you'll catch your death if you go out like that

to catch a thief — поймать вора

to catch a ball — поймать мяч

to catch a fish — поймать рыбу

to catch in a lie — поймать на вранье

to catch at smth. — застать за чем-л.

to catch unawares / napping / off guard — застать врасплох

to be caught stealing — попасться на краже

to catch in the act / red-handed — застать на месте преступления, поймать с поличным

to catch smb. in — застать кого-л. дома, на работе

to catch smb. out — не застать кого-л. дома, на работе

to be caught in the rain — попасть под дождь

The rain caught us just as we had reached the shoulder of the hill. — Дождь застиг нас в ту минуту, когда мы добрались до склона холма.

You might catch him in about 11 o'clock. — Ты можешь застать его дома около 11 часов.

I've caught you at your tricks again! — Опять ты за своё!

The policeman followed the thieves until they actually picked up the jewellery, when he caught them red-handed. — Полицейский следил за ворами, пока те не забрали драгоценности, и тогда он поймал их с поличным.

There's another mistake on page thirty-two. I'm afraid I've caught you napping again! — На странице тридцать два есть ещё одна ошибка. Я опять тебя подловил.

I'm sure the prisoner is not telling the truth; talk to him and see if you can catch him out. — Я уверен, что заключённый говорит неправду. Поговори с ним и попробуй его подловить.

to catch the train — успеть на поезд

She caught him a sounding box on the ear. — Она отвесила ему звонкую оплеуху.

The fire caught many houses. — Огонь охватил многие дома.

The wind and sun have fairly caught us all these last three days. — Ветер и солнце почти не отпускали нас в эти последние три дня.

to catch one's finger in a door — прищемить себе палец дверью

My coat caught on a nail and tore. — Моё 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 бы приехал раньше, но когда я выходил, моё пальто зацепилось за гвоздь.

A businessman will catch at any chance of making a profit. — Бизнесмен ухватится за любую возможность получить прибыль.

to catch (a) cold — простудиться, подхватить простуду

to catch measles — заразиться корью

She caught a flu from her brother. — Она подхватила грипп от своего брата.

to catch a person's meaning — уловить, понять чью-л. мысль

to catch a likeness — уловить (и передать) сходство

to catch the character, spirit — уловить характер, дух

The best thing about this new worker is that he catches on very fast. — Самое лучшее в этом новом работнике то, что он схватывает всё на лету.

An enquiring mind quickly catches on to a new idea. — Любознательный ум быстро схватывает новые идеи.

to catch a glimpse of smth. — увидеть что-л. на мгновение, на минуту

We caught a glimpse of what life must have been like on the Queen Mary. — Мы на мгновение увидели, какой могла быть жизнь на "Королеве Марии".

I only caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of my eye. — Я увидел его лишь на мгновение, краем глаза.

She's been caught - she's about five months gone. — Она забеременела, сейчас уже на пятом месяце.

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.

He caught himself before giving away a secret. — Он замолчал, чтобы не проговориться и не выдать секрет.

Catch me (doing that)! — Чтобы я это сделал? – Да ни за что на свете!

to catch at a straw — хвататься за соломинку

to catch fire — загореться, воспламениться

to catch frost — покрыться льдом

to catch one's death of cold — сильно простудиться

You can't go out dressed like that in this weather - you'll catch your death of cold! — Не выходи на улицу в этой одежде - при такой погоде ты простудишься!

to play catch — играть в мяч

That's the catch. — В этом-то вся загвоздка.

Okay, that sounds good, but what's the catch? — Всё хорошо, но в чём подвох?

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

to catch oneself — contenerse*

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

where's the catch? — ¿cuál es la trampa?

there must be a catch here somewhere — aquí debe de haber trampa

the catch is that... — la dificultad es que...

with a catch in one's voice — con la voz entrecortada

catch! — ¡cógelo!, ¡toma!

to be caught between two alternatives — estar entre la espada y la pared, no saber a qué carta quedarse

a toaster with a tray to catch the breadcrumbs — un tostador con una bandeja para recoger las migas

to catch o.s. doing sth — sorprenderse a sí mismo haciendo algo

you won't catch me doing that — yo sería incapaz de hacer eso, nunca me verás haciendo eso

we never caught them at it — no los sorprendimos nunca in fraganti

we won't get caught like that again — no volveremos a caer en esta trampa

he got caught in the rain — la lluvia lo pilló desprevenido

you've caught me at a bad moment — me has pillado en un mal momento

I tried to catch you on the phone — traté de hablar contigo por teléfono

when can I catch you next? — ¿cuándo podemos quedar otra vez para esto?

