catch Signification, définition

Signification de catch en français

• 0 to stop sth falling through the air with your hands -- attraper

  • She caught the ball with one hand. Elle a attrapé la balle d’une main.

• 1 to see sb doing sth wrong -- surprendre

  • I caught him stealing. Je l’ai surpris en train de voler.

  • He was caught in the act of taking the money. Il a été pris en flagrant délit en train de prendre l’argent.

• 2 get illness -- attraper

  • He caught the flu from me. Il a attrapé ma grippe.

• 3 to get on a bus, plane, or train before it leaves -- attraper

  • to catch a bus/plane/train attraper un bus/avion/train

  • I have to catch a plane at 5:15. Je dois attraper un avion à 5h15.

• 4 to cause sb to be surprised -- surprendre

  • We got caught in a thunderstorm. Nous avons été surpris par un orage.

  • His question caught her by surprise. Sa question l’a prise au dépourvu.

• 5 to hear, smell, or see sth -- piger

  • Sorry, I didn’t catch what you said. Désole, je n’ai pas saisi/pigé ce que vous avez dit.

  • We caught sight of the rabbit as it ran. Nous avons aperçu le lapin tandis qu’il détalait.

• 6 to become stuck, or cause to be stuck -- accrocher

  • Don’t catch your shirt on that nail. N’accroche pas ta chemise à ce clou.

  • The strap caught on the doorknob. La sangle s’est prise au bouton de porte.

• 7 to find a disease before it spreads -- prendre

  • It’s better if we catch the cancer early. C’est mieux si on s’attaque au cancer rapidement.

• 8 to make sb interested -- retenir l’attention/imagination/intérêt

  • the comment that caught the media’s attention le commentaire qui a retenu l’attention des médias

• 9 to start to breath easily after using physical effort -- reprendre son souffle

  • He had stopped to catch his breath. Il s’était arrêté pour reprendre son souffle.

• 10 to make sb notice -- attirer l’attention de qqn

  • A brightly-colored picture caught his eye. Un tableau aux couleurs vives retint son attention.

• 11 to begin to burn -- prendre feu

  • The curtains caught fire. Les rideaux ont pris feu.

• 12 emphasizes sb would never do sth -- il n’y a pas de danger que qqn fasse qqch

  • You’d never catch me in a place like that. Il n’y a pas de danger qu’on me voie dans un lieu comme celui-là.

• 13 the act of catching -- prise [ feminine ]

  • Great catch! Bien rattrapé !

• 14 an unexpected or hidden problem -- entourloupe [ feminine ]

  • The price looks cheap, but there’s a catch. Le prix a l’air bon marché mais il y a une entourloupe.

• 15 a game in which people throw and catch a ball -- jeu [ masculine ] de balle

  • to play catch jouer à la balle

• 16 to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture -- attraper

  • He caught the cricket ball

  • The cat caught a mouse

  • Did you catch any fish?

  • I tried to catch his attention.

• 17 to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc) -- arriver (à temps pour (prendre)

  • I’ll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.

• 18 to surprise (someone) in the act of -- surprendre

  • I caught him stealing (my vegetables).

• 19 to become infected with (a disease or illness) -- attraper

  • He caught flu.

• 20 to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held -- (se) prendre

  • The child caught her fingers in the car door.

• 21 to hit -- flanquer un coup

  • The punch caught him on the chin.

• 22 to manage to hear -- comprendre

  • Did you catch what she said?

• 23 to start burning -- prendre (feu)

  • I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.

• 24 an act of catching -- arrêt (au vol)

  • He took a fine catch behind the wicket.

• 25 a small device for holding (a door etc) in place -- loquet, serrure, fermoir

  • The catch on my suitcase is broken.

• 26 the total amount (of eg fish) caught -- prise

  • the largest catch of mackerel this year.

• 27 a trick or problem -- attrape

  • There’s a catch in this question.