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1 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) -
2 catch one's eye
fånga ens blick, dra till sig uppmärksamhet -
3 catch
n. fångst; kap, byte; lås, hake; spydighet; knep, fälla, något skumt; hinder--------v. fånga; snärja, lura; begripa; smittas; komma i kläm, bli inblandad* * *[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (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.) fånga2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ta3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) ertappa4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) bli smittad, få5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) fastna med, klämma6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) träffa7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uppfatta8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) fatta (ta) eld2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) lyra2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) knäppe, lås, klinka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fångst4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) hake•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
4 catch the speaker's eye
fånga talarens ögon (för att fråga en fråga) -
5 sight
n. syn, synförmåga; åsyn; sevärdhet; sikte; synhåll; uppfattning; spektakel, skådespel--------v. se; märka; observera; sikta, få sikte; förse med sikte; styra, rikta* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) syn[]2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) synhåll, sikte3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) sevärdhet4) (a view or glimpse.) åsyn, anblick5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) syn6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) sikte2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) sikta, få i sikte2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) ta korn på•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of
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catch someone's eye — 1) if something catches your eye, you suddenly notice it There was one painting that caught my eye. 2) to get someone s attention by looking at them He tried to catch the attendant s eye but the man was already turning away … English dictionary
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