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catch

[kætʃ]

sustantivo

1parada (f) (of ball)

to play catch (sin que la pelota toque el suelo) -> jugar a (que no caiga) la pelota; (ball game) jugar al corre-corre-que-te-pillo(chasing game), jugar a la mancha (RP)

2pesca (f) captura (f) (in fishing)

3cierre (m) (fastening) (on door, window)

4(disadvantage)

where's the catch? -> ¿cuál es la pega?
it's a catch-22 situation -> es como la pescadilla que se muerde la cola

verbo transitivo (pt & pp caught [kɔːt])

5atrapar (thrown object, falling object), coger (español de España), agarrar (Am); pescar ; atrapar, capturar

catch (it)! (fish)(prey,thief) -> ¡agárralo!(when throwing something), ¡cógelo! (español de España)
to catch somebody doing something -> pillar a alguien haciendo algo
you won't catch me doing that again -> no pienso volver a hacerlo
my bedroom catches the sun -> a mi dormitorio le da el sol
you look as if you've caught the sun -> parece que te ha pegado el sol

6tomar (bus, train), coger (español de España); ver, alcanzar a ver (program, film)

7oír, alcanzar a oír (hear) (program, film)

8pillar (manage to find) (español de España), coger (español de España), agarrar (Am)

you've caught me at a bad time (program, film) -> me pillas or (español de España) agarras en un mal momento (Am)
I'll catch you later! -> luego te veo

9(trap, entangle)

I caught my dress on a nail -> me enganché el vestido en un clavo
don't catch your fingers in the door! -> no te pilles or (español de España) agarres los dedos con la puerta (Am)
to catch somebody's attention or eye -> llamar la atención de alguien

10agarrar (illness), coger (español de España), pescar (Am)

to catch a cold -> resfriarse, coger or (español de España) pescar un resfriado (español de México), agarrarse or pescarse un resfrío (Andes, RP)
I caught this cold from you -> tú me pegaste este resfriado or (español de España, español de México) resfrío (Andes, RP)
you'll catch your death (of cold) out there! -> ¡vas a agarrar or coger un resfriado de muerte ahí fuera! (español de España), ¡te vas a agarrar un resfrío mortal ahí afuera! (Andes, RP)

11(of blow, missile)

he caught me (a blow) on the chest -> me dio un golpe en el pecho
the stone caught her on the arm -> la piedra le dio en el brazo
you'll catch it! (familiar) -> ¡te la vas a (get into trouble) cargar or (español de España) ganar or (español de España) ligar! (español de México, RP)

también:

to catch fire or light -> prenderse

verbo intransitivo

12prender (fire)

13quedarse pillado(a) (in door); quedarse enganchado(a) (on a nail)

my skirt caught on a nail -> se me enganchó la falda en un clavo

14(person)

to catch at something -> tratar de agarrar or coger algo (español de España)

catch [kach]

participio pasivo

1CAUGHT).

2Coger, agarrar (ball, object); asir, arrebatar.

He caught her by the arm -> la agarró o cogió del brazo

3Coger al vuelo.

4Coger, alcanzar (intercept/person).

Catch you later -> nos vemos
I only just caught it -> lo alcancé con el tiempo justo, por poco lo pierdo
We’ll just catch the end of the game -> todavía podemos pescar el final del partido
We could catch a movie before dinner -> podríamos ir al cine antes de cenar

5Coger o detener alguna cosa para que no caiga.

6Coger, atrapar (capture/mouse, lion); pescar, coger (fish); atrapar (thief).

I caught my skirt on a nail -> se me enganchó o atoró, o se me atoró la falda en un clavo (entangle, trap)
I caught my finger in the drawer -> me pillé o me agarré el dedo en el cajón
I got caught in a traffic jam -> me agarró o me cogió un atasco

7Comprender, discernir.

8Agradar, dar gusto.

9Coger algún mal por infección o por contagio; contagiarse de (become infected with/disease).

To catch a cold -> resfriarse, agarrar o coger, pescar o pillar un resfriado
I caught the measles from him -> me contagió o me pegó el sarampión

10Asir repentinamente o ansiosamente.

11Pillar, agarrar, pescar (take by surprise); clavar; albardar.

To catch somebody in the act -> agarrar o pillar a alguien infraganti o con las manos en la masa
She caught him reading her mail -> lo pilló leyendo sus cartas
You won’t catch me going there again! -> ¡a mí no me vuelven a ver el pelo por ahí
We got caught in the rain -> nos sorprendió o nos pilló o nos pescó la lluvia

12Sorprender. (Coloquial)

13Ganar.

To catch a tartar -> caer en la trampa que se ha puesto para otro
Try to catch his attention -> trata de atraer su atención (attract)
The dress caught her fancy -> se encaprichó con el vestido
Did you catch what she said? -> ¿oíste o entendiste lo que dijo
He caught his head on the beam -> se dio en la cabeza con la viga (hit)
You really catch it if he sees you! -> ¿si te ve, te mata
He caught his breath in surprise -> se le cortó la respiración de sorpresa (hold back)
To catch oneself -> contenerse (restrain)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

14Agarrarse a; con at. (n)

15Cerrarse, enredarse o engancharse algo (become hooked); engranar (bite, take hold). (n)

16Pegarse, ser pegajoso o contagioso. (n)

To catch a cold -> resfriarse
To catch a distemper -> Infeccionarse, contagiarse; enfermar
To catch one’s death -> causarse la muerte

Tomar, coger (take/train, plane); alcanzar (be in time for).(Coloq.) (hear or understand clearly). Captar, reflejar (mood, likeness). Agarrar, coger (grasp). Prender, agarrar (fire/ignite).

sustantivo

1Presa; captura, prisión o prendimiento; es también aprensión, hablando de contrabandos; la acción de prender o coger.

I knew there’d be a catch in/to it somewhere -> ya sabía yo que tenía que haber gato encerrado

2Taravilla de picaporte.

Safety seguro -> 3. Provecho, ventaja; atracción
It is no great no es gran cosa -> no vale la pena
He/she’s a good es un buen partido (potential partner) -> 4. Alzaprima, palanca de rueda

3Gancho. (Coloquial)

4Canción con estribillo.

5Cuaiche, especie de embarcación de dos palos o masteleros.

With a catch in her voice -> con la voz entrecortada o temblorosa
To b -> o lie upon the espiar o acechar la presa

Pesca (of fish).(Sport) Atrapada, parada, atajada. Trampa (hidden drawback). Pestillo, pasador (fastening device/on door). Cierre (on window, box, necklace).(Coloq.)V. KETCH. Temblor (in voice).

catch [kætʃ] caught (past)

noun

1 [of ball etc] cogida; (f) parada; (f) [of trawler] pesca; (f) [of single fish] presa; (f) pesca; (f) captura; (f)

good catch! (Dep) ¡la cogiste! ¡bien hecho!; ¡bien agarrada!; (LAm) he's a good catch (informal) (as husband etc) es un buen partido

2 (fastener) cierre; (m) (Britain) (on door) pestillo; (m) (Britain) (on box, window) cerradura; (f) (small flange) fiador; (m)

3 (trick) trampa; (f) (snag) pega; (f)

where's the catch? ¿cuál es la trampa?; there must be a catch here somewhere aquí debe de haber trampa; a question with a catch to it una pregunta capciosa de pega;or the catch is that ... la dificultad es que ...

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

5 (game) catch-can; (m) lucha; (f)

verb:transitive

1 (grasp) asir; [+ball] coger; agarrar; (LAm) [+fish] pescar; [+thief] coger; atrapar

catch! ¡cógelo!; ¡toma!; to be caught between two alternatives estar entre la espada y la pared; no saber a qué carta quedarse

The Jordanian leader is caught between the two sides in the dispute She was caught between envy and admiration

a toaster with a tray to catch the breadcrumbs un tostador con una bandeja para recoger las migas; to catch sb's attention eyeor llamar la atención de algn

to be caught like a rat in a trap estar atrapado como un ratón

2 (take by surprise) pillar coger tomar de sorpresa;oror (LAm)

to catch sb doing sth sorprender pillar a algn haciendo algo;or to catch o.s. doing sth sorprenderse a sí mismo haciendo algo

She caught herself dreaming of Spain I caught myself almost feeling sorry for them

you won't catch me doing that yo sería incapaz de hacer eso; nunca me verás haciendo eso; they caught him in the act le cogieron pillaron con las manos en la masa;or 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

he was caught off stride off balanceor (informal) lo cogieron con la guardia baja

to be caught cold His only defeat was against Michael Mercer, when he was caught cold at the start of the fight Rangers have been encouraged by their pre-season build-up, and believe they will not be `caught cold" by the early scheduling of the tie

3 (contact, get hold of)

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?; (I'll) catch you later! (informal) ¡nos vemos!

4 [+bus, train etc] coger; tomar; (LAm)

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

5 (hear) oír; (understand) comprender; entender

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

6 (see, hear, visit) [+TV programme, film] ver

Did you catch that programme on bees last night?

[+radio programme] oír; escuchar

Bill turns on the radio to catch the local news

[+exhibition, concert] ir a

You can also catch the exhibition at Leominster from June 5

to catch the post (be in time for) llegar antes de la recogida del correo

7 (Med) [+disease] coger; pillar; contagiarse de

to catch (a) cold resfriarse; you'll catch your death (of cold)! (informal) ¡(te) vas a agarrar un buen resfriado!

If you go out with wet hair in this weather, you'll catch your death of cold

to catch a cold (informal) (in business deal etc) tener un tropiezo económico

The company once caught a cold in America and has responded by pursuing growth in Europe and the Far East Water and electricity shares caught a cold on fears of a Government defeat in next month's European elections

8 (capture) [+atmosphere, likeness] saber captar; plasmar

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

9 (trap)

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

10 (hit)

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; she caught me one on the nose (informal) me pegó en la nariz

11 (receive, come into contact with)

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 (informal) merecerse una regañina;from de; you'll catch it! (informal) ¡las vas a pagar!; ¡te va a costar caro!; he caught it good and proper (informal) le cayó una buena

verb:intransitive

1 (hook) engancharse;on en; (tangle) enredarse

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

2 [+fire, wood] prender; encenderse; (Cookery) [+rice, vegetables etc] quemarse

modifier

catch cry (n) slogan; (m) eslogan; (m)

precisely because she is so feminine, and was formerly heterosexual, she represents the embodiment of feminism's catch-cry,`Any woman can be .."

catch phrase (n) muletilla; (f) frase de moda; (f)

catch question (n) pregunta capciosa; (f) pregunta de pega; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "catch"

Imperative

catch
you catch
he/she catches
we catch
you catch
they catch

Preterite

I caught
you caught
he/she caught
we caught
you caught
they caught

Present Continuous

I am catching
you are catching
he/she is catching
we are catching
you are catching
they are catching

Present Perfect

I have caught
you have caught
he/she has caught
we have caught
you have caught
they have caught

Past Continuous

I was catching
you were catching
he/she was catching
we were catching
you were catching
they were catching

Past Perfect

I had caught
you had caught
he/she had caught
we had caught
you had caught
they had caught

Future

I will catch
you will catch
he/she will catch
we will catch
you will catch
they will catch

Future Perfect

I will have caught
you will have caught
he/she will have caught
we will have caught
you will have caught
they will have caught

Future Continuous

I will be catching
you will be catching
he/she will be catching
we will be catching
you will be catching
they will be catching

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been catching
you have been catching
he/she has been catching
we have been catching
you have been catching
they have been catching

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been catching
you will have been catching
he/she will have been catching
we will have been catching
you will have been catching
they will have been catching

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been catching
you had been catching
he/she had been catching
we had been catching
you had been catching
they had been catching

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