
catch
kăch , kĕchtransitive
caught, kôt catch·ing,- to grab coger, agarrar catch the ball with both hands - agarra la pelota con las dos manos
- to capture prender, capturar the policeman caught the thief - el policía prendió al ladrón
- to hunt cazar
- to fish pescar
- to go aboard alcanzar, tomar (avión, tren)
- to entangle engancharse I caught my sweater on the fence - me enganché el suéter en la verja
- to pinch cogerse, agarrarse con she caught her finger in the door - se agarró el dedo con la puerta
- to hit pegar, dar the punch caught me in the jaw - el puñetazo me dio en la mandíbula
- to contract coger, contraer to catch a cold - contraer un resfrío
- figurado to surprise coger desprevenido, sorprender mother caught me just as I was hiding her present - mamá me sorprendió justo cuando estaba escondiendo su regalo
- to become imbued with contagiarse de
- to understand entender, captar
- a likeness captar, reproducir
- familiar to see ver I'll catch it on the news tonight - lo veré esta noche en el noticiario
- to go to see ir a ver let's catch a movie - vamos a ver una película
to catch fire
- encenderse, prenderse
to catch hold of
- agarrarse a, asirse a
to catch it
- familiar ganarse una paliza o reprimenda
to catch one's breath
- recobrar el aliento
to catch one's fancy
- antojársele a uno
to catch one's eye
- atraer la atención de uno
to catch oneself
- to check oneself contenerse
- to realize darse cuenta she caught herself daydreaming - se dio cuenta que estaba fantaseando
to catch red-handed
- agarrar con las manos en la masa
to catch sight of
- vislumbrar, avistar
to catch up on o with
- ponerse al día o al corriente en cuanto a
to catch up with
- alcanzar I caught up with him at the corner - lo alcancé en la esquina
intransitive
- to become fastened, hooked engancharse
- to be entangled enredarse
- to hold agarrar, enganchar the bolt does not catch - el cerrojo no engancha
- to spread agarrar, ser contagioso
- to burn prender fuego, encenderse the charcoal won't catch - el carbón no se enciende
to catch on
- to understand comprender
- to become aware caer en la cuenta
- to become popular hacerse o volverse muy popular
to catch up
- ponerse al día o al corriente
s.
- act cogida
- lock cerradura
- bolt pestillo
- latch pasador masculine
- in hunting presa
- in fishing pesca
- capture captura
- figurado, familiar trick truco, trampa
- something, someone worth catching buen partido