La Palabra del Día: Captar
To gain, to capture, to win; to pick up, to grasp, to receive; to attract, to recruit
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My Example:
Me gustaría ser presidente de gobierno. Sin embargo, no creo que podría captar ningún voto...(en realidad, ¡¡de ninguna manera querría ser presidente!!)
I would like to be president. However, I don’t think that I could win any votes….(Actually, there is no way I would want to be president!!)
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Mi esposa captó mi corazón. 
My wife captured my heart.
Tom wakes up early in the morning, takes a shower, cleans his teeth and has a shave…. All that he wants to do is to win the attention of the girl that he likes…. Maybe he will have success one day ….
Tom se despierta en las primeras horas de la mañana, se ducha, se limpia los dientes y se afeita….Todo lo que quiere hacer es capturar la atención de la chica que le gusta….Quizás tendrá éxito algún día…
By giving, you win.
Dado, se captado. Dando, ustedes ganan.
He is so smart that he can grasp anything...well almost anything.
Es tan listo que puede captar cualquier cosa... pues bueno casi cualquier cosa.
People do and wear all sorts of crazy things just to get attention.
La gente hace y lleva todo tipo de locura sólo para captar la atención.
El misterio de escenas neblinosas siempre capta mi imaginación.
Edited: El misterio de un paisaje neblinoso siempre capta mi imaginación.
The mystery of a misty landscape always captures my imagination!
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I waved my arms in class to capture the attention of the teacher.
Me Agité los brazos en la clase para captar la atención de la maestra.
The new photographer apologised to the head teacher of the primary school and explained that the shots he had taken did not come out well because he had forgotten to take off (remove) the lens cap.
= El nuevo fotógrafo se desculpó con la jefa de la escuela primaria y explicó que las fotos que había captado no salieron bien porque había olvidado quitarle la tapa al lente de la cámera.
Corregid mi español, por favor 
Original caption:
El nuevo fotógrafo se desculpó con la jefa de la escuela primaria y explicó que los disparos que había captado no salieron bien porque había olvidado de quitar el lente (o la tapa) de objetivo
Creo que este hombre captando este pato captó también su confianza.
I think that this man by catching this duck gained his confidence al well.
Todavia no puedo captar la mayoría de lo que es dicho en TV España. ¡Qué deprimente!
I still can't grasp most of what is said on TVE. How depressing!
Has captado mi amor,
You have won my love.
Estoy aprendiendo como usar un aparato que capta las señales acústicas para mi trabajo.
I am learning how to use a device that captures (or picks up) sound signals for my line of work.
"Favor de corregirme el español"
A good photographer captures a rare moment of time and freezes it forever
Un buen fotógrafo capta un raro momento del tiempo y lo congela para siempre
This picture definitely got my attention! 
¡Esta foto claramente captó mi atención!
One of my friends is already trying to give birth for 8 hours, but I am afraid she didn't get the hint . . . . . . .
Una de mis amigas ya está tratando de dar a luz desde hace 8 horas, pero temo que no captó la indirecta . . . . . .
