A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to try to catch fish)
a. to fish Quiero pescar un atún grande para que lo comamos hoy en la noche. I want to fish a big tuna so we can eat it tonight.
La mejor temporada para pescar halibut en Alaska es en el verano. The best season to fish for halibut in Alaska is summer.
b. to catch Es más fácil pescar sardinas de noche que de día. It's easier to catch sardines at night than during the day.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to get sick) a. to catch Hacía tanto frío que pescó un resfriado. It was so cold that he caught a cold.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to understand) a. to get ¿Has pescado el juego de palabras? Me ha parecido muy ingenioso. Did you get the pun? I thought it was really clever.
4.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to be surprised) a. to catch La policía lo pescó robando en una tienda. The police caught him shoplifting in a store.
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to get) a. to get oneself something Mi primo no es particularmente listo, pero ha pescado un buen trabajo. Mi cousin isn't particularly clever, but he got himself a good job.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 6. (to try to catch fish)
a. to fish ¿Quieres venir con nosotros al lago a pescar mañana? Do you want to come with us to the lake to fish tomorrow?
b. to go fishing Pescamos cada lunes durante las vacaciones de verano. We go fishing every Monday during the summer vacation.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 3. (colloquial)
a. to catch lo pescaron intentando entrar sin pagar he got caught trying to get in without paying
4. (colloquial)
a. to land, to get oneself pescó un buen marido she landed herself a good husomebodyand
5. (colloquial)
a. to pick up, to understand ¿has pescado el chiste? did you get the joke?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 6. (general)
a. to fish, to go fishing
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pescar
transitive verb
1 [+peces, mariscos] to catch pescamos varias truchas we caught several trout; fuimos a pescar salmón we went salmon-fishing
2 (agarrar) lo ha pescado la policía he's been caught o nabbed (familiar) by the police; ¡si no te abrigas vas a pescar una pulmonía! if you don't wrap up you'll catch pneumonia!; viene a pescar un marido she's come to get o bag (familiar) a husband; me pescaron fumando I got caught smoking; ¡te pesqué! caught you!; got you!
3 (entender) to get ¿aún no has pescado el chiste? haven't you got the joke yet?; en la clase de matemáticas no pesco nada I don't understand a thing in maths
intransitive verb
1 [+pescador] to fish ir a pescar to go fishing; pescar a mosca to fish with a fly; flyfish
pescar a la rastra pescar al arrastre to trawl
pescar en río revuelto to fish in troubled waters
2 (And) (S. Cone) (dormitar) to nod; doze pronominal verb
pescarse no sabe lo que se pesca he hasn't a clue (familiar) ; he has no idea
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