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121 catch
[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.) grípa; draga til sín; veiða2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ná3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) standa að verki4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) fá, smitast5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) festa, festast6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) hitta, lenda á7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) heyra, skilja8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) byrja að loga2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) grip2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) festing, læsing3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) fengur4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) gildra, vandamál•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
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122 greifen;
greift, griff, hat gegriffenI v/t2. MUS. (Ton, Akkord) play3. fig.: aus dem Leben gegriffen taken from life; das ist ( völlig) aus der Luft gegriffen that’s something he’s etc. just plucked out of the air, that’s (completely) off the top of his etc. head; die Zahl ist zu hoch / niedrig gegriffen the figure is too high / low; das ist ( fast) mit Händen zu greifen it’s glaringly obvious; sich (Dat) jemanden greifen umg. (bestrafen) show s.o. what’s what; (tadeln) tell s.o. what’s what ( oder a thing or two); um jemandem Aufgaben zu übertragen: grab s.o., get hold of s.o.; jemanden greifen umg. (Dieb etc.) nab (Am. auch nail) s.o.II v/i1. reach (in + Akk into; hinter + Akk behind; unter + Akk under); an den Hut etc. greifen touch; sich (Dat) an die Stirn etc. greifen clutch one’s brow ( oder forehead) etc.; der Torwart musste viermal hinter sich greifen the keeper let in four, the keeper had to pick the ball out of the back of the net four times; ins Leere greifen miss, grab thin air; in die Saiten / Tasten greifen umg. strike up a tune (on the guitar / piano etc.); greifen nach reach for; hastig: snatch at; klammernd: clutch at; mit beiden Händen greifen nach fig., nach einer Gelegenheit etc.: jump at, grab umg.; um sich greifen reach about; tastend: grope ( oder feel) around; fig. Unsitte etc.: spread, proliferate; um sich greifend fig. rampant; greifen zu reach for; fig. zu List etc.: resort to; zu Alkohol, Droge etc.: take to; zu den Waffen greifen take up arms; Volk: auch rise in arms; zu einem Buch etc. greifen pick up a book etc.; ein Buch etc. zu dem man immer wieder ( gerne) greift to which one will always return (with pleasure), one wouldn’t like to miss; zum Äußersten greifen fig. go to extremes; es war zum Greifen nah it was (bzw. seemed) so close you could almost touch it; Erfolg etc. it was within easy reach; Feder, Flasche, Strohhalm, Tasche etc.2. Bremse, Reifen, Zange etc: grip3. fig. (zu wirken beginnen) (begin to) take effect; (wirksam sein) be effective; (ankommen) catch on -
123 slip
A n1 ( error) gen erreur f ; ( by schoolchild) faute f d'étourderie ; ( faux pas) gaffe ○ f ; to make a slip faire une erreur or une faute d'étourderie ; to make a slip in one's calculations faire une erreur de calcul ; a slip of the tongue/a slip of the pen un lapsus ;2 ( piece of paper) bout m de papier ; ( receipt) reçu m ; ( for salary) bulletin m ; credit card slip reçu m de carte de crédit ; a slip of paper un bout de papier ;4 ○ †( slender person) a slip of a girl/child une fille/un enfant frêle ;6 ¢ ( clay) engobe m ;7 Hort bouture f ;8 ( landslide) glissement m de terrain ;1 ( slide) to slip sth into glisser qch dans [note, coin, joke, remark] ; passer qch dans [hand, foot, arm] ; to slip one's feet into one's shoes enfiler ses chaussures ; to slip sth out of sortir qch de [object, foot, hand] ; she slipped the shirt over her head ( put on) elle a enfilé la chemise ; ( take off) elle a retiré la chemise ; to slip a shawl around one's shoulders passer un châle autour de ses épaules ; to slip sth onto sb's finger passer qch au doigt de qn ; to slip sth into place mettre qch en place ; to slip a car into gear embrayer ;3 ( escape from) [dog] se dégager de [leash, collar] ; Naut [boat] filer [moorings] ; it slipped my notice ou attention that je ne me suis pas aperçu que ; it slipped his/my notice ou attention fig ça lui a/m'a échappé ; it had slipped my mind ou memory (that) fig j'avais complètement oublié (que) ; to let slip an opportunity ou a chance (to do) laisser échapper une occasion (de faire) ; to let slip a remark laisser échapper une remarque ; to let (it) slip that laisser entendre que ;4 ( release) to slip the dog's leash défaire la laisse du chien ; to slip a stitch ( in knitting) glisser une maille ;5 Med to slip a disc avoir une hernie discale ;1 ( slide quickly) slip into passer [dress, costume] ; s'adapter à [rôle] ; tomber dans [coma] ; sombrer doucement dans [confusion, madness] ; to slip into sleep littér s'assoupir ; to slip into bad habits fig prendre de mauvaises habitudes ; to slip out of enlever [dress, coat, costume] ;2 ( slide quietly) to slip into/out of [person] se glisser dans/hors de [room, building] ; he slipped through the fence il est passé à travers la clôture ; the boat slipped through the water le bateau glissait sur l'eau ; to slip over ou across the border passer la frontière en cachette ;3 ( slide accidentally) [person, animal, object, vehicle] glisser (on sur ; off de) ; [knife, razor] glisser, déraper ; [pen] déraper ; [load] tomber ; the glass slipped out of his hand/through his fingers le verre lui a échappé des mains/des doigts ; to slip through sb's fingers fig filer entre les doigts de qn ;4 ○ ( lose one's grip) I must be slipping! je baisse ○ ! ; it's not like you to miss something like that, you're slipping! ça ne te ressemble pas de manquer quelque chose de ce genre! tu n'y es plus ○ ! ;5 Aut [clutch] patiner.to give sb the slip semer ○ qn.1 ( leave unnoticed) partir discrètement ; to slip away to Paris faire un saut ○ à Paris ;■ slip back:▶ slip back [person] revenir discrètement (to à) ; [boat] retourner doucement, revenir doucement (into dans ; to à) ; I'll just slip back and ask her je retourne vite le lui demander ;▶ slip [sth] back glisser, remettre.1 ( fall over) [person] glisser et tomber ;2 ( taste good) this wine slips down well ce vin descend bien.■ slip in:▶ slip in ( enter quietly) [person] entrer discrètement ; [animal] entrer furtivement ; I'll just slip in and get it je vais juste entrer le prendre ; a few errors have slipped in il y a quelques erreurs ;■ slip off:▶ slip off [person] partir discrètement ;▶ slip [sth] off, slip off [sth] enlever [coat, gloves, ring].■ slip on:▶ slip [sth] on, slip on [sth] passer, enfiler [coat, gloves, ring].■ slip out1 ( leave quietly) [person] sortir discrètement ; I have to slip out for a moment il faut que je sorte un instant ; he's just slipped out to the supermarket il a juste fait un saut ○ au supermarché ;2 ( come out accidentally) the words just slipped out before he could think les mots lui ont échappé avant même qu'il ait eu le temps de réfléchir ; it just slipped out! ça m'a échappé!■ slip over [person] glisser et tomber.■ slip through: a few errors have slipped through il y a encore quelques erreurs.■ slip up ○ ( make mistake) faire une gaffe ○ (on, about à propos de).
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