to surprise someone in the act

act and deed — официальный документ ( за печатью);

to act illegally — см. to act unlawfully;

to act in loco parentis — действовать вместо родителей (о государстве, в отношении детей);

to act pro se — действовать от собственного имени (напр. без представительства адвокатом);

to surprise someone in the act — застать кого-л. врасплох на месте преступления;

a look of surprise — una mirada sorprendida or de sorpresa

the result was o came as something of a surprise — el resultado fue en cierto modo una sorpresa

to give somebody a surprise — darle* una sorpresa a alguien; (before n) <gift, packet> sorpresa adj inv

to take somebody by surprise — sorprender a alguien, pillar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido; (before n) <visit, attack> sorpresa adj inv

imagine my surprise when I found a cheque for £5,000 — puedes imaginarte la sorpresa que me llevé al encontrar or cuando encontré un cheque de 5.000 libras

• "what?" George asked in surprise — -¿qué? -preguntó George sorprendido

• he saw my look of surprise — me vio la cara de sorpresa

surprise, surprise! — iro ¡menuda sorpresa! iro

• to my/his surprise — para mi/su sorpresa

• to catch or take sb by surprise — coger or (LAm) tomar a algn por sorpresa

what a lovely surprise! — ¡qué sorpresa más or tan agradable!

• all this comes as something of a surprise — todo esto es en cierto modo una sorpresa

• life is full of surprises — la vida está llena de sorpresas

• to give sb a surprise — dar una sorpresa a algn

a surprise visit — una visita sorpresa or inesperada

go on, surprise me! — iro ¡venga, sorpréndeme! iro

you surprise me — also iro me sorprende usted

no one will be surprised by her appointment — a nadie le extrañará or sorprenderá su nombramiento

it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up in jail — no me extrañaría or sorprendería que terminara en la cárcel

it surprises me that... — me sorprende que + subjun

a look of surprise — una mirada sorprendida or de sorpresa

the result was o came as something of a surprise — el resultado fue en cierto modo una sorpresa

to give somebody a surprise — darle* una sorpresa a alguien; (before n) <gift, packet> sorpresa adj inv

to take somebody by surprise — sorprender a alguien, pillar or (esp Esp) coger* a alguien desprevenido; (before n) <visit, attack> sorpresa adj inv

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

good catch! — (Sport) ¡la cogiste! ¡bien hecho!, ¡bien agarrada! (LAm)

he's a good catch * — (as husband etc) es un buen partido

a question with a catch to it — una pregunta capciosa or de pega

to catch sb's attention or eye — llamar la atención de algn

to catch sb doing sth — sorprender or pillar a algn haciendo algo

they caught him in the act — le cogieron or pillaron con las manos en la masa

(I'll) catch you later! * — ¡nos vemos!

to catch the post — (=be in time for) llegar antes de la recogida del correo

you'll catch your death (of cold)! * — ¡(te) vas a agarrar un buen resfriado!

she caught me one on the nose * — me pegó en la nariz

you'll catch it! * — ¡las vas a pagar!, ¡te va a costar caro!

he caught it good and proper * — le cayó una buena

catch cry N — slogan m, eslogan m

catch phrase N — muletilla f, frase f de moda

catch question N — pregunta f capciosa, pregunta f de pega

he caught her by the arm — la agarró or (esp Esp) cogió del brazo

to catch somebody in the act — agarrar (or pillar etc) a alguien infraganti or con las manos en la masa

she caught him reading her mail — lo pilló leyendo sus cartas (fam)

you won't catch me going there again! — (colloq) a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí! (fam)

we got caught in the rain — nos sorprendió or (fam) nos pilló or pescó la lluvia

catch you later — (AmE colloq) nos vemos

we'll just catch the end of the game — todavía podemos pescar el final del partido (fam)

we could catch a movie before dinner — (AmE) podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

I caught my skirt on a nail — se me enganchó or (Méx tb) se me atoró or (Chi) se me pescó la falda en un clavo

I caught my finger in the drawer — me pillé or (AmL tb) me agarré el dedo en el cajón

I got caught in a traffic jam — me agarró or (esp Esp) me cogió un atasco

did you catch what she said? — ¿oíste or entendiste lo que dijo?

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, agarrar or (esp Esp) coger* or (fam) pescar* or pillar un resfriado

I caught (the) measles from him — me contagió or (fam) me pegó el sarampión

to catch it o (AmE also) catch hell (colloq): you'll really catch it if he sees you! — si te ve, te mata!

he's/she's a good catch — (colloq) es un buen partido

safety catch — seguro m

I knew there'd be a catch in o to it somewhere — ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

with a catch in her voice — con la voz entrecortada or temblorosa

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

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

did you catch her in? — hast du sie zu Hause erwischt? (ugs.)

catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)

I caught myself thinking how... — ich ertappte mich bei dem Gedanken, wie...

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.)

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

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

did you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?

my coat caught on a nail — ich blieb mit meinem Mantel an einem Nagel hängen

make [several] good catches — [mehrmals] gut fangen

it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis

he's a good catch (fig inf) — er ist ein guter Fang; (for marriage also) er ist eine gute Partie

where's the catch? — wo liegt or ist (da) der Haken?

catch question — Fangfrage f

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

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

to catch sb on the wrong foot or off balance (fig) — jdn überrumpeln

if I hurry I'll catch the end of the film — wenn ich mich beeile kriege ich das Ende des Films noch mit (inf)

to catch a dress (in) at the waist — ein Kleid an der Taille fassen

you'll catch your death (of cold)! — du holst dir den Tod! (inf)

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)

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

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

did you catch her in? — hast du sie zu Hause erwischt? (ugs.)

catch somebody at/doing something — jemanden bei etwas erwischen (ugs.) /[dabei] erwischen, wie er etwas tut (ugs.)

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.)

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

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

did you catch his meaning? — hast du verstanden od. mitbekommen, was er meint?

it's catch-22 — (coll.) es ist ein Teufelskreis

with a catch in his voice — con un'esitazione o un sussulto nella voce

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

I managed to catch her in — (at home) riuscii a trovarla

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

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

to catch sight of sb., sth. — scorgere o avvistare qcn., qcs

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]

to catch on sth. — [shirt, sleeve] impigliarsi in; [ wheel] fregare contro [ frame]

you'll catch it! — colloq. guai a te!

with a catch in his voice — con un'esitazione o un sussulto nella voce

to take a catch — BE

to make a catch — AE sport effettuare una presa

I managed to catch her in — (at home) riuscii a trovarla

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

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

to catch sight of sb., sth. — scorgere o avvistare qcn., qcs

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]