we only just caught the train — por poco perdimos el tren

hurry if you want to catch it — date prisa si quieres llegar a tiempo

I didn't quite catch what you said — no oí bien lo que dijiste

to catch (a) cold — resfriarse

the painter has caught her expression — el pintor ha sabido captar su expresión

to catch the mood of the times — definir el espíritu de la época

I caught my fingers in the door — me pillé los dedos en la puerta

I caught my coat on that nail — mi chaqueta se enganchó en ese clavo

to catch sb a blow — pegar un golpe a algn

the punch caught him on the arm — recibió el puñetazo en el brazo

I caught my head on that beam — me di con la cabeza en esa viga

this room catches the morning sun — este cuarto recibe el sol de la mañana

her brooch caught the light — su broche reflejaba la luz

the light was catching her hair — la luz brillaba en su pelo

to catch one's breath — contener la respiración

to catch it * — merecerse una regañina ( from de)

her dress caught in the door — se pilló el vestido con la puerta

her dress caught on a nail — se le enganchó el vestido en un clavo

I only just caught it — lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo

try to catch his attention — trata de atraer su atención

the dress caught her fancy — se encaprichó con el vestido

he caught his head on the beam — se dio en la cabeza con la viga

he caught his breath in surprise — se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa

to catch oneself — contenerse*

it's a Catch-22 situation — es una situación sin salida

pescamos varias truchas — we caught several trout

fuimos a pescar salmón — we went salmon-fishing

¡si no te abrigas vas a pescar una pulmonía! — if you don't wrap up you'll catch pneumonia!

me pescaron fumando — I got caught smoking

¡te pesqué! — caught you!, got you!

¿aún no has pescado el chiste? — haven't you got the joke yet?

en la clase de matemáticas no pesco nada — I don't understand a thing in maths

ir a pescar — to go fishing

pescar a mosca — to fish with a fly, flyfish

pescar a la rastra, pescar al arrastre — to trawl

no pescamos nada — we didn't catch anything

fuimos a pescar trucha(s) — we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for trout

no pescas ni una — you're so slow on the uptake

la pesqué en una mentira — I caught her lying

pescar a mosca — to fly-fish

no pescamos nada — we didn't catch anything

fuimos a pescar trucha(s) — we went trout-fishing, we went fishing for trout

no pescas ni una — you're so slow on the uptake

la pesqué en una mentira — I caught her lying

pescar a mosca — to fly-fish

agarra bien el bolso — hold on to your handbag firmly

le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition

lo tuvo bien agarrado hasta que llegó la policía — she held him until the police arrived

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking arm in arm

me agarró del brazo — he took me by the arm

agarró al niño por el hombro — he grabbed the child by the shoulder

la agarró de los pelos y no la soltaba — she grabbed her hair and refused to let her go

la agarró fuertemente del brazo — he gripped her arm tightly

ya han agarrado al ladrón — they've already caught the thief

he agarrado un buen resfriado — I've caught a nasty cold

lo tiene bien agarrado al pecho — she's got a nasty chesty cough

agarré otro pedazo de pastel — I took another piece of cake

agarra el libro del estante — take the book off the shelf

agarrar una flor — to pick a flower

agarrar un tren — to catch a train

la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start

agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end

agarre por esta calle — take this street

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

toma, agarra — here, hold this

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

toma, agarra — here, hold this

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

I'm cold — tengo frío

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos, tengo frío en los pies

it's cold today/in here — hoy/aquí hace frío

the soup is cold — la sopa está fría

I'm getting cold — me está entrando frío

it's getting cold — está empezando a hacer frío

the engine starts straight from cold — el motor arranca en frío

I came to the job cold — empecé el trabajo sin ninguna preparación

to shiver with cold — temblar* de frío

to leave somebody/be left out in the cold — dejar a alguien/quedarse al margen

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

a cold buffet — un buffet frío

I'm cold — tengo frío

my hands are cold — tengo las manos frías

it was cold, the weather was cold — hacía frío

the house was cold — la casa estaba fría, en la casa hacía frío

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

the nights are getting colder — está haciendo más frío por las noches

I'm getting cold — me está entrando frío

I went cold at the very thought — solo de pensarlo me entraron escalofríos

the trail went cold in Athens — las huellas desaparecieron en Atenas

to give sb a cold reception — recibir a algn con frialdad

to give sth a cold reception — acoger algo con frialdad

the proposal was given a cold reception by the banks — los bancos acogieron la propuesta con frialdad

his music leaves me cold — su música me deja frío

he approached everything with cold logic — lo enfocaba todo con fría lógica

the cold facts — la cruda realidad

from cold — en frío

I can't sing it from cold — no puedo cantarlo en frío

her hands were blue with cold — tenía las manos moradas del frío

come in out of the cold! — ¡entra, que hace frío!

she turned him down cold — lo rechazó rotundamente

he stopped cold in his tracks — se paró en seco

he broke into a cold sweat — le entró un sudor frío

to go cold turkey — dejar la droga en seco

I'm cold — tengo frío

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos, tengo frío en los pies