cazar

to hunt

verb

cazar
transitive verb
1to hunt (animales)
2to catch (informal) (pillar, atrapar); to trap (en matrimonio)
  • me has cazado despistado -> you've caught me on the hop
  • cuando me hablan rápido en inglés no cazo una -> when people speak English quickly to me I can't understand a word
  • cazarlas al vuelo (figurative) -> to be quick on the uptake

cazar [cah-thar’]
article & verb transitive
1To chase, to hunt, to fowl, to sport, to course.
2To gain a difficult point by dexterity and skill. (Metaphorical)
3To gain one’s friendship by caresses and deceitful tricks. (Metaphorical)
4To give chase to a ship. (Nautical)
5to tally a sail, to haul the sheet aft. (Nautical)
  • Cazar moscas -> (Met.) to waste one’s time in idle amusements
  • Le cacé por fin en la tienda -> I eventually ran him down in the shop

cazar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+animales] to hunt; (con fusil) to shoot
se pasó la tarde cazando moscas/mariposas
2 [+ladrón, fugitivo] to hunt down
3 [+corredor, ciclista] to catch (up with)
4 [+votos] to capture; [+electores, votantes] to win (over)
5 (familiar) (atrapar) to land; (familiar)
al final cazó un magnífico empleo in the end he landed an excellent job; (familiar) su aspiración es cazar un hombre para casarse her ambition is to land herself a husband; (familiar)
6 (familiar) (sorprender) to catch
los cazó robando he caught them stealing
7 (familiar) (comprender) to understand
es el mejor alumno, lo caza todo enseguida he's the best pupil, he understands gets everything at once;o (familiar)
verbo:intransitivo
to hunt
salir a cazar to go (out) hunting; (con fusil) to go (out) shooting

Verb Conjugation for "cazar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo cazo cacé cazaba cazaré cace
cazas cazaste cazabas cazarás caces
Ella/Él/Usted caza cazó cazaba cazará cace
Nosotros cazamos cazamos cazábamos cazaremos cacemos
Vosotros cazáis cazasteis cazabais cazaréis cacéis
Ellos/Ustedes cazan cazaron cazaban cazarán cacen

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw