard

• frapper fort (pour impressionner) to pull out all the stops

3. reflexive verb

► se frapper

   a.

se frapper le front to tap one's forehead

   b. ( = se tracasser) (inf) ne te frappe pas ! don't worry!

* * *
fʀape
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( taper sur) gén to hit, to strike

frapper le sol du pied — to stamp one's foot

frapper quelqu'un à coups de matraque — to club somebody

frapper quelqu'un/quelque chose à coups de pied — to kick somebody/something

frapper quelqu'un/quelque chose à coups de poing — to punch somebody/something

frapper un coup — ( à la porte) to knock (once)

frapper fort or un grand coup — lit to hit hard; ( à la porte) to knock hard; fig to pull out all the stops

2) Technologie to strike [monnaie, médaille]

3) ( affecter) [chômage, épidémie, impôt] to hit

le malheur qui les frappe — the misfortune which has befallen them

être frappé par le malheur — to be stricken by misfortune

être frappé d'apoplexie — to have a stroke

être frappé de mutisme — to be dumbstruck

les taxes qui frappent les produits de luxe — duties imposed on luxury goods

4) ( marquer) to strike

ce qui me frappe le plus c'est... — what strikes me most is...

j'ai été frappé de voir que... — I was amazed to see that...

frapper l'imagination de quelqu'un — to catch somebody's imagination

5) ( rafraîchir) to chill [champagne, vin]

2.

verbe intransitif

1) gén to hit, to strike

frapper du poing sur la table — to bang one's fist on the table

frapper du pied — to stamp one's foot

frapper dans ses mains — to clap one's hands

frapper à — to knock on ou at [porte, fenêtre]

on a frappé — there was a knock at the door

2) ( sévir) to strike

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fʀape
1. vt

1) (= battre, taper) to hit, to strike

Il l'a frappée au visage. — He hit her in the face.

frapper un grand coup fig — to strike a blow

2) (= étonner) to strike

Son air fatigué m'a frappé. — I was struck by how tired he looked.

3) [monnaie] to strike

2. vi

1) (en arrivant chez qn)

frapper à la porte — to knock at the door

"entrez sans frapper" — "go in without knocking"

2) (= taper)

frapper du poing sur qch — to bang one's fist on sth

frapper du poing sur la table (= se mettre en colère) — to bang one's fist on the table

frapper dans ses mains (= applaudir, battre la mesure) — to clap

3) (commettre un méfait)

L'assassin a encore frappé. — The killer has struck again.

4) FOOTBALL (= tirer) to shoot

frapper au but — to shoot at goal

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frapper verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( taper sur) gén to hit, to strike; frapper à la tête lit to hit [sb] on the head [personne]; fig to strike at the leadership of [mouvement, organisation]; le marteau vient frapper la corde du piano the hammer strikes the piano string; le ballon l'a frappé en plein visage the ball hit ou struck him right in the face; frapper le sol du pied to stamp one's foot; frapper qn à coups de matraque to club sb; frapper qn/qch à coups de pied to kick sb/sth; frapper qn/qch à coups de poing to punch sb/sth; frapper les trois coups Théât to give three knocks to signal that the curtain is about to rise;

2 ( asséner) to strike; frapper un coup ( à la porte) to knock (once); ( dans une bagarre) to strike a blow; frapper fort or un grand coup lit to hit hard; ( à la porte) to knock hard; fig to pull out all the stops; l'horloge venait de frapper les 12 coups de minuit the clock had just struck midnight;

3 Tech to strike [monnaie, médaille];

4 ( affecter) [chômage, épidémie, impôt] to hit; les cadres frappés par le chômage the executives hit by unemployment; les régions frappées par la crise/sécheresse areas hit by the recession/drought; le nouvel impôt frappe durement les classes les plus défavorisées the new tax hits the poor very hard; le malheur qui les frappe the misfortune which has befallen them; être frappé par le malheur to be stricken by misfortune; être frappé d'apoplexie/de paralysie to be struck down ou stricken by apoplexy/by paralysis; la maladie l'a frappé dans la force de l'âge he was struck down by illness in the prime of life; être frappé de mutisme to be dumbstruck ou dumbfounded; les taxes qui frappent les produits français/de luxe duties imposed on French/luxury goods;

