catch Significado & definición

Significado de catch en español

• 0 to stop something that is moving through the air by getting it in your hands -- atrapar

  • Try to catch the ball.

• 1 to get on a bus, train, etc. -- coger

  • I caught the last train home.

• 2 to get an illness or disease -- coger

  • I think I caught a cold from her.

• 3 to find and stop a person or animal who is trying to escape -- coger

  • He ran after the dog, but couldn’t catch him.

• 4 to make someone notice something and feel interested -- llamar la atención, suscitar el interés, etc. de alguien

  • All the noise in the street caught his attention.

• 5 to discover someone who is doing something wrong or something secret -- pillar

  • She was caught cheating in the exam.

• 6 to stick somewhere, or to make something stick somewhere -- engancharse, pillar

  • My dress got caught on a nail and tore.

• 7 to stop sth falling through the air with your hands -- coger

  • She caught the ball with one hand. Ella atrapó la pelota con una mano.

• 8 to see sb doing sth wrong -- pillar

  • I caught him stealing. Le pillé robando.

  • He was caught in the act of taking the money. Fue sorprendido cogiendo el dinero.

• 9 get illness -- contagiarse

  • He caught the flu from me. Le contagié la gripe.

• 10 to get on a bus, plane, or train before it leaves -- coger

  • to catch a bus/plane/train coger un autobús / avión / tren

  • I have to catch a plane at 5:15. Tengo que coger un avión a las 5:15h.

• 11 to cause sb to be surprised -- pillar

  • We got caught in a thunderstorm. Nos pilló una tormenta eléctrica.

  • His question caught her by surprise. Su pregunta le tomó por sorpresa.

• 12 to hear, smell, or see sth -- entender

  • Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. Lo siento, no he entendido lo que has dicho.

  • We caught sight of the rabbit as it ran. Avistamos al conejo mientras corría.

• 13 to become stuck, or cause to be stuck -- engancharse

  • Don’t catch your shirt on that nail. No te enganches la camisa en ese clavo.

  • The strap caught on the doorknob. La correa enganchada en el picaporte.

• 14 to find a disease before it spreads -- coger

  • It’s better if we catch the cancer early. Es mejor si detectamos el cáncer temprano.

• 15 to make sb interested -- llamar la atención

  • the comment that caught the media’s attention El comentario que llamó la atención de los medios.

• 16 to start to breathe easily after using physical effort -- contener la respiración

  • He had stopped to catch his breath. Se había detenido para recuperar el aliento.

• 17 to make sb notice -- captar la atención

  • A brightly-colored picture caught his eye. Una imagen de colores brillantes captó su atención.

• 18 to begin to burn -- prender fuego

  • The curtains caught fire. Las cortinas prendieron fuego.

• 19 emphasizes sb would never do sth -- ser incapaz de

  • You’d never catch me in a place like that. Nunca me verás en un lugar como ese.

• 20 the act of catching -- captura [ feminine ]

  • Great catch! Gran captura

• 21 an unexpected or hidden problem -- trampa [ feminine ]

  • The price looks cheap, but there’s a catch. El precio parece barato, pero tiene que haber una trampa.

• 22 a game in which people throw and catch a ball -- jugar a la pelota

  • to play catch jugar a la pelota