5 ( marquer) to strike; ce qui m'a frappé c'est leur arrogance what struck me was their arrogance; être frappé par to be struck by; j'ai été frappé par leur ressemblance I was struck by how alike they were; ce qui me frappe le plus c'est… what strikes me most is…; j'ai été frappé de voir/d'entendre que… I was amazed to see/hear that…; frapper l'imagination de qn to catch sb's imagination;

6 ( rafraîchir) to chill [champagne, vin].

B vi

1 gén to hit, to strike; frapper du poing sur la table to bang one's fist on the table; frapper du pied to stamp one's foot; frapper sur une casserole/un tambour to bang on a saucepan/a drum; frapper dans ses mains to clap one's hands; frapper à to knock on ou at [porte, fenêtre, carreau]; ‘entrez sans frapper’ ‘come straight in’; on a frappé there was a knock at the door;

2 ( sévir) to strike; les gangsters ont encore frappé○ the gangsters have struck again.

C se frapper○ vpr ( s'inquiéter) to get worked up○; ⇒ estoc.

[frape] verbe transitif

1. [battre - adversaire] to hit, to strike

frapper quelqu'un à la tête to aim for somebody's head

2. [donner] to hit, to strike

frapper un grand coup ou un coup décisif (figuré) to strike a decisive blow

frapper les trois coups to give three knocks to announce the start of a theatrical performance

3. [percuter] to hit

frapper les touches d'un clavier to strike the keys on a keyboard

frapper la terre ou le sol du pied to stamp (one's foot)

être frappé d'une balle au front to be hit ou struck by a bullet in the forehead

être frappé par la foudre to be struck by lightning

4. [affecter] to strike ou to bring down, to hit

le deuil/mal qui nous frappe the bereavement/pain we are suffering

(en usage absolu)

le voleur de parapluies a encore frappé! (humoristique) the umbrella thief strikes again!

5. [s'appliquer à - suj: loi, sanction, taxe] to hit

un châtiment qui frappe les coupables a punishment which falls on the guilty

6. [surprendre] to strike

ce qui me frappe chez lui, c'est sa désinvolture what strikes me about him is his offhandedness

[impressionner] to upset, to shock

j'ai été frappé de sa pâleur I was shocked by his pallor

être frappé de stupeur to be stupefied ou struck dumb

7. [soumettre à]

frapper quelqu'un/quelque chose de: frapper quelqu'un d'anathème to put an anathema on somebody

frapper quelqu'un d'une interdiction de séjour to ban somebody

frapper l'alcool d'un impôt spécial to put a special tax on alcohol

8. [vin] to chill

9. ART & TEXTILES to emboss

10. MÉTALLURGIE to stamp

frappé au coin de (figuré) which bears the mark ou hallmark of

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[frape] verbe intransitif

1. [pour entrer] to knock

frapper à la porte/fenêtre to knock on the door/window

on a frappé someone knocked at the door

frapper à toutes les portes (figuré) to try every avenue

frapper à la bonne/mauvaise porte (figuré) to go to the right/wrong place

2. [pour exprimer un sentiment]

frapper dans ses mains to clap one's hands

frapper du poing sur la table to bang one's fist on the table

frapper du pied to stamp one's foot

3. [cogner] to strike

frapper dur ou sec to strike hard

frapper fort

a. (sens propre) to hit hard

b. (figuré) to hit hard, to act decisively

frapper à la tête to aim for the top

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se frapper verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to hit oneself

se frapper la poitrine to beat one's chest

se frapper le front to slap one's forehead

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se frapper verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) to hit one another ou each other

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se frapper verbe pronominal intransitif

(familier) [s'inquiéter] to worry, to get (oneself) worked up